Building the Symbiocene: Fostering Imagination for a more Sustainable World - Sofia Tapaninen

Beyond politics and technology, there exists deeper narratives and cultural conditions that have brought our world out of balance.Drawing on insights from a summer school for sustainability in Gothenburg, this article argues that imagination plays a crucial part in reshaping our understanding of the climate crisis and navigating towards a more just and sustainable world. Presented in two principles: ‘The Work of Justice’ and ‘Recognizing a Web of Relations’, the article counters the current separation and economic value-based narrative and calls for finding ways to recognize the intrinsic value of both humans and nature in an interconnected web of life. We must exit the Anthropocene – an epoch defined by environmental crisis – and start building the Symbiocene: a ‘more-than-human’ approach to a more sustainable and just future.Article by Sofia Tapaninen, illustrated by Axelle Van Wynsberghehttps://theanthro.art/building-the-symbiocene-fostering-imagination-for-a-more-sustainable-world/

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AnthroArt – Action for People and Planet is an initiative of three applied anthropology organisations – Antropedia, Namla and Ambigrama – that aims to create an international platform for connecting anthropology and art, with the purpose of deepening awareness about inequality and our relation with the environment and driving change across three geographies: Romania, The Netherlands and Portugal, as well as beyond.AnthroArt – Action for People and Planet is a two-year project (2023-2024) co-funded by the European Commision, under the Creative Europe Programme (CREA).***Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.