March 2022

TASMEEM DOHA 2022 / RADICAL FUTURES

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D.01

March 07
2022

Typofiction: Typography as a constituent in world-building practices

7 March 2022

Masterclass → 9:00 am

Two-day in-person Masterclass by Farah Fayyad (graphic designer & printmaker) & Mohammed Gaber (type designer & artist) in Room 241

The State of Change Language The Institute of Speculation Design Fiction

Forensic Architecture

7 March 2022

Masterclass → 9:00 am

One-day in-person Masterclass by Forensic Architecture in Room 281

Algorithmic Potentials Curatorial Activism Post-cosmopolitanism Technologies Earthly Survival

Post-Human Worlds – Designing Satirical Discursive Tools

7 March 2022

Masterclass → 9:00 am

Two-day in-person Masterclass by Jessica Charlesworth & Tim Parsons (art and design studio) in Room 266

The Institute of Speculation Design Fiction Dystopian Futures Earthly Survival Imagined Artifacts Science Fiction Speculative Sciences

Territorial Agency

7 March 2022

Masterclass → 9:00 am

Two-day virtual Masterclass by Territorial Agency in Room 255

The Ministry of Matters Environment Earthly Survival Curatorial Activism

A Second Life for Plastic

7 March 2022

Workshop → 9:00 am

Two-day virtual workshop by Thomas Egoumenides (French architect and designer based in Tunisia) in Room 213

The Ministry of Matters Environment Materiality Smart Materials Sustainability

The Anti Fit Design

7 March 2022

Workshop → 9:00 am

Two-day in-person workshop by Ali Khan (Doha-based Luxury and Fashion Consultant, Associate Professor of Fashion at VCUarts Qatar) in Room 229

The Ministry of Matters Materiality

New Potentials in Arabic Typography

7 March 2022

Workshop → 9:00 am

Two-day in-person workshop by Sarah Shebl (Cairo-based independent designer & researcher) in Room 215

The State of Change Language The Department of Disinformation Equity & Inclusion Post-colonialism

How to Start a Podcast: Finding your Voice

7 March 2022

Workshop → 9:00 am

Two-day in-person workshop by Khaled Soltan (Radio Broadcaster & Podcaster) in Room 282

The Department of Disinformation Equity & Inclusion The State of Change Technologies

Looming Qatar by The Looming Council

7 March 2022

Workshop → 9:00 am

Two-day in-person workshop by Riem Ibrahim (Mobius Studio), Hala Al-Ani (Mobius Studio), and Hadeyeh Badri (Mobius Studio) in Room 214

The Department of Disinformation Curatorial Activism Equity & Inclusion Post-colonialism Revisionism

The Uncool School

7 March 2022

Workshop → 9:00 am

Two-day in-person workshop by Peter Martin (Assistant Professor of Graphic Design, VCUarts Qatar) in Room 216

The Department of Disinformation Equity & Inclusion Revisionism

Eco Friendly Etching Workshop

7 March 2022

Workshop → 9:00 am

Two-day in-person workshop by Charlotte Rodenberg (Print Media Faculty at VCUarts Qatar) in Room 277 & 268

The Ministry of Matters Environment Materiality

A photowalk with Rola Khayyat

7 March 2022

Happening → 9:30 am

In the spirit of the flaneur, participants will take a casual walk around the nearby campus, searching for visual splendor and inspiration to be captured with both analog and digital cameras on Monday, March 7th between 9:30 AM and 12:00 noon. No registration is required.

Curatorial Activism

Relearning Imagination: the unimagined future of Arabic script with Artificial Intelligence

7 March 2022

Performance → 11:00 am

Performance & Talk by Arshia Sobhan in the Atrium

Technologies Language Revisionism The Department of Disinformation The State of Change

Jam Session

7 March 2022

Happening → 1:00 pm

A Live A/V Jam Session with Erika Tsuchiya and Joshua Rodenberg. No registration is required.

Curatorial Activism

Exploring boundaries by piercing barriers

7 March 2022

Talk → 2:00 pm

Streamed talk by Jalila Essaïdi (Dutch artist and entrepreneur) to a live audience in the Atrium

The Department of Disinformation Biotechnology Smart Materials Environment

Gulf Metaverse 2.0 Film Festival Opening with Róisín Tapponi

7 March 2022

Talk → 3:15 pm

The Gulf Metaverse 2.0 Film Festival will be introduced by curator Róisín Tapponi in the Atrium at 3:15 pm (7 March 2022).

