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The SUNposium
The SUNposium – A day of talks and performances at Fondazione Made in Cloister
31 May 2025
10:30 AM – 8:00 PM
Free admission, reservation required
The SUNposium represents the cornerstone and intellectual foundation of the exhibition project The Sun to Come, transforming the show into a dynamic platform for the production and exchange of knowledge.
Hosted and developed by Fondazione Made in Cloister together with nonlineare - independent curatorial initiative as part of the REBIRTH program, The SUNposium explores our relationship with nature, destruction, and renewal through interconnected perspectives
Like the Cloister itself — which has been reborn from monastery to wool mill and now to a space for contemporary art — The SUNposium amplifies the Foundation’s regenerative journey, making it an essential part of the program.
Program
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM | TALK – Phoenix-Sun
Michael Marder opens by challenging the enduring belief in nature’s infinite resilience, dissecting how this “phoenix complex” fuels ecological devastation while masking irreversible loss.
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM | TALK – Plato's Rebirth
Oxana Timofeeva reconnects consciousness and artificial intelligence to our fundamental kinship with plants and animals, reimagining rebirth beyond traditional species boundaries.
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM | TALK – Le storie di Pompeii Commitment. Materie archeologiche
Andrea Viliani examines archeological research unearthing its regenerative potentials.
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM | TALK – Semi di un mondo che attende di germinare
Luigi Coppola presents agroecological projects promoting new models of restanza—resilient staying.
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM | PERFORMANCE – The SUNposium culminates with Diana Lola Posani’s guided deep listening session, heightening sensory awareness to attune participants to the subtle resonances of the everyday landscape.
