Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/list/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. Neural Architecture Exhibition & Symposium (November 2, 2022 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/99553 99553-21798328@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 2, 2022 5:00pm
Location: Art and Architecture Building
Organized By: A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning

The Neural Architecture Symposium at Taubman College presents itself as an opportunity to survey the emerging field of Architecture and Artificial Intelligence, and to reflect on the implications of a world increasingly entangled in questions of the agency, culture, and ethics of AI. This rapidly developing field of architectural inquiry is ripe for a rigorous interrogation. Almost daily, new practices emerge that focus on the incredible opportunities that an expanded human mind through AI offer for the discipline of architecture. At the same time, AI is observed with suspicion in regards to potentially displacing entire practices out of the field. The symposium oscillates between those poles of tension, in order to inform the public audience, and the discipline, about the status quo and the vision of this paradigm-changing new ecology of design.

AI is quite a generalist term, used to describe several varying approaches. In Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence is defined as the study of Intelligent Agents, which includes any device that perceives its environment and that takes actions to maximize its chance of successfully achieving its goals. In general, the term Artificial Intelligence is applied when a machine mimics cognitive functions that humans associate with other human minds, such as learning and problem-solving. The prevailing trajectory of this line of inquiry is preoccupated with aspects of optimization, such as ideas of optimizing floorplans, material consumption, and time schedules of construction sites – which cover the tamed problems of disciplinary considerations. At the same time, it interrogates the wicked problem in the production of architecture – creativity, intuition, and sensibility. This opens ontological questions about the nature of creativity, its role in the inception of architectural projects, and the methods to evaluate this. This symposium and exhibition would be among the first of its kind, framing this problem in this particular way. Can an AI create a novel sensibility (?) -and if so: can we as humans perceive and understand it? This is one of a set of questions that the event is set out to examine and explicate through the format of the symposium. This symposium serves as a launch pad for the examination of an emergent field of technology that is currently profoundly changing multiple levels of society, economy and culture demonstrated through the use in the discipline of architecture.

The topic is presented through a series of lenses: design projects, speculations, theoretical considerations, and scientific insight. This combination allows for an insightful, but entertaining symposium, about a very pressing affair in architecture and society at large. The stunning visual quality of the projects and proposed architecture studios in combination with the voice of science and theory allow for a deep interrogation of current development in architecture. This symposium and exhibition will provide insights into posthuman design methodologies operating in a world shifting away from an anthropocentric universe. We consider that, in the foreseen future, humans will continue using the machine as their tool, not the other way around.

The first genuinely 21st-century Architecture design method

Taubman College is perceived as a pioneer within this novel area of inquiry in the architecture discipline – an area that will affect every aspect of the discipline. Not only the theory but also the practice, the construction, and the use of architecture. It is possibly the first genuinely 21st-century Architecture development, as it will change the way architecture is conceived, designed, and built on a massive scale. Posing questions about authorship, the nature of ingenuity, of imagination, and creativity the proposition discusses a posthuman world operating within this frame of considerations.

Demystifying Artificial Intelligence

A particular goal of this Symposium is to demystify Artificial Intelligence for the population of the architecture community as much as for the public at large. The term AI evokes dark pictures of dominance, control, and surveillance triggered through movie productions such as Terminator, The Matrix, and Ex Machina. Nothing could be farther away from the truth. The bigger danger these days are data abuse and bias in datasets. Both of which form part of a conversation within the program of the Symposium. For one the ethical questions of operating AI’s within the architecture discipline. Questions that are discussed in interdisciplinary panels consisting of architects, computer scientists,s and roboticists.

Wednesday, November 2, 2022

Keynote Lecture by Dr. Lev Manovich
"Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, and Study of Culture"
5:00pm – 6:30pm
Taubman College Commons

Exhibition Opening Reception
7:00pm – 9:00pm
Liberty Research Annex

Thursday, November 3, 2022

Symposium Sessions
9:00am - 6:00pm
Taubman College Commons

Session 1: An Introduction into our world through the eyes of artificial intelligence
Session 2: Do Machines dream of architecture?
Session 3: Neural Architecture – A paradigm shift in architecture design
Session 4: Roundtable: The emergence of a posthuman design ecology

Detailed session descriptions and schedules can be viewed at neural-architecture.org

This symposium will be presented in person at the Art & Architecture Building and on Zoom. Webinar registration is required at: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_OU20BaOQRxGmoRMgjnLL0w

