Presentation and Symposium 'Sensing Earth'
- Book presentation, film screening and debates
- with many speakers including activists, artists, researchers and others working at the intersection of ecology and culture
What: programme 'Sensing Earth: Cultural Quests Across a Heated Globe'
When: 17 October 2023, 14.00–20.00
Where: De Studio, Maarschalk Gérardstraat 4, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium
Organized by: ARIA University of Antwerp, European Cultural Foundation, Valiz
Language: English and Dutch
Admission: tickets available on the website of De Studio
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, ITEM
- Elke Kaschl-Mohni, Goethe-Insitut Brussels
- Moderator Laurent Standaert, Green European Foundation
17.45 – 19.00 Free 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