Recordings from our final conference “Practices of Imagination – Placings of Imaginaries” are now available on our YouTube channel. The conference was held February 7-10, 2024 in Eichstätt.
Click here to find a recording of the keynote lecture by Prof. Dr. Hannes Krämer titled “The Borders of Tomorrow: Imagining the Futures of Europe’s Margins,” our practitioners panel “Life as Raw Material” with documentary director Eva Stotz, as well as our second practitioners panel “Love 2075: Building archetypes of romantic love using speculative design framework” with user experience designers Markandeya Kunchi, Shreyas More and Shrey Malik from Frog Design Studios.
Hannes Krämer is Professor for Institutional Communications at the University of Duisburg-Essen. In his talk, Hannes Krämer delves into the intricate landscape of European borders, focusing on the role of Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, in shaping and anticipating the future of European borders. He explores various perspectives on border future imagination, the role of temporality, and the relationship between inner and outer European borders. You can find the recording here.
In her talk titled “Life as Raw Material,“ film director Eva Stotz talks about her film “Sollbruchstelle” (engl. “The Devil Hides in Doubt”) from 2008, which explores complex relationships to labor, as well as her film project “Field Trip,” focused on exploring non-linear forms of storytelling. In dialogue with the audience, Eva Stotz discusses capturing a zeitgeist, the documentary genre, and different methods of storytelling. You can find the recording here.
User experience designers Markandeya Kunchi, Shreyas More, and Shrey Malik from Frog Design Studios present their project: “Love 2075: Building archetypes of romantic love using speculative design framework”. They explore notions of envisioning the future of romantic love through speculative design research. Markandeya, Shreyas, and Shrey discuss behavioral archetypes and the design and development of a speculative story of romantic love in 2075. This imagination centers possible future developments in technology and its impact on human interaction. You can find the recording here.
