Creative international interventions in cultural and natural ecologies related to the Mediterranean Sea
“A Sea Change: Political, Natural, and Cultural Ecologies of the Mediterranean” serves as both a theoretical reader and a comprehensive catalogue for the “A Sea Change” project (2022-2024). This publication delves into the complex interconnections of political, natural, and cultural ecologies in the Mediterranean region.
The Blue and Us exhibition unfolds during UN Ocean Decade Week 2024, from 8 to 12 April at ICM-CSIC, Barcelona, spotlighting the interplay of art and science. Featuring contributions by Quo Artis in collaboration with artists Robertina Šebjanič and Katja Loher, the display emphasises the A Sea Change project’s forward-thinking stance on the Blue Economy and how interdisciplinary arts are pivotal in comprehending and addressing marine issues.
Quo Artis presented A Sea on Edge. This exhibition featured works that highlighted the collaborative research efforts spanning the two-year duration of this international project. Attendees were welcomed on March 7th from 12:00 at the Sant Manuel Pavilion of the Sant Pau Art Nouveau Site in Barcelona to be part of the opening reception of this final show.
The opening of our round table event was held on March 7th, from 12:00 to 13:00, as part of the final exhibition of the A Sea Change project. This discussion featured artist Robertina Šebjanič, Kontejner’s curator Davorka Begović, oceanographer Joan Llort, and Quo Artis project coordinator Helena Pérez Guerra.
To mark the culmination of the project A Sea Change, Quo Artis presents the exhibition Beyond a Sea Change. Rethinking the Mediterranean a Virtual Reality (VR) exhibition which is available online until the 3rd of March 2025.
On the 2nd of December, Quo Artis’ presentation, “Challenges and confluences: Quo Artis, towards eco-literacy through art and science,” was part of the 2-day conference ‘Art and Contemporaneity in Menorca: Third edition of the Conference of Discussions and Debate: Art and Science,’ organized by Institut Menorquí d’Estudis in Maó, Menorca.
On November 29th, Quo Artis presented “A Sea Change” during the panel discussion titled “Curating Within Crises,” as part of the Blue Futures Gathering—an all-day event curated by Dr. Suzy O’Hara, University of Sunderland —at The Word, National Centre for the Written Word, Market Place, South Shields, United Kingdom.
Tatiana Kourotchkina, the founder and director of Quo Artis, presented the latest activities of A Sea Change at PUZZLE X in Barcelona, on the 9th of November at 12 p.m.
In the framework of RESOURCE, the 10th International Conference on the Histories of Media Art, Science and Technology, Tatiana Kourotchkina, Founder & Director of Quo Artis will present the project A Sea Change at the opening of the exhibition Sources @ RE:SOURCE, which will take place on Friday, September 15th at Scuola Grande dei Carmini Sestiere Dorsoduro 2617, Venezia, starting at 8 p.m.
On June 10th, at 7.30 p.m. , Tatiana Kourotchkina, founder and director of Quo Artis, will be part of the public conversation : ART AND AI FOR THE ECOLOGICAL TRANSITION, where she will be presenting the project “A Sea Change”. Her contribution to the conversation will be addressing the way by which the project encourages interdisciplinary dialogue and innovation, by fostering a holistic and comprehensive approach to addressing environmental issues.
Quo Artis presented the project “A Sea Change” in the first webinar of Tabadul, by Revolve Media, which took place on the 22nd of March at 3 PM (CET)
An invitation to expand and re-sacralise our relationship with nature and the environment our relationship with nature and the environment
The work of the environmental sculptor Joaquín Jara restores our gaze towards our environment with attentive, critical and ephemeral interventions that generate emotional connections with the different communities that inhabit it.
What can we learn from the association of art and science with regard to a sustainable transformation of the economy on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea? What diagnoses and strategies can we draw up from this hybrid space that will allow us to establish a more balanced and less anthropocentric relationship with the sea that fills our coasts?
Quo Artis presented “A Sea Change” at the Foundations for Science Council Meeting of FECYT in Madrid by highlighting the scientific research that underpins the project.
