27 July - 27 August 2020 at @alt.material
The Alt Material Collective presents its fourth event - titled Ingenuity with the aim to address how design might bring us closer together despite our current physical separation.
As designers how can we address the need for essential & urgent practical responses that solve real problems?
‘Emphasis is to be placed on the qualities of being clever,
original and inventive.
To design, develop & make an object of use from limited resources.’
‘Following the Covid-19 pandemic. We are further apart & more distanced from each other than ever before. Projects are on hold. Others postponed indefinitely. Many people are out of work as a result of business closures & job cuts. The fortunate are working remotely. Behind screens, connected digitally and virtually. We are witnessing elevated rates of stress, anxiety, loneliness & depression. Our mental health is suffering. Our future is uncertain. There are no physical exhibitions or events to attend.
Proudly supported by dezeen events.
Sweet Nature Regeneration Station. 2020.
“My project is inspired by the ingenuity of nature. Plants and vegetables have so much life within them, and I love watching how they keep regenerating, growing and providing.
During this Covid time, I’ve been giving extra attention and appreciation to everyday produce like celery and spinach and avocados and vegetables that we might think have finished their life but are actually still full of life. I’ve created something for them that they can keep regenerating in and keep providing beneficial beauty and goodness”
Artists
Adam Markowitz
Andrew Carvolth
Andrew Simpson
Ashley Corbett Smith
Cordon Salon
Dale Hardiman
Dean Norton
Elliot Bastianon
Jake Rollins
James Walsh
Jason O’Neill
Jonathan Ben-Tovim
Jordan Isabella
Liane Rossler
Luca Lettieri
Steelotto & At the above
Thomas Maxam
Tom Fereday
Tom Skeehan