Announcement: 24./25.09.2026 Workshop »Ethico-Aesthetics of Landscape«

11 September 2026

Landscapes are not merely objects of aesthetic perception but also media of ethical and political order. The workshop explores landscape as image, metaphor, and imaginative construct through which ideas of nature, community, and responsibility are negotiated.

Workshop »Ethico-Aesthetics of Landscape«

Organization: Franca Buss, Hana Gründler

Time: September 24/25, 2026
Venue: Florence

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In cooperation with Bibliotheca Hertziana – Max-Planck-Institut für Kunstgeschichte.

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