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 19 Oct 2022 14:20:26 -0400 2022-11-02T17:00:00-04:00 2022-11-02T18:30:00-04:00 Art and Architecture Building A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning Conference / Symposium Neural Architecture Symposium
Neural Architecture Exhibition & Symposium (November 2, 2022 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/99553 99553-21798329@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 2, 2022 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning

The Neural Architecture Symposium at Taubman College presents itself as an opportunity to survey the emerging field of Architecture and Artificial Intelligence, and to reflect on the implications of a world increasingly entangled in questions of the agency, culture, and ethics of AI. This rapidly developing field of architectural inquiry is ripe for a rigorous interrogation. Almost daily, new practices emerge that focus on the incredible opportunities that an expanded human mind through AI offer for the discipline of architecture. At the same time, AI is observed with suspicion in regards to potentially displacing entire practices out of the field. The symposium oscillates between those poles of tension, in order to inform the public audience, and the discipline, about the status quo and the vision of this paradigm-changing new ecology of design.

AI is quite a generalist term, used to describe several varying approaches. In Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence is defined as the study of Intelligent Agents, which includes any device that perceives its environment and that takes actions to maximize its chance of successfully achieving its goals. In general, the term Artificial Intelligence is applied when a machine mimics cognitive functions that humans associate with other human minds, such as learning and problem-solving. The prevailing trajectory of this line of inquiry is preoccupated with aspects of optimization, such as ideas of optimizing floorplans, material consumption, and time schedules of construction sites – which cover the tamed problems of disciplinary considerations. At the same time, it interrogates the wicked problem in the production of architecture – creativity, intuition, and sensibility. This opens ontological questions about the nature of creativity, its role in the inception of architectural projects, and the methods to evaluate this. This symposium and exhibition would be among the first of its kind, framing this problem in this particular way. Can an AI create a novel sensibility (?) -and if so: can we as humans perceive and understand it? This is one of a set of questions that the event is set out to examine and explicate through the format of the symposium. This symposium serves as a launch pad for the examination of an emergent field of technology that is currently profoundly changing multiple levels of society, economy and culture demonstrated through the use in the discipline of architecture.

The topic is presented through a series of lenses: design projects, speculations, theoretical considerations, and scientific insight. This combination allows for an insightful, but entertaining symposium, about a very pressing affair in architecture and society at large. The stunning visual quality of the projects and proposed architecture studios in combination with the voice of science and theory allow for a deep interrogation of current development in architecture. This symposium and exhibition will provide insights into posthuman design methodologies operating in a world shifting away from an anthropocentric universe. We consider that, in the foreseen future, humans will continue using the machine as their tool, not the other way around.

The first genuinely 21st-century Architecture design method

Taubman College is perceived as a pioneer within this novel area of inquiry in the architecture discipline – an area that will affect every aspect of the discipline. Not only the theory but also the practice, the construction, and the use of architecture. It is possibly the first genuinely 21st-century Architecture development, as it will change the way architecture is conceived, designed, and built on a massive scale. Posing questions about authorship, the nature of ingenuity, of imagination, and creativity the proposition discusses a posthuman world operating within this frame of considerations.

Demystifying Artificial Intelligence

A particular goal of this Symposium is to demystify Artificial Intelligence for the population of the architecture community as much as for the public at large. The term AI evokes dark pictures of dominance, control, and surveillance triggered through movie productions such as Terminator, The Matrix, and Ex Machina. Nothing could be farther away from the truth. The bigger danger these days are data abuse and bias in datasets. Both of which form part of a conversation within the program of the Symposium. For one the ethical questions of operating AI’s within the architecture discipline. Questions that are discussed in interdisciplinary panels consisting of architects, computer scientists,s and roboticists.

Wednesday, November 2, 2022

Keynote Lecture by Dr. Lev Manovich
"Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, and Study of Culture"
5:00pm – 6:30pm
Taubman College Commons

Exhibition Opening Reception
7:00pm – 9:00pm
Liberty Research Annex

Thursday, November 3, 2022

Symposium Sessions
9:00am - 6:00pm
Taubman College Commons

Session 1: An Introduction into our world through the eyes of artificial intelligence
Session 2: Do Machines dream of architecture?
Session 3: Neural Architecture – A paradigm shift in architecture design
Session 4: Roundtable: The emergence of a posthuman design ecology

Detailed session descriptions and schedules can be viewed at neural-architecture.org

This symposium will be presented in person at the Art & Architecture Building and on Zoom. Webinar registration is required at: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_OU20BaOQRxGmoRMgjnLL0w

