Category: exhibitions

  • Design Practice Across Borders 

    Design Practice Across Borders 

    Transition Living Lab students at ITB:DeLab, Bandung, organised an exhibition to present, discuss and reflect on the projects. 

    Design Practice Across Borders was a transdisciplinary event series that aims to explore how design can empower youth communities across borders to become changemakers within their own communities. The series features an Exhibition, a Talkshow, and a Mini Workshop, showcasing the collaborative efforts of refugees and designers. Together, they reimagine both idealistic and practical solutions for future challenges, integrating diverse perspectives.

    A key aspect of the event is the application of systemic design, which recognizes the interconnection of design decisions within larger systems. This approach emphasizes understanding how individual choices impact broader contexts, leading to more adaptive and inclusive solutions.

    Visitors will have the opportunity to reflect on how cross-border design can address broader societal issues, such as intersectionality and city development. By engaging with these themes, this event highlights innovative ways which refugee youth contribute to redefine global systems and fostering a more inclusive future.

  • Shifting Narratives Exhibition

    Shifting Narratives Exhibition

    Shifting Narratives Exhibition, Barbican Library

    Francesco Mazzarella, Camilla Palestra, UAL:LCF, Centre for Sustainable Fashion

    The Transition Living Lab project was presented at the Learning Section of the Shifting Narratives Exhibition (05 -29 July, 2024) at the Barbican Library, London.

    The Learning section of the exhibition presents projects of MA students from the four partner institutions, celebrating how their work contribute to shifting prevailing narratives of refugees, discussing how the socio-cultural practices of the youth participants in London, Bandung and Yogyakarta, can play a crucial role in shaping the diverse social fabric of a place, whilst building resilient communities and fostering cultural sustainability.

    The learning section, was in the general context of an exhibition that celebrate the work Decolonising Fashion and Textiles – Design for Cultural Sustainability with Refugee Communities – AHRC, 2022-24 led by Dr Francesco Mazzarella and curated by Camilla Palestra (UAL:LCF -Centre for Sustainable Fashion).

    It was made possible with the support of the Barbican Library, Arbeit Project Ltd, Bow Arts, Emplace, the London boroughs of Newham, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest; Poplar HARCA, RDI-UREF, Revoke, Rosetta Arts, the Victoria and Albert Museum, and the United Nations Higher Commissioner for Refugees. It was supported by Refugee Transition Network AHRC, 2023-24 led by Dr Malé Luján Escalante, and LCC: International Office.

    Workshops

    Two teams from UAL:LCC MA Service Design test their methodologies among researchers and general public in the context of the Shifting Narratives Exhibition at the Barbican Library, on the 6th of July, 2024. In a full day of playful public engagement, students facilitate, networked and received feedback, what was a valuable opportunity for students. The agenda for the day included: ‘Nature Explores’ Workshop, ‘Stories through Food’ Workshop, which practice skills of  design exploration, storytelling and relational leadership for changemaking and transition actions.