Suzie McMurtry
DESIGNER Researcher & ArtistSuzie is exploring the future of civic assembly through sculptural and physical manifestations of climate resilience.
SOCIAL FUTURESDISTRICT 5 & 6
ABOUT SUZIE
Suzie is a design researcher with recent experience in the UK central government’s design and policy research innovation team, Policy Lab. In both artistic and policy research contexts, Suzie has worked to bridge day-to-day lived experience with systemic change, facilitating collaboration and co-creation between communities and institutions.
INTERESTSArt, Design, Policy Innovation
VISIONSuzie imagines San Francisco as a safe space for experimentation, collaboration, and grassroots social change.
Civic Summons
Portal 2046
Physical, sculptural manifestations of climate resilience tell [three] stories of successful civic assemblies between 2026 and 2046. They transport us time travelers into a future where civic assemblies around San Francisco policy issues, like climate resilience, are commonplace.
July X, 2026 • time-timeLocation
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