Emerging in a global blind spot the consequences of climate change have the potential to unleash a radical capacity for transformation breaking through history, blowing across boundaries, ripping through political sytsems and cultural roots. ...
When it comes to climate change, many systems of control designed around national borders break down: internationally restrictive trade processes and systems of enforcement have little or power in the face of desertification, mass flooding, ...
Shift, Break, Control North:
Discussion with Claudia Kemfert and Lorenz Petersen,
chaired by Harald Welzer Fri, 30.01. - 12:00
Shift, Break, Conrol South:
Discussion with Atteqa Malik, Binyawanga Wainaina and Yasir Husain,
chaired by Rob van Kranenburg Fri, 30.01. - 15:00
Hotspots are special thematic keynotes focussed on notions of cultural urgency. Linking the theories and practice of leading artists and designers the Hot Spots explore central questions related to DEEP NORTH where the realms of art and science, politics and technology collide.
We're meeting here both as artists and as consumers. Our diverse methodologies link us in explorations that critically reflect upon us, exposing the ecological consequences of our own actions. Individual consumer freedom is a myth, just as much as the seemingly pragmatic but not at all sustainable prescriptions for crawling out of the global financial crisis. We will look at the concepts behind our practice and propose tools for sustainability.
