June 01, 2024, 10 a.m.–6:30 p.m.
The symposium will be held in English.
The one-day symposium OMI – Oceans of Multispecies Interconnections at the Floating University Berlin is dedicated to the manifold relationships with water.
Program
10 am – 1 pm Aquatic Agencies
Talks and discussions
With David Farò, Filipa Ramos, aqui Thami
Lunch (vegetarian)
2 pm – 5 pm Interspecies Interfaces
Talks and discussions
With Aouefa Amoussouvi, Louise Firth, James Matharu
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Performance
Maya Minder
until 8 pm Bar & Get-together
[Please register below]
The symposium will explore different perspectives on water, which offers habitats for life in rivers, lakes, and the ocean. Conversely, the fluidity of water facilitates a different way of thinking from the perspective of the water as the biggest habitat on earth, legal entity, and massive storage space for thermal energy and carbon dioxide. Moreover, thinking with the sea also demands drawing attention to existing interdependencies between human and non-human species in this geographical sphere.
Thinking about and with water means involving biological, ecological, and anthropological issues. Artists and curators complement the view of these fields by introducing artistic, performative, and experimental means to explore topics such as interspecies relationships. By bringing practitioners from various fields and disciplines together, the symposium wishes to raise awareness of the complex and multifaceted ecological challenges while also illustrating the opportunities for transformation. Questioning traditional Western ideas, negotiating human-nature relationships and sensitizing for other ontologies to establish new ways of co-existing are the central concerns of the presentations and discussions.
The term Omi, meaning “water” in Yoruba, connects the exhibition Omi Libations with the symposium OMI – Oceans of Multispecies Interconnections. Inspired by the concept of the pluriverse – a world where many worlds fit – the symposium brings together the respective methods, cultures, and practices of scientists, artists, anthropologists, and curators who build bridges between science, art, and activism, thereby tackling ecological problems and proposing solutions.
Curated by Anja Wegner
Tabita Rezaire [Amakaba] x Yussef Agbo-Ola [Olaniyi Studio] Omi Libations
Visit the media libraryUnter den Linden 32-34
10117 Berlin
Telefon: +49.30.20 62 29 62
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Thursday to Monday: 1 pm - 7 pm
Saturday to Sunday: 11 am - 7 pm
free entrance