While ecosystems are increasingly threatened by human activities, they also continuously evolve through the interactions of all agents involved, both human and nonhuman. The Pond is a living platform and installation that interrogates the complex ecological, political, economic, and mental networks that shape ecosystems. These interdependencies range from living organisms to machines, from pristine to degraded environments, and from open to closed systems.
The Pond / Mindaugas Gapševičius, Kerstin Ergenzinger, Klaus Fritze, Negin Ehtesabian, Cosmo Schüppel, Outi Wahlroos - Photo: Mindaugas Gapševičius
Exhibit
The Pond
Mindaugas Gapševičius (LT), Kerstin Ergenzinger (DE), Klaus Fritze (DE), Negin Ehtesabian (IR), Cosmo Schüppel (DE), Outi Wahlroos (FI)
The Pond / Mindaugas Gapševičius; Kerstin Ergenzinger; Klaus Fritze; Negin Ehtesabian; Cosmo Schüppel; Outi Wahlroos - Photo: Mindaugas Gapševičius
The Pond / Mindaugas Gapševičius; Kerstin Ergenzinger; Klaus Fritze; Negin Ehtesabian; Cosmo Schüppel; Outi Wahlroos - Photo: Mindaugas Gapševičius
The Pond / Mindaugas Gapševičius; Kerstin Ergenzinger; Klaus Fritze; Negin Ehtesabian; Cosmo Schüppel; Outi Wahlroos - Photo: Mindaugas Gapševičius
Credits
Special thanks to the Chair of Media Environments at Bauhaus University Weimar, to Outi Wahlroos, Felix Bonowski, Alessandro Volpato, Vasili Macharadze and to the faculty and students of the Faculty of Art and Design for their support and collaboration.
Please note: The program for the Ars Electronica Festival 2025 is still in progress.
We are currently preparing all the information for the website and plan to put the full program online in the coming days – stay tuned!