Extended call: 7 people x 7 minutes ∞ STRING FIGURES ∞ DoD23

extended call until February 7th 2023

»…we require each other in unexpected collaborations and combinations, in hot compost piles.«  

Donna Haraway, 2016

We are searching for seven people to share their stories or practices around the topic of ∞ String Figures (read more about this focus in our call for papers and visual essays). We envision an ever-changing net of words, actions and short interventions, which inspire present and future happenings. Other than being limited to a length of seven minutes, we welcome any and all forms of delivery → song, conversation, live-artistry, dance, slide-show, active discourse, … 

If you wish to interweave your story, making it shine under a common light → write to us at designdisaster@unibz.it before the 31st of January 2023 February 7th 2023.

Please include:
→ an introduction of yourself
→ a brief explanation of your seven-minute talk
Suggested format: 1 A4 with text and supporting visuals.

There will be free food and drinks throughout conference for all accepted speakers. 

Find more about the conference here. To stay up-to-date you can join the By Design or by Disaster newsletter, its blog and social media channels (FB, IG). Please help to spread :) You can find our call for hands-on workshops here.

Illustration: Chiara Simpson & Laisa Cordes based on a design of Federico Bertacchini