Update 24-07-2021: This workshop has been cancelledIn this workshop you will meet over the conference’s video platform (Zoom) with Ralph Borland, head of African Robots & SPACECRAFT, an interventionist art project working with street wire artists in Southern Africa, and Lewis Kaluzi, a master wire artist and long-time collaborator with the project. Ralph and Lewis will introduce participants to the culture and techniques of wire art, showing them basic principles, and making a simple animated, sound-making object together. All participants will briefly perform with their wire art sound toys together to conclude the workshop!
AudienceRecommended for people with an interest in combining handcraft with interactivity and sound, and an interest in popular culture, science-fiction and Afrofuturism.
RequirementsThe following items need to be prepared for full immersion in this workshop:
- 1.6mm (16 gauge) galvanised steel wire or similar
- 0.7mm galvanised steel wire binding wire (0.5mm would also work)
- an object for making sound: tuna can, sardine tin, drinks can, coffee cup etc (test what makes a sound)
- rubber bands
- pliers that include wire cutters (or separate wire cutters)
- a hammer and nail to make a hole in the object to which to attach it
CostEUR €19.51 (Incl. EUR 1,82 Fee + EUR 2,69 VAT)
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