International Visitors Programme
Lola Conte and Natalia Sliwinska of London-based Forensic Architecture and its Berlin-based sister organisation Forensis were invited to present their practice in an edition of Research Nights on the 25th of April. They explored the ethical and conceptual frameworks that underpin counter-forensic investigations, as well as the potential for designers and spatial practitioners to engage with systemic and systematic state abuse, such as police violence, and the ethical implications of such work.
They also organised the workshop Counter Forensics: The Police Killing of Sammy Baker, in collaboration with Control Alt Delete, Argos and the Nieuwe Instituut. The workshop focused on the investigation of the police killing of Sammy Baker in Amsterdam in August 2020. It introduced participants to the counter-forensic tools and methods used in this investigation, including digital modelling, spatial reconstruction and video/image analysis. The workshop was designed as a knowledge exchange, using architecture as an investigative tool to open up new areas of integrated practice and collaborative work.
Lola Conte is a designer and researcher at Forensic Architecture (FA).
Natalia Sliwinska is a multidisciplinary designer and researcher at Forensic Architecture.