Roman Krznaric

We welcomed Roman Krznaric as a Visiting Artist at the studio. Roman is a social philosopher who writes about the power of ideas to create change. His internationally bestselling books, including The Good Ancestor, Empathy and History for Tomorrow, have been published in more than 25 languages. He is a Senior Research Fellow at Oxford University’s Centre for Eudaimonia and Human Flourishing and founder of the world’s first Empathy Museum. His work explores long-term thinking, empathy and the ways we can respond to social and ecological challenges.
During his time at the studio, Roman worked on his latest book, Time: A User’s Manual, which explores how we can challenge the dominance of Western mechanical clock time and reconnect with the natural rhythms around us. His research considers how we experience time in an age shaped by AI, climate change and social media, with a particular focus on the cyclical rhythms of the natural world, from the movements of the moon, sun and stars to the life cycles of plants and animals.