Hardware Stories

Alicia Lazzaroni; Antonio Bernacchi; Jakob Sieder-Semlitsch; Lynn Hyun Kieffer

Hardware Stories

Aarhus School of Architecture

Publications: Non-textual form › Contribution to exhibition › Commissioned

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.

Original language	English
Publication date	2022
Publication status	Published - 2022
Event	ARCHITECTURES OF COHABITATION - ARCH+, Berlin, Germany Duration: 7 May 2022 → 5 Jun 2022 https://archplus.net/en/architectures-of-cohabitation/

Exhibition

Exhibition	ARCHITECTURES OF COHABITATION
Location	ARCH+
Country/Territory	Germany
City	Berlin
Period	07/05/2022 → 05/06/2022
Internet address	https://archplus.net/en/architectures-of-cohabitation/

Artistic research

Yes

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