Constructing Realities Lecture Series Autumn 2019

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About

Our public lecture series, Constructing Realities, runs throughout the autumn and spring on selected Thursday evenings.

We will hear from artists, architects, designers, scientists and other interdisciplinary practitioners who are at the forefront of their industry and understand how different disciplines influence and challenge the thinking of other practices. The series is discursive, interactive and offers opportunities for students, academics, industry professionals and the wider public to learn from and question the people who are constructing the realities we inhabit.

Topics include dissident architecture, representing loss and bio-materials.

Schedule

17 October: Anastasia Perahia Dede and Valeria Muteri

18:30 – 20:30
Old Baths, Hackney Wick, E9 5JH

Rewriting Spatial Narratives – Sicilian Mafia Dissidence and the Disappearing Ladino in Greece

Situated Practice MA students Anastasia Perahia Dede and Valeria Muteri share and perform their work followed by a discussion with invited guests.
 
Anastasia presents a video exploring the nexus of language and landscape through the disappearance of judeao-spanish/ladino in Greece. 

Valeria’s intervention includes a performative reading from a ‘balcony’ representing the main dissident found in Castelvetrano, Sicily, Giuseppe Cimarosa. Son of a cousin of the current mafia Godfather, Giuseppe responded to the family by declaring his position against the mafia publicly. The project is an homage to his brave act of resistance.
 
Invited guests include Anna Sergi, Senior Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Essex with a specialism in organised crime.

Food and drink will be available to purchase from Gaia Pulses at The Baths after the event.

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Trigger warning:
Some of the issues shared and discussed during this event about organised crime may be distressing to visitors. You are welcome to step out of the space at any time during the performance or discussion should you wish.

Image: Anastasia Perahia Dede, still from film

21 November: Nikoletta Karastathi

18:30 – 20:00
UCL at Here East, E15 2GW

Knitted Structures – Bio-materials and the Performance of Manufacturing

Advanced Architectural Research graduate, Nikoletta Karastathi and invited guests Jane Scott, specialist in knit design and technology at Leeds University,  and Bastian Beyer, architect and researcher working with fibre-based structures, discuss the programming possibilities of different materials, including bio-materials and their relationship to knitting. Using knitted structures as architectural forms Nikoletta looks at how different materials respond to the environment they are in.
 
A selection of materials and structures will be on display to view and explore after the discussion.

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Image: Nikoletta Karastathi, 4D knitting sample of work.

Access

All our event spaces are accessible. For any additional support or information, please email or call 020 3108 7337.