The Fourth Planet
- ArtBomb
- Aug 6
- 1 min read
(2025) John Butler | 6m46s
ArtBomb'25 | Saturday 16 August | 11am-1pm @ Unitarian Church
The Fourth Planet tells the story of the establishment of the first libertarian colony on Mars, inspired by the philosophies of Effective Altruism, Longtermism and Technological Solutionism.
State of the art singing software has been used to create a suite of songs that constitute its operatic form, rendered in a clear infographic style resembling an expanded Powerpoint presentation.
The film depicts a Neofeudal society, forged in the image, and serving the interests of its libertarian founder, a symbolic ‘Tech Titan’.
The project first attempts to modify the environment to suit man, Terraforming. When this fails, man is modified to suit the environment, Bioforming.
Finally, it is decided that perception is the problem, and the mind of man is modified to suit the environment, Psycho-engineering.
