Traces from the Anthropocene: Working with Soil

Riikka Latva-Somppi

About this exposition

Awareness of environmental issues, such as climate change and microplastics, has raised general concern about the state of the environment. Only recently has the discussion tackled the consequences of the human imprint in the contamination of the soil appropriately. In this artistic research, we use soil as the material mediator to explore and communicate the intertwined relationship between humans and the environment. This study combines environmental research with ceramic practice. We discuss how ceramic practitioners can use their knowledge and skill to meaningfully engage in the environmental discourse. The study was inspired by the call for Research Pavilion #3, which was organised by the University of the Arts, Helsinki, to be a place for ongoing artistic research during May-August 2019 in the context of the Venice Biennale. Working with Soil was presented as an ongoing research project taking place before and during the high season of Research Pavilion #3 in one of the six research cells: Traces from the Anthropocene.

type	research exposition
keywords	ceramics, soil, contamination, care, environmental awareness
date	27/09/2019
published	08/06/2020
last modified	08/06/2020
status	published
affiliation	Aalto University, Department of Design
copyright	Riikka Latva-Somppi, Maarit Mäkelä, Ozgu Gundeslioglu
license	All rights reserved
language	English
url	https://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/697190/697191
doi	https://doi.org/10.22501/ruu.697190
published in	RUUKKU - Studies in Artistic Research
portal issue	14. Ecologies of Practice

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