11 Nov Histories of Ecology
One of our friends and ex – colleague, Stefanie Hessler brought this greatly curated events to our attention, which is a series of seminars that anticipates the MASP’s program devoted to the theme “Histories of Ecology” throughout 2025. The project is organized by MASP and the Lenbachhaus Museum, based in Munich, Germany. It enhances the mission of MASP, a diverse, inclusive, and plural museum, in establishing critical and creative dialogues between past and present through visual arts. The notion of histories—unlike History—is more open, multivocal, unfinished, and not totalizing, encompassing not only historical accounts but also personal stories, tales, and fictional narratives. With the participation of theorists, curators, artists, activists, and researchers from different areas and perspectives, the two-day seminar aims to foster debate and research on ecology issues linked with visual culture and the human and natural sciences, as well as curatorial and artistic practices. The seminar is being broadcast online and free of charge through the MASP profile on YouTube. We’ve joined the seminar for next year on a specific topic for a panel discussion “What if we could improve our ecology by looking closely at how we use art and culture in society with the help of emerging technologies?”