Monday 2 September, 2019
Ashkal Alwan, Beirut, Lebanon

Extractive relations between beings are reinforced by the social, technical and mental ecologies we inhabit, and that we continue to reproduce unthinkingly and unfeelingly. Without identifying the fact that the present state of affairs is not an accident of history, but rather a war waged against beings in order to condition them to accept their exploitation, we will never understand climate change on its proper terms – as a symptom of the eradication of alternative perspectives and ways of life.

Adrian Lahoud, curator of the first edition of Sharjah Architecture Triennial, expands on its themes and architecture's pivotal role in shaping intergenerational relationships, with kin that have passed, and those yet to come.

This talk was organised by Sharjah Architecture Triennial and Ashkal Alwan.