Terrafilia. Beyond the Human in the Thyssen-Bornemisza Collections
Spanish edition with appendix of texts in English
Edited by Daniela Zyman and Alex Martin Rod
Authors: Báyò Akómoláfé; Marisol de la Cadena; Lorraine Daston; Malcom Ferdinand; Macarena Gómez-Barris; Eva Hayward and Ingo Niermann; Ayrson Heráclito; Michael Marder; Álex Martín Rod; Jason Mohaghegh; John Tresch; Daniela Zyman
Terrafilia, a term that combines the words Terra (Earth) and filia (love and friendship), expresses a deep connection of affection and responsibility towards the Earth and its inhabitants. However, loving the Earth is different from loving nature. It means pledging allegiance to animals, plants, terrestrial beings and supernatural creatures, while rethinking humanity's place within the intertwined web of life. This exhibition uses art to imagine and guide us towards transformative ways of being in the world, highlighting kinship between species, new types of collectivities and planetary care. It proposes a readjustment of cultural and political spaces beyond the human, paving the way for a new era of ecological and planetary thinking.
Organised in collaboration with TBA21 Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary, Terrafilia brings together around a hundred works spanning five centuries and covering an evocative spectrum of artistic and intellectual explorations that reveal the
