Interview | The People of the Future

Journalist Pétur Magnússon, from the radio program Samfélagið on Rás 1, met with our Future Festival contributors.  They shared their visions of the future with him and what their contribution to the Festival will be. The collaboration between Samfélagið and The Reykjavík City Library resulted in a new interview series that started on the 14th of January. A new interview will be released daily on Samfélagið until the end of January. Get a taste of the feast that awaits you at the Festival where you will get a chance to dig deeper into the themes and practices explored in the interviews.

How do we think about the future? Is it linear? Circular? Or maybe shaped like a flower? Have a listen and get to know our many extraordinary partners! 

Listen to the interviews (in Icelandic)

1. Martyna Karolina Daniel and Dögg Sigmarsdóttir about the Future Festival idea - 22:45
2. Juan Camilo Estrada about time, becoming ancestors and the future - 00:45
3. Aron Daði Þórisson about future cities, future hope and AI - 42:13
4. Gamithra Marga and Aþena Ýr Ingimundardóttir about AI's moral compass and how we can influence the values guiding AI - 09:04
5. Daria Testo about tea rituals and story telling that connect us to ecology and the future - (35:17) 
6. Ásdís Birna Gylfadóttir and Maríanna Dúfa Sævarsdóttur about future symbols that foster a connection to a larger vision and future hope - 27:47
7. Marie Veselá about how we can create our own collage of an imaginary future world - (29:53)
8. James Tomasino on Solarpunk and living in harmonious communities (02:38)
9. Jelena Bjeletic and Halldóra Móa about empathy and how artistic practices can help make decisions about the future (23:10)
10. Armando Garcia on future policing and police-minority relations - 40:47
11. Marjolein Overtoom on elements of the future home  - 27:45 
12. Vena Naskrecka on the meaning of dependency, inclusive society and culture of accessibility - 02:41 
13. Achola Otieno, April Dobbins and Elizabeth Lay on decolonialisation of societie through nurturing practices like sharing food -  29:20
14. Dögg Sigmarsdóttir og Martyna Daniel look back at the Future Festival - 02:41
     

On the picture above: Daria Testo with Pétur Magnússon journalist for the radio program Samfélagið á Rás1.