Affective Geologies

This archival and artistic research explores the material and psychic traces of ecological change in Chiatura. Its central concept, the “wound,” unites visible geological scars on the landscape, traumas experienced by the local community, and various infrastructural or systemic damages. Turned into a multilayered metaphor, this word is the starting point from which we observe the entanglement of eco-geological processes, human experience, and industrial logic. The research aims to reveal the connections between these geological and social wounds, the institutional decrees that enable them, and the civic counter-narratives that challenge this reality. The resulting polyphonic archive reflects not only the damage, but also the unexpected potential of affective force in an era of radical change.