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Farewell 2022

The current HKW team waves goodbye. Here you will find an archive and resources of our past projects. Take care! <3
The New Alphabet

What happens between 0 and 1? How to cross the logic of a universal matrix and its power structures? For a diversity of voices and new forms of collectivity
The Anthropocene at HKW

From the extinction of species to the acidification of oceans: How do we tackle the transformation processes of the earth system in the era of the Anthropocene?

2013-2022

The Anthropocene at HKW

10 Years of Culture and Science in a New Geological Epoch
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Three Doors

When will the state take responsibility? An exhibition by Forensic Architecture/Forensis, Initiative 19. Februar Hanau, Initiative in Gedenken an Oury Jalloh

To the exhibition

Olaf Nicolai, Clouds (2021), watercolor on handmade paper

The End of the Monologue

»We need forms of conversation that reflect the contexts of violence out of which our societies have emerged and that promote negotiation of new world concepts.«

An essay by Bernd Scherer

Das Neue Alphabet | Book series

What is life?

Between the order of the cosmos and living chaos: The book series explores new semiotic worlds for alternative knowledge production. Topics range from the creolization of codes to new cosmologies to feminist stories of technology.
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Anthropocene Curriculum Courses

How can damaged ecosystems and habitats be reconfigured in the Anthropocene? Four Anthropocene Curriculum Courses trace connecting lines between stewardship, habitability, social interaction and possibilities for repair. With contributions from L. Sasha Gora, Fernando Silva e Silva, Matthew C. Wilson and many others.
- More on www.anthropocene-curriculum.org
- More about the Anthropocene Curriculum
Audio series

Bad Words

A polyphonic space made up of conversations, readings, voice messages, field recordings and music: Based on Ilse Aichinger’s essay Bad Words and Etel Adnan’s Night, the audio series creates a space for speaking differently about language and literature.
Podcast Cosmic Awakening

Chapter 3: Sound is a Matter of the Imagination

How loud is the sun? And can sound reveal new dimensions? A podcast with Sasha Perera and Sarj Lynch combines interplanetary rhythms, science and sonic fiction. Chapter three explores the alternative worlds that sonic fiction unlocks. With writings by J. G. Ballard, Kodwo Eshun, Ursula K. Le Guin, Whitney Wei and music by Fatima Al Qadiri, Drexciya, June Tyson and many others.
Podcast Episodes 15 & 16

The White West: Whose Universal?

How do political economy and imperialism influence each other? Ana Teixeira Pinto discusses the economic legacy of colonialism with Utsa Patnaik and Prabhat Patnaik. She talks with Rajkamal Kahlon about the material culture and aesthetics of Western colonial archives.
- More about the audio series

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