2012: Visions for the Alps

The term “vision” is used to describe ideas, designs and projects that are usually daring, if not outright Utopian in nature. A “visionary” – as derived from the French word visionnaire – is an intellectual pioneer, who develops courageous, daring and, sometimes also, uncomfortable ideas and presents them for discussion.

Hence the E.A.T. participants discussed and philosophised about visions, ideas, designs and projects that have been either created for the mountains or dreamed up in the mountains.

Curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist, Beatrix Ruf and Philip Ursprung.

Programme

Saturday, August 25

10:00–10:30
Welcome

Giachem Bott
Christine Bechtler

10:30–11:00
I don’t care how much it costs - my only problem is who is going to pay for it (and other problems)

Ron Arad

11:00–11:30
Alpine thoughts and projects

Rolf Sachs

11:30–12:00
Topology: Sensing the Alps with Point Clouds

Christophe Frédéric Girot

12:00–12:30
The Erosion Project and Visions for The Alps

Hans Danuser

12:30–13:00
Porta Alpina

Arthur Loretz

15:00–15:30
The Alps as Model for Clouds, Particles & Pixels

Vito Acconci

15:30–16:00
Utopian Projects

Mai-Thu Perret

16:00–16:30
Paradiso del Cevedale

Tobias Rehberger

16:30–17:00
Duque de Caxias - a sustainable city

Paulo Sergio Niemeyer

17:00–17:30
Urban Mountain Utopia: Torre de David

Urban-Think-Tank
Alfredo Brillembourg
Hubert Klumpner

Sunday, August 26

11:00–11:30
Oxygen

Raqs Media Collective

11:30–12:00
Reclaim Resi[lience]stance...

François Roche

12:00–12:30
Conversation

Matthias Brunner
Michael Steiner

12:30–13:00
Slowness vs Speed: The Robert Walser Sprint

Jefferson Hack

Filmprogramme

Location: Hotel Castell Cinema
Compiled by: This Brunner


Friday, 24. August: "Die weisse Hölle am Piz Palü"
Saturday, 25. August: "5 Days one summer – Am Rande des Abgrunds"
Sunday, 26. August: "Sennentuntschi"

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