Critical Mineral Practices

​Critical Minerals are the raw materials of digital technologies and electrified infrastructures. They are now considered vital resources to sustain national economies and maintain national security, but global supply chains are geopolitically monopolised and enmeshed in both regional conflicts and unethical labour practices. With our contemporary societies so entwined with these minerals and rare earth elements, we are bringing together a group of people whose creative practices engage with or offer directions through which to explore such entanglements.

​The day will bring together a group of artists, curators and researchers with shared concerns and practices, to collectively discuss the spectrum of artistic approaches and questions they raise, with a view to initiating ongoing discussions, developing future collaborations, and simply making time for sharing ideas.

​Timetable:

​13:00 - 14:00 Arrival and lunch
14:00 - 16:30 Sharing of Critical Mineral Practices by research group members.
16.30 - 17.00 Break 
17.00 - 18.00 Open Discussion session
18:00 - 18:30 Break
18.30 - 19.30 Evening conversation with Jussi Parikka