Key works from UnWorlding by artistic duo Anca Benera and Arnold Estefán at Art Encounters Foundation
The exhibition Anca Benera & Arnold Estefán – UnWorlding engages in a profound discussion about the ecology of the relationships between nature and culture, challenging us to reconsider the traditional distinctions between these domains. Themes that have preoccupied the artists in recent years include the militarization of nature, the exploitation of natural resources, ecology and extractivism in the context of the Anthropocene. They explore thus, particularly in the new work presented here, UnWorlding, the role of art as a mediator between the natural and man-made worlds, offering a new understanding of the interplay between them.
In this new work, Constantin Brâncuși’s sculpture Wisdom of the Earth is reimagined in a new form: a 1:1 scale replica made from a block of salt will be exhibited alongside a video work documenting the entire process of degradation through the sculpture’s interaction with animals and the weather.
This exhibition marks an important moment in a strategic collaboration between the Art Encounters Foundation and the Neuer Berliner Kunstverein (n.b.k.) in Berlin, a leading European institution. Following the success of the two artists’ first solo show in Germany, Rehearsals for Peace, presented last year at the n.b.k., UnWordling brings together both the works shown there and a new work realized in the context provided by the Art Encounters Foundation, alongside many other works. Curators Krisztina Hunya and Diana Marincu represent the two partner institutions and bring together relevant and innovative works, offering the public a challenging and intense artistic experience.
The exhibition opened on October 24, 2024, at 18:00 in the exhibition space of the Art Encounters Foundation in Timișoara (Bd. Take Ionescu 46C, ISHO House).
The exhibition will be open until March 01, 2025
