The Limits To Growth Chapter 1: The Desire For A Donut (Economy)
A group exhibition on degrowth, the donut economy, and the possibilities of well-being within planetary boundaries.
The exhibition THE DESIRE FOR A DONUT(ECONOMY) functions as a conversation starter for the year program THE LIMITS TO GROWTH, which intends to reset the relationship between economy and ecology. With the work of twelve artists, the exhibition explores the possibilities of grounding a system in which economic and ecological well-being are considered integrally, within planetary boundaries. What shape should such a more-than-human and climate-inclusive economy that promotes a broader definition of welfare take?
The current capitalist system based on the promise of increasing economic growth, progress and prosperity generates a permanent state of crises. The accumulation of the various crises we are experiencing today鈥攆rom climate and health crises, to economic, social and political crises鈥攁re the result of an all-encompassing exploitation of the environment, human and non-human alike. The exhibition THE DESIRE FOR A DONUT(ECONOMY) presents the work of a group of artists providing insight into the systemic crises we are facing. In response to this systemic crisis, their work focuses on the democratisation of current economic systems and features proposals for more hopeful, egalitarian and reciprocal economic systems, informed by alternative economic systems such as the donut economy, eco-socialism and the degrowth movement. The participating artists share the realisation that such a complex, multi-layered and dynamic system requires more than one all-encompassing solution, and are united by a seemingly simple thought: infinite growth on a finite planet is simply not possible. To that end, the exhibition invites you to think about what really matters: decolonising growth as a profit motif, countering inequality, liberating creativity, and strengthening solidarity.
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A group exhibition on degrowth, the donut economy, and the possibilities of well-being within planetary boundaries.
The exhibition THE DESIRE FOR A DONUT(ECONOMY) functions as a conversation starter for the year program THE LIMITS TO GROWTH, which intends to reset the relationship between economy and ecology. With the work of twelve artists, the exhibition explores the possibilities of grounding a system in which economic and ecological well-being are considered integrally, within planetary boundaries. What shape should such a more-than-human and climate-inclusive economy that promotes a broader definition of welfare take?
The current capitalist system based on the promise of increasing economic growth, progress and prosperity generates a permanent state of crises. The accumulation of the various crises we are experiencing today鈥攆rom climate and health crises, to economic, social and political crises鈥攁re the result of an all-encompassing exploitation of the environment, human and non-human alike. The exhibition THE DESIRE FOR A DONUT(ECONOMY) presents the work of a group of artists providing insight into the systemic crises we are facing. In response to this systemic crisis, their work focuses on the democratisation of current economic systems and features proposals for more hopeful, egalitarian and reciprocal economic systems, informed by alternative economic systems such as the donut economy, eco-socialism and the degrowth movement. The participating artists share the realisation that such a complex, multi-layered and dynamic system requires more than one all-encompassing solution, and are united by a seemingly simple thought: infinite growth on a finite planet is simply not possible. To that end, the exhibition invites you to think about what really matters: decolonising growth as a profit motif, countering inequality, liberating creativity, and strengthening solidarity.
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