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<p>Dusjagr: /* Arbor (TW/CA) - 18. Nov - ... 2026 */</p> <hr /> <div>&lt;div style=&quot;right&quot; class=&quot;toclimit-2&quot;&gt;__TOC__&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> The Hacker-in-Residence Programme is jointly organized by various people from the environment of [https://bitwaescherei.ch/ Bitwäscherei], and directed primarily by [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Dusjagr Marc Dusseiller aka dusjagr], Center for Alternative Coconut Research, in his role as as co-founder and board member of both the [https://mechatronicart.ch/about/ Swiss Mechatronic Art Society] and Global Ambassador of the [https://www.hackteria.org/ Hackteria Network].<br /> <br /> = Ongoing =<br /> <br /> = In preperation =<br /> <br /> == Faried Noor &quot;Askal&quot; Siregar (Yogyakarta, Indonesia) - 19. Sep - 11. Oct 2026 ==<br /> [[File:Askal_synthplaying2.jpg|250px|thumb|right|playing the [https://www.instagram.com/p/DWC5WO1k-An &quot;sistem modular terpadu&quot;]]]<br /> Faried Noor Siregar is an interdisciplinary artist, theater practitioner, and Batak manuscript (Pustaha) enthusiast based in Yogyakarta, graduated from the Theater Department at ISI Yogyakarta.<br /> <br /> As an artist, he is deeply interested in topics such as cultural preservation, social issues, and the environment, which he expresses and develops through interdisciplinary art, including theater and other visual arts. He also works across disciplines in DIY instrument engineering, exploring the intersection of craftsmanship, sound, and technology.<br /> <br /> He is an active member of Kawan Pustaha, Bauhouse Consorxium, and Lifepatch.<br /> <br /> ''As an interdisciplinary artist, I am deeply committed to exploring the convergence of art, technology, and cultural heritage. My primary interest lies in expanding the boundaries of contemporary artistic practice by treating imagination as my principal raw material—and in developing methods to render that imagination into tangible, experiential form. My work is grounded in three interconnected concerns: cultural preservation, social issues, and the environment. I approach these not as fixed subjects but as living inquiries, expressed through theater, visual arts, and DIY instrument engineering, where craftsmanship, sound, and technology intersect. My ongoing engagement with the Batak manuscript tradition (Pustaha) reflects my belief that cultural preservation is not an act of archiving, but a practice of reactivating ancestral knowledge through contemporary tools.''<br /> <br /> ''I am particularly interested in the creative application of artificial intelligence—not as a means of automation, but as a collaborator for transgressing the limits of medium, discipline, and perception. Through generative and machine-learning systems, I seek to visualize speculative narratives, reinterpret traditional knowledge, and transform imagination into implementable works. I am motivated by the opportunity to work critically and experimentally at this intersection, and to contribute to a practice that positions technology as an amplifier of human creativity rather than a replacement for it.''<br /> <br /> * https://askal.id/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/asucalypto/<br /> <br /> this the link for example of my works<br /> * Performative ASCII visual Performance on terminal (live Performances): https://vimeo.com/1212872998?fl=ip&amp;fe=ec<br /> * cam_Granular Noise Modulator (instalation) : https://vimeo.com/1212890412?fl=ip&amp;fe=ec<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Arbor (TW/CA) - 18. Nov - ... 2026 ==<br /> [[File:arbor_headshot.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]<br /> Arbor is a media artist and Human-Computer Interaction researcher creating experimental and experiential interfaces and prototypes with an interest in found physical and digital materials. He develops makeshift systems to transform spaces through sound and light. His works blur the boundaries between performance, installation, and artifact across diverse environments and contexts, and often yield new tools that serve as both means and forms of expression.<br /> <br /> * https://derrekchow.com/<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> =Co-Labs BEAK artist-in-residency, Summer 2026=<br /> <br /> == Adam Zaretzky (Woodstock, NY, USA - 22. July - 20. August 2026 ==<br /> [[File:adam_headshot_embryo.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]<br /> Zaretsky is a Wet-Lab Art Practitioner mixing Ecology, Biotechnology, Non-human Relations, Body Performance and Gastronomy. Zaretsky stages lively, hands-on bioart production labs based on topics such as: foreign species invasion (pure/impure), radical food science (edible/inedible), jazz bioinformatics (code/flesh), tissue culture (undead/semi-alive), transgenic design issues (traits/desires), interactive ethology (person/machine/non-human) and physiology (performance/stress). A former researcher at the MIT department of biology, for the past 25 years Zaretsky has been teaching an experimental bioart class called VivoArts at: San Francisco State University (SFSU), SymbioticA (UWA), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), University of Leiden’s The Arts and Genomic Centre (TAGC) and with the Waag Society. He has also taught DIY-IGM (Do-It-Yourself Inherited Genetic Modification of the Human Genome) at New York University (NYU) and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU). He also runs a public life arts school: VASTAL (The Vivoarts School for Transgenic Aesthetics Ltd.) His art practice focuses on an array of legal, ethical, social and libidinal implications of biotechnological materials and methods with a focus on transgenic humans.<br /> <br /> * http://www.emutagen.com/<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/projects/artist-in-residence-adam-zaretsky/<br /> * https://thgap.hackteria.org<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Nupur Maneesh Doshi (Mumbai, India) - 24. July - 18. August 2026 ==<br /> [[File:Nupur_Moonshot.png|thumb|250px]]<br /> During the SGMK Homemade 2026 and the follow up retreat at EAR, Nupur Maneesh Doshi is hosted as BEAK critic-in-residence working on a creative writing project based on Science Fictionesque poetic reflections on Bioart, Do-It-With-Others, Bioethics meets Travelogue and Speculative literary reflections. Earlier this year Nupur also was incorporated into the [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/CoLabs_Chiang_Mai#CoLabs_Kick-off_Feb_2026 Kickoff of Co-Laboratories], hired to pen a Technobiological Futures review article, with her curatorial and critical commentary published in English and French through Makery.info.<br /> <br /> * [https://www.makery.info/en/2026/05/11/english-epistemic-sludge-the-ontology-of-the-post-institutional-lab/ Epistemic sludge: the ontology of the post-institutional lab]<br /> <br /> Nupur Doshi is a curator and researcher based in Mumbai, India. Her work explores para-art trajectories, transgressing mediums and traditional materiality. She examines provocations from critical philosophy and transdisciplinary studies across counter-histories and speculative futures. She is the Fall '26 Draper Scholar at the Experimental Humanities (XE) Department at NYU. She has also been awarded the Global South Scholarship for the Art &amp; Curatorial Practice Certificate Program at The New Centre for Research &amp; Practice.<br /> <br /> * https://bioartethics.xyz/beak-news/f/nupur-maneesh-doshi---beak-critic-in-residence-colabs-thailand<br /> * https://nupurdoshi.hotglue.me/<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Wun Ting Chan (Hong Kong/New York) - 24. July - 2. August ==<br /> [[File:TingSafetyFirst.jpg|thumb|250px|alt=Wun Ting Chan praticing safety first at Bitwäscherei|Wun Ting Chan praticing safety first at Bitwäscherei]]<br /> <br /> During SGMK Homemade 2026, Ting joined the SolarBird workshop, where they updated the code for the PCB bird with a pseudo-random timing routine so that it chirps at irregular intervals rather than following the same predictable rhythm. The code is available here for future usage:<br /> <br /> * [https://github.com/fifthepoch/solarBird Solar Bird Github Repo]<br /> <br /> They also produced the first short-form video in an ongoing series addressing ethical debates around IVF and related reproductive technologies. The project takes as its starting point their Simplified Chinese translation of Dr. Adam Zaretsky’s [https://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/open-letter-to-lulu-and-nana/ ''Human Germline Gene Editing is Bioart: An Open Letter to Lulu and Nana'']. Through the lens of their experience translating the open letter, the video series covers the ethical questions raised by the text, and explores how reproductive technologies are discussed, who gets to make decisions about their use, and what happens when the ability to intervene in human reproduction moves from treatment toward genetic modification.<br /> <br /> * [https://drive.proton.me/urls/645E79Q64W#UOnTyBn4p31S Watch the Video]<br /> <br /> Wun Ting Chan (陳琬婷) is a computer scientist and artist from Hong Kong. They hold a B.F.A. in Visual Communications from Northwest College of Art and a B.S. in Computer Science from The Evergreen State College, and are currently pursuing an M.S. in Computer Science at New York University’s [https://cs.nyu.edu/home/index.html Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences]. Chan is also a student researcher at the [https://agenticlearning.ai/ Agentic Learning AI Lab], advised by [https://mengyeren.com/ Dr. Mengye Ren]. Chan’s artistic work examines sensory overload and ambient paranoia as defining conditions of contemporary digital life, using technology itself as both medium and subject. They explore how artificial intelligence, internet censorship, and platform surveillance shape perception and influence real-world behavior.<br /> <br /> * https://ting.directory<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Kim Đoàn Quốc (Paris) - 25. July - 3. August ==<br /> [[File:Kim_cows.jpg|thumb|250px]]<br /> <br /> During SGMK Homemade 2026, Kim Đoàn Quốc collaborated with Thomas Amberg, Professor at University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland FHNW, specialised in the Internet of Things. For a project about long distance memory and environmental damage, Kim asked for help from the very generous soldering and programming community of Homemade, Thomas answered. Trading electronic chips for others in the camp, looking through datasheets and programming tutorials online, accompanied with Simon’s percussion rehearsal as the moon was rising over the mountains in front of them, they put together a connected device that would light up an LED ring when rain falls on Kim’s grandmother’s tomb in Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu, Vietnam, according to online weather broadcast. This prototype will be reproduced a few times for a series of jade stone and steel lamps connected to places in Vietnam interlaced with the French Vietnamese Diaspora and Kim’s personal history. <br /> <br /> github readme for the esp32 code used for the device : <br /> * https://github.com/tamberg/esp32-weather-led<br /> <br /> Kim also participated in the Solar Bird and RubeDrum workshop. She arrived almost clueless about electronics at the summer camp and left with the precious gift of shared knowledge and new friends. During the camp, Kim gave a sensitive cartography workshop to the community, trying to bring in her knowledge about collective organization and group care to the group. It came out as a beautiful conversation about the many different places and generations from where each participant speaks and how this week in the mountains together can settle common grounds, like the love of swimming in lakes.<br /> <br /> Kim Đoàn Quốc lives and works in Paris, where she is a member of DOC! and the Vietnam Dioxine Collective. Her artistic practice spans various media: installations, video and performance. Her body of work juxtaposes technology and industry with screens, and metal with natural materials such as wood and dried flowers, to explore the relationships between humans and non-humans, with a particular interest in the concept of protected spaces, both politically and ecologically. <br /> * https://www.kimdoanquoc.studio/<br /> <br /> At the moment, she is collaborating with Anthropologist and Geographer Marvin Freyne on the project Foliating Memories, about agent orange, ecocide and diaspora memories.<br /> * https://rhizomes.hypotheses.org/4422<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> = Testimonials of our Residents of the past=<br /> <br /> == Maria Jose Besoain - LABVA (Valdivia, Chile) - 20. Nov - 4. Dec 2025 ==<br /> [[File:GaudiResidensi_Jose.png|250px|thumb|right|Micro-residency in GaudiLabs]]<br /> Situated Ecologies and Material Practice from South America (An Encounter with LABVA)&lt;br&gt;<br /> In a time marked by ecological crisis it becomes necessary to establish a critical perspective on the dominant industrial model of material trade and propose alternatives to how we relate to materiality. Rather than simply replacing one set of materials with another, the challenge lies in engendering a processual rethinking of the techniques, values, and epistemologies that underpin material practices. This open dialogue invites us to ask: how can we imagine alternatives to our pervasive dependency on petrochemical-based substances within an ecosystem shaped by extractive economies and technological determinism?&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> https://mustekala.info/beyond-substitution-situated-ecologies-and-material-practice-from-south-america-an-encounter-with-labva/&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == The Solar Mini Disc Walkmen mini residency of Shih Wei-chieh (Taipei, Taiwan) - 1. August - 5. September 2025 ==<br /> [[File:abao_stupidPhoto2.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Abao with amazing haircut. Stylist: Veli Silver.]]<br /> During a three-week micro-residency, I prototyped a “solar mini-disc walkman” that turns a handmade dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) into music. Building on my earlier portable, solar-powered starvation synth, I explore the “fingerprint” of a solar cell: using the I–V curve of each handmade DSSC as a musical score so its photovoltaic character becomes reproducible, generative sound. The instrument is self-powered: a 6×6 cm “solar mini disc” can be inserted and rendered to audio in real time. Beyond sculptural design, the device encourages open collection of natural-dye data and serves as a minimal-viable prototype for asking whether photovoltaic energy could—or should—be traceable. At present, the sound engine is implemented in Max/MSP with RAVE, where a 7-dimensional I–V “fingerprint” is directly connected to the decoder’s latent inlets. This pragmatic choice exploits RAVE’s real-time, high-fidelity synthesis, but the mapping remains largely hand-crafted. Framing the process more generally, the mapping can be understood as a vec2vec-style cross-modal alignment: a bridge function projects photovoltaic features into the latent space of a neural audio synthesizer. Unlike the recent vec2vec work in natural language processing—which aligns embeddings within the same modality and assumes comparable semantic geometry across models—our case is cross-modal (physics → sound) and uses a generative decoder as its target space. This difference requires stronger priors, such as monotonicity (e.g. larger photocurrents should not map to quieter or “darker” sounds) and local smoothness (similar I–V curves should yield nearby latents). In the vec2vec framework, semantic stability is maintained through three key constraints: reconstruction (the translated representation can be mapped back to the source), cycle-consistency (round-trips preserve meaning), and vector space preservation (VSP), which ensures that pairwise distances among embeddings remain intact across the mapping. While these methods were originally developed for aligning text embeddings, they provide a valuable reference for future work: similar constraints could regulate how photovoltaic features enter the RAVE latent space, ensuring that sonic identities preserve the geometric relationships of their underlying energy curves. In that sense, the Solar Mini-Disc Walkman not only produces reproducible sonic identities for each handmade cell, but also gestures toward a broader research question: how cross-system “languages” of energy and sound might be aligned in a universal latent space.<br /> &lt;gallery widths=&quot;220px&quot; heights=&quot;400px&quot;&gt;<br /> File:I-V tester made by Marc Dusseiller.jpg|The DIY I-V tester made by Marc Dusseiller. <br /> File:I-V tester made by Marc Dusseiller_2.jpg|The measurement of the I-V curve tester is uploaded to Thingspeak and a local server, and can be fetched in Max/MSP.<br /> File:DIY DSSC with screen printed pattern.jpg|DIY DSSC with screen printed pattern and hollyhock dye made by Shih Wei Chieh.<br /> File:DIY DSSC with cyanotype pattern.jpg|DIY DSSC with cyanotype pattern made by Shih Wei Chieh.<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> [[The Solar Mini-Disc Walkman: Cross-Modal Alignment of DSSC Fingerprints and Audio Latent Space|residency documentation]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Yair Reshef (Tel Aviv) - 23 - 31. July 2025 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Yair hardbrucke.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Yair arrives in Hardbrücke]]<br /> bureaucrat at [https://wiki.telavivmakers.org/ T.A.M.I], recovering [https://wiki.idiot.io idiot.io]<br /> <br /> * https://wiki.telavivmakers.org/<br /> * https://github.com/5shekel/<br /> * [[PASAR SENGGOL]]<br /> * https://stikka.zrok.yair.cc/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Will Robertson (various trees and forests, Scotland and Switzerland) - 1. May - 31. July 2025 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Will-Robertson-Looking-to-the-Future-DJI_0490-2048x1536-cropped-90.jpeg|250px|thumb|right|Will on a tree]]<br /> <br /> Sprache: Schweizerdeutsch, English, Französisch, Norwegisch<br /> <br /> ''' Research '''<br /> <br /> Will's research focuses on the interaction between trees and endangered tree dwelling dormouse (family ''Gliridae''), bat (family ''Vespertilionidae'') and squirrel (family ''Sciurus'') species. By making use of advances in our understanding of endangered ''Eliomys quercinus'' and ''Myomimus roachi'' and moving forward the boundaries of what's athletically and technically possible in aerial arboriculture, Will has developed new chainsaw carving and rotary boring techniques to precisely carve nest holes for Europe's most endangered mammals and reverse habitat destruction. Collaborations with Susan Kerwin, Goedele Verbeylen, Stiftung Wildstation Landshuit, Nedko Nedyalkov, Ralf Wistbacka and Thomas Briner have brought groundbreaking results in conservation of the Garden Dormouse (''Eliomys quercinus'') - a high conservation priority in Switzerland and Europe. Field studies with ''Myomimus roachi'' (Bulgaria) and ''Pteromys volans'' (Finland) are currently being planned.<br /> <br /> Will leads an international consortium of leading semiconductor manufacturers, software experts, hardware manufacturers and ecologists developing a new, completely open source wildlife camera and field ecology system with integrated NPU (Neural Processing Unit) for neutral network inference and Edge AI which offers unparalleled capabilities, reliability and independence in the field. Other research includes lexicography and use of neural networks in phonology and lexicography.<br /> <br /> Where wildlife cameras are unsuitable, eDNA (Environmental DNA) PCR/NAAT (Polymerase Chain Reaction / Nucleic Acid Amplification Technique) techniques are used.<br /> <br /> He served both in armed forces in the UK and in the Swiss fire service in Atemschutz at Stützpunkt Feuerwehr Küssnacht am Rigi where he handled some of Switzerlands's worst industrial and chemical fires of recent tdecades.<br /> <br /> Born in Scotland, Will became the first person in history to be honored by Parliamentary motions in both the Edinburgh and London parliaments.<br /> <br /> ''' The Art of the Climbing Arborist '''<br /> <br /> Will's artistic work focuses on natural forms in tree care and bringing the peace and beauty of the forest to gardens. His distinctive artistic style, implemented in a profession with the highest death rate in Europe, is athletically and technically extremely demanding and was influenced by de Breanski and Dutton then by contemporary Swiss gardeners and artists including Frei and Jope.<br /> <br /> '''Glass Art '''<br /> <br /> His other artistic medium is molten glass, working with glass chemistry of crystal and borosilicate glasses and the ligand field quantum chemistry of Neodymium, Erbium, Praseodymium, Cobalt, Copper and Iron and nanoparticleq chemistry and nonlinear optics of Copper, Silver and Gold to create color within clear glass. Molten glass is a uniquely difficult artistic medium but it is the only medium that allows color to exist independent of surface and allows the user to directly experience the quantum mechanical worlds of ligand field theory and nanoparticle nonlinear optics.<br /> <br /> To obtain the high temperatures and homogeneous furnace conditions needed to make colored glass, Will designs furnaces heated with FeCrAl, SiC Microwave susceptor and SiC electrical technologies controlled via PID computer control and insulated with high purity alumina refractories.<br /> <br /> Collaborations with professional glass artists develop and document the science of colored glass.<br /> <br /> ''' Here to Help'''<br /> <br /> Will is grateful to get a break from his current battles to learn kernel space software engineering and image sensor integration and is available to assist with microelectronics, power electronics, unpasteurized cheese making, wine making, pizza making, aerial arboriculture and user space and database software engineering.<br /> <br /> '''Wine, Cheese, Sauerkraut'''<br /> <br /> High quality unpasteurized cheeses from both home-grown and commercial lactic acid bacteria cultures come to life and high quality wine is made via the ''Méthode traditionnelle'''. Outside the precise order of the cleanroom, Sauerkraut, Kombucha, wine and cheese making cultures also find their way into bread and fruit juice.<br /> <br /> '''Research in English:'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/quick-summary-new-homes-for-old-friends-switzerland/<br /> '''Forschung in Deutsch'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/de/zusammenfassung-neue-heimat-fur-alte-freunde-schweiz/<br /> '''Recherche en Français'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/fr/resume-rapide-de-nouvelles-maisons-pour-de-vieux-amis-en-suisse/<br /> <br /> '''faclair.com:'''<br /> * https://www.faclair.com/<br /> * https://focloir.info/<br /> <br /> '''GIT Repositories:'''<br /> * https://github.com/William-Robert-Robertson/WildCamera<br /> * https://prototypefund.opendata.ch/project/wildcamera/<br /> <br /> '''Recent Publications:'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ARBMagazine208-P72-Spring2025-New-Homes-For-Old-Friends-An-Update.pdf<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ARBMagazine-New-Homes-for-Old-Friends-206-pp60-66.pdf<br /> <br /> '''Social media:'''<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/william_robert_robertson/<br /> * https://www.facebook.com/will.robertson.58555<br /> <br /> '''Folk often ask about.. Soldering'''<br /> <br /> Folk often ask me about soldering - here are some ideas that help:<br /> <br /> https://github.com/William-Robert-Robertson/WildCamera/blob/main/Development_Environment/Practical_Electronics/Soldering.md<br /> <br /> ==Maximiliano Laina (filmaker) and Olivia Laina (youth-activistin)== <br /> <br /> As a family short time residency they are visiting Zurich on the weekend of 11.-14th April, as part of the More-Than-Planet exhibition curated by Ewen Chardronnet and Martina Huber at Löwenbräu Zürich, We are AIA | Awareness in Art. <br /> <br /> 11.04.24, 6 - 9pm<br /> &quot;Flying with Patcha - Into the Aerocene&quot; Films creening at Luma Schwarzcafé <br /> <br /> 14.04.24, 9 - 12 am<br /> political Manifestation &quot;Earthrise&quot; flying the solar ballon at &quot;Alte Kaserene&quot; <br /> [[File:WhatsApp Image 2024-04-11 at 12.43.44.jpg|250px|thumb|Aerocene.org]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Toru (Ryu) Oyama (Okinawa City / Gifu, Japan) - 15 - 31. July 2025 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Toru.jpg|thumb]]<br /> <br /> Toru (Ryu) Oyama is born in Japan, after graduating in pharmaceutical chemistry and fine art in japan, he studied and worked in a field of contemporary art in germany. moved to okinawa in 2017, he has been developing unique art projects in taiwan, south Korea, finland, indonesia and other parts of the world, based on the knowledge cultivated in science. his research and artistic practice explore topics such as food, land, human-nature relations, archaeology, and anthropology, through the site specific fieldwork. he has participated in various cross-disciplinary art-and-science projects worldwide,including projects and collaborates with artists and researchers.<br /> <br /> * https://www.ryuoyama.com/<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Andrey Chugonow (Yekaterinburg, Russia / Glasgow, UK) - 1. Oct - 30. November 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Square facebook 7sec.gif|250px|thumb|right|Glitching Andrey]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;During my stay in Switzerland, I plan to start developing a project that takes my autoimmune disease, multiple sclerosis, beyond my body into the realm of peer interaction. I plan to create a performative situation within which we will begin to interact with this autoimmune agent, forming several feedback loops in an attempt to find the equilibrium of the event.&quot;''<br /> <br /> Andrey Chugunov is a conceptual artist working at the intersection of digital and analogue media. He combines sound art, light installation, generative graphics, technological sculpture, media performances and readymade in his practice. He researches topics of mortality, temporality, autonomy, and memory decay in his artworks from the perspective of meditative media.<br /> <br /> He got a master's degree in Digital art at the Far Eastern Federal University in Vladivostok, Russia in 2018-2020. He participated in the &quot;Laboratory of a young artist&quot; at the Ural branch of the State Center for Contemporary Art in Yekaterinburg, Russia in 2018. He received an engineering degree in the field of alternative and renewable energy sources at the Ural Federal University in Yekaterinburg, Russia in 2008-2013.<br /> <br /> Andrey was born in Sverdlovsk, USSR in 1991.<br /> <br /> Now he resides in East Kilbride, Scotland, United Kingdom.<br /> <br /> * https://andreychugunov.com/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Giulia Tomasello / ALMA Futura (Rome, Italy) - 5. - 24. October 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Giulia screenshot.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Giulia preparing &quot;Future Flora&quot;]]<br /> <br /> Interaction designer and educator committed to female’s healthcare and its innovation, combining biotechnology and interactive wearables. Founder of ALMA Futura.<br /> <br /> Giulia will visit Switzerland and collaborate with [http://GaudiLabshttps://www.gaudi.ch/GaudiLabs/?page_id=2 GaudiLabs] in Luzern (5-10. Oct) and at the [http://Hackteria%20ZET%20-%20Open%20Science%20Labhttps://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/hackteria-zet-open-science-lab-in-zurich/ Hackteria ZET - Open Science Lab] (15-24. Oct) on participatory community research and hacking around the theme of reproductive justice and DIY pregnancy tests.<br /> <br /> ''&quot;Xenopia is a research, art and design project aimed at prototyping a domestic hormones Beta Hcg test as a tool to address reproductive justice and the right to access abortion. We will investigate the historical scientific practices around living interfaces as controlling technologies (i.e. the living pregnancy test Xenopus Leavis frog, mice, seeds). The right to access abortion is under attack and Beta Hcg testing is a mandatory test to access safe abortion but is poorly available for people living in rural areas and in marginalised conditions. Weeks of pregnancy are the playing field on which the war against access to abortion is waged, so we see in this prototype the possibility of facilitating the path autonomously by giving people back control. Collectives defending reproductive rights in countries where abortion is illegal or restricted (as Italy) and safely providing support, do not have access to this kind of easing. With an inter-species perspective, we would therefore develop this prototype and participatory workshops as political act of empowerment and concrete response to reproductive justice.&quot;''<br /> <br /> here wiki content to visit here:<br /> https://hackteria.org/wiki/Xenopia<br /> <br /> <br /> * https://gitomasello.com/<br /> * https://almafutura.org/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/gitomasello/<br /> <br /> Read Giulia's full Report on the Project here on the hackteria Wiki, use spread, duplicate!<br /> *https://hackteria.org/wiki/Xenopia<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Dominik Mahnič (Ljubljana, Slovnenia) - 25. Okt - 10. Nov 2024==<br /> <br /> [[File:Mahnic_klobukom.jpg||250px|thumb|right|Is it Jesus?]]<br /> <br /> We are planning to host our regular Hacker-in-Residence Dominik Mahnič aka Doms again to continue our long-term collaborations and work / reflect with Sofie on various robotic painting machines and it's philosophical implications.<br /> <br /> During the [https://mechatronicart.ch/brushology-ways-of-painting-with-a-mechatronic-brush/ &quot;Brushology&quot; Session] the shared their recent insigts of the collaboration.<br /> <br /> * https://app.assembla.com/spaces/dominik-mahnic/<br /> <br /> [[File:DomsAlone.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Sofie Mart (Zürich) - 20. Juli - 9. August 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Sofie.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Sofie Mart]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I was lucky to meet Marc and Maya in summer 2024 when I was looking for a workshop space to bring to life a custom-built robotic drawing machine. Bitwäscherei is a great space and a playground for DIY robotics projects. I got a lot of help and inspiration from the other artists- and hackers-in-residence. Thank you Bitwäscherei and SGMK for hosting me!&quot;''<br /> <br /> [[File:Bitwascherai.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> Sofie Mart a Swiss-based creative technologist passionate about contextualizing complexity through visual media. In the past few years, Sofie has been venturing projects on the intersection of arts, culture, technology and humanities. With the background in cultural analytics and data visualization, she collaborated with the private cultural estates on the immersive visualization of art collections, directed virtual reality experiences for corporate and public sector clients and created digital applications for creativity. https://sofiem.art/<br /> <br /> In 2024 Sofie started her studio focusing on media processing, creative coding and art fabrication - https://uncorporated.studio/ . With the support from [https://matr.art/ Matr Labs] engineers, she built and launched the first art-making machine in Bitwäscherei, Zurich.<br /> <br /> * https://www.instagram.com/uncorporated.studio/<br /> * https://sofiem.art/<br /> <br /> == Tengal (Manila, Philippines / Berlin, Germany) - 1. - 10. August 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Tengal hacking.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Tengal hacking some academic writing]]<br /> <br /> Tengal is a composer, media artist, and cultural instigator, engaged in research-based production that bridges art, technology, and society. Since 2005, he has initiated numerous projects and collectives in Manila and across Southeast Asia. Notably, he founded the organization ''SABAW Media Art Kitchen'', a curatorial platform specializing in sound, media art, and interstices between art and science. In 2008, he established the Philippines' first international media art and experimental music festival, ''WSK Festival of the Recently Possible'' where he has served as artistic director since its inception.<br /> <br /> From 2017 to 2018, Tengal curated the exhibition ''&quot;INTERSTICES: Manifolds of The In-between&quot;'' and served as exhibition director for the ''&quot;Self-reflexivity: Thinking Media and Digital Articulations&quot;'' exhibition at the Tokyo Media Art Festival MeCA | Media Culture in Asia, initiated by the Japan Foundation.<br /> <br /> Tengal co-created the international music platform ''NUSASONIC'', a creative collaboration between ''YES NO KLUB, WSK Festival of The Recently Possible, Playfreely/BlackKaji, CTM Festival'', and the ''Goethe Institute''. ''Nusasonic'' was a multi-year project that explores a wide spectrum of experimental sound and music cultures in Southeast Asia, fostering dialogue not only within the region but also with Europe.<br /> <br /> Recently relocating to Berlin, Tengal served as curator-at-large at ''Art Laboratory Berlin'' and played a significant role as co-curator of the projects ''&quot;Hackers, Makers, Thinkers”'', and ''“Radyo Somatodelia: Experiments in Sonic Animism.”''<br /> <br /> * https://www.instagram.com/tengal/<br /> * [https://www.instagram.com/wsk.io/ wsk.io]<br /> * [http://nusasonic.com/ nusasonic.com]<br /> <br /> == Kaldi Moss (Goa, Dehli, India) - June - August 2024 ==<br /> <br /> ''&quot;Bitwäscherei was an inspiring space that opened up new ways of thinking. It offers an alternative to the mainstream Swiss logic. The techniques and specifics of mediums and materials are exploded and explored everyday - in a way it is a dreamland.&quot;''<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=320px heights=240px&gt;<br /> File:Photo 2024-10-14 17-10-39.jpg<br /> File:Photo 2024-10-14 17-10-35.jpg<br /> File:Photo 2024-10-14 17-10-46.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Biography:'''<br /> <br /> Moss is an artist interested in sense perception, time, networked systems, insect perception, tree intelligence and experiences of beings that are not human. <br /> <br /> Moss’ (they/them) practice spans sound, video, browser-based art and bio art. They are part of a community of engineers and technologists, and are invested in exploring alternate methods of knowledge production. Their video and installation work has been shown in multiple exhibitions in Zurich, Milan, Toronto, Dresden, Brighton, Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Himachal and Goa.<br /> <br /> They are a part of Cynk Collective, a noise band producing immersive audiovisual concerts. In addition, they are the artistic director at Walkin Studios,an independent multidisciplinary art studio and project space in Bangalore, India and have co-founded the collective NOTAAT with artist Puneet Jain.<br /> <br /> * https://whattt.cargo.site/<br /> <br /> == Elisa Chaveneau (Le Mans, France) - 01. - 15. July 2024 ==<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=240px heights=180px&gt;<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.13.54.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.07.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.16.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.43.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.28.png<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Bio:''' Elisa Chaveneau is a French artist born in 2000 who specialises in the design and exhibition of sculptures, <br /> installations and materials on the subject of «Other-than-human». Her search for new media involving geo-materials and fermentation processes is keen to question inter-species relations in an ecosystem and consumer habits facing industry. With specialist training in geomaterials and ceramics at the Le Mans Fine Arts School, the materiality and supposed aesthetics of the material take on a primordial role in her approach to creation, as well as in her formal process is to rediscover the links with the living world. Through her interests in ecology, design, craft practices and performance, she tries to focus our imagination and make us contemplate the landscapes and the immensity of the ecosystems we are confronted with. &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> Her work has been exhibited at the Centre Contemporain de Céramique de la Borne and in a duo with Noémie Vincent-Maudry at the 2022 Saint-Etienne Biennial and at the Musée d’Art Moderne in Paris for the Flammes exhibition.<br /> <br /> https://www.instagram.com/elisachaveneau/<br /> <br /> '''Workshop: Saturday 13.7.24, 12-18h''' <br /> <br /> https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Kitchenlab_Bioplastic<br /> <br /> DIY Workshop on BIOPLASTIC Making. Together with Hacker-in-Residency(SGMK) Elisa Chaveneau (FR) we dive into the topic of bioplastic as novel material research. Starting point is the kitchen lab! Why working with materials that originate from our kitchen and how easy and fun it is to repurpose materials from there to revalue and repurpose and close circles. Circular thinking at the base of everyday practice! Starting with a Lunch by Gasthaus Kitchenlab we will be working on testing and creating various recipes and experimentations on Bioplastic.