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Ressourcing the Energy Transition
Very happy to announce that our association Flechtwerk has been awarded funding from the Federal Government of Lower Austria and the Austrian Ministry of the Arts, Culture, the Civil Service, and Sport. Our team of six artists is currently developing a new project that will critically engage with the energy transition. What an exciting endeavor! More to…
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From Energy to the Arts: Navigating Complexities in Brazil
May 5th! Join my online lecture on the relationship of mining, the green revolution, and the arts in Brazil! The extraction of natural resources represents a complex dilemma of our modern way of living. For the envisioned energy transition more minerals are needed. Their exploration, however, has irreversible impacts on the environment and communities.…
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The Mine in Transition? Interaction through the Arts
In a week, I have the great pleasure to talk about the possibilities of the arts in co-creational transformation processes in mining. Exalt’s impressive conference about Global Extractivism and Alternatives at the University of Helsinki is about to take place from October 25-27 with an amazing pool of speakers, artists and activists tackling sustainable futures.…
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Imerys Austria – talc, the pearly white
I had the great pleasure to visit Imerys Talc Austria GmbH in the beautiful Styrian region Rabenwald. The mountain Rabenwaldkogel encompasses the largest excavation site of talc in Austria and Central Europe. What an amazing clash of colours and materiality! The intensive sun exposed the mineral’s shiny and bright shades, which competed with the dark…
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Deep Earth Synergies / artists-in-mining residency
Going Deep. Going Lithium | Artists-in-Mining Residency || I am happy to showcase Deep Earth Synergies’ first teaser of the ongoing artist-in-mining residency at Cornish Lithium in Cornwall, UK. Turn up the volume and enjoy!
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STREAMS – Transformative Environmental Humanities
It was a great pleasure to participate at the STREAMS conference, virtually in Stockholm, from August 3-6, 2021. Researchers, artists, activists, writers, filmmakers, journalists, practitioners, policy-makers, and scientists met discussing various topics on our relation, disturbances, goals, and visions for and with the earth. Dominika presented her recent work on “Interacting through the Arts: Socio-Ecological…