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the Blob, playspace for children

2007-02-25 14:00 Europe/Brussels
2007-02-25 18:00 Europe/Brussels

Disco Kids, a playful afternoon for children and their parents, with music, movies and endless bouncing on the blob.

In collaboration with Lowdjo.
http://www.recyclart.be/content/view/13596/10/lang,nl/

Bite Size Lecture 2007 03 22: SymbioticA

2007-03-22 18:30 Europe/Brussels
2007-03-22 20:30 Europe/Brussels

SymbioticA is an artistic laboratory dedicated to the research, learning and critique of the life sciences. Operating since 2000, SymbioticA is the first research laboratory of its kind, enabling artists to engage in wet biology practices in a biological science department. SymbioticA's artists have exhibited their pioneering works world wide, best known for their work on Stelarc's Extra Ear and the Welcome Trust awarded Pig Wings. It is FoAM's pleasure to bring these renowned artists and researchers to Brussels and Belgium for the first time.

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Research Gathering 2007 03 23: Maki Ueda and Bart Vandeput

2007-03-23 12:00 Europe/Brussels
2007-03-23 18:00 Europe/Brussels

The first meeting with FoAM's researchers in residence for 2007. Discussions about previous works, inspirations and plans for photovoltaics and scent-related research.

In human format

2007-05-11 21:00 Canada/Eastern
2007-05-11 22:00 Canada/Eastern

Performance by Bent Object, with visuals by FoAM at Elektra Festival.
http://www.foton.be/inhumanformat/
http://www.elektramontreal.ca/index_fr.html

Research Gathering 2007 06 15: Kate Rich and other RiRs

2007-06-15 12:00 Europe/Brussels
2007-06-15 20:00 Europe/Brussels

This Research gathering, brought together FoAM's researchers in residence from 2006 and 2007, to discuss topics as wide ranging as Fair Trade, photovoltaics, cultural scents, extreme weather fashion, strange attractors and techno-textiles.

Everyone was welcome to join the discussions, talk about their current explorations, unsolvable problems, or amazing inventions. The gathering began at noon, with a 'guilt-free' lunch, collected and cooked by FoAM's dedicated shoppers and chefs.

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Research Gathering 2007 07 13: Kirsty Kitto and Cocky Eek

2007-07-13 12:00 Europe/Brussels
2007-07-13 23:00 Europe/Brussels

During this research gathering, we have heard reports from the remote outposts of complex systems science and the art of making things, brought to us by Dr Kirsty Kitto and Cocky Eek. Our research lunch will feature a series of complex dishes composed of one sole ingredient.

Final Call Supercrew

2007-07-21 00:00 GMT-7

Screening of In Human Format DVD by Bent Object and FoAM at the Portland Art Center.

Data Ecologies

2007-07-20 11:00 GMT+2
2007-07-21 23:00 GMT+2

Two FoAM & gRig presentations at the Data Ecologies workshop "On growing of worlds: whole systems in turbulent environments" by Maja Kuzmanovic and "What am I doing rendering fractals?" by Steven Pickles.

http://www.timesup.org/laboratory/DataEcologies/

YGL Summit

2007-09-04 00:00 GMT+8
2007-09-08 00:00 GMT+8

Maja Kuzmanovic and Nik Gaffney have joined the Young Global Leaders for their yearly summit in Dalian, China. As members of the environmental and diversity task forces, they will present FoAM's 'green' initiatives, as well as get to know, analyse and forecast critical economic and social currents.
http://www.younggloballeaders.org/

Research Gathering 2007 09 28: Bricophone

2007-09-28 12:00 Europe/Brussels
2007-09-28 18:00 Europe/Brussels

An open call to all developers, artists and activists with and without mobile phones: the launch of the first Bricophone workshop - working towards the connected future of open source telephony.

IETM meeting

2007-10-06 14:00 GMT+2
2007-10-06 19:00 GMT+2

FoAM presentations during the Collaborative new media practices debate and Meet your maker sessions, IETM meeting.

http://www.vooruit.be/oneonone

Eco Design Salon

2007-10-11 14:00 Europe/London
2007-10-11 19:00 Europe/London

What future for eco-textile design?

FoAM (Maja Kuzmanovic) participated in the "International conversations" together with Carole Collet, talking about ethics and aesthetics and eco-design, about permaculture and Luminous Green.

http://mag.tfrg.org.uk/node/43

Bitesize Lecture with Adrian Hon

2007-10-16 19:00 Europe/Brussels
2007-10-16 21:00 Europe/Brussels

FoAM and the Guild for Reality Integrators and Generators organised a talk by Adrian Hon, on Alternate Reality Games (ARG), collaborative fiction, puppetmasters, backstories and other tools for playful reality generation.

The Third Culture

2007-10-18 20:00 Europe/Brussels
2007-10-18 22:00 Europe/Brussels

A Vision for a Science/Art/Technology Conversion Dialectic

Lecture by Marko Peljhan

The lecture is organized as a part of the exhibition 'Situational Awareness' by Marko Peljhan that will open on Wednesday, 17 October 2007 at 6 pm at the offices of the European Commissioner for Science and Research Dr. Janez Potocnik in the European Commission building / Berlaymont (11th floor, Rue de La Loi 200, 1040 Brussels).

200710 Research gathering on Arts & Crafts

2007-10-26 12:00 Europe/Brussels
2007-10-26 22:00 Europe/Brussels

From the intricacies of the market for new media, to the traditional craftsmanship and emerging 'craftivism', FoAM's next research gathering will be dedicated to the contemporary Arts & Crafts.