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TERRIFIC VIEWS

Week
WEEK 2
Date
25–31 Aug 2024
Theme
Summer: Agriculture
Tutors

Matter+Meta (DE)

Summer is a season of abundance and harvest, but it also brings heat and scarcity. Our landscapes have been shaped by human demands, requiring vast resources and space, which affects other species and entire ecosystems. "Terrific" reflects this duality—what is beneficial for some can be detrimental to others.

In "Terrific Views," we aim to explore various perspectives to gain new understandings of landscape. Through a blend of hands-on activities, interactive research, theoretical insights, and practical knowledge, we will engage in an open discussion about landscape. Together, we will develop architectures and tools, write texts, and share thoughts.

The program will include:

  • Experiencing New Perspectives: Research, field trips, swimming, and reading.
  • Views on Practice: Examining the relevance of diverse perspectives for transformation and participation, with practical insights into selected projects.
  • Discourse and Reflection: Engaging in discussions and conceptualizing ideas.
  • Articulation: Creating, writing, and curating findings.

We are eager to build an interdisciplinary group for this workshop. Join us if you are open-minded and curious, interested in designing impactful processes, enjoy building, and have a passion for both the details and the broader picture of agriculture.

Matter+Meta

As Matter+Meta, Stefan Schwabe and Jannis Hülsen are designing realities. Bridging the abstract and concrete, planning the unplanned, and addressing the gut, heart, and mind. Between design, research, and teaching, both are developing impulses and spaces for transformation.

Matter+Meta

High seat for Musterfeld, Pfiffelbach 2019, in collaboration with Magnus Sönning, Farming the Uncanny Valley. Photo: Stefan Schwabe

FUV Testbed, Pfiffelbach 2019, Farming the Uncanny Valley. Photo: Stefan Schwabe

Greenhouse installation with unknown plants, Greiffenberg 2019 Farming the Uncanny Valley. Photo: Stefan Schwabe

View from high seat, Pfiffelbach 2019, Farming the Uncanny Valley. Photo: Stefan Schwabe

Flower arrangement of values, Pfiffelbach 2019, Farming the Uncanny Valley. Photo: Stefan Schwabe

Harvest crown, Pfiffelbach 2019, Farming the Uncanny Valley. Photo: Stefan Schwabe

Testbed section fallow, Pfiffelbach 2019, Farming the Uncanny Valley. Photo: Stefan Schwabe

Seasonal wheat harvest, Pfiffelbach 2018. Photo: Stefan Schwabe