CounterForceLab

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counterforce lab: about
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		<description>counterforce lab is a research studio that harnesses the power of art and design to engage with the reality of the global ecological crisis and its ties to environmental injustice. counterforce lab is a collection of artists, designers, scientists, and thinkers working in transdisciplinary collaboration with community partners to engage in artmaking grounded in storytelling and place-based artistic fieldwork practices.
our use of art and design as vehicles for storytelling is central to our belief that mitigating the ecological crisis requires a fundamental shift in how we understand ourselves in relation to each other and our place in the natural world. counterforce lab was founded by ucla professor rebeca méndez and is a part of ucla’s design media arts department.</description>
		
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		<description>why the name counterforce lab?
the counterforce lab stands on the shoulders of several giants. 

in 2012 the nevada museum of art asked rebeca méndez to design a book proposal for a monograph on the harrison studio, the collaborative team of artists helen mayer (1927-2018) and newton harrison, pioneers of the eco-art movement, who lead the force majeure center at uc santa cruz. in their fifty year career the harrisons have regarded the earth to be their only client. their works channel the agency of nature, and have influenced government policies worldwide.


“we define the force majeure as the pressure of global warming on all planetary systems, acting in collaboration with the industrial processes whose negative effects on the environment have more than co-equally accelerated over the past century. the center is founded on our belief that we as a species must adapt ourselves to a very different world, and that is the basis for the research that informs our artmaking. we define the type of problem that the center deals with as an ennobling problem, in the sense that the feedback from addressing issues at this scale confers benefits on the individuals involved, as well as on human culture and the planetary environment as a whole. in the present state, the center proceeds on our assertion that ecologically based, large-scale systems of adaptation to the extreme changes in the ever-warming environment are necessary for collective survival and so must be invented.”
–the time of force majeure, after 45 years counterforce is on the horizon
in “a manifesto for the twenty-first century” they write:


we at the center believe counterforces can be found
first understanding then collaborating with
nature’s response to catastrophe
which when energies are available
recreates itself
recreating order and complexity
lowering entropy in living systems large and small
…
yes, counterforces can be found easily enough
harnessing them and co-creating with them
for the common good is the urgency at hands
so we at the center conclude
that counterforces are available
that can in some measures mitigate a possible 6th mass extinction
but unless created over the next 50 years or much less
...
informed and invigorated by the harrisons méndez formed the counterforce lab in 2015.</description>
		
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rebeca méndezdirector and founderprofessor, ucla design media artsRebeca Méndez (Mexico City, 1962) is an interdisciplinary artist, designer, and educator examining reciprocal relationships and environmental justice in a multi-species world amid climate change, mass extinction, and a ravaging extractivist society. Her fieldwork has taken her to vulnerable environments and communities in the Arctic and threatened ecologies in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Méndez’s diverse works are driven by her interest in perception and embodied experience, and they develop within science and art, manifesting as immersive video and sound installations, public art, film, and performance. Bridging scientific and indigenous perspectives, Méndez has collaborated with significant science institutions and Acjachemen, Tongva, Ohlone, and Zapotec communities. Her works have been exhibited extensively worldwide, including at three PST ART: Art &#38;amp; Science Collide exhibitions—Digital Witness: Revolutions in Design, Photography, and Film at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (2024–25), Storm Cloud: Picturing our Climate Crisis at the The Huntington (2024–25), and Of Sea and Sky at the Mount Wilson Observatory (2024). Other exhibitions include the 1st Gangwon International Triennale 2021 in Gangwon-do, Korea, and the 55th Venice Biennale. Méndez’s works are in permanent collections, including at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Cooper-Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Oaxaca, and the El Paso Museum of Art, among others. Méndez has received significant recognition, including a California Community Foundation Fellowship, The Sally and Don Lucas Artists Residency, CODAaward in Public Spaces; induction into the Alliance Graphique Internationale (2024) and the One Club Creative Hall of Fame (2017); recipient of the Medal of AIGA (2017), and the National Design Award in Communication Design (2012). Her work was showcased on the PBS NewsHour Art and Culture Series CANVAS. She earned a BFA and an MFA and received the honorary degree of Doctor of Fine Arts from Art Center College of Design. Méndez is a tenured professor in the Department of Design Media Arts at UCLA and the founder and director of the Counterforce Lab, a research studio that harnesses the power of art and design to engage with the reality of the global ecological crisis and its ties to environmental injustice.


