Solo Exhibition
»Biosphere X«
Claudius Schulze
Visits currently by appointment only: +49 30 200 953 33
+ 3D Tour: see below!
We are witnessing the greatest upheavals of modern times: Artificial Intelligence and Global Change are altering fundamentally what we took for granted. Biosphere X is the attempt to document and reflect on these developments artistically.
As an artist and researcher, Claudius Schulze has always strived to find the world that lies below the surfaces of the ordinary. His work series Biosphere X documents the extinction of species, depicts the development of bionic robots, protocols animals and their behavior, visualizes urban retreats of wild nature from the perspective of autonomous machines, and creates new species with its own artificial intelligence.
Today up to 50 percent of all animal species are threatened with extinction. At the same time, leading developers and philosophers are already sketching a bio- and geotechnical future in which machines will develop their own consciousness. What may seem to be two distinct developments – of nature and IT – are in fact the consequences of the actions of the one species that has come to dominate the planet: homo sapiens.
For his site-specific installation Biosphere X at the Alfred Erhard Stiftung, Claudius Schulze conflates these two epoch-defining trends: the loss of biodiversity on the one hand and the creation of new life forms through artificial intelligence and bionics on the other. Could miniature drones soon be used to pollinate crop plants at a time when, concurrently, the basis of life for millions of living creatures is being lost? As part of an intensive research process Claudius Schulze uses the medium of photography and other imaging methods to work on the representation of these two abstract and complex phenomena, in an attempt to make them more tangible.
Using large-format photographs, 3D scans, animations, animal preparations, microscope images and artificial intelligence of his own design, Claudius Schulze challenges visitors to reflect on the future of our biosphere.
Exhibition Events
(The events will be taking place with reservation, according to the official requirements. Registration for each event is required by email.)
Thursday, October 8, 2020, 7 pm > CANCELLED!
Art & Science in Dialogue
Panel discussion on the themes of species extinction and artificial intelligence, with the artist Claudius Schulze, PD Dr. rer. nat. Sandra Junglen (virologist, Charité), Prof. Dr. Ralph Hertwig (cognitive psychologist, director of the Adaptive Rationality research department at the Max Planck Institute for Educational Research Berlin). Held in German.
Wednesday, October 28, 2020, 7 pm
Lecture Performance with Claudius Schulze − a unique artist talk. Held in German.
Saturday, October 31, 2020, 10 am – 5 pm
Symposium »Bilder für die Zukunft – Positionen der Umweltfotografie« at Neue Schule für Fotografie Berlin, with Claudius Schulze. Held in German.
Sunday, November 29, 2020, 2 pm > VIRTUAL TOUR, SEE VIDEO BELOW
Guided tour with Claudius Schulze and Dr. Christiane Stahl (Director Alfred Ehrhardt Foundation). Held in German.
Part of EMOP Berlin – European Month of Photography 2020
Oct 1 — 31, 2020
Sep 12 — Dec 20, 2020
Opening Reception: Friday, Sep 11, 6 – 9 pm
Framework program: please see above
Auguststraße 75, 10117 Berlin
[District: Mitte | Borough: Mitte]
Opening hours: Tue – Sun 11 am – 6 pm
Admission free
Preceding exhibition at the Alfred Ehrhardt Foundation
»Isabelle Le Minh: After Alfred Ehrhardt – Cristal réel«
Isabelle Le Minh / Alfred Ehrhardt
June 26 — Sep 6, 2020
Photography exhibitions/events in…
PiB’s current print issue
PiB Guide Nº50
SEP/OCT 2023
#pibguide
Discover great photography exhibitions/events in Berlin in PiB’s bi-monthly print issue, the PiB Guide. The PiB Guide Nº50 SEP/OCT 2023 has been published as a booklet, A6 format · 28 pages · English & German · worldwide shipping.
Editorial deadlines · Redaktionsschlüsse
You would like to publish something in the forthcoming PiB Guide Nº51 NOV/DEC 2023? The printing deadline is Thursday, October 19th 2023.
Online
PiB Online Features (= comprising a Website Feature + eNewsletter Feature + Social Media Posts) are possible at any time. PiB’s weekly eNewsletter is usually sent out on Tuesdays – for inclusion please send us your materials until Thursday (6 pm) the week before.
☞ Additional infos can be found in PiB’s media kit. Please get in touch for the current advertising rates.
Du möchtest gerne etwas im kommenden PiB Guide Nº51 NOV/DEC 2023 veröffentlichen? Druckschluss ist Donnerstag, der 19. Oktober 2023.
Online
PiB Online-Features (= bestehend aus Website-Feature + eNewsletter-Feature + Social Media Posts) sind jederzeit möglich. PiBs wöchentlicher eNewsletter wird in der Regel dienstags versendet – für die Aufnahme darin senden Sie uns Ihr Material bitte bis spätestens Donnerstag (18 Uhr) der Vorwoche.
☞ Weitere Infos sind in PiBs Mediakit zu finden. Kontaktiere uns gerne bzgl. der aktuellen Anzeigenpreise.