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20/11/2025

“When we asked him why he draws, he replied, 'Is there something else to do besides draw'?"

Illustrator Luis Mendo gathered dozens of sketchers and visual storytellers to create a one-of-a-kind Tokyo issue of the journal MAS Context — a magazine made not of essays, but sketchbooks. Train passengers, disappearing landmarks, 3D-modeled convenience stores, rooftops, cafés, and commuter moments are all captured in ink and color. From veteran artists to newcomers overwhelmed by the city, each draws Tokyo through their own obsessions. The result is a living portrait of the city as seen — and sketched — before it disappears.

(Illustration by Andrew Joyce)

https://www.pechakucha.com/presentations/drawing-tokyo

17/11/2025

The Courage to Imagine: Beyond the Thin Culture

“Be brave enough to understand that the community is the client.”

Mexican architect Michel Rojkind stands at the intersection of structure and spirit — a former rock musician turned visionary designer who continues to push architecture beyond buildings and into the realm of cultural repair. In this talk, he challenges the rise of “thin culture,” where spectacle replaces meaning, and reminds us that imagination itself is an act of bravery. From wineries embedded in the landscape to bikeable office towers and civic spaces that host farmers, DJs, and orchestras alike, Rojkind’s work asks a single urgent question: What will this project do for all of us? His answer is a practice rooted in reciprocity, craft, intuition, and a belief that architecture can — and must — rebuild belonging.

https://www.pechakucha.com/presentations/the-courage-to-imagine-beyond-the-thin-culture

17/10/2025

“The mechanic’s signature isn’t just approval—it’s a promise.”

In this concise and informative talk, Chris Piryk highlights the often unseen but vital role of aviation mechanics—the true guardians of the skies. Through a careful look at maintenance manuals, airworthiness directives, and safety standards, Chris explains how every bolt, inspection, and signature ensures not just performance, but compliance and trust. The distinction between airworthy and safe reveals a world of rigor and responsibility, where mechanics carry the weight of every takeoff and landing on their shoulders.

https://www.pechakucha.com/presentations/chriss-presentation-591

14/10/2025

“We discovered that strength could come from weaving, not welding.”

Four Masters of Architecture students from the University of Brighton—Asta Sabaliauskaite, Ili Zainal, Chlo Maunder, and Leon Willcocks—present Woven Bundles, their micro pavilion designed for the terrace of the De La Warr Pavilion. Inspired by the simple beauty of a staircase handrail and the rhythms of human movement, the team experimented with casting, string, and resin to develop a lightweight, woven structure. By inventing a custom weaving machine, they turned string patterns into load-bearing forms, blending precision and play to create an elegant, sustainable gateway that celebrates craft, collaboration, and the poetics of tension.

https://www.pechakucha.com/presentations/woven-bundles

08/10/2025

“When people draw the music, they listen in a very deep way.”

From Buenos Aires to Tokyo, award-winning composer, pianist, and industrial designer Marco Sanguinetti explores how sound and image intertwine. Known for blending jazz, tango, and folklore into a contemporary Argentine sound, Marco merges his dual passions, music and design, to create projects where music can be seen. His innovative albums turn compositions into visual language, inviting artists and audiences alike to “draw the music” as they hear it. Through this poetic practice of listening with both ear and eye, Marco reveals how creativity, and humanity, resonates most deeply when it’s shared.

https://www.pechakucha.com/presentations/a-way-of-deep-listening

06/10/2025

“Give up on your dreams—with an asterisk—because letting go of the impossible makes room for what is possible.”

When college freshman Beau Martin and his roommate Sam set out to build a wall-climbing, spray-painting robot, their goal was to change the face of Atlanta’s street art scene. What followed was a chaotic saga of melted motors, failed suction fans, and friendship tested by friction—literally and figuratively. Equal parts comedy, creativity, and humility, Beau’s story captures the spirit of DIY invention: dreaming big, breaking things, and learning that the best engineering breakthroughs sometimes come with heart (and l**e).

https://www.pechakucha.com/presentations/making-sh*tty-robots

03/10/2025

“This isn’t just about saving a building—it’s about giving people new reasons to explore it.”

