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Critical Consumer Practice

Critical Consumer Practice

We're meeting here both as artists and as consumers. Our diverse methodologies link us in explorations that critically reflect upon us, exposing the ecological consequences of our own actions. Individual consumer freedom is a myth, just as much as the seemingly pragmatic but not at all sustainable prescriptions for crawling out of the global financial crisis. We will look at the concepts behind our practice and propose tools for sustainability.

Hosted by:
Brian Holmes, with Jan Engelmann in cooperation with the Heinrich Böll Foundation

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Born and raised in Japan, Michiko Nitta studied Product Design at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, worked as a graphic designer before receiving an MA in Design Interactions at the Royal College of Art in London.

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Graham Harwood has lived and worked with Matsuko Yokokoji (YoHa English translation 'aftermath') since 1994. YoHa's graphic vision, technical tinkering, has powered several celebrated collaborations establishing an international reputation for pioneering arts projects, including the first on-line commission from the Tate Gallery London and work in the permanent collections of the Pompidou Centre, ZKM and Manifesta07.

 

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known for selling all of his possessions online on Shop Mandiberg, making perfect copies of copies on AfterSherrieLevine.com, and creating Firefox plugins that highlight the real environmental costs of a global economy on TheRealCosts.com.