Summer Course: Extractivism as a Design Method for Violence

El curso explora el concepto de extractivismo desde perspectivas históricas a especulativas, con especial atención a la función del diseño en la creación de técnicas y aparatos específicos que ejercen la violencia.

En este curso, investigaremos juntxs diferentes articulaciones de las metodologías del diseño y la violencia, desde perspectivas históricas a especulativas. Partiendo de la evaluación de los efectos del diseño en lxs cuerpxs, hasta diversas definiciones y debates sobre las formas de violencia. Desarrollaremos y nos relacionaremos con un acervo de conocimiento -tanto en la lectura como en la práctica- que articula cómo el diseño puede ser un vector directo o una excusa para diferentes formas de opresión.

Las lecturas abarcan, aunque no se limitan, al uso del diseño como violencia infligida directamente, también indagan sobre el uso del ritmo, el ruido, el tono y el timbre en los relatos coloniales/modernos de la violencia. Al igual las formas históricas y contemporáneas del diseño para la vigilancia y las posibles articulaciones de la violencia del diseño en las representaciones del futuro.

Introducing the groundbreaking platform from Österreich forscht that empowers nature enthusiasts and scientists alike to explore the stunning biodiversity of Austria! The platform combines  citizen science with user-friendly and engaging experiences that enables anyone to discover and monitor the diverse flora and fauna of Austria.


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A toolkit for community-driven methods part of the Austrian Citizen Science Award selection of 2022, Our Planetary Garden, this collaboration between Österreichische Kuratorium für Landtechnik und Landentwicklung (ÖKL), Ars Electronica Research Institute knowledge for humanity and exploration space of the Austrian Academy of Sciences aims to critically explore, analyze, and reflect the role and opportunities of datafication of biodiversity.

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Speculative landscape interventions, climate resilience, and future food security, with situated neighborhoods as our primary site for speculation.

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Our research workshop, “Understandings of Uncertainty,” is animated by the point that everyone, just like those who study them academically and professionally, is interested in how algorithms shape our world, and how they have been positioned as a determinant for decision making.

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Experimental Media for Climate Futures, Materials, Sound, & Sensorial Experiences.

How do artists, designers, and activists use sustainability, biohacking, sound, design, or sonic interventions and storytelling for liveable urban spaces?

The major goal of this workshop series is to give participants a sense they can learn about, critique, and challenge current socio-technological ecosystems and approach technologies from different perspectives from art, sound, and future dreaming.

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How might students participate at multiple scales with greater awareness of the biodiversity data’s latent anthropometric, spatial, dimensional, and relational capacities?

In turn, how might students, and young people more effectively recognize, and experiment with, translating and reproducing such experiences (including art, design, and writing) into widely-accessible visualizations/multi-sensorial experiences at different scales and in multiple formats?

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This project comes at a time when many of our urban spaces have changed significantly, our interactions have gone through a time of being silent in contrast to their usual animation, replaced with another way of being, our access restricted to the usual channels, and so the urban sonic landscape shifted considerably. Some apparently unstoppable sounds did cease, while others were revealed, increased, or joined in.


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Helping businesses create newsletters that are not only visually appealing but also easy to read and understand.
By using creative design elements, engaging content, and user-friendly formatting, this project aims to increase newsletter readership and engagement, ultimately leading to stronger relationships with customers and increased brand loyalty.

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