Positive Design Manifesto – Pamela Pavliscak
March 21, 2016 § Leave a comment
Pamela Pavliscak, founder of Change Sciences is leading some fascinating work with purpose. Technology has been burdened with much of our 21st century misery, but with intention can be a force for positivity and happiness in deeper ways.
Transmediale 2016 / Reflections on Tech, Presence and Intimacy
February 25, 2016 § 1 Comment
Foyer installation at the Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW) encouraging conversation and informal exchanges. Credit: Transmediale.de
Berliners told me it’s a highlight of the year so I stayed for Transmediale ‘the post-digital culture event’ held annually at the Haus der Kulturen der Welt.
The programme was not compatible with my simple 8-bit brain. Even the veterans I petitioned for guidance admitted to information overload, apt considering this year’s theme of anxiety. My final strategy was to neglect most lectures and prioritise hanging out, absorbing installations and workshopping. From these I’m teasing out one strand of interest but for more on the wider experience, read Renee Carmichael’s review.
Beautiful rituals – a speculative proposal for behaviour change
April 9, 2015 § 3 Comments
People are suffering from deep loneliness. It may be part of the human condition, but here in the West it’s an epidemic of sorts.
When someone admits to being lonely, “obvious” solutions like joining a club, signing up to night classes or annoying people at bus stops are offered. *Sigh*
How can people just connect with each others’ presence more: (a simple pure presence) without advice, clinginess, deranged moods or agendas?
Soma}News – Issue 6
January 31, 2015 § Leave a comment
Soma-related emotion news from Nov/Dec 2014. Connections to art, tech, memory, smell, touch, memory, pain and more…
People with disabilities empowered through mind-generated art: Jody Xiong.
Soma}News – Issue 5
November 10, 2014 § Leave a comment
Soma-related emotion news from Sept/Oct 2014. Connections to art, tech, memory, smell, touch, memory, pain and more…
“What sex and birth look like through an MRI machine” is a collection of Magnetic Resonance Imagery. Beautiful and captivating. (NSFW)
What I learnt at The School of Machines, Making and Make-believe
October 29, 2014 § 1 Comment
Links to a PDF > Issuu.com
One month, 13 students, countless visiting artists and a huge array of creative coding. I was delighted to take the opportunity this July to take part in ‘Responsive Spaces’. The culmination was an interactive installation group show in a warehouse space in Urban Spree, Friedrichstein. Many thanks to Rachel Uwa, the brains behind the genius. Click on the image above to see the full PDF.
What are Emotions, Feelings and Sensations? Composite or Hierarchical models?
October 23, 2014 § 6 Comments
A visitor to this blog, Aghar just asked “I have this question: What is a feeling, emotion, and sensation? are they different things?”. Thanks for asking!
So I started reflecting visually…
Sonja Bäumel
October 1, 2014 § 2 Comments
Sonja Bäumel is a fashion designer based in Austria who collaborates with microbiologists to create stunning art. My favourite at the moment is the Human Petri Dish. Check out her bountiful site. You can also access a full paper she presented at Design4Health 2013 conference here.
Cartography of the Human Body, 2010/11, in collaboration with Erich Schopf
Soma}News – July/August
September 10, 2014 § 1 Comment
E}V Blog 