30 May - 14 June 2026

Membrane: Myths & Fictions of Soil

6 JUN - 30 AUG
15:00
NORDIC HOUSE

Membrane explores soil regeneration as a fundamental process that makes Earth habitable, enabling life to emerge, persist, and renew itself.

Scientific and posthumanist perspectives increasingly describe soil as a self-organising living system: a dynamic, symbiotic process rather than an inert resource.

Soil embodies both life-generating growth and the vital cycles of decay and decomposition. Because of its opacity and non-human temporalities, soil invites speculations, myths, and narratives alongside scientific knowledge.

Bringing together contemporary artistic practices, Membrane reveals soil as a multispecies archive and living memory, staging renewed earthly relations beyond anthropocentrism.

Peder Bjurman Gediminas, Nomeda Urbonas, Eglė Budvytytė, Johanna Seeleman, Sigrún Thorlacius, Linda Boļšakova, Lucrezia Costa
Curator: Thomas Pausz
Partners: Norræna húsið, Háskóli Íslands

Opening 6 June at 15:00

Opening Hours:
Tue–Sun: 10:00–17:00

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Accessibility

Wheelchair

Access at the Nordic House is generally good. It is easy to enter and move around the building, with elevator access between floors.
Accessible toilets are on the upper floor.
One designated accessible parking space is available, and it is also permitted to park directly by the footpath next to the building.

Headphones

A quiet room is available in the building.

All toilets in the building are gender‑neutral.

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