#PradaFrames On Forest - A Symposium curated by Formafantasma Session 1: Contextualizing

Running in parallel to Milan’s Salone del Mobile, Prada Frames is a multidisciplinary symposium that delves into the complex relationship between the natural environment and design. The initiative is a moment of collective reflection that aims at examining and correlating innovative thoughts, while offering a pioneering body of knowledge. Prada Frames is curated by Formafantasma and hosted at the Biblioteca Nazionale Braidense, located in the center of Milan. 0:06 - Introduction 8:45 - SOPHIE CHAO introduced the forest as a living being, Indigenous philosophies of more-than-human coexistence, and drew on modes of reimagining trees and forests as sentient life communities 24:10 - TERESA CASTRO looked into cinematic attempts to engage with more relational modes of perception of the natural environment, introducing the camera as a mediator in the understanding of plants as sentient beings CASTRO introduced the camera as a mediator in the understanding of plants as sentient beings 46:07 - Conversation between EYAL WEIZMAN and REBECCA LEWIN. The architect explained how architectural tools could also be companions for forensic investigations at the service of ecological and social justice. Discover more about Prada Frames at: https://tinyurl.com/2p8crn7t