Title: Etude sur l’empathie
Year: 2019
Publisher: HEAD-Genève
Artists:
Thomas Liu Le Lann
Marie Mottaz
Eva Zornio
Davide-Christelle Sanvee
Pauline Coquart
Lim & Pesso
Lauren Huret
Lou Cohen
Juliet Lakhdari
Anne Le Troter
Curator:
Charlotte Laubard
Description:
Etudes sur l’empathie [Studies on Empathy] borrows its title from a research project by artist Eva Zornio, which takes the form of a study. The exhibition assembles works by a dozen artists from HEAD—Genève. Each work sketches a singular relationship with empathy, leading viewers to ponder its ability to summon this feeling.
« Empathy. The word is everywhere. These days, we lament that it is lacking in the face of the migrant tragedy and the gradual spread of hate speech. It has become a qualitative criterion that is measurable through tests in human resources management. It is invoked to reassure ourselves as we face the approaching interference of artificial intelligence in all of the interstices of our social life. Since the discovery of mirror neurons, it is one of cognitive science’s favourite subjects of study. » Charlotte Laubard