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The neologism "visionaut" was coined by the workshop participants and is formed from "visionary" (seer, dreamer) and the ancient Greek "naútēs" (sailor, wanderer). In English "vision" means "sight," but also "goal," "desired outcome," so a "visionaut" is a person who knows what they want and how to achieve it.

The Visionaut Institute ran a one-month program featuring a series of workshops and a social event at an abandoned railway station. To reimagine public spaces in Sukhum — city with its lingering war scars still visible — Sklad invited raumlabor, a Berlin-based collective renowned for their urban interventions. Upon arriving in Sukhum, raumlabor embarked on a five-day research session, exploring various sites from residential areas to local industries. Working alongside young local architects, raumlabor mapped out the city, capturing their vision for Sukhum. After the workshop, Sklad encouraged the local community to help create a temporary public space at Guma, a railway station that had been unused since the '90s.

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