“Teleconnections: On Cycles of Media, Climate and Politics”, Berlin Art Link.

Tega Brain & Sam Lavigne: ‘Media Cycle,’ 2022, digital print // © Tega Brain & Sam Lavigne, courtesy the artist

Artist, researcher and curator Sybille Neumeyer recently opened the group show ‘Teleconnections’ at D21 Kunstraum Leipzig, as part of her long-term artistic research into the narratives and aesthetics of climate crises. The term “teleconnections,” often used in climate science to describe links between distant climate zones, is reimagined here to explore the interplay between climates, media and politics. It also nods to “telecommunication”—emphasizing how media shapes socio-political and bio-cultural atmospheres. The multimedia contributions by 14 international artists examine how media-driven climate narratives (re)produce power dynamics. They critically address topics such as greenwashing, CO2 cycles, colonial data systems, activism and energy infrastructures, often taking eco-feminist, speculative, poetic or humorous perspectives. We spoke with Neumeyer about the pressing concepts behind some of the works in ‘Teleconnections’ and about how art can become a transformative agent in these cycles. 

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