Books in the European Capital of Culture 2022 series

Hacking Identity-Dancing Diversity opens a vivid kaleidoscope of artistic notions of identity that reflect upon the particular and the universal, the aesthetic and the intellectual, the historical and the futuristic, the human and the non-human. Organized in cooperation with the ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe, a unique cultural institution in Europe, expanding the original tasks of a museum by combining research, exhibitions and performances, the exhibition is curated by Anett Holzheid, scientific consultant at ZKM, and Peter Weibel, its chairman and director.

Earthbound-In Dialogue with Nature gathers forward-thinking works that propose alternative ways of shaping the complex relationship between human activities and the ecosystem-visionary approaches that emphasize the need for dialogue through new forms of interaction and consciously intervene in the current debate to initiate change. Created in collaboration with HEK, Haus der elektronischen Künste¿a young institution from Basel dedicated to digital culture¿and curated by HEK director Sabine Himmelsbach and Boris Magrini, this exhibition demonstrates that precisely where other strategies fail, art can open up new perspectives.