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| <nettime-ann> PIXEL_LAB #10 | ACCESS SPACE & SYNC PULSE ORCHESTRA |
. PIXEL_LAB #10 | THE ARTISTIC CONTEXT OF ACCESS SPACE & SYNC PULSE ORCHESTRA ----------------------------------------------------------------- in: Laboratoire Ouvert @ la GaÃtà lyrique, Paris. . Sat. 7 February, 5PM-7PM: talk/discussion . Sun. 8 February, 2PM-6PM: public workshop Warning: Limited to 12 participants only Reservations: [email protected] #10 | THE ARTISTIC CONTEXT OF ACCESS SPACE ------------------------------------------ The artistic context of Access Space; A talk by Jake Harries, Creative Producer At Access Space, people interested in art, design, computers,recycling, music, electronics, photography and more meet like-minded people, share and develop skills and work on creative, enterprising and technical projects. Access Space runs Refab Space, a DIY FabLab, developed and completed in 2012. With its suite of rapid prototyping tools, for instance, a laser cutter and 3D printer, this benefits artists, business start-ups and the community as a whole. As well as working with artists, academics, creative technologists, programmers, other professionals and students, 50% of the participation in Access Spaceâs activities are from people in danger of exclusion and on the margins of society, including: people with disabilities, homeless people, ex-offenders, asylum seekers, refugees and people with mental health issues. Through Refab Space, Access Space engages with self starters and entrepreneurs as well. One of the strengths of Access Space is that it brings people from different backgrounds together. We aim to inspire people to do new creative things; we aim to make a positive impact on peopleâs lives by helping them to get out of their comfort zone in a supportive environment. We operate at a very low cost with a minimal carbon footprint through our innovative model, which combines free, open source software and locally sourced recycled computers. & Alternative Finance Residencies by artists at Access Space 2014 A talk by Jake Harries, Creative Producer Jake will introduce the Access Space artist residency programme, with an emphasis on the work of the two most recent resident artists. Artist & trader Kate Rich's residency, Creative Accounting, on the darker macro arts of economics, drew on a wild expanse of research from the mainstream to the outlier, to map out some swathes of established economic thought on paper for a birds eye view of the habitat. These maps had no pretence of depicting reality, but instead laid out truths that economists hold to be self-evident. A careful reading of the system is essential in order to disrupt or even navigate it. Kate Rich has run Feral Trade, a trans-parochial grocery business and underground freight network using the art world as a transportation resource since 2003, and is banker at the artist-run Cube Cinema in Bristol. Feral Trade (http://feraltrade.org/) Artist & yarn bomber Ruthie Ford's residency, The Crocheted Pound, explored the subject of value in the arts and crafts as she worked on making a series of crocheted 'coins'. Onto each coin was embroidered its value: making time x hourly rate + materials- showing the true value of making crochet. Over the weeks these coins stacked up to form an installation within the space, and the value was contrasted with the price of similar items available on the internet. Ruthie sought to answer these questions: How do you value crochet, knitting and 'home craft' skills? What value would you give the crochet skills you have learnt? What skills/ goods could you offer in exchange for these skills? Would you be willing to work in exchange for your skills? We still need money! How can skill exchange and working for money work together? http://www.ruthiefordprojects.blogspot.co.uk/ _ Presenter â Jake Harries Jake is Creative Producer at Access Space, and has developed and run the arts programme there since 2007. He is an artist, musician, composer, performer and has been making music in Sheffield since the 1980s. Much of his current practice is based around using spam emails as raw material for composition and performing, including Silicone Bake, a spam and Livecoding collaboration with Alex McLean. He was a member of electronic funk band Chakk which is best known for building Sheffield's first large recording studio, FON Studios, in the mid 1980s, and he has been one of âfreestyle technoâ and chill-out pioneers Heights of Abraham since 1991 . Interview from 2011 on art, music and FLOSSwww.furtherfield.org/features/interviews/free-and-open-all-interview-jake-harries SYNC PULSE ORCHESTRA --------------------- Sync Pulse Orchestra A workshop facilitated by Access Space, Sheffield, UK Some times artists are isolated, lonely perhaps, or feel they need to work on their own exclusively. At Access Space we believe collaboration is an essential part of artistic practice. The Sync Pulse Orchestra, an electronics and collaborative performance workshop, is based around the most basic part of a computer, the CMOS chip (http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/C/CMOS.html). The workshop is 4-5hrs long and for up to 12 participants. There would be no soldering involved, so a complete beginner can participate. Participants will build a 6 voice synthesiser and perform an improvised score at the end of the workshop. The synths are synced together so that participants collaborate in performance regardless of whether they want to or not! And they will learn to create a whole from listening to each other. We will bring specially created CMOS synth kits with heart-shaped Sync Pulse Orchestra logos and laser cut heart-shaped badges for participants to show they have experienced the joy of performing with others. Sync Pulse synths will be free for participants to take away with them. _ Workshop leader â John X. Moseley John is a tinkerer, musician and engineer, a creator of strange and wonderful electronic objects and music making gadgets. He is the inventor of ArtBot, an autonomous, free roaming robot which paints pictures in an abstract style. John created ArtBot because he wanted to submit work to an exhibition by didn't think of himself as a painter...so he invented one. ArtBot's first work was exhibited at 20x20 2009 in Sheffield. John helped set up and now manages Refab Space, Access Space's DIY FabLab. His music can be heard at https://soundcloud.com/jo_mo, some photos of his electronics http://www.flickr.com/photos/j0_m0/page1/ Twitter @_Jo_Mo ABOUT PIXEL_LAB | LABORATOIRE OUVERT ------------------------------------ Within the residency program "Laboratoire Ouvert" of la GaÃtà lyrique, Mal au Pixel and the Pixelache network propose a series of monthly meetings in Paris, until April 2015, consisting in a public talk and a hands-on workshop. Since 2006, Mal au Pixel festival is looking at connecting technology, urban electronics and social transformation issues, and to investigate our contemporary beliefs. The festival brings together young digital artists and unconventional electronics : unexpected technologies, open source tools, prototypes and open ended events. http://www.malaupixel.org In partnership with Pixelache Network.http://www.network.pixelache.ac With the support of the Grundtvig Foundation for Life Long Learning. NEXT: ----- 24/25/26 April : Conclusion of the pixel_lab cycle: three days of meetings, discussions, workshops and performances ! PRACTICAL INFOS --------------- Talk On Saturday 07/03 plateau Media 5PM-7PM, Free access; Workshop On Sunday 08/03, 2PM-6PM, 5â, limited to 12 participants. Reservations = [email protected] _______________________________________________ nettime-ann mailing list [email protected] http://www.nettime.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nettime-ann