Precognitioning Post-Oil With Aristilde Kirby and Frank Morales

1014 opens its doors in a townhouse on Fifth Avenue opposite the Metropolitan Museum of Art for talks, performances and exhibitions, which offer perspectives from both sides of the Atlantic. Programs are free of charge. 1014 enables collaborations, forging individual and institutional partnerships.

1014

Through narrative techniques and design futures methods a series of bespoke design interventions and immersive installations transform 1014

What might it feel like to live in New York City after fossil fuels?Fossil energy, like coal, oil and gas will end eventually. Coal rolling and the renewed celebration of excessive fossil fuel consumption have been merely “petromelancholic” rebound effects… This is the backdrop for Alexander Klose and Chris Woebken’s ongoing research project on the histories and afterlives of petromodernity. How do we want to live in a post-fossil future? How and with whom will we develop new kinships after the social bonds connected to the resource economy and the exuberant promises of our ‘Western Way of Life’ are untied? Will we actively delve into a world of living materials and microbiological entanglements? Will we get beyond racism and patriarchy? Will we cease to privately own land? Through narrative techniques and design futures methods a series of bespoke design interventions and immersive installations transform 1014 into a hyper-reality testing environment. Using guided speculative role play and co-created moments of immersion, participants are encouraged to experiment with new values and beliefs that might emerge in a post-petro world. The scenarios and installations have been developed in collaboration with an architecture course at Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, led by participatory futures practitioner Chris Woebken in partnership with cultural researcher Alexander Klose.

Aristilde Kirby (she/they, b. 1991) is a poet, like the play of the ripples on the water. Daisy &amp; Catherine², her latest chapbook, is out in November via Auric Press. Past works include Daisy &amp; Catherine (Belladonna, 2017) &amp; Sonnet Infinitesimal / Material Girl (Black Warrior Review &amp; Best American Experimental Writing 2020). She has a Master of Fine Arts degree in Writing from Bard College. You can just call her Aris, like Paris without the P. Frank Morales is a legendary New York City housing activist, a radical Episcopalian priest who has been squatting in the South Bronx and on the Lower East Side since 1978. Morales was the housing organizer for Picture the Homeless, a homeless-led grassroots group that developed a multipronged program of direct action to secure housing for homeless people, alongside groups like Miami’s Take Back the Land.Morales currently co-leads Organizing for Occupation, a group of New York City residents from the activist, academic, religious, homeless, arts, and progressive legal communities who have come together to respond to the housing crisis. The group believes that safe and affordable housing is a human right and that, given the failure of government and the private sector to address the crisis, it is up to those who are most directly affected by it to secure that right through nonviolent direct action. The group intends to create housing through the occupation of vacant spaces and to protect people’s right to remain in existing housing through community-based anti-eviction campaigns.Event feature image image: Collage by Adeline Chum, Jules Kleitman, Aditi Mangesh Shetye

COVID 19 precautionsIn line with CDC guidance and New York City policies, guests need to show proof of full vaccination and wear a mask while being indoors. We will provide hand sanitizer at the entrance of the building.Accessibility Statement: Unfortunately, 1014 Fifth Avenue needs to be refurbished and is not fully accessible in its current stage. We apologize to our guests and kindly ask you to contact j.stubbs@1014.nyc if you need further information or assistance. We will do our best to enable everyone to join us. Privacy Policy: By registering for our event, you hereby agree to our <a href="https://www.1014.nyc/privacy-policy" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Privacy Policy</a>.

Our {communityGuidelinesLink} describe the sort of content we prohibit on Eventbrite. If you suspect an event may be in violation, you can report it to us so we can investigate.

To report other categories of prohibited or illegal content, submit {link}

Precognitioning Post-Oil With Aristilde Kirby and Frank Morales

More events from 1014

Discover more events from 1014, from Charity & Causes to other experiences you might love.

Precognitioning Post-Oil With Aristilde Kirby and Frank Morales

More events from 1014

Discover more events from 1014, from Charity & Causes to other experiences you might love.

You might also like...

Browse more events with different dates, prices, and formats to find your next great experience.