Pre-review of Mariliis Siigart’s Creative Project

On 7 May, from 12:30 to 14:00, the pre-review of Art and Design doctoral student Mariliis Siigart’s first doctoral project will take place at the EKA Materials Lab, White house, room 003 (Kotzebue 10).

The supervisor of the doctoral project is Kärt Ojavee, PhD (EKA).
The reviewers are Katrin Männik, PhD (TLÜ), and Helen Orav-Kotta, PhD (TÜ).

Bladderwrack Metamorphosis is the first peer-reviewed creative project in Mariliis Siigart’s artistic research doctoral thesis, Experimental Biocomposites and Their Application in Sustainable Design and in Raising Consumer Awareness through Education.

As a practical case study, the project examines algae-based biomaterials and their possible applications. The work focuses on material creation as an iterative process of formation. Where choices related to substances, procedures, conditions and intended use influence the properties, possible applications and meaning of the biomaterial being developed.

This case study provides a foundation for further research aimed at developing an analytical approach to material creation and, on that basis, designing didactic and methodological solutions through which the creation and interpretation of biomaterials can be applied both in technology education within basic education and more broadly in design and educational contexts.