Robert Köpke, graduate from HFBK Hamburg and HGB Leipzig with a Master's degree in Curatorial Practice, currently works at the intersection of curation, design, and art. As a Research Associate at Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography, he specializes in visualizing biodiversity data through mapping.
His work, which merges art, design, and social engagement, underscores the importance of dynamic public spaces. Robert is actively involved in community-centric projects, focusing on sustainability and collaborative design methods. His contributions to projects like the Floating University Berlin and R-Urban in Paris showcase his ability to blend urban and ecological aspects in his curatorial endeavors. Committed to transforming societal structures, Robert creates participatory experiences that appeal to diverse audiences.
- Mexibility.
- In Solidarity:
- Living and Making Together
- The class and the class “Design for the Living World” collaborated with various grassroots initiatives in Mexico City and Querétaro during significant neoliberal changes in Mexico. They focus on initiatives related to solidarity economies, work and living collectives, and sustainable neighborhood projects. Their goal is to explore tensions between local and global economies, sustainability, cooperative living, and working in cities, and the dynamics between rural and urban, peripheral and central regions. Through this discourse, the artist and students will visit four different projects in and around Mexico City and Querétaro, including Huerto Roma Verde, Cooperativa Palo Alto, CENTRO University Mexico City, and the América neighborhood in Querétaro, to work and exchange knowledge with the local people, alongside the Dérive Lab.