<br /> <br /> == Moch Hasrul (Jakarta, Indonesia) - 11-14. July 2024 ==<br /> [[File:Hasrol kopicup.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Hasrul likes kopi]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I have known [https://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/hackteria-zet-open-science-lab-in-zurich/ Hackteria ZET] and [https://mechatronicart.ch/mechartlab/ SGMK's MechArtLab] for quite some time, and I always enjoy visiting their shared studio and laboratory. The atmosphere is incredibly pleasant and inspiring, filled with a playful yet highly productive energy. When I was a speaker at a talk about [https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/plastik/ '''Operasi Plastik'''], I was truly impressed by the enthusiasm and participation of the attendees. Additionally, the experience of preparing a dinner together was delightful, with a warm and welcoming atmosphere. Hackteria ZET, Bitwäscherei, is truly a special place for creativity and collaborative learning.&quot;''<br /> <br /> '''Bio: Moch Hasrul''' is a media artist based in Jakarta who combines art and technology in his work. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Art Education from Universitas Negeri Jakarta and a Master's degree in Fine Arts from Institut Teknologi Bandung. Currently, he serves as the director of Serrum and teaches at Kalbis University. His artistic practice includes experiments with computational devices, mechanical and electronic systems, and plastic recycling. Managing Studio Batur Jakarta and actively involved in the Gudskul Ecosystem, Hasrul initiated GudRnD, focusing on plastic recycling experiments. He is also developing context-based, student-centered learning methods using art approach.<br /> <br /> * https://mochhasrul.com/<br /> * https://www.gudrnd.id/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/_gudrnd/<br /> <br /> '''TALK: Operasi Plastik - 18:00 Saturday 13. July 2024 @ Bitwäscherei'''<br /> <br /> Hasrul will give an overview of their activities, researching and developing OPERASI PLASTIK, an artistic approach to plastic waste management. After the talk everybody is invited for a dinner, exploring Indonesian cuisine and cooking together.<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/plastik/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> [[File:OperasiPlastik.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Operasi Plastik]]<br /> '''OPERASI PLASTIK''' is an initiative that offers an artistic approach to plastic waste management by incorporating artistic and imaginative aspects into the process. By using art as a medium, OPERASI PLASTIK not only focuses on conventional plastic recycling but also transforms the waste into captivating and meaningful artworks. This approach aims to raise public awareness about plastic waste issues while changing their perception of materials that are usually considered trash.<br /> <br /> * https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6mqJyGB8EM/?igsh=eXBiOHJ2c2h3Nnh5<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> == Servando Barreiro (digital nomad, Spain) - February 2024 ==<br /> [[File:servando_goggles.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Servando]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;During my time at Bitwäscherei, I had a blast! Interacting with a bunch of creative minds from different backgrounds was super cool. We did some coding, had fun with puredata, and created some awesome stuff together. The weeks at Bitwäscherei flew by, filled with lots of laughs and learning. I'm already thinking about coming back for more. It's a great place to explore new ideas and make music with like-minded folks. Thanks, Bitwäscherei, for the awesome experience. Looking forward to hanging out again and making more magic together!&quot;''<br /> <br /> '''Biography'''<br /> <br /> I'm an Audiovisual artist with a background in electronics, sound, and audiovisual communication. I lived in Madrid, Berlin, Peru, and Stockholm, among other places.<br /> I'm A Pure Data expert (If you know, you know..). I created music and/or software for brands such as Audi, Redbull, Polestar, and Teenage Engineering. My work has been exhibited in renowned locations such as: Reina Sofia Museum, Medialab Prado, Transmediale, and Ars Electronica. For more information, keep browsing this [http://servando.teks.no/ site].<br /> <br /> * http://servando.teks.no/<br /> <br /> '''Workshop at Bitwäscherei'''<br /> <br /> See more about the [[Puredata (Pd) Workshop with Servando]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Yuzuru Maeda (Japan) - Dec 2023==<br /> [[File:WhatsApp Image 2023-12-04 at 16.42.09.jpeg|300px|thumb|right|Zentai Interview]]<br /> <br /> '''Biography'''<br /> <br /> Yuzuru born in Japan, Gifu. Yuzuru graduated from LaSalle College of Arts, Singapore in 2009 for Bachelor of the Arts program in music composition. She has embarked on performing music and improvisation and making video, installation and performance art with [Zentai Art Project - http://yuzuru.weebly.com/]. She also organizes Zentai exhibition, Zentai walk, Zentai performance with [http://www.zentaiart.com/ Zentai Art Festival].<br /> <br /> <br /> For her residency at Bitwäscherei she will conduct interviews with people on their life and practices wearing a Zentai outfit while doing and creating friction in how to perceive the oposite. She also wants to conduct a participatory Zentai performance in public space in Zurich.<br /> If interested in giving an interview or participate at the zentai performance pls contact &quot;zentaiartproject[at]yahoo.com&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ''&quot;I embarked on an artistic exploration using Zentai suits as a central component in my video work. This unconventional choice served as a catalyst for probing the complex layers of identity within the realm of art and human interaction. During my residency in December 2023, I had the privilege of engaging in insightful interviews with notable figures such as Serge Bertschy, Oliver Jaggi, and Chruut. These encounters provided invaluable glimpses into their creative processes and methodologies. It was a fascinating journey delving into their artistic minds, discovering their techniques, and learning about their endeavors to push the boundaries of expression. One of the most profound lessons gleaned from these conversations was the importance of innovation and resourcefulness in the pursuit of artistic vision. Witnessing how each individual crafted their own tools and methods to breathe life into creations inspired me to seek out my own unique approaches in my artistic practice. Moreover, these interactions sparked a deeper contemplation on the interconnectedness between art and sustainability. I was profoundly moved by the dedication of these artists to not only their craft but also to contributing positively to our planet. Their commitment to sustainable living resonated deeply with me, prompting introspection on how I, too, could leverage my art to foster a more environmentally conscious world. As I reflect on the insights gained during my residency, I am filled with a renewed sense of purpose and direction. Armed with newfound inspiration and a heightened awareness of the intersection between art and sustainability, I am eager to embark on my own journey of creative exploration and meaningful contribution to the world around me.&quot;''<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> small trailer of the zurich session:<br /> * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHhvpPR0JRQ&amp;ab_channel=Zentai%E9%87%87%E8%AE%BF%28ZentaiArtProject%29<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=240px heights=180px&gt;<br /> File:WhatsApp_Image_2023-12-04_at_16.42.53.jpeg<br /> File:WhatsApp Image 2023-12-04 at 16.42.40.jpeg<br /> File:WhatsApp Image 2023-12-04 at 16.42.16.jpeg<br /> File:Yuzuru interviewing Serge Bertschi.jpg<br /> File:Yuzuru and Oliver Jäggi.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Shih Wei-chieh (Taipei, Taiwan) - 11. September - 1. November 2023 ==<br /> [[File:abao_stupidPhoto.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Abao with amazing haircut]]<br /> '''What was the purpose of your residency in Zurich? What did you learn from it?'''<br /> <br /> ''“In addition to my pursuit of practical solar applications, my most successful DSSC prototype currently produces only around ~2.5 mA per square centimeter. The significance lies more in the opportunities to collaborate with scientists and engage in visits to the laboratory at ETH. This experience has served as valuable training for me, offering insights into how scientists work with nanomaterials. Understanding the conventional applications and purposes, as well as the established protocols for synthesizing nano materials, has been a rare and precious experience for artists. It raises pertinent questions about the relationship between art and science, and how these two domains can and should collaborate effectively.”''<br /> <br /> ''“Although it was a fantastic experience for artists to work with scientists with complete freedom and full access to knowledge, I wonder how we can repeat the model without any funding to support the free sofa accommodation and the efforts from volunteers. On the other hand, I believe this is a great model that differs from those residency organized by institutes and centers which always comes with political requirements and demands. The property of the community plays a big part too. During the residency I have met many community members in Bitwäscherei, the role of them are usually very mixed, like chemist with musician background or artist with scientific degree, or engineer with profound knowledge for history of analog computer, the people are a great library and the culture was naturally provided by the community. This dynamic is relatively rare in Taiwan, where career roles tend to be more singular, and scientists typically don’t serve other fields in the same integrated manner.”''<br /> <br /> Part 1/2: [https://www.makery.info/en/2023/12/20/english-from-e-textile-to-gratzel-cells-encounter-with-the-taiwanese-designer-shih-wei-chieh/ “From e-textile to Grätzel cells, encounter with the taiwanese designer Shih Wei Chieh“], Makery 2023<br /> <br /> Part 2/2: [https://www.makery.info/en/2023/12/21/une-residence-de-recherche-en-cellules-gratzel-a-hackteria-rencontre-avec-shih-wei-chieh-2-2/ “A residency to research Grätzel cells at Hackteria, encounter with Shih Wei Chieh“], Makery 2023<br /> <br /> '''施惟捷 Shih Wei Chieh''' works with wearable art, e-textile, and laser audiovisual. He is also a self-taught material science researcher. His &quot;Laser Dye Project&quot; innovates an optical textile printing method by programmable laser projector and New Cyanotype solution, which inspire him to explore the trans-disciplinary collaboration between new medias and traditional craft techniques. He’s the founder of “Tribe Against Machine”, a project exploring how culture preservation works with modern technologies. His current research develops a DIY dye sensitized solar glass made with natural dye in a large size format, which is used for both energy and as a smart interface for sonic art. <br /> <br /> * https://shihweichieh.com/<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/HLabX_Fellows#HLabX_Fellow_Shih_Wei_Chieh<br /> <br /> Application to NanoArts grant done / not received :-(: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Prep-NanoArts<br /> <br /> Now combined with Workshop at [https://www.weareaia.ch/energy-giveaway/ Energy Giveaway @ WEAREAIA], to be held on 22/23 September 2023.<br /> <br /> More info is documented on the hackteria wiki: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Abao_Residency<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Helmi Hardian (Surabaya, Indonesia) - Mid July - Mid August 2023 | [[BIR residensi]] ==<br /> [[File:Helim_Ugly.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Helmi in his full beauty]]<br /> <br /> '''Reflection / Testimonial'''<br /> <br /> ''Best residency ever!!'' - Helmi<br /> <br /> ''During my residency, I had the opportunity to collaborate on the project The [https://mechatronicart.ch/diy-microscope-workshop-low-energy-circuit-performances/ Loose Energy Curriculum for the exhibition at the Humus Punk Library] in Zurich. We created a low-voltage and high-energy visual performance, utilizing previously unknown equipment from the hackteria studio. The experience of playing together and improvising with the hacked equipment was incredibly rewarding. ''<br /> <br /> ''One of the highlights was simply attending a wide range of workshops at the [https://mechatronicart.ch/homemade-summercamp-2023-berghaus-girlen/ Homemade Summercamp] in Switzerland, which differs a lot from my usual practice usually being the host of workshops. This privilege of learning from others and expanding my knowledge in various media arts fields felt utterly precious. From building a music station where we learned to play drums, to skillbuilding on keyboard, DJ equipment, and more. The overall cultural exchange during cooking time allowed us to share and transform traditional recipes into vegan and vegetarian versions. And the plurality of trips and destination furthermore offered precious insights into local cultures. Stops included: [http://www.randelab.ch/ Randelab], [http://www.gaudi.ch/GaudiLabs/ GaudiLabs], collaborating with [https://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/hackteria-zet-open-science-lab-in-zurich/ Hackteria ZET in Zurich], attending [https://mechatronicart.ch/homemade-summercamp-2023-berghaus-girlen/ Homemade Summercamp], visiting the art and science residency at Max-Planck in Konstanz and organizing the program [https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/pasar-senggol/ &quot;Pasar Senggol&quot; at Chaos Communication Camp] outside of Berlin.''<br /> <br /> ''It was unexpected but exciting to explore personal studios for local artists, experiencing the different styles of how collective spaces can be implemented and getting to know the individual studio approach. The residency taught me valuable lessons in space management, as I observed how collectives like [https://bitwaescherei.ch/ Bitwäscherei] or [https://maisonshift.ch/ Fashion Revolution] collaborate with the municiapal government to establish independent spaces. Overall, this residency provided a rich and diverse learning experience.'' - Written by Francisca Tan during a discussion with Helmi in Chiang Mai<br /> <br /> '''Biography'''<br /> <br /> Helmi Hardian is a grassroots artist and ghetto scientist, with a specific interest in cooking and smoking at the same time. He lives in Surabaya, the city that is well known for its industry and technology, as well as being the center of electronic component trading (chiefly, Pasar Genteng). Hence, almost all of his works are closely related to science and technology as the medium of creativity. He is the co-founder of Waft Lab, a creative-based initiative that works at interdisciplinary practices. Currently, he focuses on tech development through DIY/DIWO culture and playing his role in researching, hacking, or deconstructing daily materials to provide some devices with new functional aspects, as well as developing workshop kits, lecturing contents, and presentation materials, which aim to learn, share, and exchange knowledge.<br /> <br /> * https://waft-lab.com/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/helmihardian/<br /> * [[:File:Helmi Hardian - Artwork and Workshop 2022.pdf]]<br /> * Recent TUAK residensi in Tuban: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/TUAK<br /> * Application submitted: https://www.suedkulturfonds.ch/<br /> * Download application here: [[:File:Dossier-iiw0pYiT.pdf]]<br /> * Full project outline here: [[:File:2023_ProjectOutline_Helmi-Residensi.pdf]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:helmi_collage.jpg<br /> File:helmi_collage_02.jpg<br /> File:helmi_collage_03.jpg<br /> File:wafltlab_blue.jpg<br /> File:helmi_collage_01.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> == Arnont Nongyao - Thailand | early May 2023 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Arnont Nongyao portrait.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Arnont Nongyao]]<br /> <br /> '''Biography''' <br /> <br /> Arnont Nongyao lives in Chiangmai (TH) - Ho Chi Minh city (VN) and He is an artist interested and fell in love with the vibration of things. He likes listening to everything that inspires him to do experimental sound art. The most important teacher “the master Khvay Loeung &quot;inspired him to listen and “destroy yourself from being yourself” .-.. .. ... - . -. -.-- --- ..- .-. ... . .-.. ..-.<br /> <br /> Born in Bangkok, works and lives in Chiangmai (TH) - Ho Chi Minh city (VN). Arnont is working with various and different media includes sound, video, installation, site specific, public art etc. Arnont’s work is engage with his interest in vibration; he works on diverse art experimental projects, vibration-related.<br /> <br /> Arnont has been interested and research into sound with concentration on vibration, so most of his works are differently experimental and relative to vibration in order to search for the value of vibration derived from connected things, such as human beings, objects and society. His works are involved in a specific space and audience’s participation. They are also connected with the mode of listening/hearing in a social situation, and with how people interact with and participate in sound. Moreover, also he is Co-Director of Aesthetics of Error ( Chiang Mai Collective) with Thatchatham Silsupan and Pathompong Manakitsomboon that is a group of sound artists &amp; musician working on sound art &amp; experimental music in Chiangmai.<br /> <br /> Some of his selected exhibitions include solo exhibition “Sphere”, SAC Art lap, Chiang Mai, Thailand(2018).“Another Sound” co-work with Khvay Loeung, Sa Sa Art projects, Phnom Penh and Chiang Mai, Cambodia - Thailand (2018). and group exhibitions “Opera of Kard”, Singapore Biennale 2019, Singapore. “Currents 2019”, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. “A Visiblelity Matrix”, The Secession 2019, Vienna, Austria. Bangkok Art Biennale 2018, Bangkok, Thailand. “Postcripts” Bangkok Biennale, Bangkok, Thailand (2018).“Unstable(ry) Life”, 2016, Manif d’art, Quebec, Canada. 16th Media Art Biennale WRO 2015: Test Exposure, Wroclaw, Poland, TRANCE at Gallery VER, Bangkok, Thailand (2014). PROXIMITY, part of inSPIRACJE International at 13 MUZ, Szczecin, Poland (2014).<br /> <br /> '''External Links'''<br /> <br /> * [http://www.arnontnongyao.com Arnont Nongnyao's personal website]<br /> * [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/GBMN WORKSHOP: Gentle but make noise]<br /> <br /> [[File:Arnont_mixerli.jpg|thumb|left|400px|Arnont lötet das Mixerli!!]]<br /> <br /> [[Category: Biography]]<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Bostjan Čadež (Ljubljana, Slovenia - April 2023 ==<br /> [[File:Bos_Robot.jpg|thumb|right]]<br /> Bostjan Čadež (b. 1979, Ljubljana) is a new media artist whose interdisciplinary practice explores the intersections of art, technology, and human experience. His innovative installations and performances often challenge the boundaries between the digital and physical world, incorporating elements such as artificial intelligence, virtual reality, robotics, and real-time data processing. Čadež’s art is characterized by a dynamism and unique life that stems from the algorithms and guidelines he uses to shape his works. His interest in simple guidelines from which an infinite number of images or situations arise, which are never the same as before, is one of the key aspects of his creations. His works often include interaction with viewers, who with their involvement become part of the artistic experience and at the same time co-create the work they observe.<br /> <br /> * https://www.bostjancadez.art/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Dann Disciglio (Chicago, USA) &amp; Angelina Almukhametova (Chicago, USA) - March 2022 ==<br /> <br /> ''“I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to have participated in the Hacker-in-Residence program at the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society. The atmosphere of curiosity and artistic research was both inspiring and endlessly encouraging. During my residency, I led a workshop called, “Biodegradable Sound: Gelatin Records.” This hands-on workshop aimed to explore the intersection of recorded sound and biodegradability by introducing a method for creating functional and fully biodegradable phonograph records made from gelatin. The Swiss Mechatronic Art Society and its diverse group of members not only helped facilitate this workshop, they supported me by offering the resources and technical support needed to realize the event. My residency also produced various connections with other artists, musicians, and hackers which I continue to maintain to this day. I cannot wait to return to SGMK to continue to explore new topics of research, and continue picking the brains of the incredible community who stands behind this space”''<br /> <br /> During their short residency they will work on their research with parametric speakers, host a workhop on [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/BiodegradableSound &quot;Biodegradable Sounds&quot;] and do a performance with artist-made video transmitters, and retro tech!<br /> <br /> See this little add by the Hive people, where in the end they show the workshop and performance: https://peakd.com/hive-127039/@mind.force/ladjdnnz<br /> <br /> '''Angelina Almukhametova'''<br /> <br /> An G is a Chicago based neon artist who creates digital &amp; physical works in pursuit of happiness.<br /> <br /> Angelina Almukhametova’s work interfaces digital and analog technologies with custom built software and handmade electronics to create responsive audiovisual installations and performances. She holds a BFA in Art and Technology from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2020) and has exhibited work and performed in New York City, Chicago, Houston, and Iceland. She has led workshops at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Experimental Sound Studio in Chicago.<br /> <br /> https://aan-g.com/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Dann Disciglio'''<br /> [[File:Headshot _Disciglio.jpg|thumb|400px|right]]<br /> Dann Disciglio (b.1993) is a US-based intermedia artist whose practice investigates contemporary ecologies through both analog and digital technologies. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Hampshire College (2015) in art and media theory and a Master of Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago's Sound Department (2019). Disciglio has shown work and performed in New York City, Chicago, Boston, Zürich, Leipzig, Iceland, and Panama City and has published texts in the Journal of Visual Culture (SAGE) and the Minding Nature journal. In 2022, he was selected to be an Emerging Artist Resident at Franconia Sculpture Park (Shafer, MN), Hacker-in-Residence at the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society (ZRH), and as a Creative Resident at the Bloedel Reserve (WA).<br /> <br /> https://danndisciglio.com/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Miranda Moss (Cape Town, South Africa | wuwäähä, Sweden) ==<br /> <br /> Artist / designer Miranda has been popping into SGMK events since 2017. In the period 2020-21 she has been conducting chicken/robot research at Bitwäscherei and Randelab as part of the &quot;Chicken-in-Residence Program&quot;, along with Daniel Brownell, co-ran a solar water bot workshop with Dj Livia, joined the Homemade summercamp for the first time where she turned everyone's pee into electricity, continues to collaborate on sound and water geeking with Oli Jäggi, and regularly comes to the 2D OpenLab. She has also become the in-house graphic designer for events, always makes sure everyone has enough beer to drink, and is also the resident anticolonial feminist killjoy. <br /> <br /> She says: <br /> <br /> ''&quot;I'm super grateful to have had all the time as a hacker in residence at the Bitwäscherei. I am always meeting new amazing and inspiring people, am constantly learning cool things, and new projects and collaborations seem to blossom exponentially. I try to take the spirit of the lab with me on all my travels and to the other global communities I am involved in. Can't wait to return!&quot;'' <br /> <br /> * https://mirandamoss.com/<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:Miranda_geeking.png<br /> File:miranda_chicken_headhshot.jpg<br /> File:Miranda_Homemade.jpeg<br /> File:Dinner_in_werkstatt.jpeg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> Miranda's recent residency was supported partially through her artistic research project &quot;Gallus Gallus Roboticus&quot; within the konS paltfrom, funded by European Union and Cultural Ministry of Slovenia. Other visits privately and partially through Pro Helvetia.<br /> <br /> == Scott Beibin (Philadelphia, USA) ==<br /> <br /> Scott Beibin, aka [https://www.instagram.com/grouchofractal/ Groucho Fractal] has been a regular visitor to the MechArtLab over the last couple of years.<br /> <br /> &lt;youtube width=&quot;480&quot; height=&quot;360&quot;&gt;BLsgLAaJ5cs&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> * https://www.mandelbot.io/<br /> <br /> == Liz Cole - Evil Twin Booking Agency (Philadelphia, USA) ==<br /> <br /> Elizabeth Jane Cole is co founder of Evil Twin Booking Agency (eviltwinbooking.org), a podcast producer, writer, and DIY biology and open source hardware enthusiast. She participated in the Wild Open PCR Project @ Hacketeria (mentored by Urs Gaudenz of GaudiLabs and Marc Dusseiller).<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I’m very grateful for the time I spent at Bitwäscherei! The passion for collaboration and understanding how things work embodied in the culture of the space is so inspiring. Bitwäscherei empowers people to explore their environments through building open source tools and technology, and it opened up a new world of creativity for me.&quot;'' <br /> <br /> [[File:liz_hacking.jpeg|400px]][[File:liz_portrait.jpeg|400px]]<br /> <br /> * https://eviltwinbooking.org/about/<br /> <br /> == Adam Zaretsky (Woodstock, USA | somewhere in Greece) ==<br /> <br /> ''First I am thankful to Hackteria – Zentrum für Experimentelle Transdisziplinarität (Center for Experimental Transdisciplinariy), Research Node: ReproTech &amp; Art / Germline Hacks and Designer Babies''<br /> <br /> ''Including time spent well in the Swiss Embassy of San Francisco and Garage MCA in Moscow working on Methods of Transgenesis and GMO DIY Crispr Baby workshopoligies.''<br /> <br /> ''I also do want to than the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society for the time in residence plotting and making a crying machine and exploding miso neck living gooper gore bioart special effects performance.''<br /> <br /> ''We got into the wetness of reproductive technology, open source science, and the text to flesh interface of human germline genome editing. We learned how to read GENbank, FASTA, PubMed and SciHub pubs creatively. We got beyond the intimidating complexity by uploading equally as complex analogical and qualitative artistic data including: accordion music, drawings, collages, poetry and experimental video and more.''<br /> <br /> ''We involved people from wildly diverse backgrounds and international origins as is normal for Hackteria a global open house for odd, queer and oblique DIYbioart Hacker tweek and freekerz. We also group-geeked hard and stayed ridiculous about reporter genes, safe harbors, inducible promoters, off target mutations and IVF microinjection.''<br /> <br /> ''What we did was amazing. Like truly groundbreaking, wildly silly and depth informative. Beyond the call of duty living on the fumes of Marc's covid pay and minky little eth donations... We taught hybrid simultaneous in-person and online/off--ground... which is a form of super depleting heroism. I think it was super inspiring for those involved and has yet to mature but will make a great database if it continues.''<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:GOSPHA-whatdidshedo-web.jpg<br /> File:thGAP_flyer_web.jpg|400px<br /> File:CGCB_flyer_web.jpg|400px<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Mind thGAP'''<br /> <br /> We made three super relaxed bioinformatics primer labs for public understanding of databases of hereditary data (gene scans and gene scrolls) but also an understanding of the social implication of issues of gene piracy, genetic privacy.<br /> <br /> * Lab 1 - Transgenic Human Genome Alternatives Project (thGAP)<br /> * Lab 2 - Generic Open-Source Plasmid for Human Arts (GOSPHA)<br /> * Lab 3 - Creative Germline Constructs Bank (CGCB)<br /> <br /> Future Plans: We are going to be making an Open ArtSci Call for Creative Science Fiction Writers, Citizen Bioethicists and Untrained Art Critics to critically review the 5 entries we have compiled online on the CGDB. After that we might put some of the results up on GitHub and then make an NFT of them. Then we will call the World Congress on New Reproductive Technology Arts, for a GLOBAL AESTHETIC RESPONSE TO TRANSGENIC HUMANS AS BIOART and work on updating to a ‘real’ database. Oh yeah, and we did come up with a list of fifteen next steps, all of which are near impossible legally and technically so we should. Finally, we wrote a letter to the WHO Expert Advisory Committee on Developing Global Standards for Governance and Oversight of Human Genome Editing. No word back from them but I am sure they got the message. We might need to get their attention.<br /> <br /> https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/thgap/<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:adam_dusjagr_misoanal.JPG<br /> File:Lab3_CGCB_screenshot_single.png<br /> File:Adam_blue_bitw_smokers.jpg<br /> File:MISO_anus.jpg<br /> File:AZ_rc3_virtual.jpeg<br /> File:pin_adam.jpeg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> Adam's residency was supported privately by Marc Dusseiller and partially with some of the profits of the Hackteria Crypto Food Fund (HCFF).<br /> <br /> == Dominik Mahnič (Ljubljana, Slovnenia) ==<br /> <br /> ''Residency gives me rare opportunity to present, discuss and make different new works influenced by people, the enviroment of Bitwesherai and the city of Zurich. It was an intense experience in a place that offers great working conditions, deep reflections, and a friendly atmosphere.''<br /> <br /> * https://app.assembla.com/spaces/dominik-mahnic/<br /> <br /> [[File:Mahnic_klobukom.jpg|400px]][[File:zoom_2020_by_doms.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> Dom's residency was supported privately by the Center for Alternative Coconut Research.<br /> <br /> == Zohar Messeca - Fara AKA the idiot | [http://idiot.io/ idiot.io] (karkun, Israel) ==<br /> <br /> ''I have been very lucky to escape the israeli wilderness between Covid lockdowns to spend long month’s geeking like an idiot at the Bitwäscherei hackerspace and SGMK activities of the past year. Had great time sharing my DIY approach and attitude with my latest flexible circuits methods and techniques while spreading [http://idiot.io/ idiot.io] latest kits and propaganda at multiple workshops. Met plenty of talented local and international freaks/artists with mutual interests and curiosities. Also collaborated on several projects with the locals and made plenty of new friends!!''<br /> <br /> ''SGMK network is fantastisch!!! See you soooon!!''<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:idiot_covidCenter.jpg<br /> File:idioten.jpg<br /> File:idiot_residency.jpg<br /> File:rC3.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> * http://idiot.io/ idiot.io<br /> <br /> Zohar's residencies were supported by himself. Accommodation was shared with dusjagr and Veli.<br /> <br /> = Short term visitors =<br /> <br /> == Fransisca Tan ==<br /> [[File:Foodhacking Fransisca.jpg|thumb]]<br /> <br /> Fransisca Tan / artist statement<br /> <br /> ''“I first visited the Bitwäscherei in August 2022, coinciding with the open lab day. I was immediately smitten with the creative chaos, diversity and infrastructure of this hacker space. Chatting with some local and other visiting international artists I got to exchange on projects and find inspiration while food hacking throughout a lively evening.'' <br /> <br /> ''This community exchange set the first seeds for future opportunities to collaborate, such as for the performance “Future Food” at Kunsthaus Zürich (Oct 2023, CH), the LLL CoLaboratory in Chang Mai (Jan 2024, TH) and Amazonies Spatiales (Apr 2024, FR).''<br /> <br /> ''My experience at this Hackerspace underlines the core of what these community spaces ought to achieve: bring likeminded people together, have late night conversations about random stuff over a club mate and see if inspiration flows to join for a collaboration.”''<br /> <br /> Ressources &amp; Links<br /> * https://www.hinto.net/de/events/future-food-kunsthaus-zuerich-zuerich-e420326-20.html<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/hackterialab/cnx-openlab/<br /> * https://amazonies-spatiales.fr/ <br /> <br /> Biography<br /> Fransisca Tan is a creative producer and food experience designer with a background in internet &amp; media, communications and cognitive sciences<br /> <br /> Her diverse spectrum of engagement ranges from hosting workshops as science communicator, consulting artists and creatives on project management, to producing events such as festivals, art performances and hybrid residencies. All these root in her second nature as facilitator with a firm belief in a community arts approach.<br /> <br /> In her work and art she aspires towards bringing together people from all strides of life and revealing the value of community and collaboration.<br /> <br /> Find more on her portfolio on * https://www.fransiscatan.com/<br /> <br /> == Fran Quero, et al ==<br /> <br /> [[File:franGeng.jpg|400px|none]]<br /> <br /> The visit was part of their µ-residency at GaudiLabs in Luzern, where they shared newest experiments with qLAMP, openDROPs and electro-active bacteria.<br /> <br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Fran%20+%20Felipe%20nanoresidency%20GaudiLabs<br /> <br /> == Juan Duarte (Berlin / CDMX, Mexico) ==<br /> <br /> '''Sound spatialisation multichannel instrument'''<br /> <br /> During our short stay I could develop further a new iteration of this sound spatialisation instrument:<br /> * https://juanduarteregino.com/I<br /> <br /> This also was thrilling to connect with some members of the community in the lab, specially those who are also making with synthesisers and other sound gadgetry. Although the time to put together the instrument was quite intensive and busy, it was also good to discuss with other colleagues about the instrument’s potential in future. altogether, it was a very productive and fun experience to be here.<br /> <br /> [[File:Juan_II.JPG|400px]][[File:Juan_I.JPG|400px]]<br /> <br /> == Mary Maggic (Vienna / Los Angeles, USA) ==<br /> <br /> Mary Maggic comes to hang out and prototype various art projects and interventions, and geek out in nature!<br /> <br /> Some examples of projects: <br /> * Molecular Queering Agency - an experimental performance with a heavy metal hardware fountain for corona safe urine worshipping. <br /> * Lap Dance - motorized panorama camera for collective disobedience on a pink gynecology chair. <br /> * SCOBY Spin Cycle - rotating disc bioreactor for industrialized production of kombucha scoby. <br /> * Genital Panic - 3D printing genitals. <br /> * Weed Brownies (hide them from the kids). <br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=360px&gt;<br /> File:Marry_Costume.png<br /> File:Marry_genitalPanic.png<br /> File:Marry_Weidling.JPG<br /> File:Marry_Urinal.jpg<br /> File:Marry_peeParty.png<br /> <br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> * https://maggic.ooo/<br /> <br /> == Ewen Chardronnet (Paris, France) ==<br /> <br /> <br /> == Paula Pin (Lugo, Spain) ==<br /> <br /> coming soon...<br /> <br /> == František Apfelbeck (Czech Republic / Vale de Saire, France) ==<br /> <br /> When in Zürich I've had the opportunity to organize Cider Tasting at MechArtLab, which for me, is an interesting cross between hackerspace and bio hacking spot with quite a strong artistic approach. For me of course I liked a lot that they do lots of bio stuff, from kombucha artificial skin production, mushroom growing and many others to fermentation so when I've a chance I would like to visit again. Also I've found the building, which is a formal hospital laundry facility very interesting. I would say there are well over ten different projects of the alternative scene which makes a decent foundation for exchange and functioning as kind of independent entity. At the end we have set up outside just by the entrance of the building and were &quot;fishing&quot; for some people to join the core group for our noble activity spending a really nice evening together with open minded people. Next day I've actually joined the MechArtLab group on their trip to Saint Gallen were we have done another tasting event as part of the open doors of Ruum 42 hackerspace and theirs SGMK On-Tour: Chill &amp; Taste happening, fallowed later on by tasting of distillates made by local producer, barbecuing experimental locally made sausages by their creators and so on. It was a really nice finishing of the Switzerland part of my tour and I hope I can pop in again.<br /> <br /> <br /> * https://foodhackingbase.org/wiki/2021_cider_tour</div>

