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Human Invasive Interaction
Notes from scenario building session about the interaction between humans and invasive species.
The two hour long workshop was designed to get a sense of what possible futures might exist for cohabitation with exotic and invasive species. Lisa Ma (a speculative designer working on 'human-invasives-interaction' at the time of the workshop) provided the framing and focal issue for the workshop. She was curious how invasive species might become a source rather than be seen as waste. Eva de Groote from Timelab brought together a diverse group of participants - from researchers, to activists, policy makers and cooks. The cultural centre Vooruit hosted the workshop at their premises and within their festival appropriately entitled “Possible Futures”. The workshop was an exploratory taste of Lisa's speculative microresidency at FoAM in 2014.
In collaboration with Timelab (Eva de Groote) andLisa Ma, at the Possible Futures Festival of Vooruit in Ghent, Belgium. Facilitated by Maja Kuzmanovic and Nik Gaffney (FoAM). Participants: Peter Goethals, Lucie Evers, Tobias leenaert, Tim Joye, Jan Seys, Lut de Clercq, Katrien Strubbe, Geert Heyeman, Paul Blondeel, Gino Pauwels, Bram Crevits, Ilse Dehondt, Tineke Janssens, Eva Peeters, Eva de Groote, Lisa Ma.
overview
It is the year 2023.
Are aliens welcome? How will invasive species become a source, rather than threat and waste?
Four scenarios emerging to answer these questions:
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