How can we embrace the dismembered world, live meaningful lives and actively engage for better? Herds of ice calves leave the Arctic never to be seen again – testifying that the graphs and numbers from climate predictions are realized in the world beyond papers and projections. While humans flee war and famine, and the political as well as the natural landscape shake beneath our feet – we meet in Sigtuna for the sixth ClimateExistence conference 2023. Having listened to the scientists we realize listening to them alone might not be enough – do we need to hear the ice howling too?

Preliminärt program ClimateExistence 2023

Program

The Crypt (Kryptan) will be open for contemplation, meditation and prayer throughout the conference.

Wednesday August 16

Time	Program
9.00-10.00	Registration and morning coffee [20 Carin & Thorsten, next to the reception]
10.00-10.20	Ida Lod and Kerstin Bragby artistic opening The Sigtuna Foundation and CEMUS Welcome to ClimateExistence 2023 [11 Stora Salen]
10.20-11.00	Isabella Lövin “On the Oceanic feeling – and the need for a new narrative on the human nature relationship” Mikael Kurkiala title coming … Show description Hide description [11 Stora Salen]
11.10-12.00	Isabella Lövin and Mikael Kurkiala Panel with keynote speakers moderated by Alf Linderman [11 Stora Salen]
12.00-13.00	Lunch
13.00-14.00	Jan van Boeckel “When the moment begins to heave and expand in great circles” Nigerian poet, writer, philosopher and activist Bayo Akomolafe says: “The times are urgent, let’s slow down.” In my presentation I will explore, and try to follow up on, this paradoxical advice in our time of climate chaos and biodiversity collapse. What might happen, when we, in the apparent state of emergency we find ourselves in, not start by rolling up our sleeves and immediately jump to action? When we instead move away from a fixation on clock time and take a step back? And what may art have to offer here. Show description Hide description Aaron Tuckey Poetry reading [11 Stora Salen]
14.00-15.45	Parallel sessions Name Title … Show description Hide description [Room] Name Title … Show description Hide description [Room] Name Title … Show description Hide description [Room] Name Title … Show description Hide description [Room] Name Title … Show description Hide description [Room]
15.45-16.15	Fika and exhibitions
16.15-17.00	May-Britt Öhman “Sámi and Feminist Technoscience perspectives on Settler Colonialism in (Un)green, Climate-(Un)friendly Disguise”
17.00-18.30	Pre-dinner programme – exhibitions
18.30-20.00	Dinner
20.00	Post-dinner programme and open mic […]

Thursday August 17

Time	Program
7.00-08.30	Breakfast and optional walk
8.30-9.30	Dougald Hine “Making Good Ruins: The Work of Living at the End of a World” (also livestreamed online)
9.30-10.00	Fika
10.00-12.00	Stephen Jenkinson and Anita Goldman In conversation (also livestreamed online) [11 Stora Salen]
12.00-13.00	Lunch
13.00-14.30	Parallel sessions Name Title … Show description Hide description [Room] Name Title … Show description Hide description [Room] Name Title … Show description Hide description [Room] Name Title … Show description Hide description [Room] Name Title … Show description Hide description [Room]
14.30-15.00	Fika
15.00-16.00	Pella Thiel Title coming
16.00-17.00	A Last Farewell of the Climate Goals, followed by a Farewell Reception, arranged by The Farewell Bureau Ars Moriendi
17.00-18.30	Pre-dinner programme
18.30-20.30	Dinner
20.30	Post-dinner programme […]
21.00	Mattias Olsson Film screening [11 Stora Salen]

Friday August 18

Time	Program
7.00-09.00	Breakfast and optional walk
9.00-10.30	Parallel sessions Name Title … Show description Hide description [Room] Name Title … Show description Hide description [Room] Name Title … Show description Hide description [Room] Name Title … Show description Hide description [Room] Name Title … Show description Hide description [Room]
10.30-11.00	Fika and check-out of rooms (at the latest)
11.00-12.00	To be confirmed [11 Stora Salen]
12.00-13.00	Lunch
13.00-14.45	Moderated panel [11 Stora Salen]
14.45-15.30	Ida Lod and Kerstin Bragby artistic closing [11 Stora Salen]
15.30-16.00	Fika