A futuristic vision for Latin America, rooted in ancient design | Catalina Lotero | TED Talk

In what ways can cultural aesthetics and design history influence your team’s innovations for the future? For instance, what specifically would Latin America look like if colonization hadn’t interrupted its ancient civilizations? Imagining a future where ancestral knowledge intertwines with modern aesthetics, Catalina Lotero shows how “pre-Columbian futurism” draws inspiration from Indigenous symbolism and technology — empowering Latin America to reclaim lost cultural narratives and inspire new and unique paths to creativity based on their aesthetic pasts.

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