Environmental History IV

For its fourth edition, the Environmental History symposium at LUMA Arles brings together historians, scientists, artists, architects and designers to explore ecology through a historical lens.

In an era marked by rapid climate change and ecological uncertainty, Learning from the Unknownoffers a framework through which to approach some of the complex environmental challenges of our times. Focusing on questions that address the ecological rupture of ecosystems we are currently experiencing, and looking into the ways in which societies have responded to environmental crises through adaptation, resilience and anticipation, the symposium seeks to understand the different forms and patterns of living, creating, and transmitting knowledge that can emerge when we experience unknown and unfamiliar realities.

From melting glaciers to tracing the history of colonial archives, from forgotten catastrophes of the past to climate projections, the symposium will connect diverse fields of expertise in an attempt to understand how societies confront the unknown.