this morning we facilitated a circle with an activity card game we created from my research on Pleasure and @aleriverazz research on Monsters, for our Master in Design for Emergent Futures :)
we set up 4 stations, each activating different conversations: 2 cards were about Pleasure and 2 others with a speculative game on Monsters, with groups of 5 rotating every 10 minutes - you can see a more detailed guide on the last video (a website guide i built for the participants to read before the activity)
the outcome was really interesting and it felt beautiful to leave a little seed in each one of you on a sunny sunday <3
transmutation exercise ✶ cochineal blood + honey + spirulina + water ✶
first image → after a few hours
second image → after one day
third image → origin
research trip 02
we learned how to do Batik, a textile art technique that uses wax to resist dye and create patterns on fabric in the south of Senegal guided by the sweetest teacher Marie
I had my beloved kazoo gifted by Samira, the harmonica gifted by Ishan and the egg shaker gifted by Oscar, and somehow at one point the workshop tuned in a little cute jam session with the kids <3
I'm super grateful for all the beautiful people we met, for the friends that surrounded me with care and joy during this trip and of course for my special friends who gifted me these instruments that create new stories wherever I go :)
research trip 01
we joined a pottery workshop in the south of Senegal with a group of incredible women. they showed us their process and techniques, how they prepare the clay mixed with seashells to make it harder and let us explore and experiment with the local clay that we took from this huge open field you can see in the last photos :)
after shaping our pieces (photo 1 and 10 it's what i made) we fired them the next day using palm leaves for few hours
the doctors are in the house and they cooked your next playful g-string, realising your cyborg queer fantasy ;)
the prototype reacts to touch and pressure through bio-conductive materials that activate 3 vibrators embedded in the p4nties, made with algae yarn and other biomaterials
realised at FabLab Barcelona by @agmnesia and @ivanhungagarcia
we did a cozy and cute experimental workshop together during the weekend: we went in the forest, recollect what we thought it was interesting and turned it into biomaterials, eco printing and natural dyes.
turns out my main practice is to love my friends <3
