AWAI Global Forum 2022 by Ecological Memes
Re-Encountering Animism
ONLINE FORUM
3 Dec − 4 Dec
2022
Arts of Relating with the Worlds of Life
We live in a porous world.
And yet, somewhere along the way,
we might have lost our sight of passages into the world of the unknowable.
Or cut ourselves off from the mesh of life on this vibrant planet.
How does it feel when a wind blows through me, you, critters, things?
What does it mean to drift between one and many?
Perhaps we are already on a collective journey to re-encountering plural and entangled realities and reimagining a new mythology for the time to come.
In a modern capitalist system where the other-than-human is marginalized and the ecologies of the earth and our lives in crisis, how do we connect with the world and bring about a new reality of the future?
At the Ecological Memes Global Forum 2022, "Re-Encountering Animism: Arts of Relating with the Worlds of Life," our focus is on animisms and myths from around the world. Inviting practitioners, researchers, and artists from Japan and abroad working in fields such as anthropology, folklore studies, philosophy, art, technology, fashion, food, and agriculture, we will explore new ways of thinking and living in an age when our relationship with the more-than-human is being questioned more than ever before.
In each session, new cross-disciplinary dialogues will tie in with the context of daily life as well as urgent global issues, to explore how to relate to and practice a multitude of worlds through lectures, talk sessions, and visual and sound works.
By rethinking animism and mythology in the contemporary world, we will cultivate much-needed sensitivities to perceive the rich ambiguities between one and many that modern dualism has concealed and reimagine, collectively, more grounded and caring ontologies for our more-than-human world.
Schedule
Saturday, 3rd December, 2022
10:00 - 10:10 CET
Opening
Yasuhiro Kobayashi〔Ecosystemic Catalyst / Founder of Ecological Memes〕, Saki Hibino〔Experience Designer / Researcher〕
Anthropology × Animism × Art
10:10 - 11:30 CET
Animism at the nexus of anthropology and art: the West and the East, science and religion
Navigator: Katsumi Okuno〔Anthopologist〕, Anais Karenin〔Artist〕
Art × Mythology
11:35-12:55 CET
Alternative mythology for future folklore
Navigator: Antoine Bertin〔Artist〕, Toshiaki Ishikura〔Mythologist / Anthropologist〕
13:00- 13:45 CET
Reflective Time
Guest: Guido Sprenger 〔Anthropologist〕 , Maki Ohkojima〔Artist〕, Nobuyoshi Ohmuro 〔Researcher of Social Innovation〕
Sunday, 4th December, 2022
10:00-10:10 CET
Opening
Yasuhiro Kobayashi〔Ecosystemic Catalyst / Founder of Ecological Memes〕, Hillen Oost〔Government Strategist〕
Food × Animism × Agriculture
10:10-11:30 CET
Food, Agriculture and Animism: Food and Spirit rooted in Climate and Land
Navigator: Ruud Hendriks〔Researcher / Teacher〕, Yasunobu Tamari〔Designer / Art Photographer〕
Material × Animis
11:35-12:55 CET
Animism of things and bodies: fashion and material culture in the post-human era
Navigator: Raquel Buj 〔Fashion Designer / Artist / Architect〕, Daijiro Mizuno 〔Design Researcher〕
13:00- 13:45 CET
Reflective Talk
Guest: Lisa Kirimura〔Medical doctor〕, Nayeli Vega〔Artist〕, Tokushu Inamura〔Designer / Engineer〕
Tickets
3 Dec − 4 Dec, 2022 (10:00–13:45 CET)
Date
Online (Zoom)
Venue
Languages
Japanese & English (Simultaneous Interpretation)
Types of tickets
LIVE
Real-time viewing
Full-Archive tickets (FA)
Watch recordings of all sessions at any time later. View also in real time.
Generosity: €15
General: €8
Student: Free
LIVE
Full-Archive（FA）
Generosity: €55
General: €30
Student: €16
The full-archive ticket includes not just the recordings of the sessions during this forum, but ALL of the 18 session archive videos from the AWAI Global Forum 2021 as a gift.
In addition, in light of the impact of COVID-19, we have prepared student tickets so that young people can participate regardless of their financial situations.
Further, we would be very grateful to those who decide to purchase generosity tickets - a way for you to support our nonprofit activities in these trying times. Our deep thanks in advance.