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
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
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
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
If there was legislation that prevented the construction of high buildings along the edge of the water, local eel grass would have a much better chance of making a living in the post-industrial waters. Or perhaps if there were a … 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
In August 2022, researchers in the fields of design, art, engineering and anthropology got together for three weeks to focus their full attention on their little animal companions, insects. An INterSpecies Exploration by biodigital Craft and manufacturing Technologies I.N.S.E.C.T. Summer Camp … read more
Participatory design has traditionally foregrounded humans as agents and stakeholders in design processes. While the notion of ‘design ecologies’ have gained prominence as an understanding of the particular entanglements, processes of design are part of, the role of nature and … read more
Challenging the dominant design paradigm that centers humanity in its practice, Designing for Interdependence puts forward an ecocentric mode of designing that privileges a harmonious relationship between all life forms that share our planet. This book is about the practice of designing … read more
The digital exhibition How to Become a Posthuman is part of the collective artistic research project Fabulation for Future, which is based on the call for deputies to form the fictive International Committee to Save the Earth through Speculative Fabulation. The 33 international committee … read more