How We Wanted to Live
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Talking Culture
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Imagine life beyond crises. A world beyond catastrophe, wars and climate crisis. How would you like to live? And now think ahead to 2050. Looking back on your present self, how would you have wanted to have lived? In this episode we talk to curator and project developer Isabel Raabe of Talking Objects Lab and curator and dance dramaturg Thomas Schaupp, one half of the curatorial team behind Goethe Morph* Iceland: How we always wanted to have lived. Leading up to and during September 2022, the project invites the public to envision alternative ways of living together through exhibitions, workshops, performances and conversations. And with Isabel and Thomas’ involvement at the heart of the programme, we thought it would be a good idea to talk to them about things like food, decolonisation and creating a common positive future. If you’re interested to find out more about the project, visit www.goethe.de/morphiceland.
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