The word crisis has entered current discourse. 

Its use is widespread, and the word has been utilized to justify a series of policies and measures put in place as progressive, however rapidly revealed to be rather regressive. It is as though in 2021, the idea of crisis has come to define our model for civilisation. 

Have we resorted to this model in the absence of a predominant one? 

Is there room and are we open to new, emerging models, perhaps to models that are more compatible with all other living entities? Or are we confined to what Arturo Escobar defines as the patriarcal Western capital modern model?

To discuss these and other topics I have invited designer, educator and researcher Annelys de Vet and cultural researcher, designer and editor of DEEM journal, Alice Grandoit. 

Concept, edition, texts and mixing: André Cruz

Music: Pedro Geraldes

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