Videogram 138: Terra Ignota [online/english]

Join us for a talk in the Videogram lecture series on contemporary curatorial and artistic practice and theory.

Terra Ignota: Art, nature, and research through clouds

Nicolás Spencer will share the creation and research processes of Terra Ignota, a transdisciplinary research platform that explores the relationships between culture, nature, knowledge, and their different forms of representation. Terra Ignota began in 2015, emerging from the practices of gatherings and meetings of a dynamic group of artists, scientists, curators, and producers, based on a recurring nomadic laboratory in the southernmost territory of the Americas.

Nicolás Spencer‘s work explores the breadth and complexity of nature, adopting a holistic approach that merges art, environment, and technology. He views the environment itself as a form of technology, adapting to natural forces and drawing inspiration from space. Rather than just observing nature, he critically examines our diverse relationships with it, offering new perspectives in art, science, technology, heritage, society, and indigenous cultures. His installations balance the massiveness of materials like rocks, metals, gravity, and wind with the fragility and materiality of sound. Spencer’s artistic practice intertwines with other fields of knowledge, generating alternative epistemological and aesthetic perspectives. His work has been recently exhibited at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chile and the Weltmuseum in Vienna, Austria. He is currently developing the Terra Ignota project based in Fuego Patagonia. 

The lecture in English will take place online. Meeting ID: 951 7215 7408.