For 15 years, a workgroup of the International Union of Geological Sciences has tried to establish scientific foundations of the Anthropocene as a new geological epoch. An inside vote in last March has suddenly undermined its all work and conclusions, and raised a debate among scientists. What interests and ideologies are at stake? Makery maps the controversy.
The STRP (pronounced "Strype") Festival opened in the Strijp-S area of Eindhoven, Holland, from June 2-6. Makery spoke to festival director Ton Van Gool on the first day of the festival.
Since 2018, DISNOVATION.ORG’s Post Growth project puts into critical perspective the imbrications between growth mechanisms and contemporary ecosystemic crises. Part 2.
Since 2018, DISNOVATION.ORG’s Post Growth project puts into critical perspective the imbrications between growth mechanisms and contemporary ecosystemic crises. Part 1: Toolkit.
Transdisciplinary artist Rocio Berenguer was in residence at Théâtre Nouvelle Génération in Lyon, France, from September 21 to October 9. Makery met her on site.
How has life been in the prehistoric paradise since the arrival of the human species?
The Laboratory Planet collective is currently studying systems theory, collective resilience and stories of regeneration. They develop their research hypotheses for Makery.
Last days to see the exhibition “After the End of the World” at the Center for Contemporary Culture of Barcelona, which speculates on climate change, the end of humans… and becoming jellyfish.
Peter Frase is the author of “Four Futures: Life After Capitalism” and contributes to the American leftist magazine “Jacobin”. We caught up with him at the Border Sessions festival.
The “Pink Chicken Project” wants to turn all the chickens on the planet fluorescent pink using CRISPR genetic engineering. Yes, it’s a provocation.
#Fablab Festival. Interview with Krzysztof Nawratek, architect and urbanist from the University of Sheffield, about the essay he directed, “Urban Re-industrialization”.
On November 26 and 27, the artist Tomás Saraceno brought together researchers from the most prestigious universities in the world for a hackathon unlike any other. Objective: invent the Aerocene era.
The Slovenian bio-artist Špela Petrič offered a performance with extraction of hormones on October 21 at the Plateforme C fablab in Nantes. She also presented her “plant-human monsters".
In the desert of New Mexico, artist Tomás Saraceno realized the very first human flight in a zero carbon solar-powered hot air balloon.
The Blackmarket, a performance on the border between art and media experience brought together some 50 experts around the theme of Anthropocene at Musée de l’Homme. Each one of them had a one-on-one rendez-vous with the public.
Hack the COP: the two co-founders of the Insurrectionary imagination laboratory are preparing the Climate Games, civil disobedience games for December in Paris.
Author of “A Hacker Manifesto” and “Gamer Theory”, McKenzie Wark has responded to our questions post-Transmediale on his hacktivist theory for the Anthropocene.
The 2015 Transmediale, from January the 28th until February the 1st, in Berlin, brought together the planet of media studies, artists, theorists, hackers around the theme "Capture All".