      rebeca méndez is an artist, designer, and tenured professor at ucla, design media arts, where she is director of the counterforce lab, a research and fieldwork studio for art, design and environment. her research and practice investigates design and media art in public space, critical approaches to public identities and landscape, and artistic projects based on field investigation methods. méndez’s immersive video art installations are driven by her interest in perception and embodied experience. since 1996, she’s led rebeca méndez studio in los angeles and has received significant recognition including her recent inclusion into the permanent collection of the los angeles county museum of art, the 2017 medal of aiga, induction into the one club hall of fame, new york, and the 2012 national design award in communication design. her diverse works have been exhibited widely in significant institutions including solo exhibitions at the san francisco museum of modern art, hammer museum, nevada art museum, museum of contemporary art, oaxaca, mexico, and group exhibitions at the 55th venice biennial, los angeles county museum of art, el paso museum of art, and the cooper-hewitt national design museum. méndez is known for her career-long commitment to ‘design and art as a social force,’ and was awarded the ‘2016 vision over violence humanitarian award,’ by peace over violence, los angeles. méndez was guest curator at the cooper-hewitt national design museum in ‘rebeca méndez selects’ 2018–19, reviewed in the new yorker magazine. she was co-chair for the 2018 national design awards, juror for the pritzker emerging environmental genius award, 2017 and 2018, was keynote speaker at the aiga conference 2019 / design educators, and member of the steering committee and co-curator of the 2019 aspen ideas festival. her interests and initiatives are a bridge between art, design and science, and demonstrate a commitment to the environment and a sustainable future.
      
   
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yogan mullersenior researcheryogan muller is a landscape scholar and photographer whose work is attuned to the epistemological repercussions of the anthropocene. after graduating from a b.a. math in 2007 at the university of bordeaux, france, he undertook and graduated from a practice-led ph.d. in landscape photography and epistemology (ensav la cambre, université libre de bruxelles, belgium) in 2018. this 2019-2020 academic year, he moved to los angeles where he now works and lives. under the tutelage of ucla professor and designer rebeca méndez (ph.d. h.c.), he partook in the foundational projects of the counterforce lab, a research initiative led by professor méndez and entirely devoted to the ecological crisis and the response of artists, designers and scholars. he currently is a visiting lecturer at ucla (department of design media arts). his papers were published in les carnets du paysage (ensp versailles/marseille, france) and projets de paysage. as a landscape photographer, he worked in iceland between 2012 and 2017 and documented the transformation of the landscape of the reykjanes peninsula, southwest of the capital reykjavík. he is a finalist of la bourse du talent (no. 80) award in 2019. he was a french student photographer of the year in 2007 (3rd prize) and was selected for three masterclass workshops led by magnum photos in 2008 (brighton, uk), 2009 (gröningen, the netherlands) and 2011 (munich, germany). he interned magnum photos in london in 2009.&#60;img width="800" height="800" width_o="800" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1e990e5a58c760b31c051f4d5045c555ca02c00180dca21573bdcb34664f610b/ellie.jpeg" data-mid="79582192" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/1e990e5a58c760b31c051f4d5045c555ca02c00180dca21573bdcb34664f610b/ellie.jpeg" /&#62;eleanor diamant

affiliate faculty
ellie diamant is a 3rd year ph.d. candidate in ecology and evolutionary biology at ucla. she researches urban evolution and behavioral ecology in the yeh lab. prior, she received her m.a. in ecology, evolution, and conservation biology at columbia university in 2017, studying sexual selection and variation in female plumage in hummingbirds in the rubenstein lab. she obtained a b.sc. in biology, with a minor in environmental studies from davidson college in 2015, having conducted research in nesting behavior and evolution of cavity-nesting songbirds. she has always been interested in the intersection of science and art, and connecting the needs of humans and other animals in our changing world.


