

October 9, 17:00 – 19:00
Bern Academy of the Arts | Auditorium
Fellerstrasse 11, 3027 Bern
How does climate change connect the Gangetic Delta with the Swiss Alps? The EcoArtLab (HKB) organised a residency in collaboration with the mLAB, the Ballenberg Open-Air Museum, and Helvetas under the themes of climate change, migration and in/justice. The SNSF research project “Relational Encounters between the Arts and Climate Research” examined the residency on the basis of its institutional framework and strategies and methodological approaches within the collaboration of the residents.
Under “Dialogue as a means to understanding and empathy” the collective Terravibe merges two geographical points in relation to their soil: The Swiss Alps, freshwater reservoir of Europe – threatened by melting glaciers and drought and the Sundarbans in the Ganges Delta, the largest mangrove forests in the world – threatened by reoccurring cyclones and floods.
The residents will report on their artistic-scientific research and reflect in dialogue with the EcoArtLab on their results, experiences, and learnings.
Speaker: Alisha Dutt Islam, Christa Hermann & Nora Gailer (Terravibe)
Moderation: Johanna Paschen, EcoArtLab, HKB
Host: Institute Practices & Theories in the Arts
Organised as part of Research Wednesday
Admission free