Our fantasy has crumbled - yet we must go into utopia to articulate alternative realities that will allow us to escape the current systems we are living in and by. 

What can we do if we only dream pragmatic and rational dreams that speak into already existing paradigms and systems? 

When a catastrophic or sudden event occurs we often say that reality exceeds fantasy, this being the exception of the norm, but what if reality exceeding fantasy is in fact the norm - and not vice versa? - what if our fantasy has crumbled in such a degree that we only are capable of imagining realities and solutions which already fit into a dysfunctional system?
Are we doomed? - or do we dare to go full on into utopia? 

In the artistic research project; Music for the inner Ear - Niels Lyhne Løkkegaard looks into the realms of imaginary sound and sonic potentiality unfolded within different artistic domains - raising the questions;  Is it possible to create imaginary music only hearable for the inner ear of the listener & when does something actually exist?
In the project the notion of potentiality is a main driver both in activating the listener but also simply by addressing the potential of potentiality.

The sustainability of potentiality.
Usually a potential is given value with the expectation that the potential should somehow actualize itself and become something else. Actions can of course be a good thing and indeed we live in a time where action is needed. But what if we were to let some of the potentials remain in a state of potentiality -never becoming something else -  remaining within the oscillating state of potentiality? An open question without an answer -  a habitat of numerous different answers oscillating between countless utopias within a state of multiversal reality. 
Could a more sustainable way of living be achieved by allowing ourself to remain within a state potentiality and not hail the action of actualizing in all its forms?

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