Broas & Nyberg: Designing the End

Designing the End is an imagination of the future. It is an attempt to accept and understand something greater than ourselves. The work is a montage born out of thoughts of the past, present and future. In the landscape In a misty haze The roots intertwine, wrapping an oasis They sway Finding a cloak of colour They die They are born The light in between grows dimmer A beaten path has rid all travellers Designing the End discusses the end of our current civilisation, and the contemporary human’s obsession over their imagined death. The work is composed of sketches of imagined future realities, both on the micro and macro levels. How far can we take our thoughts on designing the end of the world and our own death? How can we remain righteous and empathetic in a changing world? What kind of a story will be told about us in the future? Designing the End turns the gaze towards the future –– into a world where collapse, climate crises, and injustice are accompanied by love, happiness, and humanity. “Rather than accept that ‘civilization’ is dead, we need to struggle to create one that is truly civilized.” Mann & Wainwright, Climate Leviathan: A Political Theory of Our Planetary Future (2018) Concept: Broas & Nyberg Working group: Ville Aalto, Jenna Broas, Hanne Jurmu, Aino Kontinen and Fabian Nyberg Supported by: Finnish Cultural Foundation, Svenska kulturfonden, Arts Promotion Centre Finland, Stiftelsen Tre Smeder, Konstsamfundet Residency support: Saaren Kartano / Kone Foundation, Old Mine Residency Outokumpu