Przemiany Festival is taking place on 7.10 (7–11 p.m.), 8.10 (11 a.m.–10 p.m.) and 9.10 (11 a.m.–8 p.m.).
Entry is free and none of the events require prior registration. Participants of the festival can also see the exhibition The Future Is Today (entrance from the Festival area, on level 0).
The accompanying events – 2 concerts by Resina in the Planetarium – are paid. You can get the tickets at www.bilety.kopernik.org.pl
In cities, all the main civilisational challenges of current times are brought together. They can be extremely hot, sometimes there is smog, sudden rainfalls cause flooding, anthropocentric infrastructure destroys natural habitats of biodiversity, and local microclimates change. But what if we saw a metropolis as a huge living organism, which transforms and adapts to changes? Let us grow cities which are friendly to both people and nature, biodiverse, local, energy efficient. Let us use our imagination, good practices, and above all – scientific knowledge. A lot is depending on us. You will see for yourselves during this year's Przemiany Festival. We have 3 days of meetings, lectures, workshops and concerts ahead of us.
By 2050, 68% of humanity will live in cities. Even though they take up only 3% of space on Earth, they are responsible for around 70% of energy use and 75% of carbon compounds emissions globally. The modern metropolis, full of concrete, feeble lawns, and never ending webs of energy consuming devices are real hot spots on the climate map of the world. The specific conditions of urban environments, i.e. a bigger condensation of ashes, a particular moistness, or convection phenomena over severely heated city centres, cause an amplification of extreme heat waves or heavy rains. Waterproof surfaces and a lack of greenery result in lightning-fast floods, and rainwater, which should become a local reserve in case of a drought, flows down the polluted streets and sewage drains all the way to the nearest rivers and lakes. Another consequence of the dehydration of cities is the over-drying of urban areas. The lack of green spaces and the omnipresent concrete cause dangerous urban heat islands. A microclimate develops, that is dangerous for humans, increasing the probability of the occurrence of asthma, allergies and diseases of respiratory system.
How can we make agglomerations healthier, more sustainable and friendly to all species that inhabit them? What is absolutely necessary are mitigation actions, which means containing climate change by e.g. intelligent energy management and reducing greenhouse gases, as well as adapting, to increase the resistance of urban areas to extreme weather events. However, the main change that needs to happen concerns our beliefs and habits. Traditional urban planning, based purely on short-term consumer needs, must give way to designing sustainable living systems. Conscious planning of the urban ecosystem is a process where not only surface geometry or building density are taken into account, but also wind movements, moistness, sun exposure, or the level of biodiversity.
“Grow Your Own City” is a slogan that underlines the importance of a symbiosis between the city and the natural environment. In order to grow something, firstly one needs to provide adequate conditions for growth, as well as free circulation of matter and energy. Following contemporary trends in the growth of blue-green infrastructure and various, local, nature based solutions, we anticipate the future of cities as sanctuaries of biodiversity. Governed with the aid of modern, energy efficient technologies. Built from biodegradable, environmentally friendly materials – in accordance with the “cradle to cradle” idea.
Cities like those don't have to belong in utopias. Their creation depends on our determination, knowledge, and readiness to give up harmful habits that, in the time of climate crisis, cease to be justified.
Observing nature
Astonishingly many urban inspirations can be found in nature. Some organisms even have ready solutions for us. At the Festival, we will get to know the communities of bees, ants and termites, which are perfectly adept in adjusting to local conditions and have developed remarkable mechanisms of survival. We will see maps created by unassuming slime molds and compare them with solutions proposed by urban planners. We will take a closer look at bioluminescent organisms which could help us fight the energy crisis by replacing street lights. We will learn how to properly compost organic waste, how to create your own seed banks and to grow hydroponic crops.
Utopias and plans
A city among clouds, under a glass dome, a plant-city. Answers to the burning challenges of the future could be found in utopian visions. During the Festival's debates, we will learn about some of them. During panel meetings, we will talk about zero emissions in architecture, passive construction and urban microclimates. We will also see visions of metropolis created by artists for the exhibition “The Code of The City” and a unique set of thematic documentaries in the Przemiany Cinema.
Urban climate
Each festival has its specific atmosphere. As per usual at Przemiany, there will be plenty of chances to have casual chats with experts and to experiment on one's own. There will also be a thematic magazine library and a cafe with a special, local menu. Those who care deeply about the future of food and its challenges will sit at a common table. You are welcome to join in. Of course, festival evenings are all about music. This year, we will listen to live shows by Resina and Patryk Zakrocki.
Grow Your Own City – opening lecture
The opening lecture of 12. Przemiany Festival will be delivered by a true pioneer of sustainable architecture. Thomas Rau, a world renowned architect, entrepreneur and innovator, has been proving for years that our decisions and actions must be determined not by what is considered possible or culturally acceptable now, but by what is necessary for the future.
What: a lecture by Thomas Rau
When: 07.10.2022, 7 p.m.
Where: Conference centre, level 0 (auditorium)
The demands of sustainability and the circular economy have been present in public debate for many years. But how do we ensure that they are successfully implemented? In his lecture, inaugurating The Przemiany Festival, Mr Rau will present his vision of the future of cities, backed up by many years of experience. He will talk about how to design and build our cities so that they can grow and transform over time to match the natural world. Will the metaphor of 'growing' cities allow us to change our approach to contemporary urbanism? Will we finally be able to start designing sustainable ecosystems instead of building homes with only our species in mind?
Thomas Rau is promoting the use of renewable energy in the built environment and seeks to address the increasing worldwide resource scarcity. Putting words into action, RAU Architects have been on the forefront of designing environmentally conscious buildings and healthy indoor climates such as: headquarters of the World Wildlife Fund in Zeist (the first CO2 neutral and self-sufficient office building in the Netherlands), the energy-producing school building in Eindhoven or Triodos Bank headquarters in Reehorst, Zeist (the first circular fully remountable office building in wood, awarded with several prizes).
Mr Rau is particularly passionate about materials policy in the construction industry. That’s why he
established Turntoo, a company focusing on closing material loops and developing business models to put the circular economy into practice. For the Dutch township of Brummen, RAU, Turntoo and its partners completed the first building that serves as a materials depot: in 20 years the town hall can be dismantled and the materials will go back to their respective owners to be reused again. Also, he launched the so-called madaster, a cadastre of materials, which is a database that records all parts of a building and the material they are made of.
Audiences worldwide have enjoyed Thomas Rau’s lively presentations. He isn’t afraid to confront his listeners with challenges for tomorrow. He uses his enthusiasm, energy and humour to persuade us to take action, keeping everyone at the edge of their seats.
