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Tour of the exhibition
“The Nature of Things: Humboldt, comings and goings”

On the occasion of Alexander von Humboldt's 250th birthday, the Humboldt Forum Foundation and the Goethe-Institut jointly organized a two-day festival. As part of this celebration in Berlin, the exhibition “The Nature of Things: Humboldt, Comings and Goings”, curated by Halim Badawi, shows 14 contemporary artists in dialogue with 14 historical artistic positions. Selected works show that the burning questions of our time had already revealed themselves in the times of Humboldt’s expedition to the Americas.

 

  • Left, back: Andrés de Santa María, <i>Landscape (Bogota Savannah). </i> Middle, back: Ricardo Borrero Álvarez, <i>Tequendama Falls. </i> Right: José Luis Bongore, <i>Ailleurs: Soacha. </i> Display case in the corridor: Alexander von Humboldt, <i>Tequendama-Wasserfall. </i> <b>The Nature of Things: Humboldt, Comings and Goings.</b> Humboldt Forum, Berlin, 2019.   Photo: David von Becker
    Left, back: Andrés de Santa María, Landscape (Bogota Savannah). Middle, back: Ricardo Borrero Álvarez, Tequendama Falls. Right: José Luis Bongore, Ailleurs: Soacha. Display case in the corridor: Alexander von Humboldt, Tequendama-Wasserfall. The Nature of Things: Humboldt, Comings and Goings. Humboldt Forum, Berlin, 2019.  
  • Alexander von Humboldt, <i>Tequendama Falls. </i> <b>The Nature of Things: Humboldt, Comings and Goings.</b> Humboldt Forum, Berlin, 2019.   Photo: David von Becker
    Alexander von Humboldt, Tequendama Falls. The Nature of Things: Humboldt, Comings and Goings. Humboldt Forum, Berlin, 2019.  
  • Back: José Luis Bongore, <i>Ailleurs: Soacha. </i> Forward: Alexander von Humboldt, <i>Tequendama Falls.</i> <b>The Nature of Things: Humboldt, Comings and Goings.</b> Humboldt Forum, Berlin, 2019. Photo: Viktoria Tomaschko
    Back: José Luis Bongore, Ailleurs: Soacha. Forward: Alexander von Humboldt, Tequendama Falls. The Nature of Things: Humboldt, Comings and Goings. Humboldt Forum, Berlin, 2019.
  • Left: Andrés de Santa María, <i>Landscape (Bogota Savannah).</i> Right: Ricardo Borrero Álvarez, <i>Tequendama Falls.</i> <b>The Nature of Things: Humboldt, Comings and Goings. </b>Humboldt Forum, Berlin, 2019. Photo: Viktoria Tomaschko
    Left: Andrés de Santa María, Landscape (Bogota Savannah). Right: Ricardo Borrero Álvarez, Tequendama Falls. The Nature of Things: Humboldt, Comings and Goings. Humboldt Forum, Berlin, 2019.
  • Dialogue 2, <i>Transposing European Landscapes on American Nature. </i> <b>The Nature of Things: Humboldt, Comings and Goings.</b> Humboldt Forum, Berlin, 2019 Photo: Viktoria Tomaschko
    Dialogue 2, Transposing European Landscapes on American Nature. The Nature of Things: Humboldt, Comings and Goings. Humboldt Forum, Berlin, 2019
  • Left: David Guarnizo, <i>Expedition to the Toluca, Popocatepetl and Iztacihuatl volcanoes and the Basalt Prisms.</i> | Jean-Baptiste Louis Gros, <i>From San Angel to El Ajusco</i> and <i>El Ajusco seen from San Angel </i>| Camilo Echavarría, <i>Dusk in the tropics - Message for Frederic E. Church</i> | Frederic E. Church, </i>Tropical Landscape (View of Honda, Colombia).</i> Right: José Alejandro Restrepo, <i>Humboldt’s Crocodile Is Not Hegel’s Crocodile.</i> <b>The Nature of Things: Humboldt, Comings and Goings.</b> Humboldt Forum, Berlin, 2019.   Photo: Viktoria Tomaschko
    Left: David Guarnizo, Expedition to the Toluca, Popocatepetl and Iztacihuatl volcanoes and the Basalt Prisms. | Jean-Baptiste Louis Gros, From San Angel to El Ajusco and El Ajusco seen from San Angel | Camilo Echavarría, Dusk in the tropics - Message for Frederic E. Church | Frederic E. Church, Tropical Landscape (View of Honda, Colombia). Right: José Alejandro Restrepo, Humboldt’s Crocodile Is Not Hegel’s Crocodile. The Nature of Things: Humboldt, Comings and Goings. Humboldt Forum, Berlin, 2019.  
