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A Cartography of Genocide: A Spatial Analysis of the Israeli Military's Conduct in Gaza since October 2023, Report by Forensic Architecture, Goldsmiths, University of London, London, October 15, 2024 (pdf here)
#graphic design#architecture#geography#urbanism#cartography#map#report#cover#forensic architecture#2020s
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Cloud Studies, Forensic Architecture – Factory International Michael Pollard
#installation#clouds#projection#art#michael pollard#MIF21#factory international#forensic architecture#cloud stidies#u
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I was just reminded that the art collective Forensic Architecture exists and once again I’m disgusted.
For those of you who don’t know, it’s a collective of various artists who play at forensic science, conduct “forensic investigations”, and then make art exhibits of their “results”. Their reports and exhibits will make statements such as “the evidence shows that X is linked to Y” but the statistical output that they share will show something like a 5% confidence in the match.
That's right. They make art exhibits of their "investigations".
You want to talk about fandomizing tragedy? Making “forensic investigations” into art exhibits is the bougiest version I can think of, and it's only to serve an echelon of people who enjoy that kind of stuff. If any of the people in this art collective had a background in forensic science they would have taken ethics courses that would tell them how horrid putting on an art exhibit like this actually is. You don't honor the victims by putting on an art show for the rich and powerful to gasp and faint over so that you can fundraise for your next show.
Their founder has even stated that they’re not in forensics but “counter-forensics” and "counter-investigation". They eschew the practices and norms of the scientific community for telling their own version of investigative “truth”. They’ve even gone so far as to quote post-truth philosophies in their work and the controversial Nietzsche quote about there being no facts, only interpretations. Both are dangerous philosophies to hold in forensic science as it presents the evidence as subjective rather than objective. This is why they're an art collective and not a forensic science research group as they purport, they're rejecting objective scientific outcome for subjective interpretation.
You can go to the group's website and they have profiles on all of their team members. Almost every person is labeled as a "researcher", but once you click on their profile it quickly tells you that they're an artist, designer, activist, or some combination of the three. No mention of any scientific background whatsoever. That indicates their ability to actual conduct forensic science research is not great as they don't have any training or education on the methods involved. In fact, their entire program and personnel are out of an arts college with no science programs or faculty outside of anthropology.
That's weird, right?
A group that supposedly made a new discipline of forensic science, according to them, has no members with actual backgrounds in forensic science or scientific disciplines relating to it?
None of the team member profiles detail any scientific background that would be relevant to forensics outside of a few people with engineering and computer science degrees. Neither of the aforementioned disciplines typically train you in forensic practices anyway unless you take certain courses. Because these profiles are public you can go and checked LinkedIn profiles and find the CVs for each member as well. Guess what? No forensic science or relevant scientific backgrounds listed there as well.
But for some reason this art collective has received funding from governments and NGOs for "creating" a new discipline of forensic science. They're a "trusted" source for forensic investigations. That's worrying. That's terrifying.
I'm a forensic scientist and to make an objective field based upon methodology and empirically supported practice into one that is subjective and throws out the empirical aspects is terrifying. Everyone should have klaxons going off in their head whenever they see Forensic Architecture's name appear in a publication. I've reviewed a few of their "investigations" and they are rife with bad practice, manipulation, and misinformation. In fact, it appears that they present their work in art exhibits more than they testify to it in court due to their methods being questionable and their intent being not to help the investigation but to be a "counter-investigation" that can be judged by the court of public opinion. What do I mean by this? In many of their investigations the collective does not actively have personnel at the scene. Meaning they are not getting first hand physical evidence and measurements. Now, it's not always possible to be there personally and as such you rely upon crime scene techs, investigators, and other personnel to collect this stuff. Typically if you're a consultant or outside firm you are getting the evidence after it has been collected for analysis. You want the physical evidence in your hands as much as possible so that you can analyze it properly. Sometimes you have to request going to the scene yourself to get the measurements and evidence you need. The worst type of evidence to receive is honestly digital images of the scene as you are now having to analyze something a general investigator, who likely does not have specialized training, took a picture of.
In situations where you cannot have the physical evidence for analysis and you are left with only photographs then a forensic expert should be tempering their responses and conclusions. You cannot confidently come to conclusions based simply on looking at photos. This is something that is hammered home repeatedly in forensic programs and professionals.