Thomas Rau
The founder of Turntoo and RAU Architects – the first two companies in the Netherlands, dealing in circular economy. He has created a few original examples of the circular economy and business model concepts. In 2010, together with Phillips, he has developed the Light as a Service (“pay per lux”) contract. Two years later, with Bosch, he has created a model of washing machine rentals, based on the principle of efficiency. In 2013, he designed the first circular building, a materials depot in Brummen, and in 2015 – the first energy net positive, circular building for the network provider Liander. Since 1992, the company RAU Architects belongs to the top designers of circular construction, which is neutral in CO2 and energy emissions. The newest design by Thomas Rau is a building created for Alliander, with a surface of 23.000 m2, producing 1,5 million kwh/pa.
For many years, Thomas Rau has added to both national and international debates on sustainable development. Through multiple international publications, lectures and media interviews, he keeps inspiring and engaging representatives of various industries and professions all over the world. In 2015, he took part in the documentary “The End of Ownership”, which was declared the documentary of the year by the Dutch national television. A year later, he received the ARC13 Oeuvre Award for his wide input in both promotion and execution of sustainable architecture in the previous 20 years.
The Architecture of Immunity. Learning from Social Insects
How to create responsive and sustainable systems?
What: Dr. Matthew Lutz’s lecture
When: 09.10.2022, 4:30 p.m.
Where: Conference centre, level 1 (Przemiany Experimentarium)
Social insects such as ants or termites can be called architects who create collective structures, which bring benefits to the whole group. Their activity is a result of how individuals react to rather simple information received from the local environment. Dr Matthew Lutz will talk about collective research on the collective behaviour of social insects and their „self-organised” architecture.
We will meet army ants from Panama, which, by wandering, create living architectural structures from their bodies (so-called bridges and scaffoldings), making it easier to move. We will also stop by Australia and look inside termite nests. Their structure enables carrying out complicated adaptive processes, such as thermoregulation and gas exchange, which help the colonies in surviving extreme conditions. Thanks to CT scans, we are able to reconstruct the geometry of termite nests samples, compare them, and look for connections between their shape and the working of climate and the environment.
Studying social insects can help us with planning a more sustainable and responsive to climate changes architecture for humans, as well as with programming robots and systems for living in extreme environments such as deserts, or even the surface of Mars.
Dr Matthew Lutz
Behavioural ecologist and architect. His work focuses on studying complex structures, which are established as a result of collective behaviours in biological, human and artificial systems. He has a Master’s degree in advanced architectural projecting from Princeton University, where he studied self-assembled structures of Eciton army ants. Currently he works as a researcher at Roehampton University in London, as well as a research resident in Newspeak House, London College of Political Technology. Except for scientific research, he collaborates with projects focused on art, science and calculations, he writes about applying knowledge about social insects to plan future friendly AI-systems, new management models and immune human infrastructures.
What: discussions with experts
When: 8.10 at 3 and 4:30 p.m., then 9.10 at 3 p.m.
Where: Conference center, level 1 (Przemiany Experimentarium)
Guests: Prof. Katarzyna Zielonko-Jung (Gdańsk University of Technology), Dominic Chippendale and Matthew Taylor (O-Innovations Limited)
What is the zero-emission standard in architecture and how does it translate into energy saving? Are sustainable and integrated design only empty words which appear in a public debate? During the meeting, we will view energy efficiency both from the perspective of cities, and innovations in the field of resourcing renewable energy. The guests of the panel will be: Prof. Katarzyna Zielonko-Jung, researcher of pro-ecological architect and Dominic Chippendale and Matthew Taylor from the company O-Innovations, which is developing a design of a wind turbine allowing for using both horizontal and vertical flows of wind at the same time.
Partner of the event: Architektura&Biznes
Panelists
Małgorzata Tomczak
Architecture critic, editor-in-chief of the magazine and website “Architektura&Biznes”, dedicated to modern architecture and design. Editor of books about architecture, member of the jury of architecture competitions, expert in urban development and modern architecture. Author of countless articles dedicated to architectural critique. Currently she is conducting research on the development of modern Cracow.
Katarzyna Zielonko-Jung
Architect, scientist, professor at Gdansk University of Technology. Graduate of the Architecture Department of Gdansk University of Technology and a doctoral degree of the Architecture Department on Warsaw University of Technology. Co-creator and lecturer of the post-graduate programme Architecture and Pro-ecological Engineering. Author of countless publications related to problems of pro-ecological architecture and its connections to microclimate phenomena in urban environments. Author of the books “Modern pro-ecological architecture”, “Connecting traditional and advanced technologies in pro-ecological architecture”, “Spatial shaping of ecological architecture in the urban structure”. She took part in research projects directed at sustained architecture and improving the quality of climate in cities. Member of Gdansk Architecture Council, Climate Council UN Global Poland, Masovian District Chamber of Architects, and Association of Polish Architects.
Dominic Chippendale i Mattew Taylor
Dominic Chippendale
He’s an experienced expert in product development strategy, as well as the founder of O-Innovations company, which aim is the widespread availability of renewable technologies in urbanised areas. The first product which meets this criterion is the omnidirectional wind turbine O-Wind, which allows for simultaneous usage of horizontal and vertical wind flows, which is especially important in large urban areas. Thanks to O-Wind, it is possible to use wind spinning around high buildings (e.g. blocks of flats or skyscrapers) to produce energy. In 2018, O-Innovations won the James Dyson award for young designers for creating O-Wind.
During the panel Dominic Chippendale will be accompanied by Matthew Taylor, who is responsible for partner relations and investing in the firm.
Recycling, upcycling, passive engineering, the idea of RE-USE. These trends impact the decrease of carbon dioxide emissions. Technologies based on glass, concrete and steel are being replaced with eco-friendly solutions, such as wooden, large format construction elements (CLT plates). Those who will tell us about the pro-ecological materials policy are: Mateusz Płoszaj-Mazurek from Bjerg Arkitektur workshop, which designed a passive preschool in Podkowa Leśna, and Mateusz Mastalski from Henning Larsen, responsible for widespread wooden construction.
Partner of the event: Architektura&Biznes
Małgorzata Tomczak
Architecture critic, editor-in-chief of the magazine and website “Architektura&Biznes”, dedicated to modern architecture and design. Editor of books about architecture, member of the jury of architecture competitions, expert in urban development and modern architecture. Author of countless articles dedicated to architectural critique. Currently she is conducting research on the development of modern Cracow.