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<p>Dusjagr: /* Arbor (TW/CA) - 18. Nov - ... 2026 */</p> <hr /> <div>&lt;div style=&quot;right&quot; class=&quot;toclimit-2&quot;&gt;__TOC__&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> The Hacker-in-Residence Programme is jointly organized by various people from the environment of [https://bitwaescherei.ch/ Bitwäscherei], and directed primarily by [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Dusjagr Marc Dusseiller aka dusjagr], Center for Alternative Coconut Research, in his role as as co-founder and board member of both the [https://mechatronicart.ch/about/ Swiss Mechatronic Art Society] and Global Ambassador of the [https://www.hackteria.org/ Hackteria Network].<br /> <br /> = Ongoing =<br /> <br /> = In preperation =<br /> <br /> == Faried Noor &quot;Askal&quot; Siregar (Yogyakarta, Indonesia) - 19. Sep - 11. Oct 2026 ==<br /> [[File:Askal_synthplaying2.jpg|250px|thumb|right|playing the [https://www.instagram.com/p/DWC5WO1k-An &quot;sistem modular terpadu&quot;]]]<br /> Faried Noor Siregar is an interdisciplinary artist, theater practitioner, and Batak manuscript (Pustaha) enthusiast based in Yogyakarta, graduated from the Theater Department at ISI Yogyakarta.<br /> <br /> As an artist, he is deeply interested in topics such as cultural preservation, social issues, and the environment, which he expresses and develops through interdisciplinary art, including theater and other visual arts. He also works across disciplines in DIY instrument engineering, exploring the intersection of craftsmanship, sound, and technology.<br /> <br /> He is an active member of Kawan Pustaha, Bauhouse Consorxium, and Lifepatch.<br /> <br /> ''As an interdisciplinary artist, I am deeply committed to exploring the convergence of art, technology, and cultural heritage. My primary interest lies in expanding the boundaries of contemporary artistic practice by treating imagination as my principal raw material—and in developing methods to render that imagination into tangible, experiential form. My work is grounded in three interconnected concerns: cultural preservation, social issues, and the environment. I approach these not as fixed subjects but as living inquiries, expressed through theater, visual arts, and DIY instrument engineering, where craftsmanship, sound, and technology intersect. My ongoing engagement with the Batak manuscript tradition (Pustaha) reflects my belief that cultural preservation is not an act of archiving, but a practice of reactivating ancestral knowledge through contemporary tools.''<br /> <br /> ''I am particularly interested in the creative application of artificial intelligence—not as a means of automation, but as a collaborator for transgressing the limits of medium, discipline, and perception. Through generative and machine-learning systems, I seek to visualize speculative narratives, reinterpret traditional knowledge, and transform imagination into implementable works. I am motivated by the opportunity to work critically and experimentally at this intersection, and to contribute to a practice that positions technology as an amplifier of human creativity rather than a replacement for it.''<br /> <br /> * https://askal.id/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/asucalypto/<br /> <br /> this the link for example of my works<br /> * Performative ASCII visual Performance on terminal (live Performances): https://vimeo.com/1212872998?fl=ip&amp;fe=ec<br /> * cam_Granular Noise Modulator (instalation) : https://vimeo.com/1212890412?fl=ip&amp;fe=ec<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Arbor (TW/CA) - 18. Nov - ... 2026 ==<br /> <br /> Arbor is a media artist and Human-Computer Interaction researcher creating experimental and experiential interfaces and prototypes with an interest in found physical and digital materials. He develops makeshift systems to transform spaces through sound and light. His works blur the boundaries between performance, installation, and artifact across diverse environments and contexts, and often yield new tools that serve as both means and forms of expression.<br /> <br /> * https://derrekchow.com/<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> =Co-Labs BEAK artist-in-residency, Summer 2026=<br /> <br /> == Adam Zaretzky (Woodstock, NY, USA - 22. July - 20. August 2026 ==<br /> [[File:adam_headshot_embryo.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]<br /> Zaretsky is a Wet-Lab Art Practitioner mixing Ecology, Biotechnology, Non-human Relations, Body Performance and Gastronomy. Zaretsky stages lively, hands-on bioart production labs based on topics such as: foreign species invasion (pure/impure), radical food science (edible/inedible), jazz bioinformatics (code/flesh), tissue culture (undead/semi-alive), transgenic design issues (traits/desires), interactive ethology (person/machine/non-human) and physiology (performance/stress). A former researcher at the MIT department of biology, for the past 25 years Zaretsky has been teaching an experimental bioart class called VivoArts at: San Francisco State University (SFSU), SymbioticA (UWA), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), University of Leiden’s The Arts and Genomic Centre (TAGC) and with the Waag Society. He has also taught DIY-IGM (Do-It-Yourself Inherited Genetic Modification of the Human Genome) at New York University (NYU) and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU). He also runs a public life arts school: VASTAL (The Vivoarts School for Transgenic Aesthetics Ltd.) His art practice focuses on an array of legal, ethical, social and libidinal implications of biotechnological materials and methods with a focus on transgenic humans.<br /> <br /> * http://www.emutagen.com/<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/projects/artist-in-residence-adam-zaretsky/<br /> * https://thgap.hackteria.org<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Nupur Maneesh Doshi (Mumbai, India) - 24. July - 18. August 2026 ==<br /> [[File:Nupur_Moonshot.png|thumb|250px]]<br /> During the SGMK Homemade 2026 and the follow up retreat at EAR, Nupur Maneesh Doshi is hosted as BEAK critic-in-residence working on a creative writing project based on Science Fictionesque poetic reflections on Bioart, Do-It-With-Others, Bioethics meets Travelogue and Speculative literary reflections. Earlier this year Nupur also was incorporated into the [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/CoLabs_Chiang_Mai#CoLabs_Kick-off_Feb_2026 Kickoff of Co-Laboratories], hired to pen a Technobiological Futures review article, with her curatorial and critical commentary published in English and French through Makery.info.<br /> <br /> * [https://www.makery.info/en/2026/05/11/english-epistemic-sludge-the-ontology-of-the-post-institutional-lab/ Epistemic sludge: the ontology of the post-institutional lab]<br /> <br /> Nupur Doshi is a curator and researcher based in Mumbai, India. Her work explores para-art trajectories, transgressing mediums and traditional materiality. She examines provocations from critical philosophy and transdisciplinary studies across counter-histories and speculative futures. She is the Fall '26 Draper Scholar at the Experimental Humanities (XE) Department at NYU. She has also been awarded the Global South Scholarship for the Art &amp; Curatorial Practice Certificate Program at The New Centre for Research &amp; Practice.<br /> <br /> * https://bioartethics.xyz/beak-news/f/nupur-maneesh-doshi---beak-critic-in-residence-colabs-thailand<br /> * https://nupurdoshi.hotglue.me/<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Wun Ting Chan (Hong Kong/New York) - 24. July - 2. August ==<br /> [[File:TingSafetyFirst.jpg|thumb|250px|alt=Wun Ting Chan praticing safety first at Bitwäscherei|Wun Ting Chan praticing safety first at Bitwäscherei]]<br /> <br /> During SGMK Homemade 2026, Ting joined the SolarBird workshop, where they updated the code for the PCB bird with a pseudo-random timing routine so that it chirps at irregular intervals rather than following the same predictable rhythm. The code is available here for future usage:<br /> <br /> * [https://github.com/fifthepoch/solarBird Solar Bird Github Repo]<br /> <br /> They also produced the first short-form video in an ongoing series addressing ethical debates around IVF and related reproductive technologies. The project takes as its starting point their Simplified Chinese translation of Dr. Adam Zaretsky’s [https://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/open-letter-to-lulu-and-nana/ ''Human Germline Gene Editing is Bioart: An Open Letter to Lulu and Nana'']. Through the lens of their experience translating the open letter, the video series covers the ethical questions raised by the text, and explores how reproductive technologies are discussed, who gets to make decisions about their use, and what happens when the ability to intervene in human reproduction moves from treatment toward genetic modification.<br /> <br /> * [https://drive.proton.me/urls/645E79Q64W#UOnTyBn4p31S Watch the Video]<br /> <br /> Wun Ting Chan (陳琬婷) is a computer scientist and artist from Hong Kong. They hold a B.F.A. in Visual Communications from Northwest College of Art and a B.S. in Computer Science from The Evergreen State College, and are currently pursuing an M.S. in Computer Science at New York University’s [https://cs.nyu.edu/home/index.html Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences]. Chan is also a student researcher at the [https://agenticlearning.ai/ Agentic Learning AI Lab], advised by [https://mengyeren.com/ Dr. Mengye Ren]. Chan’s artistic work examines sensory overload and ambient paranoia as defining conditions of contemporary digital life, using technology itself as both medium and subject. They explore how artificial intelligence, internet censorship, and platform surveillance shape perception and influence real-world behavior.<br /> <br /> * https://ting.directory<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Kim Đoàn Quốc (Paris) - 25. July - 3. August ==<br /> [[File:Kim_cows.jpg|thumb|250px]]<br /> <br /> During SGMK Homemade 2026, Kim Đoàn Quốc collaborated with Thomas Amberg, Professor at University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland FHNW, specialised in the Internet of Things. For a project about long distance memory and environmental damage, Kim asked for help from the very generous soldering and programming community of Homemade, Thomas answered. Trading electronic chips for others in the camp, looking through datasheets and programming tutorials online, accompanied with Simon’s percussion rehearsal as the moon was rising over the mountains in front of them, they put together a connected device that would light up an LED ring when rain falls on Kim’s grandmother’s tomb in Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu, Vietnam, according to online weather broadcast. This prototype will be reproduced a few times for a series of jade stone and steel lamps connected to places in Vietnam interlaced with the French Vietnamese Diaspora and Kim’s personal history. <br /> <br /> github readme for the esp32 code used for the device : <br /> * https://github.com/tamberg/esp32-weather-led<br /> <br /> Kim also participated in the Solar Bird and RubeDrum workshop. She arrived almost clueless about electronics at the summer camp and left with the precious gift of shared knowledge and new friends. During the camp, Kim gave a sensitive cartography workshop to the community, trying to bring in her knowledge about collective organization and group care to the group. It came out as a beautiful conversation about the many different places and generations from where each participant speaks and how this week in the mountains together can settle common grounds, like the love of swimming in lakes.<br /> <br /> Kim Đoàn Quốc lives and works in Paris, where she is a member of DOC! and the Vietnam Dioxine Collective. Her artistic practice spans various media: installations, video and performance. Her body of work juxtaposes technology and industry with screens, and metal with natural materials such as wood and dried flowers, to explore the relationships between humans and non-humans, with a particular interest in the concept of protected spaces, both politically and ecologically. <br /> * https://www.kimdoanquoc.studio/<br /> <br /> At the moment, she is collaborating with Anthropologist and Geographer Marvin Freyne on the project Foliating Memories, about agent orange, ecocide and diaspora memories.<br /> * https://rhizomes.hypotheses.org/4422<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> = Testimonials of our Residents of the past=<br /> <br /> == Maria Jose Besoain - LABVA (Valdivia, Chile) - 20. Nov - 4. Dec 2025 ==<br /> [[File:GaudiResidensi_Jose.png|250px|thumb|right|Micro-residency in GaudiLabs]]<br /> Situated Ecologies and Material Practice from South America (An Encounter with LABVA)&lt;br&gt;<br /> In a time marked by ecological crisis it becomes necessary to establish a critical perspective on the dominant industrial model of material trade and propose alternatives to how we relate to materiality. Rather than simply replacing one set of materials with another, the challenge lies in engendering a processual rethinking of the techniques, values, and epistemologies that underpin material practices. This open dialogue invites us to ask: how can we imagine alternatives to our pervasive dependency on petrochemical-based substances within an ecosystem shaped by extractive economies and technological determinism?&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> https://mustekala.info/beyond-substitution-situated-ecologies-and-material-practice-from-south-america-an-encounter-with-labva/&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == The Solar Mini Disc Walkmen mini residency of Shih Wei-chieh (Taipei, Taiwan) - 1. August - 5. September 2025 ==<br /> [[File:abao_stupidPhoto2.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Abao with amazing haircut. Stylist: Veli Silver.]]<br /> During a three-week micro-residency, I prototyped a “solar mini-disc walkman” that turns a handmade dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) into music. Building on my earlier portable, solar-powered starvation synth, I explore the “fingerprint” of a solar cell: using the I–V curve of each handmade DSSC as a musical score so its photovoltaic character becomes reproducible, generative sound. The instrument is self-powered: a 6×6 cm “solar mini disc” can be inserted and rendered to audio in real time. Beyond sculptural design, the device encourages open collection of natural-dye data and serves as a minimal-viable prototype for asking whether photovoltaic energy could—or should—be traceable. At present, the sound engine is implemented in Max/MSP with RAVE, where a 7-dimensional I–V “fingerprint” is directly connected to the decoder’s latent inlets. This pragmatic choice exploits RAVE’s real-time, high-fidelity synthesis, but the mapping remains largely hand-crafted. Framing the process more generally, the mapping can be understood as a vec2vec-style cross-modal alignment: a bridge function projects photovoltaic features into the latent space of a neural audio synthesizer. Unlike the recent vec2vec work in natural language processing—which aligns embeddings within the same modality and assumes comparable semantic geometry across models—our case is cross-modal (physics → sound) and uses a generative decoder as its target space. This difference requires stronger priors, such as monotonicity (e.g. larger photocurrents should not map to quieter or “darker” sounds) and local smoothness (similar I–V curves should yield nearby latents). In the vec2vec framework, semantic stability is maintained through three key constraints: reconstruction (the translated representation can be mapped back to the source), cycle-consistency (round-trips preserve meaning), and vector space preservation (VSP), which ensures that pairwise distances among embeddings remain intact across the mapping. While these methods were originally developed for aligning text embeddings, they provide a valuable reference for future work: similar constraints could regulate how photovoltaic features enter the RAVE latent space, ensuring that sonic identities preserve the geometric relationships of their underlying energy curves. In that sense, the Solar Mini-Disc Walkman not only produces reproducible sonic identities for each handmade cell, but also gestures toward a broader research question: how cross-system “languages” of energy and sound might be aligned in a universal latent space.<br /> &lt;gallery widths=&quot;220px&quot; heights=&quot;400px&quot;&gt;<br /> File:I-V tester made by Marc Dusseiller.jpg|The DIY I-V tester made by Marc Dusseiller. <br /> File:I-V tester made by Marc Dusseiller_2.jpg|The measurement of the I-V curve tester is uploaded to Thingspeak and a local server, and can be fetched in Max/MSP.<br /> File:DIY DSSC with screen printed pattern.jpg|DIY DSSC with screen printed pattern and hollyhock dye made by Shih Wei Chieh.<br /> File:DIY DSSC with cyanotype pattern.jpg|DIY DSSC with cyanotype pattern made by Shih Wei Chieh.<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> [[The Solar Mini-Disc Walkman: Cross-Modal Alignment of DSSC Fingerprints and Audio Latent Space|residency documentation]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Yair Reshef (Tel Aviv) - 23 - 31. July 2025 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Yair hardbrucke.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Yair arrives in Hardbrücke]]<br /> bureaucrat at [https://wiki.telavivmakers.org/ T.A.M.I], recovering [https://wiki.idiot.io idiot.io]<br /> <br /> * https://wiki.telavivmakers.org/<br /> * https://github.com/5shekel/<br /> * [[PASAR SENGGOL]]<br /> * https://stikka.zrok.yair.cc/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Will Robertson (various trees and forests, Scotland and Switzerland) - 1. May - 31. July 2025 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Will-Robertson-Looking-to-the-Future-DJI_0490-2048x1536-cropped-90.jpeg|250px|thumb|right|Will on a tree]]<br /> <br /> Sprache: Schweizerdeutsch, English, Französisch, Norwegisch<br /> <br /> ''' Research '''<br /> <br /> Will's research focuses on the interaction between trees and endangered tree dwelling dormouse (family ''Gliridae''), bat (family ''Vespertilionidae'') and squirrel (family ''Sciurus'') species. By making use of advances in our understanding of endangered ''Eliomys quercinus'' and ''Myomimus roachi'' and moving forward the boundaries of what's athletically and technically possible in aerial arboriculture, Will has developed new chainsaw carving and rotary boring techniques to precisely carve nest holes for Europe's most endangered mammals and reverse habitat destruction. Collaborations with Susan Kerwin, Goedele Verbeylen, Stiftung Wildstation Landshuit, Nedko Nedyalkov, Ralf Wistbacka and Thomas Briner have brought groundbreaking results in conservation of the Garden Dormouse (''Eliomys quercinus'') - a high conservation priority in Switzerland and Europe. Field studies with ''Myomimus roachi'' (Bulgaria) and ''Pteromys volans'' (Finland) are currently being planned.<br /> <br /> Will leads an international consortium of leading semiconductor manufacturers, software experts, hardware manufacturers and ecologists developing a new, completely open source wildlife camera and field ecology system with integrated NPU (Neural Processing Unit) for neutral network inference and Edge AI which offers unparalleled capabilities, reliability and independence in the field. Other research includes lexicography and use of neural networks in phonology and lexicography.<br /> <br /> Where wildlife cameras are unsuitable, eDNA (Environmental DNA) PCR/NAAT (Polymerase Chain Reaction / Nucleic Acid Amplification Technique) techniques are used.<br /> <br /> He served both in armed forces in the UK and in the Swiss fire service in Atemschutz at Stützpunkt Feuerwehr Küssnacht am Rigi where he handled some of Switzerlands's worst industrial and chemical fires of recent tdecades.<br /> <br /> Born in Scotland, Will became the first person in history to be honored by Parliamentary motions in both the Edinburgh and London parliaments.<br /> <br /> ''' The Art of the Climbing Arborist '''<br /> <br /> Will's artistic work focuses on natural forms in tree care and bringing the peace and beauty of the forest to gardens. His distinctive artistic style, implemented in a profession with the highest death rate in Europe, is athletically and technically extremely demanding and was influenced by de Breanski and Dutton then by contemporary Swiss gardeners and artists including Frei and Jope.<br /> <br /> '''Glass Art '''<br /> <br /> His other artistic medium is molten glass, working with glass chemistry of crystal and borosilicate glasses and the ligand field quantum chemistry of Neodymium, Erbium, Praseodymium, Cobalt, Copper and Iron and nanoparticleq chemistry and nonlinear optics of Copper, Silver and Gold to create color within clear glass. Molten glass is a uniquely difficult artistic medium but it is the only medium that allows color to exist independent of surface and allows the user to directly experience the quantum mechanical worlds of ligand field theory and nanoparticle nonlinear optics.<br /> <br /> To obtain the high temperatures and homogeneous furnace conditions needed to make colored glass, Will designs furnaces heated with FeCrAl, SiC Microwave susceptor and SiC electrical technologies controlled via PID computer control and insulated with high purity alumina refractories.<br /> <br /> Collaborations with professional glass artists develop and document the science of colored glass.<br /> <br /> ''' Here to Help'''<br /> <br /> Will is grateful to get a break from his current battles to learn kernel space software engineering and image sensor integration and is available to assist with microelectronics, power electronics, unpasteurized cheese making, wine making, pizza making, aerial arboriculture and user space and database software engineering.<br /> <br /> '''Wine, Cheese, Sauerkraut'''<br /> <br /> High quality unpasteurized cheeses from both home-grown and commercial lactic acid bacteria cultures come to life and high quality wine is made via the ''Méthode traditionnelle'''. Outside the precise order of the cleanroom, Sauerkraut, Kombucha, wine and cheese making cultures also find their way into bread and fruit juice.<br /> <br /> '''Research in English:'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/quick-summary-new-homes-for-old-friends-switzerland/<br /> '''Forschung in Deutsch'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/de/zusammenfassung-neue-heimat-fur-alte-freunde-schweiz/<br /> '''Recherche en Français'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/fr/resume-rapide-de-nouvelles-maisons-pour-de-vieux-amis-en-suisse/<br /> <br /> '''faclair.com:'''<br /> * https://www.faclair.com/<br /> * https://focloir.info/<br /> <br /> '''GIT Repositories:'''<br /> * https://github.com/William-Robert-Robertson/WildCamera<br /> * https://prototypefund.opendata.ch/project/wildcamera/<br /> <br /> '''Recent Publications:'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ARBMagazine208-P72-Spring2025-New-Homes-For-Old-Friends-An-Update.pdf<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ARBMagazine-New-Homes-for-Old-Friends-206-pp60-66.pdf<br /> <br /> '''Social media:'''<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/william_robert_robertson/<br /> * https://www.facebook.com/will.robertson.58555<br /> <br /> '''Folk often ask about.. Soldering'''<br /> <br /> Folk often ask me about soldering - here are some ideas that help:<br /> <br /> https://github.com/William-Robert-Robertson/WildCamera/blob/main/Development_Environment/Practical_Electronics/Soldering.md<br /> <br /> ==Maximiliano Laina (filmaker) and Olivia Laina (youth-activistin)== <br /> <br /> As a family short time residency they are visiting Zurich on the weekend of 11.-14th April, as part of the More-Than-Planet exhibition curated by Ewen Chardronnet and Martina Huber at Löwenbräu Zürich, We are AIA | Awareness in Art. <br /> <br /> 11.04.24, 6 - 9pm<br /> &quot;Flying with Patcha - Into the Aerocene&quot; Films creening at Luma Schwarzcafé <br /> <br /> 14.04.24, 9 - 12 am<br /> political Manifestation &quot;Earthrise&quot; flying the solar ballon at &quot;Alte Kaserene&quot; <br /> [[File:WhatsApp Image 2024-04-11 at 12.43.44.jpg|250px|thumb|Aerocene.org]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Toru (Ryu) Oyama (Okinawa City / Gifu, Japan) - 15 - 31. July 2025 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Toru.jpg|thumb]]<br /> <br /> Toru (Ryu) Oyama is born in Japan, after graduating in pharmaceutical chemistry and fine art in japan, he studied and worked in a field of contemporary art in germany. moved to okinawa in 2017, he has been developing unique art projects in taiwan, south Korea, finland, indonesia and other parts of the world, based on the knowledge cultivated in science. his research and artistic practice explore topics such as food, land, human-nature relations, archaeology, and anthropology, through the site specific fieldwork. he has participated in various cross-disciplinary art-and-science projects worldwide,including projects and collaborates with artists and researchers.<br /> <br /> * https://www.ryuoyama.com/<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Andrey Chugonow (Yekaterinburg, Russia / Glasgow, UK) - 1. Oct - 30. November 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Square facebook 7sec.gif|250px|thumb|right|Glitching Andrey]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;During my stay in Switzerland, I plan to start developing a project that takes my autoimmune disease, multiple sclerosis, beyond my body into the realm of peer interaction. I plan to create a performative situation within which we will begin to interact with this autoimmune agent, forming several feedback loops in an attempt to find the equilibrium of the event.&quot;''<br /> <br /> Andrey Chugunov is a conceptual artist working at the intersection of digital and analogue media. He combines sound art, light installation, generative graphics, technological sculpture, media performances and readymade in his practice. He researches topics of mortality, temporality, autonomy, and memory decay in his artworks from the perspective of meditative media.<br /> <br /> He got a master's degree in Digital art at the Far Eastern Federal University in Vladivostok, Russia in 2018-2020. He participated in the &quot;Laboratory of a young artist&quot; at the Ural branch of the State Center for Contemporary Art in Yekaterinburg, Russia in 2018. He received an engineering degree in the field of alternative and renewable energy sources at the Ural Federal University in Yekaterinburg, Russia in 2008-2013.<br /> <br /> Andrey was born in Sverdlovsk, USSR in 1991.<br /> <br /> Now he resides in East Kilbride, Scotland, United Kingdom.<br /> <br /> * https://andreychugunov.com/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Giulia Tomasello / ALMA Futura (Rome, Italy) - 5. - 24. October 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Giulia screenshot.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Giulia preparing &quot;Future Flora&quot;]]<br /> <br /> Interaction designer and educator committed to female’s healthcare and its innovation, combining biotechnology and interactive wearables. Founder of ALMA Futura.<br /> <br /> Giulia will visit Switzerland and collaborate with [http://GaudiLabshttps://www.gaudi.ch/GaudiLabs/?page_id=2 GaudiLabs] in Luzern (5-10. Oct) and at the [http://Hackteria%20ZET%20-%20Open%20Science%20Labhttps://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/hackteria-zet-open-science-lab-in-zurich/ Hackteria ZET - Open Science Lab] (15-24. Oct) on participatory community research and hacking around the theme of reproductive justice and DIY pregnancy tests.<br /> <br /> ''&quot;Xenopia is a research, art and design project aimed at prototyping a domestic hormones Beta Hcg test as a tool to address reproductive justice and the right to access abortion. We will investigate the historical scientific practices around living interfaces as controlling technologies (i.e. the living pregnancy test Xenopus Leavis frog, mice, seeds). The right to access abortion is under attack and Beta Hcg testing is a mandatory test to access safe abortion but is poorly available for people living in rural areas and in marginalised conditions. Weeks of pregnancy are the playing field on which the war against access to abortion is waged, so we see in this prototype the possibility of facilitating the path autonomously by giving people back control. Collectives defending reproductive rights in countries where abortion is illegal or restricted (as Italy) and safely providing support, do not have access to this kind of easing. With an inter-species perspective, we would therefore develop this prototype and participatory workshops as political act of empowerment and concrete response to reproductive justice.&quot;''<br /> <br /> here wiki content to visit here:<br /> https://hackteria.org/wiki/Xenopia<br /> <br /> <br /> * https://gitomasello.com/<br /> * https://almafutura.org/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/gitomasello/<br /> <br /> Read Giulia's full Report on the Project here on the hackteria Wiki, use spread, duplicate!<br /> *https://hackteria.org/wiki/Xenopia<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Dominik Mahnič (Ljubljana, Slovnenia) - 25. Okt - 10. Nov 2024==<br /> <br /> [[File:Mahnic_klobukom.jpg||250px|thumb|right|Is it Jesus?]]<br /> <br /> We are planning to host our regular Hacker-in-Residence Dominik Mahnič aka Doms again to continue our long-term collaborations and work / reflect with Sofie on various robotic painting machines and it's philosophical implications.<br /> <br /> During the [https://mechatronicart.ch/brushology-ways-of-painting-with-a-mechatronic-brush/ &quot;Brushology&quot; Session] the shared their recent insigts of the collaboration.<br /> <br /> * https://app.assembla.com/spaces/dominik-mahnic/<br /> <br /> [[File:DomsAlone.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Sofie Mart (Zürich) - 20. Juli - 9. August 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Sofie.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Sofie Mart]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I was lucky to meet Marc and Maya in summer 2024 when I was looking for a workshop space to bring to life a custom-built robotic drawing machine. Bitwäscherei is a great space and a playground for DIY robotics projects. I got a lot of help and inspiration from the other artists- and hackers-in-residence. Thank you Bitwäscherei and SGMK for hosting me!&quot;''<br /> <br /> [[File:Bitwascherai.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> Sofie Mart a Swiss-based creative technologist passionate about contextualizing complexity through visual media. In the past few years, Sofie has been venturing projects on the intersection of arts, culture, technology and humanities. With the background in cultural analytics and data visualization, she collaborated with the private cultural estates on the immersive visualization of art collections, directed virtual reality experiences for corporate and public sector clients and created digital applications for creativity. https://sofiem.art/<br /> <br /> In 2024 Sofie started her studio focusing on media processing, creative coding and art fabrication - https://uncorporated.studio/ . With the support from [https://matr.art/ Matr Labs] engineers, she built and launched the first art-making machine in Bitwäscherei, Zurich.<br /> <br /> * https://www.instagram.com/uncorporated.studio/<br /> * https://sofiem.art/<br /> <br /> == Tengal (Manila, Philippines / Berlin, Germany) - 1. - 10. August 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Tengal hacking.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Tengal hacking some academic writing]]<br /> <br /> Tengal is a composer, media artist, and cultural instigator, engaged in research-based production that bridges art, technology, and society. Since 2005, he has initiated numerous projects and collectives in Manila and across Southeast Asia. Notably, he founded the organization ''SABAW Media Art Kitchen'', a curatorial platform specializing in sound, media art, and interstices between art and science. In 2008, he established the Philippines' first international media art and experimental music festival, ''WSK Festival of the Recently Possible'' where he has served as artistic director since its inception.<br /> <br /> From 2017 to 2018, Tengal curated the exhibition ''&quot;INTERSTICES: Manifolds of The In-between&quot;'' and served as exhibition director for the ''&quot;Self-reflexivity: Thinking Media and Digital Articulations&quot;'' exhibition at the Tokyo Media Art Festival MeCA | Media Culture in Asia, initiated by the Japan Foundation.<br /> <br /> Tengal co-created the international music platform ''NUSASONIC'', a creative collaboration between ''YES NO KLUB, WSK Festival of The Recently Possible, Playfreely/BlackKaji, CTM Festival'', and the ''Goethe Institute''. ''Nusasonic'' was a multi-year project that explores a wide spectrum of experimental sound and music cultures in Southeast Asia, fostering dialogue not only within the region but also with Europe.<br /> <br /> Recently relocating to Berlin, Tengal served as curator-at-large at ''Art Laboratory Berlin'' and played a significant role as co-curator of the projects ''&quot;Hackers, Makers, Thinkers”'', and ''“Radyo Somatodelia: Experiments in Sonic Animism.”''<br /> <br /> * https://www.instagram.com/tengal/<br /> * [https://www.instagram.com/wsk.io/ wsk.io]<br /> * [http://nusasonic.com/ nusasonic.com]<br /> <br /> == Kaldi Moss (Goa, Dehli, India) - June - August 2024 ==<br /> <br /> ''&quot;Bitwäscherei was an inspiring space that opened up new ways of thinking. It offers an alternative to the mainstream Swiss logic. The techniques and specifics of mediums and materials are exploded and explored everyday - in a way it is a dreamland.&quot;''<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=320px heights=240px&gt;<br /> File:Photo 2024-10-14 17-10-39.jpg<br /> File:Photo 2024-10-14 17-10-35.jpg<br /> File:Photo 2024-10-14 17-10-46.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Biography:'''<br /> <br /> Moss is an artist interested in sense perception, time, networked systems, insect perception, tree intelligence and experiences of beings that are not human. <br /> <br /> Moss’ (they/them) practice spans sound, video, browser-based art and bio art. They are part of a community of engineers and technologists, and are invested in exploring alternate methods of knowledge production. Their video and installation work has been shown in multiple exhibitions in Zurich, Milan, Toronto, Dresden, Brighton, Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Himachal and Goa.<br /> <br /> They are a part of Cynk Collective, a noise band producing immersive audiovisual concerts. In addition, they are the artistic director at Walkin Studios,an independent multidisciplinary art studio and project space in Bangalore, India and have co-founded the collective NOTAAT with artist Puneet Jain.<br /> <br /> * https://whattt.cargo.site/<br /> <br /> == Elisa Chaveneau (Le Mans, France) - 01. - 15. July 2024 ==<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=240px heights=180px&gt;<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.13.54.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.07.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.16.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.43.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.28.png<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Bio:''' Elisa Chaveneau is a French artist born in 2000 who specialises in the design and exhibition of sculptures, <br /> installations and materials on the subject of «Other-than-human». Her search for new media involving geo-materials and fermentation processes is keen to question inter-species relations in an ecosystem and consumer habits facing industry. With specialist training in geomaterials and ceramics at the Le Mans Fine Arts School, the materiality and supposed aesthetics of the material take on a primordial role in her approach to creation, as well as in her formal process is to rediscover the links with the living world. Through her interests in ecology, design, craft practices and performance, she tries to focus our imagination and make us contemplate the landscapes and the immensity of the ecosystems we are confronted with. &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> Her work has been exhibited at the Centre Contemporain de Céramique de la Borne and in a duo with Noémie Vincent-Maudry at the 2022 Saint-Etienne Biennial and at the Musée d’Art Moderne in Paris for the Flammes exhibition.<br /> <br /> https://www.instagram.com/elisachaveneau/<br /> <br /> '''Workshop: Saturday 13.7.24, 12-18h''' <br /> <br /> https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Kitchenlab_Bioplastic<br /> <br /> DIY Workshop on BIOPLASTIC Making. Together with Hacker-in-Residency(SGMK) Elisa Chaveneau (FR) we dive into the topic of bioplastic as novel material research. Starting point is the kitchen lab! Why working with materials that originate from our kitchen and how easy and fun it is to repurpose materials from there to revalue and repurpose and close circles. Circular thinking at the base of everyday practice! Starting with a Lunch by Gasthaus Kitchenlab we will be working on testing and creating various recipes and experimentations on Bioplastic.<br /> <br /> == Moch Hasrul (Jakarta, Indonesia) - 11-14. July 2024 ==<br /> [[File:Hasrol kopicup.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Hasrul likes kopi]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I have known [https://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/hackteria-zet-open-science-lab-in-zurich/ Hackteria ZET] and [https://mechatronicart.ch/mechartlab/ SGMK's MechArtLab] for quite some time, and I always enjoy visiting their shared studio and laboratory. The atmosphere is incredibly pleasant and inspiring, filled with a playful yet highly productive energy. When I was a speaker at a talk about [https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/plastik/ '''Operasi Plastik'''], I was truly impressed by the enthusiasm and participation of the attendees. Additionally, the experience of preparing a dinner together was delightful, with a warm and welcoming atmosphere. Hackteria ZET, Bitwäscherei, is truly a special place for creativity and collaborative learning.&quot;''<br /> <br /> '''Bio: Moch Hasrul''' is a media artist based in Jakarta who combines art and technology in his work. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Art Education from Universitas Negeri Jakarta and a Master's degree in Fine Arts from Institut Teknologi Bandung. Currently, he serves as the director of Serrum and teaches at Kalbis University. His artistic practice includes experiments with computational devices, mechanical and electronic systems, and plastic recycling. Managing Studio Batur Jakarta and actively involved in the Gudskul Ecosystem, Hasrul initiated GudRnD, focusing on plastic recycling experiments. He is also developing context-based, student-centered learning methods using art approach.<br /> <br /> * https://mochhasrul.com/<br /> * https://www.gudrnd.id/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/_gudrnd/<br /> <br /> '''TALK: Operasi Plastik - 18:00 Saturday 13. July 2024 @ Bitwäscherei'''<br /> <br /> Hasrul will give an overview of their activities, researching and developing OPERASI PLASTIK, an artistic approach to plastic waste management. After the talk everybody is invited for a dinner, exploring Indonesian cuisine and cooking together.<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/plastik/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> [[File:OperasiPlastik.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Operasi Plastik]]<br /> '''OPERASI PLASTIK''' is an initiative that offers an artistic approach to plastic waste management by incorporating artistic and imaginative aspects into the process. By using art as a medium, OPERASI PLASTIK not only focuses on conventional plastic recycling but also transforms the waste into captivating and meaningful artworks. This approach aims to raise public awareness about plastic waste issues while changing their perception of materials that are usually considered trash.<br /> <br /> * https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6mqJyGB8EM/?igsh=eXBiOHJ2c2h3Nnh5<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> == Servando Barreiro (digital nomad, Spain) - February 2024 ==<br /> [[File:servando_goggles.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Servando]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;During my time at Bitwäscherei, I had a blast! Interacting with a bunch of creative minds from different backgrounds was super cool. We did some coding, had fun with puredata, and created some awesome stuff together. The weeks at Bitwäscherei flew by, filled with lots of laughs and learning. I'm already thinking about coming back for more. It's a great place to explore new ideas and make music with like-minded folks. Thanks, Bitwäscherei, for the awesome experience. Looking forward to hanging out again and making more magic together!&quot;''<br /> <br /> '''Biography'''<br /> <br /> I'm an Audiovisual artist with a background in electronics, sound, and audiovisual communication. I lived in Madrid, Berlin, Peru, and Stockholm, among other places.<br /> I'm A Pure Data expert (If you know, you know..). I created music and/or software for brands such as Audi, Redbull, Polestar, and Teenage Engineering. My work has been exhibited in renowned locations such as: Reina Sofia Museum, Medialab Prado, Transmediale, and Ars Electronica. For more information, keep browsing this [http://servando.teks.no/ site].<br /> <br /> * http://servando.teks.no/<br /> <br /> '''Workshop at Bitwäscherei'''<br /> <br /> See more about the [[Puredata (Pd) Workshop with Servando]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Yuzuru Maeda (Japan) - Dec 2023==<br /> [[File:WhatsApp Image 2023-12-04 at 16.42.09.jpeg|300px|thumb|right|Zentai Interview]]<br /> <br /> '''Biography'''<br /> <br /> Yuzuru born in Japan, Gifu. Yuzuru graduated from LaSalle College of Arts, Singapore in 2009 for Bachelor of the Arts program in music composition. She has embarked on performing music and improvisation and making video, installation and performance art with [Zentai Art Project - http://yuzuru.weebly.com/]. She also organizes Zentai exhibition, Zentai walk, Zentai performance with [http://www.zentaiart.com/ Zentai Art Festival].<br /> <br /> <br /> For her residency at Bitwäscherei she will conduct interviews with people on their life and practices wearing a Zentai outfit while doing and creating friction in how to perceive the oposite. She also wants to conduct a participatory Zentai performance in public space in Zurich.<br /> If interested in giving an interview or participate at the zentai performance pls contact &quot;zentaiartproject[at]yahoo.com&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ''&quot;I embarked on an artistic exploration using Zentai suits as a central component in my video work. This unconventional choice served as a catalyst for probing the complex layers of identity within the realm of art and human interaction. During my residency in December 2023, I had the privilege of engaging in insightful interviews with notable figures such as Serge Bertschy, Oliver Jaggi, and Chruut. These encounters provided invaluable glimpses into their creative processes and methodologies. It was a fascinating journey delving into their artistic minds, discovering their techniques, and learning about their endeavors to push the boundaries of expression. One of the most profound lessons gleaned from these conversations was the importance of innovation and resourcefulness in the pursuit of artistic vision. Witnessing how each individual crafted their own tools and methods to breathe life into creations inspired me to seek out my own unique approaches in my artistic practice. Moreover, these interactions sparked a deeper contemplation on the interconnectedness between art and sustainability. I was profoundly moved by the dedication of these artists to not only their craft but also to contributing positively to our planet. Their commitment to sustainable living resonated deeply with me, prompting introspection on how I, too, could leverage my art to foster a more environmentally conscious world. As I reflect on the insights gained during my residency, I am filled with a renewed sense of purpose and direction. Armed with newfound inspiration and a heightened awareness of the intersection between art and sustainability, I am eager to embark on my own journey of creative exploration and meaningful contribution to the world around me.&quot;''<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> small trailer of the zurich session:<br /> * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHhvpPR0JRQ&amp;ab_channel=Zentai%E9%87%87%E8%AE%BF%28ZentaiArtProject%29<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=240px heights=180px&gt;<br /> File:WhatsApp_Image_2023-12-04_at_16.42.53.jpeg<br /> File:WhatsApp Image 2023-12-04 at 16.42.40.jpeg<br /> File:WhatsApp Image 2023-12-04 at 16.42.16.jpeg<br /> File:Yuzuru interviewing Serge Bertschi.jpg<br /> File:Yuzuru and Oliver Jäggi.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Shih Wei-chieh (Taipei, Taiwan) - 11. September - 1. November 2023 ==<br /> [[File:abao_stupidPhoto.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Abao with amazing haircut]]<br /> '''What was the purpose of your residency in Zurich? What did you learn from it?'''<br /> <br /> ''“In addition to my pursuit of practical solar applications, my most successful DSSC prototype currently produces only around ~2.5 mA per square centimeter. The significance lies more in the opportunities to collaborate with scientists and engage in visits to the laboratory at ETH. This experience has served as valuable training for me, offering insights into how scientists work with nanomaterials. Understanding the conventional applications and purposes, as well as the established protocols for synthesizing nano materials, has been a rare and precious experience for artists. It raises pertinent questions about the relationship between art and science, and how these two domains can and should collaborate effectively.”''<br /> <br /> ''“Although it was a fantastic experience for artists to work with scientists with complete freedom and full access to knowledge, I wonder how we can repeat the model without any funding to support the free sofa accommodation and the efforts from volunteers. On the other hand, I believe this is a great model that differs from those residency organized by institutes and centers which always comes with political requirements and demands. The property of the community plays a big part too. During the residency I have met many community members in Bitwäscherei, the role of them are usually very mixed, like chemist with musician background or artist with scientific degree, or engineer with profound knowledge for history of analog computer, the people are a great library and the culture was naturally provided by the community. This dynamic is relatively rare in Taiwan, where career roles tend to be more singular, and scientists typically don’t serve other fields in the same integrated manner.”''<br /> <br /> Part 1/2: [https://www.makery.info/en/2023/12/20/english-from-e-textile-to-gratzel-cells-encounter-with-the-taiwanese-designer-shih-wei-chieh/ “From e-textile to Grätzel cells, encounter with the taiwanese designer Shih Wei Chieh“], Makery 2023<br /> <br /> Part 2/2: [https://www.makery.info/en/2023/12/21/une-residence-de-recherche-en-cellules-gratzel-a-hackteria-rencontre-avec-shih-wei-chieh-2-2/ “A residency to research Grätzel cells at Hackteria, encounter with Shih Wei Chieh“], Makery 2023<br /> <br /> '''施惟捷 Shih Wei Chieh''' works with wearable art, e-textile, and laser audiovisual. He is also a self-taught material science researcher. His &quot;Laser Dye Project&quot; innovates an optical textile printing method by programmable laser projector and New Cyanotype solution, which inspire him to explore the trans-disciplinary collaboration between new medias and traditional craft techniques. He’s the founder of “Tribe Against Machine”, a project exploring how culture preservation works with modern technologies. His current research develops a DIY dye sensitized solar glass made with natural dye in a large size format, which is used for both energy and as a smart interface for sonic art. <br /> <br /> * https://shihweichieh.com/<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/HLabX_Fellows#HLabX_Fellow_Shih_Wei_Chieh<br /> <br /> Application to NanoArts grant done / not received :-(: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Prep-NanoArts<br /> <br /> Now combined with Workshop at [https://www.weareaia.ch/energy-giveaway/ Energy Giveaway @ WEAREAIA], to be held on 22/23 September 2023.<br /> <br /> More info is documented on the hackteria wiki: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Abao_Residency<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Helmi Hardian (Surabaya, Indonesia) - Mid July - Mid August 2023 | [[BIR residensi]] ==<br /> [[File:Helim_Ugly.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Helmi in his full beauty]]<br /> <br /> '''Reflection / Testimonial'''<br /> <br /> ''Best residency ever!!'' - Helmi<br /> <br /> ''During my residency, I had the opportunity to collaborate on the project The [https://mechatronicart.ch/diy-microscope-workshop-low-energy-circuit-performances/ Loose Energy Curriculum for the exhibition at the Humus Punk Library] in Zurich. We created a low-voltage and high-energy visual performance, utilizing previously unknown equipment from the hackteria studio. The experience of playing together and improvising with the hacked equipment was incredibly rewarding. ''<br /> <br /> ''One of the highlights was simply attending a wide range of workshops at the [https://mechatronicart.ch/homemade-summercamp-2023-berghaus-girlen/ Homemade Summercamp] in Switzerland, which differs a lot from my usual practice usually being the host of workshops. This privilege of learning from others and expanding my knowledge in various media arts fields felt utterly precious. From building a music station where we learned to play drums, to skillbuilding on keyboard, DJ equipment, and more. The overall cultural exchange during cooking time allowed us to share and transform traditional recipes into vegan and vegetarian versions. And the plurality of trips and destination furthermore offered precious insights into local cultures. Stops included: [http://www.randelab.ch/ Randelab], [http://www.gaudi.ch/GaudiLabs/ GaudiLabs], collaborating with [https://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/hackteria-zet-open-science-lab-in-zurich/ Hackteria ZET in Zurich], attending [https://mechatronicart.ch/homemade-summercamp-2023-berghaus-girlen/ Homemade Summercamp], visiting the art and science residency at Max-Planck in Konstanz and organizing the program [https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/pasar-senggol/ &quot;Pasar Senggol&quot; at Chaos Communication Camp] outside of Berlin.''<br /> <br /> ''It was unexpected but exciting to explore personal studios for local artists, experiencing the different styles of how collective spaces can be implemented and getting to know the individual studio approach. The residency taught me valuable lessons in space management, as I observed how collectives like [https://bitwaescherei.ch/ Bitwäscherei] or [https://maisonshift.ch/ Fashion Revolution] collaborate with the municiapal government to establish independent spaces. Overall, this residency provided a rich and diverse learning experience.'' - Written by Francisca Tan during a discussion with Helmi in Chiang Mai<br /> <br /> '''Biography'''<br /> <br /> Helmi Hardian is a grassroots artist and ghetto scientist, with a specific interest in cooking and smoking at the same time. He lives in Surabaya, the city that is well known for its industry and technology, as well as being the center of electronic component trading (chiefly, Pasar Genteng). Hence, almost all of his works are closely related to science and technology as the medium of creativity. He is the co-founder of Waft Lab, a creative-based initiative that works at interdisciplinary practices. Currently, he focuses on tech development through DIY/DIWO culture and playing his role in researching, hacking, or deconstructing daily materials to provide some devices with new functional aspects, as well as developing workshop kits, lecturing contents, and presentation materials, which aim to learn, share, and exchange knowledge.<br /> <br /> * https://waft-lab.com/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/helmihardian/<br /> * [[:File:Helmi Hardian - Artwork and Workshop 2022.pdf]]<br /> * Recent TUAK residensi in Tuban: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/TUAK<br /> * Application submitted: https://www.suedkulturfonds.ch/<br /> * Download application here: [[:File:Dossier-iiw0pYiT.pdf]]<br /> * Full project outline here: [[:File:2023_ProjectOutline_Helmi-Residensi.pdf]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:helmi_collage.jpg<br /> File:helmi_collage_02.jpg<br /> File:helmi_collage_03.jpg<br /> File:wafltlab_blue.jpg<br /> File:helmi_collage_01.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> == Arnont Nongyao - Thailand | early May 2023 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Arnont Nongyao portrait.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Arnont Nongyao]]<br /> <br /> '''Biography''' <br /> <br /> Arnont Nongyao lives in Chiangmai (TH) - Ho Chi Minh city (VN) and He is an artist interested and fell in love with the vibration of things. He likes listening to everything that inspires him to do experimental sound art. The most important teacher “the master Khvay Loeung &quot;inspired him to listen and “destroy yourself from being yourself” .-.. .. ... - . -. -.-- --- ..- .-. ... . .-.. ..-.<br /> <br /> Born in Bangkok, works and lives in Chiangmai (TH) - Ho Chi Minh city (VN). Arnont is working with various and different media includes sound, video, installation, site specific, public art etc. Arnont’s work is engage with his interest in vibration; he works on diverse art experimental projects, vibration-related.<br /> <br /> Arnont has been interested and research into sound with concentration on vibration, so most of his works are differently experimental and relative to vibration in order to search for the value of vibration derived from connected things, such as human beings, objects and society. His works are involved in a specific space and audience’s participation. They are also connected with the mode of listening/hearing in a social situation, and with how people interact with and participate in sound. Moreover, also he is Co-Director of Aesthetics of Error ( Chiang Mai Collective) with Thatchatham Silsupan and Pathompong Manakitsomboon that is a group of sound artists &amp; musician working on sound art &amp; experimental music in Chiangmai.<br /> <br /> Some of his selected exhibitions include solo exhibition “Sphere”, SAC Art lap, Chiang Mai, Thailand(2018).“Another Sound” co-work with Khvay Loeung, Sa Sa Art projects, Phnom Penh and Chiang Mai, Cambodia - Thailand (2018). and group exhibitions “Opera of Kard”, Singapore Biennale 2019, Singapore. “Currents 2019”, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. “A Visiblelity Matrix”, The Secession 2019, Vienna, Austria. Bangkok Art Biennale 2018, Bangkok, Thailand. “Postcripts” Bangkok Biennale, Bangkok, Thailand (2018).“Unstable(ry) Life”, 2016, Manif d’art, Quebec, Canada. 16th Media Art Biennale WRO 2015: Test Exposure, Wroclaw, Poland, TRANCE at Gallery VER, Bangkok, Thailand (2014). PROXIMITY, part of inSPIRACJE International at 13 MUZ, Szczecin, Poland (2014).<br /> <br /> '''External Links'''<br /> <br /> * [http://www.arnontnongyao.com Arnont Nongnyao's personal website]<br /> * [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/GBMN WORKSHOP: Gentle but make noise]<br /> <br /> [[File:Arnont_mixerli.jpg|thumb|left|400px|Arnont lötet das Mixerli!!]]<br /> <br /> [[Category: Biography]]<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Bostjan Čadež (Ljubljana, Slovenia - April 2023 ==<br /> [[File:Bos_Robot.jpg|thumb|right]]<br /> Bostjan Čadež (b. 1979, Ljubljana) is a new media artist whose interdisciplinary practice explores the intersections of art, technology, and human experience. His innovative installations and performances often challenge the boundaries between the digital and physical world, incorporating elements such as artificial intelligence, virtual reality, robotics, and real-time data processing. Čadež’s art is characterized by a dynamism and unique life that stems from the algorithms and guidelines he uses to shape his works. His interest in simple guidelines from which an infinite number of images or situations arise, which are never the same as before, is one of the key aspects of his creations. His works often include interaction with viewers, who with their involvement become part of the artistic experience and at the same time co-create the work they observe.<br /> <br /> * https://www.bostjancadez.art/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Dann Disciglio (Chicago, USA) &amp; Angelina Almukhametova (Chicago, USA) - March 2022 ==<br /> <br /> ''“I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to have participated in the Hacker-in-Residence program at the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society. The atmosphere of curiosity and artistic research was both inspiring and endlessly encouraging. During my residency, I led a workshop called, “Biodegradable Sound: Gelatin Records.” This hands-on workshop aimed to explore the intersection of recorded sound and biodegradability by introducing a method for creating functional and fully biodegradable phonograph records made from gelatin. The Swiss Mechatronic Art Society and its diverse group of members not only helped facilitate this workshop, they supported me by offering the resources and technical support needed to realize the event. My residency also produced various connections with other artists, musicians, and hackers which I continue to maintain to this day. I cannot wait to return to SGMK to continue to explore new topics of research, and continue picking the brains of the incredible community who stands behind this space”''<br /> <br /> During their short residency they will work on their research with parametric speakers, host a workhop on [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/BiodegradableSound &quot;Biodegradable Sounds&quot;] and do a performance with artist-made video transmitters, and retro tech!<br /> <br /> See this little add by the Hive people, where in the end they show the workshop and performance: https://peakd.com/hive-127039/@mind.force/ladjdnnz<br /> <br /> '''Angelina Almukhametova'''<br /> <br /> An G is a Chicago based neon artist who creates digital &amp; physical works in pursuit of happiness.<br /> <br /> Angelina Almukhametova’s work interfaces digital and analog technologies with custom built software and handmade electronics to create responsive audiovisual installations and performances. She holds a BFA in Art and Technology from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2020) and has exhibited work and performed in New York City, Chicago, Houston, and Iceland. She has led workshops at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Experimental Sound Studio in Chicago.<br /> <br /> https://aan-g.com/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Dann Disciglio'''<br /> [[File:Headshot _Disciglio.jpg|thumb|400px|right]]<br /> Dann Disciglio (b.1993) is a US-based intermedia artist whose practice investigates contemporary ecologies through both analog and digital technologies. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Hampshire College (2015) in art and media theory and a Master of Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago's Sound Department (2019). Disciglio has shown work and performed in New York City, Chicago, Boston, Zürich, Leipzig, Iceland, and Panama City and has published texts in the Journal of Visual Culture (SAGE) and the Minding Nature journal. In 2022, he was selected to be an Emerging Artist Resident at Franconia Sculpture Park (Shafer, MN), Hacker-in-Residence at the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society (ZRH), and as a Creative Resident at the Bloedel Reserve (WA).<br /> <br /> https://danndisciglio.com/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Miranda Moss (Cape Town, South Africa | wuwäähä, Sweden) ==<br /> <br /> Artist / designer Miranda has been popping into SGMK events since 2017. In the period 2020-21 she has been conducting chicken/robot research at Bitwäscherei and Randelab as part of the &quot;Chicken-in-Residence Program&quot;, along with Daniel Brownell, co-ran a solar water bot workshop with Dj Livia, joined the Homemade summercamp for the first time where she turned everyone's pee into electricity, continues to collaborate on sound and water geeking with Oli Jäggi, and regularly comes to the 2D OpenLab. She has also become the in-house graphic designer for events, always makes sure everyone has enough beer to drink, and is also the resident anticolonial feminist killjoy. <br /> <br /> She says: <br /> <br /> ''&quot;I'm super grateful to have had all the time as a hacker in residence at the Bitwäscherei. I am always meeting new amazing and inspiring people, am constantly learning cool things, and new projects and collaborations seem to blossom exponentially. I try to take the spirit of the lab with me on all my travels and to the other global communities I am involved in. Can't wait to return!&quot;'' <br /> <br /> * https://mirandamoss.com/<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:Miranda_geeking.png<br /> File:miranda_chicken_headhshot.jpg<br /> File:Miranda_Homemade.jpeg<br /> File:Dinner_in_werkstatt.jpeg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> Miranda's recent residency was supported partially through her artistic research project &quot;Gallus Gallus Roboticus&quot; within the konS paltfrom, funded by European Union and Cultural Ministry of Slovenia. Other visits privately and partially through Pro Helvetia.<br /> <br /> == Scott Beibin (Philadelphia, USA) ==<br /> <br /> Scott Beibin, aka [https://www.instagram.com/grouchofractal/ Groucho Fractal] has been a regular visitor to the MechArtLab over the last couple of years.<br /> <br /> &lt;youtube width=&quot;480&quot; height=&quot;360&quot;&gt;BLsgLAaJ5cs&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> * https://www.mandelbot.io/<br /> <br /> == Liz Cole - Evil Twin Booking Agency (Philadelphia, USA) ==<br /> <br /> Elizabeth Jane Cole is co founder of Evil Twin Booking Agency (eviltwinbooking.org), a podcast producer, writer, and DIY biology and open source hardware enthusiast. She participated in the Wild Open PCR Project @ Hacketeria (mentored by Urs Gaudenz of GaudiLabs and Marc Dusseiller).<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I’m very grateful for the time I spent at Bitwäscherei! The passion for collaboration and understanding how things work embodied in the culture of the space is so inspiring. Bitwäscherei empowers people to explore their environments through building open source tools and technology, and it opened up a new world of creativity for me.&quot;'' <br /> <br /> [[File:liz_hacking.jpeg|400px]][[File:liz_portrait.jpeg|400px]]<br /> <br /> * https://eviltwinbooking.org/about/<br /> <br /> == Adam Zaretsky (Woodstock, USA | somewhere in Greece) ==<br /> <br /> ''First I am thankful to Hackteria – Zentrum für Experimentelle Transdisziplinarität (Center for Experimental Transdisciplinariy), Research Node: ReproTech &amp; Art / Germline Hacks and Designer Babies''<br /> <br /> ''Including time spent well in the Swiss Embassy of San Francisco and Garage MCA in Moscow working on Methods of Transgenesis and GMO DIY Crispr Baby workshopoligies.''<br /> <br /> ''I also do want to than the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society for the time in residence plotting and making a crying machine and exploding miso neck living gooper gore bioart special effects performance.''<br /> <br /> ''We got into the wetness of reproductive technology, open source science, and the text to flesh interface of human germline genome editing. We learned how to read GENbank, FASTA, PubMed and SciHub pubs creatively. We got beyond the intimidating complexity by uploading equally as complex analogical and qualitative artistic data including: accordion music, drawings, collages, poetry and experimental video and more.''<br /> <br /> ''We involved people from wildly diverse backgrounds and international origins as is normal for Hackteria a global open house for odd, queer and oblique DIYbioart Hacker tweek and freekerz. We also group-geeked hard and stayed ridiculous about reporter genes, safe harbors, inducible promoters, off target mutations and IVF microinjection.''<br /> <br /> ''What we did was amazing. Like truly groundbreaking, wildly silly and depth informative. Beyond the call of duty living on the fumes of Marc's covid pay and minky little eth donations... We taught hybrid simultaneous in-person and online/off--ground... which is a form of super depleting heroism. I think it was super inspiring for those involved and has yet to mature but will make a great database if it continues.''<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:GOSPHA-whatdidshedo-web.jpg<br /> File:thGAP_flyer_web.jpg|400px<br /> File:CGCB_flyer_web.jpg|400px<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Mind thGAP'''<br /> <br /> We made three super relaxed bioinformatics primer labs for public understanding of databases of hereditary data (gene scans and gene scrolls) but also an understanding of the social implication of issues of gene piracy, genetic privacy.<br /> <br /> * Lab 1 - Transgenic Human Genome Alternatives Project (thGAP)<br /> * Lab 2 - Generic Open-Source Plasmid for Human Arts (GOSPHA)<br /> * Lab 3 - Creative Germline Constructs Bank (CGCB)<br /> <br /> Future Plans: We are going to be making an Open ArtSci Call for Creative Science Fiction Writers, Citizen Bioethicists and Untrained Art Critics to critically review the 5 entries we have compiled online on the CGDB. After that we might put some of the results up on GitHub and then make an NFT of them. Then we will call the World Congress on New Reproductive Technology Arts, for a GLOBAL AESTHETIC RESPONSE TO TRANSGENIC HUMANS AS BIOART and work on updating to a ‘real’ database. Oh yeah, and we did come up with a list of fifteen next steps, all of which are near impossible legally and technically so we should. Finally, we wrote a letter to the WHO Expert Advisory Committee on Developing Global Standards for Governance and Oversight of Human Genome Editing. No word back from them but I am sure they got the message. We might need to get their attention.<br /> <br /> https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/thgap/<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:adam_dusjagr_misoanal.JPG<br /> File:Lab3_CGCB_screenshot_single.png<br /> File:Adam_blue_bitw_smokers.jpg<br /> File:MISO_anus.jpg<br /> File:AZ_rc3_virtual.jpeg<br /> File:pin_adam.jpeg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> Adam's residency was supported privately by Marc Dusseiller and partially with some of the profits of the Hackteria Crypto Food Fund (HCFF).<br /> <br /> == Dominik Mahnič (Ljubljana, Slovnenia) ==<br /> <br /> ''Residency gives me rare opportunity to present, discuss and make different new works influenced by people, the enviroment of Bitwesherai and the city of Zurich. It was an intense experience in a place that offers great working conditions, deep reflections, and a friendly atmosphere.''<br /> <br /> * https://app.assembla.com/spaces/dominik-mahnic/<br /> <br /> [[File:Mahnic_klobukom.jpg|400px]][[File:zoom_2020_by_doms.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> Dom's residency was supported privately by the Center for Alternative Coconut Research.<br /> <br /> == Zohar Messeca - Fara AKA the idiot | [http://idiot.io/ idiot.io] (karkun, Israel) ==<br /> <br /> ''I have been very lucky to escape the israeli wilderness between Covid lockdowns to spend long month’s geeking like an idiot at the Bitwäscherei hackerspace and SGMK activities of the past year. Had great time sharing my DIY approach and attitude with my latest flexible circuits methods and techniques while spreading [http://idiot.io/ idiot.io] latest kits and propaganda at multiple workshops. Met plenty of talented local and international freaks/artists with mutual interests and curiosities. Also collaborated on several projects with the locals and made plenty of new friends!!''<br /> <br /> ''SGMK network is fantastisch!!! See you soooon!!''<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:idiot_covidCenter.jpg<br /> File:idioten.jpg<br /> File:idiot_residency.jpg<br /> File:rC3.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> * http://idiot.io/ idiot.io<br /> <br /> Zohar's residencies were supported by himself. Accommodation was shared with dusjagr and Veli.<br /> <br /> = Short term visitors =<br /> <br /> == Fransisca Tan ==<br /> [[File:Foodhacking Fransisca.jpg|thumb]]<br /> <br /> Fransisca Tan / artist statement<br /> <br /> ''“I first visited the Bitwäscherei in August 2022, coinciding with the open lab day. I was immediately smitten with the creative chaos, diversity and infrastructure of this hacker space. Chatting with some local and other visiting international artists I got to exchange on projects and find inspiration while food hacking throughout a lively evening.'' <br /> <br /> ''This community exchange set the first seeds for future opportunities to collaborate, such as for the performance “Future Food” at Kunsthaus Zürich (Oct 2023, CH), the LLL CoLaboratory in Chang Mai (Jan 2024, TH) and Amazonies Spatiales (Apr 2024, FR).''<br /> <br /> ''My experience at this Hackerspace underlines the core of what these community spaces ought to achieve: bring likeminded people together, have late night conversations about random stuff over a club mate and see if inspiration flows to join for a collaboration.”''<br /> <br /> Ressources &amp; Links<br /> * https://www.hinto.net/de/events/future-food-kunsthaus-zuerich-zuerich-e420326-20.html<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/hackterialab/cnx-openlab/<br /> * https://amazonies-spatiales.fr/ <br /> <br /> Biography<br /> Fransisca Tan is a creative producer and food experience designer with a background in internet &amp; media, communications and cognitive sciences<br /> <br /> Her diverse spectrum of engagement ranges from hosting workshops as science communicator, consulting artists and creatives on project management, to producing events such as festivals, art performances and hybrid residencies. All these root in her second nature as facilitator with a firm belief in a community arts approach.<br /> <br /> In her work and art she aspires towards bringing together people from all strides of life and revealing the value of community and collaboration.<br /> <br /> Find more on her portfolio on * https://www.fransiscatan.com/<br /> <br /> == Fran Quero, et al ==<br /> <br /> [[File:franGeng.jpg|400px|none]]<br /> <br /> The visit was part of their µ-residency at GaudiLabs in Luzern, where they shared newest experiments with qLAMP, openDROPs and electro-active bacteria.<br /> <br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Fran%20+%20Felipe%20nanoresidency%20GaudiLabs<br /> <br /> == Juan Duarte (Berlin / CDMX, Mexico) ==<br /> <br /> '''Sound spatialisation multichannel instrument'''<br /> <br /> During our short stay I could develop further a new iteration of this sound spatialisation instrument:<br /> * https://juanduarteregino.com/I<br /> <br /> This also was thrilling to connect with some members of the community in the lab, specially those who are also making with synthesisers and other sound gadgetry. Although the time to put together the instrument was quite intensive and busy, it was also good to discuss with other colleagues about the instrument’s potential in future. altogether, it was a very productive and fun experience to be here.<br /> <br /> [[File:Juan_II.JPG|400px]][[File:Juan_I.JPG|400px]]<br /> <br /> == Mary Maggic (Vienna / Los Angeles, USA) ==<br /> <br /> Mary Maggic comes to hang out and prototype various art projects and interventions, and geek out in nature!<br /> <br /> Some examples of projects: <br /> * Molecular Queering Agency - an experimental performance with a heavy metal hardware fountain for corona safe urine worshipping. <br /> * Lap Dance - motorized panorama camera for collective disobedience on a pink gynecology chair. <br /> * SCOBY Spin Cycle - rotating disc bioreactor for industrialized production of kombucha scoby. <br /> * Genital Panic - 3D printing genitals. <br /> * Weed Brownies (hide them from the kids). <br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=360px&gt;<br /> File:Marry_Costume.png<br /> File:Marry_genitalPanic.png<br /> File:Marry_Weidling.JPG<br /> File:Marry_Urinal.jpg<br /> File:Marry_peeParty.png<br /> <br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> * https://maggic.ooo/<br /> <br /> == Ewen Chardronnet (Paris, France) ==<br /> <br /> <br /> == Paula Pin (Lugo, Spain) ==<br /> <br /> coming soon...<br /> <br /> == František Apfelbeck (Czech Republic / Vale de Saire, France) ==<br /> <br /> When in Zürich I've had the opportunity to organize Cider Tasting at MechArtLab, which for me, is an interesting cross between hackerspace and bio hacking spot with quite a strong artistic approach. For me of course I liked a lot that they do lots of bio stuff, from kombucha artificial skin production, mushroom growing and many others to fermentation so when I've a chance I would like to visit again. Also I've found the building, which is a formal hospital laundry facility very interesting. I would say there are well over ten different projects of the alternative scene which makes a decent foundation for exchange and functioning as kind of independent entity. At the end we have set up outside just by the entrance of the building and were &quot;fishing&quot; for some people to join the core group for our noble activity spending a really nice evening together with open minded people. Next day I've actually joined the MechArtLab group on their trip to Saint Gallen were we have done another tasting event as part of the open doors of Ruum 42 hackerspace and theirs SGMK On-Tour: Chill &amp; Taste happening, fallowed later on by tasting of distillates made by local producer, barbecuing experimental locally made sausages by their creators and so on. It was a really nice finishing of the Switzerland part of my tour and I hope I can pop in again.<br /> <br /> <br /> * https://foodhackingbase.org/wiki/2021_cider_tour</div>

