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LumenMind And A Wild New Year

Hey there, fellow wanderers of the digital cosmos and this planet we call Earth!

2024, I will be diving into the depths of my creative journey with LumenMind, and I am expecting and adventurous Wild Ride of art and innovation.

Picture this: me, surrounded by the lush greenery, or snowy white, of the forest, with LumenMind perched atop my head like a crown of light. I have started to explore with this illumine device at Selva Studio’s indoor and outdoor art happenings. A DJ was spinning beats, and as the music pulsed through the trees- LumenMind synced with the rhythm, casting an ethereal glow (see image above or more on my instagram).

There’s something truly other-worldly about watching LumenMind weave its magic among the crowd. It’s like a silent storyteller, translating the language of emotions into a pulsating symphony of light and color. This little beacon of creativity perched on my head has a way of breaking down barriers and inviting people into a space of sensory interaction. It’s a reminder that art isn’t just about what you see; it’s about what you feel, what you experience, and the connections you make along the way.

LumenMind is in its beginning of being created and is a collaboration with designer Olle Bjerkås. It’s more than just a piece of technology; it’s a portal to a world of possibilities. It’s a reminder to embrace the unknown.

In my ongoing exploration, I’ve embarked on collaborations with designers and programmers to create more-than-human add-ons, gadgets, and wearables. These prototypes aim to prototype benign forms of technology, augmenting our waning human capabilities. LumenMind facilitates the tuning into and re-experiencing of our senses, prompting us to reconnect with our corporeal selves. It serves as a reminder that we are not merely beings of the mind but also of the body, where our senses are intricately interwoven with our environment.

As neural networks manifest in our nervous system, they find resonance in the reimagination within AI machines. My artwork is a testament to the exploration and practical experimentation of human-machine mirroring, envisioning a future where this symbiotic relationship births extraordinary new entities.

As I wrap up this little diary entry, I invite you to join me on this journey. Strap on a LumenMind, and let’s illuminate the world together, as pulsating light entangled in an embrace of multi-colored realities.

Until next time, keep shining bright, my friends!

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Unleashing The Wild:Wild Horses Restoring Balance/Notes on The Conference/

Last week at The Conference Media Evolution,
I came away with new powerful insights about the concept of “wild” becomings. While I’ve long understood the importance of rewilding both nature and ourselves, I was excited to see this topic take center stage at The Conference. It felt like FINALLY , ‘wild’ is not just a buzzword, but a vital focus of discussion.

Artist Jemma Foster opened with her sound experiments in nature, engaging with stones, plants, and other non-human elements through her Wild Alchemy Lab. Her work highlighted the deep connection between art, nature, and rewilding.

Giulia Testa, in her talk “Rewilding Us”, introduced Rewilding Europe’s project, focusing on methods for reintroducing wild species, like the endangered Przewalski’s horses, back into their natural habitats, and how that can help restore ecological balance. I see this also as a metafor for restoring inner balance through the way of the horse. 🐴

A standout was the keynote on “Rewilding Our Imaginations”, which explored how rewilding isn’t just ecological but also a shift in mindset and creativity.

The Conference summarized this approach with a thought-provoking quote from the program:
“Rewilding pays attention to the emergent properties of interactions between ‘things’ in ecosystems … a move from linear to systems thinking.”
—Paul Jepson & Cain Blythe, Rewilding: The Radical New Science of Ecological Recovery

As someone whose company, Wild Ride, resonates with the theme of “wild,” this focus on rewilding struck a personal chord. I believe these ideas will increasingly shape my future work. However, I also sensed frustration with outdated systems that restrict the “wild” — whether in workspaces, everyday life, or nature itself.

As change-makers, how can we integrate this wild energy into our daily lives and work environments? I’d love to hear your thoughts. Please share with comments if you like.
Let’s start the shift together!

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The Futures We Build Teams

Wild Ride AB and Karin Victorin, in the role of artist and AI expert, have been selected by Media Evolution for a major research project funded by Smart Built Environment and Formas. Vanessa Ware, is the brilliant mind behind the application and she will be leading the team and joining Wild Ride’s journey in the fall.

Dream team! This fall, this incredible interdisciplinary team (composed of innovative urban developers, socially driven advanced digitization strategists, an artist working with collective imagination and AI, and a systems-thinking process leader) will create a future vision, 🍃 Beyond Blueprints 🍃, about how residents can live in and influence their city in a safe, meaningful, and joyful way.

The vision will aim to enhance the understanding of how stakeholders—particularly those shaping the conditions for life between buildings—can achieve their sustainability goals, especially the social ones, with the help of advanced digitalization. These are critical paths of societal development today that we hope will become a natural combination in the future. But what will that look like?!

🌿 Can residents experience, engage with, and help develop their city in a safe and joyful way? 🌿 Can we make informed (and improvised) decisions about sustainable life choices in a daily life where circumstances can change rapidly? 🌿 How, through new ways of being connected (and disconnected), can we be part of a resilient city?

Smart Built Environment is a strategic innovation program focused on how the community building sector can contribute to Sweden’s journey towards becoming a global leader in realizing the new opportunities brought by digitalization.

The Beyond Blueprint team: Malin Lampa, advanced digital stategist at TechSeed/Karin Victorin, CEO Wild Ride/Katrin Behdjou Arshi, Director of Urban Development at Fastighetsägarna/Vanessa Ware, Process Leader with expertise in sustainable impact innovation/