EMMA BERGMAN
For The World To ComeDepartment of Eschatology
Placement Screening
If It’s Not A Dream
[ ] Protection
Rocko
Say You’re Sorry
Visitation
Forgivability Scale
Too Day
All photos by Jonas Müller-Ahlheim
For The World To Come (2026)
multimedia installation
shown at Patient Info in Chicago, IL
March 20-April 10, 2026
The motivating question behind the work is a deceptively simple one: What will become of us? In a gallery that was once a dermatologist’s office, visitors pick up a ringing office phone, press a button to activate a recruitment video, recline in an examination chair for a guided imagination session, and fill out a survey to share their perspectives with the powers that be. Blending humor and despair, For The World To Come is one step toward bringing an artist/organizer mentality—generative, inquisitive, not limited by things as they are—to a wider public.
This show is a continuation of the research started with the Department of Eschatology (2025). New works developed for For The World To Come include:
Lake Michigan, 2.27.26 (2026)
audio, intercom
8:48 minute loop
Field Work (2026)
audio, examination chair
16 minutes
credits: Sille Kima (narrator and composer)
Untitled Suit Scene (2026)
Suit, table, ballot box, lamp, custom mug, pens, survey
Partner Survey (2026)
3-page survey
credits: Ben Teller (concept development collaborator)
Job Application Data (2026)
graphs on corkboard
credits: Stephanie Ruth Young (data analyst)