The title’s a little blunt, but the message is more “what is Solarpunk art good for”, explaining how aesthetics can be co-opted, why art is important for the movement, but also some common criticisms of the aesthetic uses of solarpunk.
The title’s a little blunt, but the message is more “what is Solarpunk art good for”, explaining how aesthetics can be co-opted, why art is important for the movement, but also some common criticisms of the aesthetic uses of solarpunk.
I’m glad you said something. I don’t mind so much when pieces that are critical of solarpunk or a corruption of the aesthetic are occasionally posted here because it gives the community an opportunity to define itself against those representations. I tend to skip over them myself though. I think introspection and criticism are core to the Solarpunk ideal, and I’m glad this essay was a fresh carafe of that tea.