solarpunk that tries to imagine how sustainability looks in different cultures and regions seems way cooler to me than solarpunk stuff that’s like, stained glass and plants and would never be affordable to everyone (that’s not sustainability, that’s gentrification with a fun new twist)
guess what most of the art i can find is of, though
There’s this list of links.
And…yeah, I think there are some overly idealistic notions if people think it’d be all Tiffany windows and ivy. (Yes, solarpunk is—at least arguably—innately anti-capitalist. That doesn’t mean Tiffany windows and ivy are going to be feasible everywhere.)
Oh definitely this! A solarpunk Alaska is going to look quite different then a solarpunk Florida or South Africa or anywhere else. That variety, or potential varity at least, is part of what I love about this genre.
Ah, so that’s why that post is randomly getting notes again.
Okay, I provided some potential Solarpunk tech for different regions in the world, how about some different regional esthetics?
In areas where water will stay frozen for most of the year – Ice Sculptures. Gogeous ice sculptures all over the place, lit up with solar spotlights. People are very proud of their lovely ice sculptures, outside their homes, outside their workplaces and public spaces. Clothes are thick and practical but beautifully embroidered and/or beaded. Intricately ornamenting everyday objects is a good way to pass the long winter evenings.
In areas that don’t get a lot of sunlight in winter. Zillions of super efficient solar fairy lights that take advantage of the small amount of daylight that there is to charge up. There are so many that they create hours of artificial daylight, which helps combat seasonal depression, while looking twinkly and beautiful at the same time.
In arid regions where water is precious. Permaculture oasis’ doted through the desert. Tall spires of warka water towers reaching up into the sky to gather water from the air. Colorful tents with shining solar fabric roofs designed to provide shade from the sun while collecting it’s bounty.
In cities where there’s no room to spread out. Farms and parks in the sky. Skyscrapers designed with open spaces to let the light in. Green in color due to the algae farms attached to the outside to absorb pollution. Delicate looking (but super strong) sky bridges linking communities in different skyscrapers.
In coastal cities. People expand onto the water. Solar, wind and wave energy farms that are designed to look sculptural and beautiful and well as generating energy. Towering floating farms bobbing gently in sheltered bays and ports.
In rocky mountainous areas. Buildings cling to the rocky cliffs so that they don’t take up precious land that could be used for growing things. Terraces are carefully (to prevent errosion) carved out of the mountainsides to make gardens that spill down the slopes
Schlagwort: aesthetics
Flowers of Spring, 2015
We Are What We Feel 