Programme
Have we met? promotes new ways of understanding the earth as a shared space for plants, microbes, humans, and other animals. The view that earth exists solely for human exploitation must be radically rethought in order to confront the environmental crises the planet faces today. Nature cannot be seen as a pristine wilderness in which humans do not participate, and which can only be known from the outside. Have we met? therefore explores what attitudes, organisational tools and technologies are necessary to recalibrate the relationship between humans and non-humans.
Workshops and conference
Workshops and an interdisciplinary closing conference are organised in collaboration with cheFare, a Milan-based agency for cultural transformation.
Detours
Each Detour Guide brings their unique perspective as a dancer, teacher or designer to these hour-long tours one Sunday every month. In collaboration with Triennale Milano, Het Nieuwe Instituut expands its Detour programme with local Milanese makers trained by the Dutch team.
The exhibition is supported by the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science
The programme is supported by the Embassy and Consulate General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Italy