So, here you are. The dust has settled, the water lowers, and underneath the debris of what once was our civilization lies an empty, deserted landscape. There is mud and the flickering of a lamp. Crumpled pages that belonged to endless amounts of books are pushed around by the piercing wind like tumbleweed. You are one of very few sentient creatures left. Yet you are not alone…
Join us on this journey through a post-human, desolate landscape and meet the strange and beautiful creatures imagined by artist Margriet van Breevoort, that have inhabited this planet after us in the exhibition Arcadian Dreams: Creatures from a World Reborn. From this barren land we will rebuild a world with words, but not as humans.
Authors are often said to seek solitude. Yet, no writing can be done without connecting to others. You have to become your characters, speak, act and feel like they would. In this creative writing workshop, we will imagine post-human characters by connecting to the creatures of the exhibition. In our post-apocalyptic world of emptiness, you might feel alone, but not lonely.
Practicalities
Date: Thursday 28 November 2024
Time: 12:45 – 14:15
Location: Echo Main Hall
Explore SG’s related events this quarter on the theme: Loneliness
Is loneliness a totally normal, private feeling? Is it an epidemic caused by technology? Is it a silent killer or a beautiful part of being human? The Studium Generale theme for this quarter is Loneliness. Through a series of events focusing on loneliness, we can look at this fascinating phenomenon through different lenses. From writing workshops to philosophical examinations, we invite you to connect with others and talk through what loneliness means to you.
Existential Tuesday: Is monogamy dead? | Nov 12th | @ The Nook
Writing Huddle | Loneliness | Nov 14th | @ The Nook
Existential Tuesday: Are you alone in the void? | Nov 19th | @ Faculty of Applied Sciences
Critical Mass | Samenleven | Dec 9th | @ Theater de Veste
Solitude & AI | Dec 10th
Writing Huddle | Self-portrait on the Fly | Dec 12th | @ The Nook
More to be announced!