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lili flores aguilaraffiliate faculty
ucla world arts and cultures / dance
a transdisciplinary artist and researcher / Ph.D candidate at ucla arts, focusing on culture and performance, within the department of world arts and cultures / dance


         erin cooney is visual artist, educator, and activist. born and raised in houston, texas, she has lived in los angeles since 2000. her video, installation, and performance work centers around the embodied nature of point of view and strives towards a reconfiguration in the human relationship to the natural world. she received a ba in philosophy from the university of notre dame and studied graphic design at art center college of design. she is currently pursuing her mfa at ucla.
      
   
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christian henrygraduate researcher ucla plant physiology


christian henry is a ucla ph.d candidate in evolutionary biology who is interested in multiple platforms of science. christian has experience studying invasive species, biocontrols, and photosynthesis in corn as a potential candidate for biofuels. recently, he conducted a marine research project on microalgae and found a new interest in underwater species. christian believes science is tremendously important for living a healthy lifestyle and he is passionate about contributing to future practices and research.


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camille walkinshawgraduate researcher ucla architecture


camille walkinshaw is a northwest native based in los angeles in her final year of her m. arch degree at ucla. she grew up near mt rainier national park and carries a fondness for blending design with her passion for the natural environment. she recently interned with so&#124;da architects; a firm rooted in adaptive reuse here in los angeles. she also formed an independent study at ucla dedicated to the interplay between nature and culture dissecting the readings of donna harroway, elizabeth kolbert, bruno latour and rachel carson. she received her b.a. from the university of washington in rhetoric and cultural studies and worked in tech prior to pursuing her master’s degree in design.


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josé alberola

undergraduate researcher ucla civil engineering


josé alberola is a 3rd year undergraduate studying civil and environmental engineering from oklahoma city. he is interested in the intersection of structures, hydrology, urban design, and ecology in the pursuit of a better built environment. he hopes to explore the natural world for solutions to human problems in systems and design.


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paige brunsonundergraduate researcher ucla design media arts


paige brunson is a designer and undergraduate researcher studying design media arts at ucla with a minor in film, television, and digital media. she specializes in visual storytelling with experience in concept art, illustration, and speculative design. paige has interned at the animation production company acme filmworks inc and has exhibited her artwork at the a+d architecture and design museum, los angeles. she has always been intrigued by the relationship between art and the stem fields and is interested in sustainable design practices and studying bio-materials.


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nikolai garciaundergraduate researcher ucla design media arts


jennifer fletes-galindo

senior researcher ucla design media arts


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karen houndergraduate researcher ucla design media arts


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philip ottoundergraduate researcher ucla design media arts


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benjamin sigoloff

undergraduate researcher ucla design media arts


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hera songundergraduate researcher ucla design media arts


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grace xuundergraduate researcher ucla art

grace xu is an artist and activist working towards their b.a. degree in art at ucla. by exploring cultural narratives and family history, their work embraces the capacity of storytelling for rememorying, healing, and personal and communal transformation. she is currently researching with counterforce lab as a sustainable l.a. grand challenge undergraduate research scholar. she is also a changemaker scholar and a recipient of the art equity award, as well as a student representative on the dean's student council, department of art undergraduate advisory council, and the anti-racism, equity, eiversity, and inclusion (aedi) commission.


ivy zhangundergraduate researcher ucla design media arts


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            karina lopez is a mexican artist and researcher. while perpetually exploring human perception and representations through code and image, her focus revolves around concepts pertaining to virtual and physical connectivity, cyberfeminism, ethics of technology, and decolonization of archives and space. she holds a b.a. in design and media arts from ucla.
         