The Department of Disinformation Curatorial Activism Equity & Inclusion Orientalist Fantasies Post-colonialism

Tayseer (2021)

7 March 2022

Film → 3:15 pm

Tayseer (2021) will be screened in the Atrium at 3:15 pm on 7 March 2022. This film is part of the Gulf Metaverse 2.0 program curated by Róisín Tapponi.

The Institute of Speculation Earthly Survival Dystopian Futures

Glaze (2021)

7 March 2022

Film → 3:15 pm

Glaze (2021) will be screened in the Atrium at 3:15 pm on 7 March 2022. This film is part of the Gulf Metaverse 2.0 program curated by Róisín Tapponi.

The Institute of Speculation Earthly Survival

Jam Session

7 March 2022

Happening → 4:15 pm

A Live A/V Jam Session with Erika Tsuchiya and Joshua Rodenberg. No registration is required.

Curatorial Activism

Records of the (im)possible: A Radical Projects Exhibition

7 March 2022

Exhibition Opening → 4:15 pm

The Radical Projects Exhibition opens officially in the Saffron Hall on Monday, 7th March at 4:15 PM. No registration is required.

Curatorial Activism

Forensic Architecture

7 March 2022

Keynote → 5:30 pm

Keynote by Eyal Weizman (Forensic Architecture) in the Atrium

The Institute of Speculation The Department of Disinformation Equity & Inclusion Post-colonialism Speculative Sciences The State of Change Technologies Algorithmic Potentials

Futurisms Exhibition Opening with Ingrid LaFleur

7 March 2022

Exhibition Opening → 7:00 pm

The opening of Futurisms (by Ingrid LaFleur) will be held in The Gallery at VCUarts Qatar on 7 March 2022 at 7 pm.

Speculative Sciences Curatorial Activism Revisionism Imagined Artifacts The Institute of Speculation Design Fiction Equity & Inclusion

D.02

March 08
2022

Palestinian Prints

8 March 2022

Happening → 9:30 am

Design your own Palestinian embroidery patterns using the woodblock printing technique with Naima Almajdobah and Pornprapha Phatanateacha. This happening takes place in the Saffron Hall on Tuesday, 8th March at 9 AM. Please bring your own blank tote bag or t-shirt. No registration is required.

The Department of Disinformation Indigenous Knowledge Orientalist Fantasies

A DIY of a Dream 101 (2019)

8 March 2022

Film → 9:30 am

A DIY of a Dream 101 (2019) will be screened in the Atrium at 9:30 am on 8 March 2022. This film is part of the Gulf Metaverse 2.0 program curated by Róisín Tapponi.

The Institute of Speculation Earthly Survival Algorithmic Potentials Post-cosmopolitanism

I Engrave (2016)

8 March 2022

Film → 9:30 am

I Engrave (2016) will be screened in the Atrium at 9:30 am on 8 March 2022. This film is part of the Gulf Metaverse 2.0 program curated by Róisín Tapponi.

The Institute of Speculation Earthly Survival The Department of Disinformation Equity & Inclusion The State of Change Post-cosmopolitanism

The Girls Who Burned The Night (2020)

8 March 2022

Film → 9:30 am

The Girls Who Burned The Night (2020) will be screened in the Atrium at 9:30 am on 8 March 2022. This film is part of the Gulf Metaverse 2.0 program curated by Róisín Tapponi.

The Institute of Speculation Earthly Survival

Catalog for the Post-Human – a Case Study in Critical Worldbuilding

8 March 2022

Talk → 2:00 pm

Talk by Jessica Charlesworth & Tim Parsons (art and design studio) in the Atrium

Design Fiction Earthly Survival Imagined Artifacts Dystopian Futures Science Fiction Biotechnology The Institute of Speculation The Ministry of Matters

Radical Futures of Materials

8 March 2022

Talk → 3:15 pm

Streamed talk by Julia Watson (designer, activist, academic, and author) to a live audience in the Atrium

Environment Sustainability Curatorial Activism Indigenous Knowledge

WHAT IF: Designing for familiar people in an unfamiliar world

8 March 2022

Workshop → 4:15 pm

Two-day virtual workshop by Sudebi Thakurata (Co-founder of D.epicentre, faculty member at Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design and Technology, India) & Probal Banerjee (Co-founder and CEO of D.epicentre)

The Institute of Speculation Design Fiction Dystopian Futures Earthly Survival Imagined Artifacts Science Fiction Speculative Sciences

Recreating the Past

8 March 2022

Workshop → 4:15 pm

Two-day hybrid workshop by Zach Lieberman (MIT Media Lab, Future Sketches Group), Murilo Polese (Brazilian Creative Technologist), Edgardo Avilés-López (Mexican engineer, researcher, and artist), and Hind Al Saad (Qatari designer, maker, and creative coder) in Room 214

