(re)programming: Trigger
<p><strong>What Does it Take to Change the Future?</strong></p> <p>Kim Stanley Robinson stands as one of today’s most beloved science fiction writers and is a prominent exponent of climate fiction. In his novel <em>The Ministry for the Future</em> (2020), he envisions a scenario where India is struck by a devastating heatwave, resulting in the loss of millions of lives within days: soon after this tremendous tragedy, a climate response begins to take shape. Do we need such a shock for governments, or maybe some billionaire, to take radical actions against the climate crisis? Solutions to buy time before we reach the point of no return are already known and available, maybe a utopian horizon painted by literature can help us implement them. In his most bleak yet hopeful work to date, Robinson delves into the limits and possibilities of human cooperation under extreme circumstances.</p>
Authors: Marta Peirano
Contributors: Kim Stanley Robinson
Guest: Lučka Kajfež Bogataj, Luka Omladič, Ida Hiršenfelder
Editing, Audio Mix & Musician: Gašper Torkar
Producer: Janez Fakin Janša, Marcela Okretič
Project Coordinator: Sonja Grdina
Aksioma Institute for Contemporary Art
Part of: Tactics&Practice [podcast]