      
ucla affiliated faculty

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prof. elizabeth deloughrey 

ucla affiliated faculty 

ucla institute for the environment and sustainability

elizabeth deloughrey is a professor at ucla who teaches postcolonial and indigenous literature courses on the environment, globalization, critical ocean studies, and the anthropocene and climate change, with a focus on the caribbean and pacific islands. she is the author of routes and roots: navigating caribbean and pacific literatures (2007), and co-editor of the volumes caribbean literature and the environment: between nature and culture (2005); postcolonial ecologies: literatures of the environment (2011); and global ecologies and the environmental humanities: postcolonial approaches (2015). her latest (open access) book, allegories of the anthropocene, examines climate change and empire in the literary and visual arts and was published by duke university press in 2019. she is an advisory member of the living archive: extinction stories from oceania project and with thom van dooren, was co-editor of the interdisciplinary open-access journal environmental humanities. her scholarship has been supported by institutions such as the acls, neh, rockefeller, mellon foundation, fulbright, rachel carson center (lmu, munich), the uchri, and the cornell society for the humanities. in the academic year 2021-2022 she will be on leave on a john simon guggenheim foundation fellowship.
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erin cooney

ucla affiliated faculty
former associate director, counterforce lab (2020-22)
ucla department of design media arts


erin cooney is a visual artist and lecturer in ucla’s department of design media arts, where she teaches courses on ecological arts and design, environmental justice, and media studies. her artwork uses video, installation, performance and community-based practices to investigate issues surrounding ecological crisis and environmental justice, and to explore the role of embodied, psychological, and cultural points of view and belief systems in determining the kinds of worlds we experience and build. erin received a ba in philosophy from the university of notre dame, studied graphic design at art center college of design, and received an mfa from ucla in design media arts.

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prof. pamela yeh&#38;nbsp;ucla affiliated faculty ucla 

ecology and evolutionary biology

pamela is an evolutionary biologist and studies how human activities affect the evolution of species, focusing on the evolution of birds in urban environments and the evolution of drug-resistant bacteria in urban and agricultural areas. she is also interested in the role biology plays in public health, and how biological data and insights can both inform public health research as well as public health policy. she received her b.a. in biology from harvard-radcliffe colleges, her ph.d in evolutionary biology from university of california at san diego, and conducted post-doctoral work in the center for genomics research at harvard university and the systems biology department at harvard medical dchool. she is currently an associate professor at UCLA. Pamela is also an External Faculty at Santa Fe Institute.


global affiliated faculty
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prof. dr.-ing. ferdinand ludwig global affiliated faculty tum school of engineering and design technical university of munichferdinand ludwig is professor of green technologies and landscape architecture at the technical university of munich (tum). he researches how trees may be used in architectural construction. prof. dr. ludwig is the original developer of "baubotanik," the practice of creating architecture using living materials. ferdinand is also the founder of ola, the office for living architecture. “In baubotanik, we essentially use photosynthesis and the growth processes that build on it. and the exciting thing is that we incorporate this directly into the architecture. the calculation basis for such buildings is highly complex because the geometry has to react to organic development processes. that's why we work in an interdisciplinary manner, from engineering to ecology. our goal is to establish botany as part of building culture, as building culture in open spaces, but also very strongly in the built environment." - prof. dr. ferdinand ludwig

photo credit: Biocom AG


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prof. ian macgregor-fors global affiliated faculty 
biological and environmental sciences 
university of helsinkiian macgregor-fors's research interests are broad. as a main research line, he has focused on assessing some of the ecological patterns (and more recently trying to untangle their related processes) that occur in human-dominated ecosystems. as an ornithologist, he has used birds as models to study their responses in a wide array of anthropogenic systems, primarily in or near towns and cities. he has most recently broadened the study of more wildlife groups through collaboration with experts across disciplines. besides this main research line, he is also fascinated by the complexity of biological invasions, the ecology of exotic species, and natural history in general (with a strong bias towards birds). he is currently working with local governments in finland to make material interventions in the built environment that materialize some of the findings of urban ecology studies.


         counterforce lab alumni

      
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         maru garcía is a transdisciplinary artist and researcher working across art + science + environment. her areas of interest are explorations on biosystems, interspecies relationships, and the capacity of living organisms (including humans) to act as remediators in contaminated sites. her work highlights the importance of eco-aesthetics, where relationships and community are proposed as a way of building a sustainable culture. at the same time, she questions the way science and technology have influenced the relationship of humans within nature. maru holds an mfa in design &#38;amp; media arts from ucla as well as an m.s. in biotechnology and a b.s. in chemistry both from tecnologico de monterrey, mexico.
      
