FIBER Festival 2022 presents the exhibition ‘Mutation’ at Dokzaal
The Martian Word for World is Mother (2022), Alice Bucknell
With the festival exhibition Mutation, FIBER presents the work of a selection of artists who reflect on the (im)possibility of humankind to adapt to a planet in radical transformation. It uses the biological phenomenon of mutation - the alteration of genetic material - as a metaphorical lens to ground us into a more-than-human reality. Revealing the mutating understanding of relations between humans, nature, and technology, captured by art and design.
What can we learn from a semi-fictional story about the colonial discovery of rubber and another virus with far-reaching consequences? How do we step out of our individualistic self-image and learn about fluidity and interconnectedness between all living things? What happens to humans and their cultures when they terraform a planet's DNA?
Mutation – in the light of a global pandemic – can be seen as an unwanted development, but might also present opportunities to change habits and minds. By blurring separations and exploring alternative relations, mutation could provide us with both actionable and speculative modes of moving towards new forms of existence and resilience.
This spring, leading up to FIBER Festival 2022, Mutation opens on June 8th at Dokzaal Amsterdam. From 8 till 19 June 2022, the selection of works will be presented in the context of a two-year exploration, which started at our adapted three-day festival in 2021. Mutation contributes to a new understanding of how humans are able to shapeshift into different forms of being, to co-exist in and with the rapidly changing world around us.
New Worlders (2022), Flora Reznik
Selected works include;
Bond I – Mutualism (2022),
Deborah Mora (IT/NL) & Virginia Vivaldi (IT/NL)
Ghost Reef (2020-ongoing),
Xandra van der Eijk (NL)
New Worlders (2022),
Flora Reznik (AR/NL)
The Martian Word for World is Mother (2022),
Alice Bucknell (US/UK)
Under the Surface (2021),
Zeno van den Broek (NL)
And more to be announced