From ashes to action, a future we can resist

Award-winning authors Tine Hens and David Farrier embark on a profound meditation on climate change. Together they review the indelible marks of intense human activity and dare to imagine future fossils as well as consequences beyond the scope of human understanding. You are probably thinking melting icecaps, which is bad enough, but what would life on earth be like if, for example, we loose the darkness?

As Tine and David look at the mighty Anthropocence with all its possibilities of destruction and loss, they also reflect on the modes of resistance available to us right now. Join this invigorating discussion. It will change the way you see the world today.

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ABOUT The Speakers

tine Hens is a Belgian historian and independent journalist for Mo*, Knack and Apache, among others. She focuses mainly on climate and biodiversity and the ecological transition we are facing. She has just published Archief Van Mogelijk Verlies (Archive of possible loss) - book, composition and exhibition at once - on the many ordinary plants, animals and natural phenomena like snow, glaciers, or "the darkness" that could disappear due to intense human activity. In 2017 she won the press award from the Federal Council for Sustainable Development. She's also author of Het Klein Verzet (2015) (Small Resistance), Een Tocht Door Europa Naar Hoe Het Anders Kan (A journey through Europe to how it could all be different) and Het Is Allemaal De Schuld Van De Chinezen ! (2021) (It's all fault of the Chinese !) on typical dead-enders in climate talks. In De Wereld Die We Delen (2022) (The World We Share), she tells the story of humans as part of all life on this planet.

David Farrier is Professor of Literature and the Environment at the University of Edinburgh and author of Footprints: In Search of Future Fossils (which was a Times and Telegraph book of the year in 2020) and Nature's Genius: Evolution's Lessons for a Changing Planet (published this year). Through his research and engagement, he aims to offer responses to the current environmental crisis. He combines various angles (literature, science, history, ecology, philosophy) to reflect on the challenges posed by the Anthropocene, the future of the planet and the transformation of its ecosystems. His latest book, Nature's Genius, encourages a creative and adaptive approach to climate change and environmental destruction. By learning from the natural world's ability to adapt and thrive, it can inspire resistance against ongoing ecological decline and build a sustainable future.