Show pageOld revisionsBacklinksBack to top You've loaded an old revision of the document! If you save it, you will create a new version with this data. Media Files ===== 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 * dealers as investors or an investment bank * prefinacing of works -> guaranteed interest/attention * perspectives on philanthropy * motivations -> how have these changed w/ contemporary arts / new media lina -> materials library update * classification system * still trying to work out categories & reference numbers * how does cross referencing work? * 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? * -> not really necessary at this stage * any ideas about barcoding, rfid etc ?+ * -> not really yet, possibly type in & connect to database for more info 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? * -> alive/playful/something happening -> collection * 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 * 3 distinct 1d attractors in 3space * decoupling 3d iterators from x->y->z->x loops theun -> Tsunami Pants * collecting pictures of protective gear / armour/ sports/plague/ rescue * pictures of shelters build by homeless ppl around ams. 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 * mike longhurst's talk at festo - similar perspective from within the marketing industry-> http://www.uneptie.org/sustain/reports/advertising/article_longhurst_admap.pdf * climate change as a symptom of other more fundamental problems * interesting projects * canary project http://www.canary-project.org/ * worldchanging http://www.worldchanging.com * camper (http://www.camper.com/), banyan tree (http://www.banyantree.com/), minergie (http://www.minergie.ch/index.php), ekkovikki (http://www.kolumbus.fi/solpros/ekoviikki.htm) * c20 project -> cites playing essential roles in moving toward carbon neutral/ sustainability * centre for ecoliteracy -> http://www.ecoliteracy.org/ * role of finance -> calpers, ecoLogic finance * politics necessary to codify previously voluntary efforts, provide longer term stability * Iceland's move to complete geothermal energy, attempt to become first carbon neutral country * 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+ * connection between ideas from last meeting and andrey/shai's math models Please fill all the letters into the box to prove you're human. Please keep this field empty: SavePreviewCancel Edit summary Note: By editing this page you agree to license your content under the following license: CC Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International resgat200610.1182248557.txt.gz Last modified: 2007-06-19 10:32(external edit)