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I’m Black-Asian (Japanese-Diola) with a political and creative upbringing nurtured in New York City. These days I am living a quiet life in Aarhus, Denmark. I spend my time bouldering, sewing to fill my wardrobe, and attempting ikebana flower arrangement.
In my work life, I’m an independent researcher and designer with ten years of training and experience. My practice involves conceptual projects, critical writing, and facilitation. ︎ My vision is / for those of us contributing to the project of liberation / through conceptual and artistic means / to be supported with radical tactics, abundance, and tenderness. The collaborations I hold most dearly are with folks working towards moving softly, reflectively, and with accountability.
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In my work life, I’m an independent researcher and designer with ten years of training and experience. My practice involves conceptual projects, critical writing, and facilitation. ︎ My vision is / for those of us contributing to the project of liberation / through conceptual and artistic means / to be supported with radical tactics, abundance, and tenderness. The collaborations I hold most dearly are with folks working towards moving softly, reflectively, and with accountability.
Sign my new guestbook!
myriamddiatta (at) gmail dot com
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Speculative design and social justice course at Pratt Institute
2017
Master of Industrial Design (MID) course at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn
Spring 2017
15 weeks
Course Description
This is a theoretical and practical design course transecting mental health services, social justice, and design. Students will push the limits of product design and gain the methods and thinking necessary for speculatively re-imagining and building what could be rather than strictly what is. The course is in partnership with local public health organizers and individuals who provide and receive the services. We will sensitively and collaboratively unpack the implications and alternatives for the stories, touchpoints, tools, and objects people engage with as they access public health services. This course requires thoughtful inquiry, and responsible making. While the coursework includes theoretical reading and discussion, students will design and build objects that speculatively challenge our current notions around mental health and social justice.