Alan Denyer, known affectionately called “The Elephant Man,” shares his vision for transforming Coventry’s 1976 Sports and Leisure Centre, famously nicknamed The Elephant. With its vast halls, towering stairwells, and distinctive skyline presence, the building could be reborn as a free-to-visit hub for art, theatre, music, and community events. Blending DIY culture with bold urban imagination, Denyer pitches The Elephant as not just preservation, but reinvention—turning a relic of the past into a cultural heartbeat for Coventry’s future.

https://www.pechakucha.com/presentations/the-elephant

01/10/2025

“Armchair travel is underrated; it’s not about where you go, but how and why you travel.”

From Irish pubs to backpacking across Europe, from government contracts to fireworks gigs, Libby Jeffrey has always let curiosity chart her path. With her podcast Travelling Minds, she now explores journeys from her home in Winnipeg, proving that the richest travel stories aren’t only about destinations—they’re about perspectives. Through conversations with long-term travelers and her own reflections, Libby champions the art of “armchair travel,” where even the smallest details of daily life become voyages worth savoring.

https://www.pechakucha.com/presentations/finding-armchair-travel

26/09/2025

“When a community’s ties to a place are compromised, cultural and linguistic diversity is endangered.”

Filmmaker Daniel Quintanilla shares his work documenting endangered languages, from the Passamaquoddy-Maliseet of Maine to the Mixe people of Oaxaca, Mexico. His projects record natural conversations, traditions, and values—linking video archives to dictionaries and creating portals for language preservation. Quintanilla highlights how language is inseparable from identity, history, and land, and how community-led documentation offers hope. While the future of these languages is uncertain, the work affirms that visibility, participation, and cultural continuity are powerful tools against erasure.

https://www.pechakucha.com/presentations/documenting-language-loss-and-reacquisition

24/09/2025

“These margins of landscape, edges, scars, and transitions, hold their own wild beauty.”

Artist Anna King paints the overlooked edges of the landscape—abandoned greenhouses, quarries, and forestry clear-fell sites. What might appear as ruin or desolation becomes, through her eye, a place of transition and resilience. In her clear-fell paintings, skeletal tree lines and bone-white trunks give way to foxgloves, raspberries, and birch, showing nature’s rapid reclamation. King’s work captures the fragile, shifting balance between human mark-making and nature’s unstoppable return, revealing how even scarred land is full of life, memory, and quiet beauty.

https://www.pechakucha.com/presentations/annas-presentation-696

22/09/2025

“I always saw something more in a fishing net than just a tool or material.”

Designer Sarmite Polakova explores the threads of her identity through the nets her mother wove as a dragnet master in a small Latvian fishing village. What begins as a nostalgic reflection evolves into an evocative design project—transforming discarded fishing nets into a chair that cradles, shelters, and questions what it means to be held, caught, or left behind. It’s a poetic meditation on labor, lineage, and the quiet strength of women’s work.

https://www.pechakucha.com/presentations/wrapped-in-my-mothers-nets

19/09/2025

"Yesterday is a canceled check. Tomorrow’s a promissory note. Today is cash in hand."

Lee Zimmerman’s life has been a surreal tapestry woven from celebrity encounters, music milestones, unexpected turns, and quiet triumphs. In this heartfelt and humorous talk, Lee reflects on how a lifetime of improbable moments—from being mocked by Keith Richards to interviewing Paul McCartney—led him to the greatest dream of all: a joyful, grounded life in East Tennessee, surrounded by love, creativity, and a sense of belonging that feels just right.

https://www.pechakucha.com/presentations/sourcing-the-surreal-and-living-a-dream-life

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