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DIY as a political movement
When typing in Google ‘DIY‘, besides the usual Wikipedia search result and (thankfully!) Instructables main page, the rest of the results are about how to do your own interior decoration and fashion accessories -certainly, this is not the most objective nor an
DIY as a political movement
When typing in Google ‘DIY‘, besides the usual Wikipedia search result and (thankfully!) Instructables main page, the rest of the results are about how to do your own interior decoration and fashion accessories -certainly, this is not the most objective nor an
At the margins of (non) design
… or AREN’T WE ALL DESIGNERS? (…)The idea that institutional critique opposes art to institution, or supposes that artistic practices can or ever did exist outside of the institution of art before being “institutionalized” by museums, is contradicted at every turn
At the margins of (non) design
… or AREN’T WE ALL DESIGNERS? (…)The idea that institutional critique opposes art to institution, or supposes that artistic practices can or ever did exist outside of the institution of art before being “institutionalized” by museums, is contradicted at every turn
Periphery as a state of mind
‘Where is the center?’ must be the most commonly asked question when tourists enter a city. The center is where the action is supposed to be, where life is vibrant and interesting, where there is lots to see, where you
Periphery as a state of mind
‘Where is the center?’ must be the most commonly asked question when tourists enter a city. The center is where the action is supposed to be, where life is vibrant and interesting, where there is lots to see, where you
De-constructing the process {1st tutorial}
For this experiment, I took as a starting point a project I had done in the last trimester of the past academic year, where we developed some devices for an energy-less scenario. One of the objects was a home-made gramophone,
De-constructing the process {1st tutorial}
For this experiment, I took as a starting point a project I had done in the last trimester of the past academic year, where we developed some devices for an energy-less scenario. One of the objects was a home-made gramophone,
Tropicalize me! by Matthieu Laurette
The French artist Matthieu Laurette had an interesting take on the issue of otherness and addressing peripheral countries, with his project Tropicalize me! This project consisted of a series of ‘actions’ suggested by different tropical artists to be taken by him
Tropicalize me! by Matthieu Laurette
The French artist Matthieu Laurette had an interesting take on the issue of otherness and addressing peripheral countries, with his project Tropicalize me! This project consisted of a series of ‘actions’ suggested by different tropical artists to be taken by him
The Disobedients
The Disobedients: The Revolutionaries was the name of the installation of Sanja Ivekovic for dOCUMENTA(13). Everything starts with an image from the nazi era in Kassel of a donkey fenced with barbed wire with a SS soldier, being this a symbolic concentration
The Disobedients
The Disobedients: The Revolutionaries was the name of the installation of Sanja Ivekovic for dOCUMENTA(13). Everything starts with an image from the nazi era in Kassel of a donkey fenced with barbed wire with a SS soldier, being this a symbolic concentration
Technological Disobedience of Ernesto Oroza
When we accept the burgeois criteria that sanctions necessity as indignant and he who expresses his needs as weak and vulgar, we participate in the systematic reduction of creativity and freedom in which contemporary culture could manifest. RIKIMBILI. Une étude
Technological Disobedience of Ernesto Oroza
When we accept the burgeois criteria that sanctions necessity as indignant and he who expresses his needs as weak and vulgar, we participate in the systematic reduction of creativity and freedom in which contemporary culture could manifest. RIKIMBILI. Une étude
Confirming what has been said…
The orthodoxy is that design should serve its clients, those with the resources, ability and power to commission professional design as a service. Following this logic, design represents the interests, gives form to the ideals, and affirms the larger economic,
Confirming what has been said…
The orthodoxy is that design should serve its clients, those with the resources, ability and power to commission professional design as a service. Following this logic, design represents the interests, gives form to the ideals, and affirms the larger economic,
Starting Point
Several years ago, the Chilean Pablo Neruda, one of the outstanding poets of our time, enlightened the audience with his word. Since then, the Europeans of good will – and sometimes those of bad, as well – have been struck,
Starting Point
Several years ago, the Chilean Pablo Neruda, one of the outstanding poets of our time, enlightened the audience with his word. Since then, the Europeans of good will – and sometimes those of bad, as well – have been struck,
it is what it is 