Claudia Westermann

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Architect/artist, PhD. Founder of LITRA. Co-editor of Technoetic Arts. Associate Professor of Creative Practice, Curtin University. PhilPerson. Vice President American Society for Cybernetics. #NewMacy

Photo of three items side by side: the printed cover of 'Cybernetics & Human Knowing,' Volume 32, No. 3-4, 2025, ASC 60th Anniversary issue, featuring a teal-toned cover image of two ghostly figures; two open pages of the journal's Foreword by Carlos Vidales, introducing guest artist Claudia Westermann; and a black-and-white photograph of a sculptural installation made from wood, wire, and bicycle parts, captioned as 'Symphony of the Everyday – Sunset Sonata' (2024) by Dong, Feng, and Westermann.
Promotional graphic for the Ecologies of Imagination Micro Lab. A circular photo of textured, fibrous bark-like material in cream and rust-red tones sits over a grey stone-textured background. Text reads: 'Ecologies of Imagination Micro Lab. PhD scholarship. Tools for Living in More-than-Human Worlds.
Poster for the Speaker Series event of the American Society of Cybernetics on 30 or 31 May 2026, depending on location. Red, white, and rose coloured writing on a solid dark orange background. The text says: Hosted by the American Society for Cybernetics FREE REGISTRATION Dear Al Reader Nonhuman Perspective and Evolutionary Thinking in the Human-Machine Relation Chris Danta, ANU Saturday, May 30 10 PM New York Sunday, May 31 10 AM Perth and China 12 PM Sydney 2 PM Wellington
Cover of Technoetic Arts journal, Volume 23 Number 2, published by Intellect Journals (ISSN 1477-965X). The cover image shows an installation view of 'Revivification' (2025) by Guy Ben-Ary, Nathan Thompson, Stuart Hodgetts, and Matt Gingold, photographed by Rebecca Mansell, courtesy of the Art Gallery of Western Australia. The work fills a darkened gallery space with rows of illuminated golden circular forms mounted on black walls receding into the distance, with a geometric textile or printed element placed on the floor in the foreground.
Cover of Constructivist Foundations journal, Volume 21 Number 1, November 2025 (ISSN 1782-348X). The cover features an abstract, textured artwork with layered geometric shapes in vibrant colors including turquoise, red, yellow, green, orange, and white. The composition suggests weathered urban surfaces or collaged architectural fragments, with visible paint textures, linear elements, and a prominent yellow leaf-like shape in the upper left quadrant. The journal title "CONSTRUCTIVIST FOUNDATIONS" appears in bold red and black letters across the top third of the image, with the subtitle "An interdisciplinary journal" and website "www.constructivist.info" beneath. The artwork's fragmented, palimpsest-like quality evokes themes of construction, layering, and emergent pattern—resonating with constructivist epistemology's emphasis on knowledge as actively constructed rather than passively received.
Promotional image for 'Symphony of the Everyday—Sunset Sonata,' an interactive public art installation presented at RSD13 (Relating Systems Thinking and Design conference) in 2024. The image shows a silhouetted figure in profile against a golden sunset sky, appearing to be in a contemplative pose within what looks like a curved architectural space or tunnel. The RSD13 logo appears in the upper left corner featuring a colorful, organic tree-like design. The installation title is displayed in bold white text at the bottom of the image.
The image shows a table of contents from a book or journal titled "Systemic Approaches to Architectural Design." It lists multiple chapters with their authors, page numbers, and download options. Each chapter entry includes: The chapter title (e.g., "Undisciplined: The Afterlife of Speculative Drawings") Author names Page ranges (e.g., "Pages 283-291") "Open Access" label for freely available chapters "Download chapter PDF" links with download icons The table includes approximately 10 chapters covering diverse architectural topics such as: Speculative drawings Micro-landscapes and materiality Digital processes in built environments Porosity in architecture Case studies of specific architectural projects Theory appropriation in architecture Design methodologies Chinese socialist architectural design strategies The layout is clean with alternating light background separators between entries, creating a well-organized academic publication index.
