A series of workshops focusing on the exploration of sound art and technology, for high school and college students.
02 – 23 April 2024 | 16.30 – 19.00 @ Young Dragons Šiška, Tugomerjeva 2, 1107 Ljubljana
Are you interested in how the speaker works? How can you listen to electromagnetic waves on electronic devices? Have you ever wondered what would be like to listen to light or even play with it? Or what does polluted water sound like? Join us for a series of workshops!
2. 4. 2024
Tara Pattender: TEENSYnth
At the workshop we will experiment and explore the sound options derived by Teensy board 3.2. By adding some basic electronic components (such as potentiometers and LDR) to Teensy board we will assemble an electronic sound machine with two oscillators. Many useful information for beginners, such as how to create an oscillator with the Teensy sound tool or how to adjust Arduino code so that you can freely add potentiometers and sensors to your synthesizer. Each participant will also receive a handy Labbook with all the information for further learning and independent research.
9. 4. 2024
Miha Godec: aqua_sono_ forensic
The starting point of the workshop is an art research project by Robertina Šebjanič and Gjin Šutić, in which they research and raise awareness about invisible polluters of water resources. Using the DIY principle, we will make a TDS meter (Total Disolved Solids) at the workshop, which allows easy measurement of dissolved salts and other chemical elements in water. We will connect the meter to the speaker and with the help of sound we will try to understand what clean water means and come across the concept of sonication in practice.
16. 4. 2024
Ida Hirschenfelder: Electromagnetic field sensors
At the workshop, we will get acquainted with the characteristics of electromagnetic and sound frequency spectra. We will learn to assemble a gadget based on an open-source free circuit for field recording. Participants will make their own electromagnetic device Elektrosluch: an electromagnetic wave detector for the translation of electromagnetic (EMF) spectrum into a sound spectrum. At the end of the workshop, we will use the device to listen to electromagnetic waves in the surrounding.
23. 4. 2024
Saša Spačal: Light reader
Participants will build a Light Reader – a simple physical interface to trigger sound with light. It consists of a mechanical part that allows light control with perforated discs, and an electronic part, an integrated circuit that generates sound according to the light signal’s duration and intensity. The technological principles applied in the Light Reader were developed for and applied in the biotechnological sound art installation Mycophone_unison (2013) authored by Saša Spačal, Mirjan Švagelj and Anil Podgornik.
Mentors
Tara Pattenden is an experimental musician and instrument maker who has been performing experimental sound for over 20 years.
Her wearable, fabric-based electronic instruments enable new expressive ways to play electronic sounds. The instruments create sound through movements and gestures such as stretching, and she uses this custom hardware to facilitate audience agency through inviting their participation in the performance during live sets.
With a background in computer and interactive art she is self taught in the field of electronics and makes and sells several electronic instruments including the Lerango Drone, Noisy Bstrd and the Grim Beeper. She performs solo as Phantom Chips as well as performing in Body Vice, the Fckn Bstrds and Goodiepal and Pals.
Miha Godec is an artist, photographer, mentor and lecturer. His creative practice, which lies at the intersection of science, art and new technologies, focuses on the development of new interdisciplinary projects, experimenting with water extraction and purification, investigating the consequences of anthropogenic impact on aquatic ecosystems and the sonification properties of water.
Miha Godecbeepblip (Ida Hiršenfelder) is a sound artist and archivist. She makes immersive bleepy psychogeographical soundscapes with analogue electronics, DIY and modular synths, field recordings and computer manipulations. She is interested in bioacoustics, experimental music and sound spatialisation. She was a member of the Theremidi Orchestra (2011–2015) and is currently a member of the Jata C group for bioacoustics and sound ecologies (2018–) and the Clockwork Voltage community for modular synthesis. Her solo albums Noise for Strings, Vol. 1 (2019) and Noise for Strings, Vol. 2 (2020) were published by the Kamizdat label. She completed her Master of Sonology studies at the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague (2023).
Ida HiršenfelderSaša Spačal MA, a postmedia artist, merges living systems research with contemporary art, emphasising the interconnectedness of the environment-culture continuum within planetary metabolisms. Her artistic endeavours include developing caring biotechnological methodologies and interfaces that engage with both organic and mineral soil agents. In parallel, she explores the fragility of posthuman scenarios, intricately weaving mechanical, digital, and organic logics within the realms of contemporary biopolitics and necropolitics.
Her works were presented at venues such as ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe [DE], Ars Electronica [AT], Centre de Cultura Contemporània Barcelona – CCCB [ES], Laboratoria Art & Science Foundation / New Tretyakov Gallery [RUS], National Art Museum of China [CHN], Museum of Contemporary Art Metelkova [SI], Onassis Cultural Centre Athens [GR], Transmediale Festival [DE], GHMP Prague City Gallery [CZ], Museum and Galleries of Ljubljana [SI], Museo Extremeño e Iberoamericano de Arte Contemporáneo [ES], Perm Museum of Contemporary Art [RUS], Chronos Art Centre [CHN], Museum of Contemporary Art Zagreb [CRO], Museum of Contemporary Art Vojvodina [SRB]. She received awards and nominations Ars Electronica Starts Prize [2021], Japan Media Art Award [2020], New Technological Art Award [2019], New Aesthetica Prize [2020], Prix Cube [2015] and Prix Ars Electronica [2015].
Saša SpačalHow to apply
No prior knowledge is required to register for the workshops. The workshop is intended for high school and college students.
The number of places is limited, please register at cmcsiska@mladizmaji.si and include the participant’s name, contact details and information about which workshop they wish to register for. Participation in the workshop is free!
Production
Shekanke is a series of art workshops co-organised by the Projekt Atol Institute and the Young Dragons Šiška. Workshops were developed within the framework of the konS project, a platform for contemporary investigative art.