Sustainability, but for whom, or for what?

 

This question is central to the lab, as it makes obvious that sustainability in its singular form privileges a singular community and approach. This lab encourages the creation of a multitude of sustainabilities, bringing many communities and ways of being together in time.

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Why sustainabilities and not resiliences? 

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Sustainability/ies signifies sustenance and nourishment. And these, in turn, suggest key practices such as care, solidarity, and recuperation.

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Sustainabilities Lab asks experimenters to test the boundaries of these concepts and practices––in what ways do they encourage sustainabilities; in what ways might they be exhausted and in need of regeneration? We will explore these things through hands-on engagement with new and old forms of environmental making, from agroecology to solar energy. 

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