Tour through the Futures of Jerusalem
Where can we find shelter after the collapse? What are the Zuckerberg family members doing at the King David Hotel? Is the molecular disintegration of Jerusalem a disaster or salvation? And what will the archaeological site in Silwan look like when the city is truly united?
Amid an ongoing war on multiple fronts, the abandonment of hostages, destruction in the south and north of the country, shattered government institutions, and repeated attacks on democracy, imagining a different future has become increasingly difficult.
On November 30, we will travel to Jerusalem to remind ourselves that, despite all this, the future is not a single, predetermined path set by the past but rather a collection of possibilities that we can shape in the present. As part of the exhibition Looking Back at the Future at Magasin III Jaffa, we will explore speculative futures of Jerusalem through four guided tours that examine the range of possible futures. We will then gather for lunch and a meeting at FeelBeit, a Palestinian-Israeli cultural space in Jerusalem—an initiative that actively embodies an alternative future in the present.
Schedule:
09:00 Departure from Jaffa: Magasin III Jaffa, 34 Ole Zion St.
10:00 Arrival in Jerusalem – Walking tour with Speculative Tourism, guided by Mushon Zer-Aviv, featuring three future-makers: Hagit Keysar, Boaz Lavie, and Meiron Rapoport.
13:30 Arrival at FeelBeit
14:00 Lunch
15:00 Tour of FeelBeit and meeting with artists
17:00 Return to Jaffa
The tour is guided by Mushon Zer-Aviv.
Mushon Zer-Aviv
Mushon Zer-Aviv is a designer, writer, educator, and activist based in Tel Aviv. His work often involves mapping and way-finding through physical, digital, and political landscapes. These are also the themes he explores in his current research titled Friction and Flow – A Design Theory of Change. Zer-Aviv is a board member of the Israeli/Palestinian movement A Land for All – Two States One Homeland. He is a senior faculty member at Shenkar College and alumni of Eyebeam, an art and technology center in New York.
