BOOK CLUB

In the year 2025, the future, imagined in science fiction, is just around the corner. Still, we find ourselves stuck with stories shaped by the dreams of 20th century American male authors. During the Other Intelligences exhibition, we will create a space to talk about science fiction that takes a different route. Each month, we will meet to read a short story by FINTA authors who imagine encounters with other forms of life and intelligence. We will unpack its politics, aesthetics, and vision, and ask what kind of futuristic stories we want to read, write and live. We will also try writing our own short stories, to explore what happens when we get inspired and shift narratives together. A collection of book recommendations will be available in the reading space for anyone who wants to dive deeper. The book club takes place in English.

About bookclub facilitator:
Pemanagpo (they/she), b. 1990, is a transdisciplinary artist, performer and director, living in Zürich and Basel. Pemanagpo holds a Masters degree in philosophy, trained in physical theatre and Jungian psychoanalysis, and has also been working with sound and digital media for most of their life. Permanagpo is a lover of science fiction and futurism, and an active AI researcher and beta-tester, implementing AI into their artistic practice since 2020. Summarising their multidisciplinary background in art, theatre, Jungian psychology, spiritual practice and writing, Pemanagpo calls themself “a professional fairy-taler_ess”, as the cornerstone of their work is to explore the collective myths and intimate, sensual dimensions in the realms of technology and science.