The Mistra Environmental Communication Research Programme Component at the Institute of Communication Studies and Journalism (ICSJ)

Moulding Nature: Discursive Struggles over Environment


The exhibition, Moulding nature: Discursive struggles over the environment is taking place at the Stockholm-based arts centre Färgfabriken, from 26 August until 26 November 2023.

The exhibition is curated by Nico Carpentier, Daniel Urey, and Emilia Rosenqvist, as part of WP5 coordinated by the Mistra-EC team at ICSJ.

"Moulding Nature" raises questions about how we perceive our environment. In video works, collages, photos and installations, artists and other participants explore how different discourses affect the way we give meaning to nature and the role of mankind in it. These discourses are illustrated through an ideological map developed by Nico Carpentier (with a design by Irene Straccuzzi), which, together with selected works of art, gives a multifaceted and deepened picture of the struggle about how the world around us can be interpreted.

A large part of the visual material in the exhibition has been produced through co-creative activities, where artists and other participants from different geographical and social contexts participated. The result is a number of installations that highlight the many layers of interpretations, voices and conflicts of interest that characterize landscapes, forestry, gardens and urban environments.

For detailed information about the exhibition, please visit:
https://fargfabriken.se/en/pa-gang/moulding-nature/

Click here to view the introductory video: The Environmental Ideologies Map: An artistic-academic intersection at Färgfabriken

Click here to view the Environmental Ideologies Map website

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