We The Bacteria | Guided Tour Expo DE SINGEL Antwerp

How does architecture relate to the world of bacteria? The exhibition We The Bacteria advocates for an architecture that embraces microbes instead of fighting them. Architecture has contributed to both the destruction and the preservation of bacteria. Many contemporary diseases such as obesity, diabetes, cancer, autoimmune diseases, allergies, autism, Alzheimer's or depression are linked to a loss of microbial diversity. We The Bacteria clarifies the important role of architecture in this story. Curatoren Beatriz Colomina (Architectural Historian and Professor, Princeton University) and Mark Wigley (Professor of Architecture, Columbia University) talk about the ‘diseases of the built environment’ that are inextricably linked to the health of the planet and the state of the biosphere. The exhibition advocates for a different view of humans: as a mobile ecosystem that embraces the world of bacteria. We The Bacteria holds up a mirror to us. An admission ticket to the exhibition is included in the price!