Mind the Earth

The exhibition at the Danish Architecture Centre will show the Earth’s transformation, using selected photos from Google Earth, showing how diverse but also vulnerable our planet is.

Mind the earth, Danish Architecture Centre
The exhibition, Mind the Earth, at the Danish Architecture Centre, will zoom both in and out, as each of the selected photos from Google Earth tells its own unique story about the state of the Earth: from scattered island communities to megacities and huge agricultural areas, which have to provide food for an ever growing population.
Mind the Earth, Isflager, Antarktis, km3, Danish Architecture Centre
Mind the Earth, Isflager, Antarktis, km3 (detail), Danish Architecture Centre
There is something deeply fascinating about seeing the Earth from above. Suddenly you notice things you were not previously aware of. From an altitude of 10 kilometres, landscapes and settlements create patterns, which we have no idea that we are part of. Then, when we zoom in, it becomes clear that every place and every region has its own unique character and story.
The exhibition will deal with four main themes, all focused on living and inhabiting: food, energy, transport and water. Through those themes the exhibition will examine what the future looks like for people, cities and landscapes: what are we going to live on? How will we get from A to B? And where will our resources come from?
Mind the Earth, Bolivia km30, (detail) Danish Architecture Centre
Mind the Earth, Bolivia km30 (detail), Danish Architecture Centre

In the exhibition, visitors will enter a dark room with photos, which light up on the floor. The evolution over the course of time will be emphasised by displaying the same subject at different moments. Each photo will be accompanied by surprising facts and thought-provoking philosophy.

The exhibition is the result of a close collaboration between the architect/urban planner, Kasper Brejnholt Bak from Rambøll and the writer, Morten Søndergaard, each of whom has his own personal approach to the photos: on one hand, the architect’s descriptive, factual point of view; on the other, the writer’s poetic, philosophical one. Together they will create sympathetic insight into the universe of the images, suggesting what our world looks like at the moment, and what it might end up looking like in the future.

Mind the Earth, Los Angeles intersection (detail) Danish Architecture Centre
Mind the Earth, Los Angeles intersection (detail), Danish Architecture Centre
For some time now, Google Earth has proved its worth as a new democratic tool for viewing, and learning about our planet. But the really interesting question is: can a technological resource such as Google Earth provide us with new insights about the world we live in and maybe even help us change it? The exhibition, Mind the Earth will tackle this question with its combination of texts and selected photos from Google Earth.
Mind the Earth, Barrio Neza-Chalco-Itza, Mexico City km3, (detail) Danish Architecture Centre
Mind the Earth, Barrio Neza-Chalco-Itza, Mexico City km3 (detail), Danish Architecture Centre

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