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"Critical Zones. In Search of a Common Ground" is a travelling exhibition co-produced by ZKM | Karlsruhe and the Goethe-Institut/ Max Mueller Bhavan Mumbai, curated by Daria Mille and Mira Hirtz. It shows a selection of the exhibition "Critical Zones. Observatories for Earthly Politics", which was conceived and exhibited at ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe (2020–2022) based on a concept by Bruno Latour and Peter Weibel.

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For the Goethe-Institut South Asia, this travelling adaption shows a selection of artistic positions and is complemented by further works from Indian and Sri Lankan artists. The South Asia tour of the exhibition began in Mumbai, Colombo and Pune in 2022, continued in 2023 to Kolkata, and finishes with New Delhi and Bangalore in 2024.

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Courtesy Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan Mumbai and ZKM, Installation at Gallery MMB, Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan Mumbai, Photo by Anil Rane