[PD-announce] Hackteria & Labhacking Workshop with Dusseiller & Koenig, May30-June3 Berlin NK
Derek Holzer
derek at umatic.nl
Wed May 13 15:53:46 CEST 2009
H a c k t e r i a & l a b h a c k i n g with Marc R. Dusseiller & Kaspar
koenig
Saturday 30 May - Wednesday 3 June 2009, 12.00-18.00 daily
Location: eNKa / ElsenStr. 52 (2.Hof) Berlin, Germany
Telephone: +49 (0)176 20626386
Course Participation fee: 100 euros
Registration is required for this workshop and can only be done via
email to: enka_nkATgmxDOTde
Please register early to ensure a place. Places are limited to 16.
For Workshop leaders' Biographies and full description and additional
reading go to myspace.com/enka52
Overview--Experimental make-workshop with multilayered outcome for
people interested in sound, DIY-biology, microscopy and interaction of
living microorganisms. Knowledge in physical computing, video and sound
processing, electronics and puredata is welcome, but not compulsary.
Description--In this workshop the experiments will take place in
close-up view of microorganisms (e.g. water bears aka tardigrades,
amoebae and collected organisms from urban environments), which appears
to be a world by itself. Maybe due to the scaling and the amplification
of a microscope, but maybe also due to all parameters of imagination
that the microcosmos provokes. Growth and behaviour of these microscopic
animals remind us of our own micro-macro-development. With the image and
the movement of the organisms, the participants are encouraged to
collect inspiration and bridge video and sound to what they experience
with these small "animalcules", as termed by their first observer
Leeuwenhoek in 1677.
The participants will learn how to work with the usb-microscopes and
hack webcams to be used as microscopes, observe the behaviour and motion
of the waterbears and other microorganisms, find sounds from the lab
equipment, hack into electronic devices to integrate into bioelectronic
culture devices and build habitats for the animals. Also they will
discover sounds from the different instrumentation and utilities of the
laboratory. Recycle and compose arrangements for Lab-visual and
Lab-sound scapes and benefit from a cross fertilization between the
whole (scientific) equipment (you can bring your own too!) and an
artistic metaphorical language. The outcome can be a video with a
microscopic soundtrack, a living object with singing waterbears, a
performance with laboratory sounds, or an openLab Hackteria installation.
Material needed--The participant should bring their own laptop/computer,
a webcam with an adjustable lens and some general lab stuff they have
access to.
Material available various labware, glassware, petri-dishes,
usb-microscopes, microorganisms, soldering stations, electronic parts,
arduinos etc..
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