CONTACT
carolyn.kirschner@hotmail.com
BIOGRAPHY
Carolyn
is a designer and researcher with a background in architecture. Her work
explores the growing entanglements of humans, non-humans, emerging technologies, and planetary ecologies — using design as an investigative tool to materialise fragments from alternate or expanded worlds. Carolyn currently holds teaching positions as Lecturer in Design at Goldsmiths, University of London, and as Adjunct Professor at Parsons School of Design in New York.
She was the recipient of a Postdoctoral Sawyer Seminar Fellowship at The New School, supported by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (2018-19); has been a fellow of the Designed Realities Studio, an interdisciplinary research and teaching platform led by Dunne & Raby (2018-20); and held a residency at A/D/O in Brooklyn (2019-20). Carolyn is currently a resident at ZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe, as part of the European Commission’s Beyond Matter research initiative.
Carolyn’s work has been
published and exhibited internationally. She completed her Master of
Architecture at the Royal College of Art in London.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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LECTURER IN DESIGN / BA Design / Goldsmiths, University of London / London, UK.
Sep 2021
- ongoing
- ongoing
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3D MAKING INTENSIVE INSTRUCTOR / Course: “Speculative & Discursive Studio” with Elliott Montgomery and Radha Mistry / Transdisciplinary Design MFA / School of Design Strategies / Parsons School of Design, The New School / New York, USA.
Jan 2021
- Mar 2022
- Mar 2022
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ADJUNCT PROFESSOR / Courses: “Research & Development Methods”; “Economics & Ethics of Sustainable Design”; “Information Visualization”; “Integrative Research & Development”; “Creative Team Dynamics” / School of Design Strategies / Parsons School of Design, The New School / New York, USA.
Aug 2019
- Jan 2022
- Jan 2022
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ASSOCIATE LECTURER (STUDIO TUTOR) / BA Design / Goldsmiths, University of London / London, UK.
Oct 2020
- May 2021
- May 2021
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DESIGNED REALITIES STUDIO FELLOW / University Transdisciplinary Lab, led by Fiona Raby and Tony Dunne / The New School / New York, USA.
Aug 2018
- Sep 2020
- Sep 2020
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POSTDOCTORAL SAWYER SEMINAR FELLOW / “Imaginative Mobilities” Research Project / Supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation / Hosted by the Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility / The New School for Social Research (NSSR), The New School / New York, USA.
Aug 2018
- Sep 2019
- Sep 2019
EDUCATION
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Sep 2015
- June 2017
- June 2017
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BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE (ARB/RIBA Part I), First Class Degree / University of Nottingham / Nottingham, UK.
Sep 2011
- July 2014
- July 2014
EXHIBITIONS & RESIDENCIES
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RESIDENCY -- “Beyond Matter” Research Program / ZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe / Supported by the European Commission / Karlsruhe, Germany.
May-June 2022
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VIRTUAL EXHIBITION -- Rug in the Shape of the Shadow of a Polar Bear / #CreateCOP26 / COP26 / Supported by Art Partner / Hosted by Kunstmatrix.
Oct-Nov
2021
2021
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VIRTUAL EXHIBITION -- NO_POLE / Relate North 2021: Everyday Extremes / Tomsk State University / Arkhangelsk, Russia.
Nov 2021
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VIRTUAL EXHIBITION -- Arctic Makes: Mastering the Remoteness / Arctic Sustainable Arts & Design Thematic Network (ASAD) / 10th International Congress of Arctic Social Sciences (ICASS X) / Tomsk State University / Arkhangelsk, Russia.
June 2021
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SOLO EXHIBITION -- Data Creatures / “At the Border” Research Program / A/D/O / Brooklyn, USA (cancelled due to COVID-19).
Mar-Apr 2020
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EXHIBITION -- Realists of a Larger Reality: Globes / Collaboration with Dunne & Raby / “Neurons, Simulated Intelligences” / Centre Pompidou / Paris, France.
Feb-Apr 2020
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RESIDENCY -- “At the Border” Research Program / curated by Jan Boelen and Charlotte Dumoncel d’Argence / A/D/O / Brooklyn, USA.
Nov 2019
- Mar 2020
- Mar 2020
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EXHIBITION -- Realists of a Larger Reality: Globes / Collaboration with Dunne & Raby / “Alternatives for Living: Blueprints for Haus Lange Haus Esters” / Kunstmuseen Krefeld / Krefeld, Germany
May 2019
- Nov 2019
- Nov 2019
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EXHIBITION -- Somewhere Around Here / “10x10 Drawing the City” / Article 25 Charity Event / Royal Institute of British Architects / London, UK.
