Prof. Dr. Patricia Ribault

Patricia Ribault is Professor for Performative Design Research at the weißensee kunsthochschule berlin since 2020 and Principal Investigator of the Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity. Image Space Material« at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Prior to that, she was Junior Professor in History and Theory of Gestaltung at the Institute for Cultural History and Theory and Principal Investigator at the Cluster of Excellence »Image, Knowledge, Gestaltung«. She is also a lecturer at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris.

She began her career with studies in applied arts and ceramics and an apprenticeship in glass blowing in England, Italy (Murano) and Tunisia. Her doctoral thesis is about the concept of gesture (Pour une ontologie du geste. À notre corps défaillant) and her research revolves around the notions of body, work, technique, art, craft, industry, design, and, more recently, around interspecific relations and posthumanism.

In 2022, she edited a book entitled Design, Gestaltung, Formatività. Philosophies of Making, published by Birkhäuser, and among other publications, she co-edited with art historian Thomas Golsenne a special edition of the French journal Techniques et Culture entitled Essais de bricologie. Ethnologie de l’art et du design contemporains (Essays of Bricology. Ethnology of contemporary Art and Design), Paris, EHESS (2015).

Field
Gestaltung
Projects
Cutting (Principal Investigator)
Material Form Function (Principal Investigator)
Cutting (Cluster Professor)
Material Form Function (Cluster Professor)
Email Address
patricia.ribault [​at​] hu-berlin.de
Address

weissensee school of art and design berlin
Bühringstraße 20
13086 Berlin

Publications

Edited Volumes & Exhibition Catalogues

Ribault, P. ed. 2022. Design, Gestaltung, Formatività. Philosophies of Making. Berlin, Boston: Birkhäuser.
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783035622447

Alexandre, P., Jouannais, J., Ribault, P., Semin, D. eds. 2020. Art et Camouflage. With contributions by Alexandre, P., Ribault, P., Aubagnac, G., Semin, D., Aubry, M., Bergounioux, P., Coutin, C., Shell, H. R., Schäffner, W. and Thierrée, V. Paris: Beaux-Arts Éditions, ENSBA.

Golsenne, T., Ribault, P. eds. 2016. Essais de Bricologie. Ethnologie de l’art et du design contemporains. Revue Techniques et Culture n 64. Paris: Ed. de l’EHESS.
Highlighted by https://journals.openedition.org/critiquedart/23118.

Articles in Edited Volumes

Ribault, P. 2022. »Design, Gestaltung, Formatività: An Introduction.« In Design, Gestaltung, Formatività. Philosophies of Making, edited by Ribault, P. Basel: Birkhäuser.
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783035622447

Ribault, P. 2022. »P comme Pieuvre.« In Abécédaire de la beauté, edited by Zernick, C. Paris: Editions B42.

Schmidt, B., Ribault, P., Petruschat, J. 2022. »Knowing, Blowing, Forming — A Conversation about Glassmaking, by Patricia Ribault and Jörg Petruschat.« In glass – hand formed matter, edited by Schmidt, B.

Ribault, P. 2021. »Blowing as a Mode of Giving Form. Perspectives on Two Cultural Techniques.« In Atem / Breath: Gestalterische, ökologische und soziale Dimensionen / Morphological, ecological and social dimensions, edited by Burchert, L., Resetar, I. Berlin/Boston: De Gruyter, 119-133.

da Mosto, J., Kuitenbrouwer, K., Ribault, P., et al. 2020. »Zoöp.« In The Venice Exploratorium: Cahier #2, edited by Nevejan, C., da Mosto, J., HabiFarès, H. Het Nieuwe Instituut.

Ribault, P. 2020. »Being Hermann August Weizenegger.« In ATMOISM: Gestaltete Atmosphären. Eine Ausstellung von Hermann August Weizenegger, Berlin Kunstgewerbemuseum, Berlin: Verlag für moderne Kunst, 184-187.

Ribault, P. 2020. »De la forme à l’informe. La stratégie du poulpe.« In Art et Camouflage, edited by Alexandre, P., Jouannais, J., Ribault, P., Semin, D. Paris: Beaux-Arts Éditions, ENSBA.

Riabult, P. 2019. »Forme donnée, donner forme.« Art Book Magazine / Cité du design / ENSAD. In Design en regards, edited by Bihanic, D.

