‘In Which We Exist: other stories of future(s)’ is an antidote to the one dimensional / cishet / white / male / Hollywood mainstream projections of the future. A highly visual edited collection* of short textual stories and visual artefacts showcasing visions of plural possible futures, from the minds, hands and hearts of those currently absent. Those who identify more deeply with the liminal spaces of human existence or have ever felt ‘othered’. ‘In Which We Exist: other stories of future(s)’ will depict imaginings of future places, habitats and communities; the built, the unbuilt, the digital and everything in between, visualising emerging architectures with the following lenses as prompts; genders, identities, pleasures, entertainments, relationships, interactions.

This online anthology is the first step towards wider project funding and dissemination.

Historically, mainstream projections of the future have been conceived, told and sold by those who hold the power and privilege. “The diversified majority (likely you) do not see themselves represented (favourably, if at all) in mainstream projections of the future. Herein lies a spectacular problem. If you are trans or non-binary, or identify as female, two-spirited, Black or Africana, a person of colour, Indigenous, disabled, queer, pansexual, bisexual, homosexual, asexual, intersex, non-monogamous, neurodiverse or other, there is an exceedingly high chance that you do not see your image reflected back. This cavernous lack of diverse representation is not only a clear and yet devastating reflection of society, but its decades of absence is wreaking havoc with the collective ability to be (and feel) heard, valued, relevant and, ultimately, to imagine futures in which we exist, let alone in an equitable or desirable fashion. To put it more succinctly, if you identify more deeply with the liminal spaces of human existence, or have ever felt ‘othered’, you’re most likely not represented in a conception of the future meant to represent a more widely accepted, falsely classified as ‘mainstream’, depiction of the future.”*

*‘Experimental Realism (Design) Fictions and Futures, p.35 (RIBA Publishing, London)’

Meet our Editorial Advisory Committee

What and how can I submit?

Submissions must be original and unpublished elsewhere. Format options and details as listed below:

text //

short story (up to 3000 words), poem, visual essay (text + images) and more. Google folder must be shared with InWhichWeExist@gmail.com containing;

• submission text file (word.doc)

• hi res images files (jpeg) if relevant

visual artefacts //

designs, drawings, renders, models, prototypes, storyboards, installations, photographs and more. Google folder must be shared InWhichWeExist@gmail.com containing;

• submission image files (jpeg) Up to 6 hi-res images to be submitted

• 200 word text description (separate word.doc)

SUBMIT HERE