Category Archives: re-imagine
Utopian hell?
\”corporate futoroligists force-feed us a \’happy-ever-after\’ portrayal of life where techology is the solution to every problem. There us no room for doubt or complexity intheir techno-utopian visions. Everyone is a stereotype, and social and cultural roles remain unchanged.\” [dunne … Continue reading
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diy simulacrum
Via Bruce Sterling Simulacrum. For centuries we have been drawing maps not only to describe reality, but also to know it. (make it your own! diy!). With augmentation, we can go ahead and overlay (bury?) the reality we find. Who … Continue reading
Posted in participatory future building, public space, re-imagine
Tagged augmented reality
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simulating the death of uncertainty
\”What people are contemplating on their word processor screens is the operations of their own brains. It is not entrails that we interpret these days, or even hearts or facial expressions; it is, quite simply, the brain. We want to … Continue reading
Here come the superhumans (animals are so last century): NO MORE FEAR
Fear is a basic survival mechanism. For all animals, humans included. It\’s an emotional response to threat or danger, and leads us to escape or avoid, in order to survive. Also, it\’s always related to future events, such as worsening … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, biotech, critical future fictions, re-imagine
Tagged brain, fear, technophilia misusers
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modern piplotti
a talk by piplotti rist at the tate modern. her personality is pretty great. on color: on her use of saturated colors: not emphasizing but just bringing life color to film. \”we fear color and prefer line and form.\” line … Continue reading
Posted in human connections, re-imagine
Tagged body-mind, color, irrationality, repetition, talk, video, video_art
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change and pain
\”Change is difficult and can be painful, and fear of pain can be worse than pain itself. How we deal with pain and change is not only governed by external forces. Our power to imagine, re-narrate and innovate can give … Continue reading
Posted in participatory future building, re-imagine
Tagged book, change, future, pain
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