  • Left: Anonym, <i>Peruvian people and customs.</i> | Sunqua, <i>17 watercolor paintings depicting Peruvian people and customs. </i> Right: Alexander von Humboldt & Aimé Bonpland, <i>Essay on the Geography of Plants with a Physical Tableau of the Equinoctial Region.</i> <b>The Nature of Things: Humboldt, Comings and Goings.</b> Humboldt Forum, Berlin, 2019.   Photo: Viktoria Tomaschko
    Left: Anonym, Peruvian people and customs. | Sunqua, 17 watercolor paintings depicting Peruvian people and customs. Right: Alexander von Humboldt & Aimé Bonpland, Essay on the Geography of Plants with a Physical Tableau of the Equinoctial Region. The Nature of Things: Humboldt, Comings and Goings. Humboldt Forum, Berlin, 2019.  
  • Alexander von Humboldt & Aimé Bonpland, <i>Essay on the Geography of Plants with a Physical Tableau of the Equinoctial Region. </i> <b>The Nature of Things: Humboldt, Comings and Goings. </b>Humboldt Forum, Berlin, 2019.   Photo: Viktoria Tomaschko
    Alexander von Humboldt & Aimé Bonpland, Essay on the Geography of Plants with a Physical Tableau of the Equinoctial Region. The Nature of Things: Humboldt, Comings and Goings. Humboldt Forum, Berlin, 2019.  
  • Left: Andrés Matías Pinilla, <i>Monkeys of the New World (Based on: The marmozettes, Sir Edwin Landseer)</i>Middle: Andrés Matías Pinilla, <i>Maria Sibylla Merian #2 (Diptych) (Based on: Maria Sibylla Merian </i> Right: Maria Sibylla Merian, <i>S. Mulder Salip, No. 3 & No. 49. </i> <i>The Nature of Things: Humboldt, Comings and Goings.</i> Humboldt Forum, Berlin, 2019.   Photo: Viktoria Tomaschko
    Left: Andrés Matías Pinilla, Monkeys of the New World (Based on: The marmozettes, Sir Edwin Landseer)Middle: Andrés Matías Pinilla, Maria Sibylla Merian #2 (Diptych) (Based on: Maria Sibylla Merian Right: Maria Sibylla Merian, S. Mulder Salip, No. 3 & No. 49. The Nature of Things: Humboldt, Comings and Goings. Humboldt Forum, Berlin, 2019.  
  • Left Andrés Matías Pinilla, <i>Monkeys of the New World and Maria Sibylla Merian #2 (Diptych). </i> Middle: Maria Sibylla Merian, <i>S. Mulder Salip, No. 3 & No. 49.</i> | Luis Carlos Camargo Rodríguez, <i>Water stretch - Bogota Mountains. </i> Right: Erwin Kraus, <i>Snow peaks of Cocuy (top) and Snowpeaks of Tolima 4850 mt (bottom). </i> <b>The Nature of Things: Humboldt, Comings and Goings.</b> Humboldt Forum, Berlin, 2019.   Photo: Viktoria Tomaschko
    Left Andrés Matías Pinilla, Monkeys of the New World and Maria Sibylla Merian #2 (Diptych). Middle: Maria Sibylla Merian, S. Mulder Salip, No. 3 & No. 49. | Luis Carlos Camargo Rodríguez, Water stretch - Bogota Mountains. Right: Erwin Kraus, Snow peaks of Cocuy (top) and Snowpeaks of Tolima 4850 mt (bottom). The Nature of Things: Humboldt, Comings and Goings. Humboldt Forum, Berlin, 2019.  
  • Luis Carlos Camargo Rodríguez, <i>Water stretch - Bogota Mountains.</i> <b>The Nature of Things: Humboldt, Comings and Goings. </b>Humboldt Forum, Berlin, 2019.   Photo: Viktoria Tomaschko
    Luis Carlos Camargo Rodríguez, Water stretch - Bogota Mountains. The Nature of Things: Humboldt, Comings and Goings. Humboldt Forum, Berlin, 2019.  
