The Jemand Society is an initiative exploring utopias and dystopias through virtual artistic interventions that aim to engage the audience in imagining, speculating and, possibly, taking action towards possible desirable futures. Inspired by trailblazer author and Nobel laureate Bertha von Suttner, the project is led by a group of contemporary artists: Jeremy Bailey, Lucie Freynhagen, Sam Lavigne and Janne Kummer (Aka.Alaska).
The name Jemand (from German, meaning “someone”) derives from the pseudonym under which von Suttner published her book ‘Das Maschinenalter’ in 1889. In the book, she approaches the present while looking from a fictitious future. Like her, the members of the Jemand Society give us a glimpse into the present through the lenses of a possible future by questioning the status-quo.
In collaboration with the Goethe-Institut North America.
Website: http://jemandsociety.com/
The Jemand Society is an initiative exploring utopias and dystopias through virtual artistic interventions that aim to engage the audience in imagining, speculating and, possibly, taking action towards possible desirable futures.
Inspired by trailblazer author and Nobel laureate Bertha von Suttner, the project is led by a group of contemporary artists: Jeremy Bailey, Lucie Freynhagen, Sam Lavigne and Janne Kummer (Aka.Alaska). The name Jemand (from German, meaning “someone”) derives from the pseudonym under which von Suttner published her book ‘Das Maschinenalter’ in 1889. In the book, she approaches the present while looking from a fictitious future. Like her, the members of the Jemand Society give us a glimpse into the present through the lenses of a possible future by questioning the status-quo.
In collaboration with the Goethe-Institut North America.
Website: http://jemandsociety.com/
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