Artist, researcher. Repair Acts, Creative Director
Professor of Art, Media and Spatial Practice, Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton.

Research Associate
Independent Researcher, community organiser and producer

Felipe Schmidt Fonseca, is known for his work on electronic waste and reuse. Currently he is researching community repair practices through the Celebrating Repair Cultures, in Bristol (2026) and extending the Brazilian Repair Declaration. Felipe previously worked on participated Caring for Repairing Feile, Ireland (2022) and Tales of Care and Repair with Gambiologia (2020-2021).

Artist and co-founder of Gambiologia, Brazil

Fred Paulino co-led Tales of Care and Repair (2020–21), developing Brazil’s first Repair Declaration and helping design and build the project website, which brought together more than 600 stories of everyday repair. In 2024, Gambiologia turned an old school bus into Hacklab Volante, a mobile art and workshop programme touring across Minas Gerais. In summer 2026, we joined their tour, to carry out research on their playful gambiarra style.

NØ SCHOOL, NEVERS

NØ SCHOOL is an international summer school, held in Nevers, in Burgundy, aimed at students, artists, designers, makers, hackers, activists and educators who wish to further their skills and engage in critical research around the social and environmental impacts of information and communication technologies. Established in 2019, since its inception Repair Acts has regularly contributed to the programme.

Artist, curator, researcher
Repair Acts, International Network (2018-); Co-Lead on TALES OF CARE AND REPAIR (2020-201)
Founding Director Toxics Link

Ravi Agarwal work explores nature, ecology and their futures through photography, film, text and installation. In the mid-1990s, Agarwal co-founded the environmental NGO Toxics Link, whose work addresses the relationship between toxic substances, waste, environmental health and environmental justice, with particular attention to vulnerable and marginalised communities. Ravi and Toxics Links, were partners from the beginning of Repair Acts, participating in the first meeting (2018-2019) and with Gambiologia, collaborated Tales of Care and Repair (2020-2021). We continue to work intersecting topics relating to electronic waste, art and ecology.

Co-Chair Bristol Repair Coalition
Professor Sustainability
University of the West of England, Bristol

Laura is Professor of Sustainability at UWE Bristol, working across engineering, sustainability and community engagement. Between 2023-24, she lead the MAKERS (2023-24) project at UWE, which focused on enhances belonging among diverse engineering students through sustainability and repair activities, whilst tackling the Climate and Ecological Emergency in partnership with local communities. As part of this project, Laura in collaboration with Kat Corbett, launched in a monthly university Repair Café and produced guide for universities on how to establish their own cafe. Alongside Kat and Teresa, Laura, co-chairs the Bristol Repair Coalition.

Co-Chair Bristol Repair Coalition
Circular Economy and Waste Manager
University of Bristol

Before joining the University of Bristol, Kat worked on the Making & Knowledge Exchange for Repair & Sustainability (2023-4) at University of the West of England (UWE), Bristol. For a period of time, she also job shared, with Joanna Dainton, Head of Circular Economy, UWE Environment & Sustainability Team. Kat is passionate about community repair and changing institutional practices.

Researcher, Network Member (2018-) and Co-lead, Repair Acts, Ireland (2021-)
University College Dublin

Alma is a geographer, who research focuses on community engaged climate action research and transformative, place based and experiential learning. She is currently a Lecturer in Sustainability/Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), at the University of Galway. Prior to working in Galway, Alma, worked at University College Dublin, as part of the Cities, Governance and Sustainability team. While at UCD, she co-led the Repair Acts, Ireland programme, (2021-2023) focusing on developing community partnership and histories of local repair economies.

