EVERYBODY COUNTS!
A conversation on the traces of science and art, (Citizen)Science and biodiversity in the
Anthropocene.
Stiftung Reinbeckhallen // Ausstellungshalle
August 8th 2021, 11 am
Moderation: Sophie Diesselhorst (nachkritik.de)
With Silke Voigt-Heucke (Expert for Citizen Science at Museum für Naturkunde Berlin), Jan Pusch (choreographer), u. a.
The way of life of the human species leaves deep traces in the ecosystem of the earth and is responsible for the fact that day by day countless animals and plants disappear forever. What does this loss mean and how can we succeed in protecting the remaining diversity? It seems inevitable that something has to change, but how do we translate this realization into action and what can each individual do?
Under the term Citizen Science, scientific projects are looking for interested citizens to jointly formulate research questions, conduct measurements and collect data. Thousands of Citizen Scientists count, collect, and sort insects, enter discovered birds into apps, and listen closely to the buzzing and humming around them. A cooperative concept as a blueprint for tomorrow's society. But what role can art play in this?
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© Antje Dittmann, Museum für Naturkunde Berlin
Free entrance. Registrations by e-mail are requested by August 5, 2021: flubacher@save-the-future.org
Afterwards, the visitors of the discussion round will have the opportunity to visit the exhibition "SURVIVE/LIVE or The World Without Us".
Silke Voigt-Heucke is a behavioral biologist and works as project manager for the Citizen Science project at the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, where she was responsible for the award-winning project "Forschungsfall Nachtigall" and "Berliner Fledermausforscher" at the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research Berlin. She is also project coordinator of the European platform for Citizen Science "Eu-Citizen.Science". Her work combines both: her passion for nature and for communication. Her motto: share knowledge and give something back to society. To attract audiences, she sometimes imitates a nightingale.
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Jan Pusch is a multi-award-winning freelance choreographer. After his dance career, he attracted national attention with extraordinary contemporary dance productions at Kampnagel. Starting in 2007, he shaped the newly founded Tanzcompagnie Nordwest at the Oldenburg State Theater as Choreographer in Residence. From 2010 to 2015, as chief choreographer and director, he was responsible for the artistic direction of the dance division at the Staatstheater Braunschweig, establishing it as a contemporary, nationally successful company with regular premieres and internationally renowned guest choreographers. With fresh - Tanztage Braunschweig, he created a new dance festival for the region. Since 2016, Jan Pusch has been freelancing again, primarily with his company and as a guest choreographer in Germany and abroad. His dance productions have won several awards and have been seen on numerous tours, including in Russia, Latin America, India and Japan.