Sculpture was made by finding all the shipwrights that had been making ships, but were told by margaret tatcher that they were no longer relevant. This is in a way, a a return to a kind of pre modern idea of how how art could be made and who it was for. It's also become a landmark. If i'm driving up north, o rod properly in the north now, well, i see it. I mean, that was, that was an extraordinary experience making that cas actua. Everything is, i think, an experiment it's a test of what what sculpture can do. You want art to be just there as part of our everyday
We live in a time of greater uncertainty than ever before in human history. We are poised between the twin precipices of climate change and rapidly accelerating technological development. How we manage them will determine whether our future is one where humans will thrive, falter or something in between. Welcome to the Futureverse – brought to you by Intelligence Squared and Y TREE – a space to explore the ideas that will shape our future.
In this episode, three leading thinkers come together to debate the motion, ‘Will The World Be A Better Place in 5, 50 and 500 Years?’ The sculptor Sir Antony Gormley champions the role of art in public spaces in a future society that puts community and care at its centre. Climate change activist Clover Hogan argues that the next ten years will be crucial for determining the next 50. Tech entrepreneur and former chief business officer at Google X, Mo Gawdat considers how we can imbue AI with values aligned to those of humanity. Expertly hosted by broadcaster Jon Sopel, this is a conversation that is guaranteed to change the way you think about the future.
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