Sensing Earth: Cultural Quests Across a Heated Globe

Science and technology alone won't save the Earth. Eco-capitalism misleads; climate change is also a cultural issue. This symposium challenges our ecological senses, rediscusses (cultural) mobility and ecological responsibility, and winks at creative approaches to cooler futures.

During the event, the book Sensing Earth – Cultural Quests Across a Heated Globe (edited by Philipp Dietachmair, Pascal Gielen & Georgia Nicolau) will be presented.

14.00 – 14.15 Registration
14.15 – 14.30 Welcoming words by Pascal Gielen
14.30 – 16.00 Food, ecology and distribution

• Jakob Cleymans, Coop Centraal Antwerp
• FutureFarmers, Artists
• Shayma Nader, Artist & Researcher
• Luigi Coppola, Agroecologist & Artist
• Tim Soens, Antwerp University
• Moderator Koen Van Synghel, journalist

16.00 – 16.15 Coffee Break
16.15 – 17.45 Cultural mobility and Ecological impact

• Intro by Kathleen Van Brempt & Philipp Dietachmair
• Chiara Badiali, Julie’s Bicycle collective
• BAU, Cultural Platform
• Asa Richardsdóttir, IETM – international network for contemporary performing arts.
• Elke Kaschl-Mohni, Goethe-Insitut Brussels
• Moderator Laurent Standaert, Green European Foundation

17.45 – 19.00 Dinner break
19.00 – 19.30 Book launch + Q&A
19.30 – 21.30 La Restanza by Alessandra Coppola

• Film screening (Italy, 2021 — 92')
• Q&A with film director
• Moderator Ilaria Lupo, Artist & Activist