Terroir of Text and Graphs: spiritually-informed representations of the relationship between place and visuospatial forms of knowledge production
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Abstract
Artist Talk: In "Terroir of Text and Graphs", I revisit my visuospatial representations of the relationship between ecological place and the artifacts we make for knowledge production. This installation is a work of design foresight towards anti-oppressive climate resilience information technology and affirms the incalculable value of Indigenous and anthropo-symbiotic ways of knowing. In this installation, I revisit the spiritually-informed art and design which informed my theoretical and methodological proposals in my master’s thesis, “What may be known: methods for activating large texts and graphs in the climate crisis” (2025).
Presenter Biography
Orus Mateo Castaño-Suárez is an award-winning researcher, designer, and artist based in Treaty 13, Tkaronto (Toronto, Canada). Their work in design foresight develops visuospatial, topological, computational, and Systemic Design approaches to Sustainability Transitions and interdisciplinary research as a whole.