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JCHA-2015 Pavel Sterec

anthropocene English CC extractivism artistic research
artistsPavel Sterec
place_Neurčené místo
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anthropoceneEnglish CCextractivismartistic research
castPavel Sterec
cameraJan Vidlička
sound2046, Jan Vidlička
editingJan Vidlička
interviewJan Vidlička
translationZuzana Frantíková
playlistsJindřich Chalupecký Society
categoryProfiles
published21. 10. 2015
languageČesky / English
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JCHA-2015 Pavel Sterec
Václav Drozd
They are often presented as condescending patrons of arts, who have decided to put aside a couple of their millions and contribute to public welfare and the promotion of exquisite culture. However, their seemingly good intentions should be seen with view to the context of the troubled political and economic past of our (and not only our) country. We should know how they acquired their property and what social or ecological damage they caused while amassing their fortune.
How and to what extent can we understand the land, and what do we all know and not know about it? To whom does it belong, and how do we change it, for better or worse? How can we express and capture in human, rather than statistical, terms, both the visible and invisible transformations that the land undergoes, both locally and globally, with regard to the entire biosphere and climate?