electric green

Self-sustaining realities against the culture of mass extinction

Arts and design should play an important role in creating an abundant and thriving environment for all Earth-bound species and landscapes. Our designs should become more resilient and less damaging to our ecological habitats. Instead of pointing a critical mirror at the environmental problems, we are actively doing something about them. We begin by changing our own practices. Planning our creative processes to include sustainability as their core principle, instead of a fashionable topic. In prototyping and manufacturing, we encourage the use non-toxic materials, micro-power generation and sharing resources. Going beyond conservation and preservation, we ask ourselves what kinds of worlds do we want to create? What is the role of aesthetics in the green arts and designs of tomorrow? We imagine media installations powered by their own micro-plants, robotic orchestras able repair themselves, responsive environments as biomimetic systems, augmented reality gardening, human-plant interfaces and many more.

related events

PhoEf Workshop

2008-05-29 14:00 Canada/Central
2008-05-29 18:00 Canada/Central

Lead by Bart Vandeput, the PhoEf participants explored the interdependent relationships between people, photovoltaics and light as a primary resource. Also the opportunities and limits of low levels of electricity will be investigated.

PhoEf – Photons and the electric kiss

2008-05-30 13:30 Canada/Central
2008-05-30 17:30 Canada/Central

PhoEf is a research project led by Bart Vandeput, exploring the essence, use and abuse of the photovoltaic effect - the conversion of light into electrical energy - within the realms of science, industry, technology and the arts.

PhoEf - Photons Crash on the Arts

2008-09-02 17:45 GMT+2
2008-09-02 19:00 GMT+2

Bartaku's 'PhoEf' exposé at the 23rd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy and Conference and Exhibition'

Session nr.: 5BO.
Feria de Valencia, Auditorium 3a - Valencia, Spain
http://www.photovoltaic-conference.com

PhoEf aims to provide insight about aims and aesthetics of converting solar radiation into electricity. More particularly, the opportunities that photovoltaic technologies provide to artistic creations, performances, and interventions that make use of electrical energy.

http://x4.fo.am/phoef/

48 degrees Celsius

2008-12-13 10:45 GMT+7
2008-12-13 12:00 GMT+7

Bart Vandeput is representing FoAM as the Provocateur of the City Space and The Every Day session of 48 degrees Celsius, Symposium on public space, art and ecology:

http://www.48c.org

Phoef & Biomodd

2009-01-24 20:00 Europe/Brussels

At the Burning Ice festival: Re-thinking the Future'
Two of FoAM's researchers in residence will talk about their climate related work.

Bartaku will present PhoEf in the form of a mini-workshop and a talk.
http://x4.fo.am/phoef/

Angelo Vermeulen will present his project Biomodd in the evening.
http://www.biomodd.net/

http://www.kaaitheater.be/productie.jsp?productie=511

gRig: PhoEf Workshop

2009-05-11 09:00 GMT+2
2009-05-14 09:00 GMT+2

Bart Vandeput will lead a gRig workshop on Photovoltaics for artists.

Research Gathering with Bartaku & Christina - Periferry

2010-04-02 18:00 Europe/Brussels
2010-04-02 21:00 Europe/Brussels

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

related publications

PHOEF - The Undisclosed Poesis of the Photovoltaic Effect.

Publication Type:

Conference Paper

Source:

23rd EU Photovoltaic Conference, Feria de Valenci, Spain (2008)

URL:

http://lib.fo.am/_media/luminous/phoef_paper_pv_conference2008.pdf

Keywords:

photovoltaic; Stand-alone PV Systems; Arts; Collaboration; arts and science

Abstract:

Grid independency, silent electrical energy generation without emissions, harmless low-DC-power, mobility and new materials with new aesthetics are key characteristics of photovoltaic technologies. Together with new scientific tropes that are emerging in this highly vibrating multidisciplinary field, they have attracted a first generation of 'early adapters' in the arts. It allows for further dynamic exploration of the complex relation between light, electrical
energy and the media that can be used to represent it. In their turn, these explorations generate new artistic tropes originating from unexpected set-ups, combinations of materials and contexts of employment that might lead to new scientific questions possibly benefitting the improvement of the PV-technologies. Moreover, in the current reshaping of the organization of access to energy, the arts can and should play an active and critical role.

related articles

Theun Karelse: Tsunamipants

How do you relate to global crises in a way that is not demotivating? The discussion about our future is dominated by appeals for austerity and reduction. This is not a very inspiring message as it focuses on negative aspects of society. It is hard to see a positive revolution on a global scale, based on negative arguments. Instead we should focus on positive changes that inspire everyone. This debate should be dominated by the possibility of increasing the quality of life.

Bartaku: PhoEf

PhoEf is a research project exploring the essence, use and abuse of the photovoltaic effect - the conversion of light in electrical energy - in the realms of science, industry, technology and the arts. PhoEf emerged from a personal, transversal flight through the interconnected worlds behind and around photovoltaics; a technology based on A.E. Becquerel's 1839 observation of the photovoltaic effect. PhoEf is embedded in a rich, multidisciplinary, historical context.

In progress: http://libarynth.org/luminous/phoef

Sanjeev Shankar: WcCafe

Toilets have been a source of taboo, embarrassment and humour in many cultures. This project explores the subject of toilets and defecation and aims to bring it out in the open. The intent is to create a cafe which makes toilet discussion a table discussion, thereby giving it legitimacy. ‘WcCafe’ would serve coffee and snacks in an environment which is beautiful, refreshing and purposeful.

In progress: http://libarynth.org/wccafe_report

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