Open Forum: Frozen Ground Truths
Monday, November 4th, 2024 at 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
- In-person event
- The Pit, Architecture Building, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6
2024-2025 Open Forum Lecture Series
Speaker: Susan Schuppli, Centre for Research Architecture, Goldsmiths, University of London
About Susan Schuppli
Susan Schuppli is a researcher and practitioner based in the United Kingdom, whose work examines material evidence from war and conflict, environmental disasters, and climate change.
Dr. Schuppli is a professor and director of the Centre for Research Architecture at Goldsmiths, University of London, where she is also an affiliate artist-researcher.
In addition, she serves as board chair of Forensic Architecture, a multidisciplinary research group at Goldsmiths, that uses architectural techniques and technologies to investigate cases of state violence and violations of human rights around the world.
Her recent documentary films focus primarily on climate change within the cryosphere and involve work with Earth scientists, grass roots organizations, and affected communities.
Creative projects have been exhibited throughout Europe, Asia, Canada, and the United States. Schuppli has published widely within the context of media and politics and is author of the book Material Witness published by MIT Press in 2020.
Previously she was a senior research fellow and project co-ordinator at Forensic Architecture.
