The mediated tour of the Similarity Index exhibition sparks a discussion about the Earth from global and local, scientific and intuitive standpoints.
Similarity Index
- Date:
- 25 Apr–
22 Sep 2024
- Age restrictions
- 12+
English-language mediated tours of the Similarity Index exhibition typically take place on Friday evenings. To learn more about group tours or to request one, please email us at mediationcalls@v-a-c.org.
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Illustration: kakzdorovo
Scientists use the Earth Similarity Index to assess the possibility of life on other planets and their suitability for settlement. Chemists, biologists and astrophysicists have thus proposed a seemingly rational view of the Earth, although alternative viewpoints also exist.
LIMÉ is the official partner of the
The Similarity Index exhibition offers a fragmentary view concentrating on individual territories and personal histories that have a connection with them—places such as a mine, a lost garden or an abandoned grave. The Index can no longer be reduced to a neutral formula, and becomes a way to recognize personal involvement in such problems as the conflicts of colonialism and the exploitation of natural resources.
A utilitarian view of the Earth is contrasted by the experience of individual people, communities and ethnic groups from all over the world: from Brazil and China to the Arctic.
Together with the mediators,
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