  • Erwin Kraus, <i>Snow peaks of Cocuy (top) and Snowpeaks of Tolima 4850 mt (bottom).</i> <b>The Nature of Things: Humboldt, Comings and Goings. </b>Humboldt Forum, Berlin, 2019.   Photo: Viktoria Tomaschko
    Erwin Kraus, Snow peaks of Cocuy (top) and Snowpeaks of Tolima 4850 mt (bottom). The Nature of Things: Humboldt, Comings and Goings. Humboldt Forum, Berlin, 2019.  
  • David Guarnizo, <i>Expedition to the Toluca, Popocatepetl and Iztacihuatl volcanoes and the Basalt Prisms.</i> <b>The Nature of Things: Humboldt, Comings and Goings.</b> Humboldt Forum, Berlin, 2019.   Photo: Viktoria Tomaschko
    David Guarnizo, Expedition to the Toluca, Popocatepetl and Iztacihuatl volcanoes and the Basalt Prisms. The Nature of Things: Humboldt, Comings and Goings. Humboldt Forum, Berlin, 2019.  
  • Left: Camilo Echavarría, <i>Dusk in the tropics - Message for Frederic E. Church</i> Right: Frederic E. Church, <i>Tropical Landscape (View of Honda, Colombia). </i> <b>The Nature of Things: Humboldt, Comings and Goings. </b>Humboldt Forum, Berlin, 2019. Photo: Viktoria Tomaschko
    Left: Camilo Echavarría, Dusk in the tropics - Message for Frederic E. Church Right: Frederic E. Church, Tropical Landscape (View of Honda, Colombia). The Nature of Things: Humboldt, Comings and Goings. Humboldt Forum, Berlin, 2019.
 
  • Liliana Sánchez, <i>Where now? Who now? When now?</i> <b>The Nature of Things: Humboldt, Comings and Goings.</b>Humboldt Forum, Berlin, 2019.   Photo: Viktoria Tomaschko
    Liliana Sánchez, Where now? Who now? When now? The Nature of Things: Humboldt, Comings and Goings.Humboldt Forum, Berlin, 2019.  
  • Liliana Sánchez, <i>Where now? Who now? When now?</i> <b>The Nature of Things: Humboldt, Comings and Goings.</b> Humboldt Forum, Berlin, 2019.   Photo: Viktoria Tomaschko
    Liliana Sánchez, Where now? Who now? When now? The Nature of Things: Humboldt, Comings and Goings. Humboldt Forum, Berlin, 2019.  
  • Left: Alexander von Humboldt, <i>Journey to the top of the Chimborazo.</i> Middle: Experimenta/Sur: Tejidos Conectivos, <i>Orinoco.</i> Right, display case in the corridor: Óscar Santillán, <i>Kosmos.</i> <b>The Nature of Things: Humboldt, Comings and Goings</b>. Humboldt Forum, Berlin, 2019.   Photo: Viktoria Tomaschko
    Left: Alexander von Humboldt, Journey to the top of the Chimborazo. Middle: Experimenta/Sur: Tejidos Conectivos, Orinoco. Right, display case in the corridor: Óscar Santillán, Kosmos. The Nature of Things: Humboldt, Comings and Goings. Humboldt Forum, Berlin, 2019.  
  • Left: Antonio Bermúdez, <i>Return to the Center of the Earth. </i> Right: Alexander von Humboldt, Journey to the top of the Chimborazo.</i> <b>The Nature of Things: Humboldt, Comings and Goings.</b> Humboldt Forum, Berlin, 2019.   Photo: Viktoria Tomaschko
    Left: Antonio Bermúdez, Return to the Center of the Earth. Right: Alexander von Humboldt, Journey to the top of the Chimborazo. The Nature of Things: Humboldt, Comings and Goings. Humboldt Forum, Berlin, 2019.  
  • Alexander von Humboldt, <i>Journey to the top of the Chimborazo.</i> <b>The Nature of Things: Humboldt, Comings and Goings.</b> Humboldt Forum, Berlin, 2019.   Photo: Viktoria Tomaschko
    Alexander von Humboldt, Journey to the top of the Chimborazo. The Nature of Things: Humboldt, Comings and Goings. Humboldt Forum, Berlin, 2019.  