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 19 Oct 2022 14:20:26 -0400 2022-11-02T17:00:00-04:00 2022-11-02T18:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning Conference / Symposium Neural Architecture Symposium
Neural Architecture Exhibition & Symposium (November 3, 2022 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/99553 99553-21798331@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 3, 2022 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning

The Neural Architecture Symposium at Taubman College presents itself as an opportunity to survey the emerging field of Architecture and Artificial Intelligence, and to reflect on the implications of a world increasingly entangled in questions of the agency, culture, and ethics of AI. This rapidly developing field of architectural inquiry is ripe for a rigorous interrogation. Almost daily, new practices emerge that focus on the incredible opportunities that an expanded human mind through AI offer for the discipline of architecture. At the same time, AI is observed with suspicion in regards to potentially displacing entire practices out of the field. The symposium oscillates between those poles of tension, in order to inform the public audience, and the discipline, about the status quo and the vision of this paradigm-changing new ecology of design.

AI is quite a generalist term, used to describe several varying approaches. In Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence is defined as the study of Intelligent Agents, which includes any device that perceives its environment and that takes actions to maximize its chance of successfully achieving its goals. In general, the term Artificial Intelligence is applied when a machine mimics cognitive functions that humans associate with other human minds, such as learning and problem-solving. The prevailing trajectory of this line of inquiry is preoccupated with aspects of optimization, such as ideas of optimizing floorplans, material consumption, and time schedules of construction sites – which cover the tamed problems of disciplinary considerations. At the same time, it interrogates the wicked problem in the production of architecture – creativity, intuition, and sensibility. This opens ontological questions about the nature of creativity, its role in the inception of architectural projects, and the methods to evaluate this. This symposium and exhibition would be among the first of its kind, framing this problem in this particular way. Can an AI create a novel sensibility (?) -and if so: can we as humans perceive and understand it? This is one of a set of questions that the event is set out to examine and explicate through the format of the symposium. This symposium serves as a launch pad for the examination of an emergent field of technology that is currently profoundly changing multiple levels of society, economy and culture demonstrated through the use in the discipline of architecture.

The topic is presented through a series of lenses: design projects, speculations, theoretical considerations, and scientific insight. This combination allows for an insightful, but entertaining symposium, about a very pressing affair in architecture and society at large. The stunning visual quality of the projects and proposed architecture studios in combination with the voice of science and theory allow for a deep interrogation of current development in architecture. This symposium and exhibition will provide insights into posthuman design methodologies operating in a world shifting away from an anthropocentric universe. We consider that, in the foreseen future, humans will continue using the machine as their tool, not the other way around.

The first genuinely 21st-century Architecture design method

Taubman College is perceived as a pioneer within this novel area of inquiry in the architecture discipline – an area that will affect every aspect of the discipline. Not only the theory but also the practice, the construction, and the use of architecture. It is possibly the first genuinely 21st-century Architecture development, as it will change the way architecture is conceived, designed, and built on a massive scale. Posing questions about authorship, the nature of ingenuity, of imagination, and creativity the proposition discusses a posthuman world operating within this frame of considerations.

Demystifying Artificial Intelligence

A particular goal of this Symposium is to demystify Artificial Intelligence for the population of the architecture community as much as for the public at large. The term AI evokes dark pictures of dominance, control, and surveillance triggered through movie productions such as Terminator, The Matrix, and Ex Machina. Nothing could be farther away from the truth. The bigger danger these days are data abuse and bias in datasets. Both of which form part of a conversation within the program of the Symposium. For one the ethical questions of operating AI’s within the architecture discipline. Questions that are discussed in interdisciplinary panels consisting of architects, computer scientists,s and roboticists.

Wednesday, November 2, 2022

Keynote Lecture by Dr. Lev Manovich
"Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, and Study of Culture"
5:00pm – 6:30pm
Taubman College Commons

Exhibition Opening Reception
7:00pm – 9:00pm
Liberty Research Annex

Thursday, November 3, 2022

Symposium Sessions
9:00am - 6:00pm
Taubman College Commons

Session 1: An Introduction into our world through the eyes of artificial intelligence
Session 2: Do Machines dream of architecture?
Session 3: Neural Architecture – A paradigm shift in architecture design
Session 4: Roundtable: The emergence of a posthuman design ecology

Detailed session descriptions and schedules can be viewed at neural-architecture.org

This symposium will be presented in person at the Art & Architecture Building and on Zoom. Webinar registration is required at: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_OU20BaOQRxGmoRMgjnLL0w

