At 16 industrial museums in North Rhine-Westphalia, the cradle of industrial culture in Germany, digital artworks, light installations and spatial interventions were created from November 2021 to April 2022. The artistic works stimulated reflection on the future of work, sustainability and the climate crisis, the influence of digitalization, and the limits of growth and consumption.
The highlight of FUTUR 21 was the four-week media art festival from March 5 to April 2, 2022. International and local media artists, designers and game developers transformed the industrial museums into temporary future laboratories. Video projections, light installations, soundscapes and interactive game courses took a visionary, utopian or critical look at the future.
The focus was on the four thematic complexes of work, energy, resources and progress. An accompanying program of workshops, performances and panels with artists and experts deepened the thematic discussion.
Some of the digital works will remain permanently in the museums. Here you will find an overview of the work.
Running time:
04.11.2021 - 02.04.2022
FUTUR 21 - kunst industrie kultur / Cooperation project of the Regional Associations of the Rhineland (LVR) & Westphalia-Lippe (LWL)
Special thanks to the supporters, sponsors and partners of Futur 21.
Sponsors:
Ministerium für Kunst und Wissenschaft des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen
Provinzial
Kunststiftung NRW
Stiftung Kunst, Kultur und Soziales der Sparda-Bank West
Kulturstiftung der Länder
NRW.Bank
PwC-Stiftung im Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft e.V.
E.ON Stiftung
Sparkassen-Kulturstiftung Rheinland
Stiftung Kultur und Bildung - Eine Stiftung der Stadtsparkasse Oberhausen
Mediapartners:
FUNKE Mediengruppe Nordrhein-Westfalen
WDR 3
Supporters:
Digitale Kulturstadt Dortmund
LVR-Zentrum für Medien und Bildung
