Memories From the Future: Closer than we dare to think
2025 (English)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master of Fine Arts (Two Years)), 33 HE credits
Student thesis [Artistic work]
Abstract [en]
This is about fear. I feel deeply concerned about the direction in which we are heading: ineffective environmental policies, legal frameworks that disregard fundamental human rights. Everything is interconnected. Interior architecture, therefore, becomes a complex and multifaceted challenge. I fear failing, unable to find meaningful solutions. Even more frightful is that others may not even try.
I fear being replaced by artificial intelligence (AI), as it advances rapidly. There is a growing concern among scientists about uncritically accepting AI-generated information. Without reflection, we risk perpetuating our biases within the systems we build - a dangerous feedback loop that confirms rather than questions.
My project explores how AI might influence society and, more specifically, the roles of interior architects. Using speculative fabulation, I construct this narrative to question what it truly means to design - and to be human. At the center of this thesis is a memory clinic set in a distant future; where the world burns in chaos and a former parking facility offers an escape - where memories are uploaded, identities archived and the line between life and death dissolves.
From this project, I believe that a deep understanding of how an experience unfolds will be essential to the future of interior architecture, as such insight can meaningfully inform and shape the design. This project is not a solution, but a provocation. It is a warning, a confession and an invitation to confront the fears we would rather ignore and to imagine futures we still have time to shape.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2025. , p. 66
Keywords [en]
Speculative fabulation, speculative design, speculative reuse, interior design, interior architecture
National Category
Architecture
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:konstfack:diva-10475OAI: oai:DiVA.org:konstfack-10475DiVA, id: diva2:1975496
Educational program
Design - Spatial Design (Master)
Supervisors
Examiners
2025-07-022025-06-242025-09-26Bibliographically approved