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09.03.2023
38 Minuten
Welcome to the sixth and final special episode from the Driving
the Human festival! Yuri Tuma is an old acquaintance of ours – or
should we say an old friend? We first met him in 2021 in the
legendary summer school Domaine de Boisbuchet where he was
causing some attention because he was wearing a plush tail
attached to his trousers with a little red bow dangling from the
end. Just recently, he had been hanging out a lot in the online
message boards of the “furries” – a subculture that worships
anthropomorphic animals. But apart from geeky subcultures, Yuri
has a lot of other interesting things to talk about. The sound
artist from São Paulo is one of the founding members of the
Institute for Postnatural Studies in Madrid that challenges our
concept of nature. Recently, Yuri is also diving into the field
of art mediation. And that’s exactly why Driving the Human called
him to give a special kind of guided tour at the festival site.
Listen to the podcast to find out what connects mediation and
meditation – and to enjoy a spontanious meditation session by
Yuri.
Hosts: Anton Rahlwes, Nina Sieverding
Audio Editing: Tobias Hausdorf
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03.03.2023
52 Minuten
Welcome to our fifth episode from the Driving the Human festival!
When we met Brigitte Baptiste, we were kind of intimidated
because her CV made such an impact on us. She is a biologist from
Colombia. She was the director of the Alexander von Humboldt
Biological Resources Research Institute for nearly 10 years. She
currently serves as the President of the Ean University. She is
considered an expert on environmental and biodiversity issues.
And she is called an activist by some.
We talked with her about what queer ecology is, her coming-out as
a transgender person 25 years ago which changed her view on
ecology drastically and things that give her hope these days.
This might be our favourite episode from the festival, so give it
a listen.
Hosts: Anton Rahlwes, Nina Sieverding
Audio Editing: Tobias Hausdorf
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23.02.2023
30 Minuten
Welcome to our fourth special episode recorded at the Driving the
Human festival in Berlin! What is a Tron? Well, in the world of
Akwasi Bediako Afrane a Tron has nothing to do with the
film of the same title. Rather, it is a “discarded electronic
gadget which houses the life essence of the previous owner“. At
the Driving the Human Festival, Akwasi presented an installation
made out of various scrap electronics, alongside a short
documentary that touches on the lifecycle of consumer
electronics. We talked to Akwasi about his inspiration (the
Matrix series), the fourth Matrix film (and whether he likes it
or not) and how hard it is to get an insight into the production
and recycling of electronic goods.
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Hosted by Anton Rahlwes and Nina Sieverding
Audio Editing: Tobias Hausdorf
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09.02.2023
30 Minuten
Welcome to our third episode recorded at the Driving the Human
festival in Berlin! If you’re living in a city, you’re probably
familiar with some kind of urban gardening project – maybe
there’s even one in your neighborhood. Artist Vincent Rumahloine
and environmental activist Mang Dian are part of the worldwide
movement, they also founded an urban gardening project in their
home town of Bandung, Indonesia. But what exactly makes the
project called Sedekah Benih (“Sharing Seeds”) so unique? First,
they’re only harvesting chili plants. Second, they are using
traditional Indonesian ways of making music to communicate with
the plants. Also, the space has gotten a life on its own: With
various activities like cooking competitions (“Who makes the best
chili paste?”) it is slowly becoming a safer space for the
LGBTQIA community of Bandung.
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Hosted by Anton Rahlwes and Nina Sieverding
Audio Editing: Niklas Münch
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02.02.2023
33 Minuten
Live vom Driving the Human-Festival in Berlin. Mit Romy Kaiser
und Paula Nerlich
vom Projekt „Human-Bacteria Interfaces“.
Alles wäre so viel einfacher, wenn das, was wir Natur nennen,
dieselbe Sprache spräche wie
wir. Wälder zu roden oder Ozeane zu verpesten würde zur
moralischen Mutprobe, wenn Bäume „Ich glaub’, es hackt!” murren
oder Wale: „Geht’s noch?” fluchen würden, sobald man ihnen zu
Leibe rückte. Daran, dass diese Utopie bald Realität werden
kann, tüfteln Anne-Sofie Belling, Bea Delgado Corrales, Romy
Kaiser und Paula Nerlich. Der interdisziplinäre Zusammenschluss
aus Biologinnen und Designerinnen arbeitet am Hub for
Biotechnology in the Built Environment an
Mensch-Bakterien-Interfaces. Noch ist das Projekt spekulativ,
aber großes Potenzial hat es: Natürlich geht es nicht darum,
einem Myzel Englisch beizubringen. Vielmehr ergründen die
Forscherinnen, welche Eigenschaften verschiedene Bakterien
bereits mitbringen, die so eingesetzt werden können, dass Mensch
und Bakterium miteinander in Interaktion treten. Wie genau das
aussehen könnte, erklären Romy und Paula im
Interview.
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Moderation: Anton Rahlwes, Nina Sieverding
Schnitt: Niklas Münch
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