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Katja Novitskova: Post Internet Survival Guide, 2010

Source: http://katjanovi.net/postinternetsurvivalguide.html

– Think about how she’s created a narrative around how we develop after the collapse of the internet (e.g. cults, hieroglyphics etc.). How can I construct a narrative? What would my world look like in contrast to hers? Hers is very influenced by the remnants of today (Zizek, Abramovic), do I think these figures will be important in the future? Who will be remembered and why, if anyone? 

–> foundation myths -> narrative -> proto-futures —-> how does this translate into video and performances which I could create?

(Source: https://player.vimeo.com/)

Green Men:

The Green Man can be traced back 2000 odd years in British culture and has many variations and meanings (fertility, spring, rejuvenation…). He is usually associated with pre-Christian and pagan traditions that have since been incorporated into church life. A common place to find him is in church carvings weirdly enough.

Above: Green Man in St. James’ Church, Sutton Benger, Wiltshire, England

–> A persistent figure in folklore, how will he change in the future? I’m worried my depiction of him hasn’t taken the evolution of culture into account and is too traditional. Perhaps using glazes and other techniques I can change that?

http://www.beccajjones.com/more-about-the-green-man/

https://streetsofsalem.com/2012/03/17/green-men/

Probably Chelsea from biogenfutures on Vimeo. By Heather Dewey-Hagborg

source: https://deweyhagborg.com/projects/probably-chelsea

–> From discussion with Nathan. Really interesting to examine how complex DNA is and how many variations can be created using it. -> how does this effect the archaeological record of our era and people’s interpretation of it? If digital data is so fragile then future archeologists will probably rely on physical evidence such as DNA, what picture will they construct from that?

(Source: https://player.vimeo.com/)

George Osodi’s work documenting the different kings and queens of Nigeria at the Open Eye Gallery for the Liverpool biennial. It was interesting to see the diversity and range of culture in one country, also the small totemic aspects to some of their dress and spaces

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Mae-Ling Lokko’s work art the architectural centre. The possibility that we could live out of houses made of mushrooms is fascinating, the use of agricultural waste is very prescient. I can picture a whole town of mushroom houses

–> another version of the future, specifically relating to agriculture. Have I been too narrow in my definition of futuristic agriculture? It’s possible that agriculture could consist of a lot more than our current idea of a farm, it could be a lot more individual/domestic (which would fit with ceremonial grain bowls, beekeeping, UV hydroponic farms and aquacultures). How does this influence a performance or video I create, it could be a domestic setting for instance?

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Haegue Yang at the Tate for the Liverpool biennial. It was a bit like being inside a physical manifestation of my mind.

It’s interesting to see the very traditional practices such as folklore combined with contemporary and 20th century architecture and culture. 

–> Is this similar to what I’m doing? Yang is looking at the present and the past’s legacy now. But I’m looking into the future and trying to predict what cultural practices might occur then. There’s definite similarities in the use of the past/present and attitude towards storytelling though