WhiteFeather has been selected as a participant in the NEW SUNS worldbuilding lab for radical futures, hosted by Artengine, Ottawa.

“NEW SUNS is a collective worldbuilding lab that brings together an interdisciplinary group of creatives to explore radical futures through art and speculative fiction. As “realists of a larger reality” (Ursula K. LeGuin), the lab addresses contemporary challenges and envisions alternative possibilities. Participants will engage in collaborative worldbuilding exercises, combining elements of science fiction, social theory, and creative practice to construct detailed fictional worlds that serve as thought experiments for reimagining social, technological, and ecological relationships.

The lab kicks off with an immersive long weekend of in-person collaboration, combining theoretical frameworks with practical creation. Guided by science fiction author Suyi Davies Okungbowa, participants engage in a programme of lectures, workshops and group discussions to collectively construct a shared world. Following this intensive collaborative weekend, participants will create individual works set in and inspired by the shared world, allowing for a multiplicity of voices and visions to emerge from the collective foundation. Through this process, NEW SUNS aims to generate not just art and stories, but actionable visions for transformative change, demonstrating how science fictional art-making can serve as a powerful method for reimagining and reshaping our world.”

More information to come. Visit the Artengine website here: https://artengine.ca/