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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

^{Foto: FoAM}

Linkėjimai draugams iš FoAM, Belgijos tarpdisciplininės mokslo-ir-meno organizacijos, vykdančios be galo įdomius projektus ir kūrybines dirbtuves (workshops) Belgijoje. Juose FoAM vienija mokslą, meną, kulinariją, pasidaryk-pats, tyrinėdami gyvo, organiško pasaulio kitimą ir santykius (daugiau apie FoAM veiklą - čia). Balandžio mėnesį kartu su Tikru Alumi bendradarbiausime su jais ir mes, o kol kas - keletas pastarųjų FoAM iniciatyvų/dirbtuvių:

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Maki Ueda artist, Scent Lab:

My interest lies in the scent in the real life, such as the smell of space, the smell of food and drink, the smell of a person, and the smell related to the memories.
Traditionally, a preference of the scent has been locally oriented. It owes to the evaporating character of the aromatic substance. So it could be said that the smell, in general, naturally represents the essence of a culture.

My goal is to create a medium for experiencing the different cultures by smelling.

http://scent-lab.blogspot.com/

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Green Roofs in the Domestic Environment

http://www.livingroofs.org/livingpages/greenroofsdomestic.html

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Solar Jam making (workshops): flickr 1, flickr 2

Making Your Own Grätzel Cell  or DIY Grätzel Cell

A dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSc, DSC or DYSC[1]) is a relatively new class of low-cost solar cell, that belong to the group of thin-film solar cells.[2] It is based on a semiconductor formed between a photo-sensitized anode and an electrolyte, a photoelectrochemical system. This cell was invented by Michael Grätzel and Brian O'Regan at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in 1991[3] and are also known as Grätzel cells.

Download the manual

Per pažįstamus ir bendraminčius iš FOAM gavau informaciją apie jų (tiksliau, jų draugų) organizuojamas workšopų serijas Tinker.it!, skirtas visaip kūrybingai ir meniškai panaudoti mikrokontrolerį (arba galima ir mandrai pasakyti, pvz. Open Source Hardware Prototyping Platform) Arduino. Iš esmės tai leidžia pajungti eilę daviklių ir suprogramuoti elgseną, kuri generuotų atsakus ir kontroliuotų įvairius išorinius įrenginius. Taikymai - (ypač) nuo meninių projektų iki robotų ir automatizacijos.

Kame pontas? Tame, kad mikrokontroleris pigus (apie $20), lengvai naudojamas, opensourcinis. Jį galima naudoti net kaip web serverį! (Žinoma, web serverį šiandien galima paleisti jau ir ant mobilkės).

Trumpai iš pristatymo:

Arduino is an open-source electronics prototyping platform based on flexible, easy-to-use hardware and software. It's intended for artists, designers, hobbyists, and anyone interested in creating interactive objects or environments.

Arduino can sense the environment by receiving input from a variety of sensors and can affect its surroundings by controlling lights, motors, and other actuators. The microcontroller on the board is programmed using the Arduino programming language (based on Wiring) and the Arduino development environment (based on Processing). Arduino projects can be stand-alone or they can communicate with software on running on a computer (e.g. Flash, Processing, MaxMSP).

Čia pilnas workshop'ų aprašymas (PDF). Jei kas dirbat su moksline/menine/technine institucija, kuriai būtų įdomu, duokit žinot, suvesiu tiesiogiai.

P.S. Paskaitinėjęs, radau, kad apie Arduino jau rašė (ir naudojo) tiek Make, tiek Wired, tiek Slashdot:

It's simple, very hackable, Mac- and Linux-compatible and it's a true free/open source design, so they don't have a monopoly on it and you can buy compatible boards from other sources or DIY!