Prada and Formafantasma announce Prada Frames 2023 in Hong Kong and Milan
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Prada presents the 2023 Prada Frames symposium, exploring the complex interaction between design and the environment. The event is curated by Formafantasma, a research and design studio based in Milan and Rotterdam renowned for its close attention to the social and political implications of design and its critical use of materials.
This year, Prada Frames is being held in Hong Kong and Milan. The theme is ‘Materials in Flux’, and examines the concept of waste as matter in transformation. Departing from the work of British anthropologist Tim Ingold, materials are interconnected and endlessly changing living entities. The symposium will investigate the dynamics that govern waste infrastructures and their value systems, aiming to unpack the complex relationship between matter and ecosystems.
The Hong Kong event will take place on March 21st and 22nd, at M+ in Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District, Asia’s first global museum of contemporary visual culture. During the first day, M+ will present an opening lecture by architect Jacques Herzog about the museum’s building. On March 22nd, local and international speakers including Ute Meta Bauer, LAAB Architects, Lisa Reihana, Charles Lim and Formafantasma will be brought together to speak specifically on the theme of “Materials in Flux.”
Prada Frames brings together scholars and professionals from various fields, including designers, architects, curators, scientists, anthropologists, activists and legal and economic experts, employing a transdisciplinary methodology and a shared environmentally attentive approach. The resulting collective reflection combines innovative lines of thought to analyse, contextualise and define a new reality.
