IS/NOT: Sculpture for the Post-Truth Era IS/NOT: Sculpture for the Post-Truth Era

IS/NOT: Sculpture for the Post-Truth Era

Aalto University Learning Centre, Helsinki

'Is the representation of violence also violent?', sandcasted aluminium, 2017 'Is the representation of violence also violent?', sandcasted aluminium, 2017

Installation view, IS/NOT: Sculpture for the Post-truth Era, 2017, Harold Harad Learning Center, Aalto University, Espoo, FI Installation view, IS/NOT: Sculpture for the Post-truth Era, 2017, Harold Harad Learning Center, Aalto University, Espoo, FI

'Is the representation of violence also violent?', sandcasted aluminium, 2017 'Is the representation of violence also violent?', sandcasted aluminium, 2017

It is said that we have moved into a “post-truth” era, as scientific fact has made way for opinion and belief. Are we humans returning to a pre-enlightenment society ruled by priests and monarchs, where the masses are kept ignorant of facts, and ruling elites use fear to keep in power? Can science and reason prevail in this new/old world, or will we enter a new dark ages?

The exhibition is open in the Learning Centre Lobby on 14-25.2.2017.

Teacher:

Andy Best

Workshop Master:

Roel Meijs

Artists:

Aneta Atsova Mira Caselius Simona Di Giovanni Jernej Čuček Gerbec Lucia Marisa Gruber Pauliina Heinänen Johan F. Karlsson Anton Krohn Katharina Körner Hanna Laeslehto Ali Akbar Mehta Valeria Nekhaeva Elham Rahmati Lari Rantalainen Sanna Ritvanen Vidha Saumya Riikka Toivonen