Carbon Ruins: An exhibition of the fossil age

Ludwig Bengtsson Sonesson; Johannes Stripple; Alexandra Nikoleris; Roger Hildingsson; Caroline Mårtensson; Sylvia Lysko

Carbon Ruins: An exhibition of the fossil age

Ludwig Bengtsson Sonesson, Johannes Stripple, Alexandra Nikoleris, Roger Hildingsson, Caroline Mårtensson (Artist), Sylvia Lysko

Research output: Non-textual form › Curated/produced exhibition/event

Abstract

It is 2053. The Swedish government has just opened its landmark museum FOSSIL with its first exhibition Carbon Ruins. The exhibition and its grand opening is a celebration of the fact that global net-zero emissions of carbon dioxide were reached in 2050. Sweden, in line with its 2017 targets, reached net-zero emissions of greenhouse gases already in 2045, being the first country in the world to step out of the fossil age, which globally lasted between 1849 and 2049.

‘Carbon Ruins’ aims to transport the visitor into a future where transitions to post-fossil society has already happened. By focusing on recognisable objects the exhibition bridges the gap between the daily lives of humans and the abstract impacts of climate change. The choice of the objects and the associated stories are based on climate models and expertise from the Narrating Climate Futures network. The characters and events which construct the story have been generated through participatory workshops with researchers and practitioners in food, transport, steel, energy and plastic

Translated title of the contribution	Carbon Ruins: En utställning av fossileran
Original language	English
Media of output	Mixed material
Publication status	Published - 2019 Apr 8
Event	Hållbarhetsveckan, Lund - Lund, Sweden Duration: 2019 Apr 8 → 2019 Apr 14 https://www.hallbarhet.lu.se/node/1223

Subject classification (UKÄ)

Political Science

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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https://www.climaginaries.org/carbonruins

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1 Active

Narrating Climate Futures
Stripple, J. (PI), Nikoleris, A. (CoPI), Tenngart, P. (Researcher), Hildingsson, R. (Researcher), Nielsen, T. (Researcher), Petersén, M. (Researcher), Åhman, M. (Researcher), Ericsson, K. (Researcher), Smith, B. (Researcher), Jönsson, A. M. (Researcher), Rummukainen, M. (Researcher), Skovbjerg Jensen, C. (Researcher), Nicholas, K. (Researcher), Busch, H. (Researcher), Mccormick, K. (Researcher) & Miller, P. (Researcher)
2017/09/01 → …
Project: Research
Climaginaries: Climate Imaginaries: Narrating socio-cultural transitions to a post-fossil society
Miller, P. (Researcher), Stripple, J. (Project coordinator), Nikoleris, A. (Researcher), Hildingsson, R. (Researcher), Macdonald, G. (PI) & Bengtsson Sonesson, L. (Researcher)
2018/09/01 → 2021/12/31
Project: Research

1 Organisation of festival/exhibition/concert/performance
1 Work for advisory/policy/evaluation group or panel (public/government/UN/EU etc)

Hållbarhetsveckan, Lund
Bengtsson Sonesson, L. (Organiser) & Hansson, J. (Organiser)
2019 Apr 8 → 2019 Apr 14
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organisation of festival/exhibition/concert/performance
LU Futura
Deppert, K. (Member)
2018 Aug 28 → 2021 Jun 30
Activity: Consultancy, expert advice and memberships › Work for advisory/policy/evaluation group or panel (public/government/UN/EU etc)

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Carbon Ruins: An exhibition of the fossil age

Abstract

Subject classification (UKÄ)

UN SDGs

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Projects

Narrating Climate Futures

Climaginaries: Climate Imaginaries: Narrating socio-cultural transitions to a post-fossil society

Activities

Hållbarhetsveckan, Lund

LU Futura

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