Jun 7, 03:54 pm
Moderator of panel discussion at the Sharjah Biennial 8
Sharjah Biennial 8, 4 April – 4 June 2007: ‘Still Life: Art, Ecology and the Politics of Change’
Venue: Expo Centre, Sharjah
The Symposium, which forms part of the Sharjah Biennial, aims to explore specific aspects of the relationship between culture and ecology – not least the challenges and the contradictions. The event will profile the extraordinary work taking place in architecture, the visual arts, across new technologies, in design and on screen. Discussions will involve artists, academics and students, architects and designers, people living locally and a number of key contributors from other continents. It draws from and will build on previous discourse – capturing the perspectives of people who are addressing ecological issues on a daily basis. The Symposium bravely takes place in a country which is prepared to look to the future and the changes we are all going to have to make.
Panel discussion: Urban Planning and the future city
What is the future of the city as a habitat for humanity? Increasingly dense housing, commercial, cultural, infrastructural and civic spaces seem to contradict our desire for space, openness and freedom. What lies ahead for the city as a living, symbiotic form of inanimate structure and animate inhabitants?
Panel:
Samir Srouji (Artist participating in Sharjah Biennial 8)
Kevin Mitchell (American University of Sharjah)
Samer Kamal (Founder, Bee’ah, Sharjah Environmental Company, Sharjah)
Reinier de Graaf (Partner at OMA)
Siobhan Leyden (Talk Show Host, Dubai Eye Radio)
Chair: George Katodrytis
Filed under: TEACHING+ Texts-CITY