Co-emerging Economies. Exploring radical perspectives on post-anthropocenic economies

edited by Reon Brand en Olga Mink contributions from Godelieve Spaas, Lisanne Buik, René van Peer, Sunjoo Lee, Leif Czakai, Cynthia Hathaway, Elise Talgorn, Bea Xu,Yannik Güldner, Michal Mitro

There is an emerging global awareness that our current free-market economic system is responsible for deteriorating environmental health and global warming. This threatens not only future human prosperity but may have existential consequences for all species. The book examines how we can reset our relationship with the planet by re-imagining different socio-economic possibilities. The richly illustrated book contains a mix of essays, reports, stories, poems extracted from a storytelling workshop held with multidisciplinary teams. The publication is structured around a post-anthropocentric view; a perspective where the human identity is diffused into a larger eco-system. The two narratives Gaia and Etheria are the point of departure. In Gaia we see ourselves as an integral part of the natural ecosystem. We look for ways to live integrally embedded within natural biodiverse ecosystems. it creates worldview that puts the health of ecosystems first. In Etheria we value intelligence (sentience) as the ultimate virtue. In Etheria we aspire to become part of a larger post-human (post-biological) intelligence. This view detaches us from nature and the need for any biological systems.

English

Reon Brand is Design Principal Foresight and Strategic Innovation at Philips Experience Design. He is responsible for gaining understanding of emerging future directions for the Philips Strategic Company Innovation. In June 2019, Brand published his latest research called Co-Emerging Futures, a model which looks at emerging developments in times of profound global challenges.

Olga Mink is director of Baltan Laboratories, an experimental platform for art, science and technology, housed in the former physics laboratory of Philips, in Eindhoven. Olga initiates collaborations at the intersection of disciplines and investigates how art can enter into fruitful collaborations with other domains and sectors by addressing urgent social issues.

format 120 x 200 mm size ca. 260 pages softcover design Gabriela Baka release January 2022 NUR 600 ISBN 978-94-6437-095-9 € 12,00