We need a new culture of material
The notion that the things around us are passive is a grave
error: substances conceal inner powers and can interact – with each
other and with the environment. In our exploitation of them, however,
this potential for interaction has so far been ignored or forcibly
suppressed.
error: substances conceal inner powers and can interact – with each
other and with the environment. In our exploitation of them, however,
this potential for interaction has so far been ignored or forcibly
suppressed.
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This is one of the fundamental causes of our current ecological crisis, calling for a complete revolution in the way we think about the relationship between technology and nature.To this end, the Matters of Activity cluster of excellence is using a holistic approach to pursue a new materials culture. Based on the collaboration of all the disciplines, the goal is no longer finding partial solutions, but rather exploring the question: Do we humans still have a future?
Moderation: Volker Wieprecht
BIOGRAPHIES
Christiane Sauer is an architect and has been Professor of Material and Design at weißensee kunsthochschule berlin since 2013. Her focus is on the development of architectural materials based on textile structures, active materials and functional surfaces.
Peter Fratzl is a physicist and heads the Department of Biomaterials at the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces in Potsdam. Here he researches the structure and behaviour of biological materials and develops their application in materials science and medicine.
Claudia Mareis is a Professor of Design and the History of Knowledge at the Institute for Cultural Studies at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. After initial training in graphic design, she then continued with aesthetics and design studies along with cultural studies. She now researches, among other things, the history, theory and methodology of design in the 20th century and the cultural history of creativity.
Wolfgang Schäffner is Professor of History of Knowledge and Culture at the Humboldt University in Berlin. His research focuses on the history and theory of the materialities of knowledge in the form of codes, structures, knowledge architectures.Together with Claudia Mareis, Peter Fratzl and Horst Bredekamp, he heads the Cluster of Excellence Matters of Activity.
Volker Wieprecht has a lot of questions and is the moderator of the series. From 1997 to 2011, he presented Die schöne Sendung and Der schöne Morgen on Radio 1 with Robert Skuppin, among others, and since 2019 he has been on the RBB Abendschau.The event is part of the MitWissenschaft series. The events in the series always take place at 19:00. They are in German, English and possibly other languages. They are offered online as digital formats.
- The event is part of the MitWissenschaft series. The events in the series always take place at 7:00 pm. They are in German, English and possibly other languages. They are offered online as digital formats.
- As soon as accessibility to the Humboldt Forum is possible, the events will be available in hybrid format.
- The event is free of charge.
