CALL for Extended Senses Lab participants

Together with DEAF we’re presenting a very special workshop, or: Lab Session. It will take place during the DEAF Biënnale on Thursday 22 May in Rotterdam. This one-day lab is a hands-on work session during which a selected group of makers will work on the design of a concept, prototype or scenario for an artwork or product around the Extended Senses theme. The result of the lab will be a presentation of a numbers of concepts for artworks or products, which will be documented and presented to an audience. Participants will be guided by Tomasz Jaskiewicz (TUDelft/Superspace).

The Lab Session

Various forms of extending human senses with the use of low-cost sensors and easy-access networks are becoming available to more and more of us. Artists and designers working with open tools (Arduino, Processing, OpenFrameworks etc) are creating new interfaces to operate, perform and navigate within networked environments. Through technology we can sense new aspects of our surrounding and we can enhance or distort our perception and interaction with the world around.

The Extended Senses Lab invites artists/designers working in the field to develop a scenario or prototype, which explores ways we could experience through and within these networks. Introduced and guided by Tomasz Jaskiewitz the participants will go hands-on, designing and developing ideas based on current real-world situations, leading to immediately viable concepts.

Who should attend?

This lab session is for interaction designers, industrial designers, architects, media artists and creative technologists who are working with the human body, human senses, wearables or sensor technology and would like to co-create new concepts together.

Apply now via makers@deaf.nl

Please include your name, a short background and professional skills, your motivation to join and any previous knowledge of sensor technology and any web links you may have. Also, please state whether you are a student or a professional. Out of the applicants, 18 participants will be selected. The call closes on Tuesday, May 15th. The selection will be announced shortly afterwards. Payment will be settled personally with those selected.

Information & pricing

Thursday 22 May 2014, 10:00 – 20:00
Location: DEAF BIENNALE 2014 @ The New Institute, Museumpark 25, Rotterdam
Costs: Students € 35,- / Professionals € 55,- (lunch, coffee / tea / cold beverages, snacks are included)
Materials: will be provided, but a laptop is recommended

For more information, please visit the workshop page.