Abstract
In this paper, we share insights from our creative practice-based experimentation with ‘feral’ ways of stimulating eco-social change. Drawing on our experiences with three practice-based research projects – Open Forest, Cyano Automaton, and Open Urban Forest – we discuss how feral ways may foster more-than-human co-creation of knowledge and data, and nurture pluralistic making sense-with other-thanhuman creatures. We first explore the concept of feral in supporting the understanding of how creative eco-social inquiries may evolve beyond the bounds of anthropocentrism, in relation with more-than-human experiences. Through our three cases, we illustrate how experimenting with feralness can bring to the fore issues of power, agency, and control in the currently human-centric discourses around data, technology, and sensemaking in eco-social transformation. By sharing our emerging insights regarding feral ways, our aim is to help nurture critical, more-than-human perspectives in creative practice-based inquiries in art and design.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages | 102-103 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - 30 Nov 2023 |
| Event | Art of Research conference - Aalto University, Espoo, Finland Duration: 30 Nov 2023 → 1 Dec 2023 https://artofresearch2023.aalto.fi/ |
Conference
| Conference | Art of Research conference |
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| Country/Territory | Finland |
| City | Espoo |
| Period | 30/11/23 → 1/12/23 |
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