What might await us if we woke up in some distant future in a cryonics institute? How would we feel in a world a thousand years from now, perhaps disconnected from our human roots?
How will morality be shaped when the social environment and, consequently, certain rules of behaviour or social codes within a family structure change? In a near future that follows totally different laws and requirements…
Will at the end of the "AI revolution" exist a new being, a homo deus? Different parts of the brain are active already, and smartphones are becoming inseparable extensions of the human body. We know that algorithms influence our decisions.
Harriet Maria and Peter Meining deal with these questions about the future and present special screenings on the subject of “Future thinking”:
During this special, the artists Harriet Maria, Rebecca and Peter Meining will talk about their work with Thorsten Schaumman, Artistic Director of the Hof International Film Festival. The short film EDEN 3030 will be screened. After the film, Veit Sprenger, theater maker and author, and Prof. Dirk Baecker, sociologist, will discuss the topic “Do we want to live forever”, cryonics and future worlds.
During this special, the artists Harriet Maria and Peter Meining present their short films DER KOPF DER KATZE and FALTER. During the audience discussion, moderated by Veit Sprenger, theater maker and author, you will learn everything you want to know about the two artists.
During this special, the artists Harriet Maria and Peter Meining present their short films DER KOPF DER KATZE, EDEN 3030 and FALTER.