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Thirteen visual artists show 9.2. – 13.4.18 with object, photo, painting, graphics, video and installation their critical view of farmer seeks industry <\/strong>. This art exhibition deals with a current process that is not sustainable. Today, small and medium-sized farms have to hold their own against agricultural factories and investor farms. Therefore, farms are dying and agricultural land is becoming an investment asset. “Land grabbing” robs land area through rising land prices. Newly built mega stables pollute air and water and this leads to manure tourism. Liquid manure is transported to other regions and countries where the groundwater is not yet so heavily contaminated with nitrates. Feed and dumping exports harm distant countries. The right to free seeds must be fought for. We see less insect slush on car windshields as a visible result of insect mortality. The largest tractor is a status symbol. Some “farmers are looking for industry” because they hope to survive and become even more dependent on it.

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Hay plastic – \u00a9 Tom Albrecht<\/p><\/div> “For decades, agricultural policy, its international institutions and also for private and public research, subsistence and small farmers were merely regressive “phase-out models” of a pre-industrial economy. “Grow or die!” has been the capitalist and socialist credo of progress for over 50 years, with few exceptions. Only larger economic units were capable of achieving the necessary global increase in production through modern and rationalized cultivation methods, primarily through the increased use of chemicals and machinery.” Quoted from World Food Report: Rural and industrial agriculture <\/p>\n

This exhibition “Farmer Seeks Industry” was put out to public tender internationally. When selecting applicants, we make sure that their works relate to the advertised theme. Art and sustainability is our theme. Future generations should have the same opportunities for a fulfilling life as we do. At the same time, opportunities must be distributed more fairly for all people on earth. Sustainable development combines economic progress with social justice and protection of the natural environment. We want to contribute to this with our artistic work by giving impulses to the public.<\/p>\n

Farmer seeks industry<\/h2>\n

What do artists have to say about the current processes? Do they see alternatives? Many international artists applied to participate in the exhibition. We thank you!<\/p>\n

Exhibiting artists<\/h2>\n

Tom Albrecht, <\/a>Sandra Becker, Susanne Gabler, Michael Hoepfel, <\/a>Irene Hoppenberg, <\/a>Esteban Lahoz, Gabriela Lesmes, Benna G. Maris, <\/a>Lucie Stahl, Annette St\u00fcsser-Simpson<\/a>, Mari Terauchi<\/a>, Sven Wieder, <\/a>Regine Wolff<\/a><\/p>\n

Her formats are object, photo, painting, graphic, video, installation. Two events complement with performance, lecture and conversation.<\/p>\n

Interwiev<\/a> with five artists of the exhibition, recorded on the eve of the vernissage: Michael Hoepfel, Regine Wolff, Irene Hoppenberg, Tom Albrecht and Esteban Lahoz, 22 min. <\/p>\n

Video documentation of the exhibition (3:06 min.)<\/a><\/h2>\n