Manifesting Earthly Survival

Manifesting Earthly Survival explores how collective narratives and imagination can be used to develop speculative scenarios for the future of our planet.

The project reinterprets “manifestation” techniques—practices intended to turn ideas and visions into reality by cultivating a proactive mindset that encourages positive behavioral change. While manifestation has largely been popularized online as a self-improvement method focused on personal financial success, this project shifts the emphasis from the individual to the collective and the global. Here, manifestation becomes a shared practice grounded in responsibility, solidarity, and planetary care.

An instruction-based routine guides participants toward a transition to sustainability. The project takes shape as a video installation, an accompanying manual, and a guided workshop. The video outlines the steps for “manifesting” Earthly survival: cultivating gratitude for the Earth’s resources and for those who protect them; confronting the escalating impacts of the climate crisis; collectively imagining and writing desirable future scenarios; and aligning thoughts and intentions with meaningful action. Images of thriving natural landscapes and 3D-generated Earthly ecosystems create a visual foundation that extends into the workshop experience.

During group sessions, participants actively engage in the routine. After the visualization phase, discussions focus on shared values and future possibilities, moving between visionary thinking and practical solutions. The process culminates in a collective affirmation of intention. Although individual scenarios may vary, the shared commitment to sustaining life on Earth becomes a powerful catalyst for solidarity and collective action.

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