From December 19th to January 6th, INGV hosts the installations of 16 artists who will guide visitors to discover the impact of human beings on Planet Earth
On the occasion of the second Anthropocene Biennial National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) hosts the Anthropocene Gallery, a precious collection of artistic works which, in the spaces of the Institute, will bear witness to urgent and contemporary themes linked to the increasingly delicate relationship between man and the environment.
The Anthropocene Gallery will be officially inaugurated next Thursday, December 19th at the INGV Headquarters in Rome, in Via di Vigna Murata 605, with a preview which will mark the ribbon cutting of the 2025 Biennale.
“Anthropocene is the term with which, in recent times, we have begun to define the geological era marked by the impact of man on the Earth”, explains Massimo Chiappini, Director of the Environment Department of INGV, among the promoters of the initiative. "This impact, linked to processes such as industrialization, urbanization and the arms race, has been so significant that it has caused significant and lasting changes in the Earth's environment and its geological system. Among the most evident consequences, in fact, we can recall the extinction of animal and plant species, climate changes, alterations in bio-geochemical cycles and other large-scale environmental transformations".
The Anthropocene Gallery, consisting of 16 works of art donated by the Biennale to the INGV, wants to be an invitation for visitors to deep reflection on the role of the human being as the dominant force on the Planet.
The installations, suspended from above with steel cables, will seem to float inside a corridor entirely lined with large windows, reinforcing the perception of lightness and dialogue between art and science for an immersive experience.
“The synergic relationship between art and science promoted within the Gallery is a winning one for outlining new visions”, he adds Nadia Lo Bue, researcher at INGV and co-organizer of the event. “Two fields that, although based on different methodologies and languages, enrich and strengthen each other in a profound dialogue that allows us to imagine and tell a future in which humanity is not only the protagonist, but an integral part of a global ecosystem that demands to be respected and preserved”.
The Anthropocene Gallery project is part of the activities planned for 2024/2025 by the Anthropocene Biennial, edited by Giusy Emiliano with the Artistic Direction of Victor Pavoncello, director and writer, and the Artistic Coordination of Anna DiFusco, artist.
“Art cannot replace the rigor of scientific disciplines, but it offers a unique space for reflection, observing the world from a different perspective and revealing details often invisible to rationality”, explains the Artistic Director Victor Pavoncello. “The works exhibited at the Biennale, including the 16 donated to the Galleria dell'Antropocene that will be inaugurated at the INGV, become tools to explore how to relate to the world in a more sensitive and responsible way”.
The Anthropocene Gallery hosted by INGV will be open to the public and visitable by reservation from 19 December 2024 to 6 January 2025.
More information on how to access and book visits to the following link.
Useful links:
National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV)
Link to the form for booking visits to the Anthropocene Gallery