Dusjagr https://wiki.sgmk-ssam.ch/index.php?title=Hacker-in-Residence_Programme&diff=14367 2026-08-23T17:33:47Z

<p>Dusjagr: /* In preperation */</p> <hr /> <div>&lt;div style=&quot;right&quot; class=&quot;toclimit-2&quot;&gt;__TOC__&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> The Hacker-in-Residence Programme is jointly organized by various people from the environment of [https://bitwaescherei.ch/ Bitwäscherei], and directed primarily by [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Dusjagr Marc Dusseiller aka dusjagr], Center for Alternative Coconut Research, in his role as as co-founder and board member of both the [https://mechatronicart.ch/about/ Swiss Mechatronic Art Society] and Global Ambassador of the [https://www.hackteria.org/ Hackteria Network].<br /> <br /> = Ongoing =<br /> <br /> = In preperation =<br /> <br /> == Faried Noor &quot;Askal&quot; Siregar (Yogyakarta, Indonesia) - 19. Sep - 11. Oct 2026 ==<br /> [[File:Askal_synthplaying2.jpg|250px|thumb|right|playing the [https://www.instagram.com/p/DWC5WO1k-An &quot;sistem modular terpadu&quot;]]]<br /> Faried Noor Siregar is an interdisciplinary artist, theater practitioner, and Batak manuscript (Pustaha) enthusiast based in Yogyakarta, graduated from the Theater Department at ISI Yogyakarta.<br /> <br /> As an artist, he is deeply interested in topics such as cultural preservation, social issues, and the environment, which he expresses and develops through interdisciplinary art, including theater and other visual arts. He also works across disciplines in DIY instrument engineering, exploring the intersection of craftsmanship, sound, and technology.<br /> <br /> He is an active member of Kawan Pustaha, Bauhouse Consorxium, and Lifepatch.<br /> <br /> ''As an interdisciplinary artist, I am deeply committed to exploring the convergence of art, technology, and cultural heritage. My primary interest lies in expanding the boundaries of contemporary artistic practice by treating imagination as my principal raw material—and in developing methods to render that imagination into tangible, experiential form. My work is grounded in three interconnected concerns: cultural preservation, social issues, and the environment. I approach these not as fixed subjects but as living inquiries, expressed through theater, visual arts, and DIY instrument engineering, where craftsmanship, sound, and technology intersect. My ongoing engagement with the Batak manuscript tradition (Pustaha) reflects my belief that cultural preservation is not an act of archiving, but a practice of reactivating ancestral knowledge through contemporary tools.''<br /> <br /> ''I am particularly interested in the creative application of artificial intelligence—not as a means of automation, but as a collaborator for transgressing the limits of medium, discipline, and perception. Through generative and machine-learning systems, I seek to visualize speculative narratives, reinterpret traditional knowledge, and transform imagination into implementable works. I am motivated by the opportunity to work critically and experimentally at this intersection, and to contribute to a practice that positions technology as an amplifier of human creativity rather than a replacement for it.''<br /> <br /> * https://askal.id/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/asucalypto/<br /> <br /> this the link for example of my works<br /> * Performative ASCII visual Performance on terminal (live Performances): https://vimeo.com/1212872998?fl=ip&amp;fe=ec<br /> * cam_Granular Noise Modulator (instalation) : https://vimeo.com/1212890412?fl=ip&amp;fe=ec<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Arbor (TW/CA) - 18. Nov - ... 2026 ==<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> =Co-Labs BEAK artist-in-residency, Summer 2026=<br /> <br /> == Adam Zaretzky (Woodstock, NY, USA - 22. July - 20. August 2026 ==<br /> [[File:adam_headshot_embryo.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]<br /> Zaretsky is a Wet-Lab Art Practitioner mixing Ecology, Biotechnology, Non-human Relations, Body Performance and Gastronomy. Zaretsky stages lively, hands-on bioart production labs based on topics such as: foreign species invasion (pure/impure), radical food science (edible/inedible), jazz bioinformatics (code/flesh), tissue culture (undead/semi-alive), transgenic design issues (traits/desires), interactive ethology (person/machine/non-human) and physiology (performance/stress). A former researcher at the MIT department of biology, for the past 25 years Zaretsky has been teaching an experimental bioart class called VivoArts at: San Francisco State University (SFSU), SymbioticA (UWA), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), University of Leiden’s The Arts and Genomic Centre (TAGC) and with the Waag Society. He has also taught DIY-IGM (Do-It-Yourself Inherited Genetic Modification of the Human Genome) at New York University (NYU) and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU). He also runs a public life arts school: VASTAL (The Vivoarts School for Transgenic Aesthetics Ltd.) His art practice focuses on an array of legal, ethical, social and libidinal implications of biotechnological materials and methods with a focus on transgenic humans.<br /> <br /> * http://www.emutagen.com/<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/projects/artist-in-residence-adam-zaretsky/<br /> * https://thgap.hackteria.org<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Nupur Maneesh Doshi (Mumbai, India) - 24. July - 18. August 2026 ==<br /> [[File:Nupur_Moonshot.png|thumb|250px]]<br /> During the SGMK Homemade 2026 and the follow up retreat at EAR, Nupur Maneesh Doshi is hosted as BEAK critic-in-residence working on a creative writing project based on Science Fictionesque poetic reflections on Bioart, Do-It-With-Others, Bioethics meets Travelogue and Speculative literary reflections. Earlier this year Nupur also was incorporated into the [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/CoLabs_Chiang_Mai#CoLabs_Kick-off_Feb_2026 Kickoff of Co-Laboratories], hired to pen a Technobiological Futures review article, with her curatorial and critical commentary published in English and French through Makery.info.<br /> <br /> * [https://www.makery.info/en/2026/05/11/english-epistemic-sludge-the-ontology-of-the-post-institutional-lab/ Epistemic sludge: the ontology of the post-institutional lab]<br /> <br /> Nupur Doshi is a curator and researcher based in Mumbai, India. Her work explores para-art trajectories, transgressing mediums and traditional materiality. She examines provocations from critical philosophy and transdisciplinary studies across counter-histories and speculative futures. She is the Fall '26 Draper Scholar at the Experimental Humanities (XE) Department at NYU. She has also been awarded the Global South Scholarship for the Art &amp; Curatorial Practice Certificate Program at The New Centre for Research &amp; Practice.<br /> <br /> * https://bioartethics.xyz/beak-news/f/nupur-maneesh-doshi---beak-critic-in-residence-colabs-thailand<br /> * https://nupurdoshi.hotglue.me/<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Wun Ting Chan (Hong Kong/New York) - 24. July - 2. August ==<br /> [[File:TingSafetyFirst.jpg|thumb|250px|alt=Wun Ting Chan praticing safety first at Bitwäscherei|Wun Ting Chan praticing safety first at Bitwäscherei]]<br /> <br /> During SGMK Homemade 2026, Ting joined the SolarBird workshop, where they updated the code for the PCB bird with a pseudo-random timing routine so that it chirps at irregular intervals rather than following the same predictable rhythm. The code is available here for future usage:<br /> <br /> * [https://github.com/fifthepoch/solarBird Solar Bird Github Repo]<br /> <br /> They also produced the first short-form video in an ongoing series addressing ethical debates around IVF and related reproductive technologies. The project takes as its starting point their Simplified Chinese translation of Dr. Adam Zaretsky’s [https://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/open-letter-to-lulu-and-nana/ ''Human Germline Gene Editing is Bioart: An Open Letter to Lulu and Nana'']. Through the lens of their experience translating the open letter, the video series covers the ethical questions raised by the text, and explores how reproductive technologies are discussed, who gets to make decisions about their use, and what happens when the ability to intervene in human reproduction moves from treatment toward genetic modification.<br /> <br /> * [https://drive.proton.me/urls/645E79Q64W#UOnTyBn4p31S Watch the Video]<br /> <br /> Wun Ting Chan (陳琬婷) is a computer scientist and artist from Hong Kong. They hold a B.F.A. in Visual Communications from Northwest College of Art and a B.S. in Computer Science from The Evergreen State College, and are currently pursuing an M.S. in Computer Science at New York University’s [https://cs.nyu.edu/home/index.html Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences]. Chan is also a student researcher at the [https://agenticlearning.ai/ Agentic Learning AI Lab], advised by [https://mengyeren.com/ Dr. Mengye Ren]. Chan’s artistic work examines sensory overload and ambient paranoia as defining conditions of contemporary digital life, using technology itself as both medium and subject. They explore how artificial intelligence, internet censorship, and platform surveillance shape perception and influence real-world behavior.<br /> <br /> * https://ting.directory<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Kim Đoàn Quốc (Paris) - 25. July - 3. August ==<br /> [[File:Kim_cows.jpg|thumb|250px]]<br /> <br /> During SGMK Homemade 2026, Kim Đoàn Quốc collaborated with Thomas Amberg, Professor at University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland FHNW, specialised in the Internet of Things. For a project about long distance memory and environmental damage, Kim asked for help from the very generous soldering and programming community of Homemade, Thomas answered. Trading electronic chips for others in the camp, looking through datasheets and programming tutorials online, accompanied with Simon’s percussion rehearsal as the moon was rising over the mountains in front of them, they put together a connected device that would light up an LED ring when rain falls on Kim’s grandmother’s tomb in Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu, Vietnam, according to online weather broadcast. This prototype will be reproduced a few times for a series of jade stone and steel lamps connected to places in Vietnam interlaced with the French Vietnamese Diaspora and Kim’s personal history. <br /> <br /> github readme for the esp32 code used for the device : <br /> * https://github.com/tamberg/esp32-weather-led<br /> <br /> Kim also participated in the Solar Bird and RubeDrum workshop. She arrived almost clueless about electronics at the summer camp and left with the precious gift of shared knowledge and new friends. During the camp, Kim gave a sensitive cartography workshop to the community, trying to bring in her knowledge about collective organization and group care to the group. It came out as a beautiful conversation about the many different places and generations from where each participant speaks and how this week in the mountains together can settle common grounds, like the love of swimming in lakes.<br /> <br /> Kim Đoàn Quốc lives and works in Paris, where she is a member of DOC! and the Vietnam Dioxine Collective. Her artistic practice spans various media: installations, video and performance. Her body of work juxtaposes technology and industry with screens, and metal with natural materials such as wood and dried flowers, to explore the relationships between humans and non-humans, with a particular interest in the concept of protected spaces, both politically and ecologically. <br /> * https://www.kimdoanquoc.studio/<br /> <br /> At the moment, she is collaborating with Anthropologist and Geographer Marvin Freyne on the project Foliating Memories, about agent orange, ecocide and diaspora memories.<br /> * https://rhizomes.hypotheses.org/4422<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> = Testimonials of our Residents of the past=<br /> <br /> == Maria Jose Besoain - LABVA (Valdivia, Chile) - 20. Nov - 4. Dec 2025 ==<br /> [[File:GaudiResidensi_Jose.png|250px|thumb|right|Micro-residency in GaudiLabs]]<br /> Situated Ecologies and Material Practice from South America (An Encounter with LABVA)&lt;br&gt;<br /> In a time marked by ecological crisis it becomes necessary to establish a critical perspective on the dominant industrial model of material trade and propose alternatives to how we relate to materiality. Rather than simply replacing one set of materials with another, the challenge lies in engendering a processual rethinking of the techniques, values, and epistemologies that underpin material practices. This open dialogue invites us to ask: how can we imagine alternatives to our pervasive dependency on petrochemical-based substances within an ecosystem shaped by extractive economies and technological determinism?&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> https://mustekala.info/beyond-substitution-situated-ecologies-and-material-practice-from-south-america-an-encounter-with-labva/&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == The Solar Mini Disc Walkmen mini residency of Shih Wei-chieh (Taipei, Taiwan) - 1. August - 5. September 2025 ==<br /> [[File:abao_stupidPhoto2.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Abao with amazing haircut. Stylist: Veli Silver.]]<br /> During a three-week micro-residency, I prototyped a “solar mini-disc walkman” that turns a handmade dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) into music. Building on my earlier portable, solar-powered starvation synth, I explore the “fingerprint” of a solar cell: using the I–V curve of each handmade DSSC as a musical score so its photovoltaic character becomes reproducible, generative sound. The instrument is self-powered: a 6×6 cm “solar mini disc” can be inserted and rendered to audio in real time. Beyond sculptural design, the device encourages open collection of natural-dye data and serves as a minimal-viable prototype for asking whether photovoltaic energy could—or should—be traceable. At present, the sound engine is implemented in Max/MSP with RAVE, where a 7-dimensional I–V “fingerprint” is directly connected to the decoder’s latent inlets. This pragmatic choice exploits RAVE’s real-time, high-fidelity synthesis, but the mapping remains largely hand-crafted. Framing the process more generally, the mapping can be understood as a vec2vec-style cross-modal alignment: a bridge function projects photovoltaic features into the latent space of a neural audio synthesizer. Unlike the recent vec2vec work in natural language processing—which aligns embeddings within the same modality and assumes comparable semantic geometry across models—our case is cross-modal (physics → sound) and uses a generative decoder as its target space. This difference requires stronger priors, such as monotonicity (e.g. larger photocurrents should not map to quieter or “darker” sounds) and local smoothness (similar I–V curves should yield nearby latents). In the vec2vec framework, semantic stability is maintained through three key constraints: reconstruction (the translated representation can be mapped back to the source), cycle-consistency (round-trips preserve meaning), and vector space preservation (VSP), which ensures that pairwise distances among embeddings remain intact across the mapping. While these methods were originally developed for aligning text embeddings, they provide a valuable reference for future work: similar constraints could regulate how photovoltaic features enter the RAVE latent space, ensuring that sonic identities preserve the geometric relationships of their underlying energy curves. In that sense, the Solar Mini-Disc Walkman not only produces reproducible sonic identities for each handmade cell, but also gestures toward a broader research question: how cross-system “languages” of energy and sound might be aligned in a universal latent space.<br /> &lt;gallery widths=&quot;220px&quot; heights=&quot;400px&quot;&gt;<br /> File:I-V tester made by Marc Dusseiller.jpg|The DIY I-V tester made by Marc Dusseiller. <br /> File:I-V tester made by Marc Dusseiller_2.jpg|The measurement of the I-V curve tester is uploaded to Thingspeak and a local server, and can be fetched in Max/MSP.<br /> File:DIY DSSC with screen printed pattern.jpg|DIY DSSC with screen printed pattern and hollyhock dye made by Shih Wei Chieh.<br /> File:DIY DSSC with cyanotype pattern.jpg|DIY DSSC with cyanotype pattern made by Shih Wei Chieh.<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> [[The Solar Mini-Disc Walkman: Cross-Modal Alignment of DSSC Fingerprints and Audio Latent Space|residency documentation]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Yair Reshef (Tel Aviv) - 23 - 31. July 2025 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Yair hardbrucke.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Yair arrives in Hardbrücke]]<br /> bureaucrat at [https://wiki.telavivmakers.org/ T.A.M.I], recovering [https://wiki.idiot.io idiot.io]<br /> <br /> * https://wiki.telavivmakers.org/<br /> * https://github.com/5shekel/<br /> * [[PASAR SENGGOL]]<br /> * https://stikka.zrok.yair.cc/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Will Robertson (various trees and forests, Scotland and Switzerland) - 1. May - 31. July 2025 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Will-Robertson-Looking-to-the-Future-DJI_0490-2048x1536-cropped-90.jpeg|250px|thumb|right|Will on a tree]]<br /> <br /> Sprache: Schweizerdeutsch, English, Französisch, Norwegisch<br /> <br /> ''' Research '''<br /> <br /> Will's research focuses on the interaction between trees and endangered tree dwelling dormouse (family ''Gliridae''), bat (family ''Vespertilionidae'') and squirrel (family ''Sciurus'') species. By making use of advances in our understanding of endangered ''Eliomys quercinus'' and ''Myomimus roachi'' and moving forward the boundaries of what's athletically and technically possible in aerial arboriculture, Will has developed new chainsaw carving and rotary boring techniques to precisely carve nest holes for Europe's most endangered mammals and reverse habitat destruction. Collaborations with Susan Kerwin, Goedele Verbeylen, Stiftung Wildstation Landshuit, Nedko Nedyalkov, Ralf Wistbacka and Thomas Briner have brought groundbreaking results in conservation of the Garden Dormouse (''Eliomys quercinus'') - a high conservation priority in Switzerland and Europe. Field studies with ''Myomimus roachi'' (Bulgaria) and ''Pteromys volans'' (Finland) are currently being planned.<br /> <br /> Will leads an international consortium of leading semiconductor manufacturers, software experts, hardware manufacturers and ecologists developing a new, completely open source wildlife camera and field ecology system with integrated NPU (Neural Processing Unit) for neutral network inference and Edge AI which offers unparalleled capabilities, reliability and independence in the field. Other research includes lexicography and use of neural networks in phonology and lexicography.<br /> <br /> Where wildlife cameras are unsuitable, eDNA (Environmental DNA) PCR/NAAT (Polymerase Chain Reaction / Nucleic Acid Amplification Technique) techniques are used.<br /> <br /> He served both in armed forces in the UK and in the Swiss fire service in Atemschutz at Stützpunkt Feuerwehr Küssnacht am Rigi where he handled some of Switzerlands's worst industrial and chemical fires of recent tdecades.<br /> <br /> Born in Scotland, Will became the first person in history to be honored by Parliamentary motions in both the Edinburgh and London parliaments.<br /> <br /> ''' The Art of the Climbing Arborist '''<br /> <br /> Will's artistic work focuses on natural forms in tree care and bringing the peace and beauty of the forest to gardens. His distinctive artistic style, implemented in a profession with the highest death rate in Europe, is athletically and technically extremely demanding and was influenced by de Breanski and Dutton then by contemporary Swiss gardeners and artists including Frei and Jope.<br /> <br /> '''Glass Art '''<br /> <br /> His other artistic medium is molten glass, working with glass chemistry of crystal and borosilicate glasses and the ligand field quantum chemistry of Neodymium, Erbium, Praseodymium, Cobalt, Copper and Iron and nanoparticleq chemistry and nonlinear optics of Copper, Silver and Gold to create color within clear glass. Molten glass is a uniquely difficult artistic medium but it is the only medium that allows color to exist independent of surface and allows the user to directly experience the quantum mechanical worlds of ligand field theory and nanoparticle nonlinear optics.<br /> <br /> To obtain the high temperatures and homogeneous furnace conditions needed to make colored glass, Will designs furnaces heated with FeCrAl, SiC Microwave susceptor and SiC electrical technologies controlled via PID computer control and insulated with high purity alumina refractories.<br /> <br /> Collaborations with professional glass artists develop and document the science of colored glass.<br /> <br /> ''' Here to Help'''<br /> <br /> Will is grateful to get a break from his current battles to learn kernel space software engineering and image sensor integration and is available to assist with microelectronics, power electronics, unpasteurized cheese making, wine making, pizza making, aerial arboriculture and user space and database software engineering.<br /> <br /> '''Wine, Cheese, Sauerkraut'''<br /> <br /> High quality unpasteurized cheeses from both home-grown and commercial lactic acid bacteria cultures come to life and high quality wine is made via the ''Méthode traditionnelle'''. Outside the precise order of the cleanroom, Sauerkraut, Kombucha, wine and cheese making cultures also find their way into bread and fruit juice.<br /> <br /> '''Research in English:'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/quick-summary-new-homes-for-old-friends-switzerland/<br /> '''Forschung in Deutsch'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/de/zusammenfassung-neue-heimat-fur-alte-freunde-schweiz/<br /> '''Recherche en Français'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/fr/resume-rapide-de-nouvelles-maisons-pour-de-vieux-amis-en-suisse/<br /> <br /> '''faclair.com:'''<br /> * https://www.faclair.com/<br /> * https://focloir.info/<br /> <br /> '''GIT Repositories:'''<br /> * https://github.com/William-Robert-Robertson/WildCamera<br /> * https://prototypefund.opendata.ch/project/wildcamera/<br /> <br /> '''Recent Publications:'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ARBMagazine208-P72-Spring2025-New-Homes-For-Old-Friends-An-Update.pdf<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ARBMagazine-New-Homes-for-Old-Friends-206-pp60-66.pdf<br /> <br /> '''Social media:'''<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/william_robert_robertson/<br /> * https://www.facebook.com/will.robertson.58555<br /> <br /> '''Folk often ask about.. Soldering'''<br /> <br /> Folk often ask me about soldering - here are some ideas that help:<br /> <br /> https://github.com/William-Robert-Robertson/WildCamera/blob/main/Development_Environment/Practical_Electronics/Soldering.md<br /> <br /> ==Maximiliano Laina (filmaker) and Olivia Laina (youth-activistin)== <br /> <br /> As a family short time residency they are visiting Zurich on the weekend of 11.-14th April, as part of the More-Than-Planet exhibition curated by Ewen Chardronnet and Martina Huber at Löwenbräu Zürich, We are AIA | Awareness in Art. <br /> <br /> 11.04.24, 6 - 9pm<br /> &quot;Flying with Patcha - Into the Aerocene&quot; Films creening at Luma Schwarzcafé <br /> <br /> 14.04.24, 9 - 12 am<br /> political Manifestation &quot;Earthrise&quot; flying the solar ballon at &quot;Alte Kaserene&quot; <br /> [[File:WhatsApp Image 2024-04-11 at 12.43.44.jpg|250px|thumb|Aerocene.org]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Toru (Ryu) Oyama (Okinawa City / Gifu, Japan) - 15 - 31. July 2025 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Toru.jpg|thumb]]<br /> <br /> Toru (Ryu) Oyama is born in Japan, after graduating in pharmaceutical chemistry and fine art in japan, he studied and worked in a field of contemporary art in germany. moved to okinawa in 2017, he has been developing unique art projects in taiwan, south Korea, finland, indonesia and other parts of the world, based on the knowledge cultivated in science. his research and artistic practice explore topics such as food, land, human-nature relations, archaeology, and anthropology, through the site specific fieldwork. he has participated in various cross-disciplinary art-and-science projects worldwide,including projects and collaborates with artists and researchers.<br /> <br /> * https://www.ryuoyama.com/<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Andrey Chugonow (Yekaterinburg, Russia / Glasgow, UK) - 1. Oct - 30. November 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Square facebook 7sec.gif|250px|thumb|right|Glitching Andrey]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;During my stay in Switzerland, I plan to start developing a project that takes my autoimmune disease, multiple sclerosis, beyond my body into the realm of peer interaction. I plan to create a performative situation within which we will begin to interact with this autoimmune agent, forming several feedback loops in an attempt to find the equilibrium of the event.&quot;''<br /> <br /> Andrey Chugunov is a conceptual artist working at the intersection of digital and analogue media. He combines sound art, light installation, generative graphics, technological sculpture, media performances and readymade in his practice. He researches topics of mortality, temporality, autonomy, and memory decay in his artworks from the perspective of meditative media.<br /> <br /> He got a master's degree in Digital art at the Far Eastern Federal University in Vladivostok, Russia in 2018-2020. He participated in the &quot;Laboratory of a young artist&quot; at the Ural branch of the State Center for Contemporary Art in Yekaterinburg, Russia in 2018. He received an engineering degree in the field of alternative and renewable energy sources at the Ural Federal University in Yekaterinburg, Russia in 2008-2013.<br /> <br /> Andrey was born in Sverdlovsk, USSR in 1991.<br /> <br /> Now he resides in East Kilbride, Scotland, United Kingdom.<br /> <br /> * https://andreychugunov.com/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Giulia Tomasello / ALMA Futura (Rome, Italy) - 5. - 24. October 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Giulia screenshot.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Giulia preparing &quot;Future Flora&quot;]]<br /> <br /> Interaction designer and educator committed to female’s healthcare and its innovation, combining biotechnology and interactive wearables. Founder of ALMA Futura.<br /> <br /> Giulia will visit Switzerland and collaborate with [http://GaudiLabshttps://www.gaudi.ch/GaudiLabs/?page_id=2 GaudiLabs] in Luzern (5-10. Oct) and at the [http://Hackteria%20ZET%20-%20Open%20Science%20Labhttps://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/hackteria-zet-open-science-lab-in-zurich/ Hackteria ZET - Open Science Lab] (15-24. Oct) on participatory community research and hacking around the theme of reproductive justice and DIY pregnancy tests.<br /> <br /> ''&quot;Xenopia is a research, art and design project aimed at prototyping a domestic hormones Beta Hcg test as a tool to address reproductive justice and the right to access abortion. We will investigate the historical scientific practices around living interfaces as controlling technologies (i.e. the living pregnancy test Xenopus Leavis frog, mice, seeds). The right to access abortion is under attack and Beta Hcg testing is a mandatory test to access safe abortion but is poorly available for people living in rural areas and in marginalised conditions. Weeks of pregnancy are the playing field on which the war against access to abortion is waged, so we see in this prototype the possibility of facilitating the path autonomously by giving people back control. Collectives defending reproductive rights in countries where abortion is illegal or restricted (as Italy) and safely providing support, do not have access to this kind of easing. With an inter-species perspective, we would therefore develop this prototype and participatory workshops as political act of empowerment and concrete response to reproductive justice.&quot;''<br /> <br /> here wiki content to visit here:<br /> https://hackteria.org/wiki/Xenopia<br /> <br /> <br /> * https://gitomasello.com/<br /> * https://almafutura.org/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/gitomasello/<br /> <br /> Read Giulia's full Report on the Project here on the hackteria Wiki, use spread, duplicate!<br /> *https://hackteria.org/wiki/Xenopia<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Dominik Mahnič (Ljubljana, Slovnenia) - 25. Okt - 10. Nov 2024==<br /> <br /> [[File:Mahnic_klobukom.jpg||250px|thumb|right|Is it Jesus?]]<br /> <br /> We are planning to host our regular Hacker-in-Residence Dominik Mahnič aka Doms again to continue our long-term collaborations and work / reflect with Sofie on various robotic painting machines and it's philosophical implications.<br /> <br /> During the [https://mechatronicart.ch/brushology-ways-of-painting-with-a-mechatronic-brush/ &quot;Brushology&quot; Session] the shared their recent insigts of the collaboration.<br /> <br /> * https://app.assembla.com/spaces/dominik-mahnic/<br /> <br /> [[File:DomsAlone.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Sofie Mart (Zürich) - 20. Juli - 9. August 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Sofie.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Sofie Mart]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I was lucky to meet Marc and Maya in summer 2024 when I was looking for a workshop space to bring to life a custom-built robotic drawing machine. Bitwäscherei is a great space and a playground for DIY robotics projects. I got a lot of help and inspiration from the other artists- and hackers-in-residence. Thank you Bitwäscherei and SGMK for hosting me!&quot;''<br /> <br /> [[File:Bitwascherai.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> Sofie Mart a Swiss-based creative technologist passionate about contextualizing complexity through visual media. In the past few years, Sofie has been venturing projects on the intersection of arts, culture, technology and humanities. With the background in cultural analytics and data visualization, she collaborated with the private cultural estates on the immersive visualization of art collections, directed virtual reality experiences for corporate and public sector clients and created digital applications for creativity. https://sofiem.art/<br /> <br /> In 2024 Sofie started her studio focusing on media processing, creative coding and art fabrication - https://uncorporated.studio/ . With the support from [https://matr.art/ Matr Labs] engineers, she built and launched the first art-making machine in Bitwäscherei, Zurich.<br /> <br /> * https://www.instagram.com/uncorporated.studio/<br /> * https://sofiem.art/<br /> <br /> == Tengal (Manila, Philippines / Berlin, Germany) - 1. - 10. August 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Tengal hacking.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Tengal hacking some academic writing]]<br /> <br /> Tengal is a composer, media artist, and cultural instigator, engaged in research-based production that bridges art, technology, and society. Since 2005, he has initiated numerous projects and collectives in Manila and across Southeast Asia. Notably, he founded the organization ''SABAW Media Art Kitchen'', a curatorial platform specializing in sound, media art, and interstices between art and science. In 2008, he established the Philippines' first international media art and experimental music festival, ''WSK Festival of the Recently Possible'' where he has served as artistic director since its inception.<br /> <br /> From 2017 to 2018, Tengal curated the exhibition ''&quot;INTERSTICES: Manifolds of The In-between&quot;'' and served as exhibition director for the ''&quot;Self-reflexivity: Thinking Media and Digital Articulations&quot;'' exhibition at the Tokyo Media Art Festival MeCA | Media Culture in Asia, initiated by the Japan Foundation.<br /> <br /> Tengal co-created the international music platform ''NUSASONIC'', a creative collaboration between ''YES NO KLUB, WSK Festival of The Recently Possible, Playfreely/BlackKaji, CTM Festival'', and the ''Goethe Institute''. ''Nusasonic'' was a multi-year project that explores a wide spectrum of experimental sound and music cultures in Southeast Asia, fostering dialogue not only within the region but also with Europe.<br /> <br /> Recently relocating to Berlin, Tengal served as curator-at-large at ''Art Laboratory Berlin'' and played a significant role as co-curator of the projects ''&quot;Hackers, Makers, Thinkers”'', and ''“Radyo Somatodelia: Experiments in Sonic Animism.”''<br /> <br /> * https://www.instagram.com/tengal/<br /> * [https://www.instagram.com/wsk.io/ wsk.io]<br /> * [http://nusasonic.com/ nusasonic.com]<br /> <br /> == Kaldi Moss (Goa, Dehli, India) - June - August 2024 ==<br /> <br /> ''&quot;Bitwäscherei was an inspiring space that opened up new ways of thinking. It offers an alternative to the mainstream Swiss logic. The techniques and specifics of mediums and materials are exploded and explored everyday - in a way it is a dreamland.&quot;''<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=320px heights=240px&gt;<br /> File:Photo 2024-10-14 17-10-39.jpg<br /> File:Photo 2024-10-14 17-10-35.jpg<br /> File:Photo 2024-10-14 17-10-46.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Biography:'''<br /> <br /> Moss is an artist interested in sense perception, time, networked systems, insect perception, tree intelligence and experiences of beings that are not human. <br /> <br /> Moss’ (they/them) practice spans sound, video, browser-based art and bio art. They are part of a community of engineers and technologists, and are invested in exploring alternate methods of knowledge production. Their video and installation work has been shown in multiple exhibitions in Zurich, Milan, Toronto, Dresden, Brighton, Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Himachal and Goa.<br /> <br /> They are a part of Cynk Collective, a noise band producing immersive audiovisual concerts. In addition, they are the artistic director at Walkin Studios,an independent multidisciplinary art studio and project space in Bangalore, India and have co-founded the collective NOTAAT with artist Puneet Jain.<br /> <br /> * https://whattt.cargo.site/<br /> <br /> == Elisa Chaveneau (Le Mans, France) - 01. - 15. July 2024 ==<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=240px heights=180px&gt;<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.13.54.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.07.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.16.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.43.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.28.png<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Bio:''' Elisa Chaveneau is a French artist born in 2000 who specialises in the design and exhibition of sculptures, <br /> installations and materials on the subject of «Other-than-human». Her search for new media involving geo-materials and fermentation processes is keen to question inter-species relations in an ecosystem and consumer habits facing industry. With specialist training in geomaterials and ceramics at the Le Mans Fine Arts School, the materiality and supposed aesthetics of the material take on a primordial role in her approach to creation, as well as in her formal process is to rediscover the links with the living world. Through her interests in ecology, design, craft practices and performance, she tries to focus our imagination and make us contemplate the landscapes and the immensity of the ecosystems we are confronted with. &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> Her work has been exhibited at the Centre Contemporain de Céramique de la Borne and in a duo with Noémie Vincent-Maudry at the 2022 Saint-Etienne Biennial and at the Musée d’Art Moderne in Paris for the Flammes exhibition.<br /> <br /> https://www.instagram.com/elisachaveneau/<br /> <br /> '''Workshop: Saturday 13.7.24, 12-18h''' <br /> <br /> https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Kitchenlab_Bioplastic<br /> <br /> DIY Workshop on BIOPLASTIC Making. Together with Hacker-in-Residency(SGMK) Elisa Chaveneau (FR) we dive into the topic of bioplastic as novel material research. Starting point is the kitchen lab! Why working with materials that originate from our kitchen and how easy and fun it is to repurpose materials from there to revalue and repurpose and close circles. Circular thinking at the base of everyday practice! Starting with a Lunch by Gasthaus Kitchenlab we will be working on testing and creating various recipes and experimentations on Bioplastic.<br /> <br /> == Moch Hasrul (Jakarta, Indonesia) - 11-14. July 2024 ==<br /> [[File:Hasrol kopicup.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Hasrul likes kopi]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I have known [https://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/hackteria-zet-open-science-lab-in-zurich/ Hackteria ZET] and [https://mechatronicart.ch/mechartlab/ SGMK's MechArtLab] for quite some time, and I always enjoy visiting their shared studio and laboratory. The atmosphere is incredibly pleasant and inspiring, filled with a playful yet highly productive energy. When I was a speaker at a talk about [https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/plastik/ '''Operasi Plastik'''], I was truly impressed by the enthusiasm and participation of the attendees. Additionally, the experience of preparing a dinner together was delightful, with a warm and welcoming atmosphere. Hackteria ZET, Bitwäscherei, is truly a special place for creativity and collaborative learning.&quot;''<br /> <br /> '''Bio: Moch Hasrul''' is a media artist based in Jakarta who combines art and technology in his work. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Art Education from Universitas Negeri Jakarta and a Master's degree in Fine Arts from Institut Teknologi Bandung. Currently, he serves as the director of Serrum and teaches at Kalbis University. His artistic practice includes experiments with computational devices, mechanical and electronic systems, and plastic recycling. Managing Studio Batur Jakarta and actively involved in the Gudskul Ecosystem, Hasrul initiated GudRnD, focusing on plastic recycling experiments. He is also developing context-based, student-centered learning methods using art approach.<br /> <br /> * https://mochhasrul.com/<br /> * https://www.gudrnd.id/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/_gudrnd/<br /> <br /> '''TALK: Operasi Plastik - 18:00 Saturday 13. July 2024 @ Bitwäscherei'''<br /> <br /> Hasrul will give an overview of their activities, researching and developing OPERASI PLASTIK, an artistic approach to plastic waste management. After the talk everybody is invited for a dinner, exploring Indonesian cuisine and cooking together.<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/plastik/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> [[File:OperasiPlastik.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Operasi Plastik]]<br /> '''OPERASI PLASTIK''' is an initiative that offers an artistic approach to plastic waste management by incorporating artistic and imaginative aspects into the process. By using art as a medium, OPERASI PLASTIK not only focuses on conventional plastic recycling but also transforms the waste into captivating and meaningful artworks. This approach aims to raise public awareness about plastic waste issues while changing their perception of materials that are usually considered trash.<br /> <br /> * https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6mqJyGB8EM/?igsh=eXBiOHJ2c2h3Nnh5<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> == Servando Barreiro (digital nomad, Spain) - February 2024 ==<br /> [[File:servando_goggles.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Servando]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;During my time at Bitwäscherei, I had a blast! Interacting with a bunch of creative minds from different backgrounds was super cool. We did some coding, had fun with puredata, and created some awesome stuff together. The weeks at Bitwäscherei flew by, filled with lots of laughs and learning. I'm already thinking about coming back for more. It's a great place to explore new ideas and make music with like-minded folks. Thanks, Bitwäscherei, for the awesome experience. Looking forward to hanging out again and making more magic together!&quot;''<br /> <br /> '''Biography'''<br /> <br /> I'm an Audiovisual artist with a background in electronics, sound, and audiovisual communication. I lived in Madrid, Berlin, Peru, and Stockholm, among other places.<br /> I'm A Pure Data expert (If you know, you know..). I created music and/or software for brands such as Audi, Redbull, Polestar, and Teenage Engineering. My work has been exhibited in renowned locations such as: Reina Sofia Museum, Medialab Prado, Transmediale, and Ars Electronica. For more information, keep browsing this [http://servando.teks.no/ site].<br /> <br /> * http://servando.teks.no/<br /> <br /> '''Workshop at Bitwäscherei'''<br /> <br /> See more about the [[Puredata (Pd) Workshop with Servando]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Yuzuru Maeda (Japan) - Dec 2023==<br /> [[File:WhatsApp Image 2023-12-04 at 16.42.09.jpeg|300px|thumb|right|Zentai Interview]]<br /> <br /> '''Biography'''<br /> <br /> Yuzuru born in Japan, Gifu. Yuzuru graduated from LaSalle College of Arts, Singapore in 2009 for Bachelor of the Arts program in music composition. She has embarked on performing music and improvisation and making video, installation and performance art with [Zentai Art Project - http://yuzuru.weebly.com/]. She also organizes Zentai exhibition, Zentai walk, Zentai performance with [http://www.zentaiart.com/ Zentai Art Festival].<br /> <br /> <br /> For her residency at Bitwäscherei she will conduct interviews with people on their life and practices wearing a Zentai outfit while doing and creating friction in how to perceive the oposite. She also wants to conduct a participatory Zentai performance in public space in Zurich.<br /> If interested in giving an interview or participate at the zentai performance pls contact &quot;zentaiartproject[at]yahoo.com&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ''&quot;I embarked on an artistic exploration using Zentai suits as a central component in my video work. This unconventional choice served as a catalyst for probing the complex layers of identity within the realm of art and human interaction. During my residency in December 2023, I had the privilege of engaging in insightful interviews with notable figures such as Serge Bertschy, Oliver Jaggi, and Chruut. These encounters provided invaluable glimpses into their creative processes and methodologies. It was a fascinating journey delving into their artistic minds, discovering their techniques, and learning about their endeavors to push the boundaries of expression. One of the most profound lessons gleaned from these conversations was the importance of innovation and resourcefulness in the pursuit of artistic vision. Witnessing how each individual crafted their own tools and methods to breathe life into creations inspired me to seek out my own unique approaches in my artistic practice. Moreover, these interactions sparked a deeper contemplation on the interconnectedness between art and sustainability. I was profoundly moved by the dedication of these artists to not only their craft but also to contributing positively to our planet. Their commitment to sustainable living resonated deeply with me, prompting introspection on how I, too, could leverage my art to foster a more environmentally conscious world. As I reflect on the insights gained during my residency, I am filled with a renewed sense of purpose and direction. Armed with newfound inspiration and a heightened awareness of the intersection between art and sustainability, I am eager to embark on my own journey of creative exploration and meaningful contribution to the world around me.&quot;''<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> small trailer of the zurich session:<br /> * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHhvpPR0JRQ&amp;ab_channel=Zentai%E9%87%87%E8%AE%BF%28ZentaiArtProject%29<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=240px heights=180px&gt;<br /> File:WhatsApp_Image_2023-12-04_at_16.42.53.jpeg<br /> File:WhatsApp Image 2023-12-04 at 16.42.40.jpeg<br /> File:WhatsApp Image 2023-12-04 at 16.42.16.jpeg<br /> File:Yuzuru interviewing Serge Bertschi.jpg<br /> File:Yuzuru and Oliver Jäggi.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Shih Wei-chieh (Taipei, Taiwan) - 11. September - 1. November 2023 ==<br /> [[File:abao_stupidPhoto.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Abao with amazing haircut]]<br /> '''What was the purpose of your residency in Zurich? What did you learn from it?'''<br /> <br /> ''“In addition to my pursuit of practical solar applications, my most successful DSSC prototype currently produces only around ~2.5 mA per square centimeter. The significance lies more in the opportunities to collaborate with scientists and engage in visits to the laboratory at ETH. This experience has served as valuable training for me, offering insights into how scientists work with nanomaterials. Understanding the conventional applications and purposes, as well as the established protocols for synthesizing nano materials, has been a rare and precious experience for artists. It raises pertinent questions about the relationship between art and science, and how these two domains can and should collaborate effectively.”''<br /> <br /> ''“Although it was a fantastic experience for artists to work with scientists with complete freedom and full access to knowledge, I wonder how we can repeat the model without any funding to support the free sofa accommodation and the efforts from volunteers. On the other hand, I believe this is a great model that differs from those residency organized by institutes and centers which always comes with political requirements and demands. The property of the community plays a big part too. During the residency I have met many community members in Bitwäscherei, the role of them are usually very mixed, like chemist with musician background or artist with scientific degree, or engineer with profound knowledge for history of analog computer, the people are a great library and the culture was naturally provided by the community. This dynamic is relatively rare in Taiwan, where career roles tend to be more singular, and scientists typically don’t serve other fields in the same integrated manner.”''<br /> <br /> Part 1/2: [https://www.makery.info/en/2023/12/20/english-from-e-textile-to-gratzel-cells-encounter-with-the-taiwanese-designer-shih-wei-chieh/ “From e-textile to Grätzel cells, encounter with the taiwanese designer Shih Wei Chieh“], Makery 2023<br /> <br /> Part 2/2: [https://www.makery.info/en/2023/12/21/une-residence-de-recherche-en-cellules-gratzel-a-hackteria-rencontre-avec-shih-wei-chieh-2-2/ “A residency to research Grätzel cells at Hackteria, encounter with Shih Wei Chieh“], Makery 2023<br /> <br /> '''施惟捷 Shih Wei Chieh''' works with wearable art, e-textile, and laser audiovisual. He is also a self-taught material science researcher. His &quot;Laser Dye Project&quot; innovates an optical textile printing method by programmable laser projector and New Cyanotype solution, which inspire him to explore the trans-disciplinary collaboration between new medias and traditional craft techniques. He’s the founder of “Tribe Against Machine”, a project exploring how culture preservation works with modern technologies. His current research develops a DIY dye sensitized solar glass made with natural dye in a large size format, which is used for both energy and as a smart interface for sonic art. <br /> <br /> * https://shihweichieh.com/<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/HLabX_Fellows#HLabX_Fellow_Shih_Wei_Chieh<br /> <br /> Application to NanoArts grant done / not received :-(: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Prep-NanoArts<br /> <br /> Now combined with Workshop at [https://www.weareaia.ch/energy-giveaway/ Energy Giveaway @ WEAREAIA], to be held on 22/23 September 2023.<br /> <br /> More info is documented on the hackteria wiki: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Abao_Residency<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Helmi Hardian (Surabaya, Indonesia) - Mid July - Mid August 2023 | [[BIR residensi]] ==<br /> [[File:Helim_Ugly.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Helmi in his full beauty]]<br /> <br /> '''Reflection / Testimonial'''<br /> <br /> ''Best residency ever!!'' - Helmi<br /> <br /> ''During my residency, I had the opportunity to collaborate on the project The [https://mechatronicart.ch/diy-microscope-workshop-low-energy-circuit-performances/ Loose Energy Curriculum for the exhibition at the Humus Punk Library] in Zurich. We created a low-voltage and high-energy visual performance, utilizing previously unknown equipment from the hackteria studio. The experience of playing together and improvising with the hacked equipment was incredibly rewarding. ''<br /> <br /> ''One of the highlights was simply attending a wide range of workshops at the [https://mechatronicart.ch/homemade-summercamp-2023-berghaus-girlen/ Homemade Summercamp] in Switzerland, which differs a lot from my usual practice usually being the host of workshops. This privilege of learning from others and expanding my knowledge in various media arts fields felt utterly precious. From building a music station where we learned to play drums, to skillbuilding on keyboard, DJ equipment, and more. The overall cultural exchange during cooking time allowed us to share and transform traditional recipes into vegan and vegetarian versions. And the plurality of trips and destination furthermore offered precious insights into local cultures. Stops included: [http://www.randelab.ch/ Randelab], [http://www.gaudi.ch/GaudiLabs/ GaudiLabs], collaborating with [https://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/hackteria-zet-open-science-lab-in-zurich/ Hackteria ZET in Zurich], attending [https://mechatronicart.ch/homemade-summercamp-2023-berghaus-girlen/ Homemade Summercamp], visiting the art and science residency at Max-Planck in Konstanz and organizing the program [https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/pasar-senggol/ &quot;Pasar Senggol&quot; at Chaos Communication Camp] outside of Berlin.''<br /> <br /> ''It was unexpected but exciting to explore personal studios for local artists, experiencing the different styles of how collective spaces can be implemented and getting to know the individual studio approach. The residency taught me valuable lessons in space management, as I observed how collectives like [https://bitwaescherei.ch/ Bitwäscherei] or [https://maisonshift.ch/ Fashion Revolution] collaborate with the municiapal government to establish independent spaces. Overall, this residency provided a rich and diverse learning experience.'' - Written by Francisca Tan during a discussion with Helmi in Chiang Mai<br /> <br /> '''Biography'''<br /> <br /> Helmi Hardian is a grassroots artist and ghetto scientist, with a specific interest in cooking and smoking at the same time. He lives in Surabaya, the city that is well known for its industry and technology, as well as being the center of electronic component trading (chiefly, Pasar Genteng). Hence, almost all of his works are closely related to science and technology as the medium of creativity. He is the co-founder of Waft Lab, a creative-based initiative that works at interdisciplinary practices. Currently, he focuses on tech development through DIY/DIWO culture and playing his role in researching, hacking, or deconstructing daily materials to provide some devices with new functional aspects, as well as developing workshop kits, lecturing contents, and presentation materials, which aim to learn, share, and exchange knowledge.<br /> <br /> * https://waft-lab.com/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/helmihardian/<br /> * [[:File:Helmi Hardian - Artwork and Workshop 2022.pdf]]<br /> * Recent TUAK residensi in Tuban: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/TUAK<br /> * Application submitted: https://www.suedkulturfonds.ch/<br /> * Download application here: [[:File:Dossier-iiw0pYiT.pdf]]<br /> * Full project outline here: [[:File:2023_ProjectOutline_Helmi-Residensi.pdf]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:helmi_collage.jpg<br /> File:helmi_collage_02.jpg<br /> File:helmi_collage_03.jpg<br /> File:wafltlab_blue.jpg<br /> File:helmi_collage_01.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> == Arnont Nongyao - Thailand | early May 2023 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Arnont Nongyao portrait.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Arnont Nongyao]]<br /> <br /> '''Biography''' <br /> <br /> Arnont Nongyao lives in Chiangmai (TH) - Ho Chi Minh city (VN) and He is an artist interested and fell in love with the vibration of things. He likes listening to everything that inspires him to do experimental sound art. The most important teacher “the master Khvay Loeung &quot;inspired him to listen and “destroy yourself from being yourself” .-.. .. ... - . -. -.-- --- ..- .-. ... . .-.. ..-.<br /> <br /> Born in Bangkok, works and lives in Chiangmai (TH) - Ho Chi Minh city (VN). Arnont is working with various and different media includes sound, video, installation, site specific, public art etc. Arnont’s work is engage with his interest in vibration; he works on diverse art experimental projects, vibration-related.<br /> <br /> Arnont has been interested and research into sound with concentration on vibration, so most of his works are differently experimental and relative to vibration in order to search for the value of vibration derived from connected things, such as human beings, objects and society. His works are involved in a specific space and audience’s participation. They are also connected with the mode of listening/hearing in a social situation, and with how people interact with and participate in sound. Moreover, also he is Co-Director of Aesthetics of Error ( Chiang Mai Collective) with Thatchatham Silsupan and Pathompong Manakitsomboon that is a group of sound artists &amp; musician working on sound art &amp; experimental music in Chiangmai.<br /> <br /> Some of his selected exhibitions include solo exhibition “Sphere”, SAC Art lap, Chiang Mai, Thailand(2018).“Another Sound” co-work with Khvay Loeung, Sa Sa Art projects, Phnom Penh and Chiang Mai, Cambodia - Thailand (2018). and group exhibitions “Opera of Kard”, Singapore Biennale 2019, Singapore. “Currents 2019”, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. “A Visiblelity Matrix”, The Secession 2019, Vienna, Austria. Bangkok Art Biennale 2018, Bangkok, Thailand. “Postcripts” Bangkok Biennale, Bangkok, Thailand (2018).“Unstable(ry) Life”, 2016, Manif d’art, Quebec, Canada. 16th Media Art Biennale WRO 2015: Test Exposure, Wroclaw, Poland, TRANCE at Gallery VER, Bangkok, Thailand (2014). PROXIMITY, part of inSPIRACJE International at 13 MUZ, Szczecin, Poland (2014).<br /> <br /> '''External Links'''<br /> <br /> * [http://www.arnontnongyao.com Arnont Nongnyao's personal website]<br /> * [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/GBMN WORKSHOP: Gentle but make noise]<br /> <br /> [[File:Arnont_mixerli.jpg|thumb|left|400px|Arnont lötet das Mixerli!!]]<br /> <br /> [[Category: Biography]]<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Bostjan Čadež (Ljubljana, Slovenia - April 2023 ==<br /> [[File:Bos_Robot.jpg|thumb|right]]<br /> Bostjan Čadež (b. 1979, Ljubljana) is a new media artist whose interdisciplinary practice explores the intersections of art, technology, and human experience. His innovative installations and performances often challenge the boundaries between the digital and physical world, incorporating elements such as artificial intelligence, virtual reality, robotics, and real-time data processing. Čadež’s art is characterized by a dynamism and unique life that stems from the algorithms and guidelines he uses to shape his works. His interest in simple guidelines from which an infinite number of images or situations arise, which are never the same as before, is one of the key aspects of his creations. His works often include interaction with viewers, who with their involvement become part of the artistic experience and at the same time co-create the work they observe.<br /> <br /> * https://www.bostjancadez.art/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Dann Disciglio (Chicago, USA) &amp; Angelina Almukhametova (Chicago, USA) - March 2022 ==<br /> <br /> ''“I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to have participated in the Hacker-in-Residence program at the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society. The atmosphere of curiosity and artistic research was both inspiring and endlessly encouraging. During my residency, I led a workshop called, “Biodegradable Sound: Gelatin Records.” This hands-on workshop aimed to explore the intersection of recorded sound and biodegradability by introducing a method for creating functional and fully biodegradable phonograph records made from gelatin. The Swiss Mechatronic Art Society and its diverse group of members not only helped facilitate this workshop, they supported me by offering the resources and technical support needed to realize the event. My residency also produced various connections with other artists, musicians, and hackers which I continue to maintain to this day. I cannot wait to return to SGMK to continue to explore new topics of research, and continue picking the brains of the incredible community who stands behind this space”''<br /> <br /> During their short residency they will work on their research with parametric speakers, host a workhop on [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/BiodegradableSound &quot;Biodegradable Sounds&quot;] and do a performance with artist-made video transmitters, and retro tech!<br /> <br /> See this little add by the Hive people, where in the end they show the workshop and performance: https://peakd.com/hive-127039/@mind.force/ladjdnnz<br /> <br /> '''Angelina Almukhametova'''<br /> <br /> An G is a Chicago based neon artist who creates digital &amp; physical works in pursuit of happiness.<br /> <br /> Angelina Almukhametova’s work interfaces digital and analog technologies with custom built software and handmade electronics to create responsive audiovisual installations and performances. She holds a BFA in Art and Technology from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2020) and has exhibited work and performed in New York City, Chicago, Houston, and Iceland. She has led workshops at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Experimental Sound Studio in Chicago.<br /> <br /> https://aan-g.com/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Dann Disciglio'''<br /> [[File:Headshot _Disciglio.jpg|thumb|400px|right]]<br /> Dann Disciglio (b.1993) is a US-based intermedia artist whose practice investigates contemporary ecologies through both analog and digital technologies. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Hampshire College (2015) in art and media theory and a Master of Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago's Sound Department (2019). Disciglio has shown work and performed in New York City, Chicago, Boston, Zürich, Leipzig, Iceland, and Panama City and has published texts in the Journal of Visual Culture (SAGE) and the Minding Nature journal. In 2022, he was selected to be an Emerging Artist Resident at Franconia Sculpture Park (Shafer, MN), Hacker-in-Residence at the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society (ZRH), and as a Creative Resident at the Bloedel Reserve (WA).<br /> <br /> https://danndisciglio.com/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Miranda Moss (Cape Town, South Africa | wuwäähä, Sweden) ==<br /> <br /> Artist / designer Miranda has been popping into SGMK events since 2017. In the period 2020-21 she has been conducting chicken/robot research at Bitwäscherei and Randelab as part of the &quot;Chicken-in-Residence Program&quot;, along with Daniel Brownell, co-ran a solar water bot workshop with Dj Livia, joined the Homemade summercamp for the first time where she turned everyone's pee into electricity, continues to collaborate on sound and water geeking with Oli Jäggi, and regularly comes to the 2D OpenLab. She has also become the in-house graphic designer for events, always makes sure everyone has enough beer to drink, and is also the resident anticolonial feminist killjoy. <br /> <br /> She says: <br /> <br /> ''&quot;I'm super grateful to have had all the time as a hacker in residence at the Bitwäscherei. I am always meeting new amazing and inspiring people, am constantly learning cool things, and new projects and collaborations seem to blossom exponentially. I try to take the spirit of the lab with me on all my travels and to the other global communities I am involved in. Can't wait to return!&quot;'' <br /> <br /> * https://mirandamoss.com/<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:Miranda_geeking.png<br /> File:miranda_chicken_headhshot.jpg<br /> File:Miranda_Homemade.jpeg<br /> File:Dinner_in_werkstatt.jpeg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> Miranda's recent residency was supported partially through her artistic research project &quot;Gallus Gallus Roboticus&quot; within the konS paltfrom, funded by European Union and Cultural Ministry of Slovenia. Other visits privately and partially through Pro Helvetia.<br /> <br /> == Scott Beibin (Philadelphia, USA) ==<br /> <br /> Scott Beibin, aka [https://www.instagram.com/grouchofractal/ Groucho Fractal] has been a regular visitor to the MechArtLab over the last couple of years.<br /> <br /> &lt;youtube width=&quot;480&quot; height=&quot;360&quot;&gt;BLsgLAaJ5cs&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> * https://www.mandelbot.io/<br /> <br /> == Liz Cole - Evil Twin Booking Agency (Philadelphia, USA) ==<br /> <br /> Elizabeth Jane Cole is co founder of Evil Twin Booking Agency (eviltwinbooking.org), a podcast producer, writer, and DIY biology and open source hardware enthusiast. She participated in the Wild Open PCR Project @ Hacketeria (mentored by Urs Gaudenz of GaudiLabs and Marc Dusseiller).<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I’m very grateful for the time I spent at Bitwäscherei! The passion for collaboration and understanding how things work embodied in the culture of the space is so inspiring. Bitwäscherei empowers people to explore their environments through building open source tools and technology, and it opened up a new world of creativity for me.&quot;'' <br /> <br /> [[File:liz_hacking.jpeg|400px]][[File:liz_portrait.jpeg|400px]]<br /> <br /> * https://eviltwinbooking.org/about/<br /> <br /> == Adam Zaretsky (Woodstock, USA | somewhere in Greece) ==<br /> <br /> ''First I am thankful to Hackteria – Zentrum für Experimentelle Transdisziplinarität (Center for Experimental Transdisciplinariy), Research Node: ReproTech &amp; Art / Germline Hacks and Designer Babies''<br /> <br /> ''Including time spent well in the Swiss Embassy of San Francisco and Garage MCA in Moscow working on Methods of Transgenesis and GMO DIY Crispr Baby workshopoligies.''<br /> <br /> ''I also do want to than the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society for the time in residence plotting and making a crying machine and exploding miso neck living gooper gore bioart special effects performance.''<br /> <br /> ''We got into the wetness of reproductive technology, open source science, and the text to flesh interface of human germline genome editing. We learned how to read GENbank, FASTA, PubMed and SciHub pubs creatively. We got beyond the intimidating complexity by uploading equally as complex analogical and qualitative artistic data including: accordion music, drawings, collages, poetry and experimental video and more.''<br /> <br /> ''We involved people from wildly diverse backgrounds and international origins as is normal for Hackteria a global open house for odd, queer and oblique DIYbioart Hacker tweek and freekerz. We also group-geeked hard and stayed ridiculous about reporter genes, safe harbors, inducible promoters, off target mutations and IVF microinjection.''<br /> <br /> ''What we did was amazing. Like truly groundbreaking, wildly silly and depth informative. Beyond the call of duty living on the fumes of Marc's covid pay and minky little eth donations... We taught hybrid simultaneous in-person and online/off--ground... which is a form of super depleting heroism. I think it was super inspiring for those involved and has yet to mature but will make a great database if it continues.''<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:GOSPHA-whatdidshedo-web.jpg<br /> File:thGAP_flyer_web.jpg|400px<br /> File:CGCB_flyer_web.jpg|400px<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Mind thGAP'''<br /> <br /> We made three super relaxed bioinformatics primer labs for public understanding of databases of hereditary data (gene scans and gene scrolls) but also an understanding of the social implication of issues of gene piracy, genetic privacy.<br /> <br /> * Lab 1 - Transgenic Human Genome Alternatives Project (thGAP)<br /> * Lab 2 - Generic Open-Source Plasmid for Human Arts (GOSPHA)<br /> * Lab 3 - Creative Germline Constructs Bank (CGCB)<br /> <br /> Future Plans: We are going to be making an Open ArtSci Call for Creative Science Fiction Writers, Citizen Bioethicists and Untrained Art Critics to critically review the 5 entries we have compiled online on the CGDB. After that we might put some of the results up on GitHub and then make an NFT of them. Then we will call the World Congress on New Reproductive Technology Arts, for a GLOBAL AESTHETIC RESPONSE TO TRANSGENIC HUMANS AS BIOART and work on updating to a ‘real’ database. Oh yeah, and we did come up with a list of fifteen next steps, all of which are near impossible legally and technically so we should. Finally, we wrote a letter to the WHO Expert Advisory Committee on Developing Global Standards for Governance and Oversight of Human Genome Editing. No word back from them but I am sure they got the message. We might need to get their attention.<br /> <br /> https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/thgap/<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:adam_dusjagr_misoanal.JPG<br /> File:Lab3_CGCB_screenshot_single.png<br /> File:Adam_blue_bitw_smokers.jpg<br /> File:MISO_anus.jpg<br /> File:AZ_rc3_virtual.jpeg<br /> File:pin_adam.jpeg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> Adam's residency was supported privately by Marc Dusseiller and partially with some of the profits of the Hackteria Crypto Food Fund (HCFF).<br /> <br /> == Dominik Mahnič (Ljubljana, Slovnenia) ==<br /> <br /> ''Residency gives me rare opportunity to present, discuss and make different new works influenced by people, the enviroment of Bitwesherai and the city of Zurich. It was an intense experience in a place that offers great working conditions, deep reflections, and a friendly atmosphere.''<br /> <br /> * https://app.assembla.com/spaces/dominik-mahnic/<br /> <br /> [[File:Mahnic_klobukom.jpg|400px]][[File:zoom_2020_by_doms.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> Dom's residency was supported privately by the Center for Alternative Coconut Research.<br /> <br /> == Zohar Messeca - Fara AKA the idiot | [http://idiot.io/ idiot.io] (karkun, Israel) ==<br /> <br /> ''I have been very lucky to escape the israeli wilderness between Covid lockdowns to spend long month’s geeking like an idiot at the Bitwäscherei hackerspace and SGMK activities of the past year. Had great time sharing my DIY approach and attitude with my latest flexible circuits methods and techniques while spreading [http://idiot.io/ idiot.io] latest kits and propaganda at multiple workshops. Met plenty of talented local and international freaks/artists with mutual interests and curiosities. Also collaborated on several projects with the locals and made plenty of new friends!!''<br /> <br /> ''SGMK network is fantastisch!!! See you soooon!!''<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:idiot_covidCenter.jpg<br /> File:idioten.jpg<br /> File:idiot_residency.jpg<br /> File:rC3.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> * http://idiot.io/ idiot.io<br /> <br /> Zohar's residencies were supported by himself. Accommodation was shared with dusjagr and Veli.<br /> <br /> = Short term visitors =<br /> <br /> == Fransisca Tan ==<br /> [[File:Foodhacking Fransisca.jpg|thumb]]<br /> <br /> Fransisca Tan / artist statement<br /> <br /> ''“I first visited the Bitwäscherei in August 2022, coinciding with the open lab day. I was immediately smitten with the creative chaos, diversity and infrastructure of this hacker space. Chatting with some local and other visiting international artists I got to exchange on projects and find inspiration while food hacking throughout a lively evening.'' <br /> <br /> ''This community exchange set the first seeds for future opportunities to collaborate, such as for the performance “Future Food” at Kunsthaus Zürich (Oct 2023, CH), the LLL CoLaboratory in Chang Mai (Jan 2024, TH) and Amazonies Spatiales (Apr 2024, FR).''<br /> <br /> ''My experience at this Hackerspace underlines the core of what these community spaces ought to achieve: bring likeminded people together, have late night conversations about random stuff over a club mate and see if inspiration flows to join for a collaboration.”''<br /> <br /> Ressources &amp; Links<br /> * https://www.hinto.net/de/events/future-food-kunsthaus-zuerich-zuerich-e420326-20.html<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/hackterialab/cnx-openlab/<br /> * https://amazonies-spatiales.fr/ <br /> <br /> Biography<br /> Fransisca Tan is a creative producer and food experience designer with a background in internet &amp; media, communications and cognitive sciences<br /> <br /> Her diverse spectrum of engagement ranges from hosting workshops as science communicator, consulting artists and creatives on project management, to producing events such as festivals, art performances and hybrid residencies. All these root in her second nature as facilitator with a firm belief in a community arts approach.<br /> <br /> In her work and art she aspires towards bringing together people from all strides of life and revealing the value of community and collaboration.<br /> <br /> Find more on her portfolio on * https://www.fransiscatan.com/<br /> <br /> == Fran Quero, et al ==<br /> <br /> [[File:franGeng.jpg|400px|none]]<br /> <br /> The visit was part of their µ-residency at GaudiLabs in Luzern, where they shared newest experiments with qLAMP, openDROPs and electro-active bacteria.<br /> <br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Fran%20+%20Felipe%20nanoresidency%20GaudiLabs<br /> <br /> == Juan Duarte (Berlin / CDMX, Mexico) ==<br /> <br /> '''Sound spatialisation multichannel instrument'''<br /> <br /> During our short stay I could develop further a new iteration of this sound spatialisation instrument:<br /> * https://juanduarteregino.com/I<br /> <br /> This also was thrilling to connect with some members of the community in the lab, specially those who are also making with synthesisers and other sound gadgetry. Although the time to put together the instrument was quite intensive and busy, it was also good to discuss with other colleagues about the instrument’s potential in future. altogether, it was a very productive and fun experience to be here.<br /> <br /> [[File:Juan_II.JPG|400px]][[File:Juan_I.JPG|400px]]<br /> <br /> == Mary Maggic (Vienna / Los Angeles, USA) ==<br /> <br /> Mary Maggic comes to hang out and prototype various art projects and interventions, and geek out in nature!<br /> <br /> Some examples of projects: <br /> * Molecular Queering Agency - an experimental performance with a heavy metal hardware fountain for corona safe urine worshipping. <br /> * Lap Dance - motorized panorama camera for collective disobedience on a pink gynecology chair. <br /> * SCOBY Spin Cycle - rotating disc bioreactor for industrialized production of kombucha scoby. <br /> * Genital Panic - 3D printing genitals. <br /> * Weed Brownies (hide them from the kids). <br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=360px&gt;<br /> File:Marry_Costume.png<br /> File:Marry_genitalPanic.png<br /> File:Marry_Weidling.JPG<br /> File:Marry_Urinal.jpg<br /> File:Marry_peeParty.png<br /> <br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> * https://maggic.ooo/<br /> <br /> == Ewen Chardronnet (Paris, France) ==<br /> <br /> <br /> == Paula Pin (Lugo, Spain) ==<br /> <br /> coming soon...<br /> <br /> == František Apfelbeck (Czech Republic / Vale de Saire, France) ==<br /> <br /> When in Zürich I've had the opportunity to organize Cider Tasting at MechArtLab, which for me, is an interesting cross between hackerspace and bio hacking spot with quite a strong artistic approach. For me of course I liked a lot that they do lots of bio stuff, from kombucha artificial skin production, mushroom growing and many others to fermentation so when I've a chance I would like to visit again. Also I've found the building, which is a formal hospital laundry facility very interesting. I would say there are well over ten different projects of the alternative scene which makes a decent foundation for exchange and functioning as kind of independent entity. At the end we have set up outside just by the entrance of the building and were &quot;fishing&quot; for some people to join the core group for our noble activity spending a really nice evening together with open minded people. Next day I've actually joined the MechArtLab group on their trip to Saint Gallen were we have done another tasting event as part of the open doors of Ruum 42 hackerspace and theirs SGMK On-Tour: Chill &amp; Taste happening, fallowed later on by tasting of distillates made by local producer, barbecuing experimental locally made sausages by their creators and so on. It was a really nice finishing of the Switzerland part of my tour and I hope I can pop in again.<br /> <br /> <br /> * https://foodhackingbase.org/wiki/2021_cider_tour</div>

