On June 6-11, Fabricademy Bootcamp was held at the fablab Onl'fait in Geneva. Since 2012, this program combines research on the topics of wearables and e-textiles within the Fablab movement, creating distributive education that tackles inspiration and ideations on how to revive ancient crafts with new technology. Interview with its founder, Anastasia Pistofidou.
Where to go this summer? Makery made a selection of summer camps&schools in Europe for 2022. Up to 30 summer destinations from South Portugal to North Denmark, from UK to Hungary... and Sri Lanka.
Rosemary Lee proposes an essay on resilience as a critical approach to technology.
As an extension of the exhibition “Future Technology Products”, Mirabelle Jones spoke with Makery about diversity, technology and the power of speculative fiction.
For the publication "Feral Labs Node Book #1: Rewilding Culture", Stefanie Wuschitz from Mz* Baltazar’s Laboratory proposes an essay on non-formal learning and self-reliant communities.
On the occasion of the end of the release of the associated publication "Feral Labs Node Book #1: Rewilding Culture", Luis Campos proposes the essay "Going Feral".
The Feral Labs Network (2019-2021) releases this month the publication "Feral Labs Node Book#1: Rewilding Culture". Xavier Fourt from Bureau d'études collective proposes a speculative essay.
Initiated by artists Benjamin Gaulon and Dasha Ilina, Nø School is a conceptually alternative anti-school spanning two weeks of talks, workshops and other activities in Nevers, France.
Artist and designer Fara Peluso speaks about deterioration, decomposition, symbiosis and running out of time. A novel approach to speculative design thinking.
Maggie Kane, is interviewed by curator and critic Régine Debatty about systems of mutual aid, her work with Free99Fridge, and the upcoming class Modelling for Mutual Aid.
Not to be outdone by the ongoing pandemic, which had already twice canceled their original 2020 artist co-residency in Slovenia, experimental musician MAG and e-textile designer Mika came together this winter to create their own intimate Feral Lab residency in the Swedish countryside.
Instigated, curated and hosted by Shu Lea Cheang, Taiwan’s first official Feral Lab was held at the Taiwan contemporary cultural lab (C-Lab) in Taipei from December 14 to 20, 2020: “Lab Kill Lab”.
Stefanie Wuschitz participated in the Feral Labs Network’s artist-in-residency program this fall at Schmiede festival in Hallein, Austria. Part 2 of our interview.
Makery went to Hallein (Austria), where the annual Schmiede Festival took place in the huge buildings of the city's former salt factory. Second part of our report in pictures.
Makery went to Hallein (Austria), where the annual Schmiede Festival took place in the huge buildings of the city's former salt factory.
Report by Roland Fischer from Symbiont.space in Basel on the ArtLabo Retreat summer camp that took place this August on the Island of Batz, France.
The PIFcamp 2020, organised in the Upper Soča valley, Triglav National Park, was this year restricted to 35 participants invited to tinker, hack and further develop their practice.
As part of the Catch “Soft Circuits” summer camp in Elsinore, Denmark,, a roundtable discussion on economic conditions of artists with Helen Leigh, Deborah Hustic and Majken Overgaard was held. Overview.
In Elsinore, Denmark, artists, designers, technologists and creatives alike gathered from 18th to 22nd of August for the Catch “Soft Circuits” summer camp, led by creative technologist, writer and artist Mirabelle Jones.
At this year’s PIFcamp, Ljubljana-based artist Tilen Sepič worked side-by-side with artist Luka Frelih, also a programmer and head of Ljudmila, Art and Science Laboratory.
