Double Bind, Decoloniality, the Question of Aesthetics

In this session we will reflect on intersections and interstices between Bateson`s ecology of the mind and decoloniality with a special focus on the echoing yet different concepts of the double bind and differential or border consciousness. These issues are directly linked to the onto-epistemic processes of sensing-knowing-making and therefore to decolonizing aesthetics through aesthesis, crucial for reimagining design of/by the South. In the second part (Q&A session) we also look forward to expanding the discussion on the relationship between questions of aesthetics and decoloniality in relation to design/ architecture/artistic research and methods. As such we warmly welcome researchers, graduate students, and others who may have specific questions regarding their research/practices to join us.