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Reconciliation with the living: a digital exhibition to celebrate biodiversity
All experts agree that the climate crisis is the challenge of the 21st century and that a race against time is on. A race to try to preserve our natural habitat in its beauty and diversity, to protect our ecosystems, our natural resources and pass them on to future generations. Beyond the political and legal agreements that are essential to prepare the future, change requires an evolution of mentalities, a different way of considering the place of humans in nature.
This change in mentality can be brought about by artists, who have the capacity to change the way we look at the world, and who produce universal messages. And because the place of digital technology in the social debate is growing, because consciences are now also forged online, we decided to focus on these digital artists who take up the theme of life and biodiversity: they contribute to the emergence of a consciousness to think about the reconciliation of humanity with itself and with life, and represent, in an assertive way or not, a form of Art committed to the environment that we could call green artivism.
This is why Culture For Causes Network has created a digital art exhibition with the support of UNESCO.
The works presented explore the theme of the reconciliation of humanity with itself and with the living, with the aim of questioning our species on the necessity of the change of posture that we must adopt towards the other forms of life. They invite humans to a face-to-face encounter with living beings in order to underline the interdependence, the history and the common destiny of species, but also the certain interest in an intelligent cohabitation. Whether it is through a meditative contemplation of the living, through the borrowing of facts and scientific data from biology or the theory of evolution, biodiversity is at the heart of this exhibition. The works also invite a poetic reflection on the reconciliation and co-habitation of species.
All editions
Dubai edition
The Agenda Venues FZC LLC, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
April 2024
Arts DAO Fest is a prominent cultural festival that emphasizes the burgeoning world of digital art and Web3 technologies. It’s organised by Arts DAO, the largest Web3 community in the Middle East, and aims to foster innovation, creativity, and connectivity among digital art enthusiasts and creators. Culture For Causes Network displayed, in partnership with Polkadot, some artworks of ‘Reconciliation with the living’ on the occasion of Arts DAO Fest 2024, 20-21 April in Dubai.
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UNESCO |
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Polkadot |
Artworks & artists
Artwork Name | Artist Name | Creation Year |
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Landscape with Carbon offset | Michaël Zancan | 2022 |
Lisbon edition
Arroz Estúdios, Lisbon, Portugal
June 2023
Culture For Causes Network organized a digital show in Lisbon, in June 2023, with the artists BLΛC.ai, CharlesAI, DeltaSauce, DVK the artist and Georgina Hooper, in partnership with NFT Biennial, Arroz Estúdios, the Non-Fungible Conference, and with the support of UNESCO.
Partners |
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UNESCO |
NFT Biennial |
Arroz Estúdios |
Non-Fungible Conference |
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Polkadot |
Artworks & artists
Artwork Name | Artist Name | Creation Year |
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Generative by Nature | Ian (sumofprimes) | 2023 |
Microcosm | Georgina Hooper | 2023 |
Adaptation | DVK the artist | 2023 |
The Glades | DeltaSauce | 2023 |
Empire of Resilience | CharlesAI | 2023 |
rɪˈflɛkt | BLΛC.ai | 2023 |
Paris edition
UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France
November 2022
The original version of ‘Reconciliation with the living’ was organized at UNESCO HQ on November 25 and 26, 2022, on the occasion of Earth University. Iconic works were exhibited in situ and a virtual gallery extend this art installation into dematerialized space.
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UNESCO |
Verse |
Casa Batlló |
Phenix |
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Polkadot |
Artworks & artists
Florence edition
Aria Art Gallery, Florence, Italy
April 2023
“Reconciliation with the living” was hosted in the Aria Art Gallery in Florence, Italy, on the occasion of Art For Tomorrow, an event organized by the Democracy and Culture Foundation with a significant numbers of personalities and high-level decision-makers.
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UNESCO |
Art For Tomorrow |
Verse |
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Polkadot |