(Un)known matter. Images, Futures and Open-Pit Ecologies

7 October, 2021 - 8 October, 2021

Students and the general public in León will be joined by former miners, philosophers, and artists for a conference organized by the Cerezales Antonino y Cinia Foundation with the support of the University of León (ULE) to discuss the relationship between humans and non-humans, the biosphere, images, and technology.

The seminar “(Un)known matter. Images, Futures and Open-Pit Ecologies,” aimed at ULE students and the general public, will take place on October 7 and 8, and will include a visit to the Gran Corta and the Paleobotanical Laboratory in Fabero, as well as practical workshops and dialogues with artists and researchers.

It will connect science and engineering to the humanities and social sciences, such as philosophy, sociology, and media analysis, as well as art, literature, and history.

Sits are limited and can be booked free of charge through the website fcayc.org, starting September 20, at 10:00 am. Participants who so wish may apply for the recognition of 1 ECTS credit.

PROGRAM

Thursday, October 7 – at the Gran Corta de Fabero*.

*In case of adverse weather (rain, snow), the seminar will be held at FCAYC.

8:00 – Departure from León to Fabero

10:00 – Meeting point with Yasodhara López (La Fábrica de Luz. Museo de la Energía) and Javier Rubén Castrosín (CIUDEN) and walk to Gran Corta

11:00 – Narratives of the Gran Corta with the Paleobotanical Laboratory in Fabero

12:00 – Break

12:30 – Workshop: “Recording the ichnofossil mesh as a strategy of coexistence and interaction”, with Bárbara Fluxá

14:30 – Lunch break

15:30 – Workshop: “Recording the ichnofossil mesh as a strategy of coexistence and interaction”, with Bárbara Fluxá (second part)

18:00 – Visit to the Paleobotanical Laboratory in Fabero

18:45 – Departure to León