Goethe-Institut Maxmuller Bhavan starts a month-long exhibition highlighting Climate Crisis
Pune, November 23: For a long time the reactions of Earth to our human actions remained unnoticed, and have now finally – not least due to recent international climate protests – moved into public consciousness. So to engage citizens with the critical situation of the Earth in a novel and diverse way and to explore new modes of coexistence between all forms of life, the Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan, Pune in collaboration with ZKM Centre for Art and Media has organized an exhibition titled ‘Critical Zones: In Search of a Common Ground’. Conceptualized by Bruno Latour and Peter Weibel, the exhibition is happening at Zapurza Museum of Arts & Culture in Kudje village, Pune and was inaugurated by the curator Mira Hirtz from the ZKM. The exhibition will remain on show until December 18, 2022. The entry fee for the same will be Rs. 100/- which is the entry fee for the museum. There is no separate entry fee for the exhibition.
The exhibition aims to address the ‘Critical Zone’ at each station cities in (India and Sri Lanka) by making the conversation as locally relevant as possible and create a landscape that makes the public understand the characteristics of the so-called ‘New Climatic Regime’, a term coined by Latour to describe the global situation affecting all living things. Every Saturday, the exhibition will hold screenings related to Climate Change and environment and several workshops.
The project is characterized by an extensive collaboration of artists, designers, scientists and activists and explores the urgency of bringing together skills, knowledge, disciplines, and cultures to jointly create cartography of the multitude of Earths and compose common ground.
During the month, an extensive activation program consisting of workshops, field trips, discussions, camps and film screenings that inspire further dialogue and co-creative moments to analyze the issues of importance for India – its Critical Zone and its inhabitants will be conducted by the Institut.
