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Tina Gonsalves and Tom Donaldson, founders of Clutch have created ‘Medulla Intimata’, responsive video jewelery. While wearing the jewelery, software monitors the tone and intonation in the wearer’s voice. These measurements help the software select video sequences appropriate to the emotional state of the wearer. Once selected, the

A lecture on Media Choreography and responsive architectures at the Topological Media Lab in Atlanta and Montreal.

Joost Rekveld (1970) has been making abstract films and kinetic installations since 1991, originally inspired by the idea of a music for the eye. Through his invention of various animation techniques he became interested in the prehistory of moving image media, especially the technological history of perspective, optics, motion capture and scanning. These themes became the basis for a number of films and installations. His recent work is moving away from film towards more architectural and theatrical forms of articulated light.

Investigation of spatial learning: 3D Modeling Theory applied to Real-time Systems

Sonia Cillari, a digital architect currently based in the Netherlands, presented her electronic environments and discussed theoretical investigations into human perception, non-linear movement and participatory architecture. At the same time, FoAM influenced the sensory perception of the lecture, by subtly stimulating the visitors' taste buds.

Psychological needs, behaviours and communicative co-existence

This event is a part of FoAM’s yearly theme ‘nourish’. The process of preparation, presentation and consumption of food, its related cultural rituals, and their informal breaking are used to achieve the synaesthesia of sensual perception in responsive environments.

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

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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Hands-on Change. An evening of discussions and presentations by Suprabha Seshan, Maja Kuzmanovic, Maria Blaisse and Cocky Eek. Hosted by Shibumi Friends International.

Deep in the forest beside a muddy little path stands a colorful sign which says 'Gurukula Botanical Sanctuary'.

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.

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/

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.

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.

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).