Open AccessEntangled Materialities
Author(s) -
Riikka Latva-Somppi,
Maarit Mäkelä,
Kristina Lindström,
Åsa Ståhl
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
formakademisk
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1890-9515
DOI - 10.7577/formakademisk.4180
Subject(s) - craft , situated , agency (philosophy) , citizen journalism , field (mathematics) , politics , public relations , participatory design , sociology , political science , engineering , geography , social science , law , archaeology , operations management , computer science , mathematics , artificial intelligence , pure mathematics , parallels
This paper discusses craft and design practices through their impact on the environment. We consider how to act concerning the consequences of the craft and design industry. Also, we reflect on the agency of our field of practice in changing how we perceive the environment. We present three case studies of the European glass industry sites in Sweden, Italy and Finland, where we study contamination of the soil with participatory, speculative and craft methods. Through these cases, we reflect on our role in soil communities and ask how we may act in them with responsibility, hope and care. We conclude by proposing to act locally, to share our practices and make them visible, expanding our situated, personal skills and knowledge towards the political.