[spectre] PIXEL_LAB #10 | THE ARTISTIC CONTEXT OF ACCESS SPACE & SYNC PULSE ORCHESTRA

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On 27/02/2015 17:55, Jake Harries wrote:
> PIXEL_LAB #10 | THE ARTISTIC CONTEXT OF ACCESS SPACE & SYNC PULSE ORCHESTRA
> 
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> 
> in: Laboratoire Ouvert
> @ la Gaîté lyrique,
> Paris.
> 
> . Sat. 7 February, 5PM-7PM: talk/discussion
> . Sun. 8 February, 2PM-6PM: public workshop
> 
> Warning: Limited to 12 participants only
> Reservations: billetterie at gaite-lyrique.net
> <mailto:billetterie at gaite-lyrique.net>
> 
> 
> 
> #10 | THE ARTISTIC CONTEXT OF ACCESS SPACE
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> 
> The artistic context of Access Space;
> A talk by Jake Harries, Creative Producer
> 
> At Access Space, people interested in art, design, computers,recycling,
> music, electronics, photography and more meet like-minded people, share
> and develop skills and work on creative, enterprising and technical
> projects. Access Space runs Refab Space, a DIY FabLab, developed and
> completed in 2012. With its suite of rapid prototyping tools, for
> instance, a laser cutter and 3D printer, this benefits artists, business
> start-ups and the community as a whole.
> 
> As well as working with artists, academics, creative technologists,
> programmers, other professionals and students, 50% of the participation
> in Access Space’s activities are from people in danger of exclusion and
> on the margins of society, including: people with disabilities, homeless
> people, ex-offenders, asylum seekers, refugees and people with mental
> health issues. Through Refab Space, Access Space engages with self
> starters and entrepreneurs as well. One of the strengths of Access Space
> is that it brings people from different backgrounds together. We aim to
> inspire people to do new creative things; we aim to make a  positive
> impact on people’s lives by helping them to get out of their comfort
> zone in a supportive environment.
> 
> We operate at a very low cost with a minimal carbon footprint through
> our innovative model, which combines free, open source software and
> locally sourced recycled computers.
> 
> &
> 
> Alternative Finance Residencies by artists at Access Space 2014
> A talk by Jake Harries, Creative Producer
> 
> Jake will introduce the Access Space artist residency programme, with an
> emphasis on the work of the two most recent resident artists.
> 
> Artist & trader Kate Rich's residency, Creative Accounting, on the
> darker macro arts of economics, drew on a wild expanse of research from
> the mainstream to the outlier, to map out some swathes of established
> economic thought on paper for a birds eye view of the habitat. These
> maps had no pretence of depicting reality, but instead laid out truths
> that economists hold to be self-evident. A careful reading of the system
> is essential in order to disrupt or even navigate it.
> Kate Rich has run Feral Trade, a trans-parochial grocery business and
> underground freight network using the art world as a transportation
> resource since 2003, and is banker at the artist-run Cube Cinema in
> Bristol.
> Feral Trade (http://feraltrade.org/)
> 
> Artist & yarn bomber Ruthie Ford's residency, The Crocheted Pound,
> explored the subject of value in the arts and crafts as she worked on
> making a series of crocheted 'coins'. Onto each coin was embroidered its
> value: making time x hourly rate + materials- showing the true value of
> making crochet. Over the weeks these coins stacked up to form an
> installation within the space, and the value was contrasted with the
> price of similar items available on the internet.
> Ruthie sought to answer these questions: How do you value crochet,
> knitting and 'home craft' skills? What value would you give the crochet
> skills you have learnt? What skills/ goods could you offer in exchange
> for these skills? Would you be willing to work in exchange for your
> skills? We still need money! How can skill exchange and working for
> money work together?
> http://www.ruthiefordprojects.blogspot.co.uk/
> 
> _
> 
> Presenter – Jake Harries
> Jake is Creative Producer at Access Space, and has developed and run the
> arts programme there since 2007. He is an artist, musician, composer,
> performer and has been making music in Sheffield since the 1980s. Much
> of his current practice is based around using spam emails as raw
> material for composition and performing, including Silicone Bake, a spam
> and Livecoding collaboration with Alex McLean. He was a member of
> electronic funk band Chakk which is best known for building Sheffield's
> first large recording studio, FON Studios, in the mid 1980s, and he has
> been one of “freestyle techno” and chill-out pioneers Heights of Abraham
> since 1991 .
