The Rat With Wings: A History The pigeon has sunk deep - in the eyes of humans, at least. If the bird once stood for peace, knowledge and devotion, now it is mostly thought of in terms of fear and disgust. The animal itself...
Sewers, Technology and the Senses With the sewage network, our poo and pee disappeared from our sensory perception - just as the technology that made this possible. Inside walls and underneath the surface, this vast infrastructure co
The Sewage System as Political Infrastructure What can sewers tell us about the functioning of our modern democracy? About the role of technology and infrastructure in politics? The sewage system isn’t ‘just there’ as a neutral entity; instead
Shitty Business Fertilizing the land with human excrements: now that ideas about the ‘circular economy’ are gaining momentum, ‘human fertili s er’ is in the picture again. Indeed, again : up until the beginning of...