Mateusz Mastalski
Architect and urban designer. He graduated from the Architecture Department of Silesian University of Technology, worked in Medusagroup, KWK Promes, MVRDV and COBE. He has lived in Copenhagen since 2008, where he has been a member of the Henning Larsen team since 2014. He specialises in competitions, masterplans and projects of large public use objects. He has carried out area development projects for the Gdańsk Imperial Shipyard, a concert hall in Ostrava and a social district Fælledby in Copenhagen. Repeated tutor at InDeSem, CanActions and OSSA workshops. Conducts a masterclass at École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture in Marseille. Since 2018, the external examiner at Arkitektskolen Aarhus, Designskolen Kolding and Det Kongelige Akademi in Copenhagen.
Dr Mateusz Płoszaj-Mazurek
Assistant at the Department of Architecture of the Warsaw University of Technology, responsible for research on using AI in designing architecture and optimisation of carbon footprint in the life cycle of buildings. He is active in the Sustainable Architecture Club OW SARP, Architects for Climate. Partner, architect and certified designer of passive engineering in the Polish department of a Danish architect company, where he is responsible for designing sustainable, low carbon footprint architecture, as well as LCA and carbon footprint analyses.
Subject: Adaptation
09.10, 3 p.m.
Moderators: Gosia Kuciewicz and Simone De Iacobis (Centrala)
Guests: dr Frédéric Rossano (Strasbourg School of Architecture), dr hab. Anita Bokwa (Uniwersytet Jagielloński)
Every urban design has to be adaptive, allowing for a balanced exchange of matter and energy between human infrastructure and the natural environment. In a discussion about adaptive strategies, in the face of drastic climate changes which we experience on a daily basis, we will focus on the water cycle within the city. A healthy landscape is absorbent – it enables cities to adapt to natural cycles of large water quantities and soothes extreme weather phenomena: during drought, it distributes the essential amount of water, and during heavy rainfalls, it stops the outflow of rainwater.
The guests of the panel will be Prof Anita Bow from Jagiellonian University, who will introduce us to the key issues of urban microclimates, and Dr Frédéric Rossano, the author of the book “Floodscapes”, describing the difficult history of humankind’s relationship with floods, which has oscillated between a struggle and a symbiosis for centuries.
Grupa Centrala (Małgorzata Kucewicz and Simone De Iacobis)
The project group Centrala started in 2001 from the initiative of Krzysztof Banaszewski, Małgorzata Kuciewicz, Jan Strumiłło and Jakub Szczęsny. Today it is led by architects Małgorzata Kuciewicz and Simone de Jacobis.
Małgorzata Kuciewicz studied in Warsaw, Montpellier and Tampere, she gained experience in Berlage Institute, Amsterdam and in EASA workshops. Simone De Jacobis studied in Rome. He worked at Urhahn Urban Design in Amsterdam, STAR strategies + architecture in Rotterdam, and also collaborated with studiometrico in Milan. They were both residents at the Akademie Schloss Solitude and KHOJ New Delhi.
They have been encouraging a different approach to architecture for years. They gladly collaborate with architects, designers, artists and experts from many areas of science. The creators of Centrala are sure that designing is „a creative process which cannot happen in isolation from the modern philosophical thought and other areas of art”. This is why the projects they realise combine many disciplines and go way beyond what is understood by architecture or urban planning. For nearly 20 years of its activity, Centrala has proven how important interdisciplinary projects and actions are in the Polish debate on space, broadening our understanding of space, but also the processes that shape it.
Dr hab. Anita Bokwa
Climatologist, academic teacher at the Jagiellonian University Institute of Geography and Spatial Management. Member of the Main Board of the Polish Geographic Society and International Association for Urban Climate. Chairwoman of the International Scientific Society ESPERE. She conducts research on urban climates, bioclimatology, microclimatology, historical climatology and nature education. Author of over 100 scientific publications.
Frédéric Rossano
Landscape architect and associate professor at the School of Architecture in Strasbourg. He graduated in Landscape Architecture in Versailles and received his PhD at ETH Zurich. His lectures and research are about designing landscapes and inhabited environments, in particular – the integration of water dynamics and natural hazards in urban and regional planning.
In the years 2000-2012, he carried out planning studies and urban projects in France and Switzerland as the project coordinator and Associé France for KCAP Architects and Planners Rotterdam/Zürich. He worked at international academies and universities (Versailles, Lille, TU Delft, Amsterdam Academic van Bouwkunst). He taught landscape design at ETH Zürich.
Versus: debates on urban utopias
What: debates
When: 8.10 at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m., 9.10 at 2 p.m.
Where: Auditorium backroom (conference center, level 0)
(…) you have to be l’enfant terrible, do the so-called utopian projects, in order to awaken and build up social awareness today, so that they become reality tomorrow. Oskar Hansen
Utopian urban visions are by definition impossible do implement. However, they work perfectly as theoretical exercises in designing the future. Is it better to live underground or high in the sky? Will we find shelter under a glass dome or in an open, still adapting to change, urban organism? Is it economically better to live in dense developments of megacities or in suburban garden-cities?
Versus is the kind of discussion where participants are divided in two groups (for and against the presented concept) and try to persuade each other to their points. During the festival, we will judge utopian urban visions presented by Martyna Obarska – a cultural expert and specialist in the area of urban studies. We will see whether the utopian urban visions hide answers for the challenges of the future. Hosts of the meeting, Joanna Jeśman and Wiktor Gajewski, will take care of the “teeth” and the culture of discussion.
Meetings Schedule:
08.10, 2 p.m. - Underground or in the clouds?
Stefan Müller's Terra X versus The Line from Saudi Arabia
08.10, 6 p.m. - Under a dome or in a plant-city?
Climatically controlled housing teams of Ryszard Semka and Jacek Popko versus Jan Głuszak Dagarama’s utopias.
09.10, 2 p.m. - Together or by yourself?
Megastructure Marine City Kiyonori Kikutake versus Broadacre City by Frank Lloyd Wright
dr Joanna Jeśman
Cultural expert and English philologist, associate professor at the Department of Theory and Design Research, associate dean for student and didactic affairs at the Faculty of Design of SWPS University in Warsaw. In her research, she deals with issues bordering on humanities and life sciences in the perspective of post-humanism, research on animals and plants, studies in science and medical humanities. She hosts lectures and seminars concerning sustainable development, ecology, relations between humans and other species (microorganisms as well) in a sociocultural context. She collaborates with Copernicus Science Centre, Waag Society and the Institute for Art Science and Technology in Amsterdam. Jeśman creates innovative formats generalising and popularising science with the use of artistic projects from the art&science movement.
Wiktor Gajewski
Expert in science communication with 15 years of experience in working in a science centre. He specialises in creative educational actions and events engaging the public in a debate about science and technology. Creator of formats such as “Reversed Scientific Café” (executed in 23 EU countries and Switzerland as part of the Sparks project, years 2015-2018) or adapting “The Human Library” method to talk with scientists about the ethics of biotechnological discoveries (the GENesis project, Copernicus Science Centre, Warsaw, 2012). Experienced facilitator and moderator of demonstrations, workshops and discussions.
