Kiel (re)connecting.earth: The Geneva Biennial (re)connecting.earth organized by art-werk and art4biodiversity gUG goes nomadic in Kiel, in two museums and in public space.
How is it possible to maintain a connection with other species in a technological, urban world full of visual and auditory stimuli? The «Beyond Water» edition is based on the (re)connecting.earth (02) biennial in Geneva and has developed into a nomadic version that is taking place in Kiel this year. It shows the works of 31 artists in the Stadtgalerie Kiel, the Zoologisches Museum Kiel and in public spaces.
At 21 stations along a circular route that connects the Stadtgalerie Kiel and the Kiel Zoologisches Museum, the exhibition reflects the richness of artistic production in relation to ecology. This path will be continued in both museums, where more than 100 works of art will be on display until November 24th, 2024. The Stadtgalerie Kiel serves as the central location of the project and shows existing and new works by 21 international artists such as Seba Calfuqueo, Zheng Bo and Som Supaparinya, while the Zoologisches Museum is a place of exchange between art and science, where the works of Andreas Greiner and Mark Dion enter into playful interaction with the collection.
The nomadic edition of the Swiss biennal (re)connecting.earth stops in Kiel and Schleswig-Holstein and highlights the diversity of urban ecosystems and the richness of contemporary art production with various ecological focuses. It deals with the artistic potential of using scientific knowledge to draw attention to, imagine, listen to and visualize living forms. Through the works of the selected artists and the local initiatives, the western shore of the Kieler Förde as well as the parks between the Stadtgalerie and the Zoologisches Museum become places of creativity, reflection and participation.
Participating Artists:
Carolina Bachmann, Flurina Badel & Jérémie Sarbach, Juan Blanco, Seba Calfuqueo, Luis Camnitzer, Luis & Gabo Camnitzer, Julian Charrière, Eli Cortiñas, Mark Dion, Valérie Favre, Anne-Laure Franchette & Manon Briod, Andreas Greiner, Andreas Greiner & Takafumi Tsukamoto, Marie Griesmar, Monica Ursina Jäger, Alexandre Joly, kennedy+swan, Fabian Knecht, Diana Lelonek, Diana Lelonek & Denim Szram, Antje Majewski, Adrien Missika, Lucie Morat, N55 - Ion Sorvin & Till Wolfer, Maxence Neveu, Uriel Orlow, Carmen Perrin, Som Supaparinya, Raul Walch, Pinar Yoldas, Zheng Bo
Team:
General Director and Curator: Bernard Vienat
Curatial assistance: Jakob Engelhard
Intern: Laetitia Wendland
Production: Christian An
Graphic Design: Roman Karrer & Emma Kouassi Administrative assistance: Tabea Reinert
Website development: André Fuchs
Art and nature trail: Cerise Dumont, Dr. Nicolas Rodrigues, Carolina Tokars Wernick
Education (VHS art school): Dorien Lantin
Editing: Carlos Gluschak
art4biodiversity gUG Managing directors: Prof. Andreas Greiner, Keumhwa Kim, Bernard Vienat
art-werk: Dr. Timothée Fontolliet, Romain Geiser, Dr. Chris-tine Nippe, Carmen Perrin, Nikos Topulos, Bernard Vienat
Partners:
Stadtgalerie Kiel: Dr. Peter Kruska, Sönke Kniphals, Stephan Tresp
Kiel Zoologisches Museum: Prof. Dr. Dirk Brandis, Jutta Drabek, Judith Doll
VHS art school: Ruth Skibowski
Art Advisory Board of the City of Kiel: Cora Wiggers (Management)
Gallery Cube Plus: Shi Shi, Ying-Chih Chen
Snorkeling City: Miriam Hansen
Schleswig-Holstein Diving Association: Dr. Micha Baum spce | Muthesius: Sven Christian Schuch
SH-Art Public: Jan Petersen
The kiel (re)connecting.earth project is endorsed by the Art Advisory Board and supported by funds for art in public spaces from the state capital of Kiel, the Bingo! project funding programme, the Swiss cultural foundation Pro Helvetia and the Ministry for General and Professional Education, Science, Research and Culture of the State of Schleswig-Holstein.