Thinking through Materialities

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How do materials shape our thinking, our actions and our perception of the world? The multi-day event "Thinking through Materialities" invites us to understand materials not only as passive objects, but as active sources of knowledge; to understand materials not only as functional, but as active players in the creative process: they tell stories, structure spaces, shape narratives and enable new forms of thinking and representation. How can materials have a performative effect? What role do materials, sounds, textures and processes of decay play in storytelling? In an interdisciplinary framework between art, science and design, we will embark on an experimental journey through different material worlds - with the aim of thinking, researching and designing beyond familiar boundaries.

Day 3
Plastics are the signature materials of our time - ubiquitous, often invisible. We trace their history of invention, areas of application and cultural implications. How do these materials shape our everyday experiences and our relationship to the environment? Between artifacts, narratives and speculative practices, we explore their role in a networked world of the Anthropocene. -- How can sustainable material choices contribute to the protection of nature, including the preservation of material, ecological and cultural heritage?

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"Thinking through Materialities" is more than just an event - it is an invitation to research, question and create together. Open to all curious people who are prepared not only to use materials, but also to think (through) them.

Registration is necessary and can be made via the ligeti center.
Contact:materialities@hfmt-hamburg.de

Dates at a glance
25.06, 17:00 - 20:00 Cycles - cycles of life and things
26.06, 10:00 - 17:00 Textiles - fibers, interweavings, possibilities
27.06, 10:00 - 17:00 Polymers - Good plastic, bad plastic?
28.06, 10:00 - 17:00 Possibilities