Call for papers: BREATHE, aesthetics of breathing & culture of air quality

CALL FOR PAPERS for the conference “BREATHE, aesthetics of breathing & culture of air quality”, a project from DM-Lab ENSAD-Nancy (National School of Art and Design of Nancy), Artem Nancy, as part of Esch 2022, European Capital of Culture.

A project labeled PFUE2022, French presidency of the European Union. 

NANCY, CAMPUS ARTEM
Wednesday 22 and Thursday 23 September 2022

ABSTRACT

In the immense atmosphere, I breathe the air of my house, my garden, my street, my city. What does each of us breathe? The context of his life: his objects, his spaces, the products of human activities. The quality of the air lies in the materiality of our environments, it is sensitive, the development of our perceptual capacity and its recognition.

The “Respire” symposium proposes to:
• take an interest in new ways of knowing the air we breathe and developing a sensitive culture of the qualities of the air;
• to present projects exploring ways to reconnect with a sensory perception of air.

Organised around three axes, the symposium will examine the relationship between measuring instruments and sensory perception, somatic and artistic research on breathing, research on "breathing" materials and atmospheric design and architecture projects.

Check out the full Call for Papers here.