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Sust01


Recycling and reimagining materiality – DIY as art-based methodological practice in ethnology 
Convenors:
Maija Mäki (University of Turku)
Jaana Saarikoski (University of Turku)
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Format:
Workshop
Stream:
SUSTAINABILITIES
:
Room H-204
Sessions:
Tuesday 14 June, -
Time zone: Europe/London

Short Abstract:

This is an experimental workshop where we explore the materiality of the academic life by creating personal and affective art pieces using recycled artifacts. We invite the participants to co-create a pop-up exhibition from the materials we have found in the conference destination.

Long Abstract:

Creating artifacts by one’s own hands generates thoughts, feelings and memories. In this workshop, we create an intuitive and encouraging atmosphere for thinking and discussing outside the blue light of the computer. We ask the workshop participants to create art pieces while telling us the memories and experiences about their academic life and research journeys. In the workshop, we use abandoned items and rubbish from the conference site. Using DIY (do-it-yourself) method the academic garbage will reform and reconnect with new meanings and interpretations. The workshop composes reflective and creative space that is shared with the group of participants. Doing research by hands allows us to make new kinds of questions and new kinds of notions of our research field.

This is an experimental workshop where the participants explore the materiality of their academic life, research aims and concepts, by creating personal and affective art pieces out of recycled artifacts. We invite the workshop participants to come and co-create a pop-up exhibition from the materials we have found in our conference destination.

The workshop is based on our ethnographic and artistic work at Tuorla observatory, Southwest of Finland, in ”Time machinists” -group starting 2018.

Accepted papers:

Session 1 Tuesday 14 June, 2022, -