Raw notes Extractivism Lecture:
- How can we extract invisible processes and make them visible?
- We are already connected with processes, otherwise we wouldn't have any impact on them.
- How does Entanglement play a role in these processes?
- Intra-action shows that nothing is separate, everything is interconnected.
- Materials engage in a constant dialogue with the environment and with us.
- Bacteria may be invisible in a Petri dish at first, but we have the ability to make them visible and even display them in different colors.
- Scoby, a living biomaterial, is an example of this phenomenon.
- Moss and air currents have a symbiotic relationship.
- Moss can dry out and be rehydrated.
- Rhizomes help stabilize soils.
- Moss, being only one cell thick, has the ability to absorb pollutants.
- Moss plays a crucial role in holding and releasing moisture.
Exercise: Explore a material through senses and sketching: