Consuming Monsters: Big, Perfect, Infectious | Speculative Everything book club

Join us for an engaging session as we delve into a chapter of Speculative Everything, a fundamental text in speculative design that prompts a thought-provoking question: What if design wasn’t just about solving problems, but about envisioning alternatives?

This week, we’ll explore Chapter 4: Consuming Monsters: Big, Perfect, Infectious.

Each Monday, we gather to discuss a chapter, using the book as a springboard for vibrant conversations, collective inquiry, and innovative experimentation. The reading group will culminate in a collaborative public showcase, featuring works inspired by our discussions. The exhibition may include:

• Installations
• Speculative objects
• Design fictions
• Research artifacts
• Performances
• Publications
• And other creative experiments that help bring alternative futures to life!

You don’t need to attend every session to join in the fun; each chapter stands alone, so feel free to participate in the ones you find most intriguing. However, regular attendance offers more chances to shape the exhibit, contribute to collaborative projects, and help determine how the showcase evolves.

Whether you’re an artist, designer, technologist, researcher, writer, futurist, or just curious about alternative possibilities, this series provides a welcoming space to reflect collectively on potential futures—and perhaps even start creating them.

Learn more about tiat, the intersection of art and technology, a nonprofit dedicated to fostering places for creative technologists to experiment, exhibit, and expand their practice: tiat

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