As part of its interdisciplinary exhibition series on scientific and socially relevant topics, the Bundeskunsthalle is presenting an exhibition on the issue of ecological land restoration. This is being done in close cooperation with the UNCCD (United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification). The G20 Global Land Initiative plans to renature one billion hectares of land worldwide by 2030. The
exhibition uses the perspectives of art and science to raise public awareness of this urgent issue. The exhibition will open at the end of 2024 to mark the 30th anniversary of the UNCCD.

Our soils take up to hundreds of years to form. But one extreme event is enough to destroy them in a matter of minutes. Every year, 100 million hectares of healthy and productive soil are destroyed – an area roughly three times the size of Germany. The restoration of our soils is of the utmost urgency, not only for ourselves, but also for biodiversity and the global climate. Land is of existential importance to our lives, and it is a treasure of immeasurable value that must be preserved.
To raise public awareness of this important issue, the exhibition uses the latest media technology and combines exhibits from art, cultural history and natural science to understand the ecological problems and potential of human-influenced environments: (1) cities, where 57 per cent of all people live, (2) land areas used for agriculture and industry, and (3) areas of virtually untouched nature around the world, which are particularly important for biodiversity and the global climate. The exhibition not only provides
a rational understanding of the importance of land for all our lives, but also offers an immersive experience of these habitats.

Visitors can experience and explore the theme of "land" in a tangible way on a digital globe, in a panoramic cinema and in three interactive environments, among other things. Far from presenting a dark vision of the future, the exhibition aims to convey a
positive narrative that inspires action for the common good. Artists (selection): Julius von Bismarck, Stefanie Bühler, Cao Fei, Julian Charrière, Agnes Denes, Ximena Garrido-Lecca, Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg, Nancy Graves, Jan Hostettler, Richard Long, Claes Oldenburg, Monika Sosnowska, Liam Young An exhibition by the Bundeskunsthalle and the UNCCD-G20 Global Land Initiative on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the UNCCD.

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