masterwork
Climax: The Ancient Future
With the daily news and experiences we face, and the global climate problem unfolding on an ever wider scale, the security of our daily lives is also threatened. But if the future is so uncertain, what can we do? Let's face it: climate change is unstoppable. We have maxed it out. But how can we live in a world with only moderate energy resources? The climaX project is a reimagining and re-adaptation of everyday objects. Its essence lies in its manuality and sustainability, making adapted objects suitable for modern survivors in a collapsed world. The project includes object-making tutorials that can be integrated into a series of educational workshops where teenagers and young adults create new functional objects in a community, working together.
thesis
The impact of the Anthropocene on human mental health
Making peace with nature
In my thesis, I examined the consequences of human activity, its impact on the planet and its measurable burden on our mental health from several angles. The interdisciplinary nature of the topic is reinforced by the fact that consequences are the result of complex processes, and therefore my research simultaneously incorporates reports and research from different disciplines. In order to understand the Anthropocene, I examined the different anthropogenic impacts and addressed possible future scenarios, taking into account their historical past. In the second half of my thesis, I focused on the human being, with a particular attention to the voices of the growing generations and their mental state. Youth climate anxiety is a new concept in the pathological system, but it is not new to young adults, whose daily or distant future life may be affected by it. In both my thesis and my masterwork, I sought to answer the question of what responsibility we, as designers and creative people, have in shaping the future. How can we use our design tools in a way that reinforces certain attitudes towards nature-centredness?