Moderated by Yaiza Hernandez
This artist talk discussed the piece Scarring, a site-specific evolving process that uses the act of scarring as both method and metaphor; an intervention that reclaims what is often hidden, dismissed, or pathologised. Centring a waste pipe as subject and collaborator, the panel discussed its presence as a scar: a visible glitch in architectural systems that speaks to histories of erasure, marginalisation, and resilience.
Drawing from Object-Oriented Ontology, Cyborg Theory, and Glitch Feminism, Scarring reframes the glitch not as failure, but as continuity—where damage becomes form and healing becomes assertion. The pipe’s identity as both scar and glitch invites us to question whether disruption lies in the object itself or in our perception of it. Like bodily scars, the pipe is an essential eyesore; an inevitable, visible trace of survival.
This artist talk discussed the piece Scarring, a site-specific evolving process that uses the act of scarring as both method and metaphor; an intervention that reclaims what is often hidden, dismissed, or pathologised. Centring a waste pipe as subject and collaborator, the panel discussed its presence as a scar: a visible glitch in architectural systems that speaks to histories of erasure, marginalisation, and resilience.
Drawing from Object-Oriented Ontology, Cyborg Theory, and Glitch Feminism, Scarring reframes the glitch not as failure, but as continuity—where damage becomes form and healing becomes assertion. The pipe’s identity as both scar and glitch invites us to question whether disruption lies in the object itself or in our perception of it. Like bodily scars, the pipe is an essential eyesore; an inevitable, visible trace of survival.
2024 May
Just in Her Metapod Podcast
Part of podcast series led by Andrea Evgenieva, London (UK)
For the first episode of “Just In Her MetaPod”, we are joined with Digital Artist, Future Researcher, And Associate University Lecturer (UAL, Goldsmiths) Nella Piatek. As part of my research on the processes of Accelerationism in Online cultures, I interviewed Nella to learn more about her futuristic creative-cyber practice. The conversation revolves around the impact of technology on society, exploring themes of accelerationism, nihilism, and the blurring of realities. Nella offers a nuanced perspective on accelerationism, while challenging traditional notions of art and technology. We discuss the potential of digital technology to accelerate societal progress and the importance of democratizing art and technology. The conversation also touches on the concept of the cyber witch, a symbol of empowerment and resistance in the digital age. Throughout, Nella and I emphasize the need for creativity and hope in the face of apocalyptic nihilism and doomerism.
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For the first episode of “Just In Her MetaPod”, we are joined with Digital Artist, Future Researcher, And Associate University Lecturer (UAL, Goldsmiths) Nella Piatek. As part of my research on the processes of Accelerationism in Online cultures, I interviewed Nella to learn more about her futuristic creative-cyber practice. The conversation revolves around the impact of technology on society, exploring themes of accelerationism, nihilism, and the blurring of realities. Nella offers a nuanced perspective on accelerationism, while challenging traditional notions of art and technology. We discuss the potential of digital technology to accelerate societal progress and the importance of democratizing art and technology. The conversation also touches on the concept of the cyber witch, a symbol of empowerment and resistance in the digital age. Throughout, Nella and I emphasize the need for creativity and hope in the face of apocalyptic nihilism and doomerism.
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2024 January
2024 January
University Lecture for MA Design Expanded Practice at Goldsmiths University London (UK)
From sigils, runes, alchemy and symbols to the post-apocalyptic, otherworldly and non-human languages.
Had a fun time running this workshop with the Communication and Experience studio at MA Design Expanded Practice, focusing on semiotics and communication across space and time.
“A picture can hold a thousand words” but…which words?
Playing the role of the archeologist and the alien anthropologist we looked at how meaning is created culturally and how it can equally be re-interpreted based on our cultural perception.
Lecture given as part of the Communication and Experience studio at MA Design Expanded Practice at Goldsmiths University London (UK)
Had a fun time running this workshop with the Communication and Experience studio at MA Design Expanded Practice, focusing on semiotics and communication across space and time.
“A picture can hold a thousand words” but…which words?
Playing the role of the archeologist and the alien anthropologist we looked at how meaning is created culturally and how it can equally be re-interpreted based on our cultural perception.
Lecture given as part of the Communication and Experience studio at MA Design Expanded Practice at Goldsmiths University London (UK)
2022 September
2022 July
University Lecturer at Florida Atlantic University, Florida (US)
Lecture for the Praxis Plugged: Applying Feminist Theory In An Increasingly Digital World conference led by the Feminist Graduate Student Association (FGSA) Conference, Florida Atlantic University, Florida (US)
In this talk I speak about cyberwitchcraft as a design methodology for exploring alternative futures. I open the discussion with analysis of the current proliferation and how it hints towards a desire for new ways of creating connection, resistance and self care. I introduce cyberwitchcraft as a form of digitized feminism, that reclaims the figure of the witch and seeks ways for emancipation and empowerment in a patriarchal and capitalist determined world. However, most importantly I aim to discuss how cyberwitchcraft can be a valuable thinking tool in Critical and Speculative Design practice.
In this talk I speak about cyberwitchcraft as a design methodology for exploring alternative futures. I open the discussion with analysis of the current proliferation and how it hints towards a desire for new ways of creating connection, resistance and self care. I introduce cyberwitchcraft as a form of digitized feminism, that reclaims the figure of the witch and seeks ways for emancipation and empowerment in a patriarchal and capitalist determined world. However, most importantly I aim to discuss how cyberwitchcraft can be a valuable thinking tool in Critical and Speculative Design practice.
This podcast is part of the Witchcraft made Science series, a collaboration with curator Lieke Wouters. In this podcast, we approach the witch as a stereotype as well as a new feminist icon. Making space for the spiritual, the scientific and the sceptical aspects of witchcraft, all seen from an artistic lens. In this episode, we welcome designer and researcher Nella Piatek.
00:00:00 Introduction / 00:02:20 Art and practice of manifesting our hopes and dreams / 00:03:00 Into the Ethereal / 00:05:30 Tumblr witchcraft / 00:08:00 Relationship with technology / 00:10:00 CTRL+R to Re Flesh / 00:13:00 Error, glitch and haunting / 00:15:20 Cyberfeminist flâneur / 00:17:00 Minerals and crystals / 00:19:30 Popularity of witchcraft / 00:22:30 Digital impermanence
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00:00:00 Introduction / 00:02:20 Art and practice of manifesting our hopes and dreams / 00:03:00 Into the Ethereal / 00:05:30 Tumblr witchcraft / 00:08:00 Relationship with technology / 00:10:00 CTRL+R to Re Flesh / 00:13:00 Error, glitch and haunting / 00:15:20 Cyberfeminist flâneur / 00:17:00 Minerals and crystals / 00:19:30 Popularity of witchcraft / 00:22:30 Digital impermanence
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2021 November