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| The second day of the Luminous Green workshop at Time's up began with a presentation by Folke Koebberling about using the city as a resource for artistic and architectural projects. The second speaker of the morning was Paul Schausberger, who talked about the industrial and small-scale water filtration - mainly for surface water (e.g. from rivers) and sea water (desalination). The afternoon at the harbour began with lifting up the windmill, testing the pump (albeit with an electromotor, as it's nearly wind still in the harbour at the moment), building the water filter and continuing the hot tub. A small expedition of city-resource finders embarked on an expedition to collect trash for a changing room and a shower (as filtering water for the tub wouldn't make much sense without cleansing the human bodies before they submerge themselves in it...). Already in the industrial zone, they found so much usable material, that they had to come back to the HQ, make a first delivery and then venture further afield. Patrick & Theun conducted a memorable circus act by transporting a 6m piece of wood between two bikes for quite a long distance, across roads, down hills & across construction sites, while yelling "totaal holland!!". Upon arrival at the harbour at dusk, the duo proceeded to take a fresh dip in the freezing Danube. They, as well as the rest of the hald frozen team warmed up over the delicious concoctions from Marie's kitchen & most of us concluded the day with Theun's birthday cake & copious amounts of wine... | The second day of the Luminous Green workshop at Time's up began with a presentation by Folke Koebberling about using the city as a resource for artistic and architectural projects. The second speaker of the morning was Paul Schausberger, who talked about the industrial and small-scale water filtration - mainly for surface water (e.g. from rivers) and sea water (desalination). The afternoon at the harbour began with lifting up the windmill, testing the pump (albeit with an electromotor, as it's nearly wind still in the harbour at the moment), building the water filter and continuing the hot tub. A small expedition of city-resource finders embarked on an expedition to collect trash for a changing room and a shower (as filtering water for the tub wouldn't make much sense without cleansing the human bodies before they submerge themselves in it...). Already in the industrial zone, they found so much usable material, that they had to come back to the HQ, make a first delivery and then venture further afield. Patrick & Theun conducted a memorable circus act by transporting a 6m piece of wood between two bikes for quite a long distance, across roads, down hills & across construction sites, while yelling "totaal holland!!". Upon arrival at the harbour at dusk, the duo proceeded to take a fresh dip in the freezing Danube. They, as well as the rest of the half-frozen team warmed up over the delicious concoctions from Marie's kitchen & most of us concluded the day with Theun's birthday cake & copious amounts of wine... |
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| === Folke Koebberling === | === Folke Koebberling === |
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| Folke described a work that she and Martin Kaltwasser realised next to the Gropiusstadt in Berlin – first a house, built in 24hrs (Hausbau 04) and later a whole settlement on an empty lot next to the highrises of Gropiusstadt. All material came from the street, as trash from a renovated house in Prenzlauer berg, an increasingly 'fancified' part of Berlin. It took only an afternoon to collect all the materials. The house they built was temporary, perceived almost as a 'fata-morgana' by the inhabitants of the nearby community. The settlement that they built the next year was a slightly longer term project, where it took three months to collect the materials. According to Folke, this was an interesting experiment, but aesthetically not too satisfying – it still had an appearance of a shanty-town. | Folke described a work that she and Martin Kaltwasser realised next to the Gropiusstadt in Berlin – first a house, built in 24hrs (Hausbau 04) and later a whole settlement on an empty lot next to the highrises of Gropiusstadt. All material came from the street, as trash from a renovated house in Prenzlauer berg, an increasingly 'fancified' part of Berlin. It took only an afternoon to collect all the materials. The house they built was temporary, perceived almost as a 'fata-morgana' by the inhabitants of the nearby community. The settlement that they built the next year was a slightly longer term project, where it took three months to collect the materials. According to Folke, this was an interesting experiment, but aesthetically not too satisfying – it still had an appearance of a shanty-town. |
| We concluded with a short discussion about the taste of water and the need for water tasting, not just in fancy restaurants, but on industrial fairs and cultural events. Another short discussion that followed was about the quality of bottled water (which doesn't contain chlorine, while almost all tap water does), that has its own problems – such as development of dangerous micro-organisms, leaching of toxic plastic components and the general 'freshness' of the water. Tap water can be stored in bottles for about six months (according to a Bristol-based water expert, a friend of Kate Rich): “light, heat and air are the potential problems. Less that the water will go bad but it will go flat & lose all its properties. Seal in glass as if jam, keep cool (refrigerate where possible) & dark should be fine for 6 months at least.” | We concluded with a short discussion about the taste of water and the need for water tasting, not just in fancy restaurants, but on industrial fairs and cultural events. Another short discussion that followed was about the quality of bottled water (which doesn't contain chlorine, while almost all tap water does), that has its own problems – such as development of dangerous micro-organisms, leaching of toxic plastic components and the general 'freshness' of the water. Tap water can be stored in bottles for about six months (according to a Bristol-based water expert, a friend of Kate Rich): “light, heat and air are the potential problems. Less that the water will go bad but it will go flat & lose all its properties. Seal in glass as if jam, keep cool (refrigerate where possible) & dark should be fine for 6 months at least.” |
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| | {{:luminous:luminousgreen_water.pdf|Paul's slides on water treatment}} |
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| | Paul's recommended self-engineered water treatment system: http://www.oasisdesign.net/water/index.htm |
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