Sammy Baloji's 'Extractive Landscapes' Exhibition at Stadtgalerie Museumspavillon in Salzburg

Sammy Baloji's exhibition 'Extractive Landscapes' was presented at the Stadtgalerie Museumspavillon in Salzburg from July 25 to August 17, 2019. The show explored landscapes altered by human activity, highlighting the power dynamics and colonial legacies that shape such environments. Colonial expansion historically framed lands outside Europe as spaces requiring cultivation and exploitation, impacting inhabitants and material realities in former colonies. Biljana Purić reviewed the exhibition for ARTMargins Online, noting that these transformed landscapes are never neutral but subject to ongoing negotiation and interpretation. The work underscores how colonial attitudes continue to affect people globally, with landscapes serving as sites of complex historical and social narratives.