Art and culture project: "Ich.MORGEN". / 2022, Stadt Gießen

"Ich.UMWELT" : Environment is a term with multiple meanings. On the one hand, we understand the ecosystem or nature of our planet earth as environment. On the other hand, the environment also means our immediate surroundings: our city, our district, the places where we spend our lives together with other people.

In short, the environment is something that affects us all. It is something that shapes us and makes us who we are. But we also shape our environment and change it in the process. The question of how we deal with our environment has therefore become increasingly urgent in recent times. How will it change as a result of climate change and what can we do to minimize the impact (and climate change itself)?

What should the world we live in look like? A question that we must also ask ourselves in relation to our urban environment. What should the casting of the future look like? Can we all live well together in this?

"Ich.MENSCH": Who are we and where do we come from? And above all, where are we going? These are questions that we have always asked ourselves and will continue to ask ourselves. We want to know what defines us as human beings and what makes us so special as human beings. Our culture is a legendary story. We set out to change the whole world. But we are just one of many creatures on earth. And many of these creatures surpass us in the abilities and skills that we have long attributed exclusively to ourselves. So are we as special as we think we are? Not only have we changed the earth, we have changed ourselves as well. We evolved from small groups of gatherers and hunters into global societies. Today we live in highly complex infrastructures. Countries, cities and also the villages are connected with complicated technologies. But many of the questions from yesterday are still the questions we are still asking ourselves today.