The Sustainability Science Forum 2022 focuses upon the future of sustainability science. Its main goal is to explore how research can most effectively support societal transformation towards sustainability.
Interview mit Karin Zindel und Biancia Venni
Konferenzbericht Sustainability Science Forum
Discussions will centre around the nature of societal transformation processes and research formats for developing pathways of change. Furthermore, it will be explored how academic institutions and funding agencies can best support science to help build a more resilient society.
Karin Zindel, co-director re-source | Sustainability in th Arts, ZHdK, in collaboration with Bianca Vienni, ETH Zurich, is hosting a workshop on the topic: How can the sciences and arts touch people?.
This parallel session will showcase two students’ projects that use design and artistic approaches to experience the environment in a sensory and empathic way. Participants are invited to learn more about the methods and technologies used and experience them in practice. The aim is to explore and discuss the potential of such projects. They serve to raise awareness and promote more inclusive collaborations with the sciences towards a sustainable future.
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With the Senses of a Spider
An Arachnocentric Experience
In light of the ongoing loss of biodiversity, the project aims to help people living in a technological world rediscover their connection to their fellow creatures in a more tangible way. To this end, the designer has created an immersive virtual reality experience that allows people to experience the perception of a hunting wandering spider from its unique perspective. Can people feel empathy for this animal in this way? Is it possible to promote respect for these animals and raise broader awareness of the value of living creatures?
Barbara Schuler, Graduate MA Design 2022, Knowledge Visualisation
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Soil experimental lab_collective
The project aims to bring science and the arts together to deconstruct the understanding of soil beyond the Anthropocene perspective. Soil is perceived as something that serves humans and is nothing more than dirt for many. However, soil is a living organism and an essential element in preserving biodiversity. Without a healthy soil, our subsistence is at risk. As part of a natural cycle in a balancing and regenerative relationship with the soil, participants get to know it better through an emotional and physiological approach.
Alisha Dutt Islam, MA Fine Arts
Eric Pinto, Soil ecologist and biogeography, Terrabiom cofounder & BRIDGE postdoc fellow at UniBE
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Further information
An event of the Swiss Acadeny of Sciences (SCNAT).