Amid the horrifying events of the present day, many face a paralyzing fear of the future. This fear can make it difficult to look for, or commit to, solutions. The text below aims to help unfreeze action through critical design. By distancing ourselves from the status quo through a work of speculative fiction, we are able to re-evaluate possible solutions. We defamiliarize ourselves from the “real” world in order to look toward the future with fresh eyes. The work below places the viewer in the year 2032 and allows them to interact with artifacts from this speculative future society. It allows us to ask ourselves what these people did right, what they did wrong, and what we should carry with us into the real 2032.
process archive:
image gathering
glossary
text annotations
bunker zine
bunker vignette
digital journal
physical journal
welcome packet
evergreen journal #1
evergreen journal #2
scrap blanket
below collective pins
above/below knit
checkers board
dominos
government handbook
plant identification cards
memory box
revival kit
eastern pine knit
below collective knit
tulip tree knit
community board
torrey pine knit
good bones
good news postcard
greetings from the bunker
bill the recycled bear
packing for the bunker data