Dusjagr https://wiki.sgmk-ssam.ch/index.php?title=Hacker-in-Residence_Programme&diff=14366 2026-08-23T17:32:43Z

<p>Dusjagr: </p> <hr /> <div>&lt;div style=&quot;right&quot; class=&quot;toclimit-2&quot;&gt;__TOC__&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> The Hacker-in-Residence Programme is jointly organized by various people from the environment of [https://bitwaescherei.ch/ Bitwäscherei], and directed primarily by [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Dusjagr Marc Dusseiller aka dusjagr], Center for Alternative Coconut Research, in his role as as co-founder and board member of both the [https://mechatronicart.ch/about/ Swiss Mechatronic Art Society] and Global Ambassador of the [https://www.hackteria.org/ Hackteria Network].<br /> <br /> = Ongoing =<br /> <br /> = In preperation =<br /> <br /> == Faried Noor &quot;Askal&quot; Siregar (Yogyakarta, Indonesia) - 19. Sep - 11. Oct 2026 ==<br /> [[File:Askal_synthplaying2.jpg|250px|thumb|right|playing the [https://www.instagram.com/p/DWC5WO1k-An &quot;sistem modular terpadu&quot;]]]<br /> Faried Noor Siregar is an interdisciplinary artist, theater practitioner, and Batak manuscript (Pustaha) enthusiast based in Yogyakarta, graduated from the Theater Department at ISI Yogyakarta.<br /> <br /> As an artist, he is deeply interested in topics such as cultural preservation, social issues, and the environment, which he expresses and develops through interdisciplinary art, including theater and other visual arts. He also works across disciplines in DIY instrument engineering, exploring the intersection of craftsmanship, sound, and technology.<br /> <br /> He is an active member of Kawan Pustaha, Bauhouse Consorxium, and Lifepatch.<br /> <br /> ''As an interdisciplinary artist, I am deeply committed to exploring the convergence of art, technology, and cultural heritage. My primary interest lies in expanding the boundaries of contemporary artistic practice by treating imagination as my principal raw material—and in developing methods to render that imagination into tangible, experiential form. My work is grounded in three interconnected concerns: cultural preservation, social issues, and the environment. I approach these not as fixed subjects but as living inquiries, expressed through theater, visual arts, and DIY instrument engineering, where craftsmanship, sound, and technology intersect. My ongoing engagement with the Batak manuscript tradition (Pustaha) reflects my belief that cultural preservation is not an act of archiving, but a practice of reactivating ancestral knowledge through contemporary tools.''<br /> <br /> ''I am particularly interested in the creative application of artificial intelligence—not as a means of automation, but as a collaborator for transgressing the limits of medium, discipline, and perception. Through generative and machine-learning systems, I seek to visualize speculative narratives, reinterpret traditional knowledge, and transform imagination into implementable works. I am motivated by the opportunity to work critically and experimentally at this intersection, and to contribute to a practice that positions technology as an amplifier of human creativity rather than a replacement for it.''<br /> <br /> * https://askal.id/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/asucalypto/<br /> <br /> this the link for example of my works<br /> * Performative ASCII visual Performance on terminal (live Performances): https://vimeo.com/1212872998?fl=ip&amp;fe=ec<br /> * cam_Granular Noise Modulator (instalation) : https://vimeo.com/1212890412?fl=ip&amp;fe=ec<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> =Co-Labs BEAK artist-in-residency, Summer 2026=<br /> <br /> == Adam Zaretzky (Woodstock, NY, USA - 22. July - 20. August 2026 ==<br /> [[File:adam_headshot_embryo.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]<br /> Zaretsky is a Wet-Lab Art Practitioner mixing Ecology, Biotechnology, Non-human Relations, Body Performance and Gastronomy. Zaretsky stages lively, hands-on bioart production labs based on topics such as: foreign species invasion (pure/impure), radical food science (edible/inedible), jazz bioinformatics (code/flesh), tissue culture (undead/semi-alive), transgenic design issues (traits/desires), interactive ethology (person/machine/non-human) and physiology (performance/stress). A former researcher at the MIT department of biology, for the past 25 years Zaretsky has been teaching an experimental bioart class called VivoArts at: San Francisco State University (SFSU), SymbioticA (UWA), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), University of Leiden’s The Arts and Genomic Centre (TAGC) and with the Waag Society. He has also taught DIY-IGM (Do-It-Yourself Inherited Genetic Modification of the Human Genome) at New York University (NYU) and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU). He also runs a public life arts school: VASTAL (The Vivoarts School for Transgenic Aesthetics Ltd.) His art practice focuses on an array of legal, ethical, social and libidinal implications of biotechnological materials and methods with a focus on transgenic humans.<br /> <br /> * http://www.emutagen.com/<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/projects/artist-in-residence-adam-zaretsky/<br /> * https://thgap.hackteria.org<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Nupur Maneesh Doshi (Mumbai, India) - 24. July - 18. August 2026 ==<br /> [[File:Nupur_Moonshot.png|thumb|250px]]<br /> During the SGMK Homemade 2026 and the follow up retreat at EAR, Nupur Maneesh Doshi is hosted as BEAK critic-in-residence working on a creative writing project based on Science Fictionesque poetic reflections on Bioart, Do-It-With-Others, Bioethics meets Travelogue and Speculative literary reflections. Earlier this year Nupur also was incorporated into the [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/CoLabs_Chiang_Mai#CoLabs_Kick-off_Feb_2026 Kickoff of Co-Laboratories], hired to pen a Technobiological Futures review article, with her curatorial and critical commentary published in English and French through Makery.info.<br /> <br /> * [https://www.makery.info/en/2026/05/11/english-epistemic-sludge-the-ontology-of-the-post-institutional-lab/ Epistemic sludge: the ontology of the post-institutional lab]<br /> <br /> Nupur Doshi is a curator and researcher based in Mumbai, India. Her work explores para-art trajectories, transgressing mediums and traditional materiality. She examines provocations from critical philosophy and transdisciplinary studies across counter-histories and speculative futures. She is the Fall '26 Draper Scholar at the Experimental Humanities (XE) Department at NYU. She has also been awarded the Global South Scholarship for the Art &amp; Curatorial Practice Certificate Program at The New Centre for Research &amp; Practice.<br /> <br /> * https://bioartethics.xyz/beak-news/f/nupur-maneesh-doshi---beak-critic-in-residence-colabs-thailand<br /> * https://nupurdoshi.hotglue.me/<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Wun Ting Chan (Hong Kong/New York) - 24. July - 2. August ==<br /> [[File:TingSafetyFirst.jpg|thumb|250px|alt=Wun Ting Chan praticing safety first at Bitwäscherei|Wun Ting Chan praticing safety first at Bitwäscherei]]<br /> <br /> During SGMK Homemade 2026, Ting joined the SolarBird workshop, where they updated the code for the PCB bird with a pseudo-random timing routine so that it chirps at irregular intervals rather than following the same predictable rhythm. The code is available here for future usage:<br /> <br /> * [https://github.com/fifthepoch/solarBird Solar Bird Github Repo]<br /> <br /> They also produced the first short-form video in an ongoing series addressing ethical debates around IVF and related reproductive technologies. The project takes as its starting point their Simplified Chinese translation of Dr. Adam Zaretsky’s [https://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/open-letter-to-lulu-and-nana/ ''Human Germline Gene Editing is Bioart: An Open Letter to Lulu and Nana'']. Through the lens of their experience translating the open letter, the video series covers the ethical questions raised by the text, and explores how reproductive technologies are discussed, who gets to make decisions about their use, and what happens when the ability to intervene in human reproduction moves from treatment toward genetic modification.<br /> <br /> * [https://drive.proton.me/urls/645E79Q64W#UOnTyBn4p31S Watch the Video]<br /> <br /> Wun Ting Chan (陳琬婷) is a computer scientist and artist from Hong Kong. They hold a B.F.A. in Visual Communications from Northwest College of Art and a B.S. in Computer Science from The Evergreen State College, and are currently pursuing an M.S. in Computer Science at New York University’s [https://cs.nyu.edu/home/index.html Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences]. Chan is also a student researcher at the [https://agenticlearning.ai/ Agentic Learning AI Lab], advised by [https://mengyeren.com/ Dr. Mengye Ren]. Chan’s artistic work examines sensory overload and ambient paranoia as defining conditions of contemporary digital life, using technology itself as both medium and subject. They explore how artificial intelligence, internet censorship, and platform surveillance shape perception and influence real-world behavior.<br /> <br /> * https://ting.directory<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Kim Đoàn Quốc (Paris) - 25. July - 3. August ==<br /> [[File:Kim_cows.jpg|thumb|250px]]<br /> <br /> During SGMK Homemade 2026, Kim Đoàn Quốc collaborated with Thomas Amberg, Professor at University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland FHNW, specialised in the Internet of Things. For a project about long distance memory and environmental damage, Kim asked for help from the very generous soldering and programming community of Homemade, Thomas answered. Trading electronic chips for others in the camp, looking through datasheets and programming tutorials online, accompanied with Simon’s percussion rehearsal as the moon was rising over the mountains in front of them, they put together a connected device that would light up an LED ring when rain falls on Kim’s grandmother’s tomb in Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu, Vietnam, according to online weather broadcast. This prototype will be reproduced a few times for a series of jade stone and steel lamps connected to places in Vietnam interlaced with the French Vietnamese Diaspora and Kim’s personal history. <br /> <br /> github readme for the esp32 code used for the device : <br /> * https://github.com/tamberg/esp32-weather-led<br /> <br /> Kim also participated in the Solar Bird and RubeDrum workshop. She arrived almost clueless about electronics at the summer camp and left with the precious gift of shared knowledge and new friends. During the camp, Kim gave a sensitive cartography workshop to the community, trying to bring in her knowledge about collective organization and group care to the group. It came out as a beautiful conversation about the many different places and generations from where each participant speaks and how this week in the mountains together can settle common grounds, like the love of swimming in lakes.<br /> <br /> Kim Đoàn Quốc lives and works in Paris, where she is a member of DOC! and the Vietnam Dioxine Collective. Her artistic practice spans various media: installations, video and performance. Her body of work juxtaposes technology and industry with screens, and metal with natural materials such as wood and dried flowers, to explore the relationships between humans and non-humans, with a particular interest in the concept of protected spaces, both politically and ecologically. <br /> * https://www.kimdoanquoc.studio/<br /> <br /> At the moment, she is collaborating with Anthropologist and Geographer Marvin Freyne on the project Foliating Memories, about agent orange, ecocide and diaspora memories.<br /> * https://rhizomes.hypotheses.org/4422<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> = Testimonials of our Residents of the past=<br /> <br /> == Maria Jose Besoain - LABVA (Valdivia, Chile) - 20. Nov - 4. Dec 2025 ==<br /> [[File:GaudiResidensi_Jose.png|250px|thumb|right|Micro-residency in GaudiLabs]]<br /> Situated Ecologies and Material Practice from South America (An Encounter with LABVA)&lt;br&gt;<br /> In a time marked by ecological crisis it becomes necessary to establish a critical perspective on the dominant industrial model of material trade and propose alternatives to how we relate to materiality. Rather than simply replacing one set of materials with another, the challenge lies in engendering a processual rethinking of the techniques, values, and epistemologies that underpin material practices. This open dialogue invites us to ask: how can we imagine alternatives to our pervasive dependency on petrochemical-based substances within an ecosystem shaped by extractive economies and technological determinism?&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> https://mustekala.info/beyond-substitution-situated-ecologies-and-material-practice-from-south-america-an-encounter-with-labva/&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == The Solar Mini Disc Walkmen mini residency of Shih Wei-chieh (Taipei, Taiwan) - 1. August - 5. September 2025 ==<br /> [[File:abao_stupidPhoto2.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Abao with amazing haircut. Stylist: Veli Silver.]]<br /> During a three-week micro-residency, I prototyped a “solar mini-disc walkman” that turns a handmade dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) into music. Building on my earlier portable, solar-powered starvation synth, I explore the “fingerprint” of a solar cell: using the I–V curve of each handmade DSSC as a musical score so its photovoltaic character becomes reproducible, generative sound. The instrument is self-powered: a 6×6 cm “solar mini disc” can be inserted and rendered to audio in real time. Beyond sculptural design, the device encourages open collection of natural-dye data and serves as a minimal-viable prototype for asking whether photovoltaic energy could—or should—be traceable. At present, the sound engine is implemented in Max/MSP with RAVE, where a 7-dimensional I–V “fingerprint” is directly connected to the decoder’s latent inlets. This pragmatic choice exploits RAVE’s real-time, high-fidelity synthesis, but the mapping remains largely hand-crafted. Framing the process more generally, the mapping can be understood as a vec2vec-style cross-modal alignment: a bridge function projects photovoltaic features into the latent space of a neural audio synthesizer. Unlike the recent vec2vec work in natural language processing—which aligns embeddings within the same modality and assumes comparable semantic geometry across models—our case is cross-modal (physics → sound) and uses a generative decoder as its target space. This difference requires stronger priors, such as monotonicity (e.g. larger photocurrents should not map to quieter or “darker” sounds) and local smoothness (similar I–V curves should yield nearby latents). In the vec2vec framework, semantic stability is maintained through three key constraints: reconstruction (the translated representation can be mapped back to the source), cycle-consistency (round-trips preserve meaning), and vector space preservation (VSP), which ensures that pairwise distances among embeddings remain intact across the mapping. While these methods were originally developed for aligning text embeddings, they provide a valuable reference for future work: similar constraints could regulate how photovoltaic features enter the RAVE latent space, ensuring that sonic identities preserve the geometric relationships of their underlying energy curves. In that sense, the Solar Mini-Disc Walkman not only produces reproducible sonic identities for each handmade cell, but also gestures toward a broader research question: how cross-system “languages” of energy and sound might be aligned in a universal latent space.<br /> &lt;gallery widths=&quot;220px&quot; heights=&quot;400px&quot;&gt;<br /> File:I-V tester made by Marc Dusseiller.jpg|The DIY I-V tester made by Marc Dusseiller. <br /> File:I-V tester made by Marc Dusseiller_2.jpg|The measurement of the I-V curve tester is uploaded to Thingspeak and a local server, and can be fetched in Max/MSP.<br /> File:DIY DSSC with screen printed pattern.jpg|DIY DSSC with screen printed pattern and hollyhock dye made by Shih Wei Chieh.<br /> File:DIY DSSC with cyanotype pattern.jpg|DIY DSSC with cyanotype pattern made by Shih Wei Chieh.<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> [[The Solar Mini-Disc Walkman: Cross-Modal Alignment of DSSC Fingerprints and Audio Latent Space|residency documentation]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Yair Reshef (Tel Aviv) - 23 - 31. July 2025 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Yair hardbrucke.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Yair arrives in Hardbrücke]]<br /> bureaucrat at [https://wiki.telavivmakers.org/ T.A.M.I], recovering [https://wiki.idiot.io idiot.io]<br /> <br /> * https://wiki.telavivmakers.org/<br /> * https://github.com/5shekel/<br /> * [[PASAR SENGGOL]]<br /> * https://stikka.zrok.yair.cc/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Will Robertson (various trees and forests, Scotland and Switzerland) - 1. May - 31. July 2025 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Will-Robertson-Looking-to-the-Future-DJI_0490-2048x1536-cropped-90.jpeg|250px|thumb|right|Will on a tree]]<br /> <br /> Sprache: Schweizerdeutsch, English, Französisch, Norwegisch<br /> <br /> ''' Research '''<br /> <br /> Will's research focuses on the interaction between trees and endangered tree dwelling dormouse (family ''Gliridae''), bat (family ''Vespertilionidae'') and squirrel (family ''Sciurus'') species. By making use of advances in our understanding of endangered ''Eliomys quercinus'' and ''Myomimus roachi'' and moving forward the boundaries of what's athletically and technically possible in aerial arboriculture, Will has developed new chainsaw carving and rotary boring techniques to precisely carve nest holes for Europe's most endangered mammals and reverse habitat destruction. Collaborations with Susan Kerwin, Goedele Verbeylen, Stiftung Wildstation Landshuit, Nedko Nedyalkov, Ralf Wistbacka and Thomas Briner have brought groundbreaking results in conservation of the Garden Dormouse (''Eliomys quercinus'') - a high conservation priority in Switzerland and Europe. Field studies with ''Myomimus roachi'' (Bulgaria) and ''Pteromys volans'' (Finland) are currently being planned.<br /> <br /> Will leads an international consortium of leading semiconductor manufacturers, software experts, hardware manufacturers and ecologists developing a new, completely open source wildlife camera and field ecology system with integrated NPU (Neural Processing Unit) for neutral network inference and Edge AI which offers unparalleled capabilities, reliability and independence in the field. Other research includes lexicography and use of neural networks in phonology and lexicography.<br /> <br /> Where wildlife cameras are unsuitable, eDNA (Environmental DNA) PCR/NAAT (Polymerase Chain Reaction / Nucleic Acid Amplification Technique) techniques are used.<br /> <br /> He served both in armed forces in the UK and in the Swiss fire service in Atemschutz at Stützpunkt Feuerwehr Küssnacht am Rigi where he handled some of Switzerlands's worst industrial and chemical fires of recent tdecades.<br /> <br /> Born in Scotland, Will became the first person in history to be honored by Parliamentary motions in both the Edinburgh and London parliaments.<br /> <br /> ''' The Art of the Climbing Arborist '''<br /> <br /> Will's artistic work focuses on natural forms in tree care and bringing the peace and beauty of the forest to gardens. His distinctive artistic style, implemented in a profession with the highest death rate in Europe, is athletically and technically extremely demanding and was influenced by de Breanski and Dutton then by contemporary Swiss gardeners and artists including Frei and Jope.<br /> <br /> '''Glass Art '''<br /> <br /> His other artistic medium is molten glass, working with glass chemistry of crystal and borosilicate glasses and the ligand field quantum chemistry of Neodymium, Erbium, Praseodymium, Cobalt, Copper and Iron and nanoparticleq chemistry and nonlinear optics of Copper, Silver and Gold to create color within clear glass. Molten glass is a uniquely difficult artistic medium but it is the only medium that allows color to exist independent of surface and allows the user to directly experience the quantum mechanical worlds of ligand field theory and nanoparticle nonlinear optics.<br /> <br /> To obtain the high temperatures and homogeneous furnace conditions needed to make colored glass, Will designs furnaces heated with FeCrAl, SiC Microwave susceptor and SiC electrical technologies controlled via PID computer control and insulated with high purity alumina refractories.<br /> <br /> Collaborations with professional glass artists develop and document the science of colored glass.<br /> <br /> ''' Here to Help'''<br /> <br /> Will is grateful to get a break from his current battles to learn kernel space software engineering and image sensor integration and is available to assist with microelectronics, power electronics, unpasteurized cheese making, wine making, pizza making, aerial arboriculture and user space and database software engineering.<br /> <br /> '''Wine, Cheese, Sauerkraut'''<br /> <br /> High quality unpasteurized cheeses from both home-grown and commercial lactic acid bacteria cultures come to life and high quality wine is made via the ''Méthode traditionnelle'''. Outside the precise order of the cleanroom, Sauerkraut, Kombucha, wine and cheese making cultures also find their way into bread and fruit juice.<br /> <br /> '''Research in English:'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/quick-summary-new-homes-for-old-friends-switzerland/<br /> '''Forschung in Deutsch'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/de/zusammenfassung-neue-heimat-fur-alte-freunde-schweiz/<br /> '''Recherche en Français'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/fr/resume-rapide-de-nouvelles-maisons-pour-de-vieux-amis-en-suisse/<br /> <br /> '''faclair.com:'''<br /> * https://www.faclair.com/<br /> * https://focloir.info/<br /> <br /> '''GIT Repositories:'''<br /> * https://github.com/William-Robert-Robertson/WildCamera<br /> * https://prototypefund.opendata.ch/project/wildcamera/<br /> <br /> '''Recent Publications:'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ARBMagazine208-P72-Spring2025-New-Homes-For-Old-Friends-An-Update.pdf<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ARBMagazine-New-Homes-for-Old-Friends-206-pp60-66.pdf<br /> <br /> '''Social media:'''<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/william_robert_robertson/<br /> * https://www.facebook.com/will.robertson.58555<br /> <br /> '''Folk often ask about.. Soldering'''<br /> <br /> Folk often ask me about soldering - here are some ideas that help:<br /> <br /> https://github.com/William-Robert-Robertson/WildCamera/blob/main/Development_Environment/Practical_Electronics/Soldering.md<br /> <br /> ==Maximiliano Laina (filmaker) and Olivia Laina (youth-activistin)== <br /> <br /> As a family short time residency they are visiting Zurich on the weekend of 11.-14th April, as part of the More-Than-Planet exhibition curated by Ewen Chardronnet and Martina Huber at Löwenbräu Zürich, We are AIA | Awareness in Art. <br /> <br /> 11.04.24, 6 - 9pm<br /> &quot;Flying with Patcha - Into the Aerocene&quot; Films creening at Luma Schwarzcafé <br /> <br /> 14.04.24, 9 - 12 am<br /> political Manifestation &quot;Earthrise&quot; flying the solar ballon at &quot;Alte Kaserene&quot; <br /> [[File:WhatsApp Image 2024-04-11 at 12.43.44.jpg|250px|thumb|Aerocene.org]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Toru (Ryu) Oyama (Okinawa City / Gifu, Japan) - 15 - 31. July 2025 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Toru.jpg|thumb]]<br /> <br /> Toru (Ryu) Oyama is born in Japan, after graduating in pharmaceutical chemistry and fine art in japan, he studied and worked in a field of contemporary art in germany. moved to okinawa in 2017, he has been developing unique art projects in taiwan, south Korea, finland, indonesia and other parts of the world, based on the knowledge cultivated in science. his research and artistic practice explore topics such as food, land, human-nature relations, archaeology, and anthropology, through the site specific fieldwork. he has participated in various cross-disciplinary art-and-science projects worldwide,including projects and collaborates with artists and researchers.<br /> <br /> * https://www.ryuoyama.com/<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Andrey Chugonow (Yekaterinburg, Russia / Glasgow, UK) - 1. Oct - 30. November 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Square facebook 7sec.gif|250px|thumb|right|Glitching Andrey]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;During my stay in Switzerland, I plan to start developing a project that takes my autoimmune disease, multiple sclerosis, beyond my body into the realm of peer interaction. I plan to create a performative situation within which we will begin to interact with this autoimmune agent, forming several feedback loops in an attempt to find the equilibrium of the event.&quot;''<br /> <br /> Andrey Chugunov is a conceptual artist working at the intersection of digital and analogue media. He combines sound art, light installation, generative graphics, technological sculpture, media performances and readymade in his practice. He researches topics of mortality, temporality, autonomy, and memory decay in his artworks from the perspective of meditative media.<br /> <br /> He got a master's degree in Digital art at the Far Eastern Federal University in Vladivostok, Russia in 2018-2020. He participated in the &quot;Laboratory of a young artist&quot; at the Ural branch of the State Center for Contemporary Art in Yekaterinburg, Russia in 2018. He received an engineering degree in the field of alternative and renewable energy sources at the Ural Federal University in Yekaterinburg, Russia in 2008-2013.<br /> <br /> Andrey was born in Sverdlovsk, USSR in 1991.<br /> <br /> Now he resides in East Kilbride, Scotland, United Kingdom.<br /> <br /> * https://andreychugunov.com/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Giulia Tomasello / ALMA Futura (Rome, Italy) - 5. - 24. October 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Giulia screenshot.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Giulia preparing &quot;Future Flora&quot;]]<br /> <br /> Interaction designer and educator committed to female’s healthcare and its innovation, combining biotechnology and interactive wearables. Founder of ALMA Futura.<br /> <br /> Giulia will visit Switzerland and collaborate with [http://GaudiLabshttps://www.gaudi.ch/GaudiLabs/?page_id=2 GaudiLabs] in Luzern (5-10. Oct) and at the [http://Hackteria%20ZET%20-%20Open%20Science%20Labhttps://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/hackteria-zet-open-science-lab-in-zurich/ Hackteria ZET - Open Science Lab] (15-24. Oct) on participatory community research and hacking around the theme of reproductive justice and DIY pregnancy tests.<br /> <br /> ''&quot;Xenopia is a research, art and design project aimed at prototyping a domestic hormones Beta Hcg test as a tool to address reproductive justice and the right to access abortion. We will investigate the historical scientific practices around living interfaces as controlling technologies (i.e. the living pregnancy test Xenopus Leavis frog, mice, seeds). The right to access abortion is under attack and Beta Hcg testing is a mandatory test to access safe abortion but is poorly available for people living in rural areas and in marginalised conditions. Weeks of pregnancy are the playing field on which the war against access to abortion is waged, so we see in this prototype the possibility of facilitating the path autonomously by giving people back control. Collectives defending reproductive rights in countries where abortion is illegal or restricted (as Italy) and safely providing support, do not have access to this kind of easing. With an inter-species perspective, we would therefore develop this prototype and participatory workshops as political act of empowerment and concrete response to reproductive justice.&quot;''<br /> <br /> here wiki content to visit here:<br /> https://hackteria.org/wiki/Xenopia<br /> <br /> <br /> * https://gitomasello.com/<br /> * https://almafutura.org/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/gitomasello/<br /> <br /> Read Giulia's full Report on the Project here on the hackteria Wiki, use spread, duplicate!<br /> *https://hackteria.org/wiki/Xenopia<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Dominik Mahnič (Ljubljana, Slovnenia) - 25. Okt - 10. Nov 2024==<br /> <br /> [[File:Mahnic_klobukom.jpg||250px|thumb|right|Is it Jesus?]]<br /> <br /> We are planning to host our regular Hacker-in-Residence Dominik Mahnič aka Doms again to continue our long-term collaborations and work / reflect with Sofie on various robotic painting machines and it's philosophical implications.<br /> <br /> During the [https://mechatronicart.ch/brushology-ways-of-painting-with-a-mechatronic-brush/ &quot;Brushology&quot; Session] the shared their recent insigts of the collaboration.<br /> <br /> * https://app.assembla.com/spaces/dominik-mahnic/<br /> <br /> [[File:DomsAlone.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Sofie Mart (Zürich) - 20. Juli - 9. August 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Sofie.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Sofie Mart]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I was lucky to meet Marc and Maya in summer 2024 when I was looking for a workshop space to bring to life a custom-built robotic drawing machine. Bitwäscherei is a great space and a playground for DIY robotics projects. I got a lot of help and inspiration from the other artists- and hackers-in-residence. Thank you Bitwäscherei and SGMK for hosting me!&quot;''<br /> <br /> [[File:Bitwascherai.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> Sofie Mart a Swiss-based creative technologist passionate about contextualizing complexity through visual media. In the past few years, Sofie has been venturing projects on the intersection of arts, culture, technology and humanities. With the background in cultural analytics and data visualization, she collaborated with the private cultural estates on the immersive visualization of art collections, directed virtual reality experiences for corporate and public sector clients and created digital applications for creativity. https://sofiem.art/<br /> <br /> In 2024 Sofie started her studio focusing on media processing, creative coding and art fabrication - https://uncorporated.studio/ . With the support from [https://matr.art/ Matr Labs] engineers, she built and launched the first art-making machine in Bitwäscherei, Zurich.<br /> <br /> * https://www.instagram.com/uncorporated.studio/<br /> * https://sofiem.art/<br /> <br /> == Tengal (Manila, Philippines / Berlin, Germany) - 1. - 10. August 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Tengal hacking.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Tengal hacking some academic writing]]<br /> <br /> Tengal is a composer, media artist, and cultural instigator, engaged in research-based production that bridges art, technology, and society. Since 2005, he has initiated numerous projects and collectives in Manila and across Southeast Asia. Notably, he founded the organization ''SABAW Media Art Kitchen'', a curatorial platform specializing in sound, media art, and interstices between art and science. In 2008, he established the Philippines' first international media art and experimental music festival, ''WSK Festival of the Recently Possible'' where he has served as artistic director since its inception.<br /> <br /> From 2017 to 2018, Tengal curated the exhibition ''&quot;INTERSTICES: Manifolds of The In-between&quot;'' and served as exhibition director for the ''&quot;Self-reflexivity: Thinking Media and Digital Articulations&quot;'' exhibition at the Tokyo Media Art Festival MeCA | Media Culture in Asia, initiated by the Japan Foundation.<br /> <br /> Tengal co-created the international music platform ''NUSASONIC'', a creative collaboration between ''YES NO KLUB, WSK Festival of The Recently Possible, Playfreely/BlackKaji, CTM Festival'', and the ''Goethe Institute''. ''Nusasonic'' was a multi-year project that explores a wide spectrum of experimental sound and music cultures in Southeast Asia, fostering dialogue not only within the region but also with Europe.<br /> <br /> Recently relocating to Berlin, Tengal served as curator-at-large at ''Art Laboratory Berlin'' and played a significant role as co-curator of the projects ''&quot;Hackers, Makers, Thinkers”'', and ''“Radyo Somatodelia: Experiments in Sonic Animism.”''<br /> <br /> * https://www.instagram.com/tengal/<br /> * [https://www.instagram.com/wsk.io/ wsk.io]<br /> * [http://nusasonic.com/ nusasonic.com]<br /> <br /> == Kaldi Moss (Goa, Dehli, India) - June - August 2024 ==<br /> <br /> ''&quot;Bitwäscherei was an inspiring space that opened up new ways of thinking. It offers an alternative to the mainstream Swiss logic. The techniques and specifics of mediums and materials are exploded and explored everyday - in a way it is a dreamland.&quot;''<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=320px heights=240px&gt;<br /> File:Photo 2024-10-14 17-10-39.jpg<br /> File:Photo 2024-10-14 17-10-35.jpg<br /> File:Photo 2024-10-14 17-10-46.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Biography:'''<br /> <br /> Moss is an artist interested in sense perception, time, networked systems, insect perception, tree intelligence and experiences of beings that are not human. <br /> <br /> Moss’ (they/them) practice spans sound, video, browser-based art and bio art. They are part of a community of engineers and technologists, and are invested in exploring alternate methods of knowledge production. Their video and installation work has been shown in multiple exhibitions in Zurich, Milan, Toronto, Dresden, Brighton, Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Himachal and Goa.<br /> <br /> They are a part of Cynk Collective, a noise band producing immersive audiovisual concerts. In addition, they are the artistic director at Walkin Studios,an independent multidisciplinary art studio and project space in Bangalore, India and have co-founded the collective NOTAAT with artist Puneet Jain.<br /> <br /> * https://whattt.cargo.site/<br /> <br /> == Elisa Chaveneau (Le Mans, France) - 01. - 15. July 2024 ==<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=240px heights=180px&gt;<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.13.54.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.07.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.16.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.43.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.28.png<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Bio:''' Elisa Chaveneau is a French artist born in 2000 who specialises in the design and exhibition of sculptures, <br /> installations and materials on the subject of «Other-than-human». Her search for new media involving geo-materials and fermentation processes is keen to question inter-species relations in an ecosystem and consumer habits facing industry. With specialist training in geomaterials and ceramics at the Le Mans Fine Arts School, the materiality and supposed aesthetics of the material take on a primordial role in her approach to creation, as well as in her formal process is to rediscover the links with the living world. Through her interests in ecology, design, craft practices and performance, she tries to focus our imagination and make us contemplate the landscapes and the immensity of the ecosystems we are confronted with. &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> Her work has been exhibited at the Centre Contemporain de Céramique de la Borne and in a duo with Noémie Vincent-Maudry at the 2022 Saint-Etienne Biennial and at the Musée d’Art Moderne in Paris for the Flammes exhibition.<br /> <br /> https://www.instagram.com/elisachaveneau/<br /> <br /> '''Workshop: Saturday 13.7.24, 12-18h''' <br /> <br /> https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Kitchenlab_Bioplastic<br /> <br /> DIY Workshop on BIOPLASTIC Making. Together with Hacker-in-Residency(SGMK) Elisa Chaveneau (FR) we dive into the topic of bioplastic as novel material research. Starting point is the kitchen lab! Why working with materials that originate from our kitchen and how easy and fun it is to repurpose materials from there to revalue and repurpose and close circles. Circular thinking at the base of everyday practice! Starting with a Lunch by Gasthaus Kitchenlab we will be working on testing and creating various recipes and experimentations on Bioplastic.<br /> <br /> == Moch Hasrul (Jakarta, Indonesia) - 11-14. July 2024 ==<br /> [[File:Hasrol kopicup.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Hasrul likes kopi]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I have known [https://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/hackteria-zet-open-science-lab-in-zurich/ Hackteria ZET] and [https://mechatronicart.ch/mechartlab/ SGMK's MechArtLab] for quite some time, and I always enjoy visiting their shared studio and laboratory. The atmosphere is incredibly pleasant and inspiring, filled with a playful yet highly productive energy. When I was a speaker at a talk about [https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/plastik/ '''Operasi Plastik'''], I was truly impressed by the enthusiasm and participation of the attendees. Additionally, the experience of preparing a dinner together was delightful, with a warm and welcoming atmosphere. Hackteria ZET, Bitwäscherei, is truly a special place for creativity and collaborative learning.&quot;''<br /> <br /> '''Bio: Moch Hasrul''' is a media artist based in Jakarta who combines art and technology in his work. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Art Education from Universitas Negeri Jakarta and a Master's degree in Fine Arts from Institut Teknologi Bandung. Currently, he serves as the director of Serrum and teaches at Kalbis University. His artistic practice includes experiments with computational devices, mechanical and electronic systems, and plastic recycling. Managing Studio Batur Jakarta and actively involved in the Gudskul Ecosystem, Hasrul initiated GudRnD, focusing on plastic recycling experiments. He is also developing context-based, student-centered learning methods using art approach.<br /> <br /> * https://mochhasrul.com/<br /> * https://www.gudrnd.id/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/_gudrnd/<br /> <br /> '''TALK: Operasi Plastik - 18:00 Saturday 13. July 2024 @ Bitwäscherei'''<br /> <br /> Hasrul will give an overview of their activities, researching and developing OPERASI PLASTIK, an artistic approach to plastic waste management. After the talk everybody is invited for a dinner, exploring Indonesian cuisine and cooking together.<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/plastik/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> [[File:OperasiPlastik.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Operasi Plastik]]<br /> '''OPERASI PLASTIK''' is an initiative that offers an artistic approach to plastic waste management by incorporating artistic and imaginative aspects into the process. By using art as a medium, OPERASI PLASTIK not only focuses on conventional plastic recycling but also transforms the waste into captivating and meaningful artworks. This approach aims to raise public awareness about plastic waste issues while changing their perception of materials that are usually considered trash.<br /> <br /> * https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6mqJyGB8EM/?igsh=eXBiOHJ2c2h3Nnh5<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> == Servando Barreiro (digital nomad, Spain) - February 2024 ==<br /> [[File:servando_goggles.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Servando]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;During my time at Bitwäscherei, I had a blast! Interacting with a bunch of creative minds from different backgrounds was super cool. We did some coding, had fun with puredata, and created some awesome stuff together. The weeks at Bitwäscherei flew by, filled with lots of laughs and learning. I'm already thinking about coming back for more. It's a great place to explore new ideas and make music with like-minded folks. Thanks, Bitwäscherei, for the awesome experience. Looking forward to hanging out again and making more magic together!&quot;''<br /> <br /> '''Biography'''<br /> <br /> I'm an Audiovisual artist with a background in electronics, sound, and audiovisual communication. I lived in Madrid, Berlin, Peru, and Stockholm, among other places.<br /> I'm A Pure Data expert (If you know, you know..). I created music and/or software for brands such as Audi, Redbull, Polestar, and Teenage Engineering. My work has been exhibited in renowned locations such as: Reina Sofia Museum, Medialab Prado, Transmediale, and Ars Electronica. For more information, keep browsing this [http://servando.teks.no/ site].<br /> <br /> * http://servando.teks.no/<br /> <br /> '''Workshop at Bitwäscherei'''<br /> <br /> See more about the [[Puredata (Pd) Workshop with Servando]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Yuzuru Maeda (Japan) - Dec 2023==<br /> [[File:WhatsApp Image 2023-12-04 at 16.42.09.jpeg|300px|thumb|right|Zentai Interview]]<br /> <br /> '''Biography'''<br /> <br /> Yuzuru born in Japan, Gifu. Yuzuru graduated from LaSalle College of Arts, Singapore in 2009 for Bachelor of the Arts program in music composition. She has embarked on performing music and improvisation and making video, installation and performance art with [Zentai Art Project - http://yuzuru.weebly.com/]. She also organizes Zentai exhibition, Zentai walk, Zentai performance with [http://www.zentaiart.com/ Zentai Art Festival].<br /> <br /> <br /> For her residency at Bitwäscherei she will conduct interviews with people on their life and practices wearing a Zentai outfit while doing and creating friction in how to perceive the oposite. She also wants to conduct a participatory Zentai performance in public space in Zurich.<br /> If interested in giving an interview or participate at the zentai performance pls contact &quot;zentaiartproject[at]yahoo.com&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ''&quot;I embarked on an artistic exploration using Zentai suits as a central component in my video work. This unconventional choice served as a catalyst for probing the complex layers of identity within the realm of art and human interaction. During my residency in December 2023, I had the privilege of engaging in insightful interviews with notable figures such as Serge Bertschy, Oliver Jaggi, and Chruut. These encounters provided invaluable glimpses into their creative processes and methodologies. It was a fascinating journey delving into their artistic minds, discovering their techniques, and learning about their endeavors to push the boundaries of expression. One of the most profound lessons gleaned from these conversations was the importance of innovation and resourcefulness in the pursuit of artistic vision. Witnessing how each individual crafted their own tools and methods to breathe life into creations inspired me to seek out my own unique approaches in my artistic practice. Moreover, these interactions sparked a deeper contemplation on the interconnectedness between art and sustainability. I was profoundly moved by the dedication of these artists to not only their craft but also to contributing positively to our planet. Their commitment to sustainable living resonated deeply with me, prompting introspection on how I, too, could leverage my art to foster a more environmentally conscious world. As I reflect on the insights gained during my residency, I am filled with a renewed sense of purpose and direction. Armed with newfound inspiration and a heightened awareness of the intersection between art and sustainability, I am eager to embark on my own journey of creative exploration and meaningful contribution to the world around me.