On March 6, 2020, five research payloads from the MIT Media Lab’s Space Exploration Initiative were sent to the International Space Station. Among them, the Sojourner 2020 project, a payload of artworks selected by SEI’s arts curator Xin Liu. Adriana Knouf’s TX-1 is one of the curated projects.
Hospitals that are mobilized against Covid-19 are in short supply of electric syringe pumps. Electrolab is developing an open source prototype.
Makery met Tad Ermitaño, a key figure in new media art in the Philippines and Southeast Asia, to discuss his experience at MusicMakers Hacklab, CTM's week-long collaborative laboratory.
In residency at the Re-store in Paris, thr34d5 (threads) medialab uses design and open source as vectors toward a more inclusive society, with a little kombucha on the side. Interview.
In the early fall of 2019, Helen Leigh was the Feral artist-in-residency programme at Catch, Center of Art, design, and Technology. Leigh is a creative technologist with a focus on craft-based electronics and education.
Onkraj Gradbišča garden in central Ljubljana ia a loosely organized commons for gardening, woodmaking, performance arts, sound sculptures and biohacking. Makery met two of its founders.
In January 2020, Villette Makerz will launch a new course on circular design and learning through materials. Makery met its director Samuel Rémy at Parc de la Villette.
Yann Minh was on October 12-13 in Marseille at Couvent Levat for the second Technomancie festival. Part 2 of an in-depth interview with this prolific artist.
On October 12-13, Yann Minh was at Couvent Levat in Marseille for Technomancie 2 festival.Part 1 of an in-depth interview with this prolific artist.
As the first Japanese man to be certified in India to practice Ayurveda, Hiroo Komine has more recently expanded his scope of interest to biohacking. Makery met him at Dinacon in Panama.
Vuk Ćosić, one of the pioneers of Net.art, contemplates Ars Electronica through his personal rearview mirror.
Paul Vanouse is the winner of the Golden Nica in the category Artificial Intelligence & Life Art of Prix Ars Electronica 2019 for his installation "Labor". Interview.
John Richards, aka Dirty Electonics, shares his views on PIFcamp 2019, hacking and participatory projects.
Makery talked with Majken Overgaard from Catch and Laura Beloff from the Copenhagen IT University, the main organizers of the Summer camp 2019, happening between 12-16 August in Elsinore, Denmark.
Tina Malina & Uros Veber are the two co-organisers behind PIFcamp. They share with Makery their experience and vision of hacking camps.
Scott Kildall, new media artist based in San Francisco, works in the intersection between art and technology for more than 15 years.
Makery talked with media artist and designer Ted Davis during the closure day of No School Nevers, France, where he held a lecture and a workshop.
With his “Cloud Harp”, Nicolas Reeves explores clouds by making music. He spoke with Makery at Garden the Sky Water conference in Paris.
