Hotel Symbiogenesis

Reimagining symbiosis through speculative craft

Hosted by Designmatter X Hypothetical Studios

This project is now archived and was part of DDW20

Event type

Exhibition

Location

Center

TAC

Vonderweg 1

5611BK

Hotel Symbiogenesis

Designmatter X Hypothetical Studios

Hotel Symbiogenesis unfolds a story of an island in the near-apocalyptic future, in which various animal species, including humans, coexist symbiotically. In a speculative hotel room, a collection of artifacts made of fur and leather of the fictional animals is presented.

Hotel Symbiogenesis rethinks the human-nonhuman animal relationships by questioning how the human species have been valuing animal-derived clothing material. The aim of the project was to create alternative mythology, which is not a denial of autonomy and

Hotel Symbiogenesis

Designmatter X Hypothetical Studios

Hotel Symbiogenesis

Designmatter X Hypothetical Studios

Hotel Symbiogenesis

Designmatter X Hypothetical Studios

Hotel Symbiogenesis

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About Designmatter X Hypothetical Studios

Designmatters is a design studio based in Seoul. Consisting of designers, artists, educators, entrepreneurs, engineers, and programmers, Designmatters supports and curates the projects that explore sociocultural complexities and propose possibilities for unseen solutions. Hypothetical Studios is an interdisciplinary collective of Eindhoven based designers. It investigates hypothetical possibilities through various disciplines including craft, story writing, exhibition making.