We are in the midst of a planetary emergency, and the search for tools that enable a shift in humanities course are of existential matter. Our fossil fueled industrial modern societies are planned according to a world view where human … read more
The advent of the Anthropocene brought about an understanding of time that is associated with acceleration and fast-paced rhythms. Arguably, we need different and plural understandings of time that help us engage with living beings and the rates and ways … read more
More-than-human-centred design is a growing field in HCI (human-computer interaction) that account for non-human actors in design processes (such as animals, plants, and microbes but also autonomous technologies). While the rationale for more-than-human-centred design is clear, there is a lack … read more
In their latest CHI 2023 paper design+posthumanism members Marie Louise Juul Søndergaard and Nadia Campo Woytuk explore how communities can come together to make biodegradable menstrual products. Their research project, Biomenstrual, explore the relations between menstrual care and the environment, … read more
UPDATE The registration/application is now open. The I.N.S.E.C.T. Summercamp, now in its second year, brings together global designers, architects, artists, biologists, entomologists, ecologists, and like-minded researchers to improve methodologies around multispecies co-creation and design. We call ourselves the I.N.S.E.C.T. Collective … read more
Ai technologies are increasingly used by artists and creatives, and they as any other (technological) artefacts are embedded with the values and practices part of their historical development. These, for example, include desensitized embodied orientations of being in the world, … read more
The NATURE DESIGN CAMP 2023 registration is now open.This year’s topic and program: Bodies of Water Four individuals from near and far of the interdisciplinary fields of crafts, design, performance and science join forces at the Kulturraum Burgruine Blumenegg and … read more
Bombyx mori, the domestic silk moth, is a species of moth that humans have domesticated over 5000 years of silk production. The silk harvesting process has been optimised for more efficiency and productivity in many aspects such as their habitat, … read more
Creative curious makers, designers, artists, musicians, birdwatchers, insect watchers, wild reptiles and amphibians followers, wild plant lovers, mushrooms and lichens admirers, bacteria and wild yeast growers, urban tree supporter, nature enthusiasts, join us in exploring the ecology of Malmö. We … read more
The present biodiversity crisis is often framed as a struggle to preserve untouched nature. Yet researchers have recently shown that as much as three quarters of the earth’s terrestrial surfaces have been occupied and shaped by humans for more than … read more