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.
Cutting edge technology driven by algorithms, powered by big-dat a is being sold to police forces to predict future crimes. The black-boX nature of these algorithms makes them inscrutable, and they often get labelled as scientific and fair, whilst hiding embedded racial biases in law enforcement. South LA's kaleidoscope of cultures and history of racial tension is the platform to confront these policing tools. A centre for hacktivism will create and disperse mischievous deployable structures around the city, challenging the surveillance technologies which help perpetuate the same criminal narratives in minority neighbourhoods