PALIMPSEST consortium meeting in Pilsen: two days of exchange and inspiration

On January 29th and 30th, CALL represented by Grazia Concilio and Talita Medina, together with the PALIMPSEST partners, were hosted by colleagues from the Ladislav Sutnar Faculty of Design and Art in Pilsen, Czech Republic. The consortium had the opportunity to explore the remarkable faculty building, a space specifically designed to support an innovative educational programme and approach, characterised by transparency, spatial fluidity, and a large central open area.

During the visit, participants attended the end-of-semester exhibition showcasing students’ work from various courses held in the building, including ceramics, fashion, audiovisual media, illustration, and more. The diversity and quality of the projects proved highly inspiring for all PALIMPSEST members, including creatives, technologists, communicators, and researchers, each engaging with the works from their own perspective.

Among the highlights of the event were the ceramic workshop led by Markéta Kalivodová, the student exhibition, and the presentation of a particularly inspiring project by the Czech partners: a series of bottles containing water collected from the four rivers that cross the city of Pilsen, sampled both in spring and within the urban context, accompanied by the results of water quality analyses

Overall, the meeting represented two days of full immersion, exchange, and collaboration with the exceptional PALIMPSEST team.