Critical Ecologies: Ten Thousand Things 萬物 encompasses a myriad of creative practices and discourses concerned with the ecological emergency that the world is facing. Affected by the global crisis are not only our economies, environments and societies, but also our imagination and perception—the way we sense and make sense of our surroundings. Therefore, we consider it urgent to find critical actions and perspectives. Critical Ecologies integrates creative practices that bring together multiple voices, raise awareness, promote systemic thinking and strengthen the bonds between the arts, culture and sustainability.
So far, this theme’s activities consist of a cross-disciplinary teaching exchange among the active partner institutions. The teaching exchange serves to share methodologies, establish new transdisciplinary programmes within existing curricula and allows collaborators to see which threads or topics they want to tackle together in the future. Further activities are to be developed in the coming years.
The Critical Ecologies group invites everyone to join "Conversations with ten thousand things 與萬物對談" bringing together artists and scholars working across diverse fields. Through various lenses including the aesthetic, experiential, historic and artistic, these conversations will show in particular how situated knowledge can provide tools and methods for the world we inhabit.
Heather BARNETT
Pathway Leader, MA Art and Science (UAL)
Dr Joëlle BITTON
Lecturer, BA Design - Interaction Design, Department of Design (ZHdK)
Naomi BULLIARD
Head of Strategy, Centre for Sustainable Fashion, London College of Fasion (UAL)
I-Wen CHANG
Assistant Professor & Executive Director, International MA Programme in Cultural & Creative Industries (TNUA)
Charity EDWARDS
Charity EDWARDS, Lecturer, Art Design & Architecture, Department of Architecture (Monash)
Dr Andrea Yuri FLORES URUSHIMA
Lecturer, Urban Environmental Studies, Human Environment Design Programme (SEIKA)
Dr Eduardo KAIRUZ
Lecturer, Art Design & Architecture, Department for Architecture, (Monash)
Prof. Andreas KOHLI
Professor, BA Design, Department of Design | Professor, BA Art Education, Department of Cultural Analysis (ZHdK) (TG coordinator)
Nuria KRAEMER
Programme Manager, Shared Campus | Deputy Head, Transcultural Collaboration, Assistant Professor (ZHdK) (TG coordinator)
Dr Yanki LEE
Co-Founder of Enable Foundation Hong Kong | Senior Lecturer at Linnaeus University, Kalmar/Växjö
Dr Yatin LIN
Dean, Office of International Affairs | Chair of International MA Cultural and Creative Industries | Associate Professor, School of Dance (TNUA)
Stefanie LOREY
Head of BA / MA Directing, Theater | Lecturer, BA / MA Directing, Theater, Department of Performing Arts and Film (ZHdK)
Nick MANGAN
Senior Lecturer, Art Design & Architecture, Department Fine Arts (Monash)
Prof. Callum MORTON
Associate Dean, International and Engagement | Director, Monash Art Projects (Monash)
Prof. Guillaume PARIS
Professor, Chef d'Atelier, Contemporary Art (Beaux-Arts)
Prof. Dr Patricia RIBAULT
Professor, Philosophy and Theory of Art, Theoretical Studies Department | Principal Investigator, (Beaux-Arts) | Professor, Performative Design Research, Department Design History and Theory, Weißensee Kunsthochschule Berlin | Excellence Cluster Matters of Activity. Image, Space Material, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Prof. Michael SIMON
Head of BA / MA Stage Design, Theater | Professor, BA / MA Stage Design, Theater, Department of Performing Arts and Film (ZHdK)
Prof. Yuka TAMURA
Professor, Faculty of Humanities (SEIKA)
Susan VAN ESCH
Head of MA Crossover Creativity | International, Transcultural, Transdisciplinary Collaboration, Department of Anthropology (HKU)
Martijn VAN GESSEL
Programme Manager & Lecturer BioArt | Lecturer Music and Technology (HKU)
Dr Eva VERHOEVEN
Programme Director, Interaction Design & Visual Communication, Design School LCC, London College of Communication (UAL)
Dr Bo ZHENG
Artist and Assistant Professor, Lead BA Creative Media (SCM)