FROM ENLIGHTENMENT TO ENLICHENMENT

Julia Ihls; Anne Duk Hee Jordan; Helin Ulas

Title	FROM ENLIGHTENMENT TO ENLICHENMENT
Title (en)	FROM ENLIGHTENMENT TO ENLICHENMENT
Subtitle	Flechten, Symbiose und posthumanistische Perspektiven in Kunst und Theorie
Subtitle (en)	Lichens, symbiosis and posthumanist perspectives in art and theory
Author	Julia Ihls Anne Duk Hee Jordan Helin Ulas
Description	Die Aufklärung („Enlightenment“) stellte den Menschen ins Zentrum des Denkens – doch Flechten („Lichen“) lehren uns eine andere Art der Weltwahrnehmung: relational, vernetzt, nicht-menschlich-zentriert. Als symbiotische Verbindungen von Pilzen und Algen oder Cyanobakterien verkörpern sie ein Denken jenseits des Individuellen: Sie sind mehr-als-menschliche Organismen, Holobionten, Netzwerke aus Kooperation und Anpassung. Sie gedeihen in extremen Umgebungen, überdauern Jahrhunderte und bilden fragile Ökologien, die oft übersehen werden – und doch fundamentale Lektionen für unser eigenes Dasein bereithalten. Dieses transdisziplinäre Seminar bewegt sich zwischen Wissenschaft, Philosophie und Medienkunst. Eine Exkursion mit Lichenolog*innen macht uns mit der stillen, aber hochkomplexen Existenz der Flechten vertraut. Meditative Audiowalks laden dazu ein, das Netzwerk dieser Lebensformen zu dokumentieren und sich mit ihrer Zeitlichkeit und Materialität zu verbinden. Durch das Lesen zentraler Texte von Lynn Margulis, Scott Gilbert, Donna Haraway und Anna Tsing hinterfragen wir Konzepte von Autonomie, Subjektivität und multispeziesalem Zusammenleben. Schließlich werden wir in einem Workshop das gesammelte Wissen in Medienkunstwerke überführen – als spekulative Antworten auf die ökologischen und philosophischen Herausforderungen unserer Zeit.
Description (en)	The Enlightenment placed humans at the centre of thought – but lichens teach us a different way of perceiving the world: relational, interconnected, non-human-centred. As symbiotic combinations of fungi and algae or cyanobacteria, they embody a way of thinking beyond the individual: they are more-than-human organisms, holobionts, networks of cooperation and adaptation. They thrive in extreme environments, survive for centuries and form fragile ecologies that are often overlooked – yet hold fundamental lessons for our own existence . This transdisciplinary seminar moves between science, philosophy and media art. An excursion with lichenologists familiarises us with the quiet but highly complex existence of lichens. Meditative audio walks invite us to document the network of these life forms and connect with their temporality and materiality. By reading key texts by Lynn Margulis, Scott Gilbert, Donna Haraway and Anna Tsing, we question concepts of autonomy, subjectivity and multispecies coexistence. Finally, in a workshop, we will transform the knowledge we have gathered into media artworks – as speculative responses to the ecological and philosophical challenges of our time.
Category	Theorie Bio-Art/Bio-Design Fotografie
Keywords	Lichens post-humanism Biodesign New Materialsm
Mitwirkende / weitere Personen	Ilayda Elsa Kohl Ben Blume Su Kyoung Lee Paula Repp Alvarez Verena Zenker Alejandra Janus Dongwook Shin Michael Schimpf Eunseong Park Qianqian Feng Tim Verhaert Seungeun Lee

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