Matter Mattering Matters: Book Launch

Science is often seen as a way to measure and define the world—through observation, calculation, and verification. But what happens when these tools reveal more than they can contain? Matter Mattering Matters explores this tension, bringing together artists, philosophers, and theorists who challenge the ways we think about knowledge, truth, and the material world.

Moving across disciplines and registers, the contributions contend with the poetics of quantum mechanics, the politics of planetary observation, and the speculative possibilities of human and more-than-human cognition. How do we make sense of the universe? How do scientific and creative practices shape the way we see, measure, and interact with the world?

Join us for a book launch with live acts, readings, and chit chat with contributors Oscar Santillan, Jackie Karuti, Nolan Oswald Dennis, Simnikiwe Buhlungu & editors Kabelo Malatsie & Lantian Xie.

Program

3pm

Oscar Santillan, Crumbles of Latin American Astronomy
Jackie Karuti, The reading group: from glossary to garden
Nolan Oswald Dennis, Trouble at the system-ensemble boundary

4:40pm

Chit-chat with Kabelo Malatsie, Lantian Xie, Oscar Santillan, Jackie Karuti, Nolan Oswald Dennis and Simnikiwe Buhlungu

5pm

Simnikiwe Buhlungu, SRW Radio Live-ish

This event will take place in MELLY Bookshop/Cantina. This event is free, but registration is required. Please use the link provided above to register.