Klima Biennale: Wilderness Alliances Event

Exhibition & Laboratory for Artistic and Performative Research in Interaction with Plants at MOTHERBOARD

ARTISTS
Guadalupe Aldrete, Bettina Eigner, Fuzzy Earth, Anita Fuchs, Elena Kristofor, Barbara Marcel, Laura Sperl, Stephanie Winter & Salon Hybrid

“WILDERNESS ALLIANCES — Exhibition & Laboratory for Artistic and Performative Research in Interaction with Plants” is a MOTHERBOARD project that explores the relationship between humans, plants, and other vibrant entities. It is an immersive installation inspired by Hildegard von Bingen’s concept of Viriditas - The Greening Power, composed of various seeds, plants, soil, clay, and video works, responding to current challenges within our ecosystem. The exhibition creates a space for artists, visitors, and plants to explore diverse relationships within social, ecological, and political structures. Encouraging research, reflection, and exchange among our fellow beings across species, in multiple formats such as SHARING SESSIONS, PERFORMANCES, and WORKSHOPS. Delving into questions about nature with its own rights, how to preserve the diverse array of plant species that contribute to the richness of our ecosystem, and how to detach from patriarchal structures, exploitation, and environmental destruction. Together, we cultivate a space for new ecological narratives regarding our relationship and interconnectedness with our home planet and its natural world.

Curated by Stephanie Winter
Research by Linn Mauerer

WILDERNESS ALLIANCES is part of Klima Biennale Wien
EXHIBITION PERIOD : 17. April – 4. June, 2024
OPENING : 16.April 2024, 7pm

MOTHERBOARD Artspace
Castellezgasse 36-38 /T20
3.Stock mit Lift (Barrierefrei zugänglich)
1020 Wien

MOTHERBOARD
The MOTHERBOARD is an experimental exhibition space and interactive laboratory located in Vienna’s 2nd district. It was envisioned by Stephanie Winter as part of her artistic practice and is now growing with the support of a diverse and engaged community of humans and non-human entities.
Serving as a transformative platform at the intersection of creation, research, non- formal education, activism, and togetherness, MOTHERBOARD fosters new forms of holistic learning, exploration, and exchange. Driven by a passion for embracing diverse formats, projects, and collaborations, MOTHERBOARD delves into the realms of the individual and collective body (QUEER ANATOMY), addresses themes of care and activism (RADICAL CARE), interdisciplinary healing, and the pursuit of togetherness in the face of inner and outer turmoil (THE SANCTUARY). Through workshops, performative explorations, and artistic practices, MOTHERBOARD facilitates encounters with both human and non-human aspects (VIBRANT MATTERS). It actively promotes the release of patriarchal norms, the activation of agency, the cultivation of generosity, and the creation of impact.
MOTHERBOARD cultivates self-exploration and facilitates the exchange of knowledge. The audience is not limited to passive observation but is actively encouraged to become co-creators. By redening the essence of community education and activism, MOTHERBOARD envisions an art economy based on cooperation and care. It establishes an inclusive and welcoming environment that embraces all who engage with it.