"'The most painful state of being is remembering the future, particularly the one you'll never have.' This quote, attributed to Søren Kierkegaard, encapsulates the title's inspiration and installation's ethos, speaking to the titanic loss that comes from environmental degradation due to climate change. As art evokes emotion, it helps us humans visualize or appreciate the world from which we came, and indeed, where we might be headed."
"Echelman's climate research for this project was initially guided by Professor Raffaele Ferrari and the MIT Lorenz Center - creators of the En-ROADS simulator, which uses current climate data and modeling to visualize the impact of environmental policies and actions on energy systems - and developed during her residency at the MIT Center for Art, Science & Technology (CAST). Echelman continues to leverage the power of fiber arts to create connections between thread and minds, reminding us that our future survival is inextricably intertwined."
Remembering The Future is a textile-based installation at the MIT Museum that catalogs comprehensive climate-change data reaching back to the last ice age. Janet Echelman collaborated with architect-engineer Caitlin Mueller and drew on guidance from Professor Raffaele Ferrari and the MIT Lorenz Center, creators of the En-ROADS simulator. The work was developed during a residency at the MIT Center for Art, Science & Technology (CAST). Fibers are woven, braided, and knitted into transparent, colored forms that trace past climates and delineate possible eventualities through color and texture. The installation juxtaposes loss and optimism and emphasizes human capacity to change outcomes.
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