&quot;''<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> small trailer of the zurich session:<br /> * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHhvpPR0JRQ&amp;ab_channel=Zentai%E9%87%87%E8%AE%BF%28ZentaiArtProject%29<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=240px heights=180px&gt;<br /> File:WhatsApp_Image_2023-12-04_at_16.42.53.jpeg<br /> File:WhatsApp Image 2023-12-04 at 16.42.40.jpeg<br /> File:WhatsApp Image 2023-12-04 at 16.42.16.jpeg<br /> File:Yuzuru interviewing Serge Bertschi.jpg<br /> File:Yuzuru and Oliver Jäggi.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Shih Wei-chieh (Taipei, Taiwan) - 11. September - 1. November 2023 ==<br /> [[File:abao_stupidPhoto.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Abao with amazing haircut]]<br /> '''What was the purpose of your residency in Zurich? What did you learn from it?'''<br /> <br /> ''“In addition to my pursuit of practical solar applications, my most successful DSSC prototype currently produces only around ~2.5 mA per square centimeter. The significance lies more in the opportunities to collaborate with scientists and engage in visits to the laboratory at ETH. This experience has served as valuable training for me, offering insights into how scientists work with nanomaterials. Understanding the conventional applications and purposes, as well as the established protocols for synthesizing nano materials, has been a rare and precious experience for artists. It raises pertinent questions about the relationship between art and science, and how these two domains can and should collaborate effectively.”''<br /> <br /> ''“Although it was a fantastic experience for artists to work with scientists with complete freedom and full access to knowledge, I wonder how we can repeat the model without any funding to support the free sofa accommodation and the efforts from volunteers. On the other hand, I believe this is a great model that differs from those residency organized by institutes and centers which always comes with political requirements and demands. The property of the community plays a big part too. During the residency I have met many community members in Bitwäscherei, the role of them are usually very mixed, like chemist with musician background or artist with scientific degree, or engineer with profound knowledge for history of analog computer, the people are a great library and the culture was naturally provided by the community. This dynamic is relatively rare in Taiwan, where career roles tend to be more singular, and scientists typically don’t serve other fields in the same integrated manner.”''<br /> <br /> Part 1/2: [https://www.makery.info/en/2023/12/20/english-from-e-textile-to-gratzel-cells-encounter-with-the-taiwanese-designer-shih-wei-chieh/ “From e-textile to Grätzel cells, encounter with the taiwanese designer Shih Wei Chieh“], Makery 2023<br /> <br /> Part 2/2: [https://www.makery.info/en/2023/12/21/une-residence-de-recherche-en-cellules-gratzel-a-hackteria-rencontre-avec-shih-wei-chieh-2-2/ “A residency to research Grätzel cells at Hackteria, encounter with Shih Wei Chieh“], Makery 2023<br /> <br /> '''施惟捷 Shih Wei Chieh''' works with wearable art, e-textile, and laser audiovisual. He is also a self-taught material science researcher. His &quot;Laser Dye Project&quot; innovates an optical textile printing method by programmable laser projector and New Cyanotype solution, which inspire him to explore the trans-disciplinary collaboration between new medias and traditional craft techniques. He’s the founder of “Tribe Against Machine”, a project exploring how culture preservation works with modern technologies. His current research develops a DIY dye sensitized solar glass made with natural dye in a large size format, which is used for both energy and as a smart interface for sonic art. <br /> <br /> * https://shihweichieh.com/<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/HLabX_Fellows#HLabX_Fellow_Shih_Wei_Chieh<br /> <br /> Application to NanoArts grant done / not received :-(: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Prep-NanoArts<br /> <br /> Now combined with Workshop at [https://www.weareaia.ch/energy-giveaway/ Energy Giveaway @ WEAREAIA], to be held on 22/23 September 2023.<br /> <br /> More info is documented on the hackteria wiki: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Abao_Residency<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Helmi Hardian (Surabaya, Indonesia) - Mid July - Mid August 2023 | [[BIR residensi]] ==<br /> [[File:Helim_Ugly.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Helmi in his full beauty]]<br /> <br /> '''Reflection / Testimonial'''<br /> <br /> ''Best residency ever!!'' - Helmi<br /> <br /> ''During my residency, I had the opportunity to collaborate on the project The [https://mechatronicart.ch/diy-microscope-workshop-low-energy-circuit-performances/ Loose Energy Curriculum for the exhibition at the Humus Punk Library] in Zurich. We created a low-voltage and high-energy visual performance, utilizing previously unknown equipment from the hackteria studio. The experience of playing together and improvising with the hacked equipment was incredibly rewarding. ''<br /> <br /> ''One of the highlights was simply attending a wide range of workshops at the [https://mechatronicart.ch/homemade-summercamp-2023-berghaus-girlen/ Homemade Summercamp] in Switzerland, which differs a lot from my usual practice usually being the host of workshops. This privilege of learning from others and expanding my knowledge in various media arts fields felt utterly precious. From building a music station where we learned to play drums, to skillbuilding on keyboard, DJ equipment, and more. The overall cultural exchange during cooking time allowed us to share and transform traditional recipes into vegan and vegetarian versions. And the plurality of trips and destination furthermore offered precious insights into local cultures. Stops included: [http://www.randelab.ch/ Randelab], [http://www.gaudi.ch/GaudiLabs/ GaudiLabs], collaborating with [https://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/hackteria-zet-open-science-lab-in-zurich/ Hackteria ZET in Zurich], attending [https://mechatronicart.ch/homemade-summercamp-2023-berghaus-girlen/ Homemade Summercamp], visiting the art and science residency at Max-Planck in Konstanz and organizing the program [https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/pasar-senggol/ &quot;Pasar Senggol&quot; at Chaos Communication Camp] outside of Berlin.''<br /> <br /> ''It was unexpected but exciting to explore personal studios for local artists, experiencing the different styles of how collective spaces can be implemented and getting to know the individual studio approach. The residency taught me valuable lessons in space management, as I observed how collectives like [https://bitwaescherei.ch/ Bitwäscherei] or [https://maisonshift.ch/ Fashion Revolution] collaborate with the municiapal government to establish independent spaces. Overall, this residency provided a rich and diverse learning experience.'' - Written by Francisca Tan during a discussion with Helmi in Chiang Mai<br /> <br /> '''Biography'''<br /> <br /> Helmi Hardian is a grassroots artist and ghetto scientist, with a specific interest in cooking and smoking at the same time. He lives in Surabaya, the city that is well known for its industry and technology, as well as being the center of electronic component trading (chiefly, Pasar Genteng). Hence, almost all of his works are closely related to science and technology as the medium of creativity. He is the co-founder of Waft Lab, a creative-based initiative that works at interdisciplinary practices. Currently, he focuses on tech development through DIY/DIWO culture and playing his role in researching, hacking, or deconstructing daily materials to provide some devices with new functional aspects, as well as developing workshop kits, lecturing contents, and presentation materials, which aim to learn, share, and exchange knowledge.<br /> <br /> * https://waft-lab.com/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/helmihardian/<br /> * [[:File:Helmi Hardian - Artwork and Workshop 2022.pdf]]<br /> * Recent TUAK residensi in Tuban: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/TUAK<br /> * Application submitted: https://www.suedkulturfonds.ch/<br /> * Download application here: [[:File:Dossier-iiw0pYiT.pdf]]<br /> * Full project outline here: [[:File:2023_ProjectOutline_Helmi-Residensi.pdf]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:helmi_collage.jpg<br /> File:helmi_collage_02.jpg<br /> File:helmi_collage_03.jpg<br /> File:wafltlab_blue.jpg<br /> File:helmi_collage_01.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> == Arnont Nongyao - Thailand | early May 2023 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Arnont Nongyao portrait.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Arnont Nongyao]]<br /> <br /> '''Biography''' <br /> <br /> Arnont Nongyao lives in Chiangmai (TH) - Ho Chi Minh city (VN) and He is an artist interested and fell in love with the vibration of things. He likes listening to everything that inspires him to do experimental sound art. The most important teacher “the master Khvay Loeung &quot;inspired him to listen and “destroy yourself from being yourself” .-.. .. ... - . -. -.-- --- ..- .-. ... . .-.. ..-.<br /> <br /> Born in Bangkok, works and lives in Chiangmai (TH) - Ho Chi Minh city (VN). Arnont is working with various and different media includes sound, video, installation, site specific, public art etc. Arnont’s work is engage with his interest in vibration; he works on diverse art experimental projects, vibration-related.<br /> <br /> Arnont has been interested and research into sound with concentration on vibration, so most of his works are differently experimental and relative to vibration in order to search for the value of vibration derived from connected things, such as human beings, objects and society. His works are involved in a specific space and audience’s participation. They are also connected with the mode of listening/hearing in a social situation, and with how people interact with and participate in sound. Moreover, also he is Co-Director of Aesthetics of Error ( Chiang Mai Collective) with Thatchatham Silsupan and Pathompong Manakitsomboon that is a group of sound artists &amp; musician working on sound art &amp; experimental music in Chiangmai.<br /> <br /> Some of his selected exhibitions include solo exhibition “Sphere”, SAC Art lap, Chiang Mai, Thailand(2018).“Another Sound” co-work with Khvay Loeung, Sa Sa Art projects, Phnom Penh and Chiang Mai, Cambodia - Thailand (2018). and group exhibitions “Opera of Kard”, Singapore Biennale 2019, Singapore. “Currents 2019”, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. “A Visiblelity Matrix”, The Secession 2019, Vienna, Austria. Bangkok Art Biennale 2018, Bangkok, Thailand. “Postcripts” Bangkok Biennale, Bangkok, Thailand (2018).“Unstable(ry) Life”, 2016, Manif d’art, Quebec, Canada. 16th Media Art Biennale WRO 2015: Test Exposure, Wroclaw, Poland, TRANCE at Gallery VER, Bangkok, Thailand (2014). PROXIMITY, part of inSPIRACJE International at 13 MUZ, Szczecin, Poland (2014).<br /> <br /> '''External Links'''<br /> <br /> * [http://www.arnontnongyao.com Arnont Nongnyao's personal website]<br /> * [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/GBMN WORKSHOP: Gentle but make noise]<br /> <br /> [[File:Arnont_mixerli.jpg|thumb|left|400px|Arnont lötet das Mixerli!!]]<br /> <br /> [[Category: Biography]]<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Bostjan Čadež (Ljubljana, Slovenia - April 2023 ==<br /> [[File:Bos_Robot.jpg|thumb|right]]<br /> Bostjan Čadež (b. 1979, Ljubljana) is a new media artist whose interdisciplinary practice explores the intersections of art, technology, and human experience. His innovative installations and performances often challenge the boundaries between the digital and physical world, incorporating elements such as artificial intelligence, virtual reality, robotics, and real-time data processing. Čadež’s art is characterized by a dynamism and unique life that stems from the algorithms and guidelines he uses to shape his works. His interest in simple guidelines from which an infinite number of images or situations arise, which are never the same as before, is one of the key aspects of his creations. His works often include interaction with viewers, who with their involvement become part of the artistic experience and at the same time co-create the work they observe.<br /> <br /> * https://www.bostjancadez.art/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Dann Disciglio (Chicago, USA) &amp; Angelina Almukhametova (Chicago, USA) - March 2022 ==<br /> <br /> ''“I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to have participated in the Hacker-in-Residence program at the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society. The atmosphere of curiosity and artistic research was both inspiring and endlessly encouraging. During my residency, I led a workshop called, “Biodegradable Sound: Gelatin Records.” This hands-on workshop aimed to explore the intersection of recorded sound and biodegradability by introducing a method for creating functional and fully biodegradable phonograph records made from gelatin. The Swiss Mechatronic Art Society and its diverse group of members not only helped facilitate this workshop, they supported me by offering the resources and technical support needed to realize the event. My residency also produced various connections with other artists, musicians, and hackers which I continue to maintain to this day. I cannot wait to return to SGMK to continue to explore new topics of research, and continue picking the brains of the incredible community who stands behind this space”''<br /> <br /> During their short residency they will work on their research with parametric speakers, host a workhop on [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/BiodegradableSound &quot;Biodegradable Sounds&quot;] and do a performance with artist-made video transmitters, and retro tech!<br /> <br /> See this little add by the Hive people, where in the end they show the workshop and performance: https://peakd.com/hive-127039/@mind.force/ladjdnnz<br /> <br /> '''Angelina Almukhametova'''<br /> <br /> An G is a Chicago based neon artist who creates digital &amp; physical works in pursuit of happiness.<br /> <br /> Angelina Almukhametova’s work interfaces digital and analog technologies with custom built software and handmade electronics to create responsive audiovisual installations and performances. She holds a BFA in Art and Technology from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2020) and has exhibited work and performed in New York City, Chicago, Houston, and Iceland. She has led workshops at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Experimental Sound Studio in Chicago.<br /> <br /> https://aan-g.com/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Dann Disciglio'''<br /> [[File:Headshot _Disciglio.jpg|thumb|400px|right]]<br /> Dann Disciglio (b.1993) is a US-based intermedia artist whose practice investigates contemporary ecologies through both analog and digital technologies. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Hampshire College (2015) in art and media theory and a Master of Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago's Sound Department (2019). Disciglio has shown work and performed in New York City, Chicago, Boston, Zürich, Leipzig, Iceland, and Panama City and has published texts in the Journal of Visual Culture (SAGE) and the Minding Nature journal. In 2022, he was selected to be an Emerging Artist Resident at Franconia Sculpture Park (Shafer, MN), Hacker-in-Residence at the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society (ZRH), and as a Creative Resident at the Bloedel Reserve (WA).<br /> <br /> https://danndisciglio.com/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Miranda Moss (Cape Town, South Africa | wuwäähä, Sweden) ==<br /> <br /> Artist / designer Miranda has been popping into SGMK events since 2017. In the period 2020-21 she has been conducting chicken/robot research at Bitwäscherei and Randelab as part of the &quot;Chicken-in-Residence Program&quot;, along with Daniel Brownell, co-ran a solar water bot workshop with Dj Livia, joined the Homemade summercamp for the first time where she turned everyone's pee into electricity, continues to collaborate on sound and water geeking with Oli Jäggi, and regularly comes to the 2D OpenLab. She has also become the in-house graphic designer for events, always makes sure everyone has enough beer to drink, and is also the resident anticolonial feminist killjoy. <br /> <br /> She says: <br /> <br /> ''&quot;I'm super grateful to have had all the time as a hacker in residence at the Bitwäscherei. I am always meeting new amazing and inspiring people, am constantly learning cool things, and new projects and collaborations seem to blossom exponentially. I try to take the spirit of the lab with me on all my travels and to the other global communities I am involved in. Can't wait to return!&quot;'' <br /> <br /> * https://mirandamoss.com/<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:Miranda_geeking.png<br /> File:miranda_chicken_headhshot.jpg<br /> File:Miranda_Homemade.jpeg<br /> File:Dinner_in_werkstatt.jpeg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> Miranda's recent residency was supported partially through her artistic research project &quot;Gallus Gallus Roboticus&quot; within the konS paltfrom, funded by European Union and Cultural Ministry of Slovenia. Other visits privately and partially through Pro Helvetia.<br /> <br /> == Scott Beibin (Philadelphia, USA) ==<br /> <br /> Scott Beibin, aka [https://www.instagram.com/grouchofractal/ Groucho Fractal] has been a regular visitor to the MechArtLab over the last couple of years.<br /> <br /> &lt;youtube width=&quot;480&quot; height=&quot;360&quot;&gt;BLsgLAaJ5cs&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> * https://www.mandelbot.io/<br /> <br /> == Liz Cole - Evil Twin Booking Agency (Philadelphia, USA) ==<br /> <br /> Elizabeth Jane Cole is co founder of Evil Twin Booking Agency (eviltwinbooking.org), a podcast producer, writer, and DIY biology and open source hardware enthusiast. She participated in the Wild Open PCR Project @ Hacketeria (mentored by Urs Gaudenz of GaudiLabs and Marc Dusseiller).<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I’m very grateful for the time I spent at Bitwäscherei! The passion for collaboration and understanding how things work embodied in the culture of the space is so inspiring. Bitwäscherei empowers people to explore their environments through building open source tools and technology, and it opened up a new world of creativity for me.&quot;'' <br /> <br /> [[File:liz_hacking.jpeg|400px]][[File:liz_portrait.jpeg|400px]]<br /> <br /> * https://eviltwinbooking.org/about/<br /> <br /> == Adam Zaretsky (Woodstock, USA | somewhere in Greece) ==<br /> <br /> ''First I am thankful to Hackteria – Zentrum für Experimentelle Transdisziplinarität (Center for Experimental Transdisciplinariy), Research Node: ReproTech &amp; Art / Germline Hacks and Designer Babies''<br /> <br /> ''Including time spent well in the Swiss Embassy of San Francisco and Garage MCA in Moscow working on Methods of Transgenesis and GMO DIY Crispr Baby workshopoligies.''<br /> <br /> ''I also do want to than the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society for the time in residence plotting and making a crying machine and exploding miso neck living gooper gore bioart special effects performance.''<br /> <br /> ''We got into the wetness of reproductive technology, open source science, and the text to flesh interface of human germline genome editing. We learned how to read GENbank, FASTA, PubMed and SciHub pubs creatively. We got beyond the intimidating complexity by uploading equally as complex analogical and qualitative artistic data including: accordion music, drawings, collages, poetry and experimental video and more.''<br /> <br /> ''We involved people from wildly diverse backgrounds and international origins as is normal for Hackteria a global open house for odd, queer and oblique DIYbioart Hacker tweek and freekerz. We also group-geeked hard and stayed ridiculous about reporter genes, safe harbors, inducible promoters, off target mutations and IVF microinjection.''<br /> <br /> ''What we did was amazing. Like truly groundbreaking, wildly silly and depth informative. Beyond the call of duty living on the fumes of Marc's covid pay and minky little eth donations... We taught hybrid simultaneous in-person and online/off--ground... which is a form of super depleting heroism. I think it was super inspiring for those involved and has yet to mature but will make a great database if it continues.''<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:GOSPHA-whatdidshedo-web.jpg<br /> File:thGAP_flyer_web.jpg|400px<br /> File:CGCB_flyer_web.jpg|400px<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Mind thGAP'''<br /> <br /> We made three super relaxed bioinformatics primer labs for public understanding of databases of hereditary data (gene scans and gene scrolls) but also an understanding of the social implication of issues of gene piracy, genetic privacy.<br /> <br /> * Lab 1 - Transgenic Human Genome Alternatives Project (thGAP)<br /> * Lab 2 - Generic Open-Source Plasmid for Human Arts (GOSPHA)<br /> * Lab 3 - Creative Germline Constructs Bank (CGCB)<br /> <br /> Future Plans: We are going to be making an Open ArtSci Call for Creative Science Fiction Writers, Citizen Bioethicists and Untrained Art Critics to critically review the 5 entries we have compiled online on the CGDB. After that we might put some of the results up on GitHub and then make an NFT of them. Then we will call the World Congress on New Reproductive Technology Arts, for a GLOBAL AESTHETIC RESPONSE TO TRANSGENIC HUMANS AS BIOART and work on updating to a ‘real’ database. Oh yeah, and we did come up with a list of fifteen next steps, all of which are near impossible legally and technically so we should. Finally, we wrote a letter to the WHO Expert Advisory Committee on Developing Global Standards for Governance and Oversight of Human Genome Editing. No word back from them but I am sure they got the message. We might need to get their attention.<br /> <br /> https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/thgap/<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:adam_dusjagr_misoanal.JPG<br /> File:Lab3_CGCB_screenshot_single.png<br /> File:Adam_blue_bitw_smokers.jpg<br /> File:MISO_anus.jpg<br /> File:AZ_rc3_virtual.jpeg<br /> File:pin_adam.jpeg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> Adam's residency was supported privately by Marc Dusseiller and partially with some of the profits of the Hackteria Crypto Food Fund (HCFF).<br /> <br /> == Dominik Mahnič (Ljubljana, Slovnenia) ==<br /> <br /> ''Residency gives me rare opportunity to present, discuss and make different new works influenced by people, the enviroment of Bitwesherai and the city of Zurich. It was an intense experience in a place that offers great working conditions, deep reflections, and a friendly atmosphere.''<br /> <br /> * https://app.assembla.com/spaces/dominik-mahnic/<br /> <br /> [[File:Mahnic_klobukom.jpg|400px]][[File:zoom_2020_by_doms.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> Dom's residency was supported privately by the Center for Alternative Coconut Research.<br /> <br /> == Zohar Messeca - Fara AKA the idiot | [http://idiot.io/ idiot.io] (karkun, Israel) ==<br /> <br /> ''I have been very lucky to escape the israeli wilderness between Covid lockdowns to spend long month’s geeking like an idiot at the Bitwäscherei hackerspace and SGMK activities of the past year. Had great time sharing my DIY approach and attitude with my latest flexible circuits methods and techniques while spreading [http://idiot.io/ idiot.io] latest kits and propaganda at multiple workshops. Met plenty of talented local and international freaks/artists with mutual interests and curiosities. Also collaborated on several projects with the locals and made plenty of new friends!!''<br /> <br /> ''SGMK network is fantastisch!!! See you soooon!!''<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:idiot_covidCenter.jpg<br /> File:idioten.jpg<br /> File:idiot_residency.jpg<br /> File:rC3.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> * http://idiot.io/ idiot.io<br /> <br /> Zohar's residencies were supported by himself. Accommodation was shared with dusjagr and Veli.<br /> <br /> = Short term visitors =<br /> <br /> == Fransisca Tan ==<br /> [[File:Foodhacking Fransisca.jpg|thumb]]<br /> <br /> Fransisca Tan / artist statement<br /> <br /> ''“I first visited the Bitwäscherei in August 2022, coinciding with the open lab day. I was immediately smitten with the creative chaos, diversity and infrastructure of this hacker space. Chatting with some local and other visiting international artists I got to exchange on projects and find inspiration while food hacking throughout a lively evening.'' <br /> <br /> ''This community exchange set the first seeds for future opportunities to collaborate, such as for the performance “Future Food” at Kunsthaus Zürich (Oct 2023, CH), the LLL CoLaboratory in Chang Mai (Jan 2024, TH) and Amazonies Spatiales (Apr 2024, FR).''<br /> <br /> ''My experience at this Hackerspace underlines the core of what these community spaces ought to achieve: bring likeminded people together, have late night conversations about random stuff over a club mate and see if inspiration flows to join for a collaboration.”''<br /> <br /> Ressources &amp; Links<br /> * https://www.hinto.net/de/events/future-food-kunsthaus-zuerich-zuerich-e420326-20.html<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/hackterialab/cnx-openlab/<br /> * https://amazonies-spatiales.fr/ <br /> <br /> Biography<br /> Fransisca Tan is a creative producer and food experience designer with a background in internet &amp; media, communications and cognitive sciences<br /> <br /> Her diverse spectrum of engagement ranges from hosting workshops as science communicator, consulting artists and creatives on project management, to producing events such as festivals, art performances and hybrid residencies. All these root in her second nature as facilitator with a firm belief in a community arts approach.<br /> <br /> In her work and art she aspires towards bringing together people from all strides of life and revealing the value of community and collaboration.<br /> <br /> Find more on her portfolio on * https://www.fransiscatan.com/<br /> <br /> == Fran Quero, et al ==<br /> <br /> [[File:franGeng.jpg|400px|none]]<br /> <br /> The visit was part of their µ-residency at GaudiLabs in Luzern, where they shared newest experiments with qLAMP, openDROPs and electro-active bacteria.<br /> <br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Fran%20+%20Felipe%20nanoresidency%20GaudiLabs<br /> <br /> == Juan Duarte (Berlin / CDMX, Mexico) ==<br /> <br /> '''Sound spatialisation multichannel instrument'''<br /> <br /> During our short stay I could develop further a new iteration of this sound spatialisation instrument:<br /> * https://juanduarteregino.com/I<br /> <br /> This also was thrilling to connect with some members of the community in the lab, specially those who are also making with synthesisers and other sound gadgetry. Although the time to put together the instrument was quite intensive and busy, it was also good to discuss with other colleagues about the instrument’s potential in future. altogether, it was a very productive and fun experience to be here.<br /> <br /> [[File:Juan_II.JPG|400px]][[File:Juan_I.JPG|400px]]<br /> <br /> == Mary Maggic (Vienna / Los Angeles, USA) ==<br /> <br /> Mary Maggic comes to hang out and prototype various art projects and interventions, and geek out in nature!<br /> <br /> Some examples of projects: <br /> * Molecular Queering Agency - an experimental performance with a heavy metal hardware fountain for corona safe urine worshipping. <br /> * Lap Dance - motorized panorama camera for collective disobedience on a pink gynecology chair. <br /> * SCOBY Spin Cycle - rotating disc bioreactor for industrialized production of kombucha scoby. <br /> * Genital Panic - 3D printing genitals. <br /> * Weed Brownies (hide them from the kids). <br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=360px&gt;<br /> File:Marry_Costume.png<br /> File:Marry_genitalPanic.png<br /> File:Marry_Weidling.JPG<br /> File:Marry_Urinal.jpg<br /> File:Marry_peeParty.png<br /> <br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> * https://maggic.ooo/<br /> <br /> == Ewen Chardronnet (Paris, France) ==<br /> <br /> <br /> == Paula Pin (Lugo, Spain) ==<br /> <br /> coming soon...<br /> <br /> == František Apfelbeck (Czech Republic / Vale de Saire, France) ==<br /> <br /> When in Zürich I've had the opportunity to organize Cider Tasting at MechArtLab, which for me, is an interesting cross between hackerspace and bio hacking spot with quite a strong artistic approach. For me of course I liked a lot that they do lots of bio stuff, from kombucha artificial skin production, mushroom growing and many others to fermentation so when I've a chance I would like to visit again. Also I've found the building, which is a formal hospital laundry facility very interesting. I would say there are well over ten different projects of the alternative scene which makes a decent foundation for exchange and functioning as kind of independent entity. At the end we have set up outside just by the entrance of the building and were &quot;fishing&quot; for some people to join the core group for our noble activity spending a really nice evening together with open minded people. Next day I've actually joined the MechArtLab group on their trip to Saint Gallen were we have done another tasting event as part of the open doors of Ruum 42 hackerspace and theirs SGMK On-Tour: Chill &amp; Taste happening, fallowed later on by tasting of distillates made by local producer, barbecuing experimental locally made sausages by their creators and so on. It was a really nice finishing of the Switzerland part of my tour and I hope I can pop in again.<br /> <br /> <br /> * https://foodhackingbase.org/wiki/2021_cider_tour</div>

Dusjagr https://wiki.sgmk-ssam.ch/index.php?title=HOME_MADE_2026&diff=14308 2026-08-15T09:27:25Z

<p>Dusjagr: /* Links */</p> <hr /> <div>[[File:Homemade-2026-logo.png|360px| thumb]]<br /> ==About==<br /> <br /> The Homemade summercamp is a week that is open for beginners as well as experts and everyone in between interested in exploring ideas in art &amp; technology or creating objects for sound, light or movement. The participants can bring their individual projects or work in groups and get inspired by related topics from all other participants. During this self-organized research week we will do workshops and talks, run experiments, cook &amp; eat together, go hiking and there will also be time for party and relaxing.<br /> <br /> ==Date==<br /> <br /> 25. July to 1. August 2026<br /> <br /> ==Venue==<br /> Berghaus Girlen, 9642 Ebnat-Kappel<br /> <br /> coordinates:<br /> 47°15'28.5&quot;N 9°05'27.2&quot;E<br /> <br /> [[File:Berghaus Girlen Map.jpg|thumb|none]]<br /> <br /> The house is located in a beautiful mountain landscape above Ebnat-Kappel. It offers a lot of space inside and a large sun terrace. There is also a camping area. We already stayed at Berghaus Girlen during Homemade Summercamp 2023.<br /> <br /> [[File:Homemade 2023 Reko - 2 von 32.jpg|400px]]]<br /> [[File:Homemade 2023 Reko - 7 von 32.jpg|400px]]]<br /> [[File:Homemade 2023 Reko - 16 von 32.jpg|400px]]]<br /> [[File:Homemade 2023 Reko - 21 von 32.jpg|400px]]]<br /> [[File:Homemade 2023 Reko - 27 von 32.jpg|400px]]]<br /> [[File:Homemade 2023 Reko - 12 von 32.jpg|224px]]]<br /> <br /> impressions from Homemade Girlen 2023<br /> <br /> [[File:Girlen_worktables.jpg|400px]]<br /> [[File:Girlen_Hike.jpeg|400px]]<br /> [[File:Girlen_cook.jpeg|400px]]<br /> <br /> ==Home2026==<br /> [[File:IMG_20260730_054043.jpg|400px]]]<br /> [[File:IMG_20260726_164011.jpg|400px]]]<br /> [[File:IMG_20260726_220429.jpg|400px]]]<br /> <br /> ==Fee==<br /> <br /> fee for the whole week<br /> <br /> payable to [https://wiki.sgmk-ssam.ch/wiki/Banking_Account our bank account]<br /> <br /> SGMK Members CHF 295.-<br /> <br /> non SGMK Members CHF 345.-<br /> <br /> daily fee 50.-<br /> <br /> the fee includes food, accommodation and basic material.<br /> <br /> ==Drinks==<br /> <br /> beer CHF 2.- / can<br /> <br /> wine CHF 8.- / bottle<br /> <br /> ==Registration==<br /> mail to [mailto:homemade@sgmk-ssam.ch homemade@sgmk-ssam.ch]<br /> <br /> We are kind of fully booked, please contact us before showing up.<br /> <br /> ==Directions==<br /> Train from Zurich HB to Ebnat-Kappel (via Rapperswil and Wattwil)<br /> <br /> You can take a walk to the house through the beautiful surroundings(aprrox 1.5h) but we will organize a shuttle service from Ebnat-Kappel<br /> <br /> [[Homemade 2023 walk]]<br /> <br /> == Programm ==<br /> <br /> Communal KitchenLab, Spontaneous AV Jams, Open Program including workshops, talks, performances and nature excursions. <br /> <br /> Final Concerts and Party: Planning for Closing Event in Bitwäscherei Zürich 1. August<br /> <br /> [[File:20260726_181544.jpg|800px]]<br /> <br /> === Communal KitchenLab ===<br /> Each day we are forming a team for the kirchen lab for creative cuisine. <br /> <br /> this tool might help with amounts: https://teamgeil.uber.space/<br /> <br /> === Workshops ===<br /> <br /> A dense and inspring programme of workshops will be co-developed collectively throughout the week. Also planning in advance is allowed.<br /> <br /> [[File:20260729_083802.jpg|800px]]<br /> <br /> ====== LoRa Mesh ======<br /> * planned for Sunday/Monday (when Tamberg has reached) right ahead, wanna join? Maybe add your name and what you want to install :)<br /> * sva will bring 4 devices (1 heltec v3, 2 heltec v4, and last one need to look up: a flat kind)<br /> ** want to install reticulum on one of them, would be great to be a group on that tasks... and yes, I do have personal contacts to the reticulum folks, maybe we can get some support from there...<br /> ** have to leave on Monday, looking for a godfather to take care of the 4 nodes while I am away<br /> <br /> * @tamberg and Michel from Lug Limbe will try to bring some Xiao-based LoRa mesh nodes<br /> ** using https://wiki.seeedstudio.com/wio_sx1262_with_xiao_esp32s3_kit/ (hardware)<br /> ** getting started https://github.com/tamberg/lora-intro (various networks)<br /> ** working on https://github.com/tamberg/pi-tastic (Meshtastic on Pi)<br /> <br /> ====== How to build custom USB human interface devices ======<br /> <br /> Have you ever wondered, how USB-Peripherals, such as mice, keyboards, slideshow-presenter-gadgets, joysticks and joypads work? Do you have a wacky idea for a USB-connected foot-pedal or a custom volume or multimedia controller, but didn't know how to connect your electronics to a computer?<br /> <br /> If there is interest in the topic, [[User:elrido|I]] would prepare a presentation and hands-on-workshop for Wednesday or Thursday Afternoon.<br /> <br /> In the presentation I'd introduce you to the long, boring [https://www.usb.org/sites/default/files/hut1%207.pdf specs of the USB-HID standard], which shall serve to give you some nifty ideas on what you could possibly build, apart from custom or minimal keyboards and game controllers. I can also demonstrate some silly things you can build, from the mythic Any-Key, to mouse jigglers and on to automation solutions and interactive menu-systems.<br /> <br /> If there is further interest, I can expand this into a hands on workshop: I'll bring the Microcontrollers with USB-Plugs (Digispark clones), you bring the buttons, switches, potentiometers, rotary encoders or sensors and I can help you set up your system to program the MCUs with the USB-stack and get you started reading the GPIO-pins that you solder to your inputs.<br /> <br /> [[:File:USB input devices workshop.zip|Slides of the presentation with links to the projects we will use]]<br /> <br /> ====== Free your Android! ====== <br /> * sva has to re-install her phone anyway since a while, and planning to do so for Sunday during the day. <br /> * if you wanna join please contact me (e.g. telegram or mail) with the exact model info of your phone, then we can see what alternative Operating Systems can be done<br /> * else you can also join me and watch how its done<br /> <br /> ====== SonicPi intro ====== <br /> presentation: [[:File:ShortCourseSonicPi.pdf]]<br /> <br /> ====== Mutant.Baby DIY ======<br /> Workshop exploring X-Vivo Human <br /> Tabletop Fertility Automat<br /> ReproTech IVF+<br /> <br /> [[File:MutatoInvite.jpg|thumb]]<br /> <br /> Tabletop Fertility Automat: <br /> Rapid Mutant Prototyping ReproTech IVF+<br /> <br /> Artificial Placenta<br /> Artificial Uterus<br /> Artificial Amniotic Fluid<br /> Artificial Umbilical Cord + Canula<br /> <br /> part of thGAP :: <br /> transgenic human Germline Alternatives Project<br /> CRISPR public Bioinformatics Database for Open Source Blastula interspecies metabolic alteration genomics.<br /> <br /> Includes bioethics and sciFi bioart criticism of transgenic human assembly line, robot horde nursery, DNA sequencing, database genetic pattern recognition, future morph building wetware construction, DNA synthesizer, embryo microinjection and AI zygote and blastula sorting (physical appearance and genomic scan mutant confirmation), selective reduction and full super low power automated reproduction Assembly Line.<br /> <br /> As well as understanding of key methods of IVF+: <br /> 1 - ovum and sperm collection with Cryopreservation<br /> 2 - single sperm microinjection with CRISPR trans-gene infection (transfection or transgenesis)<br /> 3 - embryo implantation into prepared pseudo pregnant donor uterine wall with Artificial Womb<br /> <br /> Links: <br /> <br /> Book: [https://surrogacy360.org/2016/11/06/book-politics-of-the-womb-the-perils-of-ivf-surrogacy-and-modified-babies/ Politics of the Womb: The Perils of IVF, Surrogacy and Modified Babies] <br /> <br /> Open Healthware Design: [https://oshwa.org/announcements/best-practices-for-source-of-open-healthware-designs/ DIY Open Source Biomedical Healthware Best Practices] <br /> <br /> Zine: [https://archive.org/details/thGAP/thGAP_booklet_screen/ thGAP Mind thGAP - Transgenic Human Germline Alternatives Project, CGCB - Creative Germline Construct Bank, (an online open source bioinformatics database of diverse genetic constructs for germline mutato reentry) GOSHPA - General Open Source Plasmid for Human Arts]<br /> <br /> Video: [https://www.kathyhigh.com/videos/underexposed-temple-of-the-fetus/ Underexposed: Temple of the Fetus by Kathy High, An experimental documentary about new reproductive technologies.]<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> === Kids activities ===<br /> <br /> Families &amp; Kids are welcome. Please advise your age and needs. This will help us organise a kids programm.<br /> <br /> === Cow remembrance ===<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Sad Cow Never Forget.png|thumb|none]]<br /> <br /> === Infrastructure ===<br /> <br /> ==== Network &amp; Internet ====<br /> <br /> Since Girlen is quite remote we needed to bring our own internet. There is some internet connection by telephone cable but its very slow and not suitable for 80+ guests. The plan was to install a Teltonika TRB500 with a directional 5G antenna as primary internet connection, and a 4G router as backup. Unfortunately something broke one the way there, and after testing the setup a few days earlier in Bitwäscherei, the Teltonika was dead and could not be reflashed / reset.<br /> <br /> We used our backup plan with a single TP-Link MR110 4G outdoor router, and a Gl.Inet Flink 3 Wifi router inside the house. This was enough for our needs and the Flink 3 was able to handle 60-80 concurrent users easily. It was even possible to access the internet from the camping grounds around 100 meters from the house. <br /> <br /> By using the same SSID and password on all routers, phones and laptops would automatically switch between the indoor and outdoor routers.<br /> <br /> [[File:teltonika-trb500-mit-qumax-a500m.jpeg|600px]]<br /> [[File:213ac29e-6d50-4f8d-80ee-2ab2ea2b3cfa-7ea0d4f0-14a4-42a8-a38f-1a334810a6b3~cropped.jpg|400px]]<br /> [[File:network.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> ==== GirlenCom ====<br /> <br /> To have a very efficient week we used the services of GirlenCom to install analog phones in and around the house. By installing an Ascom Econom 4/10 PABX (private automatic branch exchange) we were able to connect up to 10 phones in the house. Ordering toilet paper when it was empty or reaching the beer fridge from the safety department proved to be very helpful.<br /> <br /> Our friendly service technicians and hotline operators were busy making sure everyone at Homemade would stay connected.<br /> <br /> [[File:08409c6a-d485-431e-9e00-a8970897a4e9-769519d7-4ed3-47d0-9469-7789c1f1761b~2.jpg|400px]]<br /> [[File:17e7e2ca-ed81-43cb-ab77-8f6dbd7eeafc-bcc5378e-249e-488e-94e0-cde8bdb63dfc~2.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> [[File:1800-1350-max.jpg|600px]]<br /> [[File:1918d613-12db-4b63-b40f-ae0400b6e73f.jpeg|600px]]<br /> <br /> ==== Stikka Centraal ====<br /> <br /> As always, our stikka printing facility was operational from day one until the the very end, making sure the printers were ready and the sticker rolls rolling. As well as their inofficial Brushograph Centraal offering which the fine people from stikka centraal run in their free time.<br /> <br /> [[File:c51b5d46-ae14-467b-955b-fd89922e58e9.jpeg|400px]]<br /> [[File:5a217dfc-7a39-4568-b822-ba294add8be6.jpeg|400px]]<br /> <br /> === closing party ===<br /> We move back to Bitwäscherei Zurich August 1st for a closing party with concerts and food.<br /> <br /> Should we organize a bus transport to Zurich? Yes we did it!!<br /> <br /> [[File:20260728_040212.jpg|thumb|none]]<br /> <br /> ==Participants==<br /> [[HOME_MADE_2026_Participants]]<br /> <br /> ==Question==<br /> have a question? Mail to [mailto:homemade@sgmk-ssam.ch homemade@sgmk-ssam.ch]<br /> <br /> ==Planning==<br /> [[HOME MADE 2026 planning]]<br /> <br /> ==next house 2027==<br /> announcingo on start assemble <br /> <br /> == Links ==<br /> '''Earlier HOME MADE summercamps'''<br /> <br /> Video Documentation of HomeMade2025 by Christoph Krummer [https://makertube.net/w/5J2mAyKfAk4CJ6Jt8v5L7K --&gt; watch here]<br /> <br /> &lt;peertube&gt;https://makertube.net/w/5J2mAyKfAk4CJ6Jt8v5L7K&lt;/peertube&gt;.<br /> <br /> [[File:HomeMade2025_kummerDocu.jpg|thumb|none|400px|[https://sgmkcloud.ocloud.de/index.php/s/KerY4Zjrz2kAFar ]]]<br /> <br /> More about earlier editions of our summercamp on [[Archive HOME MADE]]<br /> <br /> '''Other summercamps accross the globe'''<br /> [[File:Ferallabs map.jpg|400px|thumb|More than 20 camps are connected through the Feral Labs network, co-funded by the European Union – Feral Labs (2019-2021) &amp; Rewilding Cultures (2022-2026)]]<br /> “The Feral Labs Network is a network of temporary dislocated hubs for research in art, technology and communities. It’s members share a common interest in art-science research and contemporary do-it-yourself (DIY) &amp; do-it-with-others (DIWO) communities.“ We are happy to be part of this extensive network across Europe!<br /> <br /> See more about all those friends on the website and check their nice publications available on their website: https://ferallabs.net/<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;</div>

