TENDING LOSS

The group exhibition TENDING LOSS: Mourning beyond the Human explores the emotional and existential dimensions of ecological disruption. The concept of ‘solastalgia,’ which refers to the grief and alienation that arise when one’s own living environment is irreparably altered, forms the starting point for an investigation into grief, loss, and melancholy in the era of climate change. Artists, thinkers, and researchers visualise diverse forms of ecological loss: the disappearance of species, landscapes, ecosystems, and the sense of home.

Through installations, sound, film, and performative practices, a space is created in which these often unspoken emotions can be acknowledged and shared. Simultaneously, the exhibition explores new rituals, languages, and collective imaginaries to deal with this loss, not only human, but also multispecies. TENDING LOSS shows that grief need not simply mean paralysis, but can develop into a source of care, solidarity and resistance, and into a renewed connection with an Earth that changes but never ceases to speak.

Curated by: Stef Craps

RADIUS
Center for Contemporary Art and Ecology

Kalverbos 20
2611 XW Delft
The Netherlands