tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27290920.post6836416626949399327..comments2024-01-06T03:54:46.267-05:00Comments on the sceptical futuryst: World without oil photo essay (part two)Stuart Candyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11847397597090443677noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27290920.post-75183776745861634002008-01-31T21:21:00.000-05:002008-01-31T21:21:00.000-05:00These are terrific, Ken. Thanks for sharing.I thin...These are terrific, Ken. Thanks for sharing.<BR/><BR/><EM>I think it's cool the way people can turn something pretty innocuous into something sinister or evocative with just a hint of context, a carefully selected viewpoint or a dab of PhotoShop.</EM><BR/><BR/>Yes! I fully agree about the more subtle approach to visualising futures being potentially more effective. Most of our future (like most of our present, and past) is made up of pretty mundane stuff, not the spectacular Hollywood moments. I think we futurists could aspire to doing a lot better in communicating everyday futures.<BR/><BR/>This type of image you were talking about in your <A HREF="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=27290920&postID=4438060449117835649" REL="nofollow">earlier comment</A> -- evidence of functional adaptation -- puts me in mind of Stewart Brand's <A HREF="http://www.testing.com/blog/images/brand-how-buildings-learn.png" REL="nofollow"><EM>How Buildings Learn</EM></A> (not a book about futures per se, but one which dwells on this variety of adaptation, which is a hugely important part of change processes).<BR/><BR/>Actually, this category of adaptive future image or artifact may be a little neglected, compared to the other types I seem to encounter more often. Just this month, we've had <A HREF="http://futuryst.blogspot.com/2008/01/good-news-for-people-who-love-bad-news.html" REL="nofollow">disaster </A> <A HREF="http://futuryst.blogspot.com/2008/01/posthuman-new-york.html" REL="nofollow">imagery</A> <A HREF="http://futuryst.blogspot.com/2008/01/go-to-guys-for-post-apocalyptic-chaos.html" REL="nofollow">galore</A>; lots of pics depicting <A HREF="http://futuryst.blogspot.com/2008/01/compleat-wired-future-artifacts-gallery.html" REL="nofollow">technological innovation</A> in products and services, satirical <A HREF="http://futuryst.blogspot.com/2008/01/future-of-driving-today-not.html" REL="nofollow">futuristic </A> <A HREF="http://futuryst.blogspot.com/2008/01/climate-change-for-fun-and-profit.html" REL="nofollow">advertisements</A>, as well as <A HREF="http://futuryst.blogspot.com/2008/01/world-without-oil-photo-essay.html" REL="nofollow">unphotoshopped pictures</A> implying the potential spread of a phenomenon already observable today.<BR/><BR/>So, I visited all the links you posted above, but didn't see the shots of the ingenious post-oil "hacks" noted in your remarks <EM>...Hummer car dealership that's now a refugee camp, the gutted Honda that now uses its alternator as a windmill...</EM>. Did I just overlook them, or are they posted somewhere else?Stuart Candyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847397597090443677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27290920.post-13098013876062865072008-01-31T19:34:00.000-05:002008-01-31T19:34:00.000-05:00Hey Stuart, some other photo examples inspired by ...Hey Stuart, some other photo examples inspired by <A HREF="http://worldwithoutoil.org" REL="nofollow">World Without Oil</A>:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nitefoll/sets/72157600188927031/" REL="nofollow">nofood</A> by nitefoll<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://wwoisnochys.blogspot.com/2007/05/autobahn.html" REL="nofollow">Autofreie Autobahn</A> by isnochrys<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://mtalon-wwo.livejournal.com/5108.html" REL="nofollow">Photos from a green zone</A> by mtalon<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8109973@N04/sets/72157600173439827" REL="nofollow">Refinery security</A> by clever pig<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thajinx/tags/worldwithoutoil/" REL="nofollow">Boise With Less Oil</A> by ThaJinx<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.flickr.com/photos/15291140@N02/" REL="nofollow">Hard Times Hit Brittany</A> by kervision_aude <BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://miawithoutoil.livejournal.com/4134.html" REL="nofollow">To The Slow Food Market With My Rations!</A> by MiaWithoutOil<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12033703@N02/" REL="nofollow">My Neighborhood Takes Action</A> by Dessum9<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://pics.livejournal.com/fallingintosin/pic/00001h93/" REL="nofollow">Local Prices for Roxy's Favorite Drink</A> by FallingIntoSin<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://5steelfrenzy.livejournal.com/1764.html" REL="nofollow">Roar Of A Wave That Could Drown The Whole World</A> by hymir<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://jwiv.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251c4314604a00d41437adf16a47.html" REL="nofollow">WWO USA</A> by jwiv<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.flickr.com/photos/letunaman/479457853/" REL="nofollow">Soaring Like Bald Eagles</A> by Le Tuna Man<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://wayback.archive-it.org/690/20070601050345/http://pics.livejournal.com/pachinko_chance/pic/00003f0p/" REL="nofollow">OH, HAI.</A> by Pachinko_Chance<BR/><BR/>Pictures of the Statue of Liberty beheaded or on fire are all very well, but I think we're all pretty wise to the Hollywood Spectacle machine. I think it's cool the way people can turn something pretty innocuous into something sinister or evocative with just a hint of context, a carefully selected viewpoint or a dab of PhotoShop. Thanks for the pics!WriTerGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10560042674444682691noreply@blogger.com