Mapping the Anthropocene: Hopeful Futures
Date & time
11 November - 15 November 2026 | 10.00-17.00
Event format
Attend event in person
Event type
Exhibition
Event topic
Environment
Audience
All
Academic discipline
Environmental planning
Venue
Inspace, 1 Crichton Street, Newington
Edinburgh EH8 9AB
What's on offer?
Mapping the Anthropocene: hopeful futures a creative programme exploring the role of data and mapping to make things visible, particularly in the context of the climate emergency.
What's it about?
Mapping is a method to understand complex systems, relationships and power structures. Curated by humanities researcher Inge Panneels, featuring artwork by artists Lise Autogena and Joshua Portway and platforming at Inspace, Mapping the Anthropocene will specifically engage with mapping as a way of understanding abstract climate change data and to reflect on how economics, the environment, data and technology intertwine and crossover.
“Havobservatoriet - Edinburgh” (Sea Observatory Edinburgh) is a dynamic visualisation of the real-time sea conditions around every oil rig in Scotland, shown across the Inspace City Screens.
“Drip - 115.2204 ml/hr” is a physical installation within the gallery; a computer controlled pump will drip oil from the ceiling of the exhibition space so that the gallery fills with oil at precisely the same rate that the global sea level is rising.
Explore and book onto the events in the Mapping the Anthropocene programme:
Thursday 5 November, 6pm - 8pm: Mapping the Anthropocene: Exhibition Late and Panel Discussion
Saturday 7 November, 1pm - 3pm: Mapping the Anthropocene: Designing for Hope
Thursday 12 November, 1pm - 2pm Mapping the Anthropocene: Guided Lunchtime Tour
Who's leading the event?
Dr Inge Paneels, Edinburgh College of Art
Open to
open to all
Of particular interest to
anyone interested in art, climate change and data
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