A Web of Tales Residency Host: Kwasi Darko (Ghana) Artist: University of Ghana Business School – Innovation and Incubation Hub Discover more about STARTS4AFRICA STARTS4AFRICA is funded by the European Union under the STARTS – Science, Technology and Arts initiative of DG CNECT (GA no. LC-01960720). Views and opinions expressed are those of the author(s) only […]
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Host / Region Camargo Foundation – Cassis, France Abstract This residency reflected on the present and future coexistence of a fast-changing, historical and industrial port cluster and Mediterranean protected coastal ecosystems. It initiated a dialogue between local ports and cities’ authorities, a national park, sea users, marine scientists and local ecological communities to evolve out
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A S+T+ARTS Symposium to reflect on impact and shape the future PARTICIPANTS May Abdalla, AnagramMay Abdalla is a highly acclaimed director and artist known for using physical experience, technology and storytelling in ground-breaking ways. Her work brings poetic insight and meaningful interactivity to important contemporary issues with the aim of deepening our understanding of ourselves
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Host / Region BETA Festival & ADAPT/ Dublin, Ireland – Port of Dublin Abstract This residency called artists to explore the inner working of the Dublin port as to enable the public to better understand the networks and infrastructures facilitating our daily lives Keywords port city interface, human centred design, systems thinking, future cities, infrastructuresmart
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Host / Region Waag Futurelab / Amsterdam, Netherlands – River De Dommel Abstract Residency In this residency the artist explored natural water regeneration in urban waterways by creating an installation that references the Schauberger vortex principle for the Dommel River in Eindhoven, interweaving water physics, biomimicry, and artistic research. Keywords regeneration, water physics, hydrodynamics, citizen science,
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Host / Region Waag Futurelab / Amsterdam, Netherlands – Port of Amsterdam Abstract The residency invited artists to explore the relationship between maritime trade, port ecologies, and ever-changing supply chains to offer viable future scenarios for future sustainable cargo flows. Keywords ecocultures, mapping, physical internet, speculative design, circularity Description of the regional challenge The Port of
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Host / Region BETA Festival & ADAPT/ Dublin, Ireland – Port of Belfast Abstract This residency sought to explore the challenges faced in developing and maintaining wind energy farms offshore and creating green infrastructures for the future of ports. Keywords immersive tech , deep tech, ai, wind energy, energy transition, systems thinking Description of the
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Host / Region TBA21–Academy/ Madrid, Spain/ Venice, Italy – Venice Lagoon Abstract The residency envisioned the future of port areas like the Venice Lagoon through collaborative governance, fostering alliances between citizens, economic activities and more-than-human life. Keywords citizenship, decentralization, governances: rights of nature, rights of more-than- human, rights of animals, future of oceans Description of
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Host / Region TBA21–Academy/ Madrid, Spain/ Venice, Italy – Venice Lagoon Abstract This residency invited artists to explore the Venice Lagoon’s food production and distribution networks, using the interplay of cooking, eating, and waste management to inspire imaginative scenarios that highlight interspecies alliances, crucial trade routes, and conviviality. Keywords metabolism, reciprocity, conviviality, energy matter, bio
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Host / Region TBA21–Academy/ Madrid, Spain/ Venice, Italy – Venice Lagoon Abstract This project invited speculative practices to reimagine the future of the Venice Lagoon’s port areas, exploring how technodiversity can empower our future critical investigations, narrativizations, and re-imaginations. Keywords liminal spaces, radical futurism, more-than-human underwater ecosystems investigative aesthetics,port infrastructures, eco-social crisis Description of the regional
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