SEBASTIAN GATZ: PUBLIC DEFENSE OF DOCTORAL DISSERTATION
Architecture has traditionally focused on human-centered practices, emphasizing control over construction processes and creating internal environments that separate humans from their external surroundings. The growing interest in posthuman theories introduces the concept of nonhuman agency into this predominantly human-centric field. This research seeks to explore the potential tensions between traditional design practices, such as architecture, and the impacts of nonhuman agency on related design and construction processes.
Sebastian Gatz is an architect, artist and trained car mechanic working at the intersection of art, architecture and technology. Gatz’s research employs ficto-critical and posthuman methods to investigate relationships between humans, nature and technology. His interests include experimental metaphysics, degrowth practices and digital fabrication. Previously, he worked at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen at the Centre for Information Technology and Architecture (CITA), where he engaged with artificial intelligence, robotic fabrication and robot-plant hybrids.