Our time is tainted by a sense of a series of global crises piling up on the ruins they ignite. It seems wherever you look, the period of normal is ending. While we tend to perceive these crises as parallel developments, they cannot be meaningfully understood separately; instead, we should think of them as one. […]
Maisa Immonen is a Helsinki-based 3D artist and visualist. In her art she creates characters and scenarios, through which she explores emotions and identities. Her interests include the themes of shame and self-assurance and how these are associated with the representation of self and performativeness. Maisa draws inspiration from vibrant colors and organic textures. She […]
What does an ecologically sustainable future look like? How is the carbon neutral Finland in the year 2035? Architects Declare Finland launches its operations by challenging Finnish Architects to share their visualizations in a collective image bank. The images at the bottom of this article aim to inspire the entire construction industry towards change. Ecological […]
Roberto Mangabeira Unger has had intellectually strong influence on how we understand societal transformation, and especially the elemental role of imagination in it. A recent presentation of his at MIT in the spring further underlines the importance of his presence at Untitled. “We should not depend on the crisis. It is so as not to […]
This was a session at Untitled Festival 2020. In this discussion, Indy Johar will present a hypothesis that building a new relationship with ourselves and the world around us is both fundamental and possible to avoid the self termination of society. Indy Johar is the Co-founder and Executive Director of Dark Matter Labs – a […]
This was a session at Untitled Festival 2020. While everyone is talking about the urgency of transition to a sustainable, post-fossil future, there are actually very few coherent, science-backed images of the future or serious political programs that would depict such a transition. The lack of such works of Imagination forms an obstacle to a […]
This was a session at Untitled Festival 2020. The movement for a guaranteed income offers a way to reimagine work, deservedness and dignity. What would the world look like after an income floor? Let’s compare notes on the movement for a guaranteed income in different countries, and look for signals together of what a world […]
Every day we face and witness the dramatic effects of the climate crisis. The construction industry, which still struggles to apply ”green” parameters and constraints in the construction of new buildings, has a major impact on the environmental balance. However, it is necessary to reverse this trend as soon as possible and work to reduce […]
This was a session at Untitled Festival 2020. Climate change and advances in renewable energy technologies have set the foundation for significant transitions to the economy and to accompanying work force skill requirements. As an energy state, Alaska is well-poised for this transition. Energy security is a matter of justice, equity and resilience. In Alaska, […]
* Shake, shake, shake it all out * Dancer – researcher Simo Vassinen from BodyTalk has created four short reset exercises for us. Rave Shake, Walk in the Dark, Talk Gibberish and Breathe & Hold – which one will you try first? You can use these short exercises to tune yourself in at any moment […]