West Den Haag

18 international artists show work of the last four decades about ecofeminist thinking an acting within the visual arts.

Ecofeminism is a theoretical and activist movement that draws critical connections between gender, oppression, and the exploitation of natural resources. Emerging in the late 1970s through environmental protests, anti-nuclear initiatives, and feminist activism, ecofeminism addresses the oppression of both nature and women. It also confronts racism, homophobia, and capitalist patriarchy. Artists embrace these ideas, creating innovative and often site-specific works that expose and interrogate these systemic issues.

Life on Earth uses ecofeminism as a starting point, bringing together an international group of artists and collectives. They present new methodologies for reconsidering our natural environment in the 21st century. The works challenge anthropocentric ideas about gender and ecology and advocate for innovative approaches rooted in collectivity, myth-making, joy, and restorative actions.
The exhibition and its accompanying program address themes such as social ecology, the commons, activism, witchcraft, hydrofeminism, plant knowledge, science fiction, and speculative futures.

Artists: Alliance of the Southern Triangle (A.S.T.), Alicia Barney Caldas, Meech Boakye, Carolina Caycedo, Francesca Gabbiani, The Institute of Queer Ecology (IQECO), Kite, Leslie Labowitz Starus, Maria Maea, Otobong Nkanga, yétúndé olagbaju, Alicia Piller, Aviva Rahmani, Tabita Rezaire, Yo-E Ryou, Emilija Škarnulytė & A.L. Steiner