Triennale Milano

The second episode of season 2 of From the Moon ventures into the great unknown, delving into three installations currently exhibited at Triennale Milano. Although all very different, together they help to see the speculative, investigative and cultural scope of the unknown unknowns theme. In Into the Great Unknown, David Plaisant, host of the podcast, converses with Colin Koop, design partner in SOM (Skidmore, Owings & Merrill); Susanna Hertrich, artist; and Ani Liu, artist.

The episode tackles one of the main themes of the 23rd Triennale Milano International Exhibition, gravity, through its emotional and more physical implications. Interviews with artists Julijonas Urbonas, Bosco Sodi, and Camilo Oliveira of design agency Space Caviar.

From the Moon 2 is the podcast series created by Triennale Milano with journalist David Plaisant, to explore the themes and artists of the 23rd International Exhibition "Unknown Unknowns. An Introduction to Mysteries".

With Joseph Grima, Sharmaine Lovegrove, Giorgia Lupi, Matthew Claudel.

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Looking to the future near and distant we ask if there are reasons to be hopeful. Can innovation and the harnessing of human potential give us hope? In an age of activism and renewed social awareness is it even enough to passively talk about hope?

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Hosted by David Plaisant

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All the conversations were recorded in November and December 2020

With Ben Ware, Tom Hughes, Tiago Rodrigues, Anne Laudisoit, Emanuele Coccia, Katie Mack, Marta Boffito.

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Not as bleak and fatalistic as it may sound, we imagine a utopia or dystopia (depending on how you look at it) : the world without humans, and the very final stages of the universe beyond that. Speaking to two philosophers, a biologist, a theatre director, an ecologist, an HIV AIDS specialist and more besides; this is the most interdisciplinary and thought-provoking episode yet.

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Hosted by David Plaisant

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All the conversations were recorded in November and December 2020

With James Carpenter, Mia Fineman, Katie Mack, Ivana Müller, Paolo Nespoli.

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In this episode we are going to reverse the telescope, and instead focusing our gaze on our home planet, we are going to stay on Earth and look out into space; taking this opportunity to look at our imaginary host, the Moon, and far beyond that too.

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Hosted by David Plaisant

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All the conversations were recorded in November and December 2020

With Ricky Burdett, Angela Rui, Joni Baboci, Hou Hanru.

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From space the planet lights up at night as humankind switches on, emits, consumes, and sleeps. We look at what those lights might tell us, and what the darkness reveals too.

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Hosted by David Plaisant

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All the conversations were recorded in November and December 2020

With Hangama Amiri, Rabih Mroué, Thyago Nogueira, Ippolito Pestellini Laparelli.

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From demarcations in the Amazon to data front lines on our smartphones and under the oceans, we look at the visible and invisible frontiers that continue to affect billions of people.

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Hosted by David Plaisant

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All the conversations were recorded in November and December 2020

With Andres Jaque, Nico Daswani, Hou Hanru, Anupama Kundoo, Kandis Williams.

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We look at the divisions that run through our societies, from race to wealth. The information age has shone a light on a world that is more divided than ever. Maybe a new culture is the only hope of survival?

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Hosted by David Plaisant

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All the conversations were recorded in November and December 2020

With Stefano Boeri, Ersilia Vaudo, Paola Antonelli, Formafantasma, Andrés Jaque, Legacy Russell.

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We take stock of the planet’s environment, both natural and manmade. Can we still talk of an Anthropocene Era? What is the planet’s culture as seen from the Moon? What is culture beyond the pandemic?

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From the Moon the Earth seems to be a serenely beautiful sphere of blues, greens and whirling white clouds. From the moon, is where we can finally step back and look at the state of our planet; from the extinction and destruction being caused by climate change to the interlinked conflict and crises that is effecting our population. This podcast will look at Planet Earth as if we are broadcasting from the Moon, the distance allowing us to make sense of the immense beauty that sometimes coexists, but that can often disappear when faced with such grave challenges.

Seven episodes of From the Moon will try and unpack the state of the planet via different, distinct topics that interweave and complement the XXIII Triennale theme. Bringing together the fields of design, innovation, science, art, philosophy and more besides, conversations broadcast From the Moon will offer solutions and warnings, they should inspire and critique in equal measure.

The 2020 pandemic is of course present in all our consciousness, and rather than addressing this as its own topic or episode it has to be taken as a subtext of the whole podcast series.

Some episodes will have particular resonance when it comes to assessing the impact and consequences of the Covid-19 crisis.

HOSTED BY DAVID PLAISANT

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David Plaisant is a freelance journalist and writer based in Italy. He began his career in London, where he worked in architecture and design advocacy groups and then as a design writer and radio producer for multimedia brand Monocle.

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All the conversations were recorded in November and December 2020