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The resources on land are increasingly exhausted, and the industry is increasingly turning its gaze to the ocean floor – the last unexplored and untouched part of the Earth. After "Mining Stories" and "Pleasant Island," Silke Huysmans and Hannes Dereere focus on the brand new and controversial industry of deep-sea mining in the final part of their mining trilogy.

In 2021, three ships meet in the Pacific. One belongs to the Belgian dredging company Deme-Gsr. Four kilometers below the ocean surface, the mining robot scrapes across the seabed in search of metals. On another ship, marine biologists and geologists monitor the process. On board the notorious "Rainbow Warrior," Greenpeace activists protest against this exploitative future industry.

From their apartment in Brussels, Silke and Hannes connect virtually with these three ships, each representing a perspective of the public discourse: economy, science, and activism. Through a series of interviews and conversations, they have created an intimate portrait of this new industry that captures a possibly decisive moment in the history of the Earth. How much deeper can mining companies penetrate, and where are we as humanity actually digging? What risks, opportunities, and challenges await us on this journey into the depths?

Silke Huysmans (Brazil, 1989) and Hannes Dereere (Belgium, 1990)
are a performance duo based in Brussels, Belgium. Their work integrates journalistic and documentary approaches into various performative arrangements, preceded by extensive and intensive field research. From 2016 to 2022, they conducted long-term research on mining, culminating in a trilogy: In the first part, “Mining Stories,” they returned to the place where Silke grew up in Brazil to investigate the Mariana Dam disaster. This piece won the Promotion Award at the Zurich Theater Spectacle 2018. The second part, “Pleasant Island,” tells the story of the island state of Nauru, which is still deeply shaped by the consequences of colonial history, forced migration, and ecological crises.

Language: English with German subtitles
Duration: 60 minutes

November 15, 2024, 8:00 PM with subsequent audience discussion
November 16, 2024, 8:00 PM
Different venue: Alte Feuerwache Köln, Melchiorstraße 3, 50670 Köln

Produced by: CAMPO, co-produced by: production Bunker (Ljubljana), De Brakke Grond (Amsterdam), Noorderzon - Festival of Performing Arts and Society (Groningen), Zurich Theater Spectacle (Zurich), Beursschouwburg & Kunstenfestivaldesarts (Brussels), PACT Zollverein (Essen), Théâtre de la Ville (Paris) & Festival d'Automne à Paris (Paris)
Residencies: Kunstenwerkplaats, Pilar, Bara142 (Toestand), De Grote Post, 30CC, GC De Markten & GC Felix Sohie
Special thanks to: John Childs, Henko De Stigter, Patricia Esquete, Iason-Zois Gazis, Jolien Goossens, Matthias Haeckel, An Lambrechts, Ted Nordhaus, Maureen Penjueli, Surabhi Ranganathan, Duygu Sevilgen, Joey Tau, Saskia Van Aalst, Kris Van Nijen, Vincent Van Quickenborne & Annemiek Vink and all interview partners and helpers with the translations.


Event data provided by: Kulturkurier

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