Film screening with a short lecture by Christoph Antweiler (Institute for Oriental and Asian Studies) on the occasion of his photo exhibition “We are the Anthropocene - The Horror and Beauty of Global Change” at the University Museum Bonn.

The photo exhibition by the ethnologist and geologist will be on display until March 1, 2026: Today, there is no place on earth that has not been touched by humans. Man-made change goes far beyond climate change. It also affects soils, oceans, plants, animals, and geochemical cycles. In short, we humans have become a significant geological factor. Our actions today will have repercussions far into the geological future. That is why we talk about a new geological epoch, the “Anthropocene.” According to current research, this new epoch began in the middle of the twentieth century.

More information about the film is available on the website of the GreenScreen event series.