Empathy & Kindness EarPods
What would make this world into a Utopia? Empathy and Kindness earpods and maybe even a jewelry collection with magical powers. Why? What our world needs now is, yes, “love sweet love’, as Dionne sings, what Rodney King said, “Why can’t we all just get along?” or Kant’s version of the golden rule,”Act as you […]
No Mental or Financial Distress
What would make this world into a Utopia? A world where citizens are not held by financially nor mentally Why? There are too many homeless and underprivileged people in LA. Anon. Utopia Machine: No Financial or Mental Distress, Ellen Harvey, 2024. No. 29 of 100 panels. Acrylic on Alubond panel, 16 x 12 in.
Garden of Abundance
What would make this world into a Utopia? The Garden of Abundance: A Miniature Taj Mahal Utopia Why? am thrilled to present my idea for the utopia machine. Imagine a mini Taj Mahal, a beacon of serenity and sustainability. Picture a 24/7 alkaline vegan cafe at its heart, offering hundreds of cultural nourishing options, superfoods, […]
Nature Schools
What would make this world into a Utopia? Schools that teach kids to connect to nature As we exist now, we go inside to learn, in a school that is cut off from what gives us life. This gives the lesson that we can come up with the answers to our critical climate, inequality, social […]
Balance
What would make this world into a Utopia? Balance Why? For every fictional world, there needs to be a balance to keep it going and functioning. A balance between truth and lies. Between power and greed. Between time and energy. At the base of the fictional system, balance is needed. Otherwise, it will all come […]
Cats
What would make this world into a Utopia? Cats. Why? Who doesn’t love cats? Utopia Machine: Cats, Ellen Harvey, 2024. No. 19 of 100 panels. Acrylic on Alubond panel, 16 x 12 in.
Speaking with the Passed
What would make this world into a Utopia? A machine that allows us to speak to people who are no longer here. People that have passed away. Why? What led me to choose this idea is the observation that many people base their lives on ideas or beliefs inherited from others, whether those ideas are […]
Trees in Human Spaces
What would make this world into a Utopia? Trees and other plants – and natural ground – incorporated into every human space. Why? The natural world is integral to human existence, but it’s easy to forget that in our modern, urban societies where we are divorced from plants and even dirt. What if we didn’t […]
Love, Understanding & Open Mind
What would make this world into a Utopia? More love, understanding and an open mind. Why? There is too much hate, anger and misunderstanding in the world. Anon. Utopia Machine: Love, Understanding & Open Mind, Ellen Harvey, 2024. No. 16 of 100 panels. Acrylic on Alubond panel, 16 x 12 in.
All-Purpose Robot
What would make this world into a Utopia? The elimination of climate change around the world! Why? The current effects of climate change around the world have brought on divesting changes to the worlds atmosphere. I want the climate to go back to normal, without pollution, tornadoes, hurricanes and so on. Kathleen L. Utopia Machine: […]
Ant-proof Cat Food Bowl
What would make this world into a Utopia? Ant-Proof Cat Food Bowl Why? Part of the problem with an ant-proof cat food bowl has to do with odors – when I had cats, I regularly placed the food bowl in a larger bowl filled with water to form a kind of moat that the […]
Eliminate Climate Change
What would make this world into a Utopia? The elimination of climate change around the world! Why? The current effects of climate change around the world have brought on divesting changes to the worlds atmosphere. I want the climate to go back to normal, without pollution, tornadoes, hurricanes and so on. Kathleen L. Utopia Machine: […]
Chaka Chakra
What would make this world into a Utopia? Cha-Ka Chakra Why? You would enter a cave, like a Land of the Lost Cave, in there you would be greeted by a fury cave man named Cha-Ka. He would give you a rose and as soon as you hold the rose, its petals start to fall […]
Chocolate Dentures
What would make this world into a Utopia? Chocolate Dentures Why? It would make choking down kale a lot tastier. Duff L. Utopia Machine: Chocolate Dentures, Ellen Harvey, 2024. No. 37 of 100 panels. Acrylic on Alubond panel, 16 x 12 in.
Machine to Purge Crappy People
What would make this world into a Utopia? A machine to purge all the crappy people and banish them to Limbo forever until they die naturally Why? There’s too many a-holes in the world and not enough good folks. Plus the world is overpopulated anyway, we need less people who are ruining the planet. Anon. […]
Coexistence for Mediums
What would make this world into a Utopia? A utopia where mediums can coexist with family members of different religions without being affected by other spirits. (I know it sounds crazy) As someone from Taiwan, my mother and I have different religious beliefs. She is a devout Buddhist, while I am a natural-born medium. However, […]
Fruits & Tea
What would make this world into a Utopia? Fruits and tea. Why? I drink a lot of tea. Jared S. Utopia Machine: Fruit & Tea, Ellen Harvey, 2024. No. 10 of 100 panels. Acrylic on Alubond panel, 16 x 12 in. Photograph: Ellen Harvey Studio.
Universal Hiking
What would make this world into a Utopia? Universal Hiking Why? Hiking is a leisure activity. It implies that participants have the time and will to do it, and aren’t compelled to walk untold miles as a matter of life and death. It also means that they have the luxury of choosing to be exposed […]
Compassion
What would make this world into a Utopia? Compassion would make this world into a utopia. Compassion as the cornerstone would foster empathy and understanding in every interaction, where individuals prioritize the well-being of others above all else, forging a harmonious and equitable society for all to thrive in. Why? Compassion is crucial in […]
Communication with the Deceased
What would make this world into a Utopia? Communication with the deceased Why? I imagine speaking to one’s dead heroes often wouldn’t live up to expectations, but being able to communicate with lost loved ones would be deeply fulfilling. I would most want to speak to my father again. Todd L. Utopia Machine: Communication with […]
Connected City
What would make this world into a Utopia? A continuously connected city with no barriers between live/work/play. abolish money and create a barter system. abolish private property – no ghettos no mansions. Why? I am deeply invested in utopias. I thought about no-stop city in Italy as an inspiration for this project. Jason S. Utopia […]
Culture as Diversity
What would make this world into a Utopia? Culture as Diversity Why? Seeing different people and their ways of life is dependent on the world they live in. Everyone is different in their own specific and unique way. The world around them makes living conducive to nature, climate, demography, religion, and so on. It […]
Dream Machine
What would make this world into a Utopia? A machine that records and replays our dreams. Why? I believe modern circumstances create a very narrow understanding of what it means to be successful. When I hear that someone is “very successful”, I immediately assume that that person is monetarily successful. And I don’t think that […]
Educated Population
What would make this world into a Utopia? An educated (not necessarily formally degreed) global population that developed its intellect Why? An educated global population that developed its intellect would hopefully change the world for the better for all humankind. Larry W. Utopia Machine: Educated Population, Ellen Harvey, 2024. No. 34 of 100 panels. Acrylic […]