Monira Al Qadiri, Mark Dion, Goshka Macuga, Ed Ruscha, Niloufar Shirani
Oil is compressed time – formed from the remains of prehistoric life, hidden in the earth's geological layers. Hardly any substance connects nature, energy and human imagination so directly. The exhibition at ERES Projects is devoted to a raw material that has shaped landscapes, economies and social imaginaries for more than a century. As a source of progress and prosperity, oil at the same time stands for environmental burdens and the challenges of fossil dependence. Between earth history and global infrastructure, a complex web unfolds, in which nature, ecology, economy and culture intertwine into narratives of global significance.