Nov 2017
TALKS & CONFERENCES
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SYMPOSIUM -- “Remote Sensing the Arctic: An Exploration of Non-Human Perspectives of the Territory” / Relate North 2021: Everyday Extremes / Tomsk State University / Arkhangelsk, Russia.
Nov 2021
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CONFERENCE -- “Remote Sensing the Arctic Ocean: An Exploration of the Alien Ecological Perspectives of Machines” / Session: Sensorium / FeLt 4th Renewable Futures Conference 2021 / Futures of Living Technologies Network.
Nov 2021
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CONFERENCE -- “Electronic Visions of the Arctic Ocean” / Session: Arctic Design: Best Practices from the Geographic Periphery / 10th International Congress of Arctic Social Sciences (ICASS X) / Tomsk State University / Arkhangelsk, Russia.
June 2021
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TALK + DISCUSSION -- “Algorithmic Wilderness” / Creative Science Track / NEW INC / New Museum / New York, USA.
Oct 2020
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GUEST LECTURE -- “Artists Navigating Digital Borders” / Currents: Digital Borders / School of Art, Media & Technology / Parsons School of Design, The New School / New York, USA.
Sep 2020
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TALK -- “NO_POLE” / Integrated Digital Media Colloqium / Liberal Studies & Tandom School of Engineering / New York University (NYU) / New York, USA.
Mar 2020
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TALK -- “NO_POLE” / 2020 Community Share-Out / Virtual.
Mar 2020
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TALK -- “Remote Sensing, Polar Bears, and Geopolitics” / “At the Border” Research Program / A/D/O / Brooklyn, USA.
Mar 2020
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CONFERENCE -- “Remote Sensing the Arctic: An Exploration of Non-Western and Non-Human Perspectives of the Territory” / Session: Ethics and Relationality / EGSO Conference on ‘Proximity’ / Cornell University / Ithaca, USA.
Mar 2020
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GUEST LECTURE -- “What is Speculative Design” / Research and Development Methods Course / Strategic Design and Management (BBA) / School of Design Strategies / Parsons School of Design, The New School / New York, USA.
Nov 2019
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PANEL DISCUSSION -- Artists Navigating Digital Borders Salon / Anti-Customs Enforcement (ACE) Collective / Culture Hub / New York, USA.
Nov 2020
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GUEST LECTURE -- “NO_POLE” / Visual, Spatial, Material Politics Course / Department of Politics / The New School for Social Research (NSSR), The New School / New York, USA.
Nov 2020
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CONFERENCE -- “NO_POLE” / Session: Reimagining Migration and Mobility—Within and Beyond Borders / Critical Edge Alliance Conference / The New School / New York, USA.
June 2019
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TALK -- Presentation of Thesis Work / Invited Alumni Talk / Royal College of Art / London, UK.
Feb 2018
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CONFERENCE -- “AKDM—The City of Non-Existent Humans” / Session: Into the Void – Death and Non-Existence / Imaginaries of the Future Symposium: Utopia After the Human / Leverhulme International Research Network / Cornell University / Ithaca, USA.
Apr 2017
PUBLICATIONS
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EDITED VOLUME -- Kirschner, C. / “Models and Monsters of the Arctic” / Visual Ecologies of Placemaking ed. Leslie Atzmon and Pamela Stewart / Bloomsbury Publishing.
forthcoming
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JOURNAL PUBLICATION -- Kirschner, C. / “NO_POLE: Data-Scapes and Digital Ecologies” / Perspecta: The Yale Architectural Journal / vol. 54, MIT Press.
Feb 2022
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ESSAY IN PHOTOGRAPHY VOLUME -- Kirschner, C. / “Sensor Landscapes” / The Polar Silk Road by Gregor Sailer /
Kehrer Heidelberg Berlin.
Sep 2021
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JOURNAL PUBLICATION -- Kirschner, C. / “Remote Sensing the Arctic: An Exploration of Non-Human Perspectives of the Territory” / Evental Aesthetics / Vol. 10 No. 1.
Mar 2021
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Aug 2018
VISITING GUEST CRITIC
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ARCHITECTURE, MA / Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (GSAPP) / Columbia University / New York, USA.
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TRANSDISCIPLINARY DESIGN, MFA / School of Design Strategies / Parsons School of Design / The New School / New York, USA.
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INTERIOR DESIGN, MFA / School of Constructed Environments / Parsons School of Design / The New School / New York, USA.
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INDUSTRIAL DESIGN, MFA / School of Constructed Environments / Parsons School of Design / The New School / New York, USA.