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According to the (Cambridge) dictionary, a material is “a solid substance from which things can be made”. In this definition, a material is identified by its passivity – by the process of being transformed into something else by means of human agency. Materials, however, are much more than this: they can think, grow, move, remember, and learn. Can we change this restrictive definition of “material”? Can we rethink our relationship with matter from the ground up? This workshop, inspired by Laura Tripaldi’s book Parallel Minds, will focus on discovering methodologies and practices for encountering materials as active subjects rather than passive objects. Through discussion, readings, and group activity, participants will engage in a bottom-up process to reimagine what “material” means.