Event Series: „Matter(s) that Matter“ | Zurich University of the Arts | Riikka Tauriainen
«Queering Materiality: Learning from Fluid Networks»
Wednesday, January 22nd
17:15
Toni-Areal, Seminarraum 4.T37
Pfingstweidstrasse 96, Zürich
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What happens when we zoom into the biological and chemical bodies of water and examine water‘s transformative journey through diverse ecosystems? How does water‘s fluidity challenge fixed notions of agency, identity and nature itself?
As a vibrant and relational material, water challenges anthropocentric and heteronormative perspectives and embodies queerness through its fluidity and interconnectedness. This approach not only queers our perceptions of ‚nature‘, but also reveals its performative role as a carrier of meaning and matter—whether through its microbiome, carbon-binding capacity, or circulatory nature.
«Queering Materiality: Learning from Fluid Networks»
Wednesday, January 22nd
17:15
Toni-Areal, Seminarraum 4.T37
Pfingstweidstrasse 96, Zürich
Check the full programm of its series
What happens when we zoom into the biological and chemical bodies of water and examine water‘s transformative journey through diverse ecosystems? How does water‘s fluidity challenge fixed notions of agency, identity and nature itself?
As a vibrant and relational material, water challenges anthropocentric and heteronormative perspectives and embodies queerness through its fluidity and interconnectedness. This approach not only queers our perceptions of ‚nature‘, but also reveals its performative role as a carrier of meaning and matter—whether through its microbiome, carbon-binding capacity, or circulatory nature.
As a guest at the Zurich University of the Arts, Riikka Tauriainen will be Drawing on underwater cinematography and hydrophone recordings, while the talk will focus on plankton - the ‚drifters‘ of the sea. These microscopic organisms, fundamental to marine ecosystems, embody queerness through their adaptability and relational existence.
