Ursula Ströbele

Prof. Ursula Ströbele is affiliated with the Central Institute for Art History in Munich. She specializes in examining the intersection of art, ecology, and activism, particularly focusing on sculptural works since the 1960s. Her research explores how ecological awareness has shaped artistic expressions, including analyses of posthumanism and eco-fiction theories. She delivered a lecture titled 'Silent Spring: Ecological Systems and Activism in Sculptural Arts since the 1960s' at the Poznań University of Arts, discussing artists like Hans Haacke, Pierre Huyghe, and Anne Duk Hee Jordan.

Her work critiques historical notions of 'nature' and advocates for an expanded ecological framework to understand contemporary art's engagement with living phenomena. The lecture emphasized evolving artistic responses to environmental challenges, drawing on Rachel Carson's influential 'Silent Spring' (1962) as a foundational text.