What: a space for exhibitions and workshops
When: 7-9.10 (opening on 7.10, 8:30 p.m., then on 8.10, between 11 a.m.-10 p.m, and on 9.10, between 11 a.m.-8 p.m.)
Where: Conference centre, level 1
In order to grow healthy, energy efficient and climate change adaptable cities, we need uninhibited imagination, a set of good practices, and above all – scientific knowledge, which would give us the basis for effective action.
In Experimentarium, we will learn the principles of proper composting, creating private seed banks for your favourite plants, and hydroponic crops cultivation. We will draw inspiration for sustainable design from the world of nature, by studying the behaviours of slime molds, bees and ants. Together, we will also think about using bioluminescence to light our cities and the cultivation of algae and fungi to produce energy, food, or even building materials. We will present works devoted to urban wetlands and water architecture, an innovative design of a spherical wind turbine, as well as bold architectural ideas, e.g. an ultra-thin net which harvests energy from the sun and allows insects to move safely above motorways. There will also be many artistic projects, which speculate about the future (among others, Nature of/for Living by Jarosław Kozakiewicz.)
When: When: 7-9.10 (opening on 7.10, 8:30 p.m., then on 8.10, between 11 a.m.-10 p.m, and on 9.10, between 11 a.m.-8 p.m.)
Where: Conference centre, level 1
When you walk in the streets of a contemporary metropolis, its digital architecture becomes more and more clear. The algorithms that control traffic lights, blinking detector lights, the internet of things or the applications in our smartphones, which show us the way towards our destination or the people we would like to meet – all of this makes the code of the city tangible, and the line between real and virtual spaces starts to be less and less clear. In the age of omnipresent technology, the proposal to “grow” a sustainable city could also mean its adequate programming. However, do we still have control over the algorithms that organise our lives?
The exhibition The Code of The City was created in collaboration with the Art Department of the Pedagogical University of Krakow. It consists of audiovisual installations, video projections, photographs and graphics, depicting various perceptions of cities. What connects the artists invited to the exhibition is the flâneur attitude, one of a lone stroller and lurker, gazing at the urban scenery as if it was a theatre stage performance. Unlike their 19th-century prototype – wandering within a labyrinth of streets and passages – a flâneur of the post-digital age tries to find their way among the network of algorithms and devices which communicate autonomously (photographs from the IoT series by Kuba Pierzchała). The feelings of technological excess and an overload of data are expressed through traditional collage (works by Witold Winek) or the contemporary glitch effect, which puts our perception to the test (Atoms video by Magdalena Lazar). In the end, the human observer becomes substituted by artificial intelligence – in Jacek Złoczkowski's installation, two bots talk to each other with the use of spacial objects. The city functions not only as the place where we navigate, but also a language with which the space is recorded.
Curator: Rafał Kosewski
Partaking in the Exhibition: Magdalena Lazar, Kuba Pierzchała, Witold Winek, Jacek Złoczowski.
Partner of the Exhibition: Pedagogical University of Krakow
What: film screenings
When: 8-9.10
Where: Auditorium (Conference centre, level 0)
How to care for nature in cities, while maintaining their biodiversity? What is responsible waste management? How to design cities that would be friendly to all the species that inhabit them? Could we slow down the climate crisis by following natural processes? In the Przemiany Cinema, you will get to see documentaries from recent years, diligently selected by Wrocławska Fundacja Filmowa.
Wrocławska Fundacja Filmowa aims to reinforce Wrocław, the whole Lower Silesia region, as well as Poland, as important centres of presentation and promotion of documentary and feature films, adding elements of debates, creative meetings and discussions. So far it has executed or co-executed multiple film projects – screenings, workshops, festivals – among others, City and Architecture Film Festival MIASTOmovie or Spektrum Film Festival.
Repertoire
Directed by Erlend E. Mo / Denmark, Sweden, Norway / 2020 / 89 min.
We can influence the slowing down of the climate crisis by small grassroots initiatives. The director of the film decides to leave his farm and, together with his family, move into a parmacultural farmstead, which is a commune. Until now, he lived away from civilisation, very ecologically, but managing a traditional farm was inevitably connected to producing a huge amount of waste and pollution. How will the move to a new place influence the family's life? Can dreams of a green utopia, where a man is free of guilt for the state of the environment, come true? This personal and sincere portrait of the director's family has a universal character. Our economic and social systems need a fundamental remodelling, and a radical change in our way of life might be the only solution.
8.10, 8 p.m.
9.10, 1:30 p.m.
Directed by Matthew Gandy / Great Britain, Germany / 2017 / 72 min.
We embark on a journey around Berlin. Our guides will be botanists and ecologists, who will tell us about the origins of the city's biodiversity. Due to the post-war division into occupation zones, Berlin is full of unusual plant species. They have expansively occupied the gaps between buildings, creating one of a kind, untranslatable brachen. Disordered and uncontrolled greenery has taken over the spaces abandoned by people, and through the years, it has created wild gardens, eagerly visited by the inhabitants of the city. In the face of the growing demand for development plots, nature is now fighting for survival. Matthew Gandy's film tries to capture the change and document Berlin's transience.
8.10, 1:30 p.m.
9.10, 6:30 p.m.
Directed by Rikke Selin Fokdal, Kaspar Astrup Schroeder / Denmark / 2020 / 51 min.
CopenHill is one of the most interesting buildings created in recent years. The documentary by Kaspar Astrup Schroeder and Rikke Selin Fokdal shows the behind-the-scenes of its construction. From the very beginning, not only the design of Copenhagen's waste incineration plant was significant, but also the whole, long process of its development. Making a Mountain shows how in the centre of “flat” Copenhagen, a 85 meters tall “mountain” was erected in 2017. Thanks to this project, the Danish capital can enjoy the biggest climbing wall in the world, a huge, green roof, and a year-round ski slope. The most important fact remains, however, that CopenHill is a CHP and a waste incineration plant.
8.10, 3 p.m.
Directed by Elizabeth Lo / USA / 2020 / 70 min.
This is a story told from the perspective of tetrapods. Stray dogs guide us around Istanbul, the city they inhabit. It's not easy for them to survive in a gigantic metropolis, although one must admit, the residents of the Turkish capital are very friendly towards animals. We meet three protagonists. Zeytin, who defends his independence ferociously, shows us the city at night. Caring Nazar easily connects to humans, and the puppy Kartal finds shelter in the arms of a homeless teenager, addicted to glue. The dogs also make friends with a group of young Syrians, who (just like them) do not have roofs over their heads. Even though not all of the stories will have a happy ending, we will witness once again how glorious and soothing a bond between a human and a dog can be.
