Continuing with my project, I reached again to Sinem Grouch, she is the Cofounder of Feminist Design. I contacted her at the beginning of the year and we had a very interesting conversation about a possible collaboration if my research aligned to the projects they had as an organisation. I reached to her again because I wanted to show her what I accomplished in the summer and maybe restart the conversation of a possible collaboration.

We had the conversation yesterday before class, and it was very brief. I gave her a brief description of my interventions and asked her if she had any feedback or suggestions to my new approach of the project.

She mentioned how she had started a project about the ergonomics and politics of bodies in the office, all about the office posture, what it means in an office space to be professional or informal and the power dynamics behind it. She was open to collaborate but was very clear about how there is no budget for assigning people to it and being honest, she didn’t feel as convincing and reflecting on it, I think it was because I was not very clear either with my intentions of contacting her. I think I used my chance too soon with her or without a clear outline of what I was expecting from her in representation of Feminist Design, and in a way it’s a reflection of what I’m dealing at the moment with my project: there’s still unclarity in a way and still too broad.

Still, I invited her to the festival in December and she seemed keen to, so I hope that’s not a lost opportunity.