By offering a speculative glimpse into the future of Cypriot society, Collective Future aims to stimulate discussion about regional and global developments.

Inspired by the local coffee-reading tradition, the project invites all communities in Nicosia to come together and share a cup of coffee. Their combined coffee grounds will serve as the basis for an unconventional interpretation of the shared future. The event is hosted by Home Café, Home for Cooperation.

Video documentation from the event, along with installations and artworks speculating on possible local and global futures, will be showcased in a three-week exhibition at Goethe-Institut Nicosia. Employing ironic language, humour, and playfulness, the exhibition will explore the intersections of past and future, as well as the dynamics between individuals, communities, and the environment.

In addition to the project activities, the artists invite children between the ages of 7 and 12 to a character design workshop. Using coffee grounds as an artistic medium for drawing, the young participants will explore the theme of “Imaginary Notions”.

Event schedule:

Coffee Drinking and Fortune Telling Event: 17 April 2024, 18:30- 20:30pm at Home Café

Character design workshop for children (7-12 years): 20 April 2024, 10 -12.30h at Home for Cooperation

Opening of the Collective Future Exhibition: 23 April 2024, 19h-21h at Goethe-Institut Nicosia.

Duration of the exhibition: 24 April – 11 May.

Collective Future is a project by Fatma Nur Özoğul (CY/AT) and Violeta Ivanoa (BG/AT)