May the other live in me exhibition

May the other live in me
22 June - 10 October 2021
Moscow, New Tretyakov Gallery

Organizers: Laboratoria Art&Science Foundation and State Tretyakov Gallery
Curator: Daria Parkhomenko (Russia)

Artists: Marina Abramovic (Serbia/ USA); Ralf Baecker (Germany); Danja Vasiliev (Russia/ Germany); Agnes Meyer-Brandis (Germany); Helena Nikonole (Russia); Nina Rajcic and SensiLab (Australia); Sasa Spacal (Slovenia); Jenna Sutela (Finland); Art Oriente objet (France); ::vtol:: (Russia); 0(rphan)d(rift) (UK)

Contemporary man can no longer see himself as a lord of creation, but as part of a wider community comprised of a multitude of both biological lifeforms and technical systems. Old Anthropocentric approach to our relationship with the Other must change – we need to find new ways of working with the non-human.

The exhibition asks questions about how can we develop an awareness of ourselves as part of complex and dynamic relationship with the Other: from plants and bacteria to minerals and AI? The non-human communicates differently than us, so new languages and interfaces are needed. Artists, scientists, engineers and specialists in machine learning are coming together to propose these new interfaces and give viewers a chance to experience them.

The eleven large-scale projects presented at the exhibition invite viewers to open themselves to the Other and explore many new pathways of interaction with it, revealing and feeling of unity with all Earth’s creatures.

As a part of a public educational program of the exhibition the international interdisciplinary conference took place: “Art&Science: The Art of Communication to the Other”. Conference raises questions of cohabitation, hybridity, multispecies dialogue and non-anthropocentric strategies of thinking and being.
More details: https://laboratoria.art/en/artscience-the-art-of-communication-to-the-other/
You can watch the conference here: https://youtu.be/_uZqmQzbDuk

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Strategic partner: Kaspersky
Supported by: Goethe Institut, Embassy of Finland, Australian Embassy, French Institute of the French Embassy in Russia, Embassy of Slovenia, Projekt Atol, Mega-Garden plant nursery, Chromos Engineering
Technical partner: Samsung, Epson
Partner for lightning: ALEDO

Video production: Evgenia Nikolaeva

Видео May the other live in me exhibition канала LABORATORIA Art&Science Foundation