Lecture
Thursday 6 June 2024
Lee Pivnik
Wet and Wild Mutualisms
In this presentation Lee Pivnik will share how his art practice draws inspiration from South Florida’s ecosystems and the greater landscape of artists responding to climate collapse. Lee has co-directed the Institute of Queer Ecology (IQECO) since 2017. A collaborative organism that creates artworks, exhibitions, and publications, IQECO, affirms that queer communities are uniquely positioned to lead on climate adaptation through embodied knowledge. On an individual level, queer life is mutable, understanding change and transformation in intensely personal ways. On a collective level, queer community is mutualistic: it is in-contact, relational; a space of eccentric economies and mutual support, of found families and connection. Through collaborative projects, IQECO aims to share this world of transformation and cooperation as a framework for addressing environmental issues together.
A fifth-generation Floridian, Lee’s personal practice is focused on distilling these themes into an ongoing social sculpture called Symbiotic House, a prototype dwelling for climate care and environmental repair."
A fifth-generation Floridian, Lee’s personal practice is focused on distilling these themes into an ongoing social sculpture called Symbiotic House, a prototype dwelling for climate care and environmental repair."
About Lee Pivnik
Lee Pivnik is an artist living in Miami, Florida. Working across disciplines, he takes inspiration from living systems and other species to imagine a future based on mutualistic relationships instead of extractive economies.