An academic reference list page showing bibliographic citations in alphabetical order. The list includes works by notable scholars such as Adorno, Diamond, Lacan, Merleau-Ponty, Nietzsche, Sartre, and Žižek. Among these distinguished references is Westermann, C. (2006). 'Who plays the nightingale?' published in a collection edited by R. Ascott titled 'Engineering nature. Art and consciousness in the post-biological era' (pp. 189-193) by Intellect Ltd. The references span psychoanalytic theory, philosophy, and cultural studies from various decades.
Image shows the cover of "Constructivist Foundations" academic journal (ISSN 1782-348X, Volume 20, Number 2, March 2025). The cover features a curved, colorful paper sculpture with orange, yellow and red elements against a dark background. The subtitle reads "An interdisciplinary journal" with website www.constructivist.info. The issue contains "Selected papers from the 60th Anniversary Meeting of the American Society for Cybernetics: 'Living Cybernetics Playing Language'" edited by Claudia Westermann. The right side shows the table of contents listing various articles on cybernetics, systems theory, and constructivist approaches.
Cover of Constructivist Foundations journal, Volume 20, Number 2, March 2025. The design features abstract curved shapes in colors of orange, teal, red, cream, and navy blue, creating a spiral-like pattern. The cover reads "Selected papers from the 60th Anniversary Meeting of the American Society for Cybernetics 'Living Cybernetics Playing Language'" and "Edited by Claudia Westermann." The journal logo appears at the top with "CONSTRUCTIVIST FOUNDATIONS" and subtitle "An interdisciplinary journal" along with the website www.constructivist.info.
The image is an announcement poster for an online speakers series hosted by the American Society for Cybernetics. It features a detailed architectural cross-section illustration that shows a building with a bonsai-like tree centerpiece, a bathtub on the left side, and what appears to be a deer or similar animal on the right side. The background shows structural elements of a house or building with a pitched roof. The text on the poster states: "SUNDAY, APRIL 13 ONLINE Pluriversal Ecologies: Empathy, Intersubjectivity, and More-than-Human Design" At the bottom of the poster is the logo for the "American Society for Cybernetics" alongside the words "SPEAKERS SERIES" in large type. The overall aesthetic combines architectural drawing with natural elements, reflecting the theme of more-than-human design and ecological perspectives mentioned in the title.
RSD 14 call for papers poster
POM2025 cover image - in the background some bluish/greenish stuff with some orange highlights that looks like a reinvention of Solaris' ultimate wisdom. The white text on top says: POM - politics of the machines - perth 2025 - synthetic sentience.
The image shows the front and back covers of Technoetic Arts journal, Volume 22 Number 2, a special issue titled 'Into/Across the Sea'. The back cover (left) features a light blue background with a detailed table of contents including: Editorial Into/Across the sea: Critical perspectives in media arts Bill Psarras (151-154) Articles Open seas, open systems Susan Collins (155-166) Becoming Sea-swallowed: Sarah Cameron Sunde's 36.5 / A Durational Performance with the Sea Raegan Truax and Sarah Cameron Sunde (167-182) The Constitution of the Sea: New boundaries and identity through watery, transdisciplinary artistic practice Kat Austen (183-196) Exploring watery sonic imaginaries in the age of the Aquatocene Robertina Šebjanič (197-208) Reflections on sea, listening and sound installations: A conversation with Félix Blume Félix Blume and Bill Psarras (209-220) Shoreless Theodoros Zafeiropoulos (221-235) Drifting poetries, floating gestures: Performing with/upon the sea in contemporary media arts Bill Psarras (237-251) How to be with the sea: Artistic practices in the midst of the climate crisis Daphne Dragona (253-266) Conceptualizing the OneWater: Exploring the plural possibilities of community, saltwater and freshwater Tracey M. Benson (267-281) Index (285) The front cover (right) features a high-quality photograph of deep blue ocean waves in gentle motion against a white background. The journal title appears in black text above the image, with a light blue circular badge indicating the special issue theme 'Into/Across the Sea'. Published by Intellect journals, ISSN 1477-965X.
