Earthing Science. Karolina Uskakovych and Alexandra Clod

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Earthing Science

Karolina Uskakovych and Alexandra Clod

Video collaboration, 2023

Grounding

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Grounding, also called earthing, is a therapeutic technique that involves doing activities that “ground” or electrically reconnect you to the earth.

This practice relies on earthing science and grounding physics to explain how electrical charges from the earth can have positive effects on your body.

There are few types of grounding, such as walking barefoot, lying on the ground, submerging in water and using grounding equipment.

Both artists were practising grounding techniques far from their home, Karolina - in Newcastle, Alexandra - in Helsinki. By grounding themselves to the surface of the earth, rocks, trees and immersing in the ocean, they bypass geographic distances by reconnecting their bodies with the body of the earth and thus reestablishing their belonging to nature. 


Artists

Alexandra Clod
Alexandra is a multidisciplinary artist, with formal training as a psychologist. The Industrial context of Donetsk city where she grew up provoked her interest in environmental changes and in how humans relate to nature. She works with the subjects of mythology (ancient rituals, sacred knowledge and symbols), global changes (shift of technologies, transition from postmodernism to new cultural paradigm etc.) and the psychological theories (such as archetypes, wholeness and trust). Inspired by the transformative power of art, in her art practice Alexandra uses means of photography, video and performance. She has taken part in international projects and residencies, including a RUCKA Artist Residency in Cesis, Latvia, with support of an Artist at Risk grant, performing at the Alte Muenze in Berlin, and a photography project in County Cork, Ireland.  
https://www.alexandraclod.com 
Karolina Uskakovych
Karolina is a designer, artist, and photographer from Kyiv, Ukraine. Karolina is currently pursuing her Master’s degree at The Royal Academy of Art in The Hague, where she is conducting research on victory gardens in the context of Russia’s war in Ukraine. Her multi-disciplinary practice examines the entanglement of nature, culture, and technology. Karolina is co-founder of the Uzvar_Collective and Art Director for the magazine Anthroposphere: The Oxford Climate Review. She is also the artist in residence with the Digital Ecologies research group. Karolina has exhibited in Amsterdam (Netherlands), Eindhoven (Germany) and Kyiv (Ukraine).
https://karolinauskakovych.com  
(Re)Grounding is a partnership between IZOLYATSIA (Ukraine), D6:EU (Cyprus) and D6: Culture in Transit (UK). 
The programme is supported by: the UK/UA Creative Partnerships programme created by the British Council in partnership with the Ukrainian Institute; European Cultural Foundation; Arts Council England; the Paul Hamlyn Foundation; the Cyprus Department of Contemporary Culture of Deputy Ministry; the Goethe-Institut Zypern; the NewBridge Project; Vsesvit, and EKATE (Cyprus Chamber of Fine Arts). 

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