Recognisably, there can be no radical transformation of the social structure without the transformation of Identity and with that, the self-creation of a new kind of human being. The proposal is out there to define a new geological epoch, the ‘anthropocene’, that is driven by unprecedented and radical change in humanity’s’ relationship with therest of the earth system. There is no more nature that stands apart from human beings; human activity now shapes the ‘natural’ world at every point. As a political, ethical and aesthetic question, the anthropocene is being touted as the answer to the “questions about what life is worth, what people owe one another and what in the world is awesome or beautiful enough to preserve or recreate”. It is a response to “the end of nature and history” after the incremental spread of human influence over the landscape where the contrast between people and the natural world no longer holds.
The Michaelis Galleries present, through a series of film installations, performance, exhibition, and screenings; a high stakes mix of works that explore the boundaries of the human/human/ nature relationships.
Anthropocene, Christina Bredahl Dueland, Christophe Loizilon, ecology, Greg Bakker, Hehmet Ulusahin, Henrik Capetillo, identity, Igor Seregi, Imraan Christiaan, Jan Solday, Katey Carson, Katja Bjorn, Kire Paputts, labia Theatre, Lilo Mangelsdorff, Michaelis Galleries, Natascha Thiara Rydvald, nature, Niels Pugholm, Nkule Mabaso, Paola Buontempo, Ruben Mandoza, Sam Kentridge, Soren Thilo Funder, transformation
Participating artists: Ruben Mandoza, Paola Buontempo, Lilo Mangelsdorff, Kire Paputts, Jan Solday, Igor Seregi, Hehmet Ulusahin, Christophe Loizilon, Imraan Christiaan , Christina Bredahl Dueland, Henrik Capetillo, Katja Bjorn, Natascha Thiara Rydvald, Niels Pugholm, Soren Thilo Funder, Sam Kentridge, Greg Bakker, Katey Carson
Curator: Nkule Mabaso
Gallery: Michaelis Galleries with Labia Theatre, Cape Town
Dates: 21 July 2015 – 31 July 2015
Website: http://www.michaelis.uct.ac.za/exhibitions/earth-bound-film-series/
Pages: 73
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