CAFx at CPH:DOX: The Mother Age - History Written Through the Organic, Fragile, and Ephemeral
What if history were not told through weapons, wars, and heroes. Join us for the screening of “The Mother Age” and a panel discussion exploring what happens when using Ursula K. Le Guins ‘carrier bag theory’ to turn our gaze toward art as a form of historiography.
Following the screening of 'The Mother Age', we invite you to a conversation centered on Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction and its significance for how we understand the past, art, and the writing of history. The event explores life in prehistoric Northern European landscapes and the traces that rarely survive — the organic, the fragile, and the ephemeral — as a counterpoint to the classical
archaeological narrative dominated by weapons, war, and
power.
The conversation opens up new ways of thinking about history. How is our collective memory shaped if we begin with care, community, landscapes, and artistic practices rather than conquest and domination? And what does this shift mean for both art and our understanding of the past?
NB: This conversation will be in Danish.
About “The Mother Age”
From the barren coastline of Finnmark to the deep forests of Finland, ‘The Mother Age’ searches for clues that can shed light on an ancient theory dating back to the dawn of humanity. Inspired by Ursula K. Le Guin, among others, filmmaker Irene Kaltenborn challenges the idea that the knife was the first tool made by humans. Rocks last, while organic materials decay—but are there still traces to be found of a parallel history of development rooted in a more gentle relationship with the world around us?
