Ministry of Happiness
Ministry of Happiness
GDP and continuous growth as a measure of development is a capitalist construct which is no longer compatible with the challenges of climate change and social inequality we face. Progressive societies are starting to value measures of happiness and well-being as the alternative measure of success. This projects imagines a new Ministry of Happiness and Wellbeing for London, in one of the most prominent of locations, the Serpentine Lake, which signifies the importance of which a progressive new future society might hold such values.
GDP and continuous growth as a measure of development is a capitalist construct which is no longer compatible with the challenges of climate change and social inequality we face. Progressive societies are starting to value measures of happiness and well-being as the alternative measure of success. This projects imagines a new Ministry of Happiness and Wellbeing for London, in one of the most prominent of locations, the Serpentine Lake, which signifies the importance of which a progressive new future society might hold such values.
The church of science emerges from the idea of controlling knowledge, separating it from political or economic power. This new order is shaped as a religion, so it is possible for the founders to maintain control over time, To do so science and spirituality are mixed and in a game of smoke and mirrors. This mystification of science is understood through the ontologyof the cyborg, The Cyborg is new all mighty messiah able to surpass human capabilities and able to be replicated. This new understanding of science allows the transcendence of technology that becomes involve within ritualistic performances in the shape of the useless machine.