Dusjagr https://wiki.sgmk-ssam.ch/index.php?title=HOME_MADE_2026&diff=14307 2026-08-15T09:26:38Z

<p>Dusjagr: /* Links */</p> <hr /> <div>[[File:Homemade-2026-logo.png|360px| thumb]]<br /> ==About==<br /> <br /> The Homemade summercamp is a week that is open for beginners as well as experts and everyone in between interested in exploring ideas in art &amp; technology or creating objects for sound, light or movement. The participants can bring their individual projects or work in groups and get inspired by related topics from all other participants. During this self-organized research week we will do workshops and talks, run experiments, cook &amp; eat together, go hiking and there will also be time for party and relaxing.<br /> <br /> ==Date==<br /> <br /> 25. July to 1. August 2026<br /> <br /> ==Venue==<br /> Berghaus Girlen, 9642 Ebnat-Kappel<br /> <br /> coordinates:<br /> 47°15'28.5&quot;N 9°05'27.2&quot;E<br /> <br /> [[File:Berghaus Girlen Map.jpg|thumb|none]]<br /> <br /> The house is located in a beautiful mountain landscape above Ebnat-Kappel. It offers a lot of space inside and a large sun terrace. There is also a camping area. We already stayed at Berghaus Girlen during Homemade Summercamp 2023.<br /> <br /> [[File:Homemade 2023 Reko - 2 von 32.jpg|400px]]]<br /> [[File:Homemade 2023 Reko - 7 von 32.jpg|400px]]]<br /> [[File:Homemade 2023 Reko - 16 von 32.jpg|400px]]]<br /> [[File:Homemade 2023 Reko - 21 von 32.jpg|400px]]]<br /> [[File:Homemade 2023 Reko - 27 von 32.jpg|400px]]]<br /> [[File:Homemade 2023 Reko - 12 von 32.jpg|224px]]]<br /> <br /> impressions from Homemade Girlen 2023<br /> <br /> [[File:Girlen_worktables.jpg|400px]]<br /> [[File:Girlen_Hike.jpeg|400px]]<br /> [[File:Girlen_cook.jpeg|400px]]<br /> <br /> ==Home2026==<br /> [[File:IMG_20260730_054043.jpg|400px]]]<br /> [[File:IMG_20260726_164011.jpg|400px]]]<br /> [[File:IMG_20260726_220429.jpg|400px]]]<br /> <br /> ==Fee==<br /> <br /> fee for the whole week<br /> <br /> payable to [https://wiki.sgmk-ssam.ch/wiki/Banking_Account our bank account]<br /> <br /> SGMK Members CHF 295.-<br /> <br /> non SGMK Members CHF 345.-<br /> <br /> daily fee 50.-<br /> <br /> the fee includes food, accommodation and basic material.<br /> <br /> ==Drinks==<br /> <br /> beer CHF 2.- / can<br /> <br /> wine CHF 8.- / bottle<br /> <br /> ==Registration==<br /> mail to [mailto:homemade@sgmk-ssam.ch homemade@sgmk-ssam.ch]<br /> <br /> We are kind of fully booked, please contact us before showing up.<br /> <br /> ==Directions==<br /> Train from Zurich HB to Ebnat-Kappel (via Rapperswil and Wattwil)<br /> <br /> You can take a walk to the house through the beautiful surroundings(aprrox 1.5h) but we will organize a shuttle service from Ebnat-Kappel<br /> <br /> [[Homemade 2023 walk]]<br /> <br /> == Programm ==<br /> <br /> Communal KitchenLab, Spontaneous AV Jams, Open Program including workshops, talks, performances and nature excursions. <br /> <br /> Final Concerts and Party: Planning for Closing Event in Bitwäscherei Zürich 1. August<br /> <br /> [[File:20260726_181544.jpg|800px]]<br /> <br /> === Communal KitchenLab ===<br /> Each day we are forming a team for the kirchen lab for creative cuisine. <br /> <br /> this tool might help with amounts: https://teamgeil.uber.space/<br /> <br /> === Workshops ===<br /> <br /> A dense and inspring programme of workshops will be co-developed collectively throughout the week. Also planning in advance is allowed.<br /> <br /> [[File:20260729_083802.jpg|800px]]<br /> <br /> ====== LoRa Mesh ======<br /> * planned for Sunday/Monday (when Tamberg has reached) right ahead, wanna join? Maybe add your name and what you want to install :)<br /> * sva will bring 4 devices (1 heltec v3, 2 heltec v4, and last one need to look up: a flat kind)<br /> ** want to install reticulum on one of them, would be great to be a group on that tasks... and yes, I do have personal contacts to the reticulum folks, maybe we can get some support from there...<br /> ** have to leave on Monday, looking for a godfather to take care of the 4 nodes while I am away<br /> <br /> * @tamberg and Michel from Lug Limbe will try to bring some Xiao-based LoRa mesh nodes<br /> ** using https://wiki.seeedstudio.com/wio_sx1262_with_xiao_esp32s3_kit/ (hardware)<br /> ** getting started https://github.com/tamberg/lora-intro (various networks)<br /> ** working on https://github.com/tamberg/pi-tastic (Meshtastic on Pi)<br /> <br /> ====== How to build custom USB human interface devices ======<br /> <br /> Have you ever wondered, how USB-Peripherals, such as mice, keyboards, slideshow-presenter-gadgets, joysticks and joypads work? Do you have a wacky idea for a USB-connected foot-pedal or a custom volume or multimedia controller, but didn't know how to connect your electronics to a computer?<br /> <br /> If there is interest in the topic, [[User:elrido|I]] would prepare a presentation and hands-on-workshop for Wednesday or Thursday Afternoon.<br /> <br /> In the presentation I'd introduce you to the long, boring [https://www.usb.org/sites/default/files/hut1%207.pdf specs of the USB-HID standard], which shall serve to give you some nifty ideas on what you could possibly build, apart from custom or minimal keyboards and game controllers. I can also demonstrate some silly things you can build, from the mythic Any-Key, to mouse jigglers and on to automation solutions and interactive menu-systems.<br /> <br /> If there is further interest, I can expand this into a hands on workshop: I'll bring the Microcontrollers with USB-Plugs (Digispark clones), you bring the buttons, switches, potentiometers, rotary encoders or sensors and I can help you set up your system to program the MCUs with the USB-stack and get you started reading the GPIO-pins that you solder to your inputs.<br /> <br /> [[:File:USB input devices workshop.zip|Slides of the presentation with links to the projects we will use]]<br /> <br /> ====== Free your Android! ====== <br /> * sva has to re-install her phone anyway since a while, and planning to do so for Sunday during the day. <br /> * if you wanna join please contact me (e.g. telegram or mail) with the exact model info of your phone, then we can see what alternative Operating Systems can be done<br /> * else you can also join me and watch how its done<br /> <br /> ====== SonicPi intro ====== <br /> presentation: [[:File:ShortCourseSonicPi.pdf]]<br /> <br /> ====== Mutant.Baby DIY ======<br /> Workshop exploring X-Vivo Human <br /> Tabletop Fertility Automat<br /> ReproTech IVF+<br /> <br /> [[File:MutatoInvite.jpg|thumb]]<br /> <br /> Tabletop Fertility Automat: <br /> Rapid Mutant Prototyping ReproTech IVF+<br /> <br /> Artificial Placenta<br /> Artificial Uterus<br /> Artificial Amniotic Fluid<br /> Artificial Umbilical Cord + Canula<br /> <br /> part of thGAP :: <br /> transgenic human Germline Alternatives Project<br /> CRISPR public Bioinformatics Database for Open Source Blastula interspecies metabolic alteration genomics.<br /> <br /> Includes bioethics and sciFi bioart criticism of transgenic human assembly line, robot horde nursery, DNA sequencing, database genetic pattern recognition, future morph building wetware construction, DNA synthesizer, embryo microinjection and AI zygote and blastula sorting (physical appearance and genomic scan mutant confirmation), selective reduction and full super low power automated reproduction Assembly Line.<br /> <br /> As well as understanding of key methods of IVF+: <br /> 1 - ovum and sperm collection with Cryopreservation<br /> 2 - single sperm microinjection with CRISPR trans-gene infection (transfection or transgenesis)<br /> 3 - embryo implantation into prepared pseudo pregnant donor uterine wall with Artificial Womb<br /> <br /> Links: <br /> <br /> Book: [https://surrogacy360.org/2016/11/06/book-politics-of-the-womb-the-perils-of-ivf-surrogacy-and-modified-babies/ Politics of the Womb: The Perils of IVF, Surrogacy and Modified Babies] <br /> <br /> Open Healthware Design: [https://oshwa.org/announcements/best-practices-for-source-of-open-healthware-designs/ DIY Open Source Biomedical Healthware Best Practices] <br /> <br /> Zine: [https://archive.org/details/thGAP/thGAP_booklet_screen/ thGAP Mind thGAP - Transgenic Human Germline Alternatives Project, CGCB - Creative Germline Construct Bank, (an online open source bioinformatics database of diverse genetic constructs for germline mutato reentry) GOSHPA - General Open Source Plasmid for Human Arts]<br /> <br /> Video: [https://www.kathyhigh.com/videos/underexposed-temple-of-the-fetus/ Underexposed: Temple of the Fetus by Kathy High, An experimental documentary about new reproductive technologies.]<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> === Kids activities ===<br /> <br /> Families &amp; Kids are welcome. Please advise your age and needs. This will help us organise a kids programm.<br /> <br /> === Cow remembrance ===<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Sad Cow Never Forget.png|thumb|none]]<br /> <br /> === Infrastructure ===<br /> <br /> ==== Network &amp; Internet ====<br /> <br /> Since Girlen is quite remote we needed to bring our own internet. There is some internet connection by telephone cable but its very slow and not suitable for 80+ guests. The plan was to install a Teltonika TRB500 with a directional 5G antenna as primary internet connection, and a 4G router as backup. Unfortunately something broke one the way there, and after testing the setup a few days earlier in Bitwäscherei, the Teltonika was dead and could not be reflashed / reset.<br /> <br /> We used our backup plan with a single TP-Link MR110 4G outdoor router, and a Gl.Inet Flink 3 Wifi router inside the house. This was enough for our needs and the Flink 3 was able to handle 60-80 concurrent users easily. It was even possible to access the internet from the camping grounds around 100 meters from the house. <br /> <br /> By using the same SSID and password on all routers, phones and laptops would automatically switch between the indoor and outdoor routers.<br /> <br /> [[File:teltonika-trb500-mit-qumax-a500m.jpeg|600px]]<br /> [[File:213ac29e-6d50-4f8d-80ee-2ab2ea2b3cfa-7ea0d4f0-14a4-42a8-a38f-1a334810a6b3~cropped.jpg|400px]]<br /> [[File:network.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> ==== GirlenCom ====<br /> <br /> To have a very efficient week we used the services of GirlenCom to install analog phones in and around the house. By installing an Ascom Econom 4/10 PABX (private automatic branch exchange) we were able to connect up to 10 phones in the house. Ordering toilet paper when it was empty or reaching the beer fridge from the safety department proved to be very helpful.<br /> <br /> Our friendly service technicians and hotline operators were busy making sure everyone at Homemade would stay connected.<br /> <br /> [[File:08409c6a-d485-431e-9e00-a8970897a4e9-769519d7-4ed3-47d0-9469-7789c1f1761b~2.jpg|400px]]<br /> [[File:17e7e2ca-ed81-43cb-ab77-8f6dbd7eeafc-bcc5378e-249e-488e-94e0-cde8bdb63dfc~2.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> [[File:1800-1350-max.jpg|600px]]<br /> [[File:1918d613-12db-4b63-b40f-ae0400b6e73f.jpeg|600px]]<br /> <br /> ==== Stikka Centraal ====<br /> <br /> As always, our stikka printing facility was operational from day one until the the very end, making sure the printers were ready and the sticker rolls rolling. As well as their inofficial Brushograph Centraal offering which the fine people from stikka centraal run in their free time.<br /> <br /> [[File:c51b5d46-ae14-467b-955b-fd89922e58e9.jpeg|400px]]<br /> [[File:5a217dfc-7a39-4568-b822-ba294add8be6.jpeg|400px]]<br /> <br /> === closing party ===<br /> We move back to Bitwäscherei Zurich August 1st for a closing party with concerts and food.<br /> <br /> Should we organize a bus transport to Zurich? Yes we did it!!<br /> <br /> [[File:20260728_040212.jpg|thumb|none]]<br /> <br /> ==Participants==<br /> [[HOME_MADE_2026_Participants]]<br /> <br /> ==Question==<br /> have a question? Mail to [mailto:homemade@sgmk-ssam.ch homemade@sgmk-ssam.ch]<br /> <br /> ==Planning==<br /> [[HOME MADE 2026 planning]]<br /> <br /> ==next house 2027==<br /> announcingo on start assemble <br /> <br /> == Links ==<br /> '''Earlier HOME MADE summercamps'''<br /> <br /> Video Documentation of HomeMade2025 by Christoph Krummer [https://makertube.net/w/5J2mAyKfAk4CJ6Jt8v5L7K --&gt; watch here]<br /> <br /> {{#ev:peertube|id=https://makertube.net/w/5J2mAyKfAk4CJ6Jt8v5L7K|dimensions=640x360}}<br /> <br /> &lt;peertube&gt;https://makertube.net/w/5J2mAyKfAk4CJ6Jt8v5L7K&lt;/peertube&gt;.<br /> <br /> [[File:HomeMade2025_kummerDocu.jpg|thumb|none|400px|[https://sgmkcloud.ocloud.de/index.php/s/KerY4Zjrz2kAFar ]]]<br /> <br /> More about earlier editions of our summercamp on [[Archive HOME MADE]]<br /> <br /> '''Other summercamps accross the globe'''<br /> [[File:Ferallabs map.jpg|400px|thumb|More than 20 camps are connected through the Feral Labs network, co-funded by the European Union – Feral Labs (2019-2021) &amp; Rewilding Cultures (2022-2026)]]<br /> “The Feral Labs Network is a network of temporary dislocated hubs for research in art, technology and communities. It’s members share a common interest in art-science research and contemporary do-it-yourself (DIY) &amp; do-it-with-others (DIWO) communities.“ We are happy to be part of this extensive network across Europe!<br /> <br /> See more about all those friends on the website and check their nice publications available on their website: https://ferallabs.net/<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;</div>

Dusjagr https://wiki.sgmk-ssam.ch/index.php?title=HOME_MADE_2026&diff=14306 2026-08-15T09:25:15Z

<p>Dusjagr: /* Links */</p> <hr /> <div>[[File:Homemade-2026-logo.png|360px| thumb]]<br /> ==About==<br /> <br /> The Homemade summercamp is a week that is open for beginners as well as experts and everyone in between interested in exploring ideas in art &amp; technology or creating objects for sound, light or movement. The participants can bring their individual projects or work in groups and get inspired by related topics from all other participants. During this self-organized research week we will do workshops and talks, run experiments, cook &amp; eat together, go hiking and there will also be time for party and relaxing.<br /> <br /> ==Date==<br /> <br /> 25. July to 1. August 2026<br /> <br /> ==Venue==<br /> Berghaus Girlen, 9642 Ebnat-Kappel<br /> <br /> coordinates:<br /> 47°15'28.5&quot;N 9°05'27.2&quot;E<br /> <br /> [[File:Berghaus Girlen Map.jpg|thumb|none]]<br /> <br /> The house is located in a beautiful mountain landscape above Ebnat-Kappel. It offers a lot of space inside and a large sun terrace. There is also a camping area. We already stayed at Berghaus Girlen during Homemade Summercamp 2023.<br /> <br /> [[File:Homemade 2023 Reko - 2 von 32.jpg|400px]]]<br /> [[File:Homemade 2023 Reko - 7 von 32.jpg|400px]]]<br /> [[File:Homemade 2023 Reko - 16 von 32.jpg|400px]]]<br /> [[File:Homemade 2023 Reko - 21 von 32.jpg|400px]]]<br /> [[File:Homemade 2023 Reko - 27 von 32.jpg|400px]]]<br /> [[File:Homemade 2023 Reko - 12 von 32.jpg|224px]]]<br /> <br /> impressions from Homemade Girlen 2023<br /> <br /> [[File:Girlen_worktables.jpg|400px]]<br /> [[File:Girlen_Hike.jpeg|400px]]<br /> [[File:Girlen_cook.jpeg|400px]]<br /> <br /> ==Home2026==<br /> [[File:IMG_20260730_054043.jpg|400px]]]<br /> [[File:IMG_20260726_164011.jpg|400px]]]<br /> [[File:IMG_20260726_220429.jpg|400px]]]<br /> <br /> ==Fee==<br /> <br /> fee for the whole week<br /> <br /> payable to [https://wiki.sgmk-ssam.ch/wiki/Banking_Account our bank account]<br /> <br /> SGMK Members CHF 295.-<br /> <br /> non SGMK Members CHF 345.-<br /> <br /> daily fee 50.-<br /> <br /> the fee includes food, accommodation and basic material.<br /> <br /> ==Drinks==<br /> <br /> beer CHF 2.- / can<br /> <br /> wine CHF 8.- / bottle<br /> <br /> ==Registration==<br /> mail to [mailto:homemade@sgmk-ssam.ch homemade@sgmk-ssam.ch]<br /> <br /> We are kind of fully booked, please contact us before showing up.<br /> <br /> ==Directions==<br /> Train from Zurich HB to Ebnat-Kappel (via Rapperswil and Wattwil)<br /> <br /> You can take a walk to the house through the beautiful surroundings(aprrox 1.5h) but we will organize a shuttle service from Ebnat-Kappel<br /> <br /> [[Homemade 2023 walk]]<br /> <br /> == Programm ==<br /> <br /> Communal KitchenLab, Spontaneous AV Jams, Open Program including workshops, talks, performances and nature excursions. <br /> <br /> Final Concerts and Party: Planning for Closing Event in Bitwäscherei Zürich 1. August<br /> <br /> [[File:20260726_181544.jpg|800px]]<br /> <br /> === Communal KitchenLab ===<br /> Each day we are forming a team for the kirchen lab for creative cuisine. <br /> <br /> this tool might help with amounts: https://teamgeil.uber.space/<br /> <br /> === Workshops ===<br /> <br /> A dense and inspring programme of workshops will be co-developed collectively throughout the week. Also planning in advance is allowed.<br /> <br /> [[File:20260729_083802.jpg|800px]]<br /> <br /> ====== LoRa Mesh ======<br /> * planned for Sunday/Monday (when Tamberg has reached) right ahead, wanna join? Maybe add your name and what you want to install :)<br /> * sva will bring 4 devices (1 heltec v3, 2 heltec v4, and last one need to look up: a flat kind)<br /> ** want to install reticulum on one of them, would be great to be a group on that tasks... and yes, I do have personal contacts to the reticulum folks, maybe we can get some support from there...<br /> ** have to leave on Monday, looking for a godfather to take care of the 4 nodes while I am away<br /> <br /> * @tamberg and Michel from Lug Limbe will try to bring some Xiao-based LoRa mesh nodes<br /> ** using https://wiki.seeedstudio.com/wio_sx1262_with_xiao_esp32s3_kit/ (hardware)<br /> ** getting started https://github.com/tamberg/lora-intro (various networks)<br /> ** working on https://github.com/tamberg/pi-tastic (Meshtastic on Pi)<br /> <br /> ====== How to build custom USB human interface devices ======<br /> <br /> Have you ever wondered, how USB-Peripherals, such as mice, keyboards, slideshow-presenter-gadgets, joysticks and joypads work? Do you have a wacky idea for a USB-connected foot-pedal or a custom volume or multimedia controller, but didn't know how to connect your electronics to a computer?<br /> <br /> If there is interest in the topic, [[User:elrido|I]] would prepare a presentation and hands-on-workshop for Wednesday or Thursday Afternoon.<br /> <br /> In the presentation I'd introduce you to the long, boring [https://www.usb.org/sites/default/files/hut1%207.pdf specs of the USB-HID standard], which shall serve to give you some nifty ideas on what you could possibly build, apart from custom or minimal keyboards and game controllers. I can also demonstrate some silly things you can build, from the mythic Any-Key, to mouse jigglers and on to automation solutions and interactive menu-systems.<br /> <br /> If there is further interest, I can expand this into a hands on workshop: I'll bring the Microcontrollers with USB-Plugs (Digispark clones), you bring the buttons, switches, potentiometers, rotary encoders or sensors and I can help you set up your system to program the MCUs with the USB-stack and get you started reading the GPIO-pins that you solder to your inputs.<br /> <br /> [[:File:USB input devices workshop.zip|Slides of the presentation with links to the projects we will use]]<br /> <br /> ====== Free your Android! ====== <br /> * sva has to re-install her phone anyway since a while, and planning to do so for Sunday during the day. <br /> * if you wanna join please contact me (e.g. telegram or mail) with the exact model info of your phone, then we can see what alternative Operating Systems can be done<br /> * else you can also join me and watch how its done<br /> <br /> ====== SonicPi intro ====== <br /> presentation: [[:File:ShortCourseSonicPi.pdf]]<br /> <br /> ====== Mutant.Baby DIY ======<br /> Workshop exploring X-Vivo Human <br /> Tabletop Fertility Automat<br /> ReproTech IVF+<br /> <br /> [[File:MutatoInvite.jpg|thumb]]<br /> <br /> Tabletop Fertility Automat: <br /> Rapid Mutant Prototyping ReproTech IVF+<br /> <br /> Artificial Placenta<br /> Artificial Uterus<br /> Artificial Amniotic Fluid<br /> Artificial Umbilical Cord + Canula<br /> <br /> part of thGAP :: <br /> transgenic human Germline Alternatives Project<br /> CRISPR public Bioinformatics Database for Open Source Blastula interspecies metabolic alteration genomics.<br /> <br /> Includes bioethics and sciFi bioart criticism of transgenic human assembly line, robot horde nursery, DNA sequencing, database genetic pattern recognition, future morph building wetware construction, DNA synthesizer, embryo microinjection and AI zygote and blastula sorting (physical appearance and genomic scan mutant confirmation), selective reduction and full super low power automated reproduction Assembly Line.<br /> <br /> As well as understanding of key methods of IVF+: <br /> 1 - ovum and sperm collection with Cryopreservation<br /> 2 - single sperm microinjection with CRISPR trans-gene infection (transfection or transgenesis)<br /> 3 - embryo implantation into prepared pseudo pregnant donor uterine wall with Artificial Womb<br /> <br /> Links: <br /> <br /> Book: [https://surrogacy360.org/2016/11/06/book-politics-of-the-womb-the-perils-of-ivf-surrogacy-and-modified-babies/ Politics of the Womb: The Perils of IVF, Surrogacy and Modified Babies] <br /> <br /> Open Healthware Design: [https://oshwa.org/announcements/best-practices-for-source-of-open-healthware-designs/ DIY Open Source Biomedical Healthware Best Practices] <br /> <br /> Zine: [https://archive.org/details/thGAP/thGAP_booklet_screen/ thGAP Mind thGAP - Transgenic Human Germline Alternatives Project, CGCB - Creative Germline Construct Bank, (an online open source bioinformatics database of diverse genetic constructs for germline mutato reentry) GOSHPA - General Open Source Plasmid for Human Arts]<br /> <br /> Video: [https://www.kathyhigh.com/videos/underexposed-temple-of-the-fetus/ Underexposed: Temple of the Fetus by Kathy High, An experimental documentary about new reproductive technologies.]<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> === Kids activities ===<br /> <br /> Families &amp; Kids are welcome. Please advise your age and needs. This will help us organise a kids programm.<br /> <br /> === Cow remembrance ===<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Sad Cow Never Forget.png|thumb|none]]<br /> <br /> === Infrastructure ===<br /> <br /> ==== Network &amp; Internet ====<br /> <br /> Since Girlen is quite remote we needed to bring our own internet. There is some internet connection by telephone cable but its very slow and not suitable for 80+ guests. The plan was to install a Teltonika TRB500 with a directional 5G antenna as primary internet connection, and a 4G router as backup. Unfortunately something broke one the way there, and after testing the setup a few days earlier in Bitwäscherei, the Teltonika was dead and could not be reflashed / reset.<br /> <br /> We used our backup plan with a single TP-Link MR110 4G outdoor router, and a Gl.Inet Flink 3 Wifi router inside the house. This was enough for our needs and the Flink 3 was able to handle 60-80 concurrent users easily. It was even possible to access the internet from the camping grounds around 100 meters from the house. <br /> <br /> By using the same SSID and password on all routers, phones and laptops would automatically switch between the indoor and outdoor routers.<br /> <br /> [[File:teltonika-trb500-mit-qumax-a500m.jpeg|600px]]<br /> [[File:213ac29e-6d50-4f8d-80ee-2ab2ea2b3cfa-7ea0d4f0-14a4-42a8-a38f-1a334810a6b3~cropped.jpg|400px]]<br /> [[File:network.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> ==== GirlenCom ====<br /> <br /> To have a very efficient week we used the services of GirlenCom to install analog phones in and around the house. By installing an Ascom Econom 4/10 PABX (private automatic branch exchange) we were able to connect up to 10 phones in the house. Ordering toilet paper when it was empty or reaching the beer fridge from the safety department proved to be very helpful.<br /> <br /> Our friendly service technicians and hotline operators were busy making sure everyone at Homemade would stay connected.<br /> <br /> [[File:08409c6a-d485-431e-9e00-a8970897a4e9-769519d7-4ed3-47d0-9469-7789c1f1761b~2.jpg|400px]]<br /> [[File:17e7e2ca-ed81-43cb-ab77-8f6dbd7eeafc-bcc5378e-249e-488e-94e0-cde8bdb63dfc~2.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> [[File:1800-1350-max.jpg|600px]]<br /> [[File:1918d613-12db-4b63-b40f-ae0400b6e73f.jpeg|600px]]<br /> <br /> ==== Stikka Centraal ====<br /> <br /> As always, our stikka printing facility was operational from day one until the the very end, making sure the printers were ready and the sticker rolls rolling. As well as their inofficial Brushograph Centraal offering which the fine people from stikka centraal run in their free time.<br /> <br /> [[File:c51b5d46-ae14-467b-955b-fd89922e58e9.jpeg|400px]]<br /> [[File:5a217dfc-7a39-4568-b822-ba294add8be6.jpeg|400px]]<br /> <br /> === closing party ===<br /> We move back to Bitwäscherei Zurich August 1st for a closing party with concerts and food.<br /> <br /> Should we organize a bus transport to Zurich? Yes we did it!!<br /> <br /> [[File:20260728_040212.jpg|thumb|none]]<br /> <br /> ==Participants==<br /> [[HOME_MADE_2026_Participants]]<br /> <br /> ==Question==<br /> have a question? Mail to [mailto:homemade@sgmk-ssam.ch homemade@sgmk-ssam.ch]<br /> <br /> ==Planning==<br /> [[HOME MADE 2026 planning]]<br /> <br /> ==next house 2027==<br /> announcingo on start assemble <br /> <br /> == Links ==<br /> '''Earlier HOME MADE summercamps'''<br /> <br /> Video Documentation of HomeMade2025 by Christoph Krummer [https://makertube.net/w/5J2mAyKfAk4CJ6Jt8v5L7K --&gt; watch here]<br /> <br /> &lt;peertube&gt;https://makertube.net/w/5J2mAyKfAk4CJ6Jt8v5L7K&lt;/peertube&gt;.<br /> <br /> [[File:HomeMade2025_kummerDocu.jpg|thumb|none|400px|[https://sgmkcloud.ocloud.de/index.php/s/KerY4Zjrz2kAFar ]]]<br /> <br /> More about earlier editions of our summercamp on [[Archive HOME MADE]]<br /> <br /> '''Other summercamps accross the globe'''<br /> [[File:Ferallabs map.jpg|400px|thumb|More than 20 camps are connected through the Feral Labs network, co-funded by the European Union – Feral Labs (2019-2021) &amp; Rewilding Cultures (2022-2026)]]<br /> “The Feral Labs Network is a network of temporary dislocated hubs for research in art, technology and communities. It’s members share a common interest in art-science research and contemporary do-it-yourself (DIY) &amp; do-it-with-others (DIWO) communities.“ We are happy to be part of this extensive network across Europe!<br /> <br /> See more about all those friends on the website and check their nice publications available on their website: https://ferallabs.net/<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;</div>

Dusjagr https://wiki.sgmk-ssam.ch/index.php?title=HOME_MADE_2026&diff=14305 2026-08-15T09:24:55Z

<p>Dusjagr: /* Links */</p> <hr /> <div>[[File:Homemade-2026-logo.png|360px| thumb]]<br /> ==About==<br /> <br /> The Homemade summercamp is a week that is open for beginners as well as experts and everyone in between interested in exploring ideas in art &amp; technology or creating objects for sound, light or movement. The participants can bring their individual projects or work in groups and get inspired by related topics from all other participants. During this self-organized research week we will do workshops and talks, run experiments, cook &amp; eat together, go hiking and there will also be time for party and relaxing.<br /> <br /> ==Date==<br /> <br /> 25. July to 1. August 2026<br /> <br /> ==Venue==<br /> Berghaus Girlen, 9642 Ebnat-Kappel<br /> <br /> coordinates:<br /> 47°15'28.5&quot;N 9°05'27.2&quot;E<br /> <br /> [[File:Berghaus Girlen Map.jpg|thumb|none]]<br /> <br /> The house is located in a beautiful mountain landscape above Ebnat-Kappel. It offers a lot of space inside and a large sun terrace. There is also a camping area. We already stayed at Berghaus Girlen during Homemade Summercamp 2023.<br /> <br /> [[File:Homemade 2023 Reko - 2 von 32.jpg|400px]]]<br /> [[File:Homemade 2023 Reko - 7 von 32.jpg|400px]]]<br /> [[File:Homemade 2023 Reko - 16 von 32.jpg|400px]]]<br /> [[File:Homemade 2023 Reko - 21 von 32.jpg|400px]]]<br /> [[File:Homemade 2023 Reko - 27 von 32.jpg|400px]]]<br /> [[File:Homemade 2023 Reko - 12 von 32.jpg|224px]]]<br /> <br /> impressions from Homemade Girlen 2023<br /> <br /> [[File:Girlen_worktables.jpg|400px]]<br /> [[File:Girlen_Hike.jpeg|400px]]<br /> [[File:Girlen_cook.jpeg|400px]]<br /> <br /> ==Home2026==<br /> [[File:IMG_20260730_054043.jpg|400px]]]<br /> [[File:IMG_20260726_164011.jpg|400px]]]<br /> [[File:IMG_20260726_220429.jpg|400px]]]<br /> <br /> ==Fee==<br /> <br /> fee for the whole week<br /> <br /> payable to [https://wiki.sgmk-ssam.ch/wiki/Banking_Account our bank account]<br /> <br /> SGMK Members CHF 295.-<br /> <br /> non SGMK Members CHF 345.-<br /> <br /> daily fee 50.-<br /> <br /> the fee includes food, accommodation and basic material.<br /> <br /> ==Drinks==<br /> <br /> beer CHF 2.- / can<br /> <br /> wine CHF 8.- / bottle<br /> <br /> ==Registration==<br /> mail to [mailto:homemade@sgmk-ssam.ch homemade@sgmk-ssam.ch]<br /> <br /> We are kind of fully booked, please contact us before showing up.<br /> <br /> ==Directions==<br /> Train from Zurich HB to Ebnat-Kappel (via Rapperswil and Wattwil)<br /> <br /> You can take a walk to the house through the beautiful surroundings(aprrox 1.5h) but we will organize a shuttle service from Ebnat-Kappel<br /> <br /> [[Homemade 2023 walk]]<br /> <br /> == Programm ==<br /> <br /> Communal KitchenLab, Spontaneous AV Jams, Open Program including workshops, talks, performances and nature excursions. <br /> <br /> Final Concerts and Party: Planning for Closing Event in Bitwäscherei Zürich 1. August<br /> <br /> [[File:20260726_181544.jpg|800px]]<br /> <br /> === Communal KitchenLab ===<br /> Each day we are forming a team for the kirchen lab for creative cuisine. <br /> <br /> this tool might help with amounts: https://teamgeil.uber.space/<br /> <br /> === Workshops ===<br /> <br /> A dense and inspring programme of workshops will be co-developed collectively throughout the week. Also planning in advance is allowed.<br /> <br /> [[File:20260729_083802.jpg|800px]]<br /> <br /> ====== LoRa Mesh ======<br /> * planned for Sunday/Monday (when Tamberg has reached) right ahead, wanna join? Maybe add your name and what you want to install :)<br /> * sva will bring 4 devices (1 heltec v3, 2 heltec v4, and last one need to look up: a flat kind)<br /> ** want to install reticulum on one of them, would be great to be a group on that tasks... and yes, I do have personal contacts to the reticulum folks, maybe we can get some support from there...<br /> ** have to leave on Monday, looking for a godfather to take care of the 4 nodes while I am away<br /> <br /> * @tamberg and Michel from Lug Limbe will try to bring some Xiao-based LoRa mesh nodes<br /> ** using https://wiki.seeedstudio.com/wio_sx1262_with_xiao_esp32s3_kit/ (hardware)<br /> ** getting started https://github.com/tamberg/lora-intro (various networks)<br /> ** working on https://github.com/tamberg/pi-tastic (Meshtastic on Pi)<br /> <br /> ====== How to build custom USB human interface devices ======<br /> <br /> Have you ever wondered, how USB-Peripherals, such as mice, keyboards, slideshow-presenter-gadgets, joysticks and joypads work? Do you have a wacky idea for a USB-connected foot-pedal or a custom volume or multimedia controller, but didn't know how to connect your electronics to a computer?<br /> <br /> If there is interest in the topic, [[User:elrido|I]] would prepare a presentation and hands-on-workshop for Wednesday or Thursday Afternoon.<br /> <br /> In the presentation I'd introduce you to the long, boring [https://www.usb.org/sites/default/files/hut1%207.pdf specs of the USB-HID standard], which shall serve to give you some nifty ideas on what you could possibly build, apart from custom or minimal keyboards and game controllers. I can also demonstrate some silly things you can build, from the mythic Any-Key, to mouse jigglers and on to automation solutions and interactive menu-systems.<br /> <br /> If there is further interest, I can expand this into a hands on workshop: I'll bring the Microcontrollers with USB-Plugs (Digispark clones), you bring the buttons, switches, potentiometers, rotary encoders or sensors and I can help you set up your system to program the MCUs with the USB-stack and get you started reading the GPIO-pins that you solder to your inputs.<br /> <br /> [[:File:USB input devices workshop.zip|Slides of the presentation with links to the projects we will use]]<br /> <br /> ====== Free your Android! ====== <br /> * sva has to re-install her phone anyway since a while, and planning to do so for Sunday during the day. <br /> * if you wanna join please contact me (e.g. telegram or mail) with the exact model info of your phone, then we can see what alternative Operating Systems can be done<br /> * else you can also join me and watch how its done<br /> <br /> ====== SonicPi intro ====== <br /> presentation: [[:File:ShortCourseSonicPi.pdf]]<br /> <br /> ====== Mutant.Baby DIY ======<br /> Workshop exploring X-Vivo Human <br /> Tabletop Fertility Automat<br /> ReproTech IVF+<br /> <br /> [[File:MutatoInvite.jpg|thumb]]<br /> <br /> Tabletop Fertility Automat: <br /> Rapid Mutant Prototyping ReproTech IVF+<br /> <br /> Artificial Placenta<br /> Artificial Uterus<br /> Artificial Amniotic Fluid<br /> Artificial Umbilical Cord + Canula<br /> <br /> part of thGAP :: <br /> transgenic human Germline Alternatives Project<br /> CRISPR public Bioinformatics Database for Open Source Blastula interspecies metabolic alteration genomics.<br /> <br /> Includes bioethics and sciFi bioart criticism of transgenic human assembly line, robot horde nursery, DNA sequencing, database genetic pattern recognition, future morph building wetware construction, DNA synthesizer, embryo microinjection and AI zygote and blastula sorting (physical appearance and genomic scan mutant confirmation), selective reduction and full super low power automated reproduction Assembly Line.<br /> <br /> As well as understanding of key methods of IVF+: <br /> 1 - ovum and sperm collection with Cryopreservation<br /> 2 - single sperm microinjection with CRISPR trans-gene infection (transfection or transgenesis)<br /> 3 - embryo implantation into prepared pseudo pregnant donor uterine wall with Artificial Womb<br /> <br /> Links: <br /> <br /> Book: [https://surrogacy360.org/2016/11/06/book-politics-of-the-womb-the-perils-of-ivf-surrogacy-and-modified-babies/ Politics of the Womb: The Perils of IVF, Surrogacy and Modified Babies] <br /> <br /> Open Healthware Design: [https://oshwa.org/announcements/best-practices-for-source-of-open-healthware-designs/ DIY Open Source Biomedical Healthware Best Practices] <br /> <br /> Zine: [https://archive.org/details/thGAP/thGAP_booklet_screen/ thGAP Mind thGAP - Transgenic Human Germline Alternatives Project, CGCB - Creative Germline Construct Bank, (an online open source bioinformatics database of diverse genetic constructs for germline mutato reentry) GOSHPA - General Open Source Plasmid for Human Arts]<br /> <br /> Video: [https://www.kathyhigh.com/videos/underexposed-temple-of-the-fetus/ Underexposed: Temple of the Fetus by Kathy High, An experimental documentary about new reproductive technologies.]<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> === Kids activities ===<br /> <br /> Families &amp; Kids are welcome. Please advise your age and needs. This will help us organise a kids programm.<br /> <br /> === Cow remembrance ===<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Sad Cow Never Forget.png|thumb|none]]<br /> <br /> === Infrastructure ===<br /> <br /> ==== Network &amp; Internet ====<br /> <br /> Since Girlen is quite remote we needed to bring our own internet. There is some internet connection by telephone cable but its very slow and not suitable for 80+ guests. The plan was to install a Teltonika TRB500 with a directional 5G antenna as primary internet connection, and a 4G router as backup. Unfortunately something broke one the way there, and after testing the setup a few days earlier in Bitwäscherei, the Teltonika was dead and could not be reflashed / reset.<br /> <br /> We used our backup plan with a single TP-Link MR110 4G outdoor router, and a Gl.Inet Flink 3 Wifi router inside the house. This was enough for our needs and the Flink 3 was able to handle 60-80 concurrent users easily. It was even possible to access the internet from the camping grounds around 100 meters from the house. <br /> <br /> By using the same SSID and password on all routers, phones and laptops would automatically switch between the indoor and outdoor routers.<br /> <br /> [[File:teltonika-trb500-mit-qumax-a500m.jpeg|600px]]<br /> [[File:213ac29e-6d50-4f8d-80ee-2ab2ea2b3cfa-7ea0d4f0-14a4-42a8-a38f-1a334810a6b3~cropped.jpg|400px]]<br /> [[File:network.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> ==== GirlenCom ====<br /> <br /> To have a very efficient week we used the services of GirlenCom to install analog phones in and around the house. By installing an Ascom Econom 4/10 PABX (private automatic branch exchange) we were able to connect up to 10 phones in the house. Ordering toilet paper when it was empty or reaching the beer fridge from the safety department proved to be very helpful.<br /> <br /> Our friendly service technicians and hotline operators were busy making sure everyone at Homemade would stay connected.<br /> <br /> [[File:08409c6a-d485-431e-9e00-a8970897a4e9-769519d7-4ed3-47d0-9469-7789c1f1761b~2.jpg|400px]]<br /> [[File:17e7e2ca-ed81-43cb-ab77-8f6dbd7eeafc-bcc5378e-249e-488e-94e0-cde8bdb63dfc~2.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> [[File:1800-1350-max.jpg|600px]]<br /> [[File:1918d613-12db-4b63-b40f-ae0400b6e73f.jpeg|600px]]<br /> <br /> ==== Stikka Centraal ====<br /> <br /> As always, our stikka printing facility was operational from day one until the the very end, making sure the printers were ready and the sticker rolls rolling. As well as their inofficial Brushograph Centraal offering which the fine people from stikka centraal run in their free time.<br /> <br /> [[File:c51b5d46-ae14-467b-955b-fd89922e58e9.jpeg|400px]]<br /> [[File:5a217dfc-7a39-4568-b822-ba294add8be6.jpeg|400px]]<br /> <br /> === closing party ===<br /> We move back to Bitwäscherei Zurich August 1st for a closing party with concerts and food.<br /> <br /> Should we organize a bus transport to Zurich? Yes we did it!!<br /> <br /> [[File:20260728_040212.jpg|thumb|none]]<br /> <br /> ==Participants==<br /> [[HOME_MADE_2026_Participants]]<br /> <br /> ==Question==<br /> have a question? Mail to [mailto:homemade@sgmk-ssam.ch homemade@sgmk-ssam.ch]<br /> <br /> ==Planning==<br /> [[HOME MADE 2026 planning]]<br /> <br /> ==next house 2027==<br /> announcingo on start assemble <br /> <br /> == Links ==<br /> '''Earlier HOME MADE summercamps'''<br /> <br /> Video Documentation of HomeMade2025 by Christoph Krummer [https://makertube.net/w/5J2mAyKfAk4CJ6Jt8v5L7K --&gt; watch here]<br /> <br /> &lt;peertube&gt;https://makertube.net/w/5J2mAyKfAk4CJ6Jt8v5L7K|width=800&lt;/peertube&gt;.<br /> <br /> [[File:HomeMade2025_kummerDocu.jpg|thumb|none|400px|[https://sgmkcloud.ocloud.de/index.php/s/KerY4Zjrz2kAFar ]]]<br /> <br /> More about earlier editions of our summercamp on [[Archive HOME MADE]]<br /> <br /> '''Other summercamps accross the globe'''<br /> [[File:Ferallabs map.jpg|400px|thumb|More than 20 camps are connected through the Feral Labs network, co-funded by the European Union – Feral Labs (2019-2021) &amp; Rewilding Cultures (2022-2026)]]<br /> “The Feral Labs Network is a network of temporary dislocated hubs for research in art, technology and communities. It’s members share a common interest in art-science research and contemporary do-it-yourself (DIY) &amp; do-it-with-others (DIWO) communities.“ We are happy to be part of this extensive network across Europe!<br /> <br /> See more about all those friends on the website and check their nice publications available on their website: https://ferallabs.net/<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;</div>

