Organized by the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza in collaboration with TBA21–Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary, Terraphilia draws together around a hundred works spanning five centuries from the Thyssen-Bornemisza collections.
What does it mean to love the Earth? Terraphilia—a term combining Terra (Earth) with philia (love and friendship)—expresses a deep-rooted connection of affect, care, and responsibility toward the Earth and its multitudes of inhabitants. To love the Earth is to pledge allegiance to animals, plants, geological formations, and supernatural creatures, as well as to rethink humanity’s place within the complex, interwoven web of life. In the face of the mounting pressures of planetary heating, biodiversity loss, and increasing inequalities, the exhibition turns to art to envision and orient us toward transformative ways of being in the world—mobilizing interspecies kinship, new kinds of collectivities, and planetary care. 
Featuring Diana Policarpo, the exhibition will be on view at the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza in Madrid (ES) from July 1 to September 24, 2025.