WORKSHOPS

Build your own Robot

(ages 6-8)
Saturday 9 May 1:00 – 2:00, 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Location: 3rd floor, gallery 6

You can make a 'drawbot' without having any knowledge of electronics. These simple robots are made of materials like plastic coffee cups, felt pens and little motors with weights on them. When the cups vibrate and rotate they create circles, lines and drawings. You can personalize your drawbots by decorating the cups and pasting stickers on them. The idea of a drawing robot is inspired by the 'drawbot' conceived by Jonah Brucker-Cohen. www.coin-operated.com/projects/drawbot.html

 

Electronic Jewellery

(ages 8-11)
Saturday 9 May 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Location: 3rd floor, gallery 6

Children can make electronic jewellery from light and sound components. It could be a necklace, bracelet or, for instance, a ring that lights up or buzzes. But when is it switched on? All the time? Sometimes? If there is danger? If your friend is close by? What does that mean for you?

 

 

Portable Pixels & Worn Out Sounds

(ages 12-16)
Saturday 9 May 4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Location 3rd floor, gallery 6

This workshop will introduce you to 'wearable technology'. With conductive wire, resistors, foil, LEDs and batteries you can make your own personal Portable Pixels & Worn Out Sounds for your clothing, shoes or school bag. Where is the light or sound coming from? From your sleeve? From your tummy? You pants pocket? Is it pure decoration or does the light and sound mean lots more?

The workshops on Saturday are led by the media artists Kristina Anderson, Aldje van Meer and Audrey Samson.

 

Mi Cocina

(ages 4-6)
Workshop by eddie d
Sunday 10 May Noon – 12:45, 1:00 – 1:45, 2:00 – 2:45, 3:00 – 3:45, 4:00 – 4:45, 5:00 – 5:45 p.m.
Location: 3rd floor, gallery 6

Together with eddie d the children will make a video based on 'Mi Cocina', a sample of video art by Mr. d himself. A toy kitchen plays the starring role in 'Mi Cocina'; pot lids bounce rhythmically on plastic pans and toasted sandwiches dance around. But is what you see also what you hear? All the toys sound like the 'real' things. Here the children investigate for themselves how that can be. Together with eddie d they make a video in which the toys from 'Mi Cocina' sound like they are real.

 

Online Radio

(ages 14 )
Workshop by Jaromil
Sunday 10 May 3:00 – 4:00, 4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Location: 3rd floor, Artlab

During this workshop you'll be introduced to the latest form of producing radio. Under the guidance of Jaromil (artist, hacker and programmer) you'll get acquainted with MuSE. MuSE is the MultipleStreamingEngine, developed by the programmers at Dyne. Streaming is the term that is used for sending live audio or video over the internet. With MuSE you can stream audio (sound). You'll learn how to make your own program and send it out via internet. Because MuSE is open source, after the workshop you can also make online radio at home. Jaromil shows that making radio can have its deadly serious dimensions, but can also be a terrific tool for lots of fun and games. The age for this workshop is 14 – and thus includes adults too.