Membrane

Nordic House

Membrane

Membrane

Nordic House, Sæmundargata 11, 102 Reykjavík Directions

Sun 09.08.2026 10:00

Membrane explores soil regeneration as a fundamental process that makes Earth habitable, enabling life to emerge, persist, and renew itself. Scientific and posthumanist perspectives increasingly describe soil as a self - organising living system: a dynamic,
symbiotic process rather than an inert resource. Soil embodies both life - generating growth and the vital cycles of decay and decomposition. Because of its opacity and non-human temporalities, soil invites speculations, myths, and narratives alongside scientific knowledge. Bringing together contemporary artistic practices, Membrane reveals soil as a multispecies archive and living memory, staging renewed earthly relations beyond
anthropocentrism.

Curator:
Thomas Pausz (FR/IS)
Artist:
Peder Bjurman (SE)
Gediminas & Nomeda Urbonas (LT)
Eglė Budvytytė (LT)
Johanna Seeleman (DE)
Sigrún Thorlacius (IS)
Linda Boļšakova (LV)
Lucrezia Costa (IT)
Partners/ Producers:
The Nordic House, University of Iceland and Reykjavík Arts Festival

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