4 Elements

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Authors: Veronika Špundová
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Abstract

The project 4 Elements introduces four symbolic color-coded agents #ccff00, #000000, #c0c0c0, and #cc99ff through textile objects and installation in public space. These agents operate at the intersection of speculative fiction, game design, and posthuman myth-making, forming a visual scenario for possible future LARP-based narratives. Drawing from posthumanist, feminist, and environmental theory, the work addresses the tensions of creating amidst climate crisis, political instability, and dominant anthropocentric systems. It embraces nonlinearity and multispecies entanglements by situating its presence within the landscape as a porous, temporary gesture. Expanding on earlier experiments with participatory movement and costume in public space, the project resists fixed meaning in favor of symbolic drift—proposing alternative modes of being, sensing, and assembling in a world marked by collapse and transformation. Keywords: artistic research, game design, textile design, art criticism, color theory, mythology, late capitalism, site specific, textile object, performance, institutional critique, nonlinearity, gamification, participation Topic-specific keywords: larp, anthropocentrism, environmental crisis, polycrisis, rhizome, noh-human entities, posthumanism, object-oriented ontology, feminist theory

Fields of Study & Subjects

Posthumanist Ethics and Activism Artistic and Creative Research Crafts Textile and Design

Publication details

Journal / source
FFA Research in Art and Design
Volume
2026
Publication date
1 February 2026
Language
EN