A follow-up with Brussels-based S+T+ARTS resident Haseeb Ahmed. According to the artist, the project has developed quite a bit since we last spoke. “I shifted away from antidepressants and birth-control, and started to focus more on anti-aging medicines and their…
An interview with Anna Ridler about her S+T+ARTS residency on Water Capitalism Since last year, with the foundation of the natural asset company (NAC) in America, companies have been enabled to obtain rights to ecosystem services on a given parcel…
A conversation with Haseeb Ahmed about the research phase of his residency. Based in Brussels for his S+T+ARTS project, Haseeb Ahmed wants to explore the journey that pharmaceuticals take from the point of human consumption and excretion to water streams…
In October we set up a first meeting between artist Haseeb Ahmed and the Local Expert Group. In this meeting each local expert provided insight into the workings of their company/institution and their field of expertise. They elaborated on ways…
In October we set up a first meeting between artist Anna Ridler and the Local Expert Group. During this meeting, each local expert provided insight into the workings of their company/institution and their field of expertise. They elaborated on ways…
STARTS4Water Academy: Prototyping urban water solutions @BrusselsWorkshops 10, 17 & 24 November, 14h00 – 17h00 CET (registration required)Exhibition: 27th of November, 14h00 – 16h00 CET (no registration required)How can we use digital technologies to tackle water pollution and water shortage…
Anna Ridler is an artist and researcher who works with systems of knowledge and how technologies are created in order to better understand the world. She is particularly interested in ideas around measurement and quantification and how this relates to…
Haseeb Ahmed (b.1985) is a research-based artist originally from the US, and now based in Brussels. He produces objects, site-specific installations, films, and writes. Often working collaboratively Ahmed integrates methodologies from the hard sciences into his art production. His recently…