Weds. 21.06.2023 | 20:30 - 24:00
with: Alice Creischer, Hannah Gregory, Lingji Hon, Wojciech Kosma, Thomas Love, Markues, Jess Zamora-Turner
organized by: GUTS
Reading
52.458440, 13.352327 Near Minigolf am Insulaner
Munsterdamm 92, 12169 Berlin - Schöneberg
On the evening of the summer solstice, we will gather in a forest glade within an urban center to reflect on cycles of change and the potential for regeneration. The longest day of the year is an occasion to celebrate the sun and to prepare for the dark. As the day ends, a
series of readings will explore the politics and poetics of time, asking what role the solstice can play in modern, technologized societies.
Global capitalism strives to operate continuously, all day and night, every day and night, unconcerned with the natural cycles caused by the rotation and revolution of the earth.
We want to imagine different ways of organizing production and consumption while remaining vigilant against pastoral romanticism.
The current geological era, known as the Anthropocene, is defined by the impact of humankind on the earth’s climate and ecosystem. But despite the terrifying transformation of the planet, the sun remains relatively constant, offering a reminder that every system has an outside; the ecosystem is embedded in the solar system. Turning our attention to the solar economy, we seek a vision of luxuriance rooted in nurturing, rather than ravaging, the natural world.
GUTS is 153 meters of white floor-to-ceiling curtains and the space they enclose. GUTS is also what transpires in this space: a program of art exhibitions, readings, and performances. The soft walls diffuse light, dampen sound, and require creative hanging. They are temporary and transient, deployed only when needed and portable by suitcase. When unfurled, GUTS becomes a site of political and aesthetic digestion. To take digestion as the guiding principle for an exhibition space is to acknowledge that it takes time to process art and that making or consuming art is not always productive. Taste may determine what enters the digestive system, but the gut is responsible for sorting nutrients from waste. This task is imperfect and never-ending but it provides sustenance. GUTS invites viewers to ruminate and strives to offer energy for future exercise.
Seating: We will all sit on the ground, we suggest you take a blanket with you and maybe also a pullover as the night might be cooler.
Age groups: Suitable for all ages
Languages: English, German
The texts from the reading will be online. People who don’t speak the language could use a translation app to translate the texts.
Wheelchair users| Buggies: Feel free to contact us if help is needed.
Hearing impaired | Deaf people: The text can be followed online during the reading.
Neurodiversity: The reading is outdoors and there will be breaks between the readers.
Blind people: Feel free to contact us if help is needed.