Beyond Dichotomies
About ANDNAND
ANDNAND is based in London, by Stephanie Pau.
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There are several ways to read the name of the studio: and nand (nand is not-and in terms of electronics logic gate); and n’ and; or simply a series of a‘s, n’s and d’s, perhaps like a string of alternative DNA. Plurality. ANDNAND in one word also signifies the place I intend to operate from - both and neither, in the in-between space, beyond dichotomies.
Stephanie Pau
Participatory Speculative Designer & Artist
It's a working title, if it makes no sense, let's talk!
Stephanie Pau holds a Master of Research (MRes) degree in Healthcare and Design from the Royal College of Art (2017-2019) and practices as a participatory speculative designer and an artist at ANDNAND. She researches non-extractive participatory design and futures thinking methodologies and facilitates people to collectively find visions beyond watered-down consensus, broadly related to health and ecology. She practices with tomato plants and waste materials to examine dominant constructs and explore signals of more-than-human care and repair.
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Prior to that she was a solution architect and had founded a health tech start-up, which adds up to about 15 years of deep dive into patterns of machines and human systems and business ecosystems driven by different kinds of money and scale. She also holds a Masters of Engineering (MEng) degree in Electronics and Electrical Engineering with Management from Imperial College London (2004, 1st Hons).
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She has published on methodologies of design-based futures thinking and collective imagination in academic journals/conferences and has been sharing her knowledge through visiting/associate lecturer roles at the Royal College of Art and Central Saint Martins, UAL.
ADDRESS
Building 28 Art Hub Studios,
34 Bowater Road, London, England, SE18 5TF
OPENING HOURS
By appointment only.
OPEN STUDIO
Once a year, our studio opens its doors to the public, alongside other artists/designers. Sign up to our newsletter to be posted about this.
steph at andnand dot studio