Which ongoing movements in history are likely to worsen if we are not careful? Loosely based on Jacques Attali's essay A Brief History of the Future, this film and installation portray the world that awaits us.
Directed by Laurent Perreau and produced by Maneki Lab / Magic Bird, the film made its debut at the Louvre in Paris as part of the exhibition « A Brief History of the Future ». It was shown in an immersive room, featuring L’Ombre, a fragment of Rodin’s work recovered in the rubble of the World Trade Center, and Fondation, a work by Ai Weiwei made of stone foundations from centuries-old Chinese halls.
Ai Weiwei designed a contemporary equivalent to the Greek agora, where visitors were invited to sit upon the bases of the pillars and reflect on the future while watching the film.