What our gut feeling tells us: long before our brain can grasp it, our belly already senses when something becomes unbalanced. Human metabolism is strongly linked to planetary cycles. Our body supplies itself with nutrients, stores energy and eliminates the indigestible. This continuous cycle sustains life. But how can we imagine a planetary metabolism?
The very ordinary and yet still mysterious process of digestion is a complex system that is kept in balance by countless organisms and in turns keeps our organism in balance. Our immune system, our mental health and even our cognitive skills are closely linked to digestive processes. The Belly Knows Before the Brain proposes a change of perspective on digestion and metabolism: from a purely human bodily function towards an ecological practice in which multiple species participate.
The exhibition and the Public Programme were curated by Stephan Kuss and Veronika Hackl.
