Title of the talk: “A letter from America (Thoughts on ecological practice)”
Lucia Pietroiusti spoke about the role art and culture can play in today’s environmental emergency reflecting on her latest research around worlding and worldbuilding practices in relation to different political and ecological realities.
The talk of Lucia Pietroiustina is part of the Program “With Earth in Μind”, curated for ARTWORKS by Daphne Dragona
What changes when the focus of artistic and curatorial practices is the planet itself? How are projects, exhibitions and events created with and for the Earth and its ecosystems? What role can art play in addressing the climate crisis and asserting climate justice?
“With Earth in Mind” hosts art professionals whose work has been created with and for the Earth and its ecosystems and has been dedicated to environmental issues with the aim of provoking not only discussions but also substantial changes. The program of talks is curated and moderated by Daphne Dragona, independent curator and member of the 5th SNF Artist Fellowship Program selection committee for curating.
Lucia Pietroiusti is a curator working at the intersection of art, ecology and systems, usually outside of the gallery format.
Pietroiusti is the founder of the General Ecology project at Serpentine, London – a strategic, cross-organisational effort dedicated to the implementation of ecological principles throughout the Galleries’ public-facing programmes, internal infrastructure, and networks; and is currently developing the Institute for General Ecology, Pietroiusti is the curator of Sun & Sea (Marina) by Rugile Barzdziukaite, Vaiva Grainyte and Lina Lapelyte, the Lithuanian Pavilion at the 58th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia (and 2020-2022 international tour). She is the curator of The Shape of a Circle in the Mind of a Fish (Serpentine homepage / web portal and broadcast platform) an interdisciplinary festival, radio and publication series on consciousness and intelligence across species (with Filipa Ramos, since 2018); as well as the curator of the second edition of POWER NIGHT at E-Werk Luckenwalde, titled Being Mothers, in 2021/2022, and the 8th Biennale Gherdeïna, Personen Persons, in 2022 (with Filipa Ramos).