The (theoretical) Discourse: A Future for Whose Past?
7–8.30 PM
Monument inventories is never neutral – they reflect the values of those who decide what is worth preserving. For too long, monument preservation has focused on obvious landmarks for the majority while overlooking the histories of marginalized communities.
This panel, held in conjunction with the book launch of A Future for Whose Past?, aims to question traditional narratives and to discuss how preservation can become more inclusive. How can we rethink heritage to better represent diverse voices? What happens when we preserve testimonies of contested histories? Join us for a discussion on the future of heritage beyond the monuments we already know.
Moderation : Prof. Hans-Rudolf Meier (Bauhaus uni Weimar)
Prof. Florence Graezer Bideau (HAT – EPFL)
Prof. Laura Hindelang (UniBe)
An event organized by the Chair of Construction Heritage and Preservation (Prof. Dr. Silke Langenberg) of the ETH Zürich as part of the exhibition ‘What Was Could Be: Experiments between Preservation and Architecture’.
Venue: S AM, Steinenberg 7, Basel
Photo: AI Generated image, questionning AI’s response to the heritage of minorities, with the prompt: a place as a swiss heritage monument representing the minority of homeless people in Switzerland and not the typical swiss people, it should not be a monument, but a building or a place, without people on the image, Kodak Portra, 50mm lens --ar 3:2.
Created with Midjourney, 2024.
