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In Argentinian artist Tomás Saraceno’s studio there is an expected sound – the vibrations of a spider working on its web – a sound normally imperceptible to the human ear, but that doesn’t make it any less real.
The recent technological feat of capturing and recording the sound of a spider is just one of the many endeavors undertaken by the Berlin artist. Saraceno is known for working with experts in the field of science, engineering, and architecture, among others, to create works that exist beyond the traditional boundaries of the art world. These research-intensive, often groundbreaking facilities and projects make visible our interconnectedness with each other and the ecosystems in which we exist. They even earned him world records.
It’s an ambitious undertaking and it has solidified him as one of the most impactful artists of our generation. For Saraceno’s first major solo exhibition in the UK, which opens June 1 at the Serpentine Galleries in London, Saraceno and his collaborators go beyond museum walls, from London’s royal parks to rural communities in Argentina where people fight to stop lithium mining on their land, to Cameroon where the Spider Diviners challenge our notions of knowledge.
At the Serpentine, “Web(s) of Life“deals with critical and pressing questions about how we as people coexist with other life forms and how technology intersects with the climate emergency itself. While the latest of his works was on his way to London, Artnet News Europe Editor Kate Brown joined the artist in his bright and beautiful Berlin studio.
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