Membrane
15:00
Welcome to the opening of The Membrane at The Nordic house!
The Membrane explores soil regeneration as a fundamental process that makes earth habitable, enabling life to emerge, persist, and renew itself. Scientific and posthumanist perspectives increasingly describe soil as a self-organising living system: a dynamic, symbiotic process rather than an inert resource. Soil embodies both life-generating growth and the vital cycles of decay and decomposition. Because of its opacity and non-human temporalities, soil invites speculations, myths, and narratives alongside scientific knowledge. Bringing together contemporary artistic practices, The Membrane reveals soil as a multispecies archive and living memory, staging renewed earthly relations beyond anthropocentrism.
Curator is Thomas Pausz.
Accessibility
The Nordic House has good access to most of the building’s spaces. There is a wheelchair ramp leading up to the house, and inside, an elevator goes down to the exhibition space Hvelfing.
Read more about the accessibility here.
The exhibition is part of Reykjavík Art Festival.
