Opening, October 12, 2006, 7 pm
Exhibition, October 13 – December 1, 2006
“Political and social hegemony has always extended to control over water, food and land. Transnational corporations are the ones now appropriating and exploiting nature and native knowledge of how to utilize it—a practice known as biopiracy. This refers to genetic or biological resources being patented and used without the consent and financial compensation of the land of origin, the local communities or the indigenous peoples who previously maintained and used those resources. Biopiracy concentrates on the ‘mega diversity’ countries of Mexico, India, Brazil, Indonesia and Australia, known for their exceptionally high level of cultural and biological variety. The access to and development of cheap fossil and biological raw materials, as well as the progressive capitalization on social areas that have not yet been directly exploited for monetary gain, are distinguishing features of Fordism.” (Excerpt from the eponymous artist book, Schlebrügge Editor)
Ines Doujak (b. Austria, 1959) lives and works in Vienna.
www.inesdoujak.net
Curated by Christian Kravagna and Hedwig Saxenhuber.