In the case of warzone crime scene analysis, as FA typically does, they are, typically, not collecting evidence first hand from the scene, nor are they receiving evidence secondarily from actual trained investigators (when they are there first hand they also rely excessively upon expensive technology instead of best practices). They rely upon third party photos and satellite imagery to do their analysis.
Time and time again, forensic experts who rely solely upon digital photos and media to make their analysis get ripped apart by a good lawyer. Being confident in conclusions based upon photographs is the easiest way to lose your credibility. But again, the art collective playing forensic scientist primarily puts their work in art exhibits where they are not scrutinized by experts. Hell, I don't think I've ever seen them present at one of our professional conferences nationally or internationally (I would love to be a fly on the wall when that happens).
And finally, if this was an actual credible scientific group that produced credible investigations and had created a brand new field with methodology that stood to scrutiny there would be publications in the forensic journals detailing this. Especially from the "creator" of the field Eyal Weizman.
Guess what there isn't?
But in the end all they’re actually doing is crime scene reconstruction from people who want to cosplay as forensic scientists.
(for more reading on the group see this article that highlights issues with FA from another perspective https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/features/forensic-architecture-fake-news-1234661013/)
#Forensic architecture#forensic science#Forensic Architecture is not made of forensic scientist but of artists#Forensic Architecture admittedly does not follow established forensic practices and principles#This is the group that Western Activists will share as “proof” for the “crimes” of Israel#Their rejection of scientific methodology is all you need to know about the veracity of their “proof”#They use tertiary evidence in their analysis and very rarely provide an actual report on their methodology - which is horrific#FA is being used by antisemites as an “authority” and they should be summarily ignored for poor scientific practice
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The Killing of Mark Duggan - In depth investigation into the events surrounding the death of Mark Duggan at the hands of the Met Police in 2011. Forensic Architecture (FA) is a research agency based at Goldsmiths, University of London. Our mandate is to develop, employ, and disseminate new techniques, methods, and concepts for investigating state and corporate violence. Our team includes architects, software developers, filmmakers, investigative journalists, scientists, and lawyers.
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Forensic Architecture and Earshot audio investigation crew in the UK are working hard to debunk Israel's claim of what happened to Al-Ahli Arab Hospital
How many more experts will have to come forward? Even if there was a video of Netanyahu himself outside the hospital holding a rocket launcher with a Biden doll clasped between his exposed ass cheeks, the damage has been done and a lot of people will forever believe Israeliars.
#free gaza#gaza strip#irish solidarity with palestine#free palestine#palestine#gaza#news on gaza#al jazeera#boycott israel#israel#Forensic Architecture#al ahli arab hospital#Earshot#UK#Britain#Debunk#Israeliars
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Polarität
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Braucht man eine polarforschende Rechtswissenschaft? Braucht man Aby Warburg, um etwas vom Recht und der Rechtswissenschaft besser wahrnehmen und besser damit umgehen zu können? Wenn Deine Gesellschaft aussieht wie diejenige von Niklas Luhmann, dann kann es sein, dass Du diese polarforschende Rechtswissenschaft nicht brauchst. Dann ist das eventuell Zeitverschwendung. Dann solltest Du besser kritische Systemtheorie betreiben und bei Teubner und Fischer-Lescano weiterlesen, die machen Rechtswissenschaft sehr gut, vor allem für Gesellschaften, die ausdifferenziert sind und in denen es an allen Ecken und Enden Verfassungen gibt. Ist Dine Umgebung fassungslos, sind Deine Rechte fassungslos, bist Du fassungslos, dann kann Aby Warburg etwas für Dich sein.
Wenn Deine Gesellschaft ausdifferenziert ist, das Recht ein System ist, das durch eigene Kräfte sich reproduziert und dessen Reproduktion funktioniert, wenn Deine Unterscheidungen stabil sind und das Recht Deine Verhaltenserwartungen stabilisiert, wenn Deine Gesellschaft nicht einfach kommt und geht, sondern immer da ist, für alle Deine Vorstellungen, auch Deine Phantasien, zur Gesellschaft zu gehören oder nicht dazuzugehören, wenn Du stabil bist, wenn die Polizei immer das ist und Du immer da bist und wenn Du stabil weißt, ob die Polizei Dein Freund oder Dein Feind ist und wer überhaupt Dein Freund und wer Dein Feind ist, wenn Du den Code kennst und beherrschst, mit dem man Selbstreferenz und Fremdreferenz unterscheiden kann, dann brauchst Du Aby Warburg vermutlich nicht.
