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Dark Ecology reading list
By Arie Altena Here's an overview of some of the theories, ideas, philosophical directions and books that have guided my thinking for ‘Dark Ecology’. It contains pointers to books and online resources, and is ‘spiced’ up with a few provocative or informative quotes from the mentioned books.
Secret Chamber I
Meeting point is the Kirkenes town square. Please be on time - we will be leaving to the secret location at 20:30 hrs sharp. The first Secret Chamber concert features performances by Chikiss, one of the most versatile artists on the Russian electro-indie scene; slow ambient techno by Sergey Suokas; and a set by electronic master Andreas Nordenstam.
Journeys
The first edition of the art and research project Dark Ecology will be held between 9 and 12 October 2014 in the border zone between Norway and Russia, with events scheduled in Kirkenes (NO), Nikel (RU) and Zapolyarny (RU). Programme highlights include a keynote lecture by American philosopher Timothy Morton, author of Ecology without Nature (2007) and Hyperobjects (2013), several commissioned works, by sound artists Signe Lidén and Raviv Ganchrow, artist/designer Femke Herregraven and photographer Marijn de Jong, and new ‘Secret Chamber’ concerts.
Dark Ecology, First Journey Report
We hope that this encounter, examination, or exploration will take many forms. In this sense Dark Ecology and the first journey are an experiment. It’s about imagination as well, imagining a past, a future, a politics, our connections. It’s also about trying to imagine something larger than us humans.
Dark Matters: an interview with Susan Schuppli
Susan Schuppli
by Lucas van der Velden & Rosa Menkman Dark Ecology Keynote speaker Susan Schuppli spoke with Lucas van der Velden and Rosa Menkman about what it means to be an artist and theorist working in the field of practice-based research and her concept of the Material Witness.
Journey 2014
The first edition of the art and research project Dark Ecology will be held between 9 and 12 October 2014 in the border zone between Norway and Russia, with events scheduled in Kirkenes (NO), Nikel (RU) and Zapolyarny (RU). Programme highlights include a keynote lecture by American philosopher Timothy Morton, author of Ecology without Nature (2007) and Hyperobjects (2013), several commissioned works, by sound artists Signe Lidén and Raviv Ganchrow, artist/designer Femke Herregraven and photographer Marijn de Jong, and new ‘Secret Chamber’ concerts.
Dark Ecology Report
By Ivan Zoloto & Anya Kuts Dark Ecology expedition had kindly commissioned us to organize two musical events in Kirkenes, Norway and Nikel, Russia. It would be an understatement to say we were happy to bring our Secret Chamber concept outside Petrozavodsk. Both concerts proved to be inspiring and fulfilling both musically and socially.
Tatjana Gorbachewskaja – Nikel Materiality
Sunday 29 November
16:00 - 18:00
Wood House, Nikel
Monday 30 November
12:00 - 15:30
Culture Palace Voskhod, Central Square, Nikel
Nikel Materiality by Tatjana Gorbachewskaja in collaboration with Katya Larina seeks to explore Nickel through the prism of the unique material ...
Susan Schuppli - Dark Matters: Bearing Material Witness to Climate Change
Saturday 28 November
11:30 - 13:30
Aurora Cinema, Nakhimova street 21, Murmansk
In her keynote lecture Material Evidence from Disputed Arctic Sunsets to Dark Snow Susan Schuppli introduces a new operative concept, that of the ‘Material Witness’.