Dialogue Tour MAYFLY. Functional Collageswith Designers Anton Defant and Benjamin Nagy as well as curator Marlies WirthTue, 16.11.2021 6.00 pm –7.00 pmWith project “Mayfly,” the young designers Anton Defant and Benjamin Nagy examine the functional potentials of discarded materials. The life cycles of the improvised “functional collages” of the Mayfly sculptures begin where objects and components have lost their original function and have returned to being material: in the waste container. Thus, drain covers transform into a shelf, a former server rack into a chair, or a former sideboard and neon lights become a flood light. There is no planning ahead when it comes to “Mayfly,” the objects are purely defined by the elements and materials currently available. The salvaged components are re-designed using as few tools as possible and without radically changing the material. As only the means available on site are used, the designers let themselves be led by the principle of improvisation.  This approach allows them to process the discovered material quickly, autonomously, and independently and gives the objects a playful immediacy. The exhibition display draws on the metaphor of a sandbox as a place to play and experiment: Here too, material takes on form and is destroyed again, while always remaining in the cycle. ////////////////////////////Special-Demo-Tour TOKENS FOR CLIMATE CAREwith Martin Grödl und Moritz Resl of Process – Studio for Art and DesignTue, 16.11.2021 7.00 pmThe official Austrian contribution for the London Design Biennale 2021 was commissioned by the MAK and designed by Process – Studio for Art and Design. Now, the installation is on view in Vienna for the first time: Titled “Tokens for Climate Care”, the project focuses on the current and essential human task of climate care, nudged by the transformative power of design. The project uses AI-based technology to create new and original graphic symbols based on a comprehensive database of logos, symbols and glyphs. Preliminary "labelling" of the data by the team with key terms that cover a broad definition of climate care, including its social, political, environmental and economic aspects, enables the AI model to design new symbols based on their meaning. The new "Tokens for Climate Care" are presented in a spatial laser installation making the generated output data visible in real time. Visitors can take part in determining the meaning of the created symbols via their smartphones by selecting three terms from a list of labels that allow for endless combinations. The color of the laser installation will change accordingly. The generated symbols are accessible worldwide via tokensforclimate.care and can be used freely by and for climate caring initiatives and activism. PLEASE NOTE - PROTECTIVE MEASURESDue to the opening of the exhibition 100 BEST POSTERS 20, the “2G+” rule applies throughout the entire MAK on 16 Nov 2021 after 6.45 p.m. (including regular visits to the museum): vaccinated or recovered + additionally a PCR test (not older than 48 hours). Before 6.45 p.m. the "2G" rule applies. A FFP2 mask must be worn during the entire visit to the museum. Admission is free  REGISTRATIONLimited number of participants: registration is necessary - either in advance or directly on site if the tour is not fully booked.  HEADPHONESThe tour requires headphones. Please provide your own (3.5 mm standard connector) if possible.  MEETING PLACEMAK Columned Main Hall