Landscapes of Desire

Focus of the 4. Industrial Art Biennial is post-industrialisation, as it plays a crucial role in the current period of upheaval in the Antropocene. Christoph Doswald and Paolo Bianchi invited 29 artists and commissioned a large number of site specific projects, addressing issues of economic sustainability, cultural diversity, climate change, etc. Landscapes of Desire is relying on the power of networking to overcome the boundaries of political and social borders. Artworks are sensory tools and methods to successfully challenge thought-patterns. "We need more artful thinking for a sustainable world", state the curators. The 4th Industrial Art Biennial is conceived as an experimental laboratory, re-shaping the rich social, economical and cultural topography of Istria. With works by Lara Almarcegui, Cristian Andersen, Charlie Billingham, Vanessa Billy, Werner Feiersinger, Fernanda Figueiredo, Clare Goodwin, Tatjana Gromaca, Igor Grubic, Manaf Halbouni, Raphael Hefti, Gregor Hildebrandt, Christian Jankowski, Nikita Kadan, Sandra Knecht, Joseph Kosuth, Lena Lapschina, Sonia Leimer, Olaf Nicolai, Seckin Pirim, Anna Piva, Marko Pogacnik, Tanja Helena Roscic, Karin Sander, Arcangelo Sassolino, Talaya Schmid, Natalia Stachon, Stefanos Tsivopoulos, Viktor Zahtila A comprehensive catalogue - published with Verlag für moderne Kunst (Vienna) -, is featuring all interventions, documented by reknown photographer Jules Spinatsch. Contributions by Paolo Bianchi, Marie-Janine Calic, Christoph Doswald, Isabella Flego and Tatjana Gromaca.