Institute for Postnatural Studies

The Institute of Postnatural Studies (IPS) is a center of artistic experimentation from which to explore and problematize postnature as a framework for contemporary creation. Founded in 2020, it is proposed as a platform for critical thinking; a networked place that brings together artists and researchers concerned with issues related to the global ecological crisis. In this way, and from its center located in the Usera district in Madrid, the IPS intends to become a tool for transformation by offering new approaches to artistic, production and cultural practices. The IPS operates both locally and internationally to build bridges between ecology and culture.

Both the Institute of Postnatural Studies and its members have collaborated with institutions such as Forensic Architecture, Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, La Casa Encendida, Veranos de la Villa, CA2M, Centre del Carme Cultura Contemporània, University of Barcelona, IED Istituto Europeo di Design, Columbia University, Graham Foundation for the Fine Arts Grants, Tate Modern, CERN, Kvadrat, The Museum of Modern Art of Rio de Janeiro-Brazil, The National Gallery of Modern Art of Mumbai-India, Archivo y Arquitectura and the Centro Nacional de las Artes de México, Inland Campo Adentro, Teatro de la Abadía, Matadero Madrid, Círculo de Bellas Artes, Caja Negra Editora, This is Jackalope, Forma Fantasma, Domaine de Boisbuchet Candem Arts Centre, Whitechapel Gallery or the PoverArte Festival in Bologna, among others.

The workshop will be led by three of the founding members of the Institute: Matteo Guarnaccia, Yuri Tuma and Pablo Ferreira Navone.