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Exhibition »The Beauty of Early Life. Traces of Early Life«

You can see a red glowing, narrow and curved figure with spikes against a black background. She is surrounded by two other blue figures of her kind.
© ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe, Photo: ONUK

The exhibition takes us on a journey back through time to the origins of life. How did life first get started? Where can we still find traces of the earliest life forms today? Why is it important to look at the past in order to develop an understanding of why biodiversity is so relevant in today's world?

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  • Shooting of "Living Rocks: A Fragment of the Univers", water landscape in which isolated stones are placed
    James Darling, Lesley Forwood, »Living Rocks: A Fragment of the Univers«, 2019
    © James Darling, Lesley Forwood
  • OOZE (Eva Pfannes, Sylvain Hartenberg), Marjetica Potrč, »Future Island – The Time of Stone«, 2017 Heated rock, wallpaper
    OOZE (Eva Pfannes, Sylvain Hartenberg), Marjetica Potrč, »Future Island – The Time of Stone«, 2017 Heated rock, wallpaper
    © OOZE
  • EcoLogicStudio, »Bit.Bio.Bot«, 2021, Stainless steel structure, lab grade borosilicate glass, bioplastic components filled with micro-algae cultures
    EcoLogicStudio, »Bit.Bio.Bot«, 2021, Stainless steel structure, lab grade borosilicate glass, bioplastic components filled with micro-algae cultures
    Photo: Marco Cappelletti © EcoLogicStudio
  • Reiner Maria Matysik, »radiolarienübung«, 2020 Styrofoam (whitened)
    Reiner Maria Matysik, »radiolarienübung«, 2020 Styrofoam (whitened)
    © Reiner Maria Matysik
  • Reiner Maria Matysik, »radiolarienübung«, 2020 Styrofoam (whitened)
    Reiner Maria Matysik, »radiolarienübung«, 2020 Styrofoam (whitened)
    © Reiner Maria Matysik
  • The curators Prof. Dr. Norbert Lenz and Prof. Peter Weibel (from left) in the exhibition »The Beauty of Early Life«. The interactive computer-based installation by Bernd Lintermann and Derek Hauffen can be seen in the background.
    The curators Prof. Dr. Norbert Lenz and Prof. Peter Weibel (from left) in the exhibition »The Beauty of Early Life«, in front of Bernd Lintermann, Derek Hauffen, »Archigenesis«, 2022
    © ZKM | Center for Art and Media, Photo: Felix Grünschloss
  • The curatorial team of the exhibition »The Beauty of Early Life«, Dr. Eduard Harms, Philipp Ziegler, Hannah Jung, Prof. Peter Weibel and Prof. Dr. Norbert Lenz (from l). They stand in front of the work by James Darling and Lesley Forwood, »Living Rocks«.
    Das kuratorische Team der Ausstellung, Dr. Eduard Harms, Philipp Ziegler, Hannah Jung, Prof. Peter Weibel und Prof. Dr. Norbert Lenz (v.l). James Darling, Lesley Forwood, »Living Rocks. A Fragment of the Universe«, 2018
    © ZKM | Center for Art and Media, Photo: Felix Grünschloss
  • Shooting of "Living Rocks: A Fragment of the Univers", water landscape in which isolated stones are placed
    James Darling, Lesley Forwood, »Living Rocks: A Fragment of the Univers«, 2018
    © ZKM | Center for Art and Media, Photo: Felix Grünschloss
  • A young woman looks at the Mixed-Media-Installation »Future Island, The Time of Stone«
    OOZE (Sylvain Hartenberg, Eva Pfannes), Marjetica Potrč, »Future Island, The Time of Stone«, 2017
    © ZKM | Center for Art and Media, Photo: Felix Grünschloss
  • View of the exhibition »The Beauty of Early Life«. Several people look at the work of Reiner Maria Matysik »Radiolaria«.
    Reiner Maria Matysik, »Radiolarien«, 2021
    © ZKM | Center for Art and Media, Photo: Felix Grünschloss
  • A woman looks at the work »Entangled Lives: Drifters and Wanderers« by Sonia Mehra Chawla
    Sonia Mehra Chawla, »Entagled Lives: Drifters and Wanderers«, 2021
    © ZKM | Center for Art and Media, Photo: Felix Grünschloss
  • A young woman stands in front of the work by Bernd Lintermann and Derek Hauffen »Archigenesis«.
    Bernd Lintermann, Derek Hauffen, »Archigenesis«, 2022
    © ZKM | Center for Art and Media, Photo: Felix Grünschloss
  • You can see the Exhibit »Peytoia nathorsti«
    State Museum of Natural History Karlsruhe »Peytoia nathorsti«
    © ZKM | Center for Art and Media, Photo: Felix Grünschloss
  • View of the exhibition »The Beauty of Early Life«. In the foreground you can see the work of Agnieszka Kurant »Chemical Garden«.
    Agnieszka Kurant, »Chemical Garden«, 2021
    © ZKM | Center for Art and Media, Photo: Felix Grünschloss
  • A man looks at the generative chemical audio installation by Robertina Šebjanič, Zergon (Aleš Hieng), Ida Hiršenfelder with a magnifying glass.
    Robertina Šebjanič, Zergon (Aleš Hieng), Ida Hiršenfelder, »Time Displacement / Chemobrionic Garden«, 2015
    © ZKM | Center for Art and Media, Photo: Felix Grünschloss

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