How arts & culture work for our planet
Europe is clearly noticing the impacts of the climate crisis. This summer, various devastating fires broke out all over the continent. The Berlin newspaper Tagesspiegel recently wrote that this year’s summer had been amongst the four hottest summers in Germany since 1881. Only 2003 was hotter than 2022. During hot summers museums can serve its citizens and visitors to escape the...
The climate conference “endlich” in Augsburg two weeks ago was – on many levels – a true blessing for me. It was emotional, connecting and affirmative, inspiring and empowering at the same time. Very socially sustainable indeed! The human connections made and inspirations released still reverberate today. Here are my highlights and thoughts to content, play and connection. “endlich”...
Today kicks off the nationwide theatre project with the German title “Auf die Plätze! Endlich! Los! – Theater-Staffellauf fürs Klima”. It is a relay run (“Staffellauf”) from theatre to theatre, from north to south in 18 days throughout the country. It is a symbol of and a demand for more sustainability and climate protection in the theatre sector – a...
I am very excited to finally share an interview with you again. This time it is about no-one else than Tino Sehgal. I got to speak to him during the exhibition Down To Earth at Gropius Bau Berlin which he co-curated together with Thomas Oberender. Known for his no-fly policy, Sehgal has some intriguing thoughts about art and sustainability,...
Past Friday on the 25th of March 2022, the Fridays For Future movement went out on the street again for global climate strike number 9. In Germany, it counted 220.000 activists demanding to put people before profit. In the face of the Russian war against Ukraine, especially we Europeans became aware of just how much we are dependent. On what?...
Humanity is experiencing critical times. Last week, Putin’s Russia has evaded Ukraine based on the misconception of “historical rights”, his imperialism and thirst of power. It is an attack against humanity, against Europe and the law of nations. And lastly it is an attack against democracy and the right to (artistic) freedom. It is an unfathomable abuse of power and...
