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Future Archaeologies
Future Archaeologies offers a novel perspective on redefining our relationship with time, place, and memory by exploring the intersections of our past, present, and future. Collectively, they fuse nostalgia with futuristic visions, drawing on disciplines such as history, archaeology, science, and speculative fiction.
The arrangement of sculptural and interactive aworks, set within the verdant spaces of Camden Art Centre鈥檚 garden, builds on philosopher Carl Jung鈥檚 concept of the collective unconscious. It proposes a new dimension where future archaeology could occur that harnesses the potential of speculative fiction, reflecting on Luis Borges鈥檚 notion that 鈥榯he present is the instant in which the future crumbles into the past鈥�. The presentation of these future relics within the natural environs of the Camden Art Centre garden engages with the elements, embodying ephemerality and chance.
Designed to reshape audiences鈥� psychogeographical connection with the site, the artworks prompt reflections on what future archaeologists might discover about past civilisations in 1000 years and how these relics encapsulate the origins and aspirations of society today. By examining themes of loss, impermanence, and fragility, the artworks seek to question contemporary definitions of humankind.
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Future Archaeologies offers a novel perspective on redefining our relationship with time, place, and memory by exploring the intersections of our past, present, and future. Collectively, they fuse nostalgia with futuristic visions, drawing on disciplines such as history, archaeology, science, and speculative fiction.
The arrangement of sculptural and interactive aworks, set within the verdant spaces of Camden Art Centre鈥檚 garden, builds on philosopher Carl Jung鈥檚 concept of the collective unconscious. It proposes a new dimension where future archaeology could occur that harnesses the potential of speculative fiction, reflecting on Luis Borges鈥檚 notion that 鈥榯he present is the instant in which the future crumbles into the past鈥�. The presentation of these future relics within the natural environs of the Camden Art Centre garden engages with the elements, embodying ephemerality and chance.
Designed to reshape audiences鈥� psychogeographical connection with the site, the artworks prompt reflections on what future archaeologists might discover about past civilisations in 1000 years and how these relics encapsulate the origins and aspirations of society today. By examining themes of loss, impermanence, and fragility, the artworks seek to question contemporary definitions of humankind.
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