What makes an ecological artist? with Lucia Pietroiusti, Head of Ecologies at the Serpentine

Lucia Pietroiusti is the Head of Ecologies at the Serpentine in London and the first guest of Season Two of the Ecosystem Member podcast.

If you aren’t familiar with the Serpentine, it is a contemporary art gallery in Kensington Gardens. And better yet, admission to the galleries is free for all visitors making it incredibly accessible.

Lucia is one of the driving forces behind the Serpentine’s work as a curator, programmer and organizational strategist. As the Head of Ecologies, she works at the intersection of art, ecology and systems. Her role is to embed environmental responsibility throughout the Serpentine’s infrastructure, operations, networks and programming. She also happened to create this role out of the General Ecology project we discuss in the episode that she started in 2018.

However, her influence stretches beyond the bounds of Kensington Gardens. She was the curator for the Golden Lion-winning opera performance ‘Sun & Sea’ at the Lithuanian Pavilion at the 58th Venice Biennale and the ‘Songs for the Changing Seasons’ exhibition at Vienna’s first Climate Biennale earlier this year.

After you listen to the episode, make sure to check out her website that is linked in the show notes because this is just the tip of the iceberg of her work. If you aren’t subscribed to our Substack, you can also visit ecosystemmember.com to check out a post with photos and videos of many of the projects we talk about in the episode. We’re going to try to do a bit more with the Substack this Season to help you learn more about our guests and amazing art around the world, so make sure to subscribe.

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Links

Lucia Pietroiusti Website

Lucia Pietroiusti on Instagram

‘Sun & Sea’

‘Songs for the Changing Seasons'

Infinite Ecologies Marathon at Serpentine

General Ecology at Serpentine