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 19 Oct 2022 14:20:26 -0400 2022-11-03T09:00:00-04:00 2022-11-03T18:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning Conference / Symposium Neural Architecture Symposium
Neural Architecture Exhibition & Symposium (November 3, 2022 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/99553 99553-21798330@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 3, 2022 9:00am
Location: Art and Architecture Building
Organized By: A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning

The Neural Architecture Symposium at Taubman College presents itself as an opportunity to survey the emerging field of Architecture and Artificial Intelligence, and to reflect on the implications of a world increasingly entangled in questions of the agency, culture, and ethics of AI. This rapidly developing field of architectural inquiry is ripe for a rigorous interrogation. Almost daily, new practices emerge that focus on the incredible opportunities that an expanded human mind through AI offer for the discipline of architecture. At the same time, AI is observed with suspicion in regards to potentially displacing entire practices out of the field. The symposium oscillates between those poles of tension, in order to inform the public audience, and the discipline, about the status quo and the vision of this paradigm-changing new ecology of design.

AI is quite a generalist term, used to describe several varying approaches. In Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence is defined as the study of Intelligent Agents, which includes any device that perceives its environment and that takes actions to maximize its chance of successfully achieving its goals. In general, the term Artificial Intelligence is applied when a machine mimics cognitive functions that humans associate with other human minds, such as learning and problem-solving. The prevailing trajectory of this line of inquiry is preoccupated with aspects of optimization, such as ideas of optimizing floorplans, material consumption, and time schedules of construction sites – which cover the tamed problems of disciplinary considerations. At the same time, it interrogates the wicked problem in the production of architecture – creativity, intuition, and sensibility. This opens ontological questions about the nature of creativity, its role in the inception of architectural projects, and the methods to evaluate this. This symposium and exhibition would be among the first of its kind, framing this problem in this particular way. Can an AI create a novel sensibility (?) -and if so: can we as humans perceive and understand it? This is one of a set of questions that the event is set out to examine and explicate through the format of the symposium. This symposium serves as a launch pad for the examination of an emergent field of technology that is currently profoundly changing multiple levels of society, economy and culture demonstrated through the use in the discipline of architecture.

The topic is presented through a series of lenses: design projects, speculations, theoretical considerations, and scientific insight. This combination allows for an insightful, but entertaining symposium, about a very pressing affair in architecture and society at large. The stunning visual quality of the projects and proposed architecture studios in combination with the voice of science and theory allow for a deep interrogation of current development in architecture. This symposium and exhibition will provide insights into posthuman design methodologies operating in a world shifting away from an anthropocentric universe. We consider that, in the foreseen future, humans will continue using the machine as their tool, not the other way around.

The first genuinely 21st-century Architecture design method

Taubman College is perceived as a pioneer within this novel area of inquiry in the architecture discipline – an area that will affect every aspect of the discipline. Not only the theory but also the practice, the construction, and the use of architecture. It is possibly the first genuinely 21st-century Architecture development, as it will change the way architecture is conceived, designed, and built on a massive scale. Posing questions about authorship, the nature of ingenuity, of imagination, and creativity the proposition discusses a posthuman world operating within this frame of considerations.

Demystifying Artificial Intelligence

A particular goal of this Symposium is to demystify Artificial Intelligence for the population of the architecture community as much as for the public at large. The term AI evokes dark pictures of dominance, control, and surveillance triggered through movie productions such as Terminator, The Matrix, and Ex Machina. Nothing could be farther away from the truth. The bigger danger these days are data abuse and bias in datasets. Both of which form part of a conversation within the program of the Symposium. For one the ethical questions of operating AI’s within the architecture discipline. Questions that are discussed in interdisciplinary panels consisting of architects, computer scientists,s and roboticists.

Wednesday, November 2, 2022

Keynote Lecture by Dr. Lev Manovich
"Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, and Study of Culture"
5:00pm – 6:30pm
Taubman College Commons

Exhibition Opening Reception
7:00pm – 9:00pm
Liberty Research Annex

Thursday, November 3, 2022

Symposium Sessions
9:00am - 6:00pm
Taubman College Commons

Session 1: An Introduction into our world through the eyes of artificial intelligence
Session 2: Do Machines dream of architecture?
Session 3: Neural Architecture – A paradigm shift in architecture design
Session 4: Roundtable: The emergence of a posthuman design ecology

Detailed session descriptions and schedules can be viewed at neural-architecture.org

This symposium will be presented in person at the Art & Architecture Building and on Zoom. Webinar registration is required at: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_OU20BaOQRxGmoRMgjnLL0w

