The techno-ecologies project collects several subprojects and events that explore sensors, alternative energy, ecological & participatory science & art+activism camp, and other topics. It serves as a complement to the theme developed by RIXC Centre for New Media Culture, Riga LV.
A bioart workshop with Lucas Czjzek from theBioart Club pavillon_35(Vienna, Austria).
Yeastograms are alive images out of yeast cells and produced in a photography like process. The yeastogram method has been developed by artists and scientists ofpavillon_35. Lucas Czjzek, one of the developers, used this method for his workANIMA. During the 3 days workshop Lucas Czjzek from the bioart club pavillon_35 is showing a method to cultivate baker’s yeast and how to shape the cultivation according to aesthetic and artistic decisions.
The workshop explores the utilization of living organisms in...
What does it mean to have a piece of land to experiment upon, to care for, and have responsibility under/over/inbetween? The land is a substrate for organisms under/over and inbetween it’s surface. It is a double-bind relationship: The land looks after you, and you look after the land. It’s Maaland.*
In Finland, many people own small pieces of land and forest, often inherited.. Literally, passed-along family trees. Imagine it may be possible to de-fragment the land, bringing it under common management, like a hard-disk. What would be the protocols of access and retrieval of information?...