During the preparation of the Prague 2050 exhibition, we realized that we are already living a climate catastrophe, say Dušek and Unzeitigová – A2larm
From the end of June to the end of September, an exhibition by Terezia Unzeitigová and Ondřej Dušek called Praha 2050 is possible in the Mimochodem Gallery, which takes place in the metro area under Palackého náměstí.
Six large-format illustrations accompanied by texts depict the possible effects of the climate crisis on specific locations in Prague. The author and draftsman Terezie Unzeitigová and architect and illustrator Ondřej Dušek chose the Barrandovský most, Jiřího z Poděbrady square, the mouth of the Blanka tunnel, the surroundings of the Smíchovské nádraží, the suburban satellite and the metro station for the simulation of the future. The exhibition can be viewed – for those outside of Prague – at instagram Prague 2050.
The authors of the exhibition say about the whole concept: “Scientists’ predictions about the advancing climate crisis are widely known. But how will it manifest itself in the environment of our city? Rising temperatures and ever-increasing weather fluctuations, energy supply outages, loss of safe water, uncertain supply, these are just some of its predicted impacts. Six large-format illustrations depict specific places in Prague: the Barrandovský Bridge, Jiřího z Poděbrady Square, the mouth of the Blanka tunnel, a suburban satellite or a metro station. On them, we try to imagine how life in the city can change. And what problems will its inhabitants face when the climate crisis hits them, a threat that we still do not take seriously enough.”
In the podcast interview, Ondřeje and Tereza explain how the whole idea for the exhibition came about, what exactly their illustrations depict and how they collaborated. The authors also consider what steps politicians and politicians should take to avoid dystopian scenarios and explain what is missing in the debate about climate catastrophe and urban life. How did the three-year-long process begin to prescribe topics such as the coronavirus? And what surprised the authors the most during the work?