Exploring the co-creation between disaster risk research and design in an exhibition during DesignMarch

Uta Reichardt, post-doc at the University of Iceland Institute for Sustainable Development, is among the participants in the project and exhibition Disaster Studios taking place 19 - 23 May as a part of DesignMarch 2021. The exhibition takes place in the greenhouse of the Nordic House and introduces the self-hosted server and energy-conscious website and launches the project.

Disaster Studios explores the co-creation between disaster risk research and design to increase resilience to extreme events.  Uta has been involved in research on disaster risk reduction, with a focus on the role of Art and Design in her work at the University of Iceland and the Iceland University of the Arts, but both areas deal in preparedness, relief, and recovery from disastrous events. 

Designing Resilience

Disaster Studios is initiated by disaster risk researcher Uta Reichardt and designer Johanna Seelemann and explores ways to design resilience, collect and generate works that reduce disaster risk. It provides a compass for transdisciplinary collaboration.
"Currently, the energy supply for internet infrastructures contributes to global CO2 emissions as much as global air traffic, perpetuating climate change and increased disaster risk. Clean energy and disaster resilience are thus closely connected.  Through the presented work, Disaster Studios emphasizes this link between information and its ecological impact. The project website combines energy-conscious standards and data volume transparency.  The server is self-hosted in Iceland and powered through renewable energies," as stated on the DesignMarch website on the project and the exhibition.

The exhibition is open until Sunday 23 May.