Ecological Futurisms
Ecological Futurisms returns this autumn with a series of screenings, discussions and an exhibition, including a watch party of films selected from the Global Extraction Film Festival 2022, a screening and discussion around the issues raised by the Matters of Extraction network, the exhibition On-doing Undoing by Barby Asante, as well as a symposium and screening to celebrate the life and work of Diann Bauer.
ECOLOGICAL FUTURISMS (EF) is a collective of CREAM researchers exploring questions about collective futures.
Global Extraction Film Festival watch party
Wednesday 26 October 2022, 14:00–18:00
Thursday 27 October 2022, 14:00–18:00
Ecological Futurisms is excited to hold a watch party of films selected from the Global Extraction Film Festival (GEFF) 2022. Come along to watch a selection of films that bring to attention the impact of extractive industries, climate change and the activist work and resistance that seeks to imagine and bring about a different future.
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Matters of Extraction: A Preamble
Thursday 3 November 2022, 12:00–22:30
Please join us for Matters of Extraction: A Preamble, an event that will feature a looped screening programme curated by Roshini Kempadoo in collaboration with Demo: Moving Image Experimental Politics from 12:00, and a discussion with Deborah Thomas, Alissa Trotz and Roshini Kempadoo chaired by Radha D’Souza with introductions by Christina Peake from 19:00, followed by a drinks reception.
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Barby Asante: On-doing Undoing
Private View
Thursday 10 November 2022, 18:00–21:00. Find tickets and more information here.
Declaration of Independence – performance
Saturday 12 November 2022, 19:00–20:00. Find tickets and more information here.
On-doing Undoing brings together Asante’s ongoing works Declaration of Independence and The Queen and the Black-Eyed Squint. Both works explore the legacies of coloniality, through performative actions that include reflecting on family histories, relationships to place, museum and archival practices and propositions for the future.
“Cohesion was meant to hold. But reality started to slide.“
Diann Bauer — An Appreciation
Saturday 19 November, 14:00–22:30
Please join us for a symposium and screening to celebrate the life and work of Diann Bauer, artist, writer, CREAM PhD researcher.
The event will feature: Alliance of the Southern Triangle, Bassam El Baroni, Bridget Crone, Keller Easterling, Helen Hester, Suhail Malik, Neal White, Gary Zhexi Zhang, Natalia Zuluaga, plus more to be confirmed.
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