   
&#60;img width="2765" height="2498" width_o="2765" height_o="2498" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9e1117e077f14f89d9f8f11d413320748055fd59e72c9a31df3846c35494ebb0/202006275408281066597143931-1-3.jpg" data-mid="87588068" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9e1117e077f14f89d9f8f11d413320748055fd59e72c9a31df3846c35494ebb0/202006275408281066597143931-1-3.jpg" /&#62;alvaro azcárragagraduate researcherm.f.a. candidate, ucla design media artsalvaro azcarraga is a mexican artist focused on the relationships between biology, history, and culture. coming from a background in molecular and cellular biology he focuses on how the microscopic relates to the human and beyond. with an interest in food systems, he has previously worked on issues relating to corn, water, and soil.


&#60;img width="768" height="768" width_o="768" height_o="768" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/192addac080ffe166f689db8a552b2e5e8ca1d8f4208817fe53cc85ef77239e2/Profile-Pic.jpg" data-mid="88393554" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/768/i/192addac080ffe166f689db8a552b2e5e8ca1d8f4208817fe53cc85ef77239e2/Profile-Pic.jpg" /&#62;andrew gonzalesgraduate researcherm.arch. candidate,
ucla architecture and urban design


jihun leedesigner, ucla design media arts, b.f.a. alumnus, 2017


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         sana jahani is a los angeles-based designer working towards her m.arch degree at ucla. she received her ba in architecture with a minor in city &#38;amp; regional planning from uc berkeley in 2015. prior to starting at ucla, she worked as a designer at standard llp for three years. more recently, she worked on the superposition exhibition at ucla perloff gallery, which was featured in log 48. her work has been showcased in ucla a.ud’s currents exhibition four times and she has received a number of awards at ucla including the elaine krown klein fine arts scholarship and the carlin glucksman fellowship. 
      
   
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karina lopezweb developer,
ucla design media arts, b.f.a. alumna, 2019karina lopez is a mexican artist and researcher. while perpetually exploring human perception and representations through code and image, her focus revolves around concepts pertaining to virtual and physical connectivity, cyberfeminism, ethics of technology, and decolonization of archives and space. she holds a b.a. in design and media arts from ucla.


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koby otsukadesigner, 
ucla design media arts, b.f.a. alumnus, 2019


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         undergraduate student in design media artswonho lee is a designer and artist from seoul, korea and lives in los angeles for his ba degree in design/media arts at ucla. his works focus on the representation of poetic sentiments within various digital forms including typography and photography. he worked as a graphic design intern at rebeca méndez studio, and he is currently working as the 2019 - 2020 designer-in-residence at the ucla school of the arts and architecture. his recent work was selected as a final winner of the greyhound bus design competition, and he has received various awards including elaine krown klein fine arts scholarship award and tina and martin sarafa scholarship award.
      
   
&#60;img width="800" height="806" width_o="800" height_o="806" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f892b9add3fbcad21e3706583d6b7e8bb30e18a5b233a8d72a9b62d6aaabbf18/maru.jpg" data-mid="79582287" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/f892b9add3fbcad21e3706583d6b7e8bb30e18a5b233a8d72a9b62d6aaabbf18/maru.jpg" /&#62;maru garcíaartist,ucla design media arts, m.f.a., alumna, 2019maru garcía is a transdisciplinary artist and researcher working across art + science + environment. her areas of interest are explorations on biosystems, interspecies relationships, and the capacity of living organisms (including humans) to act as remediators in contaminated sites. her work highlights the importance of eco-aesthetics, where relationships and community are proposed as a way of building a sustainable culture. at the same time, she questions the way science and technology have influenced the relationship of humans within nature. maru holds an mfa in design &#38;amp; media arts from ucla as well as an m.s. in biotechnology and a b.s. in chemistry both from tecnologico de monterrey, mexico.


