research gathering

FoAM holds a research gathering at the Design Vlaanderen Gallery, in collaboration with Tine Holvoet.

FoAM will host the Brussels meeting of The Long Now Foundation, whose aim is "to creatively foster long-term thinking and responsibility in the framework of the next 10,000 years."

Image by Eisa Jocson & Angelo Vermeulen

Flesh, Steel and Codecs
Eisa Jocson & Angelo Vermeulen

During this research gathering Eisa Jocson and Angelo Vermeulen talk about recent work in which they explore notions of the body and its relation to space and technology.

Visual

Anna Maria Orru talks about food & urban resilience over a locally sourced lunch.

About Foodprints:
‘Foodprints’ explores how the discipline of biomimicry can promote urban food resilience and opportunities for biodiversity to flourish in urban developments.

From December 2009 to February 2010, Christina Stadlbauer (Body Water) and Bartaku (A Slow Flow) were residents at the Periferry 1.0 project in Guwahati, North-East India.

They will share their findings and experiences during a Research Gathering at FoAM.

Christina Stadlbauer: BODY WATER
Every-day-medicine in every-day-life - tales from Himalaya's feet

Please join FoAM's first family in residence, Alex, Ali and Luka, for a farewell afternoon tea.

They will be presenting the prototype of their robotic au pair (Robaupair) and sharing some ideas on the creative possibilities of parenthood.

The gRig Research retreat in Slovenia, organised by Kibla and designed by FoAM will focus on the topic of food & environment. This retreat will be a part of the series of research retreats organised by gRig partners. About 20 artists, scientists and
researchers from different cultural and professional backgrounds will be brought together to discuss their methodologies, exchange experiences and experiments. The retreat will be facilitated by Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino (http://www.designswarm.com/)

The first research gathering at FoAM, with Alkan Chipperfield, our resident anthropologist reporting on his fieldwork.

Notes: http://libarynth.org/resgat200603

Research gathering on fuzzy logic, ethnography, aesthetics, food experimentation, distribution and consumption.

Notes: http://libarynth.org/resgat200604

Research gathering on the biology of plants, the Gurukula Botanical Sanctuary, material libraries and subtle technologies.

http://libarynth.org/resgat200606

From Biba Vickovic

GREEN DREAM (an Installation-type Video Game Sonnet) was written in the heat of romance and desire for conquest. In this Sonnet, in Green Dream, the action takes place in Aluminum Park in which, through minor adventures, you reach the Castle of Fortunate Circumstances. Door to the Castle is opened with a key, and the key is music

Research gathering on visual programming and real-time audiovisual systems.

Notes: http://libarynth.org/resgat200608