“ANCIENT SCI-FI“
Astria Suparak
Print poster and digital backdrops, 36″ wide x 24″ high
2023
Commissioned by X-TRA Contemporary Art Journal
http://www.x-traonline.org/online/ancient-sci-fi
Science fiction is not a modern invention. Nor is it descendant from Frank Herbert, Jonathan Swift, or some other White Genius. This set of images highlights a sliver of the brilliance and beauty of Asian imagination and artistry across six centuries.
These cultural materials contain concepts central to present-day sci-fi and fantasy, such as the cosmos (or outer space), eternal life (immortality), magical and mythical creatures and deities (a.k.a. extraterrestrial and synthetic life), astrology and divinations (otherwise known as predictions of the future), and the apocalypse. Formatted as virtual backdrops for Astria Suparak’s touring multimedia performance Asian futures, without Asians, they can be downloaded for use as your own Zoom backdrop or desktop wallpaper, and printed out as a physical backdrop for your office, bedroom, or wherever.
The Spring 2023 issue of X-TRA Contemporary Art Journal features this project as a set of pull-out posters as part of the Artistโs Project series.
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RELATED WORKS
- Asian futures, without Asians (presentation)
- Aloha, Boys (installation)
- On the Neon Horizon (video)
- “Asian futures, without Asians” multipart research series, which includes videos, installations, collages, essays, publications, and other projects
- Check out the posts tagged #scifi
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