The Lamenting of Mermaids | David Turnbull | Near-Future Fictions
Channel: Virtual Futures
Date: 2019-10-28

David Turnbull’s story 'The Lamenting of Mermaids' read by the author at Virtual Futures' Near-Future Fictions on the theme of Lasting Labours.

Due to society’s advancement, changing economic systems, and shifts in what the population demands, the world of work will change seismically in the near future. Some jobs will become obsolete, others will change radically, and new roles will emerge. The changes, though, will not be limited to work alone. New industries may be born, new methods of exchange introduced, or entirely new economic systems developed.

Our authors will show us what goods we may be trading with, what currency we may be using, how industries may be created or altered, or what roles we may be employed in (if at all) by the time the future becomes the present.

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Credits

Produced by Virtual Futures
Filmed by Playhouse Pictures
Edited by Luke Robert Mason
Curated by Stephen Oram

Filmed at Miranda Bar, Ace Hotel London.

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