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From Iconoclash to H3K Basel | Online Talk with Sabine Himmelsbach

The project »BEYOND MATTER: Cultural Heritage on the Verge of Virtual Reality« serves to revive past, groundbreaking exhibitions. One of them, »Iconoclash. Beyond the Image Wars in Science, Religion and Art«, was presented at the ZKM Karlsruhe in 2002. In the context of the series of talks »BEYOND MATTER? – A Revival of Clashes between Materiality and Representation« Sabine Himmelsbach remembers the preparatory phase for the exhibition »Iconoclash«. With a leap into the present, she shares her current practice as the director of H3K (Haus der elektronische Künste Basel), focusing on the institution’s reaction to the recent lockdowns and the possible ramifications of these measures. The exhibition »Iconoclash« aimed to display, in a systematic confrontation, three great clashes about representation – about its necessity, sanctity, and power – in the domains of science, art, and religion. By linking the three domains of theology, art and science all at once, the aim was not to increase the critical mood or to reinforce disbelief and irony. On the contrary, the aim was to transform iconoclasm from being an indisputable resource into a topic to be systematically interrogated. For the project »BEYOND MATTER«, two institutions have committed to examining the possibilities of revival through experiential methods of digital spatial modelling, using the case studies of »Les Immatériaux« (Centre Pompidou, 1985) and »Iconoclash« (ZKM | Karlsruhe, 2002). »Les Immatériaux« and »Iconoclash« were both landmark shows, and both were »Gedankenausstellungen« – thought experiments manifested as exhibitions. They each displayed scientific and technological as well as artistic practices. What’s more, they each reflected on the exhibition as a medium and an interface. The event is accompanied by the telegram group https://t.me/thinkingthefuture. We warmly invite you to ask questions in the chat of the group and to join the discussion! Find out more about the project »Beyond Matter«: https://zkm.de/en/project/beyond-matter Project website: https://beyondmatter.eu --- Follow us on social media: Facebook:   / zkmkarlsruhe   Instagram:   / zkmkarlsruhe   Twitter:   / zkmkarlsruhe   Telegram: https://t.me/zkmkarlsruhe or visit our website: https://zkm.de/en