Name: Opening: Charging Myths by On-Trade-Off
Start: 2023-02-23T19:00:00+01:00
Location: Framer Framed

Opening: Charging Myths by On-Trade-Off

Framer Framed

An exhibition by transnational artist collective On-Trade-Off

On Thursday 23 February, Framer Framed opens Charging Myths – a presentation of works by transnational artist collective On-Trade-Off as they explore how technological innovation is dependent on natural resources. Following the trail of lithium, beginning in Manono, Democratic Republic of Congo, this exhibition delves into our relationship with energy – from its colonial past to its unequal technological future. The exhibition runs until 4 June 2023.Pre-register via Eventbrite. Check the Framer Framed website for updates.P﻿articipating artists: Alexis Destoop, Marjolijn Dijkman, Pélagie Gbaguidi, Femke Herregraven, Dorine Mokha &amp; Elia Rediger, Jean Katambayi, Musasa, Alain Nsenga, Georges Senga, Pamela Tulizo, Maarten Vanden EyndeH﻿ow is technological innovation dependent on natural resources?Our relationship with energy is a theme that is as old and mythical as it is strategic. In this exhibition, the artist collective On-Trade-Off follows the trail of lithium. Their starting point is Manono in Congo, where the world’s largest stock of lithium ore was recently discovered. The former mining town is a place that hovers between past and present. While the scars of the colonial mining industry are still visible, multinationals launch large-scale mining of lithium, an important resource in the race for green energy.The artworks zoom in on the global race for raw materials – from exploitation to financial speculation, from raw materials to high-tech products. The ‘Trade-Off’ is an unequal exchange. It takes place between technological growth and increasing inequality, between overconsumption and survival, between the precious metals we carelessly carry in our pockets and the hands that extract them from the earth.The artists focus on co-operation and knowledge sharing and thus offer an artistic counterbalance to the economic logic of extraction and exploitation. Besides a critical look, they show the magic of energy and electricity, the resilience of man and land, and the belief in a new sun.Text: Z33, House for Contemporary Art, Design &amp; ArchitectureT﻿he exhibition is a co-production of Framer Framed and Z33 (Hasselt).

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