7 February – 16 February 2025

Capital Animal, Végétal, Minéral - Artistic Positions in the Chtulucene

Betty Böhm, Julia Frankenberg, Stefanie Loveday, Lydia Müller, Nat Tafelmacher-Magnat, Lale Willan and Brânză Albă

Opening 7 February 2025, 18:00 – 22:00

Performance by Julia Frankenberg, Saturday 15 February, 14:00 – 19:00

Concert by Brânză Albă, Sunday 16 February, 17:30

The Chtulucene, is “made up of ongoing multispecies stories and practices of becoming-with in times that remain at stake, in precarious times, in which the world is not finished, and the sky has not fallen – yet.” (Haraway, 2016b)

Not quite yet but inching closer. Nine years later, "Capital Animal, Végétal, Minéral," exposes the ongoing environmental damage caused by dominant relationships between humans and the non-human. Photo-collages and sound that lay bare geological transformation through the lens of climate crisis-induced glacial melt; paintings that tear apart a landscape thus revealing the scars left behind by long-term economic exploitation; a performance that threatens patriarchal gender roles and the dominance of Species Man over everyone and everything; a multimedia installation fighting speciesism and defending animism, challenging human-centered perspectives: this breadth unearths a wealth of deep artistic engagement with the Chtulucene. The exhibition strives to connect multiple species and forms of being.

"Capital Animal, Végétal, Minéral" features works by Betty Böhm, Julia Frankenberg, Stefanie Loveday, Lydia Müller, Nat Tafelmacher-Magnat, Lale Willan and Brânză Albă. These artists employ diverse mediums, including painting, installation, knitting, crocheting, photography, sound and video, nevermore depicting our world of nature but researching and bringing the non-human perspectives into view. Visitors are called upon to step outside of their human-centered perspectives and consider the world from radically different vantage points. This act shifts the focus away from dominance to interbeing communication and reciprocal influence, fostering a deeper appreciation for the intricate web of life that forms us.