[spectre] Soil Future (Changing Weathers) symposium - Nov 2-5, in Liepaja

[Rasa Smite]

Hello on Spectre list,

please find below the info on Soil Future symposium and workshop on Soil 
Present(s), Past(s) and Future(s), which we organize next week in 
Liepaja, as a part of Changing Weathers co-project

best regards,
Rasa
RIXC.ORG

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SOIL FUTURE (Changing Weathers)

international art science symposium 

in the framework of annual iWeek festival and “Art as Research” seminar 
in Liepaja

November 2 - 5, 2015



Location: 
Muitas maja, Veca ostmala 54 in Liepaja, Latvia 



This year's iWeek festival and its "Art as Research" conference features 
symposium Soil Future that aims to discuss artistic research strategies, 
methodologies and practices that deal with social, cultural and 
environmental sustainability. The symposium will begin with 1-day 
seminar programme, which will be followed by 4-day workshop, which with 
the title - Soil Present(s), Past(s) and Future(s) will explore the 
issues of soil and land, approaching them from social, cultural and 
environmental perspectives.

The Soil Present(s), Past(s) and Future(s  workshop co-designed by 
Andrew Gryf Paterson (SCO/FI/LV) & Maija Demitere (LV) focuses on nearby 
Soil present(s) and Soil past(s), as well as trans-local Soil future(s), 
with a mix of hands-on, fieldwork and brainstorming exercises. The 4-day 
workshop is structured according to the aforementioned temporal 
positions, with different questions to ask and respond to in various 
activities together. Day 1 & 2: Soil Present(s): How do you get to know 
about healthy soil though hands-on work? (You will collect soil and do 
visual and tactile soil analysis as proposed by Dr. Bruce Ball of 
Scottish Rural College, and you will be guided into making good compost 
with miniature/tiny portions to take home). Day 3: Soil Past(s): How 
does one learn about the history of the soil? (You will be taken to a 
farmer/food producer to learn about how they keep record or know about 
the past use of the soil). Day 4: Soil Future(s): Do we care about the 
future of soil, is it always going to be in good shape? (You will 
brainstorm on the international and trans-local strengths, weaknesses, 
opportunities and threats -SWOT- y/our soil future(s).



PROGRAMME
  

MONDAY, November 2, 2015 

14:00-18:00 Soil Future and Art as Research" seminar
Muitas maja, Veca ostmala 54 in Liepaja, Latvia


(13:00 – coffee and registration)

14:00 – Welcome words by Anna Trapenciere, iWeek organizer, Rasa Smite, 
associate professor in New Media Art Programme, and Atis Eglins-Eglitis 
/ Liepaja City Cultural Department. 



14:20-14:50 I Creativity and Innovation in Education Change


Albert van der Kooij / Pop Culture Academy (Groningen, NL). An 
anarchistic anthropological approach of collaboration. A contemplation 
and examples. 



14.50 - 15:50 II Contemporary Media Art and Techno-Ecological Practices 


Rasa Smite (LV). Renewable Futures and Techno-ecological Art Practices 

Paula Vitola (LV). Virtuosi 

Viktorija Siaulyte / Jutempus (LT/DE). Zooetics

(

10 coffee break) 



16:00-17:30 III – Soil, Land and Cultural Heritage as Resource 


Andrew Gryf Paterson / Serde (SCO/FI/LV). Cultural Heritage as Resource

Kaspars Lielgalvis / Totaldobzhe (Riga, LV). On ecological issues of 
agricultural industrialization. 
Kaspars Goba / Rucka (Cesis, LT). On 
land, soil and contemporary culture.

Maija Demitere (Liepaja, LV). The Aliveness of Soil 



17:30-18:00 – Closing session 

Closing discussion with Ilva Skulte and Normunds Kozlovs / RSU (Riga, 
LV). 

Concluding thoughts by Andrew Paterson and Rasa Smite.

Introduction to iWeek workshops by Anna Trapenciere, Janis Jankevics, 
and other workshop leaders. 



iWeek festival website:
http://iweek.mplab.lv/

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3 – FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6
Soil Present(s), Past(s) and Future(s) Workshop
10.00 – 17.00
Conducted by Andrew Gryf Paterson and Maija Demitere

Workshop website:
http://pad.pixelache.ac/p/soil-futures

Contact (and to apply for workshop):
Andrew Paterson (agryfp at gmail.com)
Maija Demitere (maija.demitere at gmail.com)

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Soil Future is organized by RIXC in collaboration with Art Research Lab 
(MPLab) of Liepaja University and other “Changing Weathers” project 
partners. Project is supported by Creative Europe, State Cultural 
Capital Foundation of Latvia, Liepaja City Council, Latvian Ministry of 
Culture

http://www.changingweathers.net/

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Contact: rixc at rixc.org, +371-26546776 (Rasa Smite)

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