The Tactile Stories Project invites you to tinker and play with vibro-haptic and tactile technologies and concepts. In a series of online workshops, we will develop and co-create interactive tactile sonic installations that we explore during the I.N.S.E.C.T. Summercamp 2025 … read more
APPLY NOW: RESEARCH STUDIO June 02-06 2025TU Dresden, GermanyChair of Digital Cultures Sensing Pasts, Casting Futures Located in eastern Germany, the regions of Ore Mountains and Lusatia were heavily exploited for uranium mining and lignite (brown coal) extraction, respectively. Decades of … read more
“Pollution, contamination, forever chemicals… What have we done?! OMG! I need a glass… Welcome to the Haunted Waters Bar—a growing collection of contaminated waters. Here, you’ll find a menu featuring a variety of water samples from around the world, submitted … read more
Coincident with the development of human civilization was the emergence of a new type of critter: one not domesticated, not beloved, but similar to us in so many aspects that they abound in our environments—the urban rat. This urban critter … read more
Humans have watched and admired the life and behaviour of bees since the dawn of time. We have built their hives and collected their sweet and golden honey. We have studied the relationships between bees and flowers, studied their diversity … read more
DAY 1 How are multispecies perspectives integrated in practices usually not working with multispecies? The VIBRA Research Network Online Symposium started out with a session focusing on how more-than-human perspectives are integrated into practices that predominantly focused on humans. First, … read more
VIBRA is a multi-scale endeavor that aims to create more inclusive living environments for human and non-human residents. Our team brings together practitioners from biotremology (animal vibration communication), inclusive studies, and more-than-human perspectives to design, art, and architecture to develop … read more
This time of the year, under a full moon, a great reproduction of algae will commence, as it has once every year since before time began. This is the mass event of the bladderwrack, the vital seaweed that lines the … read more
Exploring Vibration as a Sensory Multispecies perspective by Camping in the Treetops The I.N.S.E.C.T. Summercamp, now in its third year, brings together people from diverse backgrounds, e.g. design researchers, artists, architects, ecologists, biologists, biotremologists and more. We call ourselves the … read more
Can a Glacier Really Be President? According to the legislation, the Icelandic president must be at least 35 years old ✓, be a citizen of Iceland ✓, have no criminal record ✓, and have 1,500-3,000 signatures from people in all … read more