kotka gudmon: alsterwasser 2070. one more collective ecological rescue attempt with an Android, a vision for the future / 2024 – 2025
Hamburg (empty office building nearby the lake Alster), in coproduction with the Ernst Deutsch Theater
The android BRYNHILDR firmly believes in the good in people. She believes in a future of solidarity in Hamburg. The key to this future is water: what do we do when it becomes scarce? In times of drought and flood? How do we share what everyone needs when it really matters? BRYNHILDR invites the audience on a scenic journey through time: disaster tourism in Hamburg in the year 2070. To this end, director Kotka Gudmon has set up a time capsule in a vacant building on the banks of the Alster, together with an international team of artists, programmers, roboticists and climate scientists. They take participants on a sensory, interactive, collective journey about climate adaptation and social dilemmas.
“Alsterwasser 2070” is the second episode of the performance installation Planetarische Versicherung.
A remake of the artwork ‘Reservoir of Seasons’ (2008) by Györgyi Gálik, Gina Hara, Márton Juhász, John Nussey appears in the space of the performance installation.
Cast:
By and with: Kotka Gudmon, Sophia Hussain, Wanja Neite, Jos Porath Director: Kotka Gudmon Dramaturgy, co-concept, immersive space design: Wanja Neite Simulation, game design and scientific consulting: Dr. Béla Kuslits Sound design and music: Marton Juhasz Sculpting (installation in the portal): Vera Drebusch Scenography and Costume: Christin Vahl, Wanja Neite Costume production: Amo Jermies Furnishing and prop design: Michael Bruckert, Lorenz Vetter Robot design: Marton Juhasz Interaction design and digital stage design: Paul Geisler and Marton Juhasz Graphics and user interface design: Andreas Teichmann Mediation: Aktive Demokratie e.V.
Funded by the Claussen-Simon Foundation and the NUE (North German Foundation for Environment and Development) from revenues generated by the BINGO! environmental lottery. Supported by the Dr. Walter Kapaun Foundation.
Photo © Patrick Sobottka
Graphic © Andreas Teichmann
