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//Pulvis et umbra sumus. We are but dust and shadow. –Horace// | //Pulvis et umbra sumus. We are but dust and shadow. –Horace// |
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Dust and shadow is FoAM's contribution to a transdisciplinary research and residency programme at the ASU (Arizona State University), exploring environmental issues specific to the desert of the North-American Southwest. We combine philosophical inquiry with experiential futures and action research to explore divergent approaches to desertification (both ecological and cultural), zombie-utopias, panpsychism, beyond-human relationships and probabilistic future preparedness. | Dust and Shadow is FoAM's contribution to a transdisciplinary research and residency programme at the ASU (Arizona State University), exploring environmental issues specific to the desert of the North-American Southwest. We combine philosophical inquiry with experiential futures and technological arts to explore existing and potential relationships between people and the desert. We start from a hypothesis that in order to mitigate the effects of climate change (and other environmental uncertainties) fundamental lifestyle adaptations are needed. We examine and re-imagine the worldviews, myths and archetypes underlying contemporary lifestyles. By addressing the mythical and emotional dimension of sustainability, we aim to re-align urban experience with the unpredictable reality of the desert. |
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In collaboration with The Global Institute of Sustainability (GIOS), Laboratory of Critical Technics (LCT) and the Synthesis Lab of the Arizona State University (ASU). | In collaboration with The Global Institute of Sustainability (GIOS), Laboratory of Critical Technics (LCT) and the Synthesis Lab of the Arizona State University (ASU). |
* Summer 2017 (july/august): articulating research [[concepts|questions]], [[resonances|literature]] research, mapping, etc.\\ | * Summer 2017 (july/august): articulating research [[concepts|questions]], [[resonances|literature]] research, mapping, etc.\\ |
* Fall 2017 (november/december): [[fieldtrip 2]], FoAM presentation/talk at LCT & Synthesis, experimental workshop, formulating [[propositions]] for experiments, planning [[publications]]\\ | * Fall 2017 (november/december): [[fieldtrip 2]], FoAM presentation/talk at LCT & Synthesis, experimental workshop, formulating [[propositions]] for experiments, planning [[publications]]\\ |
* Spring 2018: prototyping and experiments (first iteration): thalient lab, [[https://fo.am/dust-and-shadow-walk/|D&S walk]], [[reader 1]], prototype equinox observance, editorial design for the book\\ | * Spring 2018: prototyping and experiments (first iteration): thalient lab, [[https://fo.am/dust-and-shadow-walk/|D&S walk]], [[reader 1]], equinox eve prototype, editorial design for the book\\ |
* Summer & Fall 2018: design seasonal feast, reader 2 and book | * Summer & Fall 2018: design seasonal feast, reader 2 and book |
* Spring 2019: Public experiment (seasonal feast?) & book launch\\ | * Spring 2019: Public experiment (seasonal feast?) & book launch\\ |