5. bis 10. September 2023, Workshops am 7. & 8. September
Kunstuniversität Linz, Hauptplatz 6, Lichthof West
Thinking through material, touching new ideas, crafting futures – as part of this year’s Ars Electronica Festival, the Crafting Futures Lab invites you to explore formats for material-based, physical interactions. We understand material processes as a form of inquiry and access to knowledge about matter, forms of production, and connected personal and situated contexts such as social, ecological or political questions. Investigations include individual and collective creations, reflecting past and present conditions, as well as diverse imaginations of futures. In an open lab setting, students, artists, and researchers present experimental, critical and innovative approaches and confrontations with and in our environment. Visitors are invited to become a part of the lab, to interact, discuss, and participate in workshops.
Concept: Monja Hirscher, Julia Moser, Irene Posch
Contributors: Anna Blumenkranz, Monja Hirscher, Lukas Hofpointner, Alyssa Kamoun, Michael Kramer, Julian Kraus, Simone Lichtenberger, Julia Moser, Valerie Moschner, Lilo Viehweg.
Department: Design and Technology, Institute for Art and Education, University of Arts Linz www.craftingfutures.net
WORKSHOPS
Crafting Futures Lab „formen:sprache“ – Workshop mit Valerie Moschner (AT), Michael Kramer (AT)
Zigzag. Hiss. Boom. Blub. Poof. Bang. Crack. Language can not only describe shapes, but also create them. Based on that, in this workshop stamps will be created digitally, made with the laser cutter and a textile work of art will be created together.
Formen:sprache
Zickzack. Zisch. Bumm. Blubb. Puff. Peng. Knacks. Sprache kann nicht nur Formen beschreiben, sondern auch schaffen. Ausgehend davon werden im Workshop Stempel digital erstellt, mit dem Lasercutter gefertigt und gemeinsam ein textiles Gesamtkunstwerk geschaffen.
Thursday, September 7, 2023, 10.00 am – 1.00 pm
University of Arts Linz, Hauptplatz 6, Lichthof West
Minimum age: 14 years
Please register here for the workshop
Crafting Futures Lab „towards slow future“- Workshop mit Anna Blumenkranz (DE)
We live in a fast-paced world in which we invent technologies to make our lives even faster. The latest developments in artificial intelligence only seem to reinforce these processes by generating a large number of finished works within a few seconds. But what happens when we consciously turn to a “slow” design material and try to slow down the creative process? In this workshop, the participants will learn to design with textile materials in connection with handcrafted electronics, and invent, narrate, and create their own visions of alternative futures. Together we will speculate about the technologies of the future and experiment with the different methods of crafting electronics, which enable an unusual way of creative self-expression and play with our inner sense of time.
Wir leben in einer immer schneller werdenden Welt, in der wir Technologien erfinden, die unser Leben immer weiter beschleunigen. Die neuesten Entwicklungen der künstlichen Intelligenz scheinen diese Prozesse nur zu bestärken, indem sie innerhalb von wenigen Sekunden eine Vielzahl von fertigen Werken generiert. Doch was passiert, wenn wir uns bewusst einem “langsamen” Designmaterial zuwenden, und versuchen den kreativen Prozess zu entschleunigen? In diesem Workshop lernen die Teilnehmer:innen den Umgang mit textilen Materialen in Verbindung mit Elektronik, und erfinden, erzählen und fertigen ihre eigenen Visionen von alternativen Zukünften. Gemeinsam spekulieren wir über die Zukunftstechnologien und experimentieren dabei mit den unterschiedlichen Herstellungsweisen von Elektronik, die eine ungewohnte Ausdrucksweise ermöglichen und mit unserem inneren Zeitgefühl spielen.