8.10, 6:30 p.m.
9.10, 3 p.m.
Directed by Chad Freidrichs / USA / 2017 / 96 min.
A private-public partnership which is meant to lead to creation of a zero emissions city. Pedestrian areas and public transport as the basis of commute. Sounds like a modern plan to improve the quality of life? Yet it is an excerpt from the foundations of an utopian idea from half a century ago, developed by Athelstan Spilhaus – an oceanographer, geophysicist and innovator. In 1962, his futuristic vision was actually executed in the United States, however, the envisioned future has never come. Why? The answer is shown by Chad Freidrichs, who has already proven his awareness of urban issues with the documentary Mit Pruitt Igoe. Maybe today, when we are affected by the climate catastrophe, we will build Spilhaus' world...
8.10, 11:30 a.m.
9.10, 4:30 p.m.
Directed by Niger Walk, Richard Dale / Germany, The Netherlands / 2022 / 95 min.
Circularity in economy allows to eliminate waste and save the planet's resources. The film shows the stories of four visionaries, whose unusual experiences have changes the way we think about the future of humanity. They are: legendary inventor Dr James Lovelock, designer Arthur Huang, financier John Fullerton and Janine Benyus – researcher of biologically inspired engineering. Each one of them calls for a fundamental redefinition of the modern ideas behind food, cities, finance systems and the fashion industry. They advocate for a system based on the universal rules of nature, as well as re-usage and limitations on wasting of the available resources. The film was created by the producers of the Oscar winning hit, My Octopus Teacher.
Resina, or rather Karolina Rec, is one of the most bright and artistically consistent personas on the Polish music scene. She merges cello with simple electronic tools (mainly a looper) and unassuming vocal parts. By looping and overlapping, she builds up the tension and drama of her compositions and live shows. Behind the scenes she is modest, but on the scene she becomes a charismatic one woman army.
She is known as a composer, arranger, cellist, theatre and film score creator. She debuted in the British record label Fat Cat Records, positioning herself in the catalogue next to artists such as Sigur Rós, Animal Collective, Hauschka or Max Richter. Her works appeared in the Oscar nominated movie Rabbit á la Berlin and the RPG game Vampire: The Masquerade – Shadows of New York. She collaborated with Nicolas Jarr, Scott McCloud, Christina Vantzou, Maciek Cieślak, Natalia Zamilska, Natalia Fiedorczuk, Piotr Kurek, Tobiasz Biliński, Hubert Zemler, Mateusz Rychlicki, Noon.
Her first albums, Resina and Traces, published by the neoclassicist record label Fat Cat Records - 130701, gained enthusiastic reviews in The Guardian or Resident Advisor. The newest project of Resina is the album Speechless, on which the artist broadened her composing tools with a choir layer. The material recorded by Michał Kupicz and produced by Daniel Rejmer (Ben Frost, Foals), combines the voice, cello, drums and electronics, received high praise in both Polish and international music summaries of 2021. As Jędrzej Słodkowski claims in „Gazeta Wyborcza”: I don’t know how many musicians are able to combine the imagination of young Penderecki, the brutality and passion of noise-rock avant-garde, and a clairvoyance worthy of film score masters.
During Przemiany Festival we will hear pieces from all three albums. There will be two cross-sectional concerts: a solo concert (Saturday, October 8th) and a duet with the drummer Mateusz Rychlicki (Sunday, October 9th).
Accompanying Karolina Rec, Mateusz Rychlicki has been co-creating the group Kristen – an icon of the Polish noise and post-rock scene for over two decades. In the duo Kobieta z Wydm he collaborates with Błażej Król. He wanders through dub and ambient music in Dynasonic and MEF projects.
The concerts will be accompanied by visuals under our Planetarium’s dome, which are inspired by diversity, organic farming and the constant change of cities. Their author is Bartosz Wyszyński and his team (Sonia Kaźmierczak, Michał Rusnarczyk).
Music curator: Michał Hajduk
Visual curators: dr Anna Klimczak and Tomasz Miśkiewicz, Multimedia Studia PJATK
Concert partner: Polish-Japanese Academy of Information Technology
Patryk Zakrocki: Le Corbusier's Shower
What: live music act
When: 7.10, 9 p.m.
Where: level 1
Patryk Zakrocki – a musician inseparably connected with Warsaw, who has been creating a unique and current soundtrack for this city for over 25 years. Multi-instrumentalist, musical producer, composer, musical chameleon. He reaches for breakbeat, ambient, IDM, chamber music, blues, film score and modern music, improv, and sound experiments. He mixes music with visuals and spoken word.
At Przemiany Festival, Patryk Zakrocki will present himself in the surroundings of Moog synthesisers, suggesting an experience from the borderline between a concert, a radio play and a soundtrack. We will listen to Le Corbusier’s Shower compositions enriched by quotes from Le Corbusier’s manifesto and modular synthesiser sounds.
What: a cycle of meetings around local and seasonal cuisine
When: 8.10 between 12 and 2 p.m. and 9.10 between 12 and 1 p.m.
Where: Conference centre, café, level 1
We’d like to invite you to an open discussion about conscious cooking, aligned with the natural cycle and based on local produce. We want to return to tradition, regionality, sourcing from green areas and forests, and responsible farming for the sake of the environment.
We will meet at the common table during lunch time. We’ll also get to know local producers, their stories, and we will taste their homemade produce. In order to join the lunch, you have to buy a breakfast plate, which is a part of the original menu of our festival café. The amount of seats at the table is limited.
Festival café
How to sustain cities during the rise of climate change? How to cook consciously, without causing damage to the environment? What is available locally? What does seasonal cuisine offer? What produce to choose, where to find them, and where to start?
You will learn everything in the festival café! You will find an original, sweet and savoury seasonal menu based on local produce and a shop with selected produce from Warsaw and its regions. You can eat here or take the dishes home.
There will also be inspiring literature and unique guests, who have extensive experience and invaluable knowledge. Come, taste and get inspired.
See you there!
The hosts of the cafe space are Monika Witosławska and Irek Pycia (@las_relaks).
Whoever tried their cooking knows that what’s local and seasonal just tastes the best.
