Lecture
Talk: Weather engines / Dumbtronics - Marie Verdeil
As part of Mutation Festival, artist and designer Marie Verdeil takes you to the intersection of pedagogy, technology and ecology in a world under pressure.
During this talk, she will introduce Energy Academy (her ongoing artistic and educational project in collaboration with Dasha Ilina) and share her work on the material impact of digital technology, as well as her collaboration with the critical platform Low-tech Magazine.
She will open up a conversation about strategies for making energy tangible and understandable, critically examining the myths surrounding the energy transition and imagining alternative futures. She will also explore possible ways of taking action to resist the current, top-down-driven technological paradigm.
Inspired to take things further after the talk? On Friday 20 November, Marie Verdeil will also be leading a workshop. Find all the details here.
- Date19.11.2026
- LocationDesign Museum Gent - ForumDrabstraat 10
- AudienceAdults
- Time19:00 - 20:00
- AccessFree, no registration required
- LanguageEnglish
More about Marie Verdeil
Marie Verdeil (she/her) is a French designer and artist based in Brussels. Her multidisciplinary projects – ranging from workshops, installations and publications to websites and tools – advocate for a critical, transparent, autonomous and environmentally conscious approach to technology. Through her creative practice, she seeks to open up the technological black boxes that surround us, making them accessible for exploration and critical reflection. At the same time, she imagines desirable futures that respect the limits of our planet.
Marie works closely with Low-tech Magazine, an alternative and techno-critical media platform. Together with Kris De Decker, she develops low-tech prototypes, writes practical DIY guides and facilitates workshops. Through hands-on experimentation, hacking and subversion, they invite us to rethink and critically question our relationship with energy.
Her work has been presented at various European art and design venues and festivals, including Het Nieuwe Instituut (NL), iMAL (BE), Design Museum Gent (BE), Gentler Futures Festival (PT) and Fiber Festival (NL).
