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Orchidelirium: An Appetite for Abundance (Estonian Pavilion Biennale 2022)
Author | Corina L. Apostol, ed |
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Publisher | Sternberg Press |
ISBN | 9783956796364 |
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Status | not yet published |
“Orchidelirium,” the orchid madness that gripped Europe over a century ago, is still alive and well. The Estonian presentation at the 59th Venice Biennale utilizes this moniker to highlight the disjuncture between the colonial impulse to collect, consume, and commodify ecologies and the violent realities of the colonial experiences in both Estonia and Indonesia. Using the power of art, visual cultures, and research, this project represents a conscious untangling of patriarchal, neocolonial visual vocabulary and attending structures, as new voices emerge creating space for reflection and tools for understanding botanical lives. The collaborative project between artists Kristina Norman and Bita Razavi working in close dialogue with curator Corina L. Apostol has been invited to take place in the Dutch Rietveld Pavilion. This book is in conversation with the presentation inside the pavilion, encompassing installations, films, photography, performance connecting the past with the present, all through the lens of colonial botany and its socio-political ramifications.
224 p, ills colour, 19 x 29 cm, hb, English |
Sternberg Press