Circular City Week: “FLOW” ↬ 4-10 March 2019

 

In celebration of the landmark first staging of a vital economic forum, Circular City Week New York × The Vanderbilt Republic are pleased to unveil an immersive installation experience centered on the theme of FLOW. 

 
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Circular economy is a global paradigm shift with the potential to transform industry and redesign urban living. The transformative potential of circularity is not specific to a single sector but can be linked to everything from digitization and the sharing economy, to the food industry and the built environment. 

 
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Circular City Week (“CCW”) wants to give everyone a platform for knowledge and resource sharing, no matter whether you approach circularity from a design perspective, an environmental awareness standpoint, as a means to rethinking consumerism, or as an opportunity to generate new value and revenue. 

 
 

The aim of the week is to inspire industry professionals across sectors, showcase international pioneers and engage students to be the future of circularity. 

Different schools of thought arrive there by different means, but all agree with the core principle  described by Janine Benyus’  Biomimicry philosophy — the idea is that a sustainable world already exists.

 
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If the end goal is a human society remade into a generative enterprise this requires, at minimum, a total transformation of our value structures. A truly creative mind can only recognize that right now is the most exhilarating time to be an innovator. 

 
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“FLOW”

AN INSTALLATION BY
CYNTHIA ALBERTO, INKYOUNG BAE + CHANAN BEN SIMONE, PHILIPPE HALABURDA, IRENE MAMIYE, SANEM ODABAŞI, KLAUS PINTER, CLAUDIA SOHRENS & UNIVERSE CITY

WITH CURATION × LIGHTING/PROJECTION/TECHNICAL DESIGN BY
GEORGE DEL BARRIO

PROJECT SPACE
THE BELLEWETHER at THE BLUE BUILDING


[ Free public viewing hours daily 9a-6p 4-8 March 2019 and 11a-7p 9 & 10 March 2019. Cyclical performances by Cynthia Alberto & Inkyoung Bae/Chanan Ben Simone from 5-7p on the closing weekend at The Bellewether (222 E 46 10017 NYC) — full Circular City event listings here]

 
George Del Barrio