Montreal Cultural Calendar

Join IFRC for their next Research Bites session featuring Tarcisio Cataldi! 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗕𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀 is a lunchtime series hosted by the IFRC that creates a space for members to share their work in a casual, conversational setting. Bring your lunch, meet fellow researchers, and join us for inspiring exchanges across disciplines!
Tarcisio will share his research on an Afro-Brazilian visual imaginary, drawing on the concept of Quilombismo as articulated by Abdias do Nascimento. In Tarcisio’s work, he explores how flags can be a powerful medium for speculation, reimagining collective symbols and narratives. Through research-creation, he investigates how national identities are deliberately designed and how they can foster new understandings of resistance and belonging in the Brazilian context. 
 
𝗧𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗱𝗶 (he/him) is an Afro-Brazilian designer and artist born in São Paulo and now based in Tio’tia:ke/Montreal. Committed to Black-centred creation through a Quilombista lens, Tarcisio specializes in speculative design and diverse cultural manifestations across design and art. His work explores the design, symbolism, and cultural significance of flags. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design from Universidade Estadual Paulista (São Paulo State University) and a Master’s degree in Design from Concordia University in Montreal. He currently works as a designer for the Aboriginal Territories in Cyberspace at the Indigenous Futures Research Centre. 
 
 
 
 
April 15, 2026
12:30 PM
IFRC HQ, EV 10.705

Second presentation of the Design & Computation Arts Speaker Series featuring Dr. Iva Rešetar, an architect and interdisciplinary researcher at the Cluster of Excellence Matters of Activity at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Iva Rešetar studied architecture at the University of Belgrade and the Städelschule in Frankfurt and received her doctorate from the Berlin University of the Arts' Department of Digital and Experimental Design. Her dissertation critically examines the relationship between architecture and environmental technologies, searching out historical and experimental knowledge of thermodynamic processes of phase change in architecture – how they are sensed, mediated and acted upon in context of the current climate crisis. Her interests lie in fluid materialities, methods and practices of energy and heat, and their implications for environmental regeneration and repair of the built environment. Recent publications include Breath: Morphological, Ecological and Social Dimensions (De Gruyter, 2022), and Thermodynamic Structures: Modulating Heat with Phase Change Materials in Architecture (Berlin University of the Arts, 2025).

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Projection de A Chip Odyssey suivie d'une discussion avec deux expertes sur l'impact géopolitique mondial des semi-conducteurs taïwanais. Plongeant dans cinquante ans d'innovation, A Chip Odyssey retrace l'ascension fulgurante de Taïwan au cœur de l'industrie mondiale des semi-conducteurs, devenue un pilier essentiel de l'ère de l'IA et de la fabrication avancée des puces. Le film met en lumière la manière dont cette industrie a transformé l'île en acteur technologique incontournable. La projection sera suivie d'une discussion avec les spécialistes Dr. Olga Alexeeva et Dr. Honghong Tinn, qui analyseront le rôle stratégique du secteur dans la trajectoire de Taïwan, son poids dans la rivalité sino-américaine et les risques systémiques qu'impliquerait une interruption des exportations taïwanaises vers les entreprises occidentales en cas de conflit. 17:00 - Remarques d'ouverture; 17:10 - Projection du film (VO mandarin avec STF); 19:00 - Entracte; 19:10 - Panel de discussion (anglais / français); 20:00 - Fin. Doors at 4:30 PM. All ages. Organizer: Fondation Asie Pacifique du Canada. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/projection-panel-a-chip-odyssey-tickets-1984333029508#organizer-card [screening]