Extraction

The Mine as Metaphor: An Interview with Simon Denny

two large machine-like sculptures, one with a propeller, stand in a white walled gallery space

by Lucia Longhi // Mar. 1, 2021

The exhibition is a deep-dive into the ethics of mining for minerals and data, resulting in a presentation of extractivism as a whole paradigm of the human attitude…[read on]

Ancestral Healing: An Interview with Sara Sejin Chang

A screen in a dark room with blue, green and white watercolour shapes. There are people watching the screen.

by Aoife Donnellan // Feb. 23, 2021

Sara Sejin Chang’s (Sara van der Heide) work engages with extractivism in a cultural and personal sense…[read on]

Prying Geologies: An Interview with Nicholas Mangan

by Hannah Carroll Harris // Feb. 12, 2021

Ancient stone artefacts, air-cooling systems, insect communication and cryptocurrency. These seemingly disparate phenomena are but some of the sprawling curiosities which…[read on]

Nightmare at the Museum: An Interview with Coalition of Cultural Workers Against the Humboldt Forum

poster with photo of person in a colorful dress and zombie mask in front of Humboldt Forum, text reads 'I don't participate because I don't want to be added to 42,000 Quadrameter Vielstimmigkeit, Austausch und Diversität'

by Noëlle BuAbbud // Feb. 5, 2021

“Berlin’s newest landmark” is built on smoke and mirrors, a space of feigned criticality that purports to promote a narrative of cultural exchange and debate…[read on]

Seaweed and Sustainability: An Interview with Lichen Kelp and Jessie French

A woman tips her head backwards to drink from a small cup made from algae-based bioplastic. She holds the cup to her lips with her left hand.

by Berlin Art Link // Jan. 26, 2021

Australian artists Jessie French and Lichen Kelp explore interspecies relationships in ways that are as non-extractive as possible…[read on]

Counter-Cartographies: An Interview with Cian Dayrit

A detailed shot of a tapestry, embroidered with a map reading "novu imperialismus capitalismus" across the top is mounted on a green gallery walll

by William Kherbek // Jan. 19, 2021

We spoke to Cian Dayrit about how art can render the concealed visible, and the ways artists can challenge cultures of extraction…[read on]

Deep Sea Mining in the Age of Climate Emergency: An Interview with Kristina Õllek

a pile of bright blue sand on a floor, with a large sponge sitting atop it, encased in clear plastic

by Juan José Santos Mateo // Jan. 12, 2021

We spoke to Kristina Õllek about how her practice questions the human impulse to colonize nature for economic pursuits…[read on]