Within the panel ‘Data Ecologies’, Kat will present ‘THIRST: Artificial intelligence, agency and the watery bodies of data centres’, drawing on research from THIRST/For Knowledge as well as ongoing research for the THIRST series of films. 30th September, 9am at TU Dresden. More information at Schaufler Lab
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Visiting Fellowship at College of Arts, Social Sciences and Celtic Studies, University of Galway
Kat is delighted to be awarded a Visiting Fellowship at the University of Galway to work further on the THIRST series of films. Furthering her collaboration with Paul O’Neill, while in Galway Kat will be exploring the resonsances between the onsite research for THIRST in South Korea and the development […]
Read MoreEASST Conference Panel: THIRST
Presenting THIRST/ For Knowledge: Artistic explorations of water, land and AI data centres Within the context of the panel ‘How to explain erosion rates to a dead hare: Or, what counts as soil data in the Anthropocene?’ Convened by Alexandra Toland and Anna Krzywoszynska. Landscapes, humans and data centres are […]
Read MoreDevelopment residency: postWinterreise
For 3 weeks in January, Kat was in residency at the Gärtnerhaus, Berlin, further developing postWinterreise with Andrew Munn. postWinterreise is a journey into ecological transformation. Composed at the dawn of the industrial revolution, Franz Schubert’s Winterreise traces a narrative of individual loss in winter. In a time when winter […]
Read MorePublication DNA #24: Evidence Ensembles
Following Kat’s participation in the Haus der Kulturen der Welt’s Anthropocene Curriculum event Unearthing the Present, we are delighted to announce that the follow-up publication DNA #24: Evidence Ensembles (2024), published by Spector Books is now available. CONTRIBUTORS: Kat Austen; Christoph Rosol; Giulia Rispoli; Katrin Klingan; Niklas Hoffmann-Walbeck; Carbon Aesthetics […]
Read MoreThe Matter of the Soul cassette at Zabriskie Buchladen
The Matter of the Soul limited edition cassette is currently available for purchase at Berlin independent book shop Zabriskie Buchladen. Head over to their website or in person in Berlin to get your copy.
Read MoreFossil Echoes Book Published
We are thrilled to announce the publication of Kat’s book Fossil Echoes, which draws together two of my artworks that look at the consequences of human addiction to fossil fuels. On one side, This Land is Not Mine about brown coal mining and its effect on landscape and culture. On […]
Read MoreCarbon Echoes Trilogy at Ars Electronica
We are delighted to announce that Kat will be showing for the first time her Carbon Echoes trilogy at Ars Electronica festival 2022. The three works shown together are Stranger to the Trees, This Land is Not Mine and Palaeoplasticene. Entanglement with carbon is an essential component of the extreme […]
Read MoreTomorrow is Already Here
The Matter of the Soul will feature in the climate crisis themed exhibition Tomorrow Is Already Here 26th January – 8th March 2020Headlands Center for the ArtsSausalito, USA More info
Read Morecounter/knowledge at MORE WORLD conference
Kat’s work has been featured by Berliner Gazette as one of their Impulses for their 20th Anniversary MORE WORLD feature, which explores the role of collectivity in addressing climate change. At the MORE WORLD conference this October, Kat will participate in and feature a short performance from The Matter of […]
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