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ABOUT
Exploring the Spirit of Now Through the Lens of Art & Sustainability
ZEITGEIST19 Foundation is a research-led curatorial collective and production platform that was established in 2019 to operate at the intersection of culture and socio-environmental activism. Encouraging the conservation of our planet and following the model of ARTivism, our institution stands on 4 pillars: social development, cultural preservation, education and sustainability. Advocating the UN Sustainable Development Goals, our welfare mission is to take part in the fight against Global Warming.
ZEITGEIST19 strives to generate a community of thinkers, who share a similar passion for progress and appreciation for 'conscious' art to build global conversations, identify critical issues and raise awareness of injustice. We run a vast public programme including critically curated exhibitions, artistic residencies, socio-cultural talks and workshops, digital podcast, and other initiatives intersecting culture and technology bridging analog and digital worlds, alongside producing art and documentary films with strong impact storytelling.
Our aim is to awaken and incite revitalizing movements of the community that are culture based, creative led and globally driven. Support and promote a global network of artists, creative entrepreneurs, researchers, curators, environmentalists and scholars. Inspire, encourage and empower people to lead positive social transformation.
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How can we react to the challenging times of Now?
How can we re-imagine the Future?
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Each era has a unique spirit - a nature or climate that sets it apart from any other epoch. In German, this is known as the Zeitgeist, from the words Zeit - time and Geist - spirit. Certain thinkers have asserted that the true zeitgeist of an era cannot be known until that era has passed, others have declared that only artists and philosophers can truly make sense of it.
Our initiative seeks to gather representatives from various segments under the umbrella of this philosophical concept creating a unique interdisciplinary content, in order to explore and home in on the spirit and reality of Now.
THE SPIRIT
OF NOW
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AS ABOVE
SO BELOW
Embracing Art, Science & Technology For Planetary Well-being
In Collaboration With
One Ocean Foundation
As Above, So Below is a hybrid transdisciplinary project and research program, created in collaboration with One Ocean Foundation, launched during COP29, endorsed by the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development as a Decade Activity and nominated for the Earthshot Prize 2025. The impact driven initiative is focused on biodiversity and ocean conservation and planetary well-being, encompassing a podcast, panel discussions, artist residencies, physical multimedia exhibition and a digital interactive space, where the virtual realm is merging art and technology to transform scientific discourse into immersive experiences.
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As Above, So Below is guided by the pillars:
Ocean & Environmental Literacy
Cross-sectoral Collaborations
Multidisciplinary Impact Solutions
Creativity as a Tool for Change
Nature Preservation & Regeneration
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