CompuTerra: A Xenofeminist Utopia

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Surette, Emilie M.

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Xenofeminism , Ecofeminism , Animation , Climate Change , Eco-anxiety , Radical Hope , Climate Activism , Crochet , Yarn , Cyberfeminism , Research Creation , Utopianism

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Combining research and practice, this work posits that an appropriate solution for climate crisis fatigue and eco-anxiety is the use of radical hope through art. Using Xenofeminism as a framework, CompuTerra imagines a world where technology and nature coexist, as plants evolve into computer components. The accompanying exhibition of the work includes yarn sculpture and animation, each imagining a different plant becoming part of the cybernetic ecosystem. Acknowledging the material history of yarn and the soft world-building possibilities in animation, CompuTerra explores the feminist utility of utopianism as a healing practice.

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