HaSTA

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DIWO Culture : Hacking art/Sci/Tech & Activism

coming soon @ ZHdK & Hong Kong, ZHdK Winterschool and MAS Art & Society.

DIWO - Do It With Others

Leadtext

To engage the most pressing issues (environment, social injustice, globalisation) of society, artist have embraced new transdisciplinary practices, which combine the use of open technologies and hacking strategies in a collaborative manner with "others". DIWO (Do It With Others) Culture will introduce such strategies through case studies, hands-on experimentation and team projects to the students. This first edition will focus on open source tools for environmental monitoring and artistic interpretation.

Target Audience

Artists & designers, socially engaged practioners, creatives in general, researchers, hackers, activists and anyone interested in DIWO Culture - HaSTA.

No previos knowledge in electronics, hardware or software tools is necessary, but a basic interest in learning something new is crucial.

Learning Goals

  • basic understanding of a selection of open source tools for environmental monitoring

Content

Mentor

Dr. Marc R. Dusseiller aka dusjagr

Marc Dusseiller aka dusjagr is a nomadic researcher and workshopologist. He is part of the Center for Alternative Coconut Research and co-founder of SGMK and the Hackteria network. Before travelling the world for making DIY / DIWO laboratories for creative biological experimentation with living media, Marc entered the world of DIY electronics, designing printed circuit boards for synthesizers and organizing workshops and festivals mostly in Zürich. He also loves coconuts.

See more about dusjagr.

Guest Input Lecturers

to be defined

Dates and Schedule

Further Information / Preparations

All the course material and student's documentation is being published under a Creative Commons licence on the [Hackteria Wiki].

https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/HaSTA

Further Readings

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Civic Technology and Community Science: A new model for public participation in environmental decisions

http://revista.ibict.br/liinc/article/view/3899

New Art/Science Affinities

New Art/Science Affinities free for download.

Communication / Outreach

Organisational