Tag: An Unprecedented Creative Work

Digital Infrastructure and Physical Displacement in Portland, Oregon.

Presenter(s): Marcella Rosen—Art and Technology

Faculty Mentor(s): David Rueter

Session 3: An Unprecedented Creative Work

In June 2018 the Portland City Council adopted Resolution 37371, which aims to implement programs that will transition Portland, OR, into a smart city . This thesis investigates Resolution 37371’s obscured relationship to large tech conglomerations such as Google and AT&T . It explores the financial incentives that drive corporations to hide their influence over the urban built environment, and the digital facades that are created in order to do so . Employing the work of contemporary artists such as Mishka Henner, Guy Debord, and Hito Steyerl, as well as contemporary theorists such as Shoshana Zuboff, Shannon Mattern, Maros Krivy and Orit Halpern . This thesis will build a framework for understanding the dangers of hidden profit-driven cybernetic urbanism that will inform better conceptualization of Resolution 37371, as well as contribute to the methodology of a web and video art piece that will be accessible and digitally circulatable .

Ecopoetry and Us

Presenter(s): Adeline Fecker—Biology

Co-Presenter(s): Nolan Kriska, Hailey O’Donnell

Faculty Mentor(s): Barbara Mossberg

Session 3: An Unprecedented Creative Work

“Ecopoetics” comes from the two greek roots: oikos, meaning family, property and house; and poiesis, meaning to make . Together, we understand ecopoetry as home making; a process of creation and compassion and belonging . In this time of quarantine, home making means even more as our physical and mental ecosystem changes . Last year, our team presented environmental awareness poetry with help from Oregon’s poet laureate Kim Stafford . We worked hard to immerse our audience and instil memorable value . We did this through maximizing the use of space, language, visuals and physical objects . This year we seek to inspire others to express themselves so that their long term emotional growth continues through the tragedy of a pandemic . Through poetry, we truly harness mindfulness and we interrogate the meaning of what it means to be healthy . We hope you join us on this poetic journey and construction project for an ecosystem of healing.