What changes when we religiously worship the toxic? In this
era of catastrophe, can a cosmic connection be achieved through a cult of pollution?
Toxic Temple is an artistic-philosophical
quest to understand the current parlous state of the world.
We offer our inner contradictions and destructive lusts
as objects of worship. We enter wastelands instead of new territory, leaving space for artifacts, expressing solidarity with
the factual.
We encounter colorful assemblages of things that connect the known cosmos, tread the shaky ground
of novel divinity, inhale pungent odors that transport us to the sublime. Garbage dumps are the new temples. In a mania of
sadistic composure we breathe in the here and now. Transformative forces are released, free radicals; rituals that expose
the chaos that lurks beneath the surface.
- New transdisciplinary ecosophical approaches
- Multimedia
art project with comprehensive documentation and numerous illustrations
- With contributions by Julieta Aranda, Heather
Davis, Elisabeth Falkensteiner, Julia Grillmayr among others
Anna Lerchbaumer, sound and video
artist, Vienna
Kilian Jörg, philosopher and artist, Berlin, Vienna, Brussels