The Department of Disinformation Equity & Inclusion Indigenous Knowledge Revisionism The State of Change Algorithmic Potentials Technologies

PrintAraby

8 March 2022

Happening → 4:15 pm

As a part of TypeAraby Lab, we invite you to our radical screen-printing session in Saffron Hall. In this session,…

Materiality

Futurisms: A Discussion with Ingrid LaFleur

8 March 2022

Panel Discussion → 5:30 pm

Panel discussion between Alisha B. Wormsley, Jasmine Murrell, Saba Taj, and Saks Afridi led by curator Ingrid LaFleur in the Atrium (virtual + in-person options available)

Speculative Sciences Curatorial Activism Revisionism Imagined Artifacts The Institute of Speculation Design Fiction Equity & Inclusion

D.03

March 09
2022

Speculative Ecology: Dark Botany

9 March 2022

Masterclass → 9:00 am

Two-day in-person Masterclass by Pinar Yoldas (infradisciplinary designer/artist/researcher) in Room 255

The Ministry of Matters Biotechnology Equity & Inclusion Technologies Revisionism

Under the Marvelous Circuit Tree

9 March 2022

Masterclass → 9:00 am

Two-day in-person Masterclass by Islam Shabana (interdisciplinary artist and a digital media designer) in Room 281

Indigenous Knowledge The Department of Disinformation Post-colonialism Revisionism The State of Change Technologies Algorithmic Potentials Speculative Sciences The Institute of Speculation

Art in a Time of Conflict

9 March 2022

Workshop → 9:00 am

Two-day virtual workshop by Assil Diab (Sudanese graffiti artist, graphic designer, and visual artist) in Room 213

The Department of Disinformation Equity & Inclusion Post-colonialism Revisionism The State of Change Language

Endolab

9 March 2022

Masterclass → 9:00 am

Two-day in-person Masterclass by Paolo Cardini (Professor in industrial design, Rhode Island School of Design) in Room 266

The Ministry of Matters Environment Smart Materials Sustainability The Institute of Speculation Design Fiction Dystopian Futures Earthly Survival Imagined Artifacts Science Fiction Speculative Sciences

Envisioning a Post-Petroleum Society: A Futurist Manifesto

9 March 2022

Workshop → 9:00 am

Two-day in-person workshop by Jumanah Abbas (architect, writer, and curator) and Alreem Al Kaabi (educator and film critic) in Room 223

The Ministry of Matters Energy Systems Environment Sustainability The State of Change Ecological Crises Post-cosmopolitanism

Alphabet Soup: A Materials Workshop – from DIY to PLA to PHB

9 March 2022

Workshop → 9:00 am

Two-day in-person workshop by Richard Lombard (Materials Specialist, Matter of Importance) in Room 101c

The Ministry of Matters Circular Economy Environment Materiality Smart Materials Sustainability Indigenous Knowledge Ecological Crises Earthly Survival Imagined Artifacts

Feminist Futures: Let’s edit-a-thon!

9 March 2022

Workshop → 9:00 am

Two-day in-person workshop by Monica Merlin (Assistant Professor of Contemporary Art and Performance at VCUarts Qatar) and Tracy Stonestreet (Assistant Professor of Contemporary Art and Performance at VCUarts Qatar) in Room 216

The Department of Disinformation Equity & Inclusion Indigenous Knowledge Revisionism

Mixtopian Letters: The Future of Arabic Letterforms

9 March 2022

Workshop → 9:00 am

Two-day in-person workshop by Shima Aeinehdar (Iranian graphic designer, illustrator, and lettering artist) in Room 284

The State of Change Language The Department of Disinformation Indigenous Knowledge Revisionism

Post-colonial Realities in the Picture Book Publishing Industry

9 March 2022

Workshop → 9:00 am

Two-day in-person workshop by Charlene Kasdorf (artist, illustrator, and art educator) in Room 215

The Department of Disinformation Curatorial Activism Post-colonialism Revisionism

Hybridization of New & Old Technologies in Handmade Films

9 March 2022

Workshop → 9:00 am

Two-day in-person workshop by Sarah Smith (Assistant Professor of Photography at PrattMWP) in Room 282

The Department of Disinformation Revisionism The State of Change Technologies

Street Art Style Print Installation

9 March 2022

Happening → 9:30 am

Join Charlotte Rodenberg's PAPR Sophmore students as they create a Street Art Style Print Installation in the Orange Hall, in booth 1. During this Happening, attendees will be invited to assist in printing, cutting, and collaging the work for the installation. No registration is required.

