Algorithmic Ecologies
Data, Drips + Flows of Rainwater
Algorithmic Ecologies is a metaLAB (at) Berlin research project in collaboration with ZK/U Berlin – Center for Art and Urbanistics, the Berlin University of the Arts (Berlin Open Lab + Weizenbaum Institute) and the Technische Universität Berlin (Einstein Center Digital Future). The project explores more-than-human design perspectives and interfaces in relation to climate change, investigating the potential of open-source software and hardware as critical design tools for developing interventions as temporary installations in urban spaces.- Time
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- Berlin
Environmental events such as increased rainfall and heat waves are becoming pressing issues for both human and nonhuman residents – globally, and in Berlin. In response, the two-day hack at the ZK/U Berlin - Center for Art and Urbanistics prototyped artistic installations that deepen an understanding of rainwater and rainfall patterns, and their impacts on urban life.
From the droplet on the roof, through the rainwater downpipe, into the barrel, and from there into the garden – from abundance to absence: Three site-specific interventions were explored to help to build ecological literacy among participants and the wider public, proposing possible prototypes and pathways for near-future human-nonhuman companionship.
Project partners: Freie Universität Berlin (metaLAB), Berlin University of the Arts (Berlin Open Lab + Weizenbaum Institute), Technische Universität Berlin (Einstein Center Digital Future), ZK/U Berlin – Center for Art and Urbanistics.
Funded under the Excellence Strategy of the Federal Government and the Länder by the Berlin University Alliance/ TD-Lab Funding Program