CirCoCreation

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Recycling process, department of Chemical Engineering and Materials, UCM, 2026

To create a circular urban ecosystem of the built environment that bridges the gaps between different local actors involved in UCCI. To this end, the concept of living labs will be drawn upon to (a) plug in a co-creative production process and (b) develop new metrics to capture the flows of materials between partners and into society. At the practical level, success of the circular ecosystem will be demonstrated by integrating the new metrics in the operational processes of the living lab initiatives. At the theoretical level, the circular ecosystem will inform a ToC (ToC) that captures the different flows of people, materials and processes in terms of their impact and effect on urban resource initiatives. At the public outreach level, valorisation efforts of project outcomes will be augmented via artistic workshops and exhibition modules meant to stimulate public engagement.

Results will contribute to answer the following research questions:

How can a comprehensive understanding of the complex interplay between humans, materials and living environments contribute to the development of future-resilient, sustainable and co-creative urban resource initiatives?

How will the development and testing of new, innovative, socio-spatial monitoring tools further accommodate the measurement of the entangled nature of people, materials and environments in urban circular ecosystem?

The potential impact of CirCoCreation is in making cities, citizens, urban initiatives and local companies better equipped to close material loops in the built environment.

Events

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Bayonne

Living Lab in collaboration with Points de Vue Street Art Festival, CCC02

Bayonne

A public art festival in the Basque Country that brings together local and international artists to explore the relationship between art, public space and everyday life. Through diverse artistic interventions, the festival transforms and reimagines the local environment.

Next projects

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re:location / memory / identity / migration / Nouvelle École de Paris

ART, MIGRATION AND GLOBALIZATION

The research project and exhibition series bringing together artists and researchers who have made Paris their new home. Echoing the legacy of the Nouvelle École de Paris, it explores memory, exile, and belonging, revealing how migration continues to reshape artistic practices, cultural narratives, and the city itself.

UXIL, aae, Fondation Hartung-Bergman, Cité des Arts, Institut ACTE, HISCA, FLAS

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Science-Art / Analytics AI / Generative AI / Soundspace / Human-Machine Collaboration / Digital Culture / Ethics of AI / Future of Creativity / Cultural Transformation

CreAIm

CreaAIm brings together artists, researchers, engineers, and thinkers to explore how artificial intelligence is transforming creativity. Through art, research, and experimentation, the project reimagines authorship, imagination, and the future of human-machine collaboration.

WRO Biennale, Le Fresnoy, KU Leuven, Centre Pompidou, La Kunsthalle, Academie Royale de Belgique