Ribault, P. 2019. »Gestaltung, ou la dynamique des formes.« In Staatliche Bauhaus cent pour cent, 1919-2019, edited by Bihanic, D. Paris: T&P editions.
https://reflectiveinteraction.ensadlab.fr/staatliche-bauhaus-cent-pour-cent-1919-2019/

Ribault, P. 2019. »Körper bei der Arbeit. Geste, Norm und Technik.« In Standardisierung und Naturalisierung, edited by Müller, M., Neubert, C. Paderborn/München: Wilhelm Fink, 219-232.

Ribault, P. 2016. »Comment faire? La technique comme pouvoir.« In Essais de Bricologie. Ethnologie de l’art et du design contemporains, edited by Dittmar, P.-O., Joulian, F., Golsenne, T., Ribault, P. Techniques & Culture. 64, Paris: CNRS, 32-45.

Articles

Picht, T., Calvé, M. L., Tomasello, R., Fekonja, L., Gholami, M. F., Bruhn, M., Zwick, C., Rabe, J. P., Müller-Birn, C., Vajkoczy, P., Sauer, I. M., Zachow, S., Nyakatura, J. A., Ribault, P., Pulvermüller, F. 2021. »Letter: A Note on Neurosurgical Resection and Why We Need to Rethink Cutting.« Neurosurgery. E289–E291.
https://doi.org/10.1093/neuros/nyab326

Ribault, P. 2019. »Chiara Vigo ou la maîtrise de soie. Pensée magique, processus technique et démarche scientifique en question.« Images Re-vues. Histoire, anthropologie et théorie de l’art, Hors-série 7.
https://doi.org/10.4000/imagesrevues.7055

Knowledge Transfer

Exhibitions

Büsse, M. (curator), de Visscher, E. (curator), Dean, M., Dierichs, D., Eder, M., Eigen, L., Guiducci, L., Hehemeyer-Cürten, J., Jalkh, H., Kycia, A., Mareis, C., Nyakatura, J. A., Rasehorn, F., Rešetar, I., Ribault, P., Sauer, C., Sauer, I., Schneider, M., Stock, R., Shone, J., Wenig, C. Design Lab #13. Material Legacies. Exhibition. Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Museum of Decorative Arts. Kunstgewerbemuseum. Funded by Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity« and Prussian Cultural Heritage Board of Trustees. 3 November 2022 - 26 February 2023.
https://www.smb.museum/en/museums-institutions/kunstgewerbemuseum/exhibitions/detail/design-lab-13/
Highlighted by TAZ, 15.11.2022.

Contributions to Exhibitions

Ribault, P. (curator) »Cabinet of Curiosities.« With the participation of: Art Orienté Objet, Byars, J., Durham, J., Garcia, H., Degorce-Dumas, E.. Mosset, O., Mullican, M., Purcell, R., Sherwood, D., Tschiember, M., Williams, R., Zarka, R., Ribault, P., Rioux, V., Students of Chaos. At the exhibition: ExtraNatural (A Mark Dion Projekt), curated by Basta, S. Beaux-Arts, Paris. 18 May 2021 - 14 July 2021.

Talks & Events

Talks & Presentations

Ribault, P., Glaser, J., Rasehorn, F. Touching as Knowing. Oscillating between physical and virtual tactility. Cumulus Conference »›Un/touchable. New meanings and values‹«, Spaces, Senses, Skins: Reinvention of the Tactile in Art and Design Practices. Higher School of Economics, Art and Design School, Moscow, Russia. Hybrid. 13 June 2022.
https://cumulusrussia2022.org/

Ribault, P. Pensée magique et démarche scientifique sont-elles incompatibles ? L’exemple de Chiara Vigo. Talk at the Seminar »Les objets comme source : les textiles et leurs matériaux – II«, Soies marines. École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS), Paris. Hybrid. 3 February 2022.
https://enseignements.ehess.fr/2021-2022/ue/645

Kuitenbrouwer, K., Ribault, P. Where to Begin: From Laying Waste to Generating Life Worlds. Talk at the Symposium »Times of Waste – Handling Matter«, Organized by FHNW Academy of Art and Design Basel in cooperation with the Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and the Museum of Decorative Arts Berlin. Virtual. 17 June 2021.
http://times-of-waste.ch/de/symposium/

