Habitat uses a floating terrarium as a metaphor for Earth’s fragile ecosystems and finite resources. As visions of space colonization grow louder, the work invites a reconsideration of sustainability—not as a futuristic escape plan, but as an urgent responsibility tethered to the only home we truly know.
Habitat / Kevin Blackistone - Photo: Kevin Blackistone
Habitat
Kevin Blackistone (US)
Habitat / Kevin Blackistone - Photo: Ge Lei Lei Studio LimpidArt
Habitat / Kevin Blackistone - Photo: Quek Jia Liang
Credits
Festival Curatorial Team: Yuelai Ruan (CDSA, China Academy of Art), Susa Pop (Public Art Lab, Connecting Cities Network, Bauhaus-University Weimar), Ina Conradi (Nanyang Technological University Singapore -ADM NTU), Maria Grazia Mattei (MEET), Dominique Moulon (Art Critic, Paris). Creative Contributions: Shahma Abdulla (Branding, ADM NTU, URECA), Hoe Jian Wei (Digital Integration, ADM NTU). Partners: Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, School of Art, Design and Media NTU, Media Art Nexus, CAFA, Tsinghua AFA, Jiangnan University, Macau University of Science and Technology, MANA Platform, MEET Digital Culture Center Milano, Ten Square, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg. Jury Members: Zheng Jing, Vichaya Win Mukdamanee, Assadour Markarov, Li Zhen, Huang Guanghui, Bas van den Hurk, Kate Egan, Clare Calveley. Invited Experts: Yang Qi Rui, Ma Qing Zhong, Zhang Zhong Tao, Takeshi Yamada, Verena Kraemer, Mark Chavez, Gary Hong
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