WASP Studios and the Brukenthal National Museum in Sibiu invite the public to the opening of the Multispecies exhibition as part of the TOWARDS FUTURE project, co-financed by the Administration of the National Cultural Fund.
August 14, 2024, 6:00 PM - Opening of the Multispecies exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sibiu (6 Tribunei Street, Sibiu)
Period: August 14 – September 1, 2024
August 17, 2024, 4:00 PM - Guided tour of the Multispecies exhibition – Scientific coordinator Ana Negoiță
Artists: Matei Bejenaru, Floriama Cândea, Sergiu Chihaia, Ciprian Ciuclea, Ștefan Radu Crețu, Mălina Ionescu & Andreea Medar, Bogdan Mateiaș, Maia Ștefana Oprea, Ana Petrovici Popescu, Ghenadie Popescu, Marilena Preda Sânc, Natalia Silaghi
Curator: Andreea Căpitănescu
Assistant Curator: Denisa Rad
Multispecies explores the theoretical context of multispecies studies, analyzing epistemological, political, and ethical aspects to understand various ways of life. The works evoke issues related to human violence, social justice, and their interconnections, provoking reflection on themes related to ecological humanities to investigate political ecology, non-human universes, and interactions between multiple species.
Multispecies confronts a reality where the limits of anthropocentric thinking are questioned and aims to highlight the possibilities of learning from complex natural systems, as well as to encourage a more fluid and open perspective on the surrounding world. The Multispecies exhibition offers the opportunity to disseminate artistic projects in various cities, emphasizing how eco-museum research and cultural initiatives can educate and mobilize the public to promote sustainability and ecological awareness. This initiative aims to spread ideas related to biodiversity and environmental awareness through artistic creation. The main goal is to valorize and diversify the local cultural heritage through collaborations with artists and organizations from the host cities of the events. The project was also presented in 2024 at the Museum of Art and Avramide House in Tulcea, and now continues in Sibiu as part of the Multispecies exhibition itinerary. Both Sibiu and Tulcea are recognized for their commitment to environmental conservation and the promotion of ecological values, thus becoming strategic centers for cultural and eco-museum initiatives.
Multispecies is part of the TOWARDS FUTURE project, co-financed by the Administration of the National Cultural Fund. TOWARDS FUTURE promotes cultural diversity and responsibility, combining cultural and environmental activities to mitigate climate change and increase public awareness and responsibility.
The project does not necessarily represent the position of the Administration of the National Cultural Fund. AFCN is not responsible for the content of the project or how the project results may be used. These are entirely the responsibility of the funding beneficiary.
WASP Studios is a cultural organization established in 2015 to respond to the need to support artistic production and education in Romania, in the alternative space WASP – Working Art Space and Production in Bucharest and in collaboration with national and international organizations and institutions. WASP Studios supports the continuous education of young Romanian creators, production alongside the promotion of contemporary arts by providing scholarships and residencies, supporting workshops and debates, and producing and presenting works. The activity directions include contemporary dance, performance, transdisciplinary collaborations in visual arts, film, theater, music, new media, as well as openness to other areas of knowledge related to contemporary art.
Producer: WASP Studios
Partner: Brukenthal National Museum in Sibiu
Media Partners: Radio România Cultural, Modernism, Revista Zeppelin, Revista ARTA, Feeder, IQads, România Pozitivă, Revista Golan, Empower Artists Magazine.
The Multispecies exhibition presented at the Brukenthal National Museum, Sibiu represents a stage in disseminating the results of the Emerging Towards (Future) project carried out by WASP Studios from October 2022 to April 2024, funded by the EEA Grants 2014-2021 under the RO-CULTURA Program, a project with a European dimension that aims to professionally train young people through specially designed events that started from the vision of creating a sustainable future that values and supports cultural diversity. (https://emergingtowards-future.com/despre/). The initiative aims to spread ideas related to biodiversity and environmental awareness through artistic creation. The goal is to valorize and diversify the local cultural character by collaborating with artists and organizations from the cities where the events will take place.
