Movement of earth. Earth migrations.

Barbara Karsch-Chaïeb

2024 | Earth fields, earth and dust travel from place to place. | 19.10. - 18.04.2025

This exhibition took place as part of the DESERTIFICATION project in cooperation with KUNSTVEREIN NEUHAUSEN and was part of a further collaboration with Offspace kunst [ ] klima and the Art, Science and Business Programme of Akademie Schloss Solitude.

A field of earth measuring 40 x 40 x 10 cm is excavated at KUNSTVEREIN NEUHAUSEN and brought to the WUNDERKAMMER – NATURALIA I ARTIFICIALIA in Bad Cannstatt. At this location, where there is no earth outside the building because everything is sealed, earth and dust are removed from the cellar and brought into the exhibition space at KUNSTVEREIN NEUHAUSEN.
A first exchange.

Earth – a repository of cultural and geological history. Earth, which provides us with substances and materials for our lives. Earth, the basis of human nutrition and our climate.

Travelling:
People who have to leave their country because they no longer have a livelihood there, no water, no fertile soil or experience war and persecution, leave their country, usually paying a lot of money to get to a safe country and establish a new livelihood there.

Chat GPT responds to this:
The migration of people leaving their homes due to extreme conditions is a multi-faceted issue that encompasses both individual stories and global challenges. Addressing the needs of these people requires comprehensive strategies that include both humanitarian aid and long-term integration measures. An empathetic and supportive approach can help migrants to thrive in their new environments.

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With the kind support of Projektraum kunst [ ] klima, Akademie Schloss Solitude, KUNSTVEREIN NEUHAUSEN, Rosspartner Werbetechnik, Ritter Sport, GEISTUNDGELD e.V., SV SparkassenVersicherung, Wüstenrot Stiftung and Kulturamt Stuttgart