{"id":145882,"date":"2025-04-30T16:34:42","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T14:34:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.humboldtforum.org\/?post_type=event&p=145882"},"modified":"2025-05-28T11:32:03","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T09:32:03","slug":"transpositional-geologies","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.humboldtforum.org\/en\/programm\/termin\/film-video-en\/transpositional-geologies-145882\/","title":{"rendered":"Transpositional Geologies"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The beauty of many mineralogical collections is captivating. Whether azurite, malachite or duftite \u2013 the multi-coloured iridescent, sparkling or bizarrely shaped collection objects fascinate experts and amateurs alike. But where do the minerals in the historical holdings of natural history collections in universities and museums come from? How and under what conditions were they mined locally and how did they end up in the collections? And what are the long-term consequences of the extractivist overexploitation of nature and humans, which often took place as a result of scientific expeditions?<\/p>\n

Using the example of minerals from Tsumeb in Namibia \u2013 a\u00a0country<\/span>\u00a0rich in minerals and mineral resources \u2013 the evening, which is part of the \u2018Object Laboratory\u2019 series, is dedicated to the colonial histories hidden in mineralogical collections. And thus also questions of colonial suffering, sometimes questionable scientific research and ongoing environmental destruction.<\/p>\n

The evening on the occasion of the launch of Sascha Mikloweit’s book ‘Transpositional Geologies\u2014Spectres of Coloniality’ begins with his film collaboration ‘transposition 001 (Happy Banality of Everything)’. For several years, he has been working with mineralogical collection objects from Tsumeb in Namibia \u2013 a place and mining district to which numerous research expeditions set out and which reflects the history of German colonialism from the late 19th and early 20th centuries to the present day. Afterwards, scientists Paul Basu (Oxford, United Kingdom) and Saima Nakuti Ndahangwapo (Bloemfontein, South Africa), and head of collection Johannes Giebel (Berlin, Germany) will discuss the colonial references of mineralogical collections and how to deal with them.<\/p>\n

As part of the discussion series “OBJEKTLABOR. Collection talks at the coordination centre”<\/em><\/p>\n

The following day, the Coordination Office for Scientific University Collections in Germany is organising a workshop for curators, collection and provenance researchers at the Humboldt Lab. If you are interested, you can register here:\u00a0kontakt@wissenschaftliche-sammlungen.de<\/a>\u00a0(keyword: Workshop Mineralogical Collections)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n

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1730h:<\/strong> Welcoming<\/p>\n

1745h:<\/strong> Screening | transposition 001 (Happy Banality of Everything)<\/p>\n

1830h:<\/strong> Performance Prince Kamaazengi Marenga I | transposition 397 (TSUMEB \u2013 A Poem)<\/p>\n

1840h:<\/strong> Panel Discussion | transposition 190 (Colonial Contexts of Mineralogical Collections)<\/p>\n

Keynote by Prof Dr Paul Basu (Oxford)<\/p>\n

Panel discussion with Prof Dr Paul Basu, Dr R. Johannes Giebel, and Dr Saima Nakuti Ndahangwapo; moderated by Bastian Herbst<\/p>\n

2010h:<\/strong> Interactive book launch with artist and editor Sascha Mikloweit, soundscape by Irakli Kiziria, and drinks<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n

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