Calculating Empires - A Genealogy of Technology and Power Since 1500

Show & Culture

Set against the monumental backdrop of Luxembourg's largest post-industrial site, Calculating Empires: A Genealogy of Technology and Power Since 1500 explores the often unseen links between technological progress and the structures of power that have shaped societies. A 24-metre-long black wall traces, across five centuries, the connections between technologies and imperialist powers in the form of a giant timeline resting on water, with the remnant of a blast furnace as its backdrop.