April 18–June 17, 2023
Driving the Human is reaching its final stage and we are thrilled to announce the upcoming launch of our publication, titled Driving the Human: Seven Prototypes for Eco-social Renewal. The book documents all the milestones of the three-year project, while contextualizing and expanding the discourse on the several themes at the core of Driving the Human. Combining expert voices and emerging creative visions, this publication offers an in-depth look at essential themes in our current moment of eco-social transformation, and advances new proposals for planetary coexistence.
Driving the Human: Seven Prototypes for Eco-social Renewal combines thought-provoking essays and conversations with powerful images and visual language. Included in the book are contributions by Kim Albrecht, Brigitte Baptiste, Jan Boelen, Corine Pelluchon, Peter Weibel, among many others. The publication is released in collaboration with Mousse Publishing and distributed worldwide, both online and in stores.
To celebrate the book launch and the project’s last steps, we’re embarking on a small book tour throughout several European cities. From Lisbon to Milan, and from Venice to Berlin, the events will include lively debates reflecting on the three-year process of Driving the Human, inviting partners, experts and project authors to think with us, sharing some insights about what comes next.
The tour kicks off next week, following the itinerary listed below:
April 18: Milan
Book presentation at “The Beauty of Publishing” talk hosted by form magazine editors-in-chief, Anton Rahlwes & Nina Sieverding at DOPO? space.
April 30: Lisbon
Book presentation at Takeover Fest—Blueprints for Agency at Sinel de Cordes Palace in Lisbon. The event is hosted by Lisbon Architecture Triennale together with Forecast as members of LINA Platform.
May 10: Berlin
Book launch, debates, and workshops at Matters of Activity. Image Space Material at the Humboldt University, Berlin.
Reserve your free tickets here.
May 19: Porto
Book launch at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto in the context of the Bienal de Fotografia do Porto, which features installations by Virtual Sanctuary for Fertilizing Mourning and Backpack of Wings.
May 20: Venice
Book launch at Venice Architecture Biennale 2023 with Maxxi Museum and LINA Platform.
June 17: Karlsruhe
Book launch at ZKM, in the context of the installations by Human Bacteria Interfaces and Monsters and Ghosts of the Far North, presented alongside the exhibition Renaissance 3.0
The full details about each event will be released closer to its dates—sign up to our newsletter at drivingthehuman.com or follow us on social media for the latest updates.
For those who can’t join us physically, we’ll share information on how to secure your copy soon.
