WHAT?! WHAT ARE THESE ARTISTS DOING MAKING SPACE STATIONS?
Space and technology have dominated our fantasies and mythologies about the future for the last fifty years. Instead of celebrating and focusing on local, community based ideas and experiments about the future, we have been hypnotized into thinking that we should wait for technology and space travel to save us. The Space Station is a direct response to this narrative about our future- WE’RE WORKING TO RESEARCH, PROTOTYPE AND IMPLEMENT LOCAL FUTURE FANTASIES THAT INSPIRE YOUNG VISIONARIES TO TAKE ACTION NOW FOR THE FUTURE OF THEIR COMMUNITIES.
ASPEN Summer oF 2021 and 2022
In the summer of 2021, the Aspen Space Station Started with four artists and expanded to a team of twelve in the summer of 2022. Addressing a wide range of challenges and opportunities for both the future of the Rocky Mountains and the arts, the team developed and continues to work on a number of initiatives that grew from the first and second Aspen Space Stations.
INITIATIVES IN ASPEN:
KAIROS CAMP: WILDERNESS RETREAT FOR ARTISTS, DESIGNERS AND SCIENCES WORKING ON LOCAL FUTURE PROJECTS
WILD FUTURE LAB: ONGOING ARTS AND DESIGN PROJECTS IN SPECULATIVE FUTURES USING LOCAL MATERIALS
TERRAFORM EARTH: CREATIVE ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION PROJECTS INCLUDING THE BURN ZONE LAB IN BASALT
WILD FOOD LAB: LOCAL AND FORAGED FOOD EXPERIMENTS IN FIELD SETTINGS
KAIROS RESEARCH EXPEDITIONS: FIELD RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES FOR KAIROS MEMBERS
FUTURE RITUALS: IMMERSIVE STORYTELLING AND PERFORMANCE ART EXPERIENCES AROUND CREATIVE AND SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCES.
ART IN THE WILD: EXHIBITION OPPORTUNITIES IN UNUSUAL WILDERNESS SETTINGS
CLIMATE COLLAPSE HAPPY HOUR: AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ENVIRONMENTALLY CONCERNED CREATIVES TO MEET AND DISCUSS IMAGINATIVE ECOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS WITH COCKTAILS AND ART!
LAMU NOVEMBER 2021-MArCH 2022
Kairos Futura Began as a project in Lamu in February of 2021. Because of Co-vid Restrictions, the first Lamu Space Station was postponed until November of 2021. With the generous support of our founding members, we were able to complete the Lamu Space Station in January of 2022
INITIATIVES IN LAMU:
LAMU 2799: A SPECULATIVE FICTION ARTS INITIATIVE WITH KIDS CREATE LAMU AND ANIDAN CHILDREN’S HOME
WILD FUTURE LAB: ONGOING ARTS AND DESIGN PROJECTS IN SPECULATIVE FUTURES USING LOCAL MATERIALS
KAIROS RESEARCH EXPEDITIONS: FIELD RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES FOR KAIROS MEMBERS
APOCALYPSE INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT: A PROJECT FOR PEOPLE TO REPORT AND CREATE A CREATIVE RESPONSE TO LOCAL, CLIMATE COLLAPSE ISSUES
FUTURE RITUALS: IMMERSIVE STORYTELLING AND PERFORMANCE ART EXPERIENCES AROUND CREATIVE AND SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCES.
ART IN THE WILD: EXHIBITION OPPORTUNITIES IN UNUSUAL SETTINGS
NAIROBI NOVEMBER 2022-MAY 2023
Expanding on the success of the Lamu Space Station, The Nairobi Space Station explored ideas about the future of the city, how available materials could be utilized for design innovation and art installations and investigated issues around water rights and water scarcity and rewilding innercity areas of Nairobi.
INITIATIVES IN NAIROBI:
KAIROS FUTURE LAB: A LONG TERM RESEARCH AND DESIGN INNOVATION FAB LAB WITH A FOCUS ON LOCAL FUTURES AND PROTOTYPING SOLUTIONS FOR LOCAL CHALLENGES
WILD FUTURE LAB: ONGOING ARTS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROJECTS IN SPECULATIVE FUTURES
TERRAFORM EARTH: CREATIVE ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION AND RESILIENCE PROJECTS INCLUDING TERRAFORM MUKURU
WILD FOOD LAB: LOCAL AND FORAGED FOOD EXPERIMENTS IN FIELD SETTINGS
NOMADIC FUTURES: SPECIFIC DESIGN RESEARCH AND PROTOTYPING AROUND NOMADIC LIVING AND THE REALITIES OF DISPLACEMENT AND CLIMATE DRIVEN NOMADISM
KAIROS RESEARCH EXPEDITIONS: FIELD RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES FOR KAIROS MEMBERS
FUTURE RITUALS: IMMERSIVE STORYTELLING AND PERFORMANCE ART EXPERIENCES AROUND CREATIVE AND SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCES.
ART IN THE WILD: EXHIBITION OPPORTUNITIES IN UNUSUAL SETTINGS
CLIMATE COLLAPSE HAPPY HOUR: AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ENVIRONMENTALLY CONCERNED CREATIVES TO MEET AND DISCUSS IMAGINATIVE ECOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS WITH COCKTAILS AND ART!