Curatorial Activism Materiality

Food Performance by Salma Serry

9 March 2022

Performance → 11:00 am

Performance & Talk by Salma Serry in the Atrium

The Department of Disinformation Equity & Inclusion Curatorial Activism Post-colonialism Revisionism

Planet City and the Return of Global Wilderness

9 March 2022

Talk → 2:00 pm

Talk by Liam Young (designer, director, and BAFTA-nominated producer) in the Atrium

Indigenous Knowledge Design Fiction Earthly Survival The Department of Disinformation The Institute of Speculation

Design Earth

9 March 2022

Talk → 4:15 pm

Streamed talk by Rania Ghosn and El Hadi Jazairy (Design Earth) to a live audience in the Atrium

The Institute of Speculation Earthly Survival Imagined Artifacts Environment

Glimpses of Now (2021)

9 March 2022

Film → 5:30 pm

Glimpses of Now (2021) will be screened in the Atrium at 5:30 pm on 9 March 2022. This film is part of the Gulf Metaverse 2.0 program curated by Róisín Tapponi.

The Institute of Speculation Earthly Survival The Department of Disinformation Equity & Inclusion

Seeds After Black Gold (2021)

9 March 2022

Film → 5:30 pm

Seeds After Black Gold (2021) will be screened in the Atrium at 5:30 pm on 9 March 2022. This film is part of the Gulf Metaverse 2.0 program curated by Róisín Tapponi.

The Institute of Speculation Earthly Survival The Ministry of Matters Environment

Cat Trap with Cats Etc.

9 March 2022

Happening → 6:30 pm

We will be learning how to use a trap cage and practice trapping stray cats to take the cats to the veterinarian clinic for spay or neuter and return the cats back to the same location. The meeting point is the main entrance of the VCUQ Building on Wednesday, 9th March at 6:30 PM. Registration is required.

Environment

D.04

March 10
2022

The Geomorphosis Cycle: A Paradise With Walls of Nothingness

10 March 2022

Performance → 6:30 pm

Performance & Talk by Islam Shabana in the Atrium

The Department of Disinformation Indigenous Knowledge Revisionism Augmented Realities The State of Change

Art for Cats With Cats etc.

10 March 2022

Happening → 9:30 am

Cats_etcetera is an online platform that brings the art and design community together to help raise awareness about stray animals, especially cats in Qatar. Cats_etcetera is a volunteer group, aiming to serve the community and the well-fare of the stray animal community. No Registration is required.

Curatorial Activism

The Sky Oscillates Between Eternity and Its Immediate Consequences (2021)

10 March 2022

Film → 9:30 am

The Sky Oscillates Between Eternity and Its Immediate Consequences (2021) will be screened in the Atrium at 9:30 am on 10 March 2022. This film is part of the Gulf Metaverse 2.0 program curated by Róisín Tapponi.

The Institute of Speculation Earthly Survival Science Fiction Dystopian Futures The State of Change Ecological Crises The Ministry of Matters Environment

Salad Zone (2013)

10 March 2022

Film → 9:30 am

Salad Zone (2013) will be screened in the Atrium at 9:30 am on 10 March 2022. This film is part of the Gulf Metaverse 2.0 program curated by Róisín Tapponi.

The Department of Disinformation Revisionism The Institute of Speculation Earthly Survival

The Green Light (2021)

10 March 2022

Film → 9:30 am

The Green Light (2021) will be screened in the Atrium at 9:30 am on 10 March 2022. This film is part of the Gulf Metaverse 2.0 program curated by Róisín Tapponi.

The Institute of Speculation Earthly Survival The Department of Disinformation Revisionism

Sonic Jeel

10 March 2022

Happening → 1:00 pm

An Open Jam Session with Sonic Jeel. No registration is required.

Curatorial Activism

Designing from Within

10 March 2022

Talk → 2:00 pm

Talk by Paolo Cardini (Professor in industrial design, Rhode Island School of Design) in the Atrium

Indigenous Knowledge Post-cosmopolitanism Post-colonialism The Department of Disinformation The Ministry of Matters

A Timeline of Architecture & Design in History

10 March 2022

Talk → 3:15 pm

Streamed talk by Mohamed Elshahed (curator, architectural historian, and critic) to a live audience in the Atrium

Curatorial Activism Indigenous Knowledge Orientalist Fantasies Post-colonialism Revisionism The Department of Disinformation Equity & Inclusion

Sonic Jeel

10 March 2022

Happening → 4:15 pm

An Open Jam Session with Sonic Jeel. No registration is required.

Curatorial Activism

Omar Kholeif – The Shape of the Future

10 March 2022

Keynote → 5:30 pm

Streamed Keynote by Omar Kholeif (author, curator, cultural historian, and broadcaster) to a live audience in the Atrium

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