Dusjagr https://wiki.sgmk-ssam.ch/index.php?title=HOME_MADE_2026&diff=14304 2026-08-15T09:20:57Z

<p>Dusjagr: /* Links */</p> <hr /> <div>[[File:Homemade-2026-logo.png|360px| thumb]]<br /> ==About==<br /> <br /> The Homemade summercamp is a week that is open for beginners as well as experts and everyone in between interested in exploring ideas in art &amp; technology or creating objects for sound, light or movement. The participants can bring their individual projects or work in groups and get inspired by related topics from all other participants. During this self-organized research week we will do workshops and talks, run experiments, cook &amp; eat together, go hiking and there will also be time for party and relaxing.<br /> <br /> ==Date==<br /> <br /> 25. July to 1. August 2026<br /> <br /> ==Venue==<br /> Berghaus Girlen, 9642 Ebnat-Kappel<br /> <br /> coordinates:<br /> 47°15'28.5&quot;N 9°05'27.2&quot;E<br /> <br /> [[File:Berghaus Girlen Map.jpg|thumb|none]]<br /> <br /> The house is located in a beautiful mountain landscape above Ebnat-Kappel. It offers a lot of space inside and a large sun terrace. There is also a camping area. We already stayed at Berghaus Girlen during Homemade Summercamp 2023.<br /> <br /> [[File:Homemade 2023 Reko - 2 von 32.jpg|400px]]]<br /> [[File:Homemade 2023 Reko - 7 von 32.jpg|400px]]]<br /> [[File:Homemade 2023 Reko - 16 von 32.jpg|400px]]]<br /> [[File:Homemade 2023 Reko - 21 von 32.jpg|400px]]]<br /> [[File:Homemade 2023 Reko - 27 von 32.jpg|400px]]]<br /> [[File:Homemade 2023 Reko - 12 von 32.jpg|224px]]]<br /> <br /> impressions from Homemade Girlen 2023<br /> <br /> [[File:Girlen_worktables.jpg|400px]]<br /> [[File:Girlen_Hike.jpeg|400px]]<br /> [[File:Girlen_cook.jpeg|400px]]<br /> <br /> ==Home2026==<br /> [[File:IMG_20260730_054043.jpg|400px]]]<br /> [[File:IMG_20260726_164011.jpg|400px]]]<br /> [[File:IMG_20260726_220429.jpg|400px]]]<br /> <br /> ==Fee==<br /> <br /> fee for the whole week<br /> <br /> payable to [https://wiki.sgmk-ssam.ch/wiki/Banking_Account our bank account]<br /> <br /> SGMK Members CHF 295.-<br /> <br /> non SGMK Members CHF 345.-<br /> <br /> daily fee 50.-<br /> <br /> the fee includes food, accommodation and basic material.<br /> <br /> ==Drinks==<br /> <br /> beer CHF 2.- / can<br /> <br /> wine CHF 8.- / bottle<br /> <br /> ==Registration==<br /> mail to [mailto:homemade@sgmk-ssam.ch homemade@sgmk-ssam.ch]<br /> <br /> We are kind of fully booked, please contact us before showing up.<br /> <br /> ==Directions==<br /> Train from Zurich HB to Ebnat-Kappel (via Rapperswil and Wattwil)<br /> <br /> You can take a walk to the house through the beautiful surroundings(aprrox 1.5h) but we will organize a shuttle service from Ebnat-Kappel<br /> <br /> [[Homemade 2023 walk]]<br /> <br /> == Programm ==<br /> <br /> Communal KitchenLab, Spontaneous AV Jams, Open Program including workshops, talks, performances and nature excursions. <br /> <br /> Final Concerts and Party: Planning for Closing Event in Bitwäscherei Zürich 1. August<br /> <br /> [[File:20260726_181544.jpg|800px]]<br /> <br /> === Communal KitchenLab ===<br /> Each day we are forming a team for the kirchen lab for creative cuisine. <br /> <br /> this tool might help with amounts: https://teamgeil.uber.space/<br /> <br /> === Workshops ===<br /> <br /> A dense and inspring programme of workshops will be co-developed collectively throughout the week. Also planning in advance is allowed.<br /> <br /> [[File:20260729_083802.jpg|800px]]<br /> <br /> ====== LoRa Mesh ======<br /> * planned for Sunday/Monday (when Tamberg has reached) right ahead, wanna join? Maybe add your name and what you want to install :)<br /> * sva will bring 4 devices (1 heltec v3, 2 heltec v4, and last one need to look up: a flat kind)<br /> ** want to install reticulum on one of them, would be great to be a group on that tasks... and yes, I do have personal contacts to the reticulum folks, maybe we can get some support from there...<br /> ** have to leave on Monday, looking for a godfather to take care of the 4 nodes while I am away<br /> <br /> * @tamberg and Michel from Lug Limbe will try to bring some Xiao-based LoRa mesh nodes<br /> ** using https://wiki.seeedstudio.com/wio_sx1262_with_xiao_esp32s3_kit/ (hardware)<br /> ** getting started https://github.com/tamberg/lora-intro (various networks)<br /> ** working on https://github.com/tamberg/pi-tastic (Meshtastic on Pi)<br /> <br /> ====== How to build custom USB human interface devices ======<br /> <br /> Have you ever wondered, how USB-Peripherals, such as mice, keyboards, slideshow-presenter-gadgets, joysticks and joypads work? Do you have a wacky idea for a USB-connected foot-pedal or a custom volume or multimedia controller, but didn't know how to connect your electronics to a computer?<br /> <br /> If there is interest in the topic, [[User:elrido|I]] would prepare a presentation and hands-on-workshop for Wednesday or Thursday Afternoon.<br /> <br /> In the presentation I'd introduce you to the long, boring [https://www.usb.org/sites/default/files/hut1%207.pdf specs of the USB-HID standard], which shall serve to give you some nifty ideas on what you could possibly build, apart from custom or minimal keyboards and game controllers. I can also demonstrate some silly things you can build, from the mythic Any-Key, to mouse jigglers and on to automation solutions and interactive menu-systems.<br /> <br /> If there is further interest, I can expand this into a hands on workshop: I'll bring the Microcontrollers with USB-Plugs (Digispark clones), you bring the buttons, switches, potentiometers, rotary encoders or sensors and I can help you set up your system to program the MCUs with the USB-stack and get you started reading the GPIO-pins that you solder to your inputs.<br /> <br /> [[:File:USB input devices workshop.zip|Slides of the presentation with links to the projects we will use]]<br /> <br /> ====== Free your Android! ====== <br /> * sva has to re-install her phone anyway since a while, and planning to do so for Sunday during the day. <br /> * if you wanna join please contact me (e.g. telegram or mail) with the exact model info of your phone, then we can see what alternative Operating Systems can be done<br /> * else you can also join me and watch how its done<br /> <br /> ====== SonicPi intro ====== <br /> presentation: [[:File:ShortCourseSonicPi.pdf]]<br /> <br /> ====== Mutant.Baby DIY ======<br /> Workshop exploring X-Vivo Human <br /> Tabletop Fertility Automat<br /> ReproTech IVF+<br /> <br /> [[File:MutatoInvite.jpg|thumb]]<br /> <br /> Tabletop Fertility Automat: <br /> Rapid Mutant Prototyping ReproTech IVF+<br /> <br /> Artificial Placenta<br /> Artificial Uterus<br /> Artificial Amniotic Fluid<br /> Artificial Umbilical Cord + Canula<br /> <br /> part of thGAP :: <br /> transgenic human Germline Alternatives Project<br /> CRISPR public Bioinformatics Database for Open Source Blastula interspecies metabolic alteration genomics.<br /> <br /> Includes bioethics and sciFi bioart criticism of transgenic human assembly line, robot horde nursery, DNA sequencing, database genetic pattern recognition, future morph building wetware construction, DNA synthesizer, embryo microinjection and AI zygote and blastula sorting (physical appearance and genomic scan mutant confirmation), selective reduction and full super low power automated reproduction Assembly Line.<br /> <br /> As well as understanding of key methods of IVF+: <br /> 1 - ovum and sperm collection with Cryopreservation<br /> 2 - single sperm microinjection with CRISPR trans-gene infection (transfection or transgenesis)<br /> 3 - embryo implantation into prepared pseudo pregnant donor uterine wall with Artificial Womb<br /> <br /> Links: <br /> <br /> Book: [https://surrogacy360.org/2016/11/06/book-politics-of-the-womb-the-perils-of-ivf-surrogacy-and-modified-babies/ Politics of the Womb: The Perils of IVF, Surrogacy and Modified Babies] <br /> <br /> Open Healthware Design: [https://oshwa.org/announcements/best-practices-for-source-of-open-healthware-designs/ DIY Open Source Biomedical Healthware Best Practices] <br /> <br /> Zine: [https://archive.org/details/thGAP/thGAP_booklet_screen/ thGAP Mind thGAP - Transgenic Human Germline Alternatives Project, CGCB - Creative Germline Construct Bank, (an online open source bioinformatics database of diverse genetic constructs for germline mutato reentry) GOSHPA - General Open Source Plasmid for Human Arts]<br /> <br /> Video: [https://www.kathyhigh.com/videos/underexposed-temple-of-the-fetus/ Underexposed: Temple of the Fetus by Kathy High, An experimental documentary about new reproductive technologies.]<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> === Kids activities ===<br /> <br /> Families &amp; Kids are welcome. Please advise your age and needs. This will help us organise a kids programm.<br /> <br /> === Cow remembrance ===<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Sad Cow Never Forget.png|thumb|none]]<br /> <br /> === Infrastructure ===<br /> <br /> ==== Network &amp; Internet ====<br /> <br /> Since Girlen is quite remote we needed to bring our own internet. There is some internet connection by telephone cable but its very slow and not suitable for 80+ guests. The plan was to install a Teltonika TRB500 with a directional 5G antenna as primary internet connection, and a 4G router as backup. Unfortunately something broke one the way there, and after testing the setup a few days earlier in Bitwäscherei, the Teltonika was dead and could not be reflashed / reset.<br /> <br /> We used our backup plan with a single TP-Link MR110 4G outdoor router, and a Gl.Inet Flink 3 Wifi router inside the house. This was enough for our needs and the Flink 3 was able to handle 60-80 concurrent users easily. It was even possible to access the internet from the camping grounds around 100 meters from the house. <br /> <br /> By using the same SSID and password on all routers, phones and laptops would automatically switch between the indoor and outdoor routers.<br /> <br /> [[File:teltonika-trb500-mit-qumax-a500m.jpeg|600px]]<br /> [[File:213ac29e-6d50-4f8d-80ee-2ab2ea2b3cfa-7ea0d4f0-14a4-42a8-a38f-1a334810a6b3~cropped.jpg|400px]]<br /> [[File:network.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> ==== GirlenCom ====<br /> <br /> To have a very efficient week we used the services of GirlenCom to install analog phones in and around the house. By installing an Ascom Econom 4/10 PABX (private automatic branch exchange) we were able to connect up to 10 phones in the house. Ordering toilet paper when it was empty or reaching the beer fridge from the safety department proved to be very helpful.<br /> <br /> Our friendly service technicians and hotline operators were busy making sure everyone at Homemade would stay connected.<br /> <br /> [[File:08409c6a-d485-431e-9e00-a8970897a4e9-769519d7-4ed3-47d0-9469-7789c1f1761b~2.jpg|400px]]<br /> [[File:17e7e2ca-ed81-43cb-ab77-8f6dbd7eeafc-bcc5378e-249e-488e-94e0-cde8bdb63dfc~2.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> [[File:1800-1350-max.jpg|600px]]<br /> [[File:1918d613-12db-4b63-b40f-ae0400b6e73f.jpeg|600px]]<br /> <br /> ==== Stikka Centraal ====<br /> <br /> As always, our stikka printing facility was operational from day one until the the very end, making sure the printers were ready and the sticker rolls rolling. As well as their inofficial Brushograph Centraal offering which the fine people from stikka centraal run in their free time.<br /> <br /> [[File:c51b5d46-ae14-467b-955b-fd89922e58e9.jpeg|400px]]<br /> [[File:5a217dfc-7a39-4568-b822-ba294add8be6.jpeg|400px]]<br /> <br /> === closing party ===<br /> We move back to Bitwäscherei Zurich August 1st for a closing party with concerts and food.<br /> <br /> Should we organize a bus transport to Zurich? Yes we did it!!<br /> <br /> [[File:20260728_040212.jpg|thumb|none]]<br /> <br /> ==Participants==<br /> [[HOME_MADE_2026_Participants]]<br /> <br /> ==Question==<br /> have a question? Mail to [mailto:homemade@sgmk-ssam.ch homemade@sgmk-ssam.ch]<br /> <br /> ==Planning==<br /> [[HOME MADE 2026 planning]]<br /> <br /> ==next house 2027==<br /> announcingo on start assemble <br /> <br /> == Links ==<br /> '''Earlier HOME MADE summercamps'''<br /> <br /> Video Documentation of HomeMade2025 by Christoph Krummer [https://makertube.net/w/5J2mAyKfAk4CJ6Jt8v5L7K --&gt; watch here]<br /> <br /> &lt;peertube&gt;https://makertube.net/w/5J2mAyKfAk4CJ6Jt8v5L7K&lt;/peertube&gt;.<br /> <br /> [[File:HomeMade2025_kummerDocu.jpg|thumb|none|400px|[https://sgmkcloud.ocloud.de/index.php/s/KerY4Zjrz2kAFar ]]]<br /> <br /> More about earlier editions of our summercamp on [[Archive HOME MADE]]<br /> <br /> '''Other summercamps accross the globe'''<br /> [[File:Ferallabs map.jpg|400px|thumb|More than 20 camps are connected through the Feral Labs network, co-funded by the European Union – Feral Labs (2019-2021) &amp; Rewilding Cultures (2022-2026)]]<br /> “The Feral Labs Network is a network of temporary dislocated hubs for research in art, technology and communities. It’s members share a common interest in art-science research and contemporary do-it-yourself (DIY) &amp; do-it-with-others (DIWO) communities.“ We are happy to be part of this extensive network across Europe!<br /> <br /> See more about all those friends on the website and check their nice publications available on their website: https://ferallabs.net/<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;</div>

Dusjagr https://wiki.sgmk-ssam.ch/index.php?title=HOME_MADE_2026_Participants&diff=14289 2026-08-11T11:34:59Z

<p>Dusjagr: </p> <hr /> <div>&lt;--- Back to [[HOME MADE 2026]] <br /> <br /> PLEASE write a few words about yourself, and link to some info about your works and interests.<br /> <br /> Then also add ideas what you want to work on, learn from others, or can share with the participant community.<br /> <br /> === Kim Đoàn Quốc ===<br /> [[File:Kim_cows.jpg|thumb|250px]]<br /> <br /> During SGMK Homemade 2026, Kim Đoàn Quốc collaborated with Thomas Amberg, Professor at University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland FHNW, specialised in the Internet of Things. For a project about long distance memory and environmental damage, Kim asked for help from the very generous soldering and programming community of Homemade, Thomas answered. Trading electronic chips for others in the camp, looking through datasheets and programming tutorials online, accompanied with Simon’s percussion rehearsal as the moon was rising over the mountains in front of them, they put together a connected device that would light up an LED ring when rain falls on Kim’s grandmother’s tomb in Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu, Vietnam, according to online weather broadcast. This prototype will be reproduced a few times for a series of jade stone and steel lamps connected to places in Vietnam interlaced with the French Vietnamese Diaspora and Kim’s personal history. <br /> <br /> github readme for the esp32 code used for the device : <br /> * https://github.com/tamberg/esp32-weather-led<br /> <br /> Kim also participated in the Solar Bird and RubeDrum workshop. She arrived almost clueless about electronics at the summer camp and left with the precious gift of shared knowledge and new friends. During the camp, Kim gave a sensitive cartography workshop to the community, trying to bring in her knowledge about collective organization and group care to the group. It came out as a beautiful conversation about the many different places and generations from where each participant speaks and how this week in the mountains together can settle common grounds, like the love of swimming in lakes.<br /> <br /> Kim Đoàn Quốc lives and works in Paris, where she is a member of DOC! and the Vietnam Dioxine Collective. Her artistic practice spans various media: installations, video and performance. Her body of work juxtaposes technology and industry with screens, and metal with natural materials such as wood and dried flowers, to explore the relationships between humans and non-humans, with a particular interest in the concept of protected spaces, both politically and ecologically. <br /> * https://www.kimdoanquoc.studio/<br /> <br /> At the moment, she is collaborating with Anthropologist and Geographer Marvin Freyne on the project Foliating Memories, about agent orange, ecocide and diaspora memories.<br /> * https://rhizomes.hypotheses.org/4422<br /> <br /> <br /> projects : <br /> * I'd love to find a way to build a system that turns on/off a powerful LED device according to environmental data (from a sensor or from online data) for a sculpture I want to make in autumn. I have a bunch of old modules and pieces from an old vidéoprojecteur.<br /> <br /> * I should bring a midi/Arduino device that allows us to make a midi controller with whatever we'd like to use in the use bank of sensors and modules that will be there. I have resolume on my laptop and we can do interactive projection mapping if there's a vidéoprojecteur available <br /> <br /> workshops I can offer : <br /> sensitive collective cartography. In 2 hours drawing the IRL and online space on witch each of us organize/work and think about political/artistic/tech bridges between all these. I'm bringing the paper and pencils for it.<br /> <br /> I could offer a welding workshop if there's a way to find material on site. I didn't gather enough energy to bring my welding machine and my grinder by train from Paris haha.<br /> <br /> what I want to learn : I would like to learn a bit of programming and electronics so I can incorporate interactive elements in my sculptures when I'll be back in France ✨<br /> <br /> === Adam Zaretzky ===<br /> [[File:adam_headshot_embryo.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]<br /> Zaretsky is a Wet-Lab Art Practitioner mixing Ecology, Biotechnology, Non-human Relations, Body Performance and Gastronomy. Zaretsky stages lively, hands-on bioart production labs based on topics such as: foreign species invasion (pure/impure), radical food science (edible/inedible), jazz bioinformatics (code/flesh), tissue culture (undead/semi-alive), transgenic design issues (traits/desires), interactive ethology (person/machine/non-human) and physiology (performance/stress). A former researcher at the MIT department of biology, for the past 25 years Zaretsky has been teaching an experimental bioart class called VivoArts at: San Francisco State University (SFSU), SymbioticA (UWA), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), University of Leiden’s The Arts and Genomic Centre (TAGC) and with the Waag Society. He has also taught DIY-IGM (Do-It-Yourself Inherited Genetic Modification of the Human Genome) at New York University (NYU) and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU). He also runs a public life arts school: VASTAL (The Vivoarts School for Transgenic Aesthetics Ltd.) His art practice focuses on an array of legal, ethical, social and libidinal implications of biotechnological materials and methods with a focus on transgenic humans.<br /> <br /> * http://www.emutagen.com/<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/projects/artist-in-residence-adam-zaretsky/<br /> * https://thgap.hackteria.org<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> === Nupur Maneesh Doshi ===<br /> [[File:Nupur_Moonshot.png|thumb|250px]]<br /> During the SGMK Homemade 2026 and the follow up retreat at EAR, Nupur Maneesh Doshi is hosted as BEAK critic-in-residence working on a creative writing project based on Science Fictionesque poetic reflections on Bioart, Do-It-With-Others, Bioethics meets Travelogue and Speculative literary reflections. Earlier this year Nupur also was incorporated into the [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/CoLabs_Chiang_Mai#CoLabs_Kick-off_Feb_2026 Kickoff of Co-Laboratories], hired to pen a Technobiological Futures review article, with her curatorial and critical commentary published in English and French through Makery.info.<br /> <br /> * [https://www.makery.info/en/2026/05/11/english-epistemic-sludge-the-ontology-of-the-post-institutional-lab/ Epistemic sludge: the ontology of the post-institutional lab]<br /> <br /> Nupur Doshi is a curator and researcher based in Mumbai, India. Her work explores para-art trajectories, transgressing mediums and traditional materiality. She examines provocations from critical philosophy and transdisciplinary studies across counter-histories and speculative futures. She is the Fall '26 Draper Scholar at the Experimental Humanities (XE) Department at NYU. She has also been awarded the Global South Scholarship for the Art &amp; Curatorial Practice Certificate Program at The New Centre for Research &amp; Practice.<br /> <br /> * https://bioartethics.xyz/beak-news/f/nupur-maneesh-doshi---beak-critic-in-residence-colabs-thailand<br /> * https://nupurdoshi.hotglue.me/<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> === Wun Ting Chan ===<br /> [[File:TingSafetyFirst.jpg|thumb|250px|alt=Wun Ting Chan praticing safety first at Bitwäscherei|Wun Ting Chan praticing safety first at Bitwäscherei]]<br /> <br /> During SGMK Homemade 2026, Ting joined the SolarBird workshop, where they updated the code for the PCB bird with a pseudo-random timing routine so that it chirps at irregular intervals rather than following the same predictable rhythm. The code is available here for future usage:<br /> <br /> * [https://github.com/fifthepoch/solarBird Solar Bird Github Repo]<br /> <br /> They also produced the first short-form video in an ongoing series addressing ethical debates around IVF and related reproductive technologies. The project takes as its starting point their Simplified Chinese translation of Dr. Adam Zaretsky’s [https://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/open-letter-to-lulu-and-nana/ ''Human Germline Gene Editing is Bioart: An Open Letter to Lulu and Nana'']. Through the lens of their experience translating the open letter, the video series covers the ethical questions raised by the text, and explores how reproductive technologies are discussed, who gets to make decisions about their use, and what happens when the ability to intervene in human reproduction moves from treatment toward genetic modification.<br /> <br /> * [https://drive.proton.me/urls/645E79Q64W#UOnTyBn4p31S Watch the Video]<br /> <br /> Wun Ting Chan (陳琬婷) is a computer scientist and artist from Hong Kong. They hold a B.F.A. in Visual Communications from Northwest College of Art and a B.S. in Computer Science from The Evergreen State College, and are currently pursuing an M.S. in Computer Science at New York University’s [https://cs.nyu.edu/home/index.html Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences]. Chan is also a student researcher at the [https://agenticlearning.ai/ Agentic Learning AI Lab], advised by [https://mengyeren.com/ Dr. Mengye Ren]. Chan’s artistic work examines sensory overload and ambient paranoia as defining conditions of contemporary digital life, using technology itself as both medium and subject. They explore how artificial intelligence, internet censorship, and platform surveillance shape perception and influence real-world behavior.<br /> <br /> * https://ting.directory<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> === SalomeK ===<br /> based in Zürich<br /> <br /> I bring <br /> * EUROLITE SBPO-3240B Stromverteiler +1m Kabel (big)<br /> * my Brushograph – Painting Machine Lab<br /> * Gouache Paints, Paper 70x50cm, Brushes<br /> * Finger Textile Paints and Pencils (left overs)<br /> * my Electronic Collection from workshops (needs fixing and extensions)<br /> Interests<br /> * Discussion and exchange about world in translation and transformation …decentralized, connected, local, hands-on, perspective changing, surprising, providing confidence, edges, stability, potentials, group dynamics, sensitive experiences, what holds it together, fears and other forces...<br /> * Painting Lab, Meet People, Learn Stuff, Kids Stuff, Nature, Dancing, Yoga<br /> * Making some connections for further projects<br /> <br /> === Zach P ===<br /> <br /> I am:<br /> * First-time Home Made camper who will now type too much......<br /> * Artist from U.S. working with sound installations, performance, and radio (mostly field recording and processing, including &quot;expanded&quot; transducers like contact mics, hydrophones, RF listeners, etc)<br /> * Teacher/technician at an art college (Cooper Union School of Art in NYC).<br /> * I share documentation of my artwork and technical resources on my website https://zachpoff.com<br /> * Also bringing my son (10 yrs) who is learning to solder and always willing to help out with fun projects<br /> <br /> I plan:<br /> * Continue work-in-progress ultrasound &quot;slow looper&quot; instrument based on Teensy (records stereo audio into several buffers at high SR and plays at decimated rates with effects and different playback logic). Let's listen to the bats and insects!<br /> * Experiment with piezos to create ultrasound pulse patterns for instrument above (echo feedback rhythms?)<br /> * Continue implementing stereo time-stretching on Teensy (like loFi Paul's XStretch)<br /> * Deploy a &quot;drop rig&quot; recorder to catch the nocturnal mysteries of the mountains :)<br /> * Happy to give a little talk about the technical &amp; aesthetic qualities of &quot;expanded&quot; field recording practices<br /> <br /> I bring:<br /> * Field recording equipment (with contact mics, photodiode &quot;light listeners&quot;, RF coils, etc<br /> * Small electret mic capsules with ultrasound response<br /> * Teensy micro-controllers and Audio Shields (SGTL5000 audio codec)<br /> * ESP32 audiokit board (perfect for playing with audio on micro-controllers)<br /> * SDR dongle and ATS-mini receiver for exploring the radio waves<br /> * For the kids: Here's a link to a great poster: &quot;50 tools to Learn by age 12&quot; https://lekkersamenklooien.nl/lekkersamenklooien/hello-world/<br /> <br /> Hopes and Dreams:<br /> * Meet people and make sounds together!<br /> * If anybody has WiFi HaLow gear (WiFi over LoRa radio) I'd love to try it, especially within EU-aligned regulations.<br /> * I notice that SGMK has done workshops on local LLMs for coding. I've been amazed by Claude, but also disturbed by the ethical costs.<br /> * I hand-etch PCBs, and always curious about how other people do it<br /> * My ultrasound looper needs some knobs and fader caps. If there is some colorful filament I'd love to print some. (I use OpenSCAD which makes it easy to share design files.)<br /> <br /> <br /> === Simon B ===<br /> Drummer, transdisciplinary Soundartist <br /> www.simonberz.ch <br /> Educator KMP creative music pedagogy<br /> www.badabum.ch <br /> Cultural devloper <br /> www.combination.space<br /> <br /> - drums PA EFX <br /> - sounding stones<br /> - Yoga Matte <br /> viel Interesse<br /> Koche gern wieder an einem Tag<br /> MONSTER GROOVE: www.monstergroove.ch<br /> KMP: kreeative Musik Pädagogik<br /> Rhythmus Skills Angebot: TECHNIC GROOVE: eine Stunde Rhythmus Koordination Sozialisation Tanz Spass Groove<br /> <br /> === Stefan V ===<br /> voglsinger.klingt.org<br /> Sound Artist from Vienna<br /> I bring:<br /> * D.I.Y. instruments, transducers and objects<br /> * projects to solder or build cases for them<br /> * Field recording equipment<br /> * Cheese and Wine<br /> I want to:<br /> * make sound together and play spontaneous concerts<br /> * field recording trips and record sounds<br /> * find resonators and build sounding environments<br /> * solder circuits and exchange knowledge<br /> Looking forward to:<br /> * meeting friends, experiment, cook and eat together<br /> <br /> <br /> === Oli J ===<br /> * I bring some synth / sound stuff<br /> * also bring an overhead projector and some dyes for liquids<br /> * plan to do some audio experiments and work on mp3 player<br /> * looking forward to jam together<br /> <br /> === Jonas ↯ ===<br /> * I am<br /> ** Eidg. Dipl. Fachspezialist für Angewandte Pyromanie im Institut für Frischen Chabis<br /> ** Fachbeauftragter für Beschleunigte Oxidation<br /> ** Vorsteher vom Departement für Nichts und wieder Nichts im Institut für Frischen Chabis<br /> * I plan<br /> ** ABSOLUTELY NO jet engine =( =(<br /> ** Maths :/<br /> ** Various different combustion tests<br /> ** Fun with O2<br /> ** Characterizing ferrit cores!<br /> ** Bit CANVAS jamming<br /> * I bring<br /> ** Study materials<br /> ** Multimeter<br /> ** (maybe if enough transport place) oxygen concentrator 10l/min<br /> ** Pipes, lines, tubing, hoses of various material and size<br /> ** DIY O2/propane torch<br /> ** Official clean propane pipework if possible<br /> ** Pumps, blowers<br /> ** Butane torch<br /> ** Some metal sheets<br /> ** &lt;s&gt;Maybe&lt;/s&gt; a bit HV stuff<br /> ** CANVAS Synth!!<br /> * I need<br /> ** &lt;s&gt; Multiple liters (10l would be nice &lt;3) brännshprit or Isopropyl alcohol 99.9%, NO GASOLINE/DIESEL!!! &lt;/s&gt; Generously donated by Flan &amp; Aaron, thx!!<br /> ** 11 kg BBQ propane gas cylinder<br /> ** Metal drill set 1 to 8 mm<br /> ** Handkörner<br /> ** Stand drill machine if possible, otherwise battery drill<br /> ** Hand metal saw<br /> ** Our variac from mechartlab<br /> ** Digital Oscilloscope + Signal generator from mechartlab!<br /> <br /> === Markus S. ===<br /> * join / contribute to further work of AI group<br /> * programming blinkeshit 3002 (Marc: please bring fitting AT tiny programmer)&lt;br&gt; (if requested, as talk / short workshop)<br /> * playing around with SonicPi (I hope Felix will join)&lt;br&gt; (if requested, as talk / short workshop)<br /> * go hiking, possible tours if we have a car:<br /> ** Thurwis (P) &lt;-&gt; Säntis<br /> ** Krummenau (P) &lt;-&gt; Speer,&lt;br&gt; Chairlift Krummenau &lt;-&gt; Wolzenalp possible (https://toggenburg.swiss/de/map/poi/sesselbahn-krummenau-wolzenalp-7f101480-6382-4a08-8952-2a8ecef23dbf.html)<br /> ** Starkenbach (P), Boxlift up/down (https://selunbahn.ch/) &lt;-&gt; Selun or Frümsel (Frümsel only when ground 100% dry)<br /> <br /> === sva ===<br /> * can be there only sat-sun-mon and then at bitwaescherei again :(<br /> * will bring 4 LoRa-Mesh devices, which I can leave there throughout the week if some &quot;godfather&quot; will be found<br /> * lets have a workshop on LoRa right ahead on Sunday/Monday, who is in?<br /> <br /> === @tamberg ===<br /> * [http://www.tamberg.org/sgmk/2026/route.html Walking there] from Zürich<br /> * [https://github.com/tamberg/lora-intro/blob/main/README.md LoRa geeking] with others<br /> * [http://www.tamberg.org Web] | [https://quite.social/@tamberg Masto] | [https://tamberg.bsky.social Bsky]<br /> <br /> === Aaron ===<br /> This year, I'll try to limit myself to bringing only one pallet stacked with material.:)<br /> <br /> * Lasers! 30W fiber galvo suitable for metals<br /> * Lasers! 300x250mm diode laser suitable for plexiglas and wood<br /> * laserable material<br /> * 3D printers<br /> * RC gliders<br /> * RC electronics. Receivers, servos, sensors, broken drone to repurpose<br /> * Rope wall plotter. Planning to hang it in the trees (maybe)<br /> * A bunch of ropes. I love ropes.<br /> * Microwave Kiln<br /> * M8 Tracker to jam<br /> <br /> === Miranda === <br /> <br /> Artist etc. based in Luzern.<br /> I plan to make some funky cases for various half finished electronics projects (synths, effects pedals, analog meter, solar lamp). <br /> Also I'd like to try some Iontronics (ions as charge carriers instead of electrons), bio and organic circuits experiments. If anyone would like to join a practical research session on this it would be cool. I'll bring stuff to make a proof of concept organic semiconductor, and then biomaterials ingredients, casting silicone, various types of carbon based materials, things for various electrolytes, things for interfacing with plants, etc.<br /> It would be great to join some jams. I could bring another mixer, and a microphone.<br /> <br /> === Dani R.===<br /> <br /> * Arriving: Monday afternoon, July 27th<br /> <br /> * What I bring:<br /> I am working on a project for a kinetic, self-sufficient clock. It is powered by a mix of different solar cells using ATtiny (402) chips, a makefile, and programming via UPDI. It includes a real-time clock (RV-3028 RTC), a motor driver (DRV2605L) over an I2C bus, a low-current DC motor, as well as sound and LED control. The programming is done with the help of AI, and I want to share my first-time experience and trials.<br /> Regarding solar harvesting (e-peas AEM10941) to drive the clock: I am researching different solar cells (monocrystalline, polycrystalline, amorphous, and organic) simultaneously, feeding into a single Lithium-ion capacitor (250F). To what extent is this possible? Does it make sense? What is the difference between indoor and outdoor use?<br /> <br /> * What I need:<br /> To test different solar cells at the same time, I might need a few more (milli)ampere meters for testing.<br /> <br /> === [https://instagram.com/vali_ship/ '''@vali_ship'''] ===<br /> [[File:rübehelm.jpeg|thumb|alt=Ein Rübehelm von hinten]]<br /> * Data &amp; random visuals &amp; projections<br /> <br /> === [https://vimeo.com/schnaufenberg '''@ganda1f'''] ===<br /> <br /> 🚗 Arriving on Saturday together with Charon, Vali and my son Max (14yo)<br /> <br /> 🪖 Working on Rübehelm technologies<br /> <br /> ✨ Stikka Centraal will be on site<br /> <br /> 🎨 Brushography is likely to be happening<br /> <br /> 🎥 Might even finish editing my Homemade 2025 footage 🙈<br /> <br /> ❤️ Looking forward!<br /> <br /> === Urban ===<br /> <br /> Music – Electronics – Polyrhythms – Improvisation with chromatic cross strung (s)harp and double creamy bass, plugged into modular synth effects. I'm very limited in luggage, no acoustic instruments. Looking forward to jam together.<br /> <br /> I plan:<br /> * Found an atheistic religion<br /> * Solder holy Neopixel drivers -&gt; https://taube.xyz/pick/VCMediTiere<br /> * Build a simple Envelope Follower for an Electret Microphone -&gt; live audio feedback to synthesizer<br /> * Build a very simple Foot-Pedal for a hair dryer<br /> * Maybe work on a DIY MIDI-Footpedal<br /> <br /> I need:<br /> * Followers for my religion<br /> * Ideas and advices for recording, mixing and mastering music<br /> <br /> === Claude2 ===<br /> * this year i work on my FlipFloater musik videos. no soldering!!<br /> * i bring a new workshop: the '''RAM NOIZz Delay'''<br /> * its a real cirquit bending gear! as a eurorack or standalone version.<br /> <br /> === Sämi is eatingVoltage ===<br /> I will arrive on Tuesday evening, right in time for WEDNESDAY IS SYNTHDAY!<br /> * CANVAS MODULAR SYSTEM - Patching kits for sound exploring workshops. Some new prototype modules. <br /> * ELEMENTS - multiplayer synthesizer. Comes with a shitload of ws2812 lightshow. <br /> * MINIPUNK - build your minimalistic analog synth. Soldering workshops coming up!</div>

Dusjagr https://wiki.sgmk-ssam.ch/index.php?title=HOME_MADE_2026_Participants&diff=14288 2026-08-11T11:34:21Z

<p>Dusjagr: /* Kim */</p> <hr /> <div>&lt;--- Back to [[HOME MADE 2026]] <br /> <br /> PLEASE write a few words about yourself, and link to some info about your works and interests.<br /> <br /> Then also add ideas what you want to work on, learn from others, or can share with the participant community.<br /> <br /> === Kim Đoàn Quốc (Paris) - 25. July - 3. August ===<br /> [[File:Kim_cows.jpg|thumb|250px]]<br /> <br /> During SGMK Homemade 2026, Kim Đoàn Quốc collaborated with Thomas Amberg, Professor at University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland FHNW, specialised in the Internet of Things. For a project about long distance memory and environmental damage, Kim asked for help from the very generous soldering and programming community of Homemade, Thomas answered. Trading electronic chips for others in the camp, looking through datasheets and programming tutorials online, accompanied with Simon’s percussion rehearsal as the moon was rising over the mountains in front of them, they put together a connected device that would light up an LED ring when rain falls on Kim’s grandmother’s tomb in Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu, Vietnam, according to online weather broadcast. This prototype will be reproduced a few times for a series of jade stone and steel lamps connected to places in Vietnam interlaced with the French Vietnamese Diaspora and Kim’s personal history. <br /> <br /> github readme for the esp32 code used for the device : <br /> * https://github.com/tamberg/esp32-weather-led<br /> <br /> Kim also participated in the Solar Bird and RubeDrum workshop. She arrived almost clueless about electronics at the summer camp and left with the precious gift of shared knowledge and new friends. During the camp, Kim gave a sensitive cartography workshop to the community, trying to bring in her knowledge about collective organization and group care to the group. It came out as a beautiful conversation about the many different places and generations from where each participant speaks and how this week in the mountains together can settle common grounds, like the love of swimming in lakes.<br /> <br /> Kim Đoàn Quốc lives and works in Paris, where she is a member of DOC! and the Vietnam Dioxine Collective. Her artistic practice spans various media: installations, video and performance. Her body of work juxtaposes technology and industry with screens, and metal with natural materials such as wood and dried flowers, to explore the relationships between humans and non-humans, with a particular interest in the concept of protected spaces, both politically and ecologically. <br /> * https://www.kimdoanquoc.studio/<br /> <br /> At the moment, she is collaborating with Anthropologist and Geographer Marvin Freyne on the project Foliating Memories, about agent orange, ecocide and diaspora memories.<br /> * https://rhizomes.hypotheses.org/4422<br /> <br /> <br /> projects : <br /> * I'd love to find a way to build a system that turns on/off a powerful LED device according to environmental data (from a sensor or from online data) for a sculpture I want to make in autumn. I have a bunch of old modules and pieces from an old vidéoprojecteur.<br /> <br /> * I should bring a midi/Arduino device that allows us to make a midi controller with whatever we'd like to use in the use bank of sensors and modules that will be there. I have resolume on my laptop and we can do interactive projection mapping if there's a vidéoprojecteur available <br /> <br /> workshops I can offer : <br /> sensitive collective cartography. In 2 hours drawing the IRL and online space on witch each of us organize/work and think about political/artistic/tech bridges between all these. I'm bringing the paper and pencils for it.<br /> <br /> I could offer a welding workshop if there's a way to find material on site. I didn't gather enough energy to bring my welding machine and my grinder by train from Paris haha.<br /> <br /> what I want to learn : I would like to learn a bit of programming and electronics so I can incorporate interactive elements in my sculptures when I'll be back in France ✨<br /> <br /> === Adam Zaretzky (Woodstock, NY, USA - 22. July - 20. August 2026 ===<br /> [[File:adam_headshot_embryo.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]<br /> Zaretsky is a Wet-Lab Art Practitioner mixing Ecology, Biotechnology, Non-human Relations, Body Performance and Gastronomy. Zaretsky stages lively, hands-on bioart production labs based on topics such as: foreign species invasion (pure/impure), radical food science (edible/inedible), jazz bioinformatics (code/flesh), tissue culture (undead/semi-alive), transgenic design issues (traits/desires), interactive ethology (person/machine/non-human) and physiology (performance/stress). A former researcher at the MIT department of biology, for the past 25 years Zaretsky has been teaching an experimental bioart class called VivoArts at: San Francisco State University (SFSU), SymbioticA (UWA), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), University of Leiden’s The Arts and Genomic Centre (TAGC) and with the Waag Society. He has also taught DIY-IGM (Do-It-Yourself Inherited Genetic Modification of the Human Genome) at New York University (NYU) and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU). He also runs a public life arts school: VASTAL (The Vivoarts School for Transgenic Aesthetics Ltd.) His art practice focuses on an array of legal, ethical, social and libidinal implications of biotechnological materials and methods with a focus on transgenic humans.<br /> <br /> * http://www.emutagen.com/<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/projects/artist-in-residence-adam-zaretsky/<br /> * https://thgap.hackteria.org<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> === Nupur Maneesh Doshi (Mumbai, India) - 24. July - 18. August 2026 ===<br /> [[File:Nupur_Moonshot.png|thumb|250px]]<br /> During the SGMK Homemade 2026 and the follow up retreat at EAR, Nupur Maneesh Doshi is hosted as BEAK critic-in-residence working on a creative writing project based on Science Fictionesque poetic reflections on Bioart, Do-It-With-Others, Bioethics meets Travelogue and Speculative literary reflections. Earlier this year Nupur also was incorporated into the [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/CoLabs_Chiang_Mai#CoLabs_Kick-off_Feb_2026 Kickoff of Co-Laboratories], hired to pen a Technobiological Futures review article, with her curatorial and critical commentary published in English and French through Makery.info.<br /> <br /> * [https://www.makery.info/en/2026/05/11/english-epistemic-sludge-the-ontology-of-the-post-institutional-lab/ Epistemic sludge: the ontology of the post-institutional lab]<br /> <br /> Nupur Doshi is a curator and researcher based in Mumbai, India. Her work explores para-art trajectories, transgressing mediums and traditional materiality. She examines provocations from critical philosophy and transdisciplinary studies across counter-histories and speculative futures. She is the Fall '26 Draper Scholar at the Experimental Humanities (XE) Department at NYU. She has also been awarded the Global South Scholarship for the Art &amp; Curatorial Practice Certificate Program at The New Centre for Research &amp; Practice.<br /> <br /> * https://bioartethics.xyz/beak-news/f/nupur-maneesh-doshi---beak-critic-in-residence-colabs-thailand<br /> * https://nupurdoshi.hotglue.me/<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> === Wun Ting Chan (Hong Kong/New York) - 24. July - 2. August ===<br /> [[File:TingSafetyFirst.jpg|thumb|250px|alt=Wun Ting Chan praticing safety first at Bitwäscherei|Wun Ting Chan praticing safety first at Bitwäscherei]]<br /> <br /> During SGMK Homemade 2026, Ting joined the SolarBird workshop, where they updated the code for the PCB bird with a pseudo-random timing routine so that it chirps at irregular intervals rather than following the same predictable rhythm. The code is available here for future usage:<br /> <br /> * [https://github.com/fifthepoch/solarBird Solar Bird Github Repo]<br /> <br /> They also produced the first short-form video in an ongoing series addressing ethical debates around IVF and related reproductive technologies. The project takes as its starting point their Simplified Chinese translation of Dr. Adam Zaretsky’s [https://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/open-letter-to-lulu-and-nana/ ''Human Germline Gene Editing is Bioart: An Open Letter to Lulu and Nana'']. Through the lens of their experience translating the open letter, the video series covers the ethical questions raised by the text, and explores how reproductive technologies are discussed, who gets to make decisions about their use, and what happens when the ability to intervene in human reproduction moves from treatment toward genetic modification.<br /> <br /> * [https://drive.proton.me/urls/645E79Q64W#UOnTyBn4p31S Watch the Video]<br /> <br /> Wun Ting Chan (陳琬婷) is a computer scientist and artist from Hong Kong. They hold a B.F.A. in Visual Communications from Northwest College of Art and a