The
current context of ecological emergency requires developing new forms of
interactions between technology, humans and ecosystems. Anchored in the
department of Design and Computation Arts, the Concordia University Research Chair in Critical Practices in Materials and Materiality examines the
socio-environmental, technological and political issues pertaining to material
production. Through research-creation that combines with practices in materials
and environmental sciences, the Chair mobilizes new relationships with
residual, bio-inspired, responsive, and bio-composite materials to develop
aesthetic, critical, and methodological knowledge on engagement with materials
that are resilient for the environment and communities. At the crossroads of
cultural, scientific and citizen initiatives, the Chair is a platform for
creation, innovation and dialogue. Its four specific initiatives are to:
· conduct art-science research to creatively respond to the socio-environmental issues related to materiality;
· promote the contribution of practitioners and citizens to research-creation;
· develop innovative and multilingual formats for knowledge transfer focused on the materiality of research;
· create a 'hub' in Critical Practices in Materials and Materiality, thereby benefiting students, researchers and participating communities;
· conduct art-science research to creatively respond to the socio-environmental issues related to materiality;
· promote the contribution of practitioners and citizens to research-creation;
· develop innovative and multilingual formats for knowledge transfer focused on the materiality of research;
· create a 'hub' in Critical Practices in Materials and Materiality, thereby benefiting students, researchers and participating communities;
The Nomad Air Kit V.1, 2021. Photo: Alice Jarry