BIOELECTRONIX FOR ARTISTS @ Pixelache, Helsinki

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The workshop is lead by Marc R. Dusseiller and Andy Gracie.

It is organised in collaboration with the Finnish Bioart Society.

Andy Gracie is an artist working between various disciplines including installation, robotics, sound, video and biological practice. The work he produces is situated between the arts and the sciences, creating situations of exchange between natural and artificial systems which allow new emergent behaviours to develop.

Marc R. Dusseiller is a transdisciplinary scholar, lecturer for Micro- and Nanotechnology and artist. He works in an integral way to combine science, art and education. He performs DIY-workshops in lo-fi electronics, music and robotics, has made various short movies and is currently developing means to perform biological science (mammalian cell culture, microfluidics, live-microscopy) in a DIY fashion in your kitchen or your atelier.

Workshop schedule

Day 1

  • introduction and overview
  • microscopy and scale overview
  • webcam hacking and microscope building

Day 2

  • urban micro_walk / collection of microorganisms
  • set-ups for extraction and isolation of organisms
  • improve the microscope / leds, motors and sensors

Day 3

  • designing and building bioelectronix devices
  • investigation of samples collected
  • Bio-Arduino / controlling bioelectronix device
  • observation of organisms and bio-hacking

Day 4

  • introduction to Pd for microscopy (if necessary)
  • bio2sound and sound2bio communication
  • finalising microscopes and devices
  • brainstorming concepts for installations/performances – optional presentation

Material Planning

Pixelache organizes locally

3 or 4 sodlering irons

Dremmel or similar

Small hand saws

Power cables and extensions

Small electric oven

Andy brings

Lab gear:

90mm Petri dish x 20

62mm Petri dish x 20

3ml disposable pipettes x 100

75mm plastic funnel x 10

5ml syringe x 20

10ml syringe x 15

tube clamps x 8

5mm silicone tubing x 3m

Glass microscope slides - 1 box of 50


Electronic gear:

5V relays x 8

L293 h-bridges x 15


Making gear:

cutters

super glue

contact glue

various metal and wooden bar (square, L and round section)

2mm acrylic sheet

4mm plywood sheet

various small nuts, bolts, washers and threaded bar

sand paper

hot glue gun and glue sticks

small pliers (5)


Living organisms:

Tardigrades

Blepharisma

Drosophila

Some other...

Marc brings

Lab Gear:

1ml syringe 20x

silicone tubing inner diameter 0.8 mm, 20 m


Electronix:


Electronix Tools:

Gas Solder Iron 5x (get the gas in finnland)

3rd helping hands 4x


Making gear:

cordless dremel, 1x

Hot glue gun, 2x (incl ammunition)


misc: