Unpacking: Solar Prospects with Vanina Saracino

In this episode, curator Vanina Saracino takes us across Berlin to think about the strangest relationship humans have with the Sun.

The journey starts inside the Archenhold Observatory, home to a 21-meter telescope built in 1896, and continues in the studio of Chilean artist Amalia Valdés, whose work connects solar symbols across cultures and timelines.

Along the way we talk about:
☀️ living through a month without sunlight in Northern Norway
☀️ why people instinctively chase the sun in winter
☀️ touching a meteorite shaped by cosmic forces
☀️ ancient cosmologies and sacred calendars
☀️ and a theory that solar activity might influence human behavior

This episode explores Solar Prospects, a curated program on CIFRA that looks at how the sun shapes culture, art, and our collective imagination.

Explore the Solar Prospects curatorial selection on CIFRA:
https://cifra.com/playlist/34ec26ab-9806-4e70-9cde-c67ea20f8929

Follow Vanina Saracino on CIFRA:
https://cifra.com/account/vs