Guattari Reading Circle reading The Three Ecologies by Félix Guattari

To unfold the theoretical background of Crossings a series of collective readings are taking place in the exhibition. Angela Melitopoulos and Kunsthal Charlottenborg have invited theoreticians and artists to present a text related to Crossings.

Guattari Reading Circle read ‘The Three Ecologies’ by Félix Guattari from 1989, which unfolds Guattari’s definition of ecology as of complex interconnected phenomena, entangled by subjectivity, social and political relations and the environment.

Guattari Reading Circle is a research collective offering open reading groups focusing on studies of texts by the French institutional psychotherapist, philosopher and radical activist Félix Guattari (1930-1992). Established around the participation of the public, the reading circle is an itinerant function that responds to, vibes with and involves the given site and particular group of its gathering – always organised around reading aloud and on the spot (no preparation needed).

The Guattari Reading Circle was founded in 2014 and is conceptualised and organized by visual artist Arendse Krabbe and performance artist, curator and critic Mathias Kryger. Institutions that have previously hosted the reading circle include Kunsthal Charlottenborg; The Mental Health Center Sct. Hans; The Danish Art Library; Copenhagen University; Bispebjerg Hospital; Medical Museion; Trampolinehouse; Aarhus Litteraturecenter; Dansehallerne and the 32nd Saõ Paulo Biennial.

The collective reading is in English and takes place in the exhibition spaces. Texts will be provided, and no preparations needed.