Parting from the theoretical considerations of Bruno Latour and the concept of "critical zone" (that thin layer going from the subsoil to the atmosphere that makes all form of life possible), the exhibition at the IAC offers news perspectives on our shared and common territories. Whether they are located near us, whether they are dreamed or unexplored spaces –such as the planet Mars– these territories invite us to take note of this "critical zone" in which humans and non-humans cohabit, creating networks and maps of relationships that combine multiple dynamic processes. 

The work of Irene Kopelman seeks to reestablish our connexion to environment, by inviting us to explore the different dimensions of the earth’s geography and our local ecology. This sculptural installation emanates from Kopelman’s experience of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. In this protected area, one can observe rock formations as well as the mysterious moqui marbles, which can only be found in this site located in Utah’s desert, and on Mars. For “Here and Elsewhere”, the artist made exact replicas of these concretions (as they are called in geology), and placed them in order to recreate precisely the same configuration she observed at the original landscape during her visit to Escalante.