> Interview from 2011 on art, music and FLOSS
> 
> www.furtherfield.org/features/interviews/free-and-open-all-interview-jake-harries
> <http://flosswww.furtherfield.org/features/interviews/free-and-open-all-interview-jake-harries>
> @jakeharries
> 
> 
> SYNC PULSE ORCHESTRA
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> 
> Sync Pulse Orchestra
> A workshop facilitated by Access Space, Sheffield, UK
> 
> Some times artists are isolated, lonely perhaps, or feel they need to
> work on their own exclusively. At Access Space we believe collaboration
> is an essential part of artistic practice.
> 
> The Sync Pulse Orchestra, an electronics and collaborative performance
> workshop, is based around the most basic part of a computer, the CMOS
> chip (http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/C/CMOS.html).
> 
> The workshop is 4-5hrs long and for up to 12 participants. There would
> be no soldering involved, so a complete beginner can participate.
> 
> Participants will build a 6 voice synthesiser and perform an improvised
> score at the end of the workshop. The synths are synced together so that
> participants collaborate in performance regardless of whether they want
> to or not! And they will learn to create a whole from listening to each
> other.
> 
> We will bring specially created CMOS synth kits with heart-shaped Sync
> Pulse Orchestra logos and laser cut heart-shaped badges for participants
> to show they have experienced the joy of performing with others. Sync
> Pulse synths will be free for participants to take away with them.
> 
> _
> 
> Workshop leader – John X. Moseley
> John is a tinkerer, musician and engineer, a creator of strange and
> wonderful electronic objects and music making gadgets. He is the
> inventor of ArtBot, an autonomous, free roaming robot which paints
> pictures in an abstract style. John created ArtBot because he wanted to
> submit work to an exhibition by didn't think of himself as a
> painter...so he invented one. ArtBot's first work was exhibited at 20x20
> 2009 in Sheffield. John helped set up and now manages Refab Space,
> Access Space's DIY FabLab. His music can be heard at
> https://soundcloud.com/jo_mo, some photos of his electronics
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/j0_m0/page1/
> Twitter @_Jo_Mo
> 
> 
> 
> ABOUT PIXEL_LAB | LABORATOIRE OUVERT
> ------------------------------------
> 
> Within the residency program "Laboratoire Ouvert" of la Gaîté lyrique,
> Mal au Pixel and the Pixelache network propose a series of monthly
> meetings in Paris, until April 2015, consisting in a public talk and a
> hands-on workshop. Since 2006, Mal au Pixel festival is looking at
> connecting technology, urban electronics and social transformation
> issues, and to investigate our contemporary beliefs. The  festival
> brings together young digital artists and unconventional electronics :
> unexpected technologies, open source tools, prototypes and open ended
> events. http://www.malaupixel.org <http://www.malaupixel.org/>
> 
> In partnership with Pixelache Network.http://www.network.pixelache.ac
> <http://www.network.pixelache.ac/>
> With the support of the Grundtvig Foundation for Life Long Learning.
> 
> 
> 
> NEXT:
> -----
> 
> 24/25/26 April : Conclusion of the pixel_lab cycle: three days of
> meetings, discussions, workshops and performances !
> 
> 
> 
> PRACTICAL INFOS
> ---------------
> 
> Talk On Saturday 07/03
> plateau Media 5PM-7PM,
> Free access;
> 
> Workshop On Sunday 08/03,
> 2PM-6PM, 5€,
> limited to 12 participants.
> 
> Reservations = billetterie at gaite-lyrique.net
> <mailto:billetterie at gaite-lyrique.net>
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> 
> All the best
> Jake
> 
> Please note I work part time at Access Space - usually Tuesdays and
> Thursdays
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> Jake Harries, Creative Producer
> www.access-space.org <http://www.access-space.org>  +44(0)114 249 5522
> @accessspace facebook.com/accessspace <http://facebook.com/accessspace>
> 3-7 Sidney St, Sheffield, S1 4RG, UK
> jake at access-space.org <mailto:jake at access-space.org>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> 
> 
> 
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