Date and time: Thursday 10 April 2025, 9.00AM – 5.00PM
Location: Nieuwe Instituut, Museumpark 25 3015 CB Rotterdam
Compos(t)ing is a participatory and inspiring event designed to uncover the meaning and scope of regenerative design. It offers a platform for learning and exploration through diverse creative practices. The symposium addresses the urgent need for a regenerative economy, highlighting the essential role of the arts and design sector in driving innovation and positive change. Our primary goal is to develop and share knowledge, methods, skills, and fresh ideas in regenerative design.
Central to the symposium is a showcase of regenerative creative practices presented through multiple work sessions. These sessions will explore thematic threads such as Regenerative Economies, More-than-human Ecologies, and Transforming Didactic Skills through Regenerative Pedagogies. By bringing together diverse perspectives and practical insights, the symposium invites attendees to reimagine the potential of regenerative practices and education in shaping a sustainable future.
Tickets will go on sale end February, but you are welcome to reserve your spot using the following link.
Keep an eye out for further announcements to learn more about the event. For more enquires about the symposium, contact Annemarie Piscaer (researcher at CARADT and one of the co-curators of the symposium).
Compos(t)ing is an interdisciplinary collaboration, co-curated by educators and researchers from Centre of Applied Research for Art, Design and Technology (CARADT) of Avans University of Applied Sciences, Willem de Kooning Academy, University of the Arts Utrecht HKU, Academy of Theatre and Dance Amsterdam AHK, and Nieuwe Instituut.
‘How can art and design cultivate critical expressions rooted in ethics of care and relationality to influence ecological, social, and economic structures?’
Delfina Fantini van Ditmar, PhD, focuses on ecological design and reflective practices as Professor of Biodesign and More-than-Human Perspectives. With a background in biology and design research, she explores paradigm shifts and material ethics, advancing regenerative and more-than-human perspectives
‘People are the product of their relationships with their environment. It’s important to understand how technological developments influence these relationships.’
Michel van Dartel is Research Professor Situated Art, Design and Technology at the Avans Centre of Applied Research for Art, Design and Technology (CARADT) and was affiliated with V2_Lab for the Unstable Media between 2005-2024. He holds an MSc in cognitive psychology and a PhD in artificial intelligence.
‘Humans are atmospheric beings, particles, dust, in intimate cycles of exchange, actors with an incredible force.’
‘We need to become attuned actors with a deeper understanding of all the other particles.’
Annemarie Piscaer is a researcher in the Situated Art, Design and Technology research group and tutor on the New Design and Attitudes study programme at St. Joost School of Art & Design.
Living in cities developed around data and acting within the inscrutable structure of our techno-society demands art and design that can help understand how we relate to these rapidly changing surroundings and to reflect on that relationship. The research group Situated Art, Design and Technology responds to this exigency by fostering a situated turn in art and design through a diverse portfolio of interdisciplinary research projects in partnership with academic and cultural partners, as well as with government and industry.
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