Projects

Multispecies Imaginaries Compass A kaleidoscopic compass of speculative multispecies imaginaries. The 4×4 compass’ faclitate “all options/possibilities at once” making them fascinating memetic objects. Each square contains multiple refrences to the literature in the Multispecies/More Than Human Field. Made with Dr Christoph Rupprecht, SeniorResearcher at the Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, Doshisha & Kyoto University (Japan) Co-Authored Essay on “Futures Compass’, Multispecies Cities and Memetic Refuting” Forthcoming

Guild.is Guild is a decentralised creative exchange, founded by artists, musicians and technologists in 2018. Check out the website for more details.

In 2014 I Co-Curated the 2014-15 residency cycle at The White Building, London. Thematic: #stacktivism is a term that attempts to give form to a critical conversation and line of enquiry around infrastructures and the relationship we have to them. As the digital divide and post‐internet discourses lose traction and diversify, artists and creative technologists are faced with a new set of trending critical dialogues in the face of the morphing technological landscape. The INFRA_SPECTION residency acknowledges this shift, and the participating artists were invited to enter into a dialogue with the rapidly evolving perspectives of #stacktivism as a catalyst for their practice.The residencies generated a programme of events and critical debate around how creative practices are positioned within our contemporary convergence culture. INFRA_SPECTION also raised questions about the terms of engagement artists and creative technologists are working […]

#STACKTIVISM “We cannot have a conversation about something whilst it remains unseen” #Stacktivism is a term that attempts to give form to a critical conversation & line of enquiry around infrastructure & the relationship we have to it. The term has spread far beyond its initial boundaries and has been included in various manifestos, art projects and academic papers #Stacktivism was also the catalyst for the 2014-15 SPACE studios:  INFRA_SPECTION residency  at the White Building, London An ongoing research project. Who owns the means of not dying? – Stacktivism & The Means Of Not Dying, Jay Springett The identification of a link between the literal or metaphorical invisibility of infrastructure and “the relationships we have to it” defines a key shared theme of work on infrastructure design across different design disciplines Redesigning urban infrastructures: New […]

Simple Critical Infrastructure Maps (SCIM) is a Creative Commons licensed mapping and analysis tool for evaluating personal and social resilience. It is intended to be used for planning, and is simple enough to learn during a crisis to facilitate cooperation and effective response. Icons were either used from the noun project or made new for the set. All new icons were published and licensed as Public Domain. The SCIM Dartboard Icon Set is also a bonus/special card included in the card game Nuclear Poker. Made with Andrew Brown

A Social Clinic for the Future I have been an advisor to the unMonastery project since its inception at the “Living on the Edge” confrence in June of 2012. Hosted by the Social Cohesion Research and Early Warning Division at the Council of Europe. The unMonastery is a social clinic for the future. It is a place-based social innovation is aimed at addressing the interlinked needs of empty space, unemployment and depleting social services by embedding committed, skilled individuals within communities that could benefit from their presence. It is a non-profit project that aims to challenge existing dependency chains and economic fictions, developed in collaboration with EdgeRyders LBG over the course of 18 months. Edgeryders started out as a project by the Council of Europe and the European Commission, which after termination developed into an international, community-run […]

The Thought Menu The Thought Menu was a DIY nomadic talk series started in Summer 2012. The aim of The Thought Menu was to bring together people from diverse backgrounds who are willing to share their passions. The Thought Menu has a strong emphasis on engagement and participation.  The atmosphere is informal and the talks are kept short to feed conversation and break down barriers. The Thought Menu Recipe Each speaker has 15 minutes. They can use those 15 minutes however they like, as long as 5 minutes are open to questions. The facilitator marks each 5 minute segment with a bell (or whatever sound is available). Speakers are free to talk with or without slides // whatever they prefer. Our one rule is ‘Be Interesting’. A Brief History TTM was founded in Summer 2012 by Ben Vickers , Gaia […]