In recent time the ‘limits to growth’ has received a great deal of attention, mostly from economic and ecological perspectives but also has created a new discourse on the aesthetic dimensions of degrowth, in the hope that this reveals new insights about the potential of this concept. This workshop is based on a co-operative inquiry on the ‘ (a lovely Venetian term for trash) taking its starting point at the specific environment of Palazzo Mora, a quasi-sophisticated site in the historic centre of Venice.

The workshop will be aligned with a short video condensing micro-impressions of an individual research on the polar relationship of growth/wealth and messiness/garbage. It will be lead by Pamela Bartar who works in practice-based research with a focus on collaborative knowledge production, art & science communication and public engagement at the nexus of social design and artistic research. She is also team member of the Centre for Social Innovation (ZSI) in Vienna.