MCFIC
Material Cultures for Interspecies Cohabitation (MCFIC, 2023-2026) is a design-driven research project grounded on ecosemiotic theory that is considerate of meaning-making by humans and other species. It attends to various modes of perceiving multiple environments (Umwelten), particularly those environments most affected by the presence of humans such as urban ecosystems.
Martín Ávila is a designer, researcher, and Professor of Design at Konstfack, the University of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm, Sweden.
Martín’s research is design-driven and addresses tensions in interspecies cohabitation. He is Guest Professor at Luleå University of Technology, Arts-Based Research Center, and part of the Committee for Artistic Research at the Swedish Research Council. His latest book Designing for Interdependence: A Poetics of Relating was published by Bloomsbury in 2022.
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