Organiser: Copernicus Science Centre
Director of Education and Science Communication: Dr Katarzyna Młynek
Director of the Social Engagement in Science Department: Dagmara Szawdyn
Team: Rafał Kosewski, Stanisław Łoboziak, Paulina Strzyga, Malwina Kajetańczyk, Iwona Kamińska-Gosk, Marta Buler, Beata Głowacka, Paweł Kolanowski, Rafał Zarzeka, Aleksandra Rzążewska, Katarzyna Nowicka, Sylwia Łasiewicka, Jan Król
Curator of the Festival: Rafał Kosewski
Curators of Experimentarium: Rafał Kosewski, Stanisław Łoboziak
Curator of Music: Michał Hajduk
Producers of the Festival: Paulina Strzyga, Dagmara Szawdyn
Coordinator of Experimentarium: Malwina Kajetańczyk
Strategies of Promotion and Communication: Aleksandra Rzążewska
Promotion and Communication: Aleksandra Rzążewska, Sylwia Łasiewicka
Media Relations: Katarzyna Nowicka
Social Media: Michalina Pieczonka, Katarzyna Nowicka
Text Editing: Katarzyna Nowicka, Natalia Krasicka
Festival Scenography: Centrala
Festival Logistics and Technical Coordination: Rafał Zarzeka
Festival Identification and Graphic Material: Peppermint
The Festival Program
Przemiany Festival
Grow Your Own City
7—9.10.2022
What will the future cities look like? A lot depends on us! Let's grow healthy metropolises, friendly for its residents and nature, biodiverse, local, energy-efficient. How? We will discuss it at the Festival.
7 October (Friday)
godz. 19.00–20.30 sala audytoryjna poziom 0
Wykład otwarcia
Ekspert: Thomas Rau (pionier zrównoważonej architektury)
Wykład będzie dostępny w polskiej i angielskiej wersji językowej.
godz. 20.30–23.00 poziom 1
Otwarcie wystawy "Kod miasta" i Doświadczalni
godz. 21.00–23.00 poziom 1
Muzyczny live act: Le Corbusier's Shower
Artysta: Patryk Zakrocki
8 października (sobota)
godz. 12.00–13.00 kawiarnia, poziom 1
Przy wspólnym stole
Degustacje i spotkania z lokalnymi producentami żywności
godz. 14.00–15.00 poziom 0
VERSUS: debaty o miejskich utopiach
Pod ziemią czy w chmurach?
Prowadzący: Wiktor Gajewski, Joanna Jeśman, Martyna Obarska
godz. 15.00–16.00 poziom 1
Przepływ - panel ekspercki
Technologie i projektowanie energooszczędnych miast
Eksperci: Katarzyna Zielonko-Jung, Dominic Chippendale, Matthew Taylor
Prowadząca: Małgorzata Tomczak
Panel będzie dostępny w polskiej i angielskiej wersji językowej.
godz. 16.30–17.30 poziom 1
Odnowa – panel ekspercki
Budownictwo pasywne i architektura ponownego użytku
Eksperci: Mateusz Mastalski, Mateusz Płoszaj-Mazurek
Prowadząca: Małgorzata Tomczak
godz. 18.00–19.00 poziom 0
VERSUS: debaty o miejskich utopiach
Pod kloszem czy w mieście-roślinie?
Prowadzący: Wiktor Gajewski, Joanna Jeśman, Martyna Obarska
godz. 20.00 Planetarium
RESINA – koncert ilustrowany wizualizacjami na kopule planetarium
9 października (niedziela)
godz. 12.00–13.00 kawiarnia, poziom 1
Przy wspólnym stole
Degustacje i spotkania z lokalnymi producentami żywności
godz. 14.00–15.00 poziom 0
VERSUS: debaty o miejskich utopiach
Razem z innymi czy samodzielnie?
Prowadzący: Wiktor Gajewski, Joanna Jeśman, Martyna Obarska
godz. 15.00–16.00 poziom 1
Adaptacja – panel ekspercki
Zmiany klimatyczne i rzeki w mieście
Eksperci: Frederic Rossano, Anita Bokwa
Prowadzący: Małgorzata Kucewicz, Simone De Iacobis
Panel będzie dostępny w polskiej i angielskiej wersji językowej.
godz. 16.30–17.30 poziom 1
Wykład
Architektura odporności. Uczymy się od owadów społecznych!
Ekspert: Matthew Lutz
Wykład będzie dostępny w polskiej i angielskiej wersji językowej.
godz. 20.00 Planetarium
RESINA – koncert z wizualizacjami pod kopułą planetarium
Przez cały festiwal dostępne będą:
DOŚWIADCZALNIA poziom 1
Znajdziecie tu projekty artystyczno-badawcze, przykłady nowych technologii oraz stanowiska eksperymentalne. Obejrzycie mapy miasta stworzone przez śluzowce oraz organizmy, które mogłyby zastąpić tradycyjne oświetlenie uliczne, poznacie społeczności mrówek i pszczół. Nauczycie się tworzyć własne banki nasion i prowadzić uprawy hydroponiczne.
KOD MIASTA poziom 1
Wystawa multimedialna prezentująca wizje miasta ery cyfrowej
KAWIARNIA FESTIWALOWA poziom 1
PRZYSZŁOŚĆ JEST DZIŚ poziom 0
Uczestnicy Festiwalu mają możliwość bezpłatnego zwiedzania wystawy "Przyszłość jest dziś" w Centrum Nauki Kopernik, która będzie otwarta w godzinach trwania Festiwalu:
piątek, godz. 19.00–23.00
sobota, godz. 11.00–22.00
niedziela, godz. 11.00–20.00
Kino Przemian, sala audytoryjna
8 października (sobota)
godz. 11.30 EXPERIMENTAL CITY
reż. Chad Freidrichs / USA / 2017 / 96 min.
godz. 13.30 NATURA URBANA
reż. Matthew Gandy / Wielka Brytania, Niemcy / 2017 / 72 min.
godz. 15.00 MAKING A MOUNTAIN
reż. Rikke Selin Fokdal, Kaspar Astrup Schroeder / Dania / 2020 / 51 min.
godz. 16.30 WYMYŚLIĆ ŚWIAT NA NOWO
reż. Niger Walk, Richard Dale / Niemcy, Niderlandy / 2022 / 95 min.
godz. 18.30 STAMBUŁ BEZ SMYCZY
reż. Elizabeth Lo / USA / 2020 / 70 min.
godz. 20.00 PODRÓŻ DO ZIELONEJ UTOPII
reż. Erlend E. Mo / Dania, Szwecja, Norwegia / 2020 / 89 min.
