CTC – Climate Truth Crisis: Role of Young Designers and Future Democracies
Foto/Photo: Ott Kagovere
On April 7-11, the graphic design department of Estonian Academy of Arts hosted a workshop, public lectures and an exhibition by the CTC – Climate Truth Crisis: Role of Young Designers and Future Democracies project.
The project deals with the spread of misinformation in relation to the climate crisis and it’s effect to democratic societies. The project seeks to educate young designers in these matters by organizing workshops at various partner universities. During the project a website, a podcast series, a glossary and a collection of articles will be compiled on the topic. In addition, students will work on visualizing the topic in various media. More information on the project website: https://www.climatetruthcrisis.eu/
On April 7-11, the Estonian Academy of Arts hosted the first student workshop of the project, during which students studied concepts related to the topic, wrote and visualized them and opened an exhibition in a public space to introduce the topic to a wider audience.
The workshop was held in collaboration with the Department of Graphic Design of the Estonian Academy of Arts and the Department of Semiotics of the University of Tartu. The students were supervised by semioticians, conspiracy theory and disinformation researchers Mari-Liis Madisson and Daniel Tamm, Laura Vilbiks from the Estonian Foundation for Nature (ELF), and graphic designers Laura Merendi, Ott Kagovere and Kert Viiart. Participating students were from Bosnia, Spain, the Netherlands, England, Iceland, Lithuania and Estonia.
During the workshop week three public lectures were held:
08.04, 16:00, A501 (EKA, Põhja pst 7)
Artist Peeter Laurits, presentation: On Biotopia
09.04, 16:00, A502 (EKA, Põhja pst 7)
Artist Kristina Õllek, presentation: Absorbing Hypoxic Water
10.04, 16:00, A300 (EKA, Põhja pst 7)
Graphic designer Maria Muuk, presentation: Graphic Design as a Degrowth Practice
The project will last for three years 2025-2028 and workshops will be held at various partner universities:
Academy of Fine Arts Sarajevo,
Estonian Academy of Arts,
ELISAVA,
Iceland University of the Arts,
Royal Academy of Art, The Hague,
University of the Arts London,
Vilnius Academy of Arts
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