Techno-Ecologies and Bodies of Memory : The Environment as Battleground
Date : 22–24 October 2025 from 10:00–15:00
Location: Goethe-Institut Tunis, Tunis
Language: English (except for the first workshop)
Entry is free, with registration via this email: projekte@kunstraumkreuzberg.de, subject to availability.
The Merian Center for Advanced Studies in the Maghreb (MECAM) is pleased to collaborate with the Goethe-Institut Tunis and eSseda.lab for the program Techno-Ecologies and Bodies of Memory: The Environment as Battleground, initiated by Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien and curated by Marianna Liosi (MECAM Alumni Fellow). The workshops will also include two presentations by MECAM Fellows: Cyrine Kortas and Souhir Zekri.
This project explores the environment as a battleground where political, social, and ecological tensions intersect, highlighting the connections between memory, technology, and ecology. The satellite program in Tunisia reflects the themes addressed in Berlin through screenings, roundtables, and workshops in Chott-Meriem and Tunis.
22 October 2025 — Extremophiles
Workshop led by Bochra Taboubi
Participants will imagine and create specimens capable of surviving extreme conditions, along with their fictional environments, using drawing, printing, and mixed media techniques.
Languages: FR / EN / AR | Max participants: 20 | Registration: projekte@kunstraumkreuzberg.de
23 October 2025 — Juice
Workshop led by Dennis Dizon
Centered on Aleppo pine resin, this workshop explores the tension between care and extractivism through reading, writing, touch, and a walk in Parc du Belvédère.
Includes a presentation and conversation with Souhir Zekri, MECAM Fellow.
Language: EN (with self-organized translation) | Max participants: 20 | Registration: projekte@kunstraumkreuzberg.de
24 October 2025 — Caring and Learning with Lake Balkhash
Workshop led by Aigerim Kapar (Artcom Platform)
Inspired by the community project Care for Lake Balkhash, this workshop addresses the ecological and colonial memory of the lake through participatory mapping, memory work, and artisanal knowledge.
Includes a presentation and conversation with Cyrine Kortas, MECAM Fellow.
Language: EN (with self-organized translation) | Max participants: 20 | Registration: projekte@kunstraumkreuzberg.de
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