On the 23rd of Februari 2013, together with Manus Groenen, I curated a one-day event for Locatie Z consisting of an exhibition, program of lectures, musical performances and a supper with artists, scientists, musicians and a curious audience.
Dowload flyer including program here.
This edition we used archaeology as a method to speculate on the future: to excavate things to come.
Historical facts come to life when embedded in a proper narrative. But when we want to talk about the future, do stories need to be supported by tangible facts the same way? What would constitute such a fact? What properties make it plausible? Can we apply archaeological methods to get a perspective on the future?
With contributions by artists: Roger Hiorns, Paul Geelen, Thijs Ebbe Fokkens, Maarten vanden Eynde, Ibrahim Ineke, Saskia Laurant.
Lectures by Patrick van der Duin (futurologist),Maarten Vanden Eynde (arstist) en Áron Birtalan(artist/musician).
Moderated by Saskia van Stein.
Curated by Debbie Broekers and Manus Groenen.
Download here the reader as presented with the exhibition, with more information on the artists and their work.
Please see the following video for an impression of the day!