Group work
Philosophy: In 1516 Sir Thomas More completed his most controversial book, Utopia, a novel in Latin, which was published by Erasmus and Leuven. In 2016, after 500 centuries, many people, institutions and organizations across the globe celebrate this book, which gave rise to Utopian and Dystopian fiction, a literary genre featuring ideal societies or perfect cities, or their opposite. Utopia project: a participatory, ubiquitous, and connective dictionary to reinvent new meanings and new esthetics for contemporary utopias, capable of recognizing "the beauty that interconnects" (cit. Mr. Bateson). The dictionary is a ubiquitous platform for people's expression, a series of dissemination processes and a new interconnective ritual.
Description: Linked composition of utopian words that were created for Utopia dictionary.
Technology: Creative writing and mapping.
Exhibition: 23rd to 25th September 2016, during the annual MateRadio festival.Matera Italy
Credits: Milijana Komad & Utopian group