Wenn Du gut oder schlecht, auf jeden Fall aber im oder außerhalb eines System(s) lebst und Systeme Dir dir Welt erklären, dann brauchst Du Warburg nicht. Dann stört der nur, dann wird Dir nicht einmal klar sein, dass er ein Rechtswisenschaftler ist, dann lass die Finger davon. Niklas Luhmann hat in einem Interview einmal erläutert, seit wann er Kontingenz denkt:
"Dann machte es Zisch, ich drehte mich um, da war kein Freund und keine Leiche, da war nichts. Seitdem denke ich Kontingenz."
Wenn Deine Geschichte so oder so ähnlich aussieht, dann brauchst Du Aby Warburg nicht. Wenn in Deiner Geschichte aber etwas nicht weg kommt, sondern kommt und geht und geht und kommt, wenn also Dein Freund plötzlich nur entfernt, aber nicht weg ist - und wenn er plötzlicher wieder ganz nah ist, wenn das, was Du eben noch für tot hielst, plötzlich wieder herumgeistert und lebendig vor dir steht, und wenn das, was Du für äußerst lebendig hielst, nachlebt oder die Grenze zwischen Leben und Tod unbeständig ist, dann könnte Aby Warburg interessant sein, weil sein Denken über Kontingenz an etwas hängt, was weder eine Abwesenheit überbücken noch einen Abgrund bewältigen soll, sondern was einen Umgang mit besonderer Bewegung, nämlich unbeständiger, meteorologischer und polarer Bewegung ermöglichen soll.
Wenn Du nicht sagen kannst, ob die Polizei gerade Dein Freund oder gerade Dein Feind ist (weil das durchgehend wechselt), wenn Du unsicher bist, ob (D)eine Gesellschaft gerade existiert oder nicht, wenn alle Unterscheidungen, sowohl diejenigen, die Dir vertraut erscheinen als auch diejenigen, die Dir fremd erscheinen, unbeständig sind, wenn sie auf eine Art und Weise kommen und gehen, die Dir schwer berechenbar oder sogar unkalkulierbar erscheint und wenn alle Worte und Formen Dir nicht nur richtig, sondern auch falsch erscheinen können, ihr Verkehr Dich beunruhigt, dann könnte Aby Warburgs polarforschende Rechtswissenschaft etwas für Dich sein. Wenn die Schreiben von Giorgio Agamben Dir eine Ähnlichkeitsunruhe und eine mimetisch Nervosität wahrnehmbar machen, wenn Du nicht weißt, ob der Applaus gerade von der richtigen oder der falschen Seite kommt, dann könnte Aby Warburg für Dich interessant sein. Wen Du das Recht lieben kannst oder aber zwar nicht lieben, dafür aber hassen kannst, wenn Du vorübergehen kannst oder stehen bleiben kannst, dann könnte sich die Beschäftigung mit Warburg nicht lohnen, vielleicht dann besser mit Habermas oder Christoph Möllers beschäftigen. Wenn Du Schwierigkeiten hast, vorüberzugehen und stehen zu bleiben, dann könnten Warburg-Übungen hilfreich sein.
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Ich frage mich, ob ich Eyal Weizman einmal nach Frankfurt einladen will, ins MPI. Er könnte von Reportern von Welt am Sonntag, zum Beispiel von Dirk Banse, abgefangen werden und sie könnten schreiben: Fabian Steinhauer lädt berühmten Antisemiten und Israel-Hasser nach Frankfurt ein. Oder sie könnten Weizman die Frage stellen, ob der Antisemit sei oder woher sein jüdischer Selbsthass käme, dann dreht der verständlicherweise vermutlich gleich um und Dirk Banse hat den nächsten Skandal. Leute mit Bekenntnisforderungen sind schnell parat, nicht nur in Deutschland, überall auf der Welt. Wird dann, falls es unruhig wird, jemand zu mir stehen oder verhalten sich die Kollegen dann so, wie sich manche Leute an jenen Morgen verhalten, an denen Kommissionen entschieden haben, man solle woanders, aber nicht mit den Kollegen arbeiten? Sind dann also plötzlich auch solche, die gestern noch herzlich waren, befangen und gehen Sie einem plötzlich betreten aus dem Weg? Wird das fröhliche Lächeln plötzlich schief und angespanntes Grinsen?
