THE FUTURE OF OFFLINE FILESHARING
| 06/06/2012 to 08/06/2012 |
A 3-Day Masterclass during Dutch Technology Week
with Aram Bartholl and David Darts
June 6-8, 2012
Strijp-S, Eindhoven, NL
A collaboration between STRP, MU and Baltan Laboratories
Aram Bartholl, Dead Drop, http://www.flickr.com/photos/bartholl/5126739968/in/set-72157625142951009/
In the era of growing Internet surveillance, filtering, ACTA, 3-strikes and censorship, offline data sharing is becoming more and more important for freedom of communication. Centred around the projects Dead Drops by Aram Bartholl and PirateBox by David Darts, this masterclass aims to find more and new ways to share data in an offline mode.
What is the best way to send a file to a friend? How can I store data anonymously in public space? What are the best components to build up a local offline sharing grid? Will animals play a role in the future of offline filesharing?
Participants will explore these questions and learn everything they need to know from Aram and David about making their own Dead Drops and PirateBoxes. They will then experiment with these tools around the Strijp-S terrain in Eindhoven.
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
We are pleased to launch an open call for participants to join this unique masterclass. To sign up, please submit your motivated request to info[AT]baltanlaboratories.org by June 3, 2012. We can accept a maximum of 20 participants. Sign up fast! We will be accepting applications on a first come, first serve basis.
There is a fee of 50 Euro (30 Euro for students) to participate in the masterclass. Lunch will be provided on June 7 and 8. All material will be provided. Travel to and accommodation in Eindhoven (if needed) is the responsibility of each individual participant.
The masterclass will be based at Capital D, Torenallee 22-08 at Strijp-S in Eindhoven. On June 6, we begin at 13:30. On June 7th and 8th, we will begin at 10:00. An open, public presentation of the results and drinks to close the masterclass will take place from 15:00 on June 8th at Capital D.
This masterclass is made possible with the support of the Cultuurfonds Strijp-S and the Municipality of Eindhoven. With thanks also to Capital D.
ENERGY: Three Art-Science Workshops
| 04/06/2012 09:30 to 18:00 |
Organised by Baltan Laboratories and Holst Centre, with support from High Tech Campus Eindhoven and in collaboration with the Renewable Network. Part of Dutch Technology Week, Eindhoven, NL.
Bartaku, TpED Worklab #8 – Oslo. http://bartaku.net/tped-worklabs
Are you a researcher, artist, student, designer or entrepreneur enthusiastic about exploring new cross-disciplinary perspectives in the field of alternative energy sources? Then this event is for you. By bringing together people with similar interests, but totally different backgrounds, mutual inspiration is the main ambition. Built on the experience of several internal workshops, Baltan Laboratories and Holst Centre now open up this format to the public, in collaboration with the Renewable Network and High Tech Campus Eindhoven. Sign up fast as seats are limited! We will select only the most enthusiastic candidates from all applications.
Participate in one of these workshops:
#1 On Bioenergy: Biotricity http://renewable.rixc.lv – a workshop on ‘bacteria-electricity’, which uses wastewater as an energy source. Led by Raitis Smits (RIXC, Riga, LT) and Arturs Gruduls (Faculty of Biology, Latvian University).
#2 On Renewable Energy: TpED-Worklab #9 http://bartaku.net/tped-worklabs – A co-creation worklab with research-based experimentations on the relation between light, food, body and electric energy. Led by Bartaku (BE).
#3 On Energy Harvesting: Neighbourhood Satellites Energy Harvests http://energyharvests.org/ examines the practical as well as theoretical possibilities of an alternative, decentralized supply of energy by asking: How can citizens use these surplus energy supplies? What would local micro-power-networks, where free energy can be collected, distributed and exchanged, look like? Led by Myriel Milicevic and Hanspeter Kadel (DE).
More detailed information about each workshop can be found below.
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Date: Monday, 4 June 2012
9:30 – 16:00: Hands-on workshops (for max 10-12 participants per workshop).
16:30-18:00: Public presentation of the workshop results and closing network drink. Participation is free.
Location: High Tech Campus Eindhoven, Conference Centre
Space is limited to 10-12 participants per workshop, so sign up quickly. There is a participation fee of €25. Lunch, drinks and materials will be provided.
To sign up for the workshop, please submit your motivated request, including your first and second choice of workshop, to info[AT]baltanlaboratories.org by May 31.
This event is framed within the 1st Dutch Technology Week, offering a variety of high-tech activities from June 1-8 in Eindhoven. Check out www.dutchtechnologyweek.com for more events in the same period and get the maximum out of your trip.
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POST DIGITAL PRINT
| 21/05/2012 to 02/06/2012 |
A series of activities around the publication of Post Digital Print. The Mutation of Publishing Since 1894 by Alessandro Ludovico
A collaboration between Onomatopee, Baltan Laboratories and the Kenniscentrum Creating 010, Hogeschool Rotterdam
From 21 May to 2 June, Alessandro Ludovico will be working as artist-in-residence at Baltan Laboratories and Onomatopee in Eindhoven. During this time he will be exploring the distributed archive and tools for post-digital print, stemming from research presented in his new book. Working with local students, he will build a DIY book scanning machine. For the rest of the residency period he will undertake a number of social experiments involving the book scanner. Several activities have been planned while Alessandro is in Eindhoven, including a workshop on May 30th, and a conference and the launch of the publication at Onomatopee on June 2nd. See the full agenda below.
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Baltan Session: The Tools Series #5
| 23/05/2012 10:00 to 18:30 |
FACESPONGE
Workshop led by David Griffiths and Aymeric Mansoux
Date: 23 May 2012
Workshop (for max 10-12 participants): 10:00 – 17:00
Workshop fee: 10 Euro (includes lunch)
Public presentation of workshop results and drinks: 17:00-18:30
Location: TAC (Temporary Art Centre), Vonderweg 1, Eindhoven
To sign up for the workshop, please send an email to info[AT]baltanlaboratories.org by May 21, 2012
Have you ever wondered what is going on “behind the scenes” on social networks like Facebook? In this workshop we will explore our so-called social data and get a glimpse at how it is viewed by the company and third parties who access it. In order to break several myths about Facebook applications, you will be invited to take part in designing small programs that extracts and manipulate you and your friend’s online information. Nothing will be written back to Facebook at any time, we will only be reading existing data. No data will be collected or viewable by anyone else.
No programming experience is required. Basic knowledge of javascript can be useful to explore more advanced possibilities of the Facesponge sandbox.
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Baltan Session at Holst Centre: Hermitage 3.0
| 03/05/2012 |
In 2011 and 2012, Holst Centre and Baltan Laboratories are organising a series of four art-science workshops, each focused around a central research topic. The first two workshops have been organised as internal sessions with Holst Centre researchers and a selected artist. The aim of these workshops is to create mutual insight between artists and researchers that are working on a similar topic. The first workshop was led by artist Sonia Cillari in collaboration with hardware developer Stock, in November 2011. The second workshop will be led by Danielle Roberts on 3 May around a new concept she is working on called Hermitage 3.0.
Eden by Danielle Roberts at the Image Radio Festival, Eindhoven (NL). Photo: Anja van Eersel.