YEAH, BUT IS IT TECHNOLOGY? Yes of Course!

YEAH, BUT IS IT TECHNOLOGY? Yes of Course! asks what direction would technology have taken if skills that are normally attributed to women and other anomalies were given the attention they deserve, and proposes that by embracing the practical application of lines and threads we can build a richer and more sustainable future. Scientists now accept that humankind’s first tool was not a weapon but a carrier bag, that humans tended toward sociable collectives rather than submission to hierarchy, that whole social systems were adopted or discarded according to need. These facts are now recognised because evidence long existing has been reevaluated in less biased ways. The evidence was not difficult to find, it was just ignored. Patriarchal biases have labelled one practice technology and the other craft. Both are dependent on the practical application of knowledge, yet one attracts prestige, income, and a taste of progress while the other is deemed pretty but also pretty useless. Could an embracing of ignored technologies lead to a regenerative practice that drives environmental and societal progress? Of course it could!

Program

Mo 2. 10. 2023 form 1 pm
The Arc: Design and Construction
Lecture by Ibuku within the Lecture Series at the Institute for Art and Architecture, WS 2023/24
Curated by Michelle Howard, Adam Hudec, Veronika Miskovicova and Eva Sommeregger in collaboration with the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague.
Lecture from 13 h, Online via Zoom

Su 15. 10. 2023 from 5 pm
The Loaf and the Laptop
Lecture by Tim Ingold within the Lecture Series at the Institute for Art and Architecture, WS 2023/24
Curated by Michelle Howard, Adam Hudec, Veronika Miskovicova and Eva Sommeregger in collaboration with the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague.
Lecture from 17h, UMPRUM Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design Prague +
Online via Zoom

Mo 6. 11. 2023 from 7 pm
Yeah, but is it Economy?
Lecture by Clive Spash within the Lecture Series at the Institute for Art and Architecture, WS 2023/24
Curated by Michelle Howard, Adam Hudec, Veronika Miskovicova and Eva Sommeregger in collaboration with the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague.
Lecture from 19h, Schillerplatz 3, Vienna, Austria

Mo 4. 12. 2023 from 7 pm
Textiles, Technology and Design 3000 years ago
Lecture by Karina Gromer within the Lecture Series at the Institute for Art and Architecture, WS 2023/24
Curated by Michelle Howard, Adam Hudec, Veronika Miskovicova and Eva Sommeregger in collaboration with the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague.
Lecture from 19h, Schillerplatz 3, Vienna, Austria

Mo 8. 1. 2024 from 7 pm
Wollbau
Lecture by Folke Kobberling within the Lecture Series at the Institute for Art and Architecture, WS 2023/24
Curated by Michelle Howard, Adam Hudec, Veronika Miskovicova and Eva Sommeregger in collaboration with the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague.
Lecture from 19h, Schillerplatz 3, Vienna, Austria