Live Podcast: Interwoven Lifeworlds

A Conversation with Philosopher Jonna Bornemark

How did humans become separated from the Earth – and how can we find our way back? In a conversation with philosopher Jonna Bornemark, we explore how our lives are intertwined with one another, with other species, and with the living world that sustains us.

In modern culture, we have learned to see ourselves as independent individuals inhabiting a mechanical world – clearly separated from the nature around us. But what if this understanding is not the whole truth? And what might become possible if we dare to rethink the way we understand the world?

The starting point for the conversation is Eija-Liisa Ahtila’s exhibition A Possible Image – of what is just becoming reality, which invites us to explore other ways of perceiving ecological relationships. Ahtila portrays how the lifeworlds of different species – their sensory experiences, rhythms and conditions of life – exist side by side in a shared, fragile space. A space that is sustained precisely through the diversity of its inhabitants.

Here, we encounter Jonna Bornemark’s philosophical work. In her books, including I Am Sky and Sea and the Rethinking the World series – she explores how reality becomes larger when we let go of simplified boundaries and distinctions. She writes about pregnancy as a state in which two lives are intertwined yet separate: one and two at the same time. An experience that challenges our most fundamental ideas about identity, relationship and autonomy.

The conversation moves between ecology, philosophy and lived experience – from the lifeworlds of other species to human relationships. Particular focus is also given to Ahtila’s new artwork in the Ulleråker area, Ulleråker Madonna, which explores questions of attachment, ecology, vulnerability and the memory of place.

Ingrid M. Rieser, producer and host of the ecophilosophical podcast Forest of Thought, moderates the conversation. On her podcast, she meets researchers, thinkers, artists and writers to explore how we can find more attentive and sustainable ways of living in relation to the living world.

Practical Information

The talk will be held in English.

Admission

SEK 60 / free for visitors under 26.

Tickets

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Participants

Jonna Bornemark – philosopher and author
Ingrid M. Rieser – producer and host of the Forest of Thought Podcast

In collaboration with Public Art, Uppsala Municipality, and CEMUS, the Centre for Environment and Development Studies at Uppsala University.

Contact

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