{"id":10488,"date":"2025-08-23T17:13:03","date_gmt":"2025-08-23T16:13:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michaelschindhelm.com\/?p=10488"},"modified":"2025-08-23T17:16:33","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T16:16:33","slug":"after-the-deluge-a-speculation-about-life-after-a-climate-collapse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelschindhelm.com\/en\/after-the-deluge-a-speculation-about-life-after-a-climate-collapse\/","title":{"rendered":"After the Deluge, a speculation about life after a climate collapse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The exhibition will take place in conjunction with the Interfinity Festival at the Franck Areal in Basel. The opening will be on 14 October 2025.<br \/>\nOn 29 August at 7 p.m., Michael Schindhelm will introduce the concept of the exhibition at the Tanzhaus Basel (Franck Areal) as part of a kick-off event. Here is some further information:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;After The Deluge&#8221; is an interactive art exhibition by Michael Schindhelm, held at the Kreislaufgeb\u00e4ude des Franck-Areals. The exhibition centers on the question &#8220;What could be?&#8221; (&#8220;Was k\u00f6nnte sein?&#8221;) <sup>2<\/sup>and explores speculative utopian and dystopian futures for urban ecology and life in Basel after a climate collapse<sup>3<\/sup>. It critically examines current approaches to urban ecology and nature<sup>4<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p>The exhibition is designed for broad public participation through several dedicated rooms:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Limbo<\/strong> imagines a biblical flooding of Basel<sup>5<\/sup>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Vault<\/strong> encourages visitors to bring plants and objects they deem valuable for a post-apocalyptic world, connecting to archetypes like Noah&#8217;s Ark and biodiversity preservation<sup>6<\/sup>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Dream Room<\/strong> offers a hybrid (physical and digital) immersive experience envisioning a future called the Symbiocene, where humans are reintegrated into natural systems<sup>7<\/sup>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Statement Room<\/strong> (accessible from May 2025) allows visitors to contribute immaterial items such as poems, texts, stories, or songs<sup>8<\/sup>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The program is further enriched by talks and lectures from research and business representatives, with the immersive experience amplified by sound installations, videos, and performative elements<sup>9<\/sup>. &#8220;After The Deluge&#8221; is a collaboration with GIGA Design Milan, Alessandra Chiarelli, and Barbara Maggio<sup>10<\/sup>. The title is an ironic approach to the dramatic chapter of climate change<sup>11<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p>Schindhelm states that the exhibition operates from the hypothesis that a climate catastrophe will occur, rather than seeking immediate solutions<sup>12<\/sup>. The core question is &#8220;What will be after this kind of climate catastrophe?&#8221; <sup>13<\/sup>, contemplating how society, economy, cities, landscapes, and global biodiversity will look after a dramatic climatic shift<sup>14<\/sup>. He describes the perspective as &#8220;apocalyptic optimism,&#8221; believing in a &#8220;thereafter&#8221; despite significant problems<sup>15<\/sup>. The exhibition encourages thinking about societal function and adaptation to dramatically changing conditions, including new technologies and social forms of coexistence<sup>16<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p>Crucially, it is a speculative and participatory art exhibition, not a purely scientific approach, using art&#8217;s &#8220;license to freedom&#8221; to speculate about the unknown<sup>17<\/sup>. A key narrative device is the biblical story of Noah&#8217;s Ark, prompting questions about what material (e.g., plants, furniture, technical devices) and immaterial (e.g., songs, prayers, poems, lectures) objects should be preserved for a post-catastrophe world<sup>18<\/sup>. The exhibition actively invites people to bring these objects, making it a collective endeavor illustrating what individuals consider important for a future following an escalation of the climate situation<sup>19<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p>The intellectual concept of this exhibition is based on Ernst Bloch&#8217;s thought of <em>The Principle of Hope<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-10477\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelschindhelm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/poster-500x500.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelschindhelm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/poster-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/michaelschindhelm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/poster-800x798.png 800w, https:\/\/michaelschindhelm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/poster-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/michaelschindhelm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/poster-768x766.png 768w, https:\/\/michaelschindhelm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/poster.png 1092w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The exhibition will take place in conjunction with the Interfinity Festival at the Franck Areal in Basel. The opening will be on 14 October 2025. On 29 August at 7 p.m., Michael Schindhelm will introduce the concept of the exhibition at the Tanzhaus Basel (Franck Areal) as part of a kick-off event. 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