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^{Šiaures elniu banda. Foto: D. Brandišauskas}

"Letas gyvenimas" Dargužiuose ir ypac lietingos popietes suteike laiko susikaupusiems skaitiniams. Ka ten slepti, jau senai svajojau apie toki skaityma - vienkiemyje namuke, jaukiai isitaisius ant sofos, su kavos puodu arba alaus bokalu rankoje, už lango šnabždant lietui.

All types of being are attributed with their own energy or force. It is necessary to understand the various ways of being in the world in order actively to live one's life in it.
(Humphrey 1996)

Šia savaite mano rankose be grožines literaturos - ir biciulio antropologo Donato pasidalinta medžiaga iš jo ir jo kolegu ekspediciju i Užbaikale, tiriant orocenu-evenku klajokliu medžiotojus:

• David G. Anderson - Schamanistic Revival in a Post-Socialist Landscape
• D. Brandišauskas - Leaving Footprints in the Taiga: Enacted and Emplaced Power and Luck among Orochen-Evenki of the Zabaikal Region in East Siberia (Dr. tezes)

Pakankamai egzotinis tokios temos subjektas yra "sekmes" ir galios prisijaukinimas ir aktyvavimas sudetingame ir, cituojant kita biciuli Giedriu, "žmogiškaji fenomena viršyjanciame" pasaulyje (Užbaikales - kaip ir kitu post-sovietines erdves tašku atveju entropija dar padidino sovietiniu sistemu griutis). Žvelgiant giliau, po neo-šamanizmo formomis slepiasi ne stabmeldiški prietarai, o gilesnis pažinimas, informacijos isisavinimas, išgyvenimo strategijos. Klajokliu atveju, tai atstoja technologijas - kur kas sekmingiau bei darniau?

Idomus ir pats antropologinis "psicho-mentalinio komplekso" konceptas (Sergey M. Shirokogoroff, 1935), apibrežiantis kaip identitetas pasireiškia praktinemis formomis, kur kas subtilesnemis nei dialektai, etnonimai, ir kita ethnos'o geneologija. Man idomu butent tokios, neakivaizdaus ir subtilesnio pažinimo formos, susidurus su kitomis kulturomis - o gal net konkreciais žmonimis.

http://www.constantvzw.org/site/Bend-sew-touch-feel-read.html

Bend, sew, touch, feel, read:

A workshop on soft sensors and flexible electronics
From 25 July 10:00 to 26 July 18:00
Workshop · Fo.am - Okno, Koolmijnenkaai 34 Quai des Charbonnages, Brussels (in collaboration with Fo.am, Nadine and Okno) ·
http://www.kobakant.at

To explore the possibilities of bringing electronics closer to bodies and plants we are organizing a workshop with the artists Hannah Perner-Wilson and Mika Satomi in which you will learn how to use textiles and electronics to interact with humans and plants.

Human bodies and plants are not rigid, but flexible, soft and pliant. Computers, keyboards, mice and peripherals, all rigid, fixed, made from plastic or metal, will be objects for surgery in order to salvage parts that can made flexible. Activities could range from building gigantic felt push buttons, to obtaining information on how a leaf turns towards the sun, to integrating electronics into clothing.

We will work with conductive and resistive textile, arduino and all manner of electronic components.

Maximum amount of participants: 12 Please send an example of what you are currently working on and towards what you would like to work to wendy*at*constantvzw.org

Mika Satomi and Hannah Perner-Wilson:

Our collaborations explore the realm of wearable technology as a medium for commenting on technological and social aspects. Throughout our projects we are conscious of wearability and functionality. We believe in the spirit of humoring technology and a twisted criticism toward the stereotypes it creates. For us, technology is to be hacked, DIYed and modified by everyone to fit our needs and desires.

Mika Satomi is originally from Japan, currently based in Linz, Austria. Her current interest leads her to explore the concept of an urban body extension in the realm of wearable technology. www.nerding.at

Hannah Perner-Wilson studied Industrial Design and Interface Cultures at the Art University in Linz, Austria. She enjoys breaking technologies down to a basic level, from which she is able to develop her own interaction solutions and scenarios. www.plusea.at

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