@buildingfatberg

FATBERG is a critical design research project by Mike Thompson & Arne Hendriks, focused on the construction of a floating island of fat – the FATBERG.

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#throwback to #3DaysofFat. Hear the podcast @ bit.ly/2SpHjK1, and read the newspaper @ bit.ly/3bQ7Rd7. Supported by @CulturalKings @sh_studios @StimuleerFonds @designdotgold @DesignStarCDT #MuseumFromHome @bbcarts #cultureinquarantine @ahrcpress
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Check out our beautiful #fatberg this week at #TestingGrounds, open Wed-Sat, part of #SGMDISPOSABLE @buildingfatberg #ScienceWeek – at Melbourne, Victoria
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Have you ever wanted to play with a fatberg? (OK, probably not) But @SciNate did just that, all in the name of science, and says it's actually quite beautiful!

Nate plays with a fatberg

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Got a disused pool, spare bath or pond that could be home to a fatberg? We’re looking for a loving new home for our fatberg-send us a message if you could be our new custodians! See the berg at Testing Grounds until 15 Aug #SGMDISPOSABLE 📷:@buildingfatberg creator Mike Thompson – at Melbourne, Victoria
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Join us tonight at Testing Grounds with @buildingfatberg and @catherineyoung for a First Friday party! Starts at 6pm @scigallerymel #SGMDISPOSABLE #waste
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And we’re #open! Join us @testinggrounds where we're #building #Australia's 1st man-made #island of #fat @scigallerymel #SGMDISPOSABLE #melbourne #exhibition #science #art #fatberg #design #research #testinggrounds #jafflesymposium
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Mountains of fat, sewer soaps and stringy bark, @scigallerymel #SGMDISPOSABLE is now open @Footscrayarts and Testing Grounds! @buildingfatberg @catherineyoung #sustainability #wastefree #sciart
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Opening Wednesday 31 July for #SGMDISPOSABLE at #TestingGrounds: see artists Mike Thompson and Arne Hendriks from @buildingfatberg create a #fatberg out of thin air (...or fat?) melbourne.sciencegallery.com…
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@buildingfatberg is going down under! Join us from 31/07 @testinggrounds where we'll be building Australia's 1st man-made island of #fat @scigallerymel #SGMDISPOSABLE #melbourne #fatberg #art #design #research #jafflesymposium – at Lewisham, London
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Jaffle Symposium: Fatbergs & Three Cheese Jaffles - a delicious and lively discussion around the fire between artists, scientists and jaffle-enthusiasts. Join us as we talk all things fat with @buildingfatberg and @Ha_Tanya! Register at melbourne.sciencegallery.com…
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The 2nd day of #3DaysofFat saw a thought-provoking public brainstorm around fat's relationship to health & beauty. Why not take a listen to what was discussed ow.ly/uBer50lY5o8 @cgwtf @CourtauldStudy @fightthefads #LondonSchoolofHula @sh_studios_ @thoughtcollide
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The #newspaper, of #ideas, #thoughts and #reflections emerging from #3DaysofFat is now available! Supported by @CulturalKings @sh_studios_ @StimuleerFonds
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.@thoughtcollide's @KingsCollegeLon collaboration '3 Days of Fat' took the form of a live art-science research event which included a series of public experiments, performances and discussions to experience our complex relationship with fat as substance: bit.ly/2X5dddB
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The #podcast #series from #3DaysofFat is now live! #Listen at bit.ly/2SpHjK1 Supported by @CulturalKings @sh_studios_ @StimuleerFonds
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‘The project was a celebration of fat. It’s a material of our time’. Last but not least: 3 Days of Fat, a live art-science collaboration between @Mills_CE @kingsmedicine, @thoughtcollide and Arne Hendriks discussing how society engages with fat as a substance. #ArtsinSociety
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"Industry Insights: Multidisciplinary Approaches to Design" @DesignMuseum tomorrow, with Goldsmiths Design PhD researcher Mike Thompson of @thoughtcollide amongst speakers: ow.ly/gW2O30nnfkS

Industry Insights: Multidisciplinary Approaches to Design

From re-designing genes to voting systems, discover how designers are working across other disciplines in a talk especially for university students.

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#Happy to post Mike will be speaking at #Industry #Insights: #Multidisciplinary Approaches to #Design @designmuseum next Wed 23 January. Info @ bit.ly/2VQC2tn #thoughtcollider #experimental #research #fatberg
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It's a Christmas miracle, the videos from the latest public event Agora Club 2, are LIVE! Featuring all the superstar speakers, performers, studnets and more. @OtisMensah @wmmna @buildingfatberg to name a few! Check them out through the link below... universityoftheunderground.o…
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Fatbergs—triple eeewww—are ‘colossal objects formed from [congealed] domestic and industrial cooking fat disposed of down drains.’ @NatsaiAudrey & Mike Thompson discuss: brokennature.org/fatberg-a-c… HT @thisismold #brokennature
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What is clean? Discover #Fatbergs on the last article of #brokennature online platform—a conversation between @NatsaiAudrey and Mike Thomson @buildingfatberg—from @thisismold | Broken Nature: Design Takes on Human Survival MAR 1—SEPT 1, 2019 | bit.ly/2QglCdC
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Arne Hendriks, half of the artist duo creating the floating #FATBERG @buildingfatberg will be joining the University of the Underground! . JOIN US! 22.11.18 eventbrite.co.uk/e/universit…
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