Ribault, P. Design et Formativité : L’Apport de L’Esthétique de Luigi Pareyson aux Études en Design. Talk at the Lecture Series »Au-delà du Visuel«, Collège des Bernardins, Paris. Virtual. 14 December 2021.
https://www.collegedesbernardins.fr/content/au-dela-du-visuel

Ribault, P. Interspecificities: An Introduction. Talk at the Online Conversation Series »Conversations 2021: on Non-Human Centric Approaches«. with Shared Campus, group Critical Ecologies, Bitton Joëlle. Virtual. 22 April 2021.
https://shared-campus.com/themes/critical-ecologies/conversations-with-ten-thousand-things/conversations/conversations-2021-non-human-centric-approaches/

Ribault, R. From Form to Formlessness: The Octopus, a Master of Finesse. Talk at the the International Conference »Other Worlds: Octopuses in Interdisciplinary Perspective«, Section 1: Bodily Configurations. University of Kassel, GLASMOOG, Academy of Media Arts, Cologne. https://www.khm.de/termine/news.5013.other-worlds-octopuses-in-interdisciplinary-perspective/. Virtual. 30 October 2020.
https://www.uni-kassel.de/fb05/fachgruppen-und-institute/geschichte/lehrgebiet/sozial-und-kulturgeschichte-human-animal-studies/konferenzen/other-worlds-octopuses-in-interdisciplinary-perspectives

Ribault, P., Pasche, D. Materials and Immaterials. Talk at the International Symposium »Interdisciplinarity Revisited«, Humboldt Forum Berlin. 3 October 2019.

Ribault, P. Blowing as a Mode of Giving Form. Perspectives on Two Cultural Techniques. Symposium Breath. Creative, Ecological and Socio-political Dimensions, 1900-today, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. 12 October 2019.

Ribault, P. Co-machins et inter-trucs. À quoi bon? Workshop »Movement Design and Learning«, IRCAM, Paris. 22 November 2019.
https://medias.ircam.fr/x9d1177

Ribault, P. From Being a Bat to Having a Digital Twin - On Contemporary Modes of Co-existence. Talk at the Seminar »Formen der Körperlichkeit: Maschine, Mensch, Tier«, Zentralinstitut Hermann von Helmholtz-Zentrum für Kulturtechnik, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. 12 July 2019.

Invited Moderation/ Comment

Bourlez, F., Eloit, I., Schulmann, C., Ribault, P. Invited moderation. Rencontre avec Rosi Braidotti, Chaire Troubles, dissidences et esthétiques, Beaux-Arts de Paris, Paris. Virtual. 26 March 2021.
https://www.beauxartsparis.fr/fr/evenement/rencontre-avec-rosi-braidotti

Bourlez, F., Eloit, I., Schulmann., Ribault, P. Rencontre avec Rosi Braidotti. Chaire Troubles, dissidences et esthétiques, Beaux-Arts, Paris. Virtual. 26 March 2021.
https://www.beauxartsparis.fr/fr/evenement/rencontre-avec-rosi-braidotti?fbclid=IwAR3hrlSVcxrGxbYVd83Itb2HDRrV1i7G7Zll6_naJgEby7xmg5fw3kL71WU

Grasskamp, A., Ribault, P. Moderation of the »Conversation about Value and Waste / An Artist's Perspective«, talk by liina Klauss. Conversation with Ten Thousand Things, Shared Campus, Critical Ecologies, Academy of Visual Arts, Hong Kong. Virtual. 10 December 2021.
https://shared-campus.com/themes/critical-ecologies/conversations-with-ten-thousand-things/conversations-2021-conversations-about-value-and-waste-an-artists-perspective/

Events & Workshops

Bianchini, S., Ribault P. (moderators), Becker, J., Bredekamp, H., Israel, J. H., Picht, T., Shildrick, M. (guests). »Dissect« – An artificially intelligent robot performing a ritual of purification known as ›skin-cutting‹. Discussion about Marco Donnarumma's ›Amygdala‹. Tieranatomisches Theater, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Chaire Arts & Sciences of the École polytechnique, Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs (EnsAD), Fondation Daniel et Nina Carasso, Museum of Decorative Arts, Tieranatomisches Theater, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. 2 November 2022.
https://berlinscienceweek.com/event/dissect/

