Earthbound: In Dialogue with Nature, Book

ESCH 2022, HeK Basel, Earthbound: In Dialogue with Nature

Hatje Cantz
Book, color, 160 pages, 17 x 23.5 cm
2022
English, French
Ed. Sabine Himmelsbach, Françoise Poos, text(s) by Nancy Braun, Yulia Fisch, Sabine Himmelsbach, Beat Jans, Boris Magrini, Sam Tanson, Yvonne Volkart, graphic design by Rutger Fuchs
ISBN 978-3-7757-5240-4
hatjecantz.de
Exhibition Brochure DE, EN, FR
Earthbound—In Dialogue with Nature gathers forward-thinking works that propose alternative ways of shaping the complex relationship between human activities and the ecosystem—visionary approaches that emphasize the need for dialogue through new forms of interaction and consciously intervene in the current debate to initiate change. Created in collaboration with HEK, Haus der elektronischen Künste―a young institution from Basel dedicated to digital culture―and curated by HEK director Sabine Himmelsbach and Boris Magrini, this exhibition demonstrates that precisely where other strategies fail, art can open up new perspectives.
The exhibition Earthbound – In Dialogue with Nature presents 19 artworks by internationally renowned artists reflecting on urgent environmental themes, focusing on the complex relationship between humans and their ecosystems. The works on view span from tentative blueprints to alternative models for a more sustainable coexistence with our environment. They also investigate the use of digital tools in the sustainable treatment of natural resources.

EXHIBITION
Möllerei, Esch-Belval
June 4 - August 14, 2022

Curator: Sabine Himmelsbach & Boris Magrini
Artists: Refik Anadol, Donatien Aubert, melanie bonajo, Tega Brain, Persijn Broersen & Margit Lukács, Erik Bünger, María Castellanos & Alberto Valverde, Gil Delindro, Gilberto Esparza, Fragmentin, Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg, Marc Lee, Marcus Maeder, Mary Maggic, Mélodie Mousset, Sabrina Ratté, Scenocosme : Grégory Lasserre & Anaïs met den Ancxt, Rasa Smite & Raitis Smits, Sissel Marie Tonn & Jonathan Reus

Exhibited Artwork

Used to Be My Home Too

Real-time cartography

HEK, Basel

Haus Konstruktiv, Zurich

G.MAP, Gwangju