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
