For this one hour conversation and Q&A, artist Andreas Greiner will talk about ways of calculating the CO2 production of an exhibition and the challenges of creating art with a small carbon footprint.

In his work, Andreas Greiner examines human impact on our planet. For his project “Jungle Memory” (2019), Andreas used Artificial Intelligence and a Deep-Learning Algorithm to archive endangered forests worldwide. During the process of applied machine learning, the project took a self-critical turn by analyzing its own electric energy consumption. He also questioned the art world’s role in CO2 production in his latest project for the exhibition “Zero Waste” (2020) in Leipzig. Here, he calculated how many newly planted trees would level out the exhibition’s Carbon Footprint.

“The first World Climate Conference in 1979 is now 40 years ago, and all this knowledge about the links between carbon dioxide and climate change has certainly long since reached general awareness. But action just does not follow. As an artist with well-intentioned ecological convictions, you have to look very carefully at what you do and then actually find that the devil is in the details.” Andreas Greiner

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Node Talks is a series of conversations that explore potential paths for future artistic and curatorial practices. Each talk will present inspiring art professionals who develop projects that have political, social or environmental impact. Proceeds go to 'House of Inventions’, a non-profit program by Node Center in Cd. Juárez, México. This initiative empowers teens to creatively address local issues. Join live or follow a recording. You set the price!

Image: Andreas Greiner, 2020. Photo: Paul Rohlfs.