Talks & Events
The practice and makings of Ecology Talks has been invited to speak about in public settings. Either it be via the MA Cities course, open call or within the CSM settings; the events were used as opportunities to create live glossaries.
As Ecology Talks encourages co-collaboration, it adapts to different settings in order to encourage interactions within the presentation environments. Live glossary making, asks audiences and participants to contribute a word in any language that reminds them of nature. Taking inspiration from "loan words" and earlier practices of Ecology Talks. It allows for a quicker exercise and expands the horizon of words and languages we can associate when we speak about nature.
As it's done on spot, participants also have to tap into their memories in order to provide a word. Some events and glossary forming were more successful than others. The presentations and events are linked below, following an overall glossary:
Towards an ecological lexicon
Glossary Compilation
Above if a working compilation of the words given from others during talks and events. A working list to test out how to collaborate in another environment and setting. The table showcases the word in their language, the origin and the meaning. The raw sites of how it was collected can be found here and here.
Events (past)
Entangled Futures: Rewilding concrete
15th February, 2022 at Central Saint Martins
Via an open call for a lecture series called Entangled Futures pt. II, which is part of the Climate Network at Central Saint Martins. Ecology talks was selected to present amongst other practitioners and artists. Click on the icon to find out more and below is the presentation which is downloadable.
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13th March, 2022, NeMLA's 53rd annual convention, Baltimore, MD
An academic conference, the 53rd Northeast Modern Language Association had a call for papers for "senses in the city" published by Arianna Fognani. The panel was to consider the hierarchy of vision and how other senses can play roles in our cities, with a touch on Italian literature. Ecology Talks, presented an online audio visual medium titled "Navigating Ecology's Soundscapes via participatory deep listening and speculative personification" . It included voice overs and slippages of sounds and audio along with visuals.
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IABR: 7 new city
making practices
25th September, 2022, with with Dr. Ekim Tan and Diana Ibáñez López as respondent +
MA Cities Cohort
As a part of MA Cities last sprint of the year, the cohort were invited to speak at the International Architecture Biennale, Rotterdam. The presentations were in the last leg of everyone's explorations where everyone's progress and journeys could be seen. For ecology talks, the graphics were more defined, specialised and it consolidated a presentation which would be used in many different settings.
Situated on site, the panel also had a couple of drop ins from the public but overall it was an intimate setting with the cohort and Dr. Ekim Tan.
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