01.
Why look back
in the past?
The less a man knows about the past and the present,
the more insecure must prove to be his judgment
of the future.
— Sigmund Freud, 1927
Recognize our tendencies and patterns
Why look
back in the past?
01.
We aim to an intersectional time orientation, the past and future are not cut off from the present - both dimensions have influence over the whole of our lives, who we are and who we become at any particular point in space-time.
That's why it's vital that we look at the past, and then recognize our tendencies and patterns that are common ground to development of our time.
01.
Why look
back in the past?
Through various shreds of evidence in
technoculture
writing
political studies
music
film
visual arts
sci-fi
media
and
academic research projects
,
we explored personal, cultural, and communal cycles of experience as a way to enhance solutions to transform negative cycles into positive ones.
Why look
back in the past?
Specifically about money and technology?
From the invention of coinage to the present day, each technological innovation in currency has further expanded role of money into our lives.
Tulips, shells and pearls, were one day a medium to exchange what was similar to coin money and other forms of commodity money, and was commonly used in many parts of the world
Jan Brueghel the Younger, Satire on Tulip Mania, c. 1640 - Tulip mania
The history of money encompasses four distinct revolutionary transformations:
The rise of the
coin
The use of
paper
bills
The shift into
plastic
money
electronic
money
The beginning of
01.
Why look back in the past?
Premises
Money is a myth
It exist if we believe in it
Gold, tulips, coins...
It only means something if is part of a cultural belief system where its value is acknowledged by all its members.
– Adam Waytz
Money identifies
wealth & prosperity
ownership / value / power
The value of signs is the subject
of making your belongings an
expansion of yourself.
Money set your role on the society.
Trade
exchange / debt / trust
(moviment in power)
Money, differently to other types
of symbols, can be exchanged.
The trade and movement of money influences changes of power.
Money can vouch for you.
01.
01.
Why look back in the past?
Premises
So let’s
start our journey
through space-time
Future of
payment
methods
Envisioning.io
