foam meeting 20061027
present: cocky, lina, jack, pix, theun, maja, nik
notes edited by nik, based on notes from nik & jack
dec. openlab proposal
Open Lab - Presentations, talks, etc…
open lab, as part of funding requirements
talks, presentations, etc+ to show what foam is doing & interested in
foton doing a festival in recylceart, showcasing bxl werkplaatsen
8-16th dec.
proposed
setup temporary studio
work on newsletter → “publication as performance”
presentations of research projects, in whatever formats
talks, discussions
films/projectsions/etc when no-one is there
research updates
jack → foam valuator
summary of research into commercial art world mechanics.
traditional art dealer model
buy low, promote artist, sell high
difficult with newmedia, due to production costs, probably requires new financing schemes
proposed 'IPO' style
perspectives on philanthropy
lina → materials library update
classification system
will meet with karen next week to continue discussions & summarise
importance of being able to locate materials from reference numbers
data entry for 'information' about materials
should there be someone involved to work with developing database models?
any ideas about barcoding, rfid etc ?+
cocky → inflatables
summary of timeless way of building ~14pp
visual overview of inflatables survey
got boring trying to be comprehensive, so just looking for things she likes now
what is it that she finds interesting?
will put documentation on the libarynth
pix → strange attractors
more motivated, but still feeling a bit burnt out
mechanics of embeddings renderer in app framework for attractor explorer
future directions
theun → Tsunami Pants
maja & nik → climate change
conferences - ICCAS & festo
after the 'stomach cringing discussion on the previous res-gat, looked for positive and inspiring projects
presentation at festo - opportunities and challenges for communicating about sustainable cultures
move from consumerist → participatory culture
interesting projects
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c20 project → cites playing essential roles in moving toward carbon neutral/ sustainability
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role of finance → calpers, ecoLogic finance
politics necessary to codify previously voluntary efforts, provide longer term stability
commercial campaign examples → BP, ecomagination [GE], climate group
authenticity → reaction to increasing virtualisation, greeenwashing, marketing hype etc+
extending the visualisation of lifestyle choices, carbon footprints, etc+