Fact is Fiction - A Future Scenario
The course concept for the summer semester 2020, to develop a work and presentation room together with the students, with the shift to distance learning changed into the virtual CDSLab; a blog, production and development studio.
Additionally, we have invited other courses to present their working results in the CDSLab.
"Fact is Fiction" showcases annual projects in the cross-disciplinary teaching format "Cross-Disciplinary Capabilities (CDC)". CDC bundles a multitude of thematic possibilities and contents, systematic approaches and disciplinary requirements. To this end, several courses from different subject groups of the study programme cooperate with CDC in the joint supervision of content, research, problem-solving and practical implementation.
The project brief for the academic year 2020/21 included working with a future scenario, choosing scientific and/or artistic methods, deciding on the usage of empirical methods and themes from our subject groups.
Written research results are not part of the CDSLab.
Christine Böhler with Adnan Balcinovic, Martin Gasser, Monika Mokre, Astrid Wagner
Universal Citizenship
Universal Citizenship proposes the universal recognition of citizen's rights irrespective of the individual's nationality. The practice of citizenship in its current understanding, however, implies differentiation and correlates with a justified inequality in a democratic society. The project "Universal Citizenship" deals with the questions of how to implement the concept of universality in the established framework of citizenship and what new models of citizenship can be imagined. [https://ba [...] Read More
ZOOM INTO YOUR SENSES - A Performance Based Project
The COVID-19 pandemic abruptly destroyed the daily script of CDS students. Our habituation and routine was disrupted, forcing us and our senses to become receptive to new media in order to maintain our academic schedule. A new script was instituted - for over two months now, students and instructors alike have been participating in seminars from their living-rooms over Zoom. But now the new script has become routine and boredom has set in. It is time for some disruption. [...] Read More
Spiralling
SPIRALLING offers an alternative way for storytelling of fears, created with a browser-based web editor. The text-based story transforms into a three-dimensional spiral which is continuously rotating, stimulating the viewer’s attention. Simultaneously the programme reads the story out loud, telling the story back to the author as well as other possible audiences within the new format. [...] Read More
The E-Platform
This project is about income inequality. You cannot get healthy and wealthy on your own – Societies make progress, not individuals. The extent of global inequality is mostly about where you are. Affordable or free education, fair tax system, universal access to basic needs, a livable wage, access to the internet and investment capital are ways to achieve the perfect world of reduced inequality, providing opportunities for everyone. This society will be more stable and happier. Download postcard [...] Read More
The Perfect Match
THE PERFECT MATCH is a fictional sound experience, dealing with the process of symbiotic relationships. Through synthetic sounds the continuous interaction between fungi and human are interpreted. In this perfect symbiotic partnership fungi and human share their functions and ensure survival in times of climate crisis. Be aware: nature is not a resource, but an equal partner, because earthlings have never been alone. To have a better experience - please use your headphones. Facts & Cred [...] Read More
Contraception is a Man’s Business
Imagine a better today than yesterday; a world with established contraceptive methods for men to make sexual responsibility as equal as possible. A fictional podcast set in 2038 and onward, documents the journey of contraceptive consuming men. They share their stories and depict the personal impacts of the introduction of male contraceptives into the market. Titel: Folge 1 - Thomas Eiler Datum: 4. April, 2038 Dauer: 05:56 In dieser Folge interviewen wir Thomas Eiler, den Mitbegründer von G [...] Read More
The Future History of Coal Mines
The Future History Of Coal Mines, set in the year 2030, no longer needs coal as an energy resource. Therefore, the goal is to reuse the space of coal mines, specifically the “Rheinische Braunkohlerevier”, in a productive and sustainable manner. This will be done through a game, based off of “Terraforming Mars,” which will be used as a tool to restructure the area playfully, terraforming coal mines into an innovative habitat. Click the game board below to download the rulebook. [https://base.un [...] Read More
The Big Jam
Ominous chaos forced mass movement - life is different after the Big Jam. We depict a Hopepunk patchwork based on an open call, embracing multi-perspective narration. Set in a future where radical climate conditions have demanded a symbiotic and playful relationship with the environment, a change in cultures and distribution of power was inevitable. Settlements along the Jam became part of nomadic circulation through former cities. Artefacts of decaying modernity are reused to serve basic needs. [...] Read More
Über's Wetter reden
Wettervorhersagen sind zwar mit der Zeit immer genauer geworden, aber ab einem gewissen Punkt gibt es ein Limit inwieweit man das Wetter vorhersagen kann. Wir sind dem Wetter also in seiner Unberechenbarkeit machtlos ausgesetzt. Das einzige was wir tun können und seit jeher auch tun, ist es kulturelle und technische Maßnahmen zu treffen. Wir behandeln unsere Ohnmacht palliativ mit Regenschirmen, Blitzableitern und wasserfestem Make-up. Wir schreiben Lieder und das Wetter wird zur Metapher für al [...] Read More
Conditio Posthumana
This interactive illustration bases on Moore's law, according to which the number of transistors in digital devices doubles every two years. The installation proposes a time shift from the 1970s, when the first digital computers were invented, until the 2030s. [https://editor.p5js.org/mmayr/embed/WsYnlIm63] [...] Read More
T(h)ree Minutes
“T(h)ree Minutes” aims to stimulate a perceptual shift in means of communication, interaction, relatedness, and response-ability. The three-minute action of mindful breathing next to a tree, poses the task of self-reflection on individual needs. This invites to regain an understanding of collective embeddedness in a natural system and environmental network. Supported by a package insert on scientific background information on human plant exchange, “T(h)ree Minutes” results in behavioral change [...] Read More
Climate change is not for the "Babies"
The project C.C.I.N.F.T.B showcases new standards for humans surviving Climate Change. Due to a breakthrough in science, Homo Calea replaced Homo Sapiens and with it its known social norms – a restart of humanity. Homo Calea lives by a code built on justice, loyalty, and trust to save the planet, as there are no tradeoffs between financial gains and environmentally friendly practices. [...] Read More
Toxic Masculinity
Toxic Masculinity illustrates a viral attack on patriarchy. Inspired by Susan Sontag’s statement that virus is a synonym for change, the project evokes dreams of a post-patriarchal society. It’s the year 2040, and a vastly pervasive virus caused illness severely impacts humans. Although being only fatal for cis-men, the virus affects everyone and the only cure comes with drastic behavioral changes. Is our society ready to tackle this virus? [...] Read More
Empathic Communities
No matter if it’s Corona, the climate or just everyday life: we’re living in times of complexity and rapid change. A future, even more a positive future, is hard to imagine. Here, communities come in: they are an essential factor for resilience, both on a material and a psychological level. Empathic Communities co-creates spaces to talk about emotions, fostering connection and increasing resilience, with the aim to enable the community to host emotional sharing spaces on their own. [...] Read More
Reforming the Common Foreign and Security Policy of the EU
Reforming the Common Foreign and Security Policy of the European Union investigates the obstacles that prevent the European Union from being a more active player internationally. In addition, it explores the possibilities that would permit the European Union to enhance its Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) in order to become a true global actor. The artistic work “Oh, you my delicate Europe” is the result of artistically dealing with the essence of the research. [...] Read More
You Cannot Imagine: Future
YOU CANNOT IMAGINE: FUTURE is an animation film that criticizes the utopian approach to imagining future scenarios. [...] Read More