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 19 Oct 2022 14:20:26 -0400 2022-11-03T09:00:00-04:00 2022-11-03T18:00:00-04:00 Art and Architecture Building A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning Conference / Symposium Neural Architecture Symposium
Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning Liberty Research Annex and Gallery (January 7, 2023 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/102331 102331-21803862@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, January 7, 2023 1:00pm
Location: 305 W Liberty
Organized By: A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning

Students and faculty collaborate on architecture research in the 19,000-square-foot Liberty Research Annex. Located in the heart of downtown Ann Arbor, Michigan, this open-plan facility provides space for students and faculty to collaboratively take on full-scale material assemblies, installations, and group projects. Students and faculty engage in architectural research through the process of researching and making. Additionally, the facility contains a 3,000-square-foot exhibition gallery, which is open to the public and contributes to the vibrant downtown Ann Arbor arts scene. Public visitors are encouraged to interact with exhibits and learn about the latest in architectural research at Taubman College. U-M's Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning Liberty Research Annex and Gallery is located at 305 W. Liberty Rd., Ann Arbor, MI, 48103.

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Exhibition Fri, 16 Dec 2022 14:15:13 -0500 2023-01-07T13:00:00-05:00 2023-01-07T17:00:00-05:00 305 W Liberty A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning Exhibition Photo of Liberty Research Annex with Open Saturdays 1-5pm text
Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning Liberty Research Annex and Gallery (January 14, 2023 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/102331 102331-21803863@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, January 14, 2023 1:00pm
Location: 305 W Liberty
Organized By: A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning

Students and faculty collaborate on architecture research in the 19,000-square-foot Liberty Research Annex. Located in the heart of downtown Ann Arbor, Michigan, this open-plan facility provides space for students and faculty to collaboratively take on full-scale material assemblies, installations, and group projects. Students and faculty engage in architectural research through the process of researching and making. Additionally, the facility contains a 3,000-square-foot exhibition gallery, which is open to the public and contributes to the vibrant downtown Ann Arbor arts scene. Public visitors are encouraged to interact with exhibits and learn about the latest in architectural research at Taubman College. U-M's Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning Liberty Research Annex and Gallery is located at 305 W. Liberty Rd., Ann Arbor, MI, 48103.

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Exhibition Fri, 16 Dec 2022 14:15:13 -0500 2023-01-14T13:00:00-05:00 2023-01-14T17:00:00-05:00 305 W Liberty A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning Exhibition Photo of Liberty Research Annex with Open Saturdays 1-5pm text
The Plastic Bag Store (January 17, 2023 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/103461 103461-21807238@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 17, 2023 8:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts

This custom-built public art installation and immersive film experience uses humor, craft, and a critical lens to question our culture of consumption and convenience — specifically, the enduring effects of our single-use plastics.

Shelves are stocked with thousands of original grocery items meticulously sculpted by hand, all made from discarded single-use plastics organically harvested from streets and garbage dumps. Several times a day, the store transforms into an immersive, dynamic stage for a film in which inventive puppetry, shadow play, and intricate handmade sets tell the darkly comedic and sometimes tender story of how the overabundance of plastic waste we leave behind might be misinterpreted by future generations — and how what we value least may become our most lasting cultural legacy.

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Performance Mon, 16 Jan 2023 11:31:38 -0500 2023-01-17T20:00:00-05:00 2023-01-17T21:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts Performance The Plastic Bag Store is coming to Ann Arbor!
The Plastic Bag Store (January 18, 2023 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/103461 103461-21807259@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 18, 2023 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts

This custom-built public art installation and immersive film experience uses humor, craft, and a critical lens to question our culture of consumption and convenience — specifically, the enduring effects of our single-use plastics.

Shelves are stocked with thousands of original grocery items meticulously sculpted by hand, all made from discarded single-use plastics organically harvested from streets and garbage dumps. Several times a day, the store transforms into an immersive, dynamic stage for a film in which inventive puppetry, shadow play, and intricate handmade sets tell the darkly comedic and sometimes tender story of how the overabundance of plastic waste we leave behind might be misinterpreted by future generations — and how what we value least may become our most lasting cultural legacy.

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Performance Mon, 16 Jan 2023 11:31:38 -0500 2023-01-18T18:00:00-05:00 2023-01-18T19:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts Performance The Plastic Bag Store is coming to Ann Arbor!
The Plastic Bag Store (January 18, 2023 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/103461 103461-21807278@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 18, 2023 8:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts

This custom-built public art installation and immersive film experience uses humor, craft, and a critical lens to question our culture of consumption and convenience — specifically, the enduring effects of our single-use plastics.

