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17-25 October 2026
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Monuments for future m/otherhood

Artificial wombs and our reproductive futures

Hosted by Lisa Mandemaker

This project is now archived and was part of DDW22

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Embassy of Health
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Monuments for future m/otherhood installation
Monuments for future m/otherhood installation
Max Kneefel
Imagine, it’s the year 2050 and artificial wombs are able to carry full-term pregnancies. People born from this will receive an invitation on their eighteenth birthday to visit a monument that exhibits part of the artificial womb.

2050

Many people report that they feel a strong connection to and have memories of the artificial wombs in which they grew. A visit to the monument therefore marks an important life event. Womb monuments give these people a place to return to. They forge a meaningful connection with the machines that gave them life. With this speculative experience, we want to spark new ideas about future reproductive scenarios and family ties. Can we think beyond the current family tree? And how do we experience new forms of kinship and the sense of being part of something bigger than ourselves?
Monuments for future m/otherhood installation
Monuments for future m/otherhood installation
Lisa Mandemaker
Monuments for future m/otherhood installation
Monuments for future m/otherhood installation
Max Kneefel
Monuments for future m/otherhood
Monuments for future m/otherhood
Max Kneefel
Monuments for future m/otherhood
Monuments for future m/otherhood

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Lisa Mandemaker

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World Design Embassies
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Colofon

University of Twente DesignLab
Ethics of socially disruptive technology ESDiT
Designer Lisa Mandemaker
Research & concept development Margoth Gonzalez-Woge
Research & concept development Cristina Zaga
Creative production Jorge Davó
Creative production Dianneris Díaz
Creative production Riki Ogawa
Creative production Leon Peters
Creative production Daria Sergeeva
Creative production Lars van der Werf
Creative production Twan Wildeboer
Graphic design & illustration Lisa Strijbosch
Graphic design & illustration Jana Vis
Voice-over Dominique Jansen
Music composition Jamila Blokzijl
Project coördinator Rayhan Aryoseno Bayuaji
Director DesignLab Sabine Wildevuur
Philosopher Lily Frank
Philosopher Julia Hermann
Philosopher Naomi Jacobs
Philosopher Llona Kavege

Partners

Sponsored by Monuments for future m/otherhood
Sponsored by Monuments for future m/otherhood
Polestar
MCI
Triodos
Dutch Design Foundation
Ministerie van OCW
Gemeente Eindhoven
Provincie Noord-Brabant
Brabant C
VPRO
Fonds 21
Stir