Estética do colapso no antropoceno: o design como resistência

Abstract

This research investigates how speculative design, by incorporating eco-horror aesthetics, can strain environmental imaginaries and denounce human disconnection from nature in the Anthropocene. Using a qualitative approach, we analyzed cinematographic and literary works, speculative design projects, and alternative reality games, articulating concepts such as hyperobjects, toxic sublime, solastalgia, symbiocene, and pluriverse. The results demonstrate that the integration of aesthetic narratives of ecological horror into artifacts and experiences stimulates ecological sensitivity, promotes interspecies empathy, and fosters collective engagement with possible futures. It is concluded that this convergence offers critical approaches for designers, educators, and researchers to reimagine socioecological relationships and build fairer transition practices, transforming fear into a catalyst for sustainable actions