Social Science Fiction means extrapolation of some minor current social trend or phenomenon into a near future scenario, presented as speculative esthetics. Speculative Esthetics are meant as a tool for opening up thinking about and imagining possible future alternatives.

2 Or 3 - installation (archive, documents)

2 Or 3: The Standards - installation (standards/flags, photos)

2 Or 3: The Music - installation (recordings, songbook)

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2 Or 3

Archive of documents and folders for presentation, plus filmed interviews. Archive contains a mapping and presentation of organizations for volunteer social workers in Gothenburg (local, often smallscale, NGO's and CSO's).

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Two art projects making esthetic comparisons between the people's movements of the last century and the volunteer social workers of today. Speculative esthetics based on the presentation material of the archive.

2 Or 3: The Standards - installation (standards/flags, photos)

2 Or 3: The Music - installation (recordings, songbook)

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2 Or 3: The Standards

The Standards includes flags/standards made for the new associations, based on examples from the older movements. Texts on the standards are taken from the presentation material in the archive. Sewing contributed by the organizations (sewing documented as photographs).

Stencilled spray painting 'Sewing Of Standards' (after early 20:th century photograph) and women at Möjligheternas Hus working on modern-day standards.

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2 Or 3: The Music

The Music includes new versions of songs from the older people's movements, which have been given new lyrics taken from the archived material of the new organizations for volunteer social work (similar to how the Standards and flags were given new creeds). Recorded singing and instrumental contributions from the organizations.

More information and images found at the 2 Or 3 minisite >>