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The Future Is Already Cracked

Ideal worlds can be thought forwards and backwards. There are forward-facing utopias, and there is such a thing as retrotopias, idealizations of the past as strongholds of “the good old days.” Soyon Jung’s images lead us in both directions. They are premonitions of the future – told in the past tense of ruined landscapes. For her etching series "Futur II (Future II)" (2019/2020), this mode inspired the title. But does this series really deal with ideal worlds? Numerous headquarters of “major powers” in society – among them the investment company Black …