Local Color meetup: The need to name and the stories we tell

Waag Futurelab

NEW DATE  - Taxonomies, material research and the stories we tell: an evening on plants, natural dyeing and the importance of categorising.

Waag, Nieuwmarkt

What happens when we discover, grow and harvest dye-plants in the city and citizens experience the endless possibilities of the colors that we can extract? When we connect local stakeholders and create sustainable flows and production alternatives within the city? When we start growing plants together, stimulating a culture of care and collaboration? TextileLab’s Local Color project is on a journey to research and discover and invites all interested to join the exploration!

LOCAL COLOR MEET-UP: The need to name and the stories we tell After the first meet-up Present Past, Possible Future, we will now dive into the world of material research and the importance of the stories we create and tell. Although nature does not care where one species ends and another begins, humans have always categorised and named the natural world to make sense of it. The way research is defined and the way knowledge is shared, is strongly embedded in our culture and our beliefs and values concerning the natural world. Do we have a merely mechanical, reductionist and objective approach, or can we embrace and value a sense of wonder, intuition and care in our research?Also in Local Color we research, categorise and name biochromes (colors coming from natural resources) that we can find in the city that might be part of the local value chain we are uncovering. This research is captured in taxonomies which helps us to understand possibilities, see the behavior of the living material, what it needs in order to thrive and how we can plan and organise while taking natural cycles as a starting point. These taxonomies created for Local Color are not scientific taxonomies, they are reinterpretations considering the values, concerns and vision of the project. By crafting specific categories, we can capture unexpected possibilities, see the unseen and shine our light in “dye-matter blindness” for example. During this meet-up we will listen to four people that do research into plants and related topics with a strong emphasis on the culture context in which their research is embedded. Plant enthusiast <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/maarten-van-bodegraven-b986124/?originalSubdomain=nl" title="https://www.linkedin.com/in/maarten-van-bodegraven-b986124/?originalSubdomain=nl" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Maarten van Bodegraven</a> starts with a presentation about the origin and function of botanical gardens in the city. Creative research and natural dyes specialist <a href="https://waag.org/en/cecilia-raspanti/" title="https://waag.org/en/cecilia-raspanti/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Cecilia Raspanti</a> talks about the importance of creative taxonomies to understand the world of possibilities and about the needed attitude of a researcher. Plant philosopher <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/norbert-peeters-796b00a6/" title="https://www.linkedin.com/in/norbert-peeters-796b00a6/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Norbert Peeters</a> speaks about our (changing) ideas concerning plants we consider weeds, native or exotic. Doctor and artist <a href="https://www.marjoleinhessels.nl" title="https://www.marjoleinhessels.nl" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Marjolein Hessels</a> shows how different ways of doing research merge in her work and stress the importance of care when working with the natural world. <a href="https://waag.org/nl/ista-boszhard/" title="https://waag.org/nl/ista-boszhard/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Ista Boszhard</a> hosts the evening and shares some insights on the importance of stories we tell when shaping our research and sharing the outcomes to cultivate a culture of care and wonder. 18.30 - 19.00 hrs: walk-in19.00 - 20.30 hrs: talks20.30 - 21.00 hrs: drinks This meet-up is the second of a series of six.Each meet-up is shaped around one of the five lenses and gradually shares insights into the Local Color project and the TextileLab way of working, its principles and model. Spanning from the holistic approach, they explore the natural materials realm that surrounds us, the tools necessary to share and expand possibilities in local production; as well the processes and systems that exist or can be uncovered for systemic change - and finally the culture we foster to collectively bring change to the city we inhabit. TextileLab - holistic approachTextileLab Amsterdam researches, questions,speculates and tests how to transform the textile and clothing industry into a more sustainable and values-driven one. Due to the complexity of this mainly linear, extracting and globally organised industry, TextileLab always starts from the notion that everything is interconnected and needs to be organised between social and planetary boundaries. After more than 7 years of operations, TextileLab has crafted a model in which systemic tinkering and a holistic approach come together to research and enable change in the textile field towards more sustainable paths. By looking at a specific topic through 5 perspectives, the research lenses: materials, tools, processes, culture and systems and their interrelations. Where the model was used more intuitively at first, in the local color project TextileLab puts its model into practice by using it both as a tool for shaping the project and for measuring impact. Local Color ProjectLocal Color is a two-year project in collaboration with the <a href="https://www.amsterdamuas.com" title="https://www.amsterdamuas.com" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences</a> and <a href="https://newoptimist.nl" title="https://newoptimist.nl" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">New Optimist</a>, researching the conditions for a regenerative city that facilitates the growth of local dye plants to be used for closed-loop and local production on a small city scale while having a positive effect on all city inhabitants. With the rise of and demand for green urban areas supported by local policies, TextileLab believes that Local Color can add another layer of functionality to public spaces by transforming these green spots into community-driven dye-gardens used for supporting local production.

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