Beyond Substitution: Situated Ecologies and Material Practice from South America (An Encounter with LABVA)
”In a time marked by ecological crisis it becomes necessary to establish a critical perspective on the dominant industrial model of material trade and propose alternatives to how we relate to materiality. […] the practices developed through LABVA and the BIOPOLIMÉRICA platform contribute to an international field of material research characterised by collaboration and knowledge exchange between different research environments. Such exchanges support the development of material practices that are responsive to local conditions while operating within a broader transnational context.”