What is the Matter?

A symposium inquiring into contemporary material practices in design; how are materials designed, grown, made, reused and recycled. The Oslo National Academy of the Arts will host a set of talks, workshops and exhibitions addressing why these matter, now more than ever.

What is the Matter? Come to the material symposium Sep. 13-15, inquiring into contemporary material practices in design; learn how materials are designed, grown, made, reused and recycled. We host a set of talks, workshops and exhibitions addressing why these matter, now more than ever.

With contributions by: Jasper Bloemen of @glimpsbio, @emma_van_der_leest, Julia Lohmann of @departmentofseaweed, Sindre Fosse Rosness of @norwegiantrash_no, Nikolai Aurebekk Handeland of @elementaoslo and @molecularballet, NIBIO @nibio_no, REHUB @rehub.no, James Westcott from @aaschool with @rotordc, @mari.koppanen and Nina Havermans @have.nin.

To learn more visit imkhio.no / DM @have.nin


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