Dezeen promotion: a multi-species refuge made from mycelium and a project exploring how bacteria can be used as an architectural tool is included in an upcoming event by Driving the Human, which will examine how humans can live in symbiosis with other species.
Titled 21 Visions for Eco-social Renewal, the hybrid event is hosted by Forecast and will take place from 15 to 17 October in Berlin's Radialsystem cultural centre, as well as online in the form of a digital broadcast.
The exhibition includes projects by Indian artist Sonia Mehra Chawla (above) as well as Brazilian designer Clara Acioli (top image)
The event will showcase twenty-one case studies selected from an open call, which was held at the start of this year and elicited more than a thousand proposals by designers and artists from 99 countries around the world. The chosen concepts intend to address some of the most pressing topics of our time including the circular economy, artificial intelligence, and the resurrection of indigenous knowledge, in a bid to explore how humanity can move from a parasitic to a symbiotic relationship with nature.
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"In their diversity, these Visions for Eco-social Renewal reinforce perspectives where collaboration and interdependency become essential, determining factors for life and survival on our planet," said Driving the Human, a joint three-year collaboration between various scientific, art and de...