Platform21/Amsterdam has launched the exhibition Repairing to celebrate the pleasure of mending things and the beauty of objects made unique by the repair process. Their exhibition space has been thoughtfully populated with projects and practical tools that encourage the public to repair the broken things in their lives rather than throwing them away. Large tables are provided for members of the public to join together in convivial gluing and darning sessions for the duration of the exhibition.

slowLab is expanding the 'repair' debate through a series of ‘Slow Repair Dialogues’ to explore a more holistic re-think of consumption behaviors, to present Slow Design strategies for the enhancement of human relationships and ways of collaborating, and to expose the systemic ‘reparations’ that we believe are essential to viably transition to sustainability. 

Four evening events are taking place throughout Spring/Summer 2009, featuring local Slow activists to stimulate the debate. To follow the progress of this project and to rsvp for one of the Slow Repair Dialogues, look here>

June 2009
'Sugar House,' a slowLab project collaboration with artists Leslie Grant and Nina Pessin-Whedbee is part of a new exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Cleveland (US) opening on 05 June 2009. Grant and Pessin-Whedbee's creative investigation of the Domino Sugar Refinery site in Brooklyn, New York (USA) was incubated at slowLab as part of our Slow Ways of Knowing program series. The project aims to inspire individuals and communities to seek out, leverage and advocate for the history and embedded knowledge within their neighborhoods. More about the exhibition here >

slowLab network member Sabrina Gschwandtner is in residence at IASPiS in Stockholm (SE) through 26 June 2009. Her work is currently on view at Gustavsbergs Konsthall (SE) and the Museum of Arts and Design/New York (US).