WOHER DER WIND WEHT. SCENARIOS OF CLIMATE CHANGE 18 AND 19 MAY 09 / HAU 1 AND HAU 2 A climate change takes place. We all agree. But what does it mean? What are the interactions of human effects and ecological cycles? What will be the consequences of changing climate circumstances on a regional, as well as on a global scale? What are the data and narratives that we can rely on for our planning? Do we have to expect indomitable catastrophes, weather excesses and a scarcity of resources? And what happened to the forecasts of the past? With the methods of art and cultural science the theme days at HAU explore a phenomenon which beyond a doubt will shape the environmental policy of the next decades, but which as an object of knowledge appears rather enigmatic: Climate is complex and dynamic, as well as impossible to grasp in time and space. When speaking about the topic of climate change science, politics and art have something in common: They develop scenarios. Caused by apocalyptic visions the horrific anticipation of future giant changes is struggling with the wish to maintain a status quo. And yet, in spite of enormously growing databases, clever methods of calculation and simulation, and more and more knowledge, when we deal with forecasts, only little is certain and a lot remains hypothetical. But perhaps this is not that bad after all, as planning and precaution are equally important like phantasizing and experimenting. We shall need both in the future. A programme with performances, installations, workshops, discussions, films and music inaugurates idiosyncratic & systematic, poetical & satirical approaches, it provides for sand and sea storms and drowns a few things. A joint production by Hebbel am Ufer and Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety PROGRAM 18 MAY 2009 18 H / HAU 1 OPENING Lecture by Thomas Macho (Berlin): Klima der Zukunft: Ein Rückblick auf Utopien und Prognosen (dt.) and Martin Drenthen (Nijmegen): Why We Should Embrace the River (engl.) 20 H / HAU 1 THE SLEEP Director: Caden Manson/Big Art Group, New York In his most recent work “The Sleep” New York director Caden Manson confronts the climate change with media technologies. It is based on a classic of apocalyptic literature from 1901, M.P. Shiel’s “The Purple Cloud”: A discoverer embarks on a journey in order to explore the yet unknown North Pole. During his absence the world itself becomes a hostile place. “The Sleep” transposes this story to present times: It is about a society, which despite the chances to make use of information in a digital age, seems to obey a strange automatism of carrying on. Manson includes techniques of early film, Victorian toy theatre and live rock’n’roll, and thus creates a both beautiful and disturbing evening at the theatre. Production: Big Art Group with support by the Greenwall Foundation. Special Thanks: Ana Mari de Quesada, The Wild Project, Kristin Mueller and Alex Haselbeck 20 H / HAU 1 Foyer FILMPROGRAM: Andere Zustände compiled by Barbara Wurm 20 H / HAU 2 MONOCHROMS KLIMA TRAINING CAMP Installation / Workshop by monochrom, Vienna For the theme days the art and theory inclined group monochrom from Vienna elaborates two climate booths: You can experience a sand storm in one booth and a snow storm in the other. In a workshop and a lecture the visitors will have the possibility to acquire knowledge on how to build a climate booth and to train for the possible weather extremes in a “climate training camp”. 20.30 H / HAU 2 HOLLAND TSUNAMI. DROWNING IN EUROPE SPACE (NL/HU) The complete inundation of the Netherlands is just three months away, the population has only that much time left to leave the country. But who will give shelter to the climatic refugees, who according to the Geneva Convention are not yet recognised as such? While the Germans and the French only regretfully shake their heads, the Hungarians see their chance and grant asylum. Will this go well? What do they know about each other at all? With a camera and a microphone Petra Ardai (HUN) and Luc van Loo (NL) went on location and interviewed people. The result is a both humourous, as well as critical evening with a glass of wine. 17 until 22.30 H / HAU 1 Der Klimaretter-Beichtstuhl / Fotomontagen by Ilkka Halso (FIN) / Präsentation Schwimmender Architektur für die Lausitz 22.30 H/ HAU 2 GIBT ES WETTER NUR IM FILM? LECTURE-PARTY with DREHLI ROBNIK The aesthetics of climate cinema in image, sound and discourse-analytic one-liners. Then a joint global warming with party music on the topic of weather capers, compiled, hosted & presented by Drehli Robnik (Vienna). PROGRAM 19 MAY 2009 18 H / HAU 1 LECTURE by Gabriele Gramelsberger (Köln/Berlin): Der gemittelte Fisch im simulierten Ozean and Claus Pias (Vienna): Richtig aber fiktiv. Was wissen Klimasimulationen? 19.30 H / HAU 1 PODIUMSDISKUSSION with Claus Pias, Nick Reimer, Michael Guggenheim Moderation: Cerstin Gammelin (SZ, Brüssel) 19.30 and 21 H / HAU 2 MONOCHROMS KLIMA TRAINING CAMP Installation / Workshop by monochrom, Vienna For the theme days the art and theory inclined group monochrom from Vienna elaborates two climate booths: You can experience a sand storm in one booth and a snow storm in the other. In a workshop and a lecture the visitors will have the possibility to acquire knowledge on how to build a climate booth and to train for the possible weather extremes in a “climate training camp”. 20.30 H / HAU 1 Foyer FILMPROGRAM: Andere Zustände compiled by Barbara Wurm 21 H / HAU 1 THE SLEEP Director: Caden Manson/Big Art Group, New York In his most recent work “The Sleep” New York director Caden Manson confronts the climate change with media technologies. It is based on a classic of apocalyptic literature from 1901, M.P. Shiel’s “The Purple Cloud”: A discoverer embarks on a journey in order to explore the yet unknown North Pole. During his absence the world itself becomes a hostile place. “The Sleep” transposes this story to present times: It is about a society, which despite the chances to make use of information in a digital age, seems to obey a strange automatism of carrying on. Manson includes techniques of early film, Victorian toy theatre and live rock’n’roll, and thus creates a both beautiful and disturbing evening at the theatre. AUS DER TROCKENZEIT Sciece Fiction-Reading with Marcus Hammerschmitt 20.30 H / HAU 2 HOLLAND TSUNAMI. DROWNING IN EUROPE SPACE (NL/HU) The complete inundation of the Netherlands is just three months away, the population has only that much time left to leave the country. But who will give shelter to the climatic refugees, who according to the Geneva Convention are not yet recognised as such? While the Germans and the French only regretfully shake their heads, the Hungarians see their chance and grant asylum. Will this go well? What do they know about each other at all? With a camera and a microphone Petra Ardai (HUN) and Luc van Loo (NL) went on location and interviewed people. The result is a both humourous, as well as critical evening with a glass of wine. 17 until 22.30 H / HAU 1 Der Klimaretter-Beichtstuhl / Fotomontagen by Ilkka Halso (FIN) / Präsentation Schwimmender Architektur für die Lausitz http://www.bmu.de TAZ Beilage Klima.pdf