Moderation: Tatiana Kourochkina (RU)
Speakers: Joaquin Fargas (AR), Daniel López del Rincón (ES), Maja Smrekar (SI)
Since its creation, Quo Artis has developed a series of projects at different magnitudes that aim to reflect on our climate urgency and ecology. Among them, Artists&Scientists expedition to Antarctica in 2017 and to Galápagos Islands, scheduled for 2020. In this context and within the framework of Ars Electronica, Quo Artis presents the exhibition: “Postnature. The Future is Present” curated by Daniel López del Rincón and displaying works from the following artists: Brandon BALLENGÉE (US), Joaquín FARGAS (AR), Maja SMREKAR (SI) and the QUIMERA ROSA collective (+ Roger Rabbitch + Rebeca Paz) (ES) where they investigate the relationship between future, nature and the Anthropocene. The round table presents itself as an opportunity to put into context the works of the exhibition, while seeking to contemplate the creative potential of intersecting art and science, opening a line of escape towards a more ecological and sustainable future.
Biographies:
Moderation: Tatiana Kourochkina (RU)
Tatiana Kourochkina is the Co-Founder of Quo Artis, a non-profit organization that aims to promote international artistic projects based on scientific ideas. Concerned with the environment, in 2017 Quo Artis produced an expedition to Antarctica featuring artists and scientists, to draw attention to the thaw of what is the largest existing freshwater reserve on Earth. This project obtained the patronage of UNESCO. In 2020 Quo Artis will bring artists and scientists to Galápagos Islands.
Speakers:
Joaquin Fargas (AR)
Argentine artist, and founder and director of the Exploratorio, Arts, Science and Technology Center in Buenos Aires, and director of the LatBio Lab (Latin American Bioart Lab). Fargas focuses his artistic production at the intersection of science, art and technology, proposing utopias on the preservation and interrelation of all living beings. He has participated in events such as the Havana Bienal (Cuba) and exhibited in the Galileo Galilei Planetarium (Buenos Aires, Argentina), San Martin Theatre (Buenos Aires, Argentina) and Recoleta Cultural Centre (Buenos Aires, Argentina). Fargas’ most emblematic work, “The Biosphere Project” was exhibited worldwide.
Daniel López del Rincón (ES)
Doctor in Art History and professor at the University of Barcelona. His research and teaching focuses on art from the 20th and 21st centuries and, particularly, on the analysis of the relationships between art, nature and science. He is the author of the book “Bioarte. Arte y vida en la era de la biotecnología” (Akal, 2015), among others, as well as curator of the exhibition “Postnaturaleza” (Ethiopia, Zaragoza, 2018) for the European Network of Art and Science.
Maja Smrekar (SI)
Maja Smrekar’s (SI) work has been established in the international art and science milieu, based on interdisciplinary research of the developments and application of ideological structures in contemporary society. Grounded in sculpture, Smrekar’s practice has allowed her to lead strong collaborations in developing cross-conceptual productions that include installations, performances, site specific art, drawings, videos, sound, workshops, lectures, talks and texts. Among other, she received the Prix Ars Electronica – Golden Nica 2017 Award in Hybrid Art. Smrekar lives and works between Ljubljana (SI) and Berlin (DE).
