About
SOLAR FUTURES- Imagining Regenerative Worlds through Art, Science & Technology, is a collaboration project presented by four cultural organizations working at the intersection of art, science, and digital technologies – OHME (BE), Electroni[k] (FR), LEV (ES), and iii (NL), in partnership with two associated universities: Université Libre de Bruxelles (BE) and Vrije Universiteit Brussel (BE).
The project establishes a new residency, production, circulation and peer-learning program that supports artists from diverse disciplines in creating artworks that explore desirable ecological, digital, and societal futures. At the heart of this initiative is Solarpunk, a movement that envisions optimistic, ecologically harmonious, and community-driven futures where humans, technology and nature coexist sustainably. By inviting artists to explore and engage with this concept, we create a platform for innovative transformative ideas that challenge traditional narratives and promote awareness of environmental concerns.
SOLAR FUTURES is supported by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union.
Goals
The program will explore three key sub-thematics:
- Renewable energy and circular resources.
- Permacomputing and digital sobriety.
- New imaginaries for political and societal organisation.
Activities
The results of the project will come together through:
3 new artworks - 1 performance, 1 screen-based experience and 1 physical installation - addressing ecological, technological and social concerns, raising awareness to the public and providing new imaginaries and alternative narratives.
A full pitch and media package for the 3 new artworks.
A structured programme of research, development, production and diffusion underlined by green practices, ethical and inclusion concerns.
Targeted circulation of the works.
Public workshops designed to share artistic and technological processes with local communities and professionals.
A solar-powered low-tech design website, opening the path to new practices in the cultural field.
A case study on the program, disseminated among the CCIs.