BIO 26 | Common Knowledge – Design in Times of the Information Crisis

Is COVID-19 fake news and a product of conspiracy? What do we really know? Which sources do we trust? In today’s knowledge society, we have to deal with manipulated news and alternative facts. Citizenship and governance both appear to have been shaken to their very foundations in this post-truth era. Although we have access to more information than any generation before, we are increasingly challenged in our efforts to make well-informed decisions. These factors and others make it difficult for many people in the digital age to create and share the type of “common knowledge” that supports better, more responsive policy.

BIO 26 in Ljubljana is Europe’s oldest design biennial. Founded in 1963, from November 2019 to February 2020 it was dedicated to the theme of »Common Knowledge« and seeks ideas that show ways out of the current crisis of information. Now she visits the Kunstgewerbemuseum in Pillnitz and presents a cross-section of her main exhibition at the 26th edition of the design festival, focusing primarily on the interrelationships between the multidimensional information crisis and citizenship. She explores the role and potential of contemporary design in shaping knowledge and truth and in recalibrating our infosphere.