A set of contradictions was defined: between the perennial idea of nature and its almost nonexistence on stage, between the mathematical rigor of the structure and its apparent ruin, between a polished natural stone and a circumference of impossible colors.
‘Terra eléctrica’ was the excuse for a play of double meanings disconnected from the ornament that surrounded it.
The world has electrified itself and some say that since then an intense current of human energy has begun to infiltrate the configuration of the planet’s multiple systems.
This has been termed the age of the Anthropocene, Capitalocene or some other –cene. Some refrain from speculating about the correct term, and instead develop their work, studying the impact of human presence on nature. Others believe that this geological definition is a simple opportunity to reproduce old value systems – based on race, gender or class.
The Fórum do Futuro 2017 is inspired by the desire to invite thinkers from various countries and cultures, and from different scientific and artistic fields, who have dedicated themselves to thinking about issues that currently agitate the planet’s stability, asking them to address the complex (and often perverse) question: how should we relate to Nature and deal with the fact that we must unescapably inscribe ourselves within it?
Climate, Violence, Sexuality, Technology and Extinction. The Fórum do Futuro, which runs from November 5 to 11, will address these key domains, that are of fundamental importance for contemporary thinking, and help us discover and discuss ideas of destruction and salvation, for the planet and for humanity, and decide a central question: do we definitively have to adjust to the idea that Nature – our own and that of the planet – no longer has to be what it once was?
