Beta Space: Patty Chang and David Kelley
Beta Space: Patty Chang and David Kelley premieres a multimedia exploration of the dynamic entanglements between humans, animals, minerals, and machines. Using deep sea mining as a point of departure, Chang and Kelley鈥檚 project encourages us to think expansively and critically about the loops鈥攐f scientific discovery, resource extraction, and technological development鈥攖hat connect us with places uninhabited by humans.
Holding together these loops, Chang and Kelley鈥檚 project facilitates a broad conversation about how we relate to such sites as we navigate multiple climate crises. Taking the form of an open laboratory, the exhibition weaves together footage and objects related to the International Seabed Authority鈥檚 recent and ongoing convenings in Kingston, Jamaica; the HMS Challenger collection at the Natural History Museum in London; and marine research centers from across the globe.
This exhibition is the eighth iteration of the Museum鈥檚 鈥淏eta Space鈥� series, an ongoing program that commissions artists opportunities to experiment with and share new ideas, materials, and modes of working. Recent Beta Space artists include Trevor Paglen (2021), Pae White (2020), and Victor Cartagena (2017).
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Beta Space: Patty Chang and David Kelley premieres a multimedia exploration of the dynamic entanglements between humans, animals, minerals, and machines. Using deep sea mining as a point of departure, Chang and Kelley鈥檚 project encourages us to think expansively and critically about the loops鈥攐f scientific discovery, resource extraction, and technological development鈥攖hat connect us with places uninhabited by humans.
Holding together these loops, Chang and Kelley鈥檚 project facilitates a broad conversation about how we relate to such sites as we navigate multiple climate crises. Taking the form of an open laboratory, the exhibition weaves together footage and objects related to the International Seabed Authority鈥檚 recent and ongoing convenings in Kingston, Jamaica; the HMS Challenger collection at the Natural History Museum in London; and marine research centers from across the globe.
This exhibition is the eighth iteration of the Museum鈥檚 鈥淏eta Space鈥� series, an ongoing program that commissions artists opportunities to experiment with and share new ideas, materials, and modes of working. Recent Beta Space artists include Trevor Paglen (2021), Pae White (2020), and Victor Cartagena (2017).
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