9 października (niedziela)
godz. 11.30 WYMYŚLIĆ ŚWIAT NA NOWO
reż. Niger Walk, Richard Dale / Niemcy, Niderlandy / 2022 / 95 min.
godz. 13.30 PODRÓŻ DO ZIELONEJ UTOPII
reż. Erlend E. Mo / Dania, Szwecja, Norwegia / 2020 / 89 min.
godz. 15.00 STAMBUŁ BEZ SMYCZY
reż. Elizabeth Lo / USA / 2020 / 70 min.
godz. 16.30 EXPERIMENTAL CITY
reż. Chad Freidrichs / USA / 2017 / 96 min.
godz. 18.30 NATURA URBANA
reż. Matthew Gandy / Wielka Brytania, Niemcy / 2017 / 72 min
Paneliści
Małgorzata Tomczak
Krytyczka architektury, redaktorka naczelna magazynu oraz serwisu internetowego Architektura & Biznes, poświęconego współczesnej architekturze i designowi. Redaktorka książek o architekturze, jurorka konkursów architektonicznych, ekspertka zajmująca się rozwojem miasta i architekturą współczesną. Autorka licznych artykułów poświęconych krytyce architektonicznej. Obecnie prowadzi badania nad rozwojem współczesnego Krakowa.
Katarzyna Zielonko-Jung
Architektka, naukowczyni, profesorka Politechniki Gdańskiej. Absolwentka Wydziału Architektury Politechniki Gdańskiej i studiów doktoranckich Wydziału Architektury Politechniki Warszawskiej. Współtwórczyni programu i wykładowczyni na studiach podyplomowych Architektura i Budownictwo Proekologiczne. Autorka licznych publikacji związanych z problematyką architektury proekologicznej i jej związkami ze zjawiskami mikroklimatycznymi w środowisku miejskim. Autorka książek „Współczesna architektura proekologiczna”, „Łączenie tradycyjnych i zaawansowanych technologii w architekturze proekologicznej”, „Kształtowanie przestrzenne architektury ekologicznej w strukturze miasta”. Brała udział w projektach badawczych ukierunkowanych na architekturę zrównoważoną i poprawę jakości klimatu w miastach. Członkini Gdańskiej Rady Architektury, Rady Klimatycznej UN Global Polska, Mazowieckiej Okręgowej Izby Architektów, Stowarzyszenia Architektów Polskich.
Dominic Chippendale
Jest doświadczonym specjalistą w zakresie strategii rozwoju produktu oraz założycielem firmy O-Innovations, której ambicją jest powszechne udostepnienie technologii odnawialnych na terenach zurbanizowanych. Pierwszy produkt spełniający ten cel to dookólna turbina wiatrowa O-wind, pozwalająca na jednoczesne wykorzystanie poziomych i pionowych przepływów wiatru, co ma szczególne znaczenie na terenach typowo wielkomiejskich. Dzięki O-wind do produkcji energii można wykorzystać wiatr „wirujący” wokół wysokich budynków, takich jak bloki mieszkalne czy wieżowce. W 2018 roku O-Innovations zdobyło nagrodę dla młodych konstruktorów James’a Dysona, właśnie za stowrzenie O-Wind.
Podczas panelu Dominicowi Chippendalowi towarzyszyć będzie Mattew Taylor, który odpowiada za relacje partnerskie i inwestorskie w firmie.
Paneliści
Małgorzata Tomczak
Krytyczka architektury, redaktorka naczelna magazynu oraz serwisu internetowego Architektura & Biznes, poświęconego współczesnej architekturze i designowi. Redaktorka książek o architekturze, jurorka konkursów architektonicznych, ekspertka zajmująca się rozwojem miasta i architekturą współczesną. Autorka licznych artykułów poświęconych krytyce architektonicznej. Obecnie prowadzi badania nad rozwojem współczesnego Krakowa.
Mateusz Mastalski
Architekt i urbanista. Ukończył Wydział Architektury Politechniki Śląskiej. Pracował w biurach Medusagroup, KWK Promes, MVRDV oraz COBE. Od 2008 roku na stałe mieszka w Kopenhadze, gdzie od 2014 roku jest członkiem zespołu Henning Larsen. Specjalizuje się w konkursach, masterplanach i projektach dużych obiektów użyteczności publicznej. Prowadził projekty zagospodarowania terenów Stoczni Cesarskiej w Gdańsku, sali koncertowej w Ostrawie, czy społecznej dzielnicy Fælledby w Kopenhadze. Wielokrotny tutor na warsztatach InDeSem, CanActions oraz OSSA. Prowadzący masterclass na École nationale supérieure d'architecture w Marsylii, od 2018 roku zewnętrzny cenzor w Arkitektskolen Aarhus, Designskolen Kolding oraz Det Kongelige Akademi w Kopenhadze.
dr inż. arch. Mateusz Płoszaj-Mazurek
Asystent na Wydziale Architektury Politechniki Warszawskiej, zajmujący się badaniem wykorzystania sztucznej inteligencji w projektowaniu architektury i optymalizacji śladu węglowego w cyklu życia budynków. Działa w Kole Architektury Zrównoważonej OW SARP, Architektach dla Klimatu. Partner, architekt i certyfikowany projektant budownictwa pasywnego w polskim oddziale duńskiej pracowni architektonicznej Bjerg Arkitektur Polska, gdzie zajmuje się projektowaniem architektury zrównoważonej, o niskim śladzie węglowym, a także analizami LCA i śladu węglowego.
Paneliści
Grupa Centrala (Małgorzata Kucewicz i Simone De Iacobis)
Grupa projektowa Centrala powstała w 2001 roku z inicjatywy Krzysztofa Banaszewskiego, Małgorzaty Kuciewicz, Jana Strumiłły i Jakuba Szczęsnego. Dziś tworzą ją architekci Małgorzata Kuciewicz i Simone De Iacobis.
Małgorzata Kuciewicz studiowała w Warszawie, Montpellier i Tampere, zawodowe doświadczenie zdobywała w Berlage Institute w Amsterdamie i na warsztatach EASA. Simone De Iacobis studiował w Rzymie. Pracował w Urhahn Urban Design w Amsterdamie, STAR strategies + architecture w Rotterdamie, współpracował także ze studiometrico w Mediolanie. Oboje byli rezydentami Akademie Schloss Solitude oraz KHOJ New Delhi.
Od lat zajmują się zachęcaniem do nieco innego myślenia o architekturze. Chętnie współpracują z architektami, dizajnerami, artystami, ekspertami z wielu dziedzin nauki. Twórcy Centrali są przekonani, że projektowanie to "proces twórczy, który nie może odbywać się w oderwaniu od współczesnej myśli filozoficznej oraz innych dziedzin sztuki". Dlatego realizowane przez nich przedsięwzięcia łączą w sobie wiele dyscyplin i wykraczają poza ramy tego, co rozumie się pod pojęciami architektury czy urbanistyki. Przez blisko 20 lat działalności Centrala udowodniła, jak bardzo potrzebne są w polskiej debacie o przestrzeni interdyscyplinarne działania i projekty, poszerzające nasze rozumienie przestrzeni, ale także kształtujących ją procesów.
