Center for Networked Intimacy

Cartes musicales électroniques DIY pour les relations en ligne à Stereolux, Nantes

Au cours de ce workshop, les participant·es apprendront les bases de la petite électronique, tout en menant une réflexion critique sur notre capacité à entretenir des relations à l'ère du numérique.

Les cartes musicales ont longtemps existé comme un moyen très superficiel et ironique de dire à quelqu'un ce que l'on ressent. Les participant·es seront invité.es à s'exprimer sincèrement et à considérer ces objets comme un moyen de communication authentique, tout en acquérant des compétences techniques comme la soudure, la création de circuits, la documentation et l'enregistrement sonore.

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The first iteration of the Center for Networked Intimacy workshop took place at FLUT and Stadtwerkstatt in Linz, Austria during a residency at servus.at.

The subtitle of the workshop - Valentines for relationships in the digital era - gave a clue towards the activity that the audience took part in during the workshop. During the 3 hour workshop the participants followed a presentation that introduced the notion of "ambient awareness" - a key term for the creation of the postcards, as it refers to knowing about another's actions, thoughts and experiences without having to be near the person physically, and without specifically requesting such information. Following the presentation the participants reflected on a recipient of the card - a person they are ambiently aware of - and went on to create the physical cards while recording a personalized audio message to the person they've fallen out of touch with.
This workshop was made possible with the support of servus.at ♥

Some documentation below ↷