Abstract
Does a floor tile made of hand-harvested dog fur, felted on mycelium block, enable a different conversation about modes of coexistence?
‘Hardware Stories’ proposes a reflection on the role of speculative models and prototypes as tools to approach, envision, and provoke debate about possible/plausible alternative worlds.
The project proposes a counternarrative to modernist hygienist standardization, in relation to an understanding of the symbiotic nature of living organisms. It is a set of diegetic prototypes of construction elements, with relative manufacturing and maintenance tools, and is showcased through a floor component. It suggests to consider DIY practices as a form of mundane resistance that can empower multiple actors as a practice of material activism.
Through the exploration of material sourcing, properties, manufacturing processes, and installation, 'Hardware Stories' elaborates how these enable to conceive different relationships of cohabitation and alternative human-non-human arrangements.
‘Hardware Stories’ proposes a reflection on the role of speculative models and prototypes as tools to approach, envision, and provoke debate about possible/plausible alternative worlds.
The project proposes a counternarrative to modernist hygienist standardization, in relation to an understanding of the symbiotic nature of living organisms. It is a set of diegetic prototypes of construction elements, with relative manufacturing and maintenance tools, and is showcased through a floor component. It suggests to consider DIY practices as a form of mundane resistance that can empower multiple actors as a practice of material activism.
Through the exploration of material sourcing, properties, manufacturing processes, and installation, 'Hardware Stories' elaborates how these enable to conceive different relationships of cohabitation and alternative human-non-human arrangements.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication date | 2023 |
| Publication status | Published - 2023 |
| Event | Weaving Worlds: Speculations Between Affect & Evidence - Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Architecture Duration: 28 Jun 2023 → 30 Jun 2023 https://www.weaving.world |
Conference
| Conference | Weaving Worlds |
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| Location | Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Architecture |
| Period | 28/06/2023 → 30/06/2023 |
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