This catalogue presents the exhibition “Cosmological Elements”, curated by Claudia Schnugg and Iris Long, initiated by Angel An. The exhibition discusses the idea of cosmological elements through several lenses: the lens of science that questions what are the elements that constitute objects in cosmos and the space in-between, elements that can also become central to study the universe and life on planet Earth. In that sense, a selection of cosmological elements also constitutes life on Earth as we humans know it. At the same time, we look at life on Earth and search for life in outer space based on several ideas that continuously built up throughout scientific and research endeavors of cultures throughout human history. Such culturally understood cosmological elements manifest in scientific studies, but also in human dreams and stories being told.
But what happens, when shifts of these cosmological elements take place? Philosopher and physicist Karen Barad talks about how the understanding of current research meets the universe half-way, social scientist Bentley B. Allan tries to understand how cosmological elements as understood in dominant narratives translate to overarching goals, visions and arguments in social life. Can we read these ideas also in current approaches and stories of space and how more and more people want to engage with space?
The following artists are included in the exhibition: Agnes Meyer-Brandis, Angel An, Angela Davies, Ani Liu, Anna Hoetjes, Aoife van Linden Tol, Cath Le Couteur and Nick Ryan, Daniela Brill Estrada, Eli Joteva, Enjoy the Lunar Soil, Florian Voggeneder, Jefferson Chen, Jennifer Allora and Guillermo Calzadilla with Ted Chiang, Lucy McRae, Makoto Azuma, Michèle Boulogne, Mingqiang Chen, Quadrature, Ranjit Bhatnagar, Seph Li, Shuchang Dong, Victoria Vesna, Weihan Yi.
Curated by Claudia Schnugg and Iris Long, initiated by Angel An.
Edited by Claudia Schnugg and Iris Long
Texts by Claudia Schnugg, Iris Long and Angel An
Language: Chinese, English
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