Last Things (engl./frz.) / Last Things

Das Panel on Planetary Thinking und die Kunshalle Giessen laden zur Filmvorführung mit anschließendem Film- Künstler:innengespräch ein. Das gesamte Programm findet in englischer Sprache statt – auf Wunsch übersetzen die Veranstalter:innen gerne:

English:
Last Things looks at evolution and extinction from the perspective of the rocks and minerals that came before humanity and will outlast us. With scientists and thinkers like Lynn Margulis and Marcia Bjørnerud as guides and quoting from the proto-Sci-fi texts of J.H. Rosny, Deborah Stratman offers a stunning array of images, from microscopic forms to vast landscapes, and seeks a picture of evolution without humans at the center. The film screening complements the window exhibition Insideout #4: The Temple of Science by Aisling O’Carroll, to be viewed Nov. 04-10 at Kunsthalle Giessen. The installation investigates the entwined geological, glaciological, and human histories of the Unteraar glacier through a reconstruction of an improvised mountain hut, occupied by a pioneering group of glaciologists in the 19th century. After the film, everyone is invited to stay for the following short program: Welcome address: Theresa Deichert (Assistant Curator, Kunsthalle Giessen) Artist film talk: Aisling O’Carroll (landscape architect, designer Planetary Scholars Artists in Residence Fellow) in conversation with: Lukáš Likavcan (philosopher Planetary Scholars Artists in Residence Fellow) moderated by: Liza B. Bauer (Interim Scientific Manager, Panel on Planetary Thinking)