1,5 Grad - Hatje Cantz

A clean, minimalist table of contents for a book, titled Inhalt / Contents. The chapters are listed in both German and English, with page numbers on the left. Entries include Preface, Aesthetics of the Anthropocene, A Brief History of Animals in Art, and several fragments focusing on topics like Activism, Resources, and Creatures.

A page from a publication with a white background. At the top left, a title in a black sans-serif font reads: 1,5 Grad, Verflechtungen von Leben, Kosmos, Technik. Below the title, two columns of German text fill the page. The page number 7 is visible in the bottom right corner.

A two-page publication spread titled Emerson Pontes, displaying five striking photographs. The images feature people in elaborate, nature-inspired costumes and body paint, deeply connected to their environments. The photos show a figure in red on a dirt road, a painted face among foliage, a person in a wooden bird mask, another with a feather headdress peering through a leaf, and a figure covered in clay standing in turquoise water adorned with plants.

A two-page book spread featuring two color photographs by artist Guadalupe Miles. On the left, a bare-chested young man with wet hair looks up against a stark blue sky. On the right, a chaotic pile of numerous people are entangled together, their bodies completely covered in thick, brown mud.

An outdoor photo of a rural village in a tropical climate, with two large, orange, flexible biogas digesters sitting on red dirt ground amidst banana trees and simple huts. A yellow hose connects to one of the digesters, and a young child stands to the left.

A two-page spread from an art book on Marino Marini, featuring a photograph of his 1953 bronze sculpture, Miracle. The abstract sculpture depicts a horse rearing up on its hind legs, its head and long neck stretched vertically towards the sky. A stylized rider is shown falling backwards off the horse, positioned horizontally with arms outstretched. The sculpture is on a white plinth against a light gray background.

An indoor photograph shows artist Lili Fischer sitting on the wooden floor of a gallery, next to her installation. On the white wall, a row of large sculptures resembling giant moths or mayflies is displayed. The artworks have delicate, translucent wings in shades of cream and brown, with thin wire bodies and antennae.

A surreal art installation by Laure Prouvost, awash in purple light. A large, fleshy, udder-like sculpture hangs overhead, with its teats made of glowing glass vessels of various sizes. The floor beneath is a messy pool of dark liquid littered with branches, debris, an orange, and an open book.

A two-page spread from a book or catalog with black German text on a white background. The left page, 202, is titled Im Freien. The right page, 203, continues the text. The layout is clean and minimalist, with two columns of text across the spread.

An outdoor art installation by Olaf Holzapfel featuring a long, barn-like structure made of tiered layers of stacked rye straw. The golden-brown thatched building sits on a wooden platform next to rusty train tracks in a grassy field. A bright yellow timber framework is visible at one end under an overcast sky.

A two-page spread from a book displaying three photographs of an art installation. The top right photo shows people inside a white gallery room, standing on a grassy mound around a large tree trunk that goes through the ceiling. The bottom left shows a man in a similar room filled with a lush patch of forest floor and a tree. The bottom right photo shows the exterior of a simple, box-like wooden structure built around a tree on a green lawn.

1,5 Grad / 1.5 Degrees

Verflechtungen von Leben, Kosmos, Technik / Interdependencies between Life, the Cosmos, and Technology

€ 44.00

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Edited by: Anja Heitzer, Johan Holten , Sebastian Schneider

April 2023, 216 Pages, 99 Photos

Lay-Flat Binding with Flaps

210mm x 280mm

ISBN: 978-3-7757-5465-1

HATJE CANTZ VERLAG
Mommsenstr. 27
10629 Berlin
Germany
E-Mail: contact@hatjecantz.de

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Taking a deliberately kaleidoscopic approach, the exhibition 1.5 Degrees and the accompanying catalogue encourage us to address the climate crisis in a curious, innovative, participatory, and active way. More than 30 international artists, including melanie bonajo, Julian Charrière, Ernesto Neto, Otobong Nkanga, Laure Prouvost, Marianna Simnett and the collective SUPERFLEX, explore the complex interdependencies between humans, nature and technology, and search for solutions, from plants as data repositories, algae as energy sources and microorganisms as empathic dialogue partners. Including all parts of the museum collections as well as new outdoor installations at the National Garden Show BUGA, the book presents various models of how to use the means of art to reshape the coexistence of species and emphasizes the hope-giving potential of creativity and innovation.

EXHIBITION

Kunsthalle Mannheim
07.04.2023-08.10.2023