Nina Fischer & Maroan el Sani present their latest media installation Metakosmia at the Schwartzsche Villa. The exhibition, curated by Christine Nippe, takes a poignant look at a future in which extreme weather events have rendered the Earth uninhabitable, and survival is only possible in artificial habitats.

At the center is Biosphere 2, a gigantic glasshouse in the Arizona desert. Once conceived as an experiment for extraterrestrial life, it now serves as a research facility to study the effects of climate change. Fischer & el Sani accompany resilience research and question the role of Biosphere 2 as a possible model for survival on an Earth marked by climate change.

Artistic Exploration of Scientific Concepts

The exhibition contextualizes Biosphere 2 with concepts such as Lynn Margulis' symbiogenesis, Steward Brand's "Whole Earth Catalog," and Bruno Latour's "Terrestrial Manifesto." A 2-channel video installation creates a fictional narrative from a future where life is only possible under glass domes. The sonification of a drying experiment in the rainforest biome of Biosphere 2 lets nature itself demand climate justice.

Funding & Support

The exhibition is funded by the Fund for Municipal Galleries and FABIK. The work Metakosmia was financially supported by the Medienboard Berlin Brandenburg and the Villa Aurora & Thomas Mann House e.V.