Eugenio Ampudia

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Concert for the Biocene embodies Ampudia’s latest research on the necessity of reformulating the present from post humanist postulates and eco-social compromise. This action was hosted by the artist at Barcelona’s El Liceu Teatre in June, on the occasion of the institution’s reopening after the end of lockdown.

Ampudia creates a concert for plants as a symbolic action for a paradigm swift. A total of 2.292 plants, the full capacity of the theatre, enjoyed Giacomo Puccini’s piece “Crisantemi” by a string quartet. A photography series and an art video work resulted from it.

The concept Biocene –suggested by Blanca de la Torre, curator of the action–replaces the term known as Anthropocene, which defines the most recent history of deterioration of our planet due to human impact. Biocene, therefore appeals to the beginning of a new era that finally places life in the center.

With this exhibition, Ampudia seeks to bridge the gap between ethics and aesthetics, embracing the first with the aid of Rosi Braidotti’s definition of it. The Italian philosopher sustains that ethics are a fragile barrier facing the possibility of extinction, and claims the importance of connecting in an ecological and responsible manner with our territory.

Spain

Madrid

Max Estrella

Photography

Concierto para el Bioceno #6

Concierto para el Bioceno #4

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Concert for the Biocene embodies Ampudia’s latest research on the necessity of reformulating the present from post humanist postulates and eco-social compromise. This action was hosted by the artist at Barcelona’s El Liceu Teatre in June, on the occasion of the institution’s reopening after the end of lockdown.

Ampudia creates a concert for plants as a symbolic action for a paradigm swift. A total of 2.292 plants, the full capacity of the theatre, enjoyed Giacomo Puccini’s piece “Crisantemi” by a string quartet. A photography series and an art video work resulted from it.

The concept Biocene –suggested by Blanca de la Torre, curator of the action–replaces the term known as Anthropocene, which defines the most recent history of deterioration of our planet due to human impact. Biocene, therefore appeals to the beginning of a new era that finally places life in the center.

With this exhibition, Ampudia seeks to bridge the gap between ethics and aesthetics, embracing the first with the aid of Rosi Braidotti’s definition of it. The Italian philosopher sustains that ethics are a fragile barrier facing the possibility of extinction, and claims the importance of connecting in an ecological and responsible manner with our territory.


Concierto para el Bioceno #3

Concierto para el Bioceno #5

The title, Reason is a plant, is inspired by Italian philosopher Emannuele Coccia’s line “Reason is a flower”. Here the author encapsulates a cosmographic design from the plant’s perspective. The works presented, Concert for the Biocene and A Glorious Accident, embody Ampudia’s latest research on the necessity of reformulating the present from post humanist postulates and eco-social compromise.

La Razón es una Planta