"Digital design and its relationships with environmental sustainability" with Nolwenn Maudet (Université de Strasbourg)

When: January 22, 2026. 01.30 pm Where: HfG Lichtbrücke
Guest: Nolwenn Maudet

Free Entry. The Talk will be held in English.

Conversations on Art and Media: Unconventional Computing is an ongoing lecture series with invited guests from the expanded fields of media art and theory, co-organized by members of HfG Karlsruhe and ZKM. During winter semester 2026, the series discusses unconventional conceptions and materializations of computers as well as alternative ways of dealing with them. In the light of the quasi-monopoly of big tech companies and in view of powerful presets and standards, guest lectures and conversations will address the questions: To what extent can computers look or function differently? In which ways can we reflect on, perceive or handle computing devices differently or change them?

About Nolwenn Maudet: Nolwenn Maudet is interested in design practices, in all their dimensions. She explores the diverse and ambiguous interactions between design and our digital environment. She shares her thoughts (in french) about this topic in her research notebook: https://carnet.nolwennmaudet.com/