Design as Politics Lecture Series 2019
Tim Parsons and Jessica Charlesworth
“Catalog for the Post Human: Reflections on the Future of Human Enhancement”
Seminarraum, Postgasse
June 19 2019, 10:00–12:00
Image: Tim Parsons and Jessica Charlesworth, Catalog For The Post Human (2014)
Working across a variety of media, Parsons & Charlesworth create objects, exhibits, texts and images that encourage reflection upon the current and future state of our designed culture. Considering objects as agents of change, the studio explores new typologies and prototypes alternate ways of living, often using narrative and speculation to propose scenarios that comment on contemporary issues. Founded by designers Tim Parsons and Jessica Charlesworth as a formal art and design studio in 2014 after years of informal collaboration, Parsons & Charlesworth became the grounding place to explore how object design can play a greater cultural role in the exploration of subjects such as climate change, personal survival and happiness.