  • Experimenta/Sur: Tejidos Conectivos, <i>Orinoco.</i> <b>The Nature of Things: Humboldt, Comings and Goings.</b> Humboldt Forum, Berlin, 2019.   Photo: Viktoria Tomaschko
    Experimenta/Sur: Tejidos Conectivos, Orinoco. The Nature of Things: Humboldt, Comings and Goings. Humboldt Forum, Berlin, 2019.  
  • Ida Esbra, <i>Photographies of the Guatavita and Cauca River series.</i> <b> The Nature of Things: Humboldt, Comings and Goings.</b> Humboldt Forum, Berlin, 2019.   Photo: Viktoria Tomaschko
    Ida Esbra, Photographies of the Guatavita and Cauca River series. The Nature of Things: Humboldt, Comings and Goings. Humboldt Forum, Berlin, 2019.  
  • Ida Esbra, <i>Photographies of the Guatavita and Cauca River series.</i> <b>The Nature of Things: Humboldt, Comings and Goings.</b> Humboldt Forum, Berlin, 2019.   Photo: Viktoria Tomaschko
    Ida Esbra, Photographies of the Guatavita and Cauca River series. The Nature of Things: Humboldt, Comings and Goings. Humboldt Forum, Berlin, 2019.  
  • Ida Esbra, <i>Photographies of the Guatavita and Cauca River series.</i> <b>The Nature of Things: Humboldt, Comings and Goings.</b> Humboldt Forum, Berlin, 2019.   Photo: Viktoria Tomaschko
    Ida Esbra, Photographies of the Guatavita and Cauca River series. The Nature of Things: Humboldt, Comings and Goings. Humboldt Forum, Berlin, 2019.  
  • José Alejandro Restrepo, <i>Humboldt’s Crocodile Is Not Hegel’s Crocodile. </i> <b> The Nature of Things: Humboldt, Comings and Goings.</b> Humboldt Forum, Berlin, 2019.   Photo: Viktoria Tomaschko
    José Alejandro Restrepo, Humboldt’s Crocodile Is Not Hegel’s Crocodile. The Nature of Things: Humboldt, Comings and Goings. Humboldt Forum, Berlin, 2019.  
  • Gianfranco Foschino, <i> A New Landscape. </i> <b> La naturaleza de las cosas: Humboldt, idas y venidas. </b> Humboldt Forum, Berlín, 2019.   Photo: Viktoria Tomaschko
    Gianfranco Foschino, A New Landscape. La naturaleza de las cosas: Humboldt, idas y venidas. Humboldt Forum, Berlín, 2019.  
  • Gianfranco Foschino, <i>A New Landscape. </i> <b>The Nature of Things: Humboldt, Comings and Goings.</b> Humboldt Forum, Berlin, 2019.   Photo: Viktoria Tomaschko
    Gianfranco Foschino, A New Landscape. The Nature of Things: Humboldt, Comings and Goings. Humboldt Forum, Berlin, 2019.  
  • Antonio Bermúdez, <i>View of Matterhorn / Road to Honda.</i> <b>The Nature of Things: Humboldt, Comings and Goings.</b> Humboldt Forum, Berlin, 2019. Photo: Viktoria Tomaschko
    Antonio Bermúdez, View of Matterhorn / Road to Honda. The Nature of Things: Humboldt, Comings and Goings. Humboldt Forum, Berlin, 2019.
  • José Alejandro Restrepo, <i>Quindio Passage 2. </i> <b>The Nature of Things: Humboldt, Comings and Goings.</b> Humboldt Forum, Berlin, 2019.   Photo: Viktoria Tomaschko
    José Alejandro Restrepo, Quindio Passage 2. The Nature of Things: Humboldt, Comings and Goings. Humboldt Forum, Berlin, 2019.  
  • Felipe Santiago Gutiérrez, <i>La mulata</i> <b>The Nature of Things: Humboldt, Comings and Goings.</b> Humboldt Forum, Berlin, 2019. Foto: Viktoria Tomaschko
    Felipe Santiago Gutiérrez, La mulata The Nature of Things: Humboldt, Comings and Goings. Humboldt Forum, Berlin, 2019.

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