Urban Matters: Material Engagements with Communities and Borders in Times of Movement

Urban Interfaces PANEL A: Material Approaches, 11am – 12:30pm

a) Sigrid Merx, Michiel de Lange en Nanna Verhoeff – (Introduction) From Things to Situations: Interfacing Urban Materials
b) Matej Nikšič and Ina Šuklje Erjavec – Public Space Design to Support Visitors’ Engagement
c) Liesbeth Groot Nibbelink – The Porous Interfaces of Urban Scenography
d) Liesbeth Huybrechts and Ginette Verstraete – Urban Interfaces for Materializing Participatory Dialogues on the City

Urban Interfaces PANEL B: Conversation Pieces, 1:30 – 3pm
a) Nanna Verhoeff – (Introduction) Curating Connections: Urban Screens for
Situated Conversations
b) Stephanie DeBoer – Infrastructural Tactics for Urban Screens in Transit
c) Heidi Rae Cooley (SKYPE) – Discussions at the Interface: Evolving a
Shared Language Across Disciplinary Differences
d) Kristy Kang – Media Art for Public Debate: Matters of Intentionality