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Ioana C\u00eerlig<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Ioana C\u00eerlig (n. 1987) a studiat Cinematografie \u0219i a \u00eenceput s\u0103 lucreze ca fotoreporter \u00eenc\u0103 din perioada studiilor. Din 2012, activeaz\u0103 ca fotograf independent, dezvolt\u00e2nd proiecte personale pe termen lung, axate pe peisajul industrial \u0219i pe rela\u021bia dintre om \u0219i natur\u0103 \u00een comunit\u0103\u021bile rurale din Rom\u00e2nia. \n\nDin 2015, dezvolt\u0103 proiectul Z\u00e2ne, explor\u00e2nd leg\u0103tura dintre om \u0219i natur\u0103, precum \u0219i miturile \u0219i tradi\u021biile comunit\u0103\u021bilor rurale. \u00cen 2016, a cofondat Centrul pentru Fotografie Documentar\u0103, sus\u021bin\u00e2nd produc\u021bia a peste 20 de proiecte \u0219i publicarea mai multor fotobooks, activitate pe care a continuat-o p\u00e2n\u0103 \u00een 2023, c\u00e2nd a p\u0103r\u0103sit asocia\u021bia pentru a explora noi direc\u021bii artistice la intersec\u021bia dintre documentar, art\u0103 \u0219i activism. Din 2017, \u0219i-a aprofundat cercetarea asupra lumii botanice, abord\u00e2nd plante rare \u0219i merg\u00e2nd in parcuri na\u021bionale, precum \u0219i documentarea unui viitor imaginar care examineaz\u0103 simbioza dintre plante \u0219i de\u0219euri \u0219i colonii spa\u021biale speculative. \u00cen acela\u0219i an, a ini\u021biat \u0219i proiectul Accept all Happiness From Me, concentrat pe flora spontan\u0103 \u0219i cercetarea botanic\u0103, extinz\u00e2ndu-se \u00een expozi\u021bii, eseuri \u0219i colabor\u0103ri interdisciplinare. \n\nPe l\u00e2ng\u0103 proiectele personale, Ioana C\u00eerlig lucreaz\u0103 ca editor foto pentru o revist\u0103 cultural\u0103 \u0219i, din 2018, este editor foto al revistei Scena9. \u00cen 2024, a cofondat colectivul de arti\u0219ti FOC, dedicat proiectelor de mediu.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Curator: Julie Bonzon
10.10.-15.11.2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ARAC, Camera E12 \u2013 Atelierele Malmaison
Calea Plevnei 137C, Bucure\u0219ti<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The solo exhibition \u201cThe New Empire\u201d is a lecture on sustainability and the importance of the plants around us and photographic practices, curated by Julie Bonzon and artist Ioana C\u00eerlig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Captured in Romania, the Republic of Moldova, and Greece, this collection of images is part of an ongoing investigation by Romanian photographer Ioana C\u00eerlig, which began in 2017. Initially a personal exploration of her relationship with nature \u2013 prompted by her move to a remote forest after years in bustling city metropoles \u2013 C\u00eerlig\u2019s photographic journey evolved into a broader inquiry into humanity\u2019s connection with the Earth. C\u00eerlig embarked on a poetic quest, documenting national parks, botanical gardens, forests, and beaches, as well as scientists struggling to preserve and slow the rapid decline of the biosphere and the resilience of plants to adapt and fight for survival amidst plastic waste. Her documentary approach gradually shifted, incorporating apocalyptic landscapes and fantastical flowers, blurring the line between fact and fiction. While engaging with themes central to science fiction \u2013 environmental collapse, control, colonization, and the Anthropocene \u2013 C\u00eerlig\u2019s images reflect the unsettling realities and essential questions shaping our present world. Should the Earth become inhospitable to human life, might plants evolve and mutate to reclaim it, restoring humanity to its rightful place within the vast scale of the universe? Faced with imminent extinction, will humans seek new planets to conquer, inhabit, and tame? Does humanity\u2019s imperial mindset toward Earth and future worlds ultimately lead to its downfall? Exhibited together for the first time, C\u00eerlig\u2019s diverse images converge into a powerful reflection on the most urgent challenge of our time: the rapid escalation of climate destruction, while evoking speculative futures of space exploration and nature\u2019s magical and untapped power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Welcome to what might be.
Welcome to The New Empire<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This project is co-financed by the Sector 6 City Hall, within the framework of the Culture 2024 Program. The content of this material does not necessarily represent the official position of the Funding Authority. For detailed information about the funding program of the Sector 6 City Hall of the Municipality of Bucharest, you can visit www.primarie6.ro<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Partner: Scena9
Credit graphic design: Anamaria Grigor
Music: Cosmin Postolache
Video: Ioana C\u00eerlig<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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