To what extent can the SolarPunk aesthetic be seen as a Sidmouth aesthetic?

Here are some suggestions on how to answer that: Sidmouth being Solarpunk – Sidmouth Solarpunk

And to what extent can the SolarPunk aesthetic help shape a positive future?

Here are some excerpts which address these questions, from a piece from last month by Sem Turan – which can also be listened to…

Solarpunk has become a movement with a base in visual arts and speculative fiction. Beyond the mere aesthetic and the fashion, it is helping us collectively imagine what kind of a world we want to live in. Some may find it hard to call it a movement. But don’t all movements start with a vague, but bright instance of collective imagination?

Rooted in the Internet since the late 2000s, the Solarpunk movement heavily relies on bright, green, industrial-scale re-imaginations of the entire human existence, with all its institutions and organizations. The movement does not imagine anything for a select few...

Have you been greenwashed before? Probably, yes. Greenwashing is a term first coined in the 1980s by the environmentalist Jay Westerveld. It refers to the little marketing game some companies play, as they take miniature steps towards what seems like environmental responsibility...

The Solarpunk aesthetic is ever-changing. There is no color palette, no restrictions on what to depict and what to leave out or no hidden agenda that drives creations. The movement is mainly nurtured through visual and literary creations…

Luc Shuiten is a Belgian artist and architect born in 1944. He’s counted as one of the main inspiration sources for everything Solarpunk…

Art Nouveau is another big source of inspiration. The visual arts style became popular across Europe in the late 1800s, with many artists of various disciplines taking an elegant interest in abstracting natural patterns in their designs…

Hayao Miyazaki’s big constellations that coexist with nature in their quirky, makeshift ways have awed many in the movement too. Think Howl’s Moving Castle. Or how in Princess Mononoke, Mother Nature’s mythical creatures protect us against the impending industrial forces…

Wherever you see Solarpunk though, it’s about finding solutions and not falling in despair. It’s not only about the beautiful vision, but also about the underlying issues. The “punk” is there for a reason – the Solarpunk movement rebels against the mainstream…

Last but not least, the biggest strength of Solarpunk lies in having us start imagining what a better future could look like. I can’t imagine any better way than with visuals and stories.

What is The Solarpunk Aesthetic and Movement? – More Than Science Fiction | HackerNoon