Quinz, E., Ribault, P. (moderators), Saraceno, T. (co-organizer), Chiaramonte, X., Hengge, R., Jäger, P., Jarry, A., Jordan, A., Müller, M. (guests). »Dissect« – An artistic research on a more equal balance of human- techno- and biodiversity. Discussion about Tomás Saraceno's Spiders. Tieranatomisches Theater, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Chaire Arts & Sciences of the École polytechnique, Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs (EnsAD), Fondation Daniel et Nina Carasso, Tieranatomisches Theater, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. 4 November 2022.
https://berlinscienceweek.com/de/event/dissect-2/

Kramer, N., Ribault, P., Simon, M., Van Esch, S. Improwild! TNUA IMCCI & Wanwu Practice Group, Taipei. Virtual. 12 November 2021 - 13 November 2021.
https://shared-campus.com/themes/critical-ecologies/conversations-with-ten-thousand-things/symposium-embodying-local-knowledges/panel-4-improwild-a-workshop-on-knowledge-exchange-through-improvisation/

Kuitenbrouwer, K., Ribault, P. Justice in a Multispecies World: Workshop with Zoöp. Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels. Virtual. 25 January 2021.
https://www.vub.be/en/events/2021/justice-in-a-multispecies-world-workshop-with-zoop

Petruschat, J., Ribault, P. On Gestaltung: New Online Lecture Series. weißensee school of art and design berlin. »Theories« and »Actions«. Virtual. 11 May 2021 - 22 June 2021.
https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activities/5048/on-gestaltung

Ribault, P., Kuitenbrouwer, K., the Université Libre de Bruxelles. »Workshop Zoöp«. Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Virtual. 25 January 2021.

Kuitenbrouwer, K., Ribault, P., da Mosto, J., et al. The Zoönomic Method. Collaboration of the Het Nieuwe Instituut with Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin; weißensee school of art and design berlin; We Are Here Venice; École des Arts Décoratifs and Université Paris Sciences et Lettres. Virtual. 1 June 2020 - 31 August 2020.
https://zoop.hetnieuweinstituut.nl/instruments-methods/zoonomic-method

Ribault, P., De Visscher, E., Kuitenbrouwer, K. Zoonomic Cooperations (Zoöp): Imagining a Space of Interspecific Observation and Intervention. Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Virtual. 13 November 2020.

Bianchini, S., Freire, M., Quinz, E., Ribault, P., Guiducci, L., Razghandi, K. Morphostructures: life-like behavior in material systems. Centre Pompidou, Paris. 15 March 2019 - 17 March 2019.

Löffler, P., Ribault, P, Müller, M. im/Perfection, Im/ perfect Figurations in Nature. Department of Cultural History and Theory, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. With contributions by Löffler, P., Ribault, P, Müller, M., Bublitz, H., Tikka, E., Kassung, C., De Visscher, E., Quinz, E., Schäffner, W., Bruns, C., Wehrli, P., Allen, J., Lang, C. 18 April 2019 - 11 July 2019.

Riabault, P. (organiser and moderator), Guilhem, J. (illusionist) Magic conference. Beaux-Arts de Paris. 2 July 2019.

Ribault, P., et al. Behavioral Matter. Centre Pompidou, Paris. Co-organisation of the symposium and workshop during the exhibition La Fabrique du Vivant, in cooperation with ENSAD, ENSCi, ENSBA Paris and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. 15 March 2019 - 17 March 2019.

Ribault, P., Fratzl, P., Schäffner, W., et al. Behavioral Matter: Composer avec le vivant. Centre Pompidou, Paris. In cooperation with Ensadlab (École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs, Paris) and the Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. 29 March 2019.
https://fonds-perspektive.de/fr/behavioralmatter/

Teaching & Supervision

Teaching & Courses

Picht, T., Amelung, K., Avenati, O., Chakkalakal, D., Engelhardt, M., Fekonja, L., Le Calve, M., Ostherr, K., Rasehorn, F., Ribault, P., Shams, B., Stein, C., Vellmer, S., Samuel, N., Sauer, I., Acker, G., Choejki, P. Adaptive Digital Twin. Block Seminar, Charite - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin. 18 July 2022 - 29 July 2022.

