The Anthropocene Project

Our notion of nature is now out of date. Humanity forms nature. This is the core premise of the Anthropocene thesis, announcing a paradigm shift in the natural sciences as well as providing new models for culture, politics, and everyday life. In a two-year project, HKW is exploring the hypothesis’ manifold implications for the sciences and arts.

City - Religion - Capitalism

Videos and gallery of the theme days “City - Religion - Capitalism” in the media section

Forensis

How do mortal remains, DNA samples, and satellite images become forensic evidence? What role do imaging techniques and methods of representation play in the investigation of crimes or political acts of violence? How are objects made to speak?

Case Studies and Talks

Further forensic case studies will be discussed in Sunday sessions.

Anthropocene Campus

Call for Applications
To participate, young researchers (docs and postdocs) and research oriented practitioners from civil society, the arts and politics can apply until May 7, 2014.

The Anthropocene Curriculum will be tested as an exemplary model course at HKW from Nov. 14 to 23, 2014, and will be open to a group of 100 postgraduates.This temporary campus will be accompanied by a program of talks and discussions.

Architectural Competition Haus der Kulturen der Welt

The former Congress Hall, today the Haus der Kulturen der Welt, is an icon of postwar modernist architecture. Just a few months after its completion, the building was given historic preservation status. Following initial renovations in 2007, the second restoration and modernization phase is scheduled for 2016.

Korean Cinema Today 2014

Launched with great success in 2012, Korean Cinema Today features outstanding films from the Busan festival’s section of the same name. HKW has responded to the growing significance and popularity of new Korean cinema with this series.

Future Storytelling

Media Competition
Closing date for proposals:
April 30, 2014

The media competition FUTURE STORYTELLING challenges prospective journalists, media designers, directors, and media-savvy young adults to examine and explore the Anthropocene hypothesis in digital forms of narration.

Forensis. The Architecture of Public Truth

Sternberg Press, 2014