Machinology

With the University of Arts (Helsinki) and the Uniarts Research Pavilion, we (at Aarhus University) started an artistic research studio on the topic of Environment, Data, Contamination. The collaboration is part of the run-up to the Helsinki Biennial 2023 where our Critical Environmental Data research group is also part of the curatorial team.

After our first semester with the studio, the first texts are out in the form of blog posts that outline some of the approaches the participants are developing (and will continue to develop).

Read the entries online: the rich and inspiring takes deal with mining industries and land art, Baltic sea pollution and other watery bodies, anatomies of deforestation, weathering, materials, and of course artistic methodologies and approaches.

Helsinki Biennial 2023 title is “New Directions May Emerge” and you can read more about the general curatorial line here.