Category: Dreams of Progress

The Design for Dreaming workshops were organized in collaboration with the small world project in Hong Kong. During these workshops, pupils learned how to create a storyboard based on pre-existing movie shots. Read the rest

What does progress mean nowadays? Who defines it? What is our verdict on past and present visions of the future? Do we still want to imagine an ideal future? Can we? Read the rest

To New Horizons, Handy (Jam) Organization, USA, 1940 – 23 min.
“Definitive document of pre-World War II futuristic utopian thinking, as envisioned by General Motors. Documents the ‘Futurama’ exhibit in GM’s ‘Highways and Horizons’ pavilion at the World’s Fair, which looks ahead to the ‘wonder world of 1960.’” Read the rest

Productivity Future Vision 2019, Microsoft Office Labs, USA, 2009 – 6 min. “While the future is impossible to predict, we are constantly looking forward, analyzing trends, and gathering insights to gain a deeper understanding of how investments in computer technology can help us live more productive, fulfilling, and sustainable lives. Read the rest

Some Things Won’t Change, Adam Pelling Deeves, UK, 2009 – 3 min. “Some Things Won’t Change is a remix of Design For Dreaming, set at the 1956 General Motors Motorama. Downloaded from the Internet Archive, it was made in response to Remyyy’s Same Video (http://vimeo.com/remyyy Read the rest

Discovery of Magnetic North, Richard Jerousek and Brian Phillips, USA, 2007 – 20 min. “This video is meant to accompany the live performances of our music project, Discovery of Magnetic North. Read the rest

Mardi Gras, Keith Loutit, Australia, 2009 – 3min. “Mardi Gras is the 7th short film in the 12 month documentary project ‘Little Sydney’. The idea behind ‘Little Sydney’ is to shrink mankind down to a scale that is more representative of our actual position in the world. Read the rest

A philosophical debate about utopia and progress was held at the WRF in July 2009, as part of the Dreams of Progress video art exhibition. The debate took a look back at our previous visions of the future, how they materialised and the way they relate to the dreams we nourish today. Read the rest

As part of Children’s Art Day 2009 and the Dreams of Progress exhibition, a storyboarding workshop was organised for the year 4 pupils of St Clement Danes School. Children learned how to create storyboards from pre-existing video material. Read the rest