‘Connected Expression’ is a ONE WEEK workshop (start October 19, 2015), at Teclab Eindhoven, organised by Fontys University for Applied Sciences Eindhoven. Teclab ha s an interesting machinepark with all the equipment from Fablab Brainport, a CNC-workspace, a Measurement Room and a Mechatronica Training Center.
The workshop will be lead by Michel Smith -Welch, Michael Gubbels and Maarten Zaagman. Connected Expression focuses on creativity combining computation and materials to connect elements of the material and digital worlds.
The workshops will:
- involve exploratory design and rapid prototyping with computer-based tools including graphical and textual programming languages for generating sound and image with electronic sensors.
- include presentations about designing computational media for playful learning and discussions about using these tools and concepts with a wide range of learners in creative learning environments.
- culminate in an informal exhibit of installations or performances open to the public.
Students will be offered lodging (obligatory) and full board for 5 days.
Start: Monday October 19, at nine o’clock in the morning.
Opening by Staf Depla, Vice Mayor for Economic Affairs, Employment and Vocational Education, City of Eindhoven
Masterclass presentations
Michael Smith-Welch: Sowing the seeds
Lectorate Mechatronics Robotics: Baxter
Prof.dr. Mikhail (Misha) Katsnelson, Radboud University
Informal exhibit (closing session): Friday October 23, at 16.00.
Location
Summa College/Teclab
Frederiklaan 60a
5616 NJ Eindhoven
Target group:
University students (University or Univ. applied Sciences) with a background in science, technology or art. Interested?
Mail Sandra Kuipers: [email protected]
Evening Lectures and/or excursions:
Location Strijp-S
De Ontdekfabriek
Torenallee 22
5617 BD Eindhoven
Who’s who
- Michael Gubbels calls himself a maker and in his work he explores ways that people can be creative with computers and mateirals. He cofounded COLLIDER an experimental creative space on the University Maryland that fosters creative collaborations between students from different desciplines to explore their visionary ideas together. Michael recently competed his masterthesis in Human Computer Interaction., University of Maryland, College Park and is now working on a start-up in San Francisco, California.
- Prof.dr. Mikhail Katsnelson is a Dutch professor of theoretical physics. He works at Radboud University Nijmegen where he specializes in graphene ripples. Prof. Katsnelson worked closely together with Nobelprize (Graphene,2010) winners Gheim and Novoselov who admitted that they could not have made such a progress without him. Prof Katnelson also writes poetry.
- Michael Smith-Welch is an artist and educator. He has a background in Fine Arts, Science and Education. He focuses on learning environments that support creative thinking, invention and iterative design. He has collaborated with community arts and education spaces around the world, most recently in Beijing, China, Istanbul, Turkey and San Francisco, California.
- Maarten Zaagman. After finishing a Bachelor Informatica (HAN) followed by a Master Musictheater (ArtEz Hogeschool voor de Kunsten). Maarten Zaagman now works as a musician and as a composer, preferably in a theater setting.
