Letters
from 2050 is a collection of narratives that aims to imagine post-fossil future.
Through
fictional letters by the future inhabitants of our globe, stories touch upon
topics such as water scarcity, immigration, poverty and automation in relation
to the climate change.
Letters
from 2050 was part of the Post-Fossil City Contest,
an initiative of the Urban Futures Studio / Utrecht University. It is
currently a part of the Post-Fossil City Exhibition curated by Non-Fiction.
Onur Can Tepe
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Architect @ DUS architects
Writer, Co-Creator @ Letters from 2050
Onur Can Tepe (1987) raised in Istanbul and have been residing in Rotterdam, the Netherlands since 2011. He has done his post-graduate studies at the Berlage (former Berlage Institute) where he has done research into two urban conditions in two years: Anarcity and Megacity. He has graduated with his project titled "Istanbul, behind the scenes" an investigation of the city governance through its managemental and cultural patterns by a series of articles. He has worked on various architectural projects bringing designs to realisation and writing has always been a parallel activity to it whether it was directly related to his work as a designer or for advocating change in the urban areas. He has started Letters from 2050 together with Esther Estevez as an art project investigating future in the mids of climate change, mass migration and technological disruptions via the agency of fictitious letters.
onurcantepe.com
Architect @ DUS architects
Writer, Co-Creator @ Letters from 2050
Onur Can Tepe (1987) raised in Istanbul and have been residing in Rotterdam, the Netherlands since 2011. He has done his post-graduate studies at the Berlage (former Berlage Institute) where he has done research into two urban conditions in two years: Anarcity and Megacity. He has graduated with his project titled "Istanbul, behind the scenes" an investigation of the city governance through its managemental and cultural patterns by a series of articles. He has worked on various architectural projects bringing designs to realisation and writing has always been a parallel activity to it whether it was directly related to his work as a designer or for advocating change in the urban areas. He has started Letters from 2050 together with Esther Estevez as an art project investigating future in the mids of climate change, mass migration and technological disruptions via the agency of fictitious letters.
Esther Estevez
estherestevez.com
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Designer @ Esther Estevez Design
Art Director, Co-Creator @ Letters from 2050
Esther Estevez (1985) born in Vigo, Spain and lived in various countries before settling in the Netherlands. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design from the e/s/d Madrid and prior to that she received a degree as an Interior Architect from Polytechnic University of Madrid. Before setting up her own practice she worked at Ivorypress Ltd where she was involved in the design and realization of many exhibitions working together with names like Los Carpinteros, Boo Chan Koo and Ron Arad. She is currently working with cultural and commercial clients offering brand identities, creative campaigns, book and website design. She is the art director and one of the co-founders of Letters from 2050.
estherestevez.com
Designer @ Esther Estevez Design
Art Director, Co-Creator @ Letters from 2050
Esther Estevez (1985) born in Vigo, Spain and lived in various countries before settling in the Netherlands. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design from the e/s/d Madrid and prior to that she received a degree as an Interior Architect from Polytechnic University of Madrid. Before setting up her own practice she worked at Ivorypress Ltd where she was involved in the design and realization of many exhibitions working together with names like Los Carpinteros, Boo Chan Koo and Ron Arad. She is currently working with cultural and commercial clients offering brand identities, creative campaigns, book and website design. She is the art director and one of the co-founders of Letters from 2050.