Energies: Stefanie Hessler on the politics of public utilities
Stefanie Hessler
Valerio Franzone
PUBLISHED:
January 5, 2025
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A conversation with Stefanie Hessler, Director of Swiss Institute in New York, on their exhibition Energies.
During the 1970s oil crisis, some inhabitants of the East Village in New York installed solar panels and a wind turbine on the roof of their building and started producing energy. This event resulted in a revolutionary change in energy regulation in the US. Starting from this story of community activism and participation, Swiss Institute’s Director Stefanie Hessler curated Energies, an exhibition that presents works and projects that move across different times, geographies, and scales and discuss the relationship between technology, politics, architecture, art and the environment.