Shelves are stocked with thousands of original grocery items meticulously sculpted by hand, all made from discarded single-use plastics organically harvested from streets and garbage dumps. Several times a day, the store transforms into an immersive, dynamic stage for a film in which inventive puppetry, shadow play, and intricate handmade sets tell the darkly comedic and sometimes tender story of how the overabundance of plastic waste we leave behind might be misinterpreted by future generations — and how what we value least may become our most lasting cultural legacy.

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Performance Mon, 16 Jan 2023 11:31:38 -0500 2023-01-18T20:00:00-05:00 2023-01-18T21:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts Performance The Plastic Bag Store is coming to Ann Arbor!
The Plastic Bag Store (January 19, 2023 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/103461 103461-21807260@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 19, 2023 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts

This custom-built public art installation and immersive film experience uses humor, craft, and a critical lens to question our culture of consumption and convenience — specifically, the enduring effects of our single-use plastics.

Shelves are stocked with thousands of original grocery items meticulously sculpted by hand, all made from discarded single-use plastics organically harvested from streets and garbage dumps. Several times a day, the store transforms into an immersive, dynamic stage for a film in which inventive puppetry, shadow play, and intricate handmade sets tell the darkly comedic and sometimes tender story of how the overabundance of plastic waste we leave behind might be misinterpreted by future generations — and how what we value least may become our most lasting cultural legacy.

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Performance Mon, 16 Jan 2023 11:31:38 -0500 2023-01-19T18:00:00-05:00 2023-01-19T19:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts Performance The Plastic Bag Store is coming to Ann Arbor!
The Plastic Bag Store (January 19, 2023 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/103461 103461-21807279@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 19, 2023 8:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts

This custom-built public art installation and immersive film experience uses humor, craft, and a critical lens to question our culture of consumption and convenience — specifically, the enduring effects of our single-use plastics.

Shelves are stocked with thousands of original grocery items meticulously sculpted by hand, all made from discarded single-use plastics organically harvested from streets and garbage dumps. Several times a day, the store transforms into an immersive, dynamic stage for a film in which inventive puppetry, shadow play, and intricate handmade sets tell the darkly comedic and sometimes tender story of how the overabundance of plastic waste we leave behind might be misinterpreted by future generations — and how what we value least may become our most lasting cultural legacy.

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Performance Mon, 16 Jan 2023 11:31:38 -0500 2023-01-19T20:00:00-05:00 2023-01-19T21:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts Performance The Plastic Bag Store is coming to Ann Arbor!
The Plastic Bag Store (January 20, 2023 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/103461 103461-21807261@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 20, 2023 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts

This custom-built public art installation and immersive film experience uses humor, craft, and a critical lens to question our culture of consumption and convenience — specifically, the enduring effects of our single-use plastics.

Shelves are stocked with thousands of original grocery items meticulously sculpted by hand, all made from discarded single-use plastics organically harvested from streets and garbage dumps. Several times a day, the store transforms into an immersive, dynamic stage for a film in which inventive puppetry, shadow play, and intricate handmade sets tell the darkly comedic and sometimes tender story of how the overabundance of plastic waste we leave behind might be misinterpreted by future generations — and how what we value least may become our most lasting cultural legacy.

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Performance Mon, 16 Jan 2023 11:31:38 -0500 2023-01-20T18:00:00-05:00 2023-01-20T19:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts Performance The Plastic Bag Store is coming to Ann Arbor!
The Plastic Bag Store (January 20, 2023 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/103461 103461-21807280@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 20, 2023 8:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts

This custom-built public art installation and immersive film experience uses humor, craft, and a critical lens to question our culture of consumption and convenience — specifically, the enduring effects of our single-use plastics.

Shelves are stocked with thousands of original grocery items meticulously sculpted by hand, all made from discarded single-use plastics organically harvested from streets and garbage dumps. Several times a day, the store transforms into an immersive, dynamic stage for a film in which inventive puppetry, shadow play, and intricate handmade sets tell the darkly comedic and sometimes tender story of how the overabundance of plastic waste we leave behind might be misinterpreted by future generations — and how what we value least may become our most lasting cultural legacy.

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Performance Mon, 16 Jan 2023 11:31:38 -0500 2023-01-20T20:00:00-05:00 2023-01-20T21:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts Performance The Plastic Bag Store is coming to Ann Arbor!