Armin Linke's 'Blind Sensorium' Explores the Anthropocene in Matera

The exhibition titled 'Blind Sensorium ‒ Il paradosso dell’Antropocene,' created by Milanese artist Armin Linke (b. 1966), is currently hosted at the Museo Archeologico Nazionale Domenico Ridola and the former Alessandro Volta school in Matera, running until January. Curated by Anselm Franke, this showcase includes photographs, interviews, projections, and analyses produced over the past few years, originally commissioned by the Haus der Kulturen der Welt in Berlin. The project examines the cultural dynamics of Matera and Basilicata as the European Capital of Culture while tackling issues of climate change and resource exploitation. Collaborating with Giulia Bruno and Giuseppe Ielasi, Linke presents archaeological artifacts alongside reproductions and maps in a non-thematic arrangement. The term 'Anthropocene,' introduced by Paul Crutzen in the 1980s, describes the era characterized by human influence on the environment.