In Future Fossils, fossils from the future become visible. They are the result of centuries of petrifying rubbish from the Anthropocene, our present time, in which the prosperity of mankind is the central theme. When these fossils are found in a distant future, no one will recognise the objects. A watering can will be mistaken for a head, a coat hanger for a tail. In this way, the archaeologists from the future will develop a totally distorted image of our time and the creatures that populated our earth.

With this work, Walter van der Velden and Aart Kuipers fantasise about the time that awaits us. They hope to make the public think about the great impact of our constant need for new things and the deep traces we leave behind on our planet. An apparently classical arrangement of fossils slowly but surely turns into an alienating installation. The power lies in the confusion, the alienation and the humour.