Solarpunk Worldbuilding

Client: Near Future Laboratory, Hyundai Artlab, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Team: Near Future Laboratory

Client URL: https://nearfuturelaboratory.com

Project Summary: With 36 hours notice, the Near Future Laboratory put together a proposal for a art+technology-style residency program. NFL was exploring what Solarpunk was, alongside of some of Solarpunk's thought-leadership. We decided to quickly respond to the RFP by proposing that we worldbuild in public, creating translations of the Solarpunk values and sensibilities translated into artifacts like a catalog of Solarpunk supplies, articles about the happenings in the Solarpunk world, and so forth. We also proposed public workshops for young adults on futuring and worldbuilding.

Project Type(s): DESIGN FICTION

Project Archetype(s): WORLDBUILDING, OTHER

Project Year: 2022

Project Duration: 1 Week

Document Published On: Mar 8, 2024, 11:06:55 PST

Document Updated On: Mar 8, 2024, 11:06:55 PST

Document Written By: Julian Bleecker

Articulating a more comprehensive opinion about what Solarpunk meant to Near Future Laboratory, even if it was in the form of a proposal for an arts grant, was exceptionally valuable in that it identified members of the larger community who had an interest in engaging in the 'Solarpunk conversation' more extensively.

This ultimately led to starting an internal Solarpunk + Design Fiction project to create an artifact (a children's A-B-C book) from the perspective of the Solarpunk world.

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