‘Annotations’ at the collective exhibition ‘Climate Wunderkammer’
May 20 - November 26, 2023
'Annotations' is one of my artworks-in-progress. It was on display at 'Climate Wunderkammer', a collateral event at the 18th Venice Architecture Biennale, 2023.
‘Climate Wunderkammer’ press Release:
Climate change and the accompanying ecological degradation is creating a world unknown to current generations of humans, which requires a mindset of resilience and hope if we are to navigate the challenges ahead. Designers are faced with three challenges. The first is to find ways to address the immediate challenges of specific, predictable disasters; the second is a more proactive adaptation of the built environment through measures such as diversity and adaptability to as yet unknown challenges; and the third, more profound challenge, is to transform our ways of being and doing so that we can create a better world from the ashes of the old. These three challenges inform the themes around which we structured this project.
Our installation, 'Climate Wunderkammer', aims to immerse ourselves in a multi-sensory experience of climate change impact while sharing practical solutions to address and adapt to it. It exhibits a collection of narratives from our planet through drawings, videos and voice recordings, a Wunderkammer of messages in bottles to open and discover. In each story depicting the threat and impact of climate change, we present tentative answers to adapt or address the new condition to inspire places undergoing similar climate trends in the future. We believe that the climate has no borders and that no one can solve this global issue alone on a local scale. This archive of narratives will generate the seed for setting up a global platform for sharing knowledge and mutual learning, especially learning from the most fragile places undergoing the impact of climate change.
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artwork: ANNOTATIONS