A few weeks ago, Bouwkunde, under the guidance of our EXTREME coordinator - Job Schroën, hosted a workshop by the CARE Shelter team. CARE is a global NGO working with communities under the pressure of humanitarian crises; be it the war zone in Ukraine, the earthquake and cholera outbreak in Haiti, or the recent hunger crisis in Eastern Africa… a context most of us are not used to working with. They focus specifically on fighting poverty and inequalities that put women and girls in a vulnerable position when faced with an emergency.

Minus20degree is a contemporary art and architecture exhibition and is now looking for artists in the field of sound art, videoart, performance, theater, installation, or dynamic land art for the 2024 edition. The exhibition takes place every 2 years in Flachau, Austria (during winter) and lasts for 3 days in January. This article provides a little review of the performance Fallende Reifen, as part of the 2022 edition of minus20degrees.

The buying market now treats clothing just like single use plastic, you wear it once for a special event, then it retreats to the back of your closet, never to see daylight again. The new normal of the textile industry has become so disposable, that the idea of owning clothes in large quantities weighs into a person’s public value. The pandemic has altered the way we shop forever, we browse more online, and physical businesses are filing for bankruptcy. Welcome to the age of online shopping, where retail therapy is what everyone is gobbling up, and no one is able to stop…