#10 Between Us and Nature – A Reading Club

Session Grief : 'Plants and Empire - Colonial Bioprospecting in the Atlantic World' by Londa Schiebinger

Wednesday, May 30 2018 - 19:30

within the exhibition Capitalo, Chthulu, and a Much Hotter Compost Pile at Kunstraum Kreuzberg

The future is dark, which is on the whole, the best thing the future can be, I think.

Virginia Woolf

Dear all,

we are very excited to hold the next two sessions at Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien within the "Capitalo, Chthulu, and a Much Hotter Compost Pile" program.

As an entry to the content of the exhibition we title the two sessions “Hope” and “Grief”.

In session #10 on May 30 we talk about grief with Londa Schiebinger's 'Plants and Empire - Colonial Bioprospecting in the Atlantic World', looking at some of the roots of colonial struggles.

In session #11 on June 6 we talk about hope with Rebecca Solnit's 'Hope in the Dark - Untold Histories Wild Possibilities'.

Robert Macfarlane says about the book:

"A short, elegant, passionate polemic on the history and future of progressive political engagement."

PLEASE NOTE: IN TERMS OF SUSTAINABILITY WE WILL NOT PRINT OUT THE TEXT. BRING YOUR COPY ON A DIGITAL DEVICE OF YOUR CHOICE OR PRINTED OUT! :-)

When: Wednesday May 30, 2018, 19:30 - 21:30 #10 / Session Grief :

'Plants and Empire - Colonial Bioprospecting in the Atlantic World' by Londa Schiebinger Wednesday June 6, 2018, 19:30 - 21:30 #11 / Session Hope:

'Hope in the Dark - Untold Histories Wild Possibilities' by Rebecca Solnit

What: The Reading Club is in English language

Where: Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien, Mariannenplatz 2, 10997 Berlin

Who: small group of lovely people who would like to meet you (rsvp only, not suitable for children)

How: Please rsvp via email (betweenusnature@gmail.com) to receive the selected texts and to save your seat (limited capacity)

Why: to be inspired and “reminded of nature’s ability to hold us in the moment to force us to inhabit the present”

Note: bring your copy of the text as print out or on a digital reader

Hosts: Eva-Fiore Kovacovsky (artist) and Sina Ribak (environmental & cultural manager)

Looking forward to see you all! Best, Eva & Sina