Unseen Futures to Come

The exhibition Unseen Futures to Come evolves around the question how do we, as human beings coping with growing insecurity and anxiety, that is also reflected in a political conservative turn. Philosopher Federico Campagna talks about the different ways in which we make sense of the world around us, depending on the time and historical period in which we live. Through the concept of a library based on the cyclical seasons of the year, he explains how we create our understanding of the world; the seasons represent the way we think and perceive the reality around us, that also change through time.

For the occasion of the exhibition a library devoted to the concept of autumn/fall will be developed by Federico Campagna for Kunsthaus Graz and will be set in a dialogue with selected artistic positions. Autum or fall is according to Campagna a season where our beliefs and certainties start to disintegrate. Because of that we are facing fear and decomposition, we start seeing that everything can be questioned, the reaction to that is rebellion and anxiety. The works in the exhibition address these feelings, but with the understanding of cyclical concept in which we develop our reality and think about reality they also offer openings and ideas how things can change. The autumn is the season of decay, but at the same time it celebrates life. Paradigmatically the exhibition relates to the concept of hope that is intrinsic and necessary for human existence and the belief in humanity as such.