Fastwürms: Interspecies Collaboration & Ecological Resilience (The Secret Ingredient -13-11-13)
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Having recently participated in The Mulch Project, we discuss the art collective FASTWÜRMS, who alongside the Specialized Studio students of the University of Guelph have developed this project in the local neighborhood known as The Ward. The Rhizome collaboration looked to grow roots out into the community through affection, art, and community exchange. Custom designed burlap bags were filled with mulch at the Tytler Public School, where local residents could come and take as many as they needed. In this episode we talk about the FASTWÜRMS’ practice of DIY aesthetics, social exchange, and blending high-end pop culture with bent identity politics. We also talk about the not-for-profit organization rare and use the paper The Art of Resilience, The Resilience of Art to discuss complex systems. The Art of Resilience, The Resilience of Art. Montreal: J.W. McConnell Foundation, 2013.
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