Media can connect people in a community while disconnecting them from broader social currents. For those struggling under oppressive regimes or even just trying to feed a subculture, that might be the whole point. This is one of many dis:connective topics we explore in the latest issue of static.

Plastic is everywhere — oceans, rivers, soil, air, even our bodies. 500× more plastic particles in oceans than stars in our galaxy, yet production grows.

Artist talk after the screening with Isa Willinger & Elizabeth DeLoughrey.
🗓️ Nov 19, 17:00 | 📍 Werkstattkino, Munich
🎟️ Register: lnkd.in/eUdW2rRM

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... exploring how mountains, people, and ecologies are always in motion, always alive.

Between art, philosophy, and landscape studies, Siddharth’s work asks how the humanities can sense and describe the vital connections and dis:connections shaping fragile mountain worlds under climate pressure.

... exploring how mountains, people, and ecologies are always in motion.

Between art, philosophy, and landscape studies, Siddharth’s work asks how the humanities can sense and describe the vital connections and dis:connections shaping fragile mountain worlds under climate pressure.

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She’ll speak at our gd:c colloquium on 27 October, 17:00–18:30, at the global dis:connect library (Maria-Theresia-Str. 21, Munich).

Want to join on Zoom? Just drop us a message here!

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A big thank-you to everyone contributing to this inspiring dialogue! 💫

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As a bridge between the first four years of research and the phase ahead, it focuses on expanding the concept’s empirical reach across spatial and temporal dimensions — fostering exchange across disciplines, continents, and generations of scholars.

Bringing together current and former fellows, gd:c staff, and partner institutions, the event explores the promises and challenges of dis:connectivity from an interdisciplinary perspective.

📍 Learn more about his research: shorturl.at/TFlRS

... bridging four years of foundational work with new directions ahead.

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Wonderful to have you on the team! We're really looking forward to working together with you over the coming years