Unseen Futures to Come. Fall

How to live in times like these, in which we are daily confronted by apocalyptic scenarios that range from the ecological crisis to the threat from weapons of mass destruction? How can we make sense of all this? The exhibition Unseen Futures to Come is dedicated to the question of how we as humans can deal with growing uncertainty and fear, which is reflected in a political shift towards conservativism, too. The philosopher Federico Campagna talks about the different ways in which we understand the world around us, depending on the time and historical epoch in which we live. Using the concept of a library based on the cyclical seasons, he explains how we develop our understanding of the world; the seasons symbolise the way we think and perceive the reality around us, which likewise changes over time.

To mark the exhibition, Federico Campagna will create a library for the Kunsthaus Graz, which is dedicated to the concept of autumn and which will engage in dialogue with selected artistic positions. According to Campagna, autumn is a time of the year in which our convictions and certainties begin to fall apart. As a result, we are confronted with fear and collapse and begin to realise that everything can be called into question. We react to this with rebellion and fear. The works in the exhibition address these feelings, but with an understanding of the cyclical concept in which we develop our reality and reflect on reality. Thus, they offer possibilities and ideas of how things can change as well. Paradigmatically, the exhibition refers to the concept of hope, essential and necessary for human existence, and to faith in humanity as such.