Vol.17: Victoria Buchanan: Surrealism, World Saving Luxury + Fractional Work

Its lineage makes sense: surrealistic art was developed post-WWI and then grew in prominence after WWII as artists attempted to process the atrocities they experienced. Releases of the unconscious.

Fractional work = autonomy + community + equity.

There has to be a middle-ground, one which not just permits, but incentivizes pursuits outside of existing responsibilities. Programs to train divergent thinking and sharpen Swiss Army Knife skills.

In today’s world – which is more and more complex and contradictory – surrealism seems to be resonating with Gen Z because it embraces all their contradictions instead of resolving them.

#1: ON SURREALISM

Why does lunacy and irreverence feel so resonant right now? One of the principles of surrealism is an expression of the absurd in order to question power and I’ve similarly noticed Gen Z quietly raging against the madness of the world with content that is surreal, weird and oft-uncomfortable.

Luxury is no longer about simply reviving heritage codes of the past, but rather it’s a dream space. Status is therefore found in radical solutions and ground-breaking projects.

Today, surrealism, our “super reality” according to artistic leader André Breton, is our coping mechanism. collective “fuck it.” Fighting absurdity with absurdity.

our spectrum of leveraged surrealism: there’s the shadowy and ominous, the whacky and frivolous, and the nonsensical and untethered. Twin Peaks, The Eric Andre Show, and Tiger King, all surreal, reflect back unique, convoluted stories. To deal with our moment, there’s no discrimination in the dreams.

In the future, the Other Internet also believes we won’t necessarily interact with money as individuals but as collective “wealth squads.” They talk about how fractionalization can create opportunities and group resilience that would previously have been impossible to achieve alone.

surrealistic art’s original intent: to unshackle the mind's imagination and unconscious thoughts, liberating us from the oppressive boundaries of a rational reality.