Eyal Weizman ist der Gründer von forensic architecture. Ein frühes Buch von ihm, eines der ersten zu forensic architecture, war unsere Kollegin Cornelia Vismann gewidmet, wie eine Patin des Projektes tauchte sie dort, in dem Buch über Mengeles Schädel auf. Natürlich kann ich ihn einladen, natürlich kann es passieren, dass Dirk Banse zu Stelle ist, um den nächsten Skandal zu schreiben, natürlich kann dann Schlimmes passieren. Ich kenne Aby Warburg sehr gut, ich weiß auch so, dass kein Wort und kein Bild irgendjemanden in so einem rasenden Konflikt retten und erlösen kann. Die Leute verdrehen die Worte, weil man schon verdrehte Worte nutzt - und andere sind nicht vorhanden. Die Gesetzestreuen sind zur Stelle, die Gnadenlosen, die scharfen Wächter des Richtigen. Einfach Antwort: ich werde jetzt einfach versuchen, Eyal einzuladen, mal schauen, was passiert. Auf die Kollegen nehme ich Rücksicht, versprochen! Durch Zufall und durch jenes Fortune, dass sowohl Glück als auch Unglück bedeutet, weil es auf die Räder und unter die Räder bringt und immer weiter alles verdreht bin ich an eine Position gekommen, in der ich davor gefeit bin, einen Professorentitel tragen zu wollen. Niemand kann prüfen, ob er mir abzuerkennen sei. Ich bin Privatdozent und Verfechter einer Methode Warburg, aber weiter einer Methode der Privatdozenten. Meine Wissenschaft ist eine private Praxis öffentlicher Dinge. Wenn die Kollegen unruhig werden, weil ich Weizman einladen will, dann lade ich ihn privat ein oder besuche ich ihn privat. Wenn die Wächter sagen, es sei zu sagen, dass ich radikal sei, denn zu sagen was sei, sei eine revolutionöre Tat, ja dann sollen die das eben tun, von mir aus auch sogenannte offene Briefe schreiben oder Zeitungen informieren. Dann mache ich das privat. Ich vertraue meinen Kollegen und sie mir - wovon ich hier scheibe, ist eine Phantasie, die bei Berichten in der Zeitung so einsetzt, wie bei der Lektüre von Phantasyliteratur oder bei Musielaks Einführung in das BGB. Das sind künstliche Gedanken, artifcial intelligence oder artficial Blödsinn.
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Forensic Architecture - fick pris för brottsutredningsmetoder
Right Livelihood Award 2024 till Forensic Architecture. Det är en banbrytande forskargrupp som ägnar sig åt att avslöja och dokumentera sanningen om brott mot miljömässiga och mänskliga rättigheter. Det sker med hjälp av banbrytande tekniker med öppen källkod och digital modellering. Organisationen är baserad vid Goldsmiths, University of London. De använder avancerad teknik, vittnesmål och…
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An investigative collaboration between Forensic Architecture and Earshot working closely with Al Jazeera's fault lines into the killing of Hind Rajab, her family, and the two paramedics who tried to save her.
#Forensic Architecture#Earshot#al jazeera#Al Jazeera fault lines#fault lines#gaza genocide#gaza#Hind Rajab#killing#palestine
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EXACTLY
EXACTLY
remove your blindfold
here you are
in a place, a domicile,
a centre
built with
you in mind
exactly
and here
is the drawing board on
which we
have drawn you, so
to speak
created you
here you are, or once were,
but subsequently
was erased
plug pulled, taken
out of the picture,
by who knows which
or what agency
whether
architectures
were involved
here
is where
you were conceived, contained
finally delivered
so all of this history being lost,
this is no
longer the case
does not
exist any more
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Notes (Day 1,2&3)
Design Research involves a systematic investigation and analysis to comprehend the needs, behaviors, and preferences related to a given problem statement.
Speculative Design entails making pre-assumed suggestions for past, present, and future design ventures within and beyond the constraints of time. It explores alternative futures and aims to challenge existing assumptions, stimulating creative thinking about potential outcomes.
