Survival in the 21st Century

Fundamental questions of human existence in an age of crises.

Survival is a common practice. We cannot do it alone--we need each other. We need tools and practices that help us to connect, understand, and build in this age of climate crisis, technological upheaval, and existential pain. We need words, values, and ideas that extend beyond the human space. We need to learn and we need to unlearn.

This book makes other world designs accessible through and beyond artistic practice. Rooted in experiment and based in solidarity, the works incorporate elementary questions of ecology, technology, and spirituality to demonstrate how cultural survival requires new cultural practices. With innovative texts and rich illustrations, Survival in the 21st Century explores the idea that we have to learn to live and think in contradictions without losing ourselves.

The Deichtorhallen in Hamburg, Germany, is one of Europe’s largest art centers for contemporary art and photography.