&#60;img width="800" height="800" width_o="800" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/861938baf89b4b8d273bdcc1a98cc3d3d677c42b5e56028ed86b082c7b7a9b7c/janahi.jpg" data-mid="79582285" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/861938baf89b4b8d273bdcc1a98cc3d3d677c42b5e56028ed86b082c7b7a9b7c/janahi.jpg" /&#62;sana jahanigraduate researcherm.arch. candidate, ucla architecture and urban design
sana jahani is a los angeles-based designer working towards her m.arch degree at ucla. she received her ba in architecture with a minor in city &#38;amp; regional planning from uc berkeley in 2015. prior to starting at ucla, she worked as a designer at standard llp for three years. more recently, she worked on the superposition exhibition at ucla perloff gallery, which was featured in log 48. her work has been showcased in ucla a.ud’s currents exhibition four times and she has received a number of awards at ucla including the elaine krown klein fine arts scholarship and the carlin glucksman fellowship.


&#60;img width="800" height="800" width_o="800" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7ded3e2df1f4af4991d541c1b219c1a4c017eea6714e27fa32ecc87633f8acad/wonho.jpeg" data-mid="79582288" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/7ded3e2df1f4af4991d541c1b219c1a4c017eea6714e27fa32ecc87633f8acad/wonho.jpeg" /&#62;wonho leeundergraduate researcherucla design media arts

wonho

lee is a multimedia designer and artist from seoul whose work focuses on the language of poetic sentiments within various physical and digital forms. his body of work is driven by his profound interest and curiosity within the arts and culture, which he utilizes his acute artistic speculation to communicate his creative vision in diverse areas such as communication design, typography, motion graphics, video, and photography.he recently graduated from university of california, los angeles with a bachelor of arts degree in design media arts; during his studies, his works won numerous awards including elaine krown klein scholarship award, tina and martin sarafa scholarship award, and greyhound design scholarship award. he has participated in multiple design projects with rebeca méndez studio as a freelance designer and ucla school of the arts and architecture as the designer in residence to showcase his design identity through the lenses of humanity and culture.

 
      &#60;img width="800" height="800" width_o="800" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/da1472efae7d1398480fcb655d103b8ebd25cb14805fed21c93a98364aef5012/yogan.JPG" data-mid="79582289" border="0" data-scale="50" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/da1472efae7d1398480fcb655d103b8ebd25cb14805fed21c93a98364aef5012/yogan.JPG" /&#62;
      
         yogan muller is a landscape scholar and photographer whose work is attuned to the epistemological repercussions of the anthropocene. after graduating from a ba math in 2007 at the university of bordeaux, france, he undertook and graduated from a practice-led phd in landscape photography and epistemology (ensav la cambre, université libre de bruxelles, belgium) in 2018. this 2019-2020 academic year, he moved to los angeles where he now works and lives. under the tutelage of ucla professor and designer rebeca méndez (ph.d. h.c.), he partook in the foundational projects of the counterforce lab, a research initiative led by professor méndez and entirely devoted to the ecological crisis and the response of artists, designers and scholars. he currently is a visiting lecturer at ucla (department of design media arts). his papers were published in les carnets du paysage (ensp versailles/marseille, france) and projets de paysage. as a landscape photographer, he worked in iceland between 2012 and 2017 and documented the transformation of the landscape of the reykjanes peninsula, southwest of the capital reykjavík. he is a finalist of la bourse du talent (no. 80) award in 2019. he was a french student photographer of the year in 2007 (3rd prize) and was selected for three masterclass workshops led by magnum photos in 2008 (brighton, uk), 2009 (gröningen, the netherlands) and 2011 (munich, germany). he interned magnum photos in london in 2009.
      
   
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