International contemporary art festival SURVIVAL KIT 9 was directed towards the broadening of perception and learning from nature. The intertwined relationship between nature and culture might be better understood by looking at the politics of nature throughout history. Can art encourage us to think beyond this division? Could viable alternatives to the conditions of the present day be found by embracing the embodied knowledge of other species or types of being? Learning by becoming – whether becoming a plant, an animal, or a mineral – allows us different sensibilities. SURVIVAL KIT 9 proposed future ecologies in which equality and rights are not limited to humankind. Curated by Jonatan Habib Engqvist, Solvita Krese and Inga Lāce.

Photos: Ēriks Božis, Kristīne Madjare, Andrej Polukord