Friday, September 8, 2023, 3.00 pm – 4.30 pm
University of Arts Linz, Hauptplatz 6, Lichthof West
Minimum age: 12 or children accompanied by parents
Please register here for the workshop
Friday, September 8, 2023, 4.30 pm – 6.00 pm
University of Arts Linz, Hauptplatz 6, Lichthof West
Minimum age: 12 or children accompanied by parents
Please register here for the workshop
5. bis 10. September 2023, Workshops am 7. & 8. September
Kunstuniversität Linz, Hauptplatz 6, Lichthof West
Thinking through material, touching new ideas, crafting futures – as part of this year’s Ars Electronica Festival, the Crafting Futures Lab invites you to explore formats for material-based, physical interactions. We understand material processes as a form of inquiry and access to knowledge about matter, forms of production, and connected personal and situated contexts such as social, ecological or political questions. Investigations include individual and collective creations, reflecting past and present conditions, as well as diverse imaginations of futures. In an open lab setting, students, artists, and researchers present experimental, critical and innovative approaches and confrontations with and in our environment. Visitors are invited to become a part of the lab, to interact, discuss, and participate in workshops.
Concept: Monja Hirscher, Julia Moser, Irene Posch
Contributors: Anna Blumenkranz, Monja Hirscher, Lukas Hofpointner, Alyssa Kamoun, Michael Kramer, Julian Kraus, Simone Lichtenberger, Julia Moser, Valerie Moschner, Lilo Viehweg.
Department: Design and Technology, Institute for Art and Education, University of Arts Linz
www.craftingfutures.net
WORKSHOPS
Crafting Futures Lab „formen:sprache“ – Workshop mit Valerie Moschner (AT), Michael Kramer (AT)
Zigzag. Hiss. Boom. Blub. Poof. Bang. Crack. Language can not only describe shapes, but also create them. Based on that, in this workshop stamps will be created digitally, made with the laser cutter and a textile work of art will be created together.
Formen:sprache
Zickzack. Zisch. Bumm. Blubb. Puff. Peng. Knacks. Sprache kann nicht nur Formen beschreiben, sondern auch schaffen. Ausgehend davon werden im Workshop Stempel digital erstellt, mit dem Lasercutter gefertigt und gemeinsam ein textiles Gesamtkunstwerk geschaffen.
Thursday, September 7, 2023, 10.00 am – 1.00 pm
University of Arts Linz, Hauptplatz 6, Lichthof West
Minimum age: 14 years
Please register here for the workshop
Crafting Futures Lab „towards slow future“- Workshop mit Anna Blumenkranz (DE)
We live in a fast-paced world in which we invent technologies to make our lives even faster. The latest developments in artificial intelligence only seem to reinforce these processes by generating a large number of finished works within a few seconds. But what happens when we consciously turn to a “slow” design material and try to slow down the creative process? In this workshop, the participants will learn to design with textile materials in connection with handcrafted electronics, and invent, narrate, and create their own visions of alternative futures. Together we will speculate about the technologies of the future and experiment with the different methods of crafting electronics, which enable an unusual way of creative self-expression and play with our inner sense of time.
Wir leben in einer immer schneller werdenden Welt, in der wir Technologien erfinden, die unser Leben immer weiter beschleunigen. Die neuesten Entwicklungen der künstlichen Intelligenz scheinen diese Prozesse nur zu bestärken, indem sie innerhalb von wenigen Sekunden eine Vielzahl von fertigen Werken generiert. Doch was passiert, wenn wir uns bewusst einem “langsamen” Designmaterial zuwenden, und versuchen den kreativen Prozess zu entschleunigen? In diesem Workshop lernen die Teilnehmer:innen den Umgang mit textilen Materialen in Verbindung mit Elektronik, und erfinden, erzählen und fertigen ihre eigenen Visionen von alternativen Zukünften. Gemeinsam spekulieren wir über die Zukunftstechnologien und experimentieren dabei mit den unterschiedlichen Herstellungsweisen von Elektronik, die eine ungewohnte Ausdrucksweise ermöglichen und mit unserem inneren Zeitgefühl spielen.
Friday, September 8, 2023, 3.00 pm – 4.30 pm
University of Arts Linz, Hauptplatz 6, Lichthof West
Minimum age: 12 or children accompanied by parents
Please register here for the workshop
Friday, September 8, 2023, 4.30 pm – 6.00 pm
University of Arts Linz, Hauptplatz 6, Lichthof West
Minimum age: 12 or children accompanied by parents
Please register here for the workshop