„HALLO, WIE GEHT ES DIR?“
Eine interdisziplinäre Ausstellung von Kristina Popov, kuratorisch begleitet von Hannah Beck-Mannagetta
Eröffnung am 15.07.2026, 17 bis 20 Uhr im Leibniz-Institut (IGB), Müggelseedamm 310, 12587 Berlin
Das Moor verwischt die Grenze zwischen Mensch und Natur und fordert uns auf, unsere Beziehungen und unseren potenziellen Austausch im posthumanen Zeitalter neu zu überdenken. “Hallo wie geht es dir“ ist eine künstlerische Intervention, die sich mit der Relevanz von Moorlandschaften als größten natürlichen CO2-Speicher und für den Erhalt der Biodiversität in Zeiten der Klima Krise auseinandersetzt. Auf einer kulturellen Erkundungsreise durch die Moorlandschaften Estlands bis Köpenick fragen sich Moor und Mensch wechselseitig nach ihrem Befinden und entdecken ihre symbiotische Verbindung wieder.
The mire blurs the boundary between human and nature, challenging us to rethink our relationships and potential exchanges in the posthuman era. “Hallo, wie geht es dir?“ (Hello, how are you?) is an artistic intervention that explores the significance of peatlands—as the largest natural carbon sinks and vital hubs for biodiversity—in the midst of the climate crisis. Embarking on a cultural journey of exploration that spans from the peatlands of Estonia to Köpenick mire and human ask after each other’s well-being and rediscover their symbiotic connection.
MIRE
2025-ongoing, an artistic intervention that supports the protection of the Mire and combines artistic practice with scientific approaches
Funded by Goethe Institut Estonia, Estonian Embassy Berlin
In a time of the climate crisis, when we often feel we have harmed nature, mire moos offer us a second chance and demonstrate nature’s resilience. As a part of long time Project, „SOO“ is European artistic research start in Estonia with exhibitions at the Botanical Garden of the University of Tartu 2025 and Natural History Museum of Tartu 2025/26. Following my several-months artist residency in Estonia, it addresses the significance of mires as the largest natural carbon sinks, with a special focus on Sphagnum mosses native to Estonia.
TOOMA & ENDLA MIRE, 2025, Polaroid, 108 x 88 mm
„LAVASSAARE“, 2025, Polaroid, 108 x 88 mm
This series reflects on capitalism and its destructive relationship with nature. It shows the exploitation of the land for profit – particularly through peat extraction, which is burned for fuel or sold as potting soil. The images reveal the devastating impact of this practice on mire ecosystems.
„SOO“
Exhibition view, gallery space at the Botanical Garden of the University of Tartu, 2025
„SPHAGNUM AONGSTROEMII, SPHAGNUM AFFINE, SPHAGNUM MOLLE, SPHAGNUM JENSENII“ 2025
The ceramics are based on my memory of the original photographs of four species of peat moss that can no longer be found in Estonia due to the drainage of the moorlands and global warming.
„SPHAGNUM“ 2025
The installation consists of twelve cyanotype works as a negative of the original shape and size of different species of mosses. The works are connected by chains that resemble the microscopic cross-sections of a branch leaf of the plant.
“BODY OF MIRE”
Exhibition view Natural History Museum of Tartu, 2025/26
Microphotography from artistic Research “SOO”, Selection out of 40 images, Size variable
Who and what is the swamp in the microcosm?
The works, created in collaboration with local researchers and experts, combine field research, microscopic images, and photographic analyses. Exploring the beauty of the bog beyond the visible.
