This page shows various approaches to the parallel and the possible. We're interested in how futures can inform present practices that are attempting to answer the question: **"how could things be otherwise"**? Some projects implicitly assume a future, others demand nothing less than total commitment ot the present. Somewhat related to [[design fiction]], yet focused on creating parallels or alternatives to existing cultures. it also has something to do with incubating the culture of the 'long now', extended present, smeared moments... | This page shows various approaches to the parallel and the possible. We're interested in how futures can inform present practices that are attempting to answer the question: **"how could things be otherwise"**? Some projects implicitly assume a specific future, others demand nothing less than total commitment ot the present. Somewhat related to [[design fiction]], yet focused on creating parallels or alternatives to existing cultures. it also has something to do with incubating the culture of the 'long now', extended present, smeared moments... |
e.g. micronations, Kingdom of Elgaland Vargaland, NSK, Near Future Lab, Superflux, BERG, Loop, Pierre Huyghe, Tobias Revell, infrastructure fiction, design fiction, kaospilots, D'Annunzio's Fiume, various communes/intentional communities from the 1960s onward, Irrational, Collapsonomics, Future Farmers, Institute of Collapsonomics, Unmonastery, Edgeryders, etc. | e.g. micronations, Kingdom of Elgaland Vargaland, NSK, Near Future Lab, Superflux, BERG, Loop, Pierre Huyghe, Tobias Revell, infrastructure fiction, design fiction, kaospilots, D'Annunzio's Fiume, various communes/intentional communities from the 1960s onward, Irrational, Collapsonomics, Future Farmers, Institute of Collapsonomics, Unmonastery, Edgeryders, etc. |