MACTE Termoli Exhibition Explores Ecology Through 11 Artists

The MACTE museum in Termoli, Italy, presents 'Le 3 ecologie', a group exhibition examining environmental and social crises through the work of 11 artists from different generations. The show's title references Félix Guattari's 1989 essay 'The Three Ecologies', which linked environmental and social degradation. Director Caterina Riva conceived the exhibition pre-pandemic, and its postponement allowed her to refine the concept. Featured artists include Piero Gilardi, whose polyurethane sculpture 'Ipogea' (2010) reimagines a cave as a source of bioenergy; Len Lye, whose animation depicts primordial organisms; Micha Zweifel, with carved plaster panels 'Calendar' evoking medieval labor cycles; Francesco Simeti, who creates wallpapers derived from art history; Nicola Toffolini, whose drawings are displayed on Simeti's wallpaper; Silvia Mariotti, whose series 'Boutade' combines imagination and archival photos during pandemic travel restrictions; and Jumana Manna, whose 'Wild Relatives' traces agricultural seeds from Syria to Lebanon and a research center in Norway. The exhibition emphasizes ecology's evolving meaning from the 1960s to today, connecting generations and geographies.