Future Earth

During Future Earth, we open the new exhibition Once Upon a Time Earth on February 27. This exhibition, based on our Geosphere, tells the story of the origin of life on Earth and shows how we as humans are part of that living system.

High level of interest

The evening was festively opened by versatile theatre maker and cabaret artist Sanne Wallis de Vries, who welcomed the audience and engaged in a conversation with Koert van Mensvoort and astrobiologist Inge Loes ten Kate about the origin of the Earth, the exhibition, and the scientific research within PRELIFE.

Sanne Wallis de Vries also performed a special alpaca dance together with the audience.

Various makers shared their research and artistic practice on stage: POST NEON, Tweek-Eek, Timaeus, Aniek de Rooij, and Shahar Livne.

Chagall's live performance formed a powerful artistic finale. Using a system controlled by her body movements, she connected music, visuals, dance, and AI into an immersive event.

POST NEON

Tweek-Eek

Timaeus & Aniek de Rooij

The future here is not a ready made answer, but a question with which the visitor must move forward themselves.

Museum Tijdschrift

Future Adaptations

At the Human Gills installation, visitors met bio-designer Philippa Beale. Her speculative installation, a design for human swimming gills, invited reflection on a future in which sea levels rise. How would we adapt when life underwater is no longer science fiction, but a necessity?

The music throughout the evening was provided by Rararadio. The evening was part of Friday Next and was organized by Next Nature, together with PRELIFE, Brabant C, and ASML.