Philosopher Timothy Morton refuses to talk about climate change, but insists on calling the times we are living in, the period of the sixth mass extinction. Cause for this new mass extinction is the “run-away effect” in which several human-caused ecological changes feed back into eachother until they spin out of control. In Inhibition Space #2 this feedback effect, is being transposed into the sonic realm.

The ‘Jonge Academie’ during this symposium explores how researchers and artists cope with rapid technological and social developments without losing our focus on depth and reflection.
They explore this idea in panel discussions with experts from art, science and policy, who share their perspectives on the challenges and opportunities of both acceleration and deceleration. Artistic performances and a keynote on the future of acceleration add a deeper, artistic-philosophical perspective. The programme thus provides a space to reflect on how we can find balance between progress and rest in an ever-accelerating world.