Program
Lunchbox 1 / Mentor Session: Robert Madelin
Experienced professionals meet young innovators, answer questions, give suggestions and feedback as well as insights into their own work. With Robert Madelin (UK/BE), director general of DG Connect of the European Commission. Continue reading
Innovators Kick off – A/B Group
The members of Working Groups A and B will attend their first workshop at which they’ll address the festival theme and consider the framework conditions necessary for change. Continue reading
Innovators Breakfast – A/B Group
The Future Innovators Summit begins on Thursday with the first communal breakfast in Arkadenhof. The members of Working Groups A and B will present their projects and ideas. Continue reading
Prototype for a New Biomachine
Now that lots of people are going hightech, it’s high time for plants to do so too. Brazilian artist Ivan Henriques’ interactive “Biomachine” explores new channels of communication among human beings, living organisms and machines. Continue reading
Kazamidori
“Kazamidori“ is a weathervane for the Internet age. “Kaza“ (wind) “mi“ (watch) “dori“ (bird) is a Japanese expression for a weathervane. Continue reading
3D printed structures
For about two decades, printers have offered computer users a convenient way to print texts and photos. But for a while now, special devices allow to make three-dimensional objects made of plastic, metal, gypsum and even concrete with a printer. First, you use special 3D software to design a digital object on the computer. Then all you have to do is print it! Continue reading
Transparent Specimen
The Japanese artist Iori Tomita creates fntastic-alien preparations out of marine animals. The muscle tissue of animals is thereby made translucent by dissolving natural proteins. The precise forms of nature are exposed by human dissection technique and then inked. The firmer and the softer tissues (cartilage) are treated differently. The process to produce a preparation lasts up to six months, depending on the size of the animal. Continue reading
Manoi PF01
Manoi PF01 is a Japanese robot that combines design artistry with leading-edge technology. Several details of the construction aim to counteract the cliché of robots as mere high-tech musclemen: big eyes and a broad forehead convey openness; the expansive chest radiates self-assurance. Continue reading
Strandbeest
Theo Jansen first studied physics. Since 1990, he’s been working with yellow plastic tubing, which he uses to construct skeleton-like creatures that lumber along the beach. Jansen considers himself the creator of a new life form that’s nourished solely by the wind and constantly undergoes a sort of evolution. Continue reading
Interface Cultures: Live Performances
Interface Culture students and researchers propose and experience that seeks to challenge the traditional human-machine interaction with a new sensory and perceptual repertoire of electronic music. An immersive experience with tangible scores, edible synthesizers, noisy jelly circuits and parametric sound compositions. Continue reading