Picht, T., Amelung, K., Avenati, O., Chakkalakal, D., Engelhardt, M., Fekonja, L., Le Calve, M., Ostherr, K., Rasehorn, F., Ribault, P., Shams, B., Stein, C., Vellmer, S., Samuel, N., Sauer, I., Acker, G., Choejki, P. Adaptive Digital Twin. Block Seminar, Charite - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin. 24 January 2022 - 4 February 2022.

Ribault, P., Blazy, M. Le temps du vivant. Beaux-Arts de Paris. 2 March 2021.

Ribault, P. Tracking Materiality. An Inquiry into Gestures, Processes and Artefacts. Seminar, weißensee school of art berlin. 4 October 2021 - 19 February 2022.

Schmidt, B., Ribault, P. glass: hand formed matter. International development, exchange, cooperation and exhibition project., weißensee school of art and design berlin. 5 October 2020 - 14 July 2023.

Ribault, P. Diplôme National Supérieur d’Expression Plastique (Master) Graphic Design. École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs de Paris. 1 July 2019 - 2 July 2019.

(Co)Supervisions of Qualification Theses

Ribault, P. 2021. External Examiner for the admission to the SACRe doctoral program. PSL Université.

Networks

Cooperations

Ribault, P. 2019. Erasmus Coordinator, Institute for History and Theory of Culture, HU Berlin.

Review Activities & Expertises

Ribault, P. 2021. Interview on Design Research. Institute for Design Research and Appliance.

Ribault, P. 2020 - 2021. Member of the jury for the Prix de l’intelligence de la main® de la Fondation Bettencourt-Schüller.

Memberships

Ribault, P. Since 2021. Member of the Scientific Board for the image-based research journal .able, Chaire arts and sciences of École Polytechnique, École des Arts Décoratifs – Univerité Paris Sciences et Lettres and the Daniel and Nina Carasso Foundation.

Ribault. P. Since 2021. Member of the Scientific Board for the Chaire Beauté(s), PSL Université (France).

Ribault, P. Since 2020. Committee for the 21st Prix Liliane Bettancourt de L’intelligence de la main.

Ribault, P. Since 2020. Member of Shared Campus - Creative Practices Across Cultures, a cooperation platform for international education formats and research networks in art and design.

Ribault, P. Since 2020. Member of the Curatorial Board for the »glass - hand formed matter« project, Aalto University, Glass Museum Riihimäki, The Factory, Boda, Bröhan-Museum Berlin, weißensee school of art and design berlin.

Ribault, P. Since 2020. Member of the Scientific Board for the DHS annual conference Memory Full? Reimagining the relation between Design and History, postponed to 2021.

Ribault, P. Since 2020. Scientific Committee for the DHS annual conference.

Ribault, P. 2019. Member of the scientific committee for the symposium Dzing Dzing. Design / Recherche / École d’art : ce qui nous préoccupe, Design Biennal, Saint-Étienne.

Ribault, P. Since 2015. Member of the Hermann von Helmholtz-Zentrum für Kulturtechnik, HU Berlin.

Media Contributions

Contributions to Newsletters, CZ# or MoA Blog

Ribault., P., Rioux, V. »Technobodies on Air!« Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, 4 February 2021.
https://blog.matters-of-activity.de/2021/02/01/04-02-at-6pm-technobodies-on-air-radiobal-fr/

Contributions in TV & Radio

Ribault, P., Rioux, V. Technobodies on Air! Radio contribution, Radiobal.fr. 4 February 2021.

Lignel, B., Ribault, P. Making Do with Objects. Looking, Conversing, Learning 11/10. organized by La Garantie, Association for Contemporary Jewelry. Radio contribution. 11 October 2020.

Press Articles

Ribault, P., Lessing, N. 2019. »Vom Gesellschaftsleben der Objekte.« Interview with Patricia Ribault by Nora Lessing. Humboldt’s newsletter, 1 September 2019.
https://www.hu-berlin.de/de/pr/nachrichten/september-2019/nr-1992

Podcasts & Videos

Ribault, P. Interview for the Museum of Decorative Arts Berlin about the exhibition Atmoism, Gestaltete Atmosphären. Eine Ausstellung von Hermann August Weizenegger. Video. 31 May 2021.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gecNbgQWZKM

Staatliche Museen zu Berlin. Atmoism. Gestaltete Atmosphären. Eine Ausstellung von Hermann August Weizenegger. With contribution by Ribault, P. Video. 16 minutes, 31 May 2021.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gecNbgQWZKM