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Organoesis is a neologism based on two Greek words:

This neologism suggests that there is no thought without organs: biological organs (living bodies), technical organs (tools, medium, devices) and social organs (social institutions).

Thinking does not take place in the brain or in the sky of ideas, but between living individuals, who connect through their technical milieu (artificial organs), within collective groups (social organisations), by practising all kinds of knowledge (know-how, knowing how to live, how to educate, how to inhabit space, theoretical knowledge, social knowledge, practical knowledge, technical knowledge, etc.).

Robert Delaunay, Rythme n°1, 1938, Paris, Musée d’Art Moderne.

Like any sudden technical breakthrough, the computerisation and digitisation that have been taking place since the 1990s are profoundly disrupting these different types of knowledge, from the social knowledge of the everyday life to the theoretical knowledge of the academic world : the only way to cope with these disruptions is to develop, cultivate and transform the different types of knowledge in digital technical milieu.

To achieve this, Organoesis is experimenting with a networked, contributory research approach that links fundamental research to concrete problems in local areas and to local contributory projects. The aim is to study the effects of digital technologies on biological organisms and social organisations, and to put digital technologies at the service of individuals and groups through collective, empowering and meaningful practices.

The collective’s approach is twofold :

. a theoretical organology (the inter-scientific study of the relationships between biological organisms, technical organs and social organisations)

. a practical organology (experimentation with new practices and new devices to put digital technologies at the service of knowledge).

If you want to receive information about Organoesis, participate to activities, contribute to researches or bring a project, please write to: organoesis@protonmail.com.