International network meeting
June 15–16, 2023
Gropiusallee 38
06846 Dessau-Roßlau
Germany
Hours: Monday–Sunday 10am–5pm
T +49 340 6508250
service@bauhaus-dessau.de
In the context of this year’s thematic preoccupation with the human body at the Bauhaus Dessau Foundation, the Bauhaus Study Rooms 2023 are focusing on the topic of performativity as an integral component of design processes and design activities. The two-day mini festival conducted by the Bauhaus Dessau Foundation in cooperation with the Anhalt University of Applied Sciences and the Cluster of Excellence “Matters of Activity” at Humboldt University Berlin explores—in different formats and learning environments—performative methods in design. Design is viewed as a reciprocal process and a corporeal activity. In keynote speeches and roundtable discussions, alumnx of the Bauhaus Dessau Foundation’s education programmes and other international guests discuss questions of co-creation and co-production, as well as the relevance of embodied knowledges for design practices. Complemented by performative exercises, guided tours, and experimental workshops, the participants investigate the extent to which performative methods contribute to new approaches that develop design as a field embracing the heterogeneous potentials of a socially inclusive and environmentally just cultural practice.
The event will be held on site at the Bauhaus Dessau Building, the TA T Berlin, and the Matters of Activity Zentrallabor in Berlin. For a detailed schedule and more information, see here or send an e-mail to studyrooms [at] bauhaus-dessau.de.
With contributions by Mert Aytaç, Benno Brucksch, Laurence Douny, Elizabeth Hong, Anja Kaiser, Rebekka Ladewig, Louise Mazet, Saloni Dilip Mhapsekar, Kristine Pace, Andrea Palašti, Patricia Ribault, Estela Mendes Ribeiro, Maxie Schneider, Åsa Ståhl, Paula Strunden, Vivien Tauchmann, Angelika Waniek, and many others.
Study Rooms
The Bauhaus Study Rooms were conceived in 2020 as an opportunity to intensively engage with the foundation’s annual theme, and to consider it from the perspective of the three different educational programmes (Coop Design Research MSc programme, Bauhaus Lab research programme, and the Bauhaus Open Studios teaching residency) of the Bauhaus Dessau Foundation. By inviting alumnx from each programme and international guests, the foundation aims to create a hybrid temporary learning space, that allows one to explore and experience the conditions of collective knowledge production.
The Bauhaus Dessau Foundation is a non-profit foundation under public law.
