Kick-off event

REWORLDING Kickoff Event

The official REWORLDING Kickoff Event took place on October 9-10, 2024, in Hasselt, marking the launch of the project with a mix of closed consortium sessions and public discussions.

The first day was dedicated to internal workshops, co-organized with the Driving Urban Transitions (DUT) LISTEN project, including Mud and Gut, an exploratory session on how design can reveal and spark discussions around soil contamination. The second day opened up to the public, featuring inspiring lectures and a debate with Michel Bastian, Studio Plastique, and project supervisors, followed by a demonstration moment by the Doctoral Candidates (DCs).

This event introduced REWORLDING as a careful and situated Participatory Design approach, focusing on the synergies between human and more-than-human worlds. Through lectures, debates, and performative presentations, participants explored how ecological challenges are experienced differently across communities and organizations, often leading to societal polarization.