Publication: Unfolding Island Ecologies, Editors: Samir Bhowmik, Kati Kivinen and Blanca de la Torre
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- Jun 5
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Table of contents
Introduction / Samir Bhowmik, Kati Kivinen, and Blanca de la Torre
Island as a Shelter / Kati Kivinen and Blanca de la Torre
Isolation, Escape, Prestige: Transporting Artworks to Island Locations for Temporary Exhibitions / Frank Brümmel
On Food and Conversations about Food / Gua Khee Chong
Home as an Ecosystem: The Ecology of Queer Migrant Narratives / Vera Boitcova
From Supernova to E-Waste: Tracing the Lifecycle of Copper / Katrin Enni
Visiting the Diatoms / Berenike Melchior
Postscript on States of Security / Jack Faber
The Splitting Ambition / Alves Ludovico
Memories of Planet: What if not central to Universe? / Katinka van der Jagt
The Soil, the Ocean and the Sample / Rut Karin Zettergren
Turning the Heap / Orla Mc Hardy
Bibliography
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Abstract
Unfolding Island Ecologies brings together a collection of essays by artists, curators, and researchers reflecting on contemporary environmental and artistic practices. Set against the backdrop of the Helsinki Biennial 2025, the texts explore themes such as ecological interdependence, extractivism, food waste, material cycles, and the agency of non-human entities. Through case studies, fieldwork, and artistic projects, the contributors examine how islands, both literal and metaphorical, serve as sites for imagining sustainable futures. Together, these contributions offer insights into the challenges and possibilities of working with and within fragile ecological contexts across different disciplines and geographies.
Contributors: Vera Boitcova, Frank Brümmel, Gua Khee Chong, Alves Ludovico, Blanca de la Torre, Katrin Enni, Jack Faber, Orla Mc Hardy, Katinka van der Jagt, Kati Kivinen, Berenike Melchior, and Rut Karin Zettergren.
ISBN
978-952-353-497-1