PEAT RESTORATION: Wet Eco-Fictions
Within the chapter of “Peat Restoration: Wet Eco-Fictions,” the interplay between eco-fictional narratives and the complexities of rewetting peatlands unravels. The collaborating projects explore reparative aesthetics, healing, and resistance, where the undercurrents of hydrofeminism take center stage. They put a focus on radical futurities embedded in eco-fictions, anchored in etymological origins and on the web of connections with the more-than-human realm. The collaborators are dedicated to envisioning a transformative scenario, where the concept of peat restoration evolves into a narrative of ecological repair. In this pursuit, ecological artistic research emerges as a strategy, proposing a shift in our relationship with the environment.
Current
Ingrid Bjørnaali, Fabian Lanzmaier & Maria Simmons, Ensayos, Geir Tore Holm, Søssa Jørgensen, Concordia Klar, Enn Kärmas & Villu Järmut, Kristina Norman, Randi Nygård, Laura Põld, among others.
Down in the Bog: Hibernation
The exhibition Down in the Bog: Hibernation takes us on a deep dive into the curious ecosystem of peatlands. It is an exhibition and a place for learning and sharing from peatlands around the world, arguing for the need for increased attention and care, located at Tromsø Kunstforening from March 22 to May 5, 2024, curated by Karolin Tampere.
