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Exhibition “Mythos Heimat-Eine Hinterfragung” at the Bucerius Kunst Forum in Hamburg. 

 

Invasion - Tiny organisms, big impact 

There is only one planet where we are all at home. But who are ‘we’? Bea Brücker sees our home as a global network in which all living beings are part of the web. Cyanobacteria (also known as blue-green algae), transformed the Earth’s toxic atmosphere into an oxygen-rich one over 2.4 billion years ago, making life as we know it possible.They are largely responsible for the fact that humans were able to develop. By contrast, the latter helps microorganisms to flourish, partly through industrial agriculture. Eutrophication and global warming are causing cyanobacteria and algae to spread rapidly. This puts entire ecosystems under enormous stress, which in the long term also deprives humans of their livelihood. The artist not only uses different types of algae for her sculptures, but also allows them to shape her objects. In this way, she wants to raise awareness of the importance of microscopic creatures. She draws attention to the interaction between humans and micro-organisms. The installation is complemented by digital art and animations by Vincent Goos, which show the speculative evolution of life forms after the Anthropocene.