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There is uncertainty and a latent sense of threat in large parts of Europe. Russia's ongoing war of aggression against Ukraine is a key cause. For many people, the future seems more unpredictable than ever before due to technological developments and geopolitical tensions. Nevertheless, numerous civil society initiatives around the world continue to campaign for democratic values, climate protection and social justice. Is hope still possible at all? And how do people who have literally experienced existential insecurity and threats first-hand – such as those who have fled the war in Ukraine – feel?

Future Fragments – Visions from the Present shows you what remains of the future when the past and present are shaped by war and its consequences. The exhibition brings together works by Ukrainian artists who live both in Ukraine and in exile.
Based on their own experiences with an exceptional existential situation and the permanent ambivalences of a fragmented present, the artists explore possible future scenarios – between hope and disillusion, technology and trauma, ecology and reconstruction.

The works transform the ERSTE Foundation's window gallery into a publicly accessible window into the mental worlds of a generation that has lost all the certainties of a previously peaceful coexistence. Dystopias are juxtaposed with utopian designs, personal experiences flow into social issues. Future Fragments gives these voices space – and opens up new perspectives on what the future can mean.