Peter Friess

Working at the crossroads of art, technology, complexity, and European policymaking, Peter Friess is based in Brussels, where he explores how artificial intelligence, emerging technologies, and ecological transformation reshape perception, collective intelligence, and coexistence.

Through artistic practice, research, writing, and public engagement, he bridges science, culture, and societal transformation. His perspective has also been shaped by travels in the Himalayan and Andean regions, where encounters with landscape, ritual, and diverse knowledge traditions have deepened his interest in relational futures, collective intelligence, and regenerative ways of living.

Peter Friess in Kosmos

Archipelago of Coherence

Drawing from systems thinking, indigenous stewardship models, and emerging legal innovations (such as rights of nature and intergenerational governance), the author outlines pathways toward a multi-level trust structure that redistributes authority, redefines prosperity, and embeds long-term ecological resilience at the core of global governance.

Published in Special Feature

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The Village Way

Practices for Belonging in a Fragmented World

For thousands of years, we lived according to the principles of village life. Then, around the 14th Century, our lives were reorganized by rulers around growth and accumulation – often at the cost of community, equity, and the living Earth. What would it mean to return to simplicity, and mutual care?

Join us for a 9-month inquiry into this question, exploring how we participate together in a time that calls us back to community, resilience, and shared life,