Michael Najjar

07 May, 2017

Panel discussion on occasion of the exhibition “Planetary Echoes“

The panel discussion “Exploring the implications of human settlement in space“ was held on the 5th of May 2017 at Alfred Ehrhardt Foundation, Berlin.

Today the technology to reach nearby planets is possible. Even though many long-term technical challenges still need to be solved to support the creation of a permanent, selfsustaining human presence on another planet, imagining humans as a multi planetary species is not a mere fantasy anymore. Against this backdrop and on occasion of the exhibition “Planetary Echoes“ at Alfred Ehrhardt Stiftung, Berlin, the interdisciplinary panel discussion addressed the imagination of future habitats on other planets and moons in the arts, fiction and science at the beginning of the 21st century. It thereby attempted to interweave the discourse into the very fabric of society today, and aimed at connecting artistic research and the abstract theoretic sciences on an international level.

Participants:

Nelly Ben Hayoun
Experience designer. Head of Nelly Ben Hayoun Studio, London
Embraces multidisciplinary approaches, resulting in unique subversive experiences.
Assembled the International Space Orchestra (ISO) - the world first orchestra of space scientists and astronauts at NASA.
www.nellyben.com

Xavier de Kestelier
Head of Design Technology and Innovation at Hassell Studio, London
Works with the European Space Agency (ESA). Explores the possibilities of 3D printing to construct lunar and martian habitations.
www.hassellstudio.com

Sir Tim Smit
Music producer, entrepreneur, archeologist. Director of Lost Gardens of Heligan,
chief executive and co-founder of the Eden Project, Cornwall.
www.edenproject.com

Dr. Christiane Stahl
Art historian, director of Alfred Ehrhardt Foundation, Berlin
www.alfred-ehrhardt-stiftung.de

Lukas Feireiss
Curator, writer, art director in the international mediation of contemporary cultural reflexivity beyond disciplinary boundaries.
www.studiolukasfeireiss.com

Panel discussion on occasion of the exhibition “Planetary Echoes“

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