{"id":1824377,"date":"2026-03-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1824377"},"modified":"2026-03-13T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T21:00:00","slug":"a-visit-to-tomas-saracenos-berlin-studio-delves-into-a-deeply-empathetic-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1824377","title":{"rendered":"A Visit to Tom\u00e1s Saraceno\u2019s Berlin Studio Delves into a Deeply Empathetic Practice"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content prose-colossal max-w-none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default entry-header is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"colo-post-featured-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1096\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/saraceno.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"orbs float in the air in an installation by tomas saraceno\" style=\"object-fit:cover\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">All images courtesy of Art21<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group post-title is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0bc941e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h1 class=\"alignfull wp-block-post-title\">A Visit to Tom\u00e1s Saraceno\u2019s Berlin Studio Delves into a Deeply Empathetic Practice<\/h1>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-meta is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-03-13T08:14:38-05:00\">March 13, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a class=\"category-art\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/art\/\" rel=\"tag\">Art<\/a><a class=\"category-climate\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/climate\/\" rel=\"tag\">Climate<\/a><a class=\"category-film\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/film\/\" rel=\"tag\">Film<\/a><a class=\"category-social-issues\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/social-issues\/\" rel=\"tag\">Social Issues<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/author\/gebert\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Grace Ebert<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-share-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing has-visible-labels has-icon-color is-style-logos-only is-layout-flex wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-is-layout-flex\">\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d\" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-facebook has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2F2026%2F03%2Ftomas-saraceno-art-21-film%2F&amp;title=A%20Visit%20to%20Tom%C3%A1s%20Saraceno%27s%20Berlin%20Studio%20Delves%20into%20a%20Deeply%20Empathetic%20Practice\" aria-label=\"Share\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-label \"><br \/>\n\t\t\tShare\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d\" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-mail has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#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\" aria-label=\"Email\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-label \"><br \/>\n\t\t\tEmail\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><button class=\"simplefavorite-button preset\" data-postid=\"471152\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"0\"><i class=\"sf-icon-bookmark\"><\/i>Bookmark<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>What is a web to the spider? A home, a tool, simply something they cling to? <a href=\"https:\/\/studiotomassaraceno.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tom\u00e1s Saraceno<\/a> presents these questions in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FPMrSkF_7BY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a new segment<\/a> from Art21, in which filmmakers visit his Berlin studio and examine the machinations of his collaborative practice, extending from a team of people to the tiny critters beneath our feet.<\/p>\n<p>Saraceno continually considers how humans occupy space and how such environments inform the ways we connect with the world around us. This short documentary, which is part of the \u201cRealms of the Real\u201d episode, reviews several of the artist\u2019s projects, from his suspended installations to his more participatory community projects.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Several artworks presented in the film have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/tags\/tomas-saraceno\/\">previously featured<\/a> on Colossal, and the film offers insight into the evolution of Saraceno\u2019s thinking over several years. Much of his work strives for connection and empathy building, which he explains through the structure of the web. \u201cIt\u2019s really trying to extend the ability of understanding who is our family, right? Who is our brothers, sisters, and grandfathers?\u201d he says. \u201cBy allowing others to admire these incredible webs, they will become more empathetic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Find more Art21 films on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@art21org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a>, along with some of our favorites <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/tags\/art21\/\">previously on Colossal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/saraceno-2.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-471152\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1099\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/saraceno-2.jpg\" alt=\"a film still of people sitting in a tall tomas saraceno installation\" class=\"wp-image-471201\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"after-entry\" role=\"complementary\" aria-label=\"After Entry\">\n<section id=\"block-16\" class=\"widget widget_block widget_text\">\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:#88caf0\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Do stories and artists like this matter to you?<\/strong><\/mark> Become a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/members\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"118516\">Colossal Member<\/a> now, and support independent arts publishing.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"block-17\" class=\"widget widget_block\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top member-benefits is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hide advertising<\/li>\n<li>Save your favorite articles<\/li>\n<li>Get 15% off in the <a href=\"https:\/\/colossal.shop\/\">Colossal Shop<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Receive members-only newsletter<\/li>\n<li>Give 1% for art supplies in K-12 classrooms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top member-options is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Join us today!<\/h3>\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-crow-color has-verdigris-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/colossal.memberful.com\/checkout?plan=113464\">$7\/month<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-crow-color has-verdigris-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/colossal.memberful.com\/checkout?plan=113463\">$75\/year<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-crow-color has-chalk-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/members\/\">Explore membership options<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"20\" height=\"21\" class=\"wp-image-327872\" style=\"width: 20px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/arrow-left.svg\" alt><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/aside>\n<nav class=\"navigation post-navigation\" role=\"navigation\">\n<div class=\"nav-links\">\n<div class=\"nav-previous\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2026\/03\/alexander-endrullat-off-the-grid\/\" rel=\"prev\">Next article<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All images courtesy of Art21 A Visit to Tom\u00e1s Saraceno\u2019s Berlin Studio Delves into a Deeply Empathetic Practice March 13, 2026 ArtClimateFilmSocial Issues Grace Ebert Share Email Bookmark What is a web to the spider? 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