Dr hab. Anita Bokwa
Klimatolog, nauczyciel akademicki w Instytucie Geografii i Gospodarki Przestrzennej Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego. Członkini Zarządu Głównego Polskiego Towarzystwa Geograficznego i International Association for Urban Climate. Przewodnicząca Międzynarodowego Towarzystwa Naukowego ESPER. Zajmuje się badaniami z zakresu klimatu miasta, bioklimatologii, mikroklimatologii, klimatologii historycznej, edukacji przyrodniczej. Autorka ponad 100 publikacji naukowych.
Frédéric Rossano
Architekt krajobrazu i profesor nadzwyczajnym w Szkole Architektury w Strasburgu. Ukończył architekturę krajobrazu w Wersalu, a stopień doktora uzyskał w ETH Zurich. Jego wykłady i badania dotyczą projektowania krajobrazów i zamieszkałych środowisk, a w szczególności integracji dynamiki wody i naturalnych zagrożeń w ramach planowania miejskiego i regionalnego.
W latach 2000-2012 prowadził studia planistyczne i projekty miejskie we Francji i Szwajcarii jako koordynator projektu i Associé France dla KCAP Architects and Planners Rotterdam/Zürich. Prcował w międzynarodowych akademiach i uniwersytetach (Wersal, Lille, TU Delft, Amsterdam Academie van Bouwkunst). Uczył projektowania krajobrazu w ETH Zürich.
W programie Doświadczalni między innymi:
Energy savings in cities do not have to mean dark streets after nightfall. Organisms that have the capability of bioluminescence, which is creating light, could be of help. These organisms are among others: bacteria, diatoms, algae, fungi. The French startup Glowee is working on solutions which would provide light for storefronts, based on bioluminescent bacteria of the species Alivibrio fisherii. TPA laboratories in Poland have developed glow-in-the-dark bicycle lanes, based on the phenomenon of phosphorescence. In the age of the energy crisis, it is worthwhile to use the free-of-charge gifts from nature. During your visit to the consciously dark pavilion at Przemiany, you will get to know bioluminescent organism and the phenomenon of cold light. You will also see materials which accumulate energy during the day in order to shine at night.
It is colder around water, and the centre is the hottest. Every city dweller can feel it. Are our perceptions confirmed by science? When going on walks around Warsaw this Summer, we often brought with us a thermographic camera. The differences in temperatures between concrete buildings and facades covered with plants sometimes exceeded 10 degrees!
A city model was created for the Festival out of various materials. Some of them accumulate and give away warmth, others – do not. We will take a closer look at the model with a thermographic camera and experiment with various building materials. We will see which ones are the best to be used in urban areas.
Slime molds are some of the most mysterious organisms of our times. They share characteristics with both animals and fungi. They are capable of movement. They can survive adverse conditions by transitioning into sclerotia. When it happens, they look like a piece of a dried up leaf, which comes back to life in a suitable environment. The inconspicuous slime mold Physarum polycephalum can solve many problems of modern cities, especially those connected to transportation. When left alone, it will always choose the shortest and the best way to reach its destination. We have prepared a few models of the most traversed intersections in Warsaw and released the slime mold in there. Did it choose different paths than urban transportation experts?
A bit like humans, ants, bees, bumblebees or termites live in societies. Their habits and strategies of survival are inspiring, and an object of scientific research. Acromyrmex octospinosus ants are the first farmers in the world whose lives are devoted to the cultivation of fungi. The less exotic black garden ants cultivate aphids, because the honeydew they produce is the ant's favourite food. So, where do the aphids on flower petals come from? They are brought there by ants. During the Festival, we will take a closer look at social insects (also under large magnification, with binoculars) and learn about their habits.
The best tomatoes? From the neighbour's allotment. Apples? Only from the apple tree planted by grandma. The most beautiful roses? From mom's garden. We all know flavours and aromas which are unique and unmistakable. We wish for them to never change and to stay with us until we die. Or maybe even beyond that? We will learn how to create “safety boxes” which allow to store seeds, so that we can share our favourite produce with our grandchildren. We will see that seed banks are more valuable than gold and it is thanks to them than we can preserve cultivars, and at the same time – scents and flavours of fruits and vegetables from our ancestors' gardens.
Can a city have its individual, unique microbiome? We have conducted an experiment in which three persons, living in different districts of Warsaw, took part. For a few hours, they all actively exploited the urban spaces in their neighbourhoods. They touched door handles, handrails, different products in stores, they used public transport and various publicly accessible devices. Then they met in a laboratory and imprinted their hands in Petri dishes. What grew out of these imprints? Come and see!
Why do we need composting in cities? Even if you do not have a garden, composting aids in the protection of the planet. It is sometimes described as organic recycling. It is a process of decay of organic matter in controlled temperature and moistness, with access to oxygen. Microorganisms, like aerobic bacteria, roundworms or fungi, help to turn organic waste (vegetable peels, fruit remains, coffee grounds, and even some types of paper) into organic fertilisers. The organic waste from our tables, after composting, becomes a valuable source of nutrition for plants. Compost can be used as soil for houseplants or a fertiliser for allotment crops, and urban compost is used, for example, to fertilise flower beds in the streets. At the Festival, you will find different kinds of composts and learn about the mechanisms that create them. We will address a few concerns and debunk a few myths.
How to cultivate edible plants inside buildings and in urban spaces? The Mikrouprawa project by the Dryf collective is proposing an alternative to conventional methods of food production and addressing the global food crisis. In order to provide food to the growing populations of people, we might need to use new ways of plant cultivation: hydroponic (without soil) and vertical. Thanks to solutions like these, plants can grow on soil, gravel, gravelite, mineral wool, felt or styrophoam substrates. In order to live, they need water, light, minerals, and air. By dissolving the necessary substances in water, one can successfully cultivate almost all species of plants.
Thanks to CT scans of a termite mound fragment, we were able to create a faithful 3D representation of a termite nest. In spaces exactly like this one, the insects conduct complex adaptive processes, allowing a colony to survive in extreme conditions.
The Experimentarium area at the XII Przemiany Festival is created by:
Centrala (Gosia Kuciewicz i Simone De Iacobis), Dryf (Karolina Ferenc, Agnieszka Kacprzak, Ryszard Rychlicki, Łukasz Szczepanowicz), DS Landschapsarchitecten, Marek Głogowski, Dr Magdalena Górska-Czekaj, Dr Maria Dębińska, Dr Małgorzata Gurowska, Jakub Szymański, Grow Your Own Cloud (Cyrus Clarke and Monika Seyfired), Jarosław Kozakiewicz, Stanisław Łoboziak, O-Innovations Limited, Studio Solarix, Venhoeven CS architecture+urbanism, Artur Zagajewski and the Copernicus Science Centre Biology laboratory team and the Inter-departmental Scientific Circle of Biologists at SGGW – the Botany section.
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