Mining Roots of Planets
How do we figure out what itʼs like to live on a planet? By now, we should know̶weʼve been practicing for thousands of years. The Stone Age, antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times feel like Pokémon evolution stages to me. And now, weʼre in the future. We have artificial intelligence, self-driving cars and drone warfare. But somehow it also feels like our inventories are beginning to turn against us. Gaia, once green and thriving, no longer seems to be on our side.
People talk about our relationship with "nature" as if stepping back would magically fix everything, like the tortoise and the elephant shaking hands again. But the real question remains: What is our actual connection to this planet. Is it us who have a planet, or a planet that has people. Itʼs strange̶not knowing if Earth is a wild wolf that needs taming or a cuddly puppy we should care for. Neither feels quite right when you realize that both my life and the life of my species are temporary.
With that in mind, the idea that we could ever truly learn how to live on a planet feels almost delusional. When I look out from my studio at all the satellite dishes and antennas, it all seems a little too “spaced out” here.
Through the objects I create I try to understand, what are the connections between the living and the non-living. So I link the technosphere, biosphere, and geosphere, forming a kind of network̶always reaching for new connections.
Opening
k23_artstudio, Exarchia 21. February 2025
collaborating Artists:
Vasilia Georgiou (Soundperformance)
Theodora Vasileiadou (Perfomance)