Portrait of Rodrigo Nunes and image of the book cover of 'Neither Vertical, nor Horizontal'
This image is a promotional banner for an academic conference. The background shows a coastal landscape with a concrete pathway or breakwater extending into the water, with rocks on one side and the sea on the other, under a blue sky. The main text announces "CONCEPTUALISING ENVIRONMENT(S): CONTINUITY AND CHANGE" as the conference title, scheduled for 22-24 NOVEMBER 2025. It's noted as the 22nd annual international conference of the Architectural Humanities Research Association. The conference is hosted by the University of Liverpool School of Architecture and funded by the British Academy. This is indicated by the logos at the bottom of the image, which include: The British Academy logo The Architectural Humanities Research Association logo The University of Liverpool logo An "LSA" logo (presumably for Liverpool School of Architecture) The design incorporates a white square bracket or frame element as part of the visual branding. The overall composition combines the institutional information with the atmospheric coastal photograph to create a professional academic event announcement.
RSD13 - Rivers of Conversations / Online and in Oslo. Screenshot of program page.
Symphony of the Everyday – Sunset Sonata. Interior view. A child in front of the installation’s large light/sun disk. Photo: Lei Feng.
This image shows an awards program for the American Society for Cybernetics (ASC) Awards in 2024. The design is split into two halves - a dark red section on the left featuring the ASC logo and a stylized "60" (likely referencing the 60th anniversary), and a light pink section on the right containing the awards information. The right side lists the following awards and recipients: Margaret Mead Prize: Genevieve Bell Norman D. Gunderson (1918-1996) Claudia Westermann Margaret Mead Design Prize (image): Mateus van Stralen Heinz von Foerster Award: Shantanu Tilak ASC Travel Scholarship: Annan Zuo Juliana Mariano Alves Eryu Ni ASC Fellows: Pille Bunnell Allenna Leonard Warren McCulloch Award: Roy Ascott Jasia Reichardt Wiener Medal: Raul Espejo Michael Arbib The image also lists the 2024 ASC Awards Committee members: Cliff Joslyn - Binghamton U, Pacific Northwest National Lab José Cabral, Federal University of Minas Gerais Jane Jorgenson, U South Florida The overall design is minimalist and elegant (says claude).
The image shows the cover of Technoetic Arts 22.1 - a photograph from Saša Spačal's MycoMythologies exhibition looking from the top through an unidentifiable apparatus onto mycelium cultures in a lab setting.
living cybernetics | playing language the 60th anniversary meeting 80 conversations. washington, de june 15-19, 2024 american society for cybernetics
A group of five people pass by the entrance of the house that hosts the installation Symphony of the Everyday – Sunset Sonata (from right to left). As they pass by, all turn their head towards the setting sun that glimpses through the door.
Rose vector drawings on red background, showing seven human figures and a mechanic pet. Text says: 60 - Submissions are open. The 60th anniversary meeting, Washington, dc, June 15-19, 2024. American Society for Cybernetics.
Screenshot of the article as presented by the Journal of Building Engineering.
living cybernetics | playing language - poster image announcing the 60th anniversary meeting of the American Society for Cybernetics. Designed by Claudia Westermann.
Screenshot of the PDF of ‘On delight: Thoughts for tomorrow’ by Claudia Westermann showing the title, abstract and keywords.
Screenshot of a paragraph of Leonard Michaels essay ‘“the nothing that isn’t there: edward hopper’
Screenshot of the editorial's PDF showing the title 'Turning queries into questions: For a plurality of perspectives in the age of AI and other frameworks with limited (mind)sets' and its authors - Claudia Westermann and Tanu Gupta.
Cover of issue 21.2 of Technoetic Arts, showing an artwork by Allie ES Wist, on white background. From the Re/Making Plastiglomerates series © Allie ES Wist, 2019. The cover indicates the special issue on Women in Art and Science in a blue circle with white writing.
Table of contents / A Critical Cybernetics by Klaus Krippendorff and commentaries.