“When considering how I wanted to develop this task, the first thing I did was remember everything I had ever seen and liked regarding things from the future; from alternative realities that I invented in my mind to game universes set in it. I wanted to reflect a future with a lot of technology and love for the environment. Regarding people, I wanted to get away from the idea of robots and machines, so I made them very similar to what we are today but with more developed sensory perceptions as a consequence of climate change and pandemics. I imagine large cities plagued by many buildings due to overpopulation. Lastly, the issue of animals was the most difficult for me to imagine, but after thinking I came to the conclusion that for the most part it will remain the same, although what will change will be the means to extend their life and health, using technology. It was a very fun job to do for me since I am a fan of what the world can become the future.” Felicitas Delfina Bruno
This imagination is part of the pedagogical proposal of the Ecenarro Turrillo Chair, Introducción al Conocimiento Proyectual 1 (ICP 1), Ciclo Básico Común (CBC), Universidad de Buenos Aires UBA. It corresponds to the initial sketch exercise of the first semester of 2022, linked to the Program 2084 Imagined Futures from the South.
Students were invited to dream and develop utopias with the precept of traveling to the future, the year 2084, and propose imaginations/transformations, understanding that design and its project disciplines are tools to improve contemporary and everyday living, with a sustainable commitment.
The teaching team was composed by Graciela Ecenarro, Andrea Santangelo, Silvina de Gennaro, Juan I. Cabello, Florencia de la Quintana, Natalia Naredo, Luciana Quartaruolo, Santiago Ortí, Andrea López y Natalia Ardissone.
Clarification: given that some of the imaginations have been delivered without titles, from the editing area of 2084 Futures Imagined from the South, we decided to give them a title with the intention of matching them with others that do have, helping to distinguish them.