Critical Design questions societal norms and assumptions. Stemming from product design, it provokes thought and discussions, aiding in making informed design decisions.
Design Fiction employs design elements to narrate speculative stories about future scenarios, blurring the lines between fiction and reality to explore potential technological or design developments.
Speculative Design Fiction combines speculative design and storytelling to envision possible futures, using narratives and artifacts to provoke critical thinking about the impact of technology and societal changes.
In design, Futures involve envisioning and preparing for various scenarios to inform present decisions, often utilizing critical design principles.
Forensic Architecture uses forensics to uncover and solve architectural issues, including the restoration of monuments and tracing historic patterns, with applications in legal and political processes, such as tracking terror attacks.
The "Love Death Robots" class viewing on Day 1 featured "ICE AGE," exploring timelines, worlds, loops, and engaging humor, triggering conversations about futuristic scenarios. "When the Yoghurt Took Over" showcased social impact, unintended consequences, GMO, subtle satire, and social commentary, presenting a fun yet thought-provoking probable reality.
"Zima Blue" on Day 1 focused on artistic design, world-building, and philosophical explorations, presenting beautiful imagery and thought-provoking concepts about the meaning of life.
Days 2 and 3 delved into "Objects Personified and Humans as Objects." "3 Robots" in two parts depicted a world where humans are wiped out, and robots exhibit personalities, human-like responses, and emotions, raising questions about the substitution of humans by robots.
"Mason’s Rats" portrayed the immediate reaction and problem-solving nature of humans, showcasing tech, GMO, empathy, and bonds in a funny and gory context.
"Pop Squad" depicted a probable future with similarities in human behavior, ideologies, and achievements, showcasing a creative world building with vehicles, technology, and medicine prospering.
"Drowned Giant" left an eerie feeling with its absurd and somewhat grim portrayal of humans as objects. Despite a dragging narrative, it elicited a sense of confusion and emptiness, prompting a search for an ending explained video.
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What are you guys' headcanons for what the foxes' majors would be? (as in alternative majors that you think they would take, not their canon ones)
#I'm actually just curious#personally I'm an english lit andrew truther tho I can also see him doing law#aaron seems like a civil engineering type of guy or pharmaceutical science maybe#I'd say physics for neil#history suits kevin too well so idk but perhaps archeology????#social work for renee? or maybe anthropology#wait actually neil also fits linguistics#I genuinely think allison would major in art history or architecture#dan: education#matt: geology (don't ask why)#nicky: philosophy or communications#I forgot katelyn#anyway I think she would do forensics tbh#aftg#all for the game
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shoutout to the guy at work who reassured me that me taking my time to find the career I'm actually passionate about is not a bad thing and congratulated me on going back to school after my gap year. what a guy. what a lad. I almost cried. thanks man.
#he let me gush about environmental science for like thirty minutes and said he knew someone in biotech for a foot in the door#literally my first day meeting this guy he was so nice i was just prepping produce and he was being so nice for no reason#we talked about potato health standards (you can eat green potatoes and potatoes with spuds btw thats nutritional fear mongering)#(its only in large quantities its dangerous and thats bc of the solanine and i dont recommend it but i was explaining id buy them bargain)#(its a natural compound like maybe dont seek them out but youre good to have a few green potatoes lmao)#anyway this guy is my new best friend not just bc he let me rant about biotechnology ok he was nice#from fine arts to psych to forensics to environmental science damn we took the long path huh but#im hereeeee#and im happy with my choices *sobs*#i have been drifting and not sure what i wanna do but tbh like environmental science/architecture fuck yeahhhhh#rambles
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Bild 78/8
Blickachsenermittelung! Oben habe ich zwei Blickachsen eingezeichnet, die vom Casa dell' Automobile zur Galleria Borghese und Pincio führen, unten habe ich diese beiden Achsen auf den Plan Roms von Google Earth übertragen (Google Earth hatte mir schon geholfen, den Turm der Galleria Borghese zu identifizieren). Jetzt müsste man auch ermitteln können, welche Blickachse durch das linke Bildende entsteht, man müsste auch genau die Himmelsrichtung bestimmen können, in die der Fotograf knipst. Leider keine harten Schatten im Bild, keine Informationen über den Sonnenstand.
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