Professor of Environmental Law, Barrister
University of the West of England (UWE Bristol)
Co-thinker & Advisory Network Member (2018–)

Programme Leader, BA Graphic Design
UWE Bristol / Co-editor, Left Cultures
Collaborator, Tales of Care and Repair & Repair Declaration (2016–2025)

Artist, Print Maker
Researcher, Network Member (2018-), My Square Mile (2019), Repair Acts, Ireland (2021-)
University of the West of England

Artist, Producer
Producer & Workshop Leader, Tales of Care and Repair (2021–)
Independent

Programme Manager
Toxics Link
Project Manager, Tales of Care and Repair (2020–2021)

Sound Artist, Instrument Builder
Artist & Performer (TokTek), Repair Acts Ireland (2022)
Independent, Netherlands

Artist, Technical Director
Technical & Production Manager, Repair Acts (2018–)
Bristol, UK

Graphic Designer
Visual Designer, Tales of Care and Repair (2021–2022)
Independent

Researcher
University College Dublin
Research Contributor, Repair Acts Ireland (2021–2022)

Researcher
Research Lead, My Square Mile (2018–2019)
Independent

Spatial Researcher
University College Dublin
Research Contributor, Repair Acts Ireland (2021–2022)

Architect, Spatial Designer
Spatial Research & Design, Repair Acts Ireland (2021–2022)
Berlin, Germany

Professor of Cultural Geography
Co-Investigator, Repair Acts International Network (2018–2019)
University of Exeter

Exhibition Producer
Production Lead, Repair Acts Ireland (2021–2022)
Kilbeggan, Ireland

Photographer, Designer
Curator & Artist, Repair Acts International Network (2018–2019)
Independent

Community Workshop & Makerspace
Exhibition Build Partner, Repair Acts Ireland (2021–2022)
Mullingar, Ireland

Videographer, Editor
Video Production & Documentation, Repair Acts Ireland (2021–2022)
Dublin, Ireland

Photographer
Documentation & Exhibition Photography, Repair Acts Ireland (2021–2022)
Tullamore, Ireland

Design Studio
Web & Print Identity, Repair Acts Ireland (2021–2022)
Dublin, Ireland

Designer, Event Producer
Design & Catering Production, Repair Acts Ireland (2021–2022)
Berlin, Germany

Sound Artist, Composer
Sound Design & Composition, Repair Acts Ireland (2021–2022)
Moate, Ireland

Associate Director
Toxics Link, New Delhi, India
Project Lead, Tales of Care and Repair (2020–2022)

Architecture & Digital Design Studios
Web Platform Development, Tales of Care and Repair (2021–2022)
Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Creative Technologist
Web Platform Support, Tales of Care and Repair (2021–2022)
Germany

Journalist, Editor
The Bristol Cable / Bristol, UK
Stories & Editorial, Tales of Care and Repair (2021–2022)

Journalist, Researcher
Stories & Editorial, Tales of Care and Repair (2021–2022)
Brazil

Journalist, Researcher
Stories & Editorial, Tales of Care and Repair (2021–2022)
India / Germany

Environmental & Sustainability Network
Community Partner, Tales of Care and Repair (2021–2022)
Bristol, UK

Youth-Led Creative Agency
Community Partner, Tales of Care and Repair (2021–2022)
Bristol, UK

Community Arts & Media Centre
Community Partner, Tales of Care and Repair (2021–2022)
Bristol, UK

Cultural & Agroecological Collective
Community Partner, Tales of Care and Repair (2021–2022)
Minas Gerais, Brazil

Transdisciplinary Art & Science Organization
Community Partner, Tales of Care and Repair (2021–2022)
Serrinha do Alambari, Brazil

Community Media & Cultural Collective
Community Partner, Tales of Care and Repair (2021–2022)
São Paulo, Brazil

Circular Economy & Reuse Initiative
Community Partner, Tales of Care and Repair (2021–2022)
Brazil

Commons & Citizen Lab Organization
Community Partner, Tales of Care and Repair (2021–2022)
Santos, Brazil

Cultural Foundation
Institutional Partner, Tales of Care and Repair (2021–2022)
Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Urban Research Laboratory, School of Architecture
Research Partner, Tales of Care and Repair (2021–2022)
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil