As part of the project “dissolving matter&value ,” artist, writer, and designer Patricia Reed is invited to give an in-depth insight into her two-part essay "The Valuation of Necessity" that was published in the "Blockchains & Cultural Padlocks Research Report" by 221A – a Vancouver-based organization that works with artists and designers to research and develop social, cultural and ecological infrastructure. As a reflection on a techno-social configuration of world, the essay explores questions of coexistence within the context of today's planetary transformations. Starting from the complex concept of necessity as a social invention, Reed examines cosmological frameworks and related valuation systems that also shape the use and abuse of technologies.
The event will be in English.
Free admission. No registration required. The 3G rule applies (vaccinated/recovered/tested).