Ghosts of Impossible Present
State of Concept is proud to announce the opening of the group exhibition Ghosts of Impossible Present, on Friday the 31st of May at 18:30, curated by Solvita Krese, organised by Latvian Centre for Contemporary Art.
In the exhibition Ghosts of Impossible Present, artists from the Baltic states address the ghosts of our shared ecosystems 鈥� the traces left by ecological disasters and wars in the environment, plants and creatures.
For a long time, ecological concerns in the Baltic region have been overshadowed by geopolitical problems, imperialist aggression, the polarization of society, and social inequality, among other issues. Yet the undeniable impact of human activity on the environment and the climate have shifted perceptions. Ecological problems are now recognized as pressing political issues, closely tied to our survival and the future of our ecosystems.
Addressing ecological and climate crises entails confronting not only the pressures of global capitalism but also the legacies of colonialism, the roots of which are deeply embedded in the history of the Baltic states. The need for processes of decolonization is increasingly evident, especially amidst the current period of socio-political upheaval marked by the war in Ukraine.
The artists in this exhibition invite us to face the ghosts of our pasts, which appear to us today in the form of wars and ecological catastrophes, in order to actively respond to the climate crisis and to analyse the connections between climate catastrophe and colonisation. As we face the challenges of the future, such as adapting to climate change and navigating new geopolitical landscapes and structures of power, it becomes increasingly important to learn new strategies and skills and forge new alliances. It鈥檚 by doing so that we might hope to avoid falling into the traps of the past and the ghosts of the impossible present.
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State of Concept is proud to announce the opening of the group exhibition Ghosts of Impossible Present, on Friday the 31st of May at 18:30, curated by Solvita Krese, organised by Latvian Centre for Contemporary Art.
In the exhibition Ghosts of Impossible Present, artists from the Baltic states address the ghosts of our shared ecosystems 鈥� the traces left by ecological disasters and wars in the environment, plants and creatures.
For a long time, ecological concerns in the Baltic region have been overshadowed by geopolitical problems, imperialist aggression, the polarization of society, and social inequality, among other issues. Yet the undeniable impact of human activity on the environment and the climate have shifted perceptions. Ecological problems are now recognized as pressing political issues, closely tied to our survival and the future of our ecosystems.
Addressing ecological and climate crises entails confronting not only the pressures of global capitalism but also the legacies of colonialism, the roots of which are deeply embedded in the history of the Baltic states. The need for processes of decolonization is increasingly evident, especially amidst the current period of socio-political upheaval marked by the war in Ukraine.
The artists in this exhibition invite us to face the ghosts of our pasts, which appear to us today in the form of wars and ecological catastrophes, in order to actively respond to the climate crisis and to analyse the connections between climate catastrophe and colonisation. As we face the challenges of the future, such as adapting to climate change and navigating new geopolitical landscapes and structures of power, it becomes increasingly important to learn new strategies and skills and forge new alliances. It鈥檚 by doing so that we might hope to avoid falling into the traps of the past and the ghosts of the impossible present.
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