<\/p>\n The “Green Soul” (i.e. the disposition to a harmonious relationship with living things) can only emerge in us at the end of a process of self-reconstruction. It’s all about re-establishing a lost relationship with the living, the biotope, the biosphere, the cosmic, by ridding ourselves as far as possible of our modern dependence on the artificial world – and doing so with the utmost sincerity. In this light, living in an artificial world is a form of corruption, whereas ridding ourselves of artificiality brings us closer to what’s essential, in skin-to-skin contact with the substance of the natural physical world, or what’s left of it. From this movement alone of relearning the self can arise an authentic ecological culture.<\/p>\n This talk focuses on an essential factor in the construction of the positive side of Anthropocene culture: the development of a close, even intimate, physical relationship with living things. Ecology, as much as a good understanding between humans and their environment, is a matter of incorporation. It’s about embodying the body of the “redux”, the one who has “returned”. The aim is connection, fusion, the body-world.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Paul Ardenne<\/strong> has a degree in History and a doctorate in Arts and Art Sciences. He is a contributor to the journals Art press, Archistorm and INTER-Art actuel, and is the author of several books: Art, l\u2019\u00e2ge contemporain (1997), L\u2019Art dans son moment politique (2000), L\u2019Image Corps (2001), Un Art contextuel (2002), Art, le pr\u00e9sent (2009), Un Art \u00e9cologique. Cr\u00e9ation plasticienne et anthropoc\u00e8ne (2018), L\u2019Art en joie. Aesthetics of joyful humanity (2023). He is also a novelist and specialist in architecture (Terre Habit\u00e9e, 2005; La Bonne ville, 2019; Le Boost et le frein \u2013 Comment l\u2019humain b\u00e2tit au 21e si\u00e8cle?, 2021\u2026).<\/em><\/p>\n As a curator of contemporary art, Paul Ardenne has designed numerous exhibitions, the most recent of which are \u201cDendromorphies. Creating with trees\u201d (Paris, 2016), \u201cCourants verts. Creating for the environment\u201d (Paris, 2019) and \u201cL\u2019anthropoc\u00e8ne et apr\u00e8s\u201d (Saint-Denis de la R\u00e9union, 2020). He has produced several programmes on France Culture devoted to art in the age of the Anthropocene (\u201cL\u2019art est l\u2019environnement<\/a>\u201c, January 2023) and is a regular contributor to the series of programmes The World in Images<\/a>, on the ARTE television channel.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Program 1. Words that say it all. The \u201cAnthropocene\u201d and its new vocabulary: new reality and new languages<\/em>. Tuesday 21 November, 2023, 6:30pm.<\/p>\n 2. The beginnings of ecological thinking. When and how is green consciousness born?<\/em> Tuesday 12 December, 2023, 6:30pm.<\/p>\n 3. The imaginary of the end of the world. Post-apocalypse, dystopia, ecological teleology<\/em>. Tuesday 23 January, 2023, 6:30pm.<\/p>\n 4. From anthropocene disaster to prodigal creation. The environmental destruction of the world and its rich aesthetic translation. Tuesday 20 February, 2024, 6:30pm.<\/p>\n 5. The Green Soul, a cultural commitment. The intellectual movement and the design of a new pro-Earth language<\/em>. Tuesday 19 March, 2024, 6:30pm.<\/p>\n 6. Anthropocene-art 1, visual arts. Painting, sculpture, installation, video between lament and degrowth<\/em>. Tuesday 2 April, 2024, 6:30 pm.<\/p>\n 7. Anthropocene-art 2, Ecopoetry, ecocinema, ecoBD, ecomusic, ecotheater, ecodance<\/em>. Tuesday 28 May, 2024, 6:30pm.<\/p>\n 8. Towards a Green Soul culture. A new mental, psychic and behavioral alliance. Conjuring anthropophobia and hatred of the destructive human<\/em>. Tuesday 11 June, 2024, 6:30pm.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Practical information<\/u><\/strong> <\/p>\n In partnership with ESA Saint-Luc Bruxelles School, Master in Social Innovation Design<\/strong><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n
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