Posthuman Summer Lab

Engage in restorative reimaginings required for a liveable future.

Fiona Hillary + Troy Innocent

Building on five years of artists labs exploring posthuman publics with Professor Rosi Braidotti, RMIT University developed an interdisciplinary laboratory exploring the intersections between posthuman methods and First Peoples knowledges in consultation with Boonwurrung elder N’arweet Professor Carolyn Briggs AM.

Over the six-day lab in February 2024, participants developed collaborative, place-based projects leading to a program of public projects and a book publication on emerging posthuman practices.

The climate crisis urgently compels us to address the interdependence of human, non-human, and more-than-human entities, fostering a profound shift in our ethical and technological paradigms. Posthumanism emerges as a framework that challenges anthropocentrism, inviting us to reconsider our role in the intricate web of life and envision a future where all entities collaborate for planetary resilience and flourishing. It calls for transcending traditional boundaries, forging a holistic alliance to navigate and mitigate the challenges that transcend individual species and extend to the broader biosphere.

The 2024 lab travelled from Melbourne to ‘The Quarry’ in the Otway Ranges to engage in reworlding practices for a climate impacted future.

Convened by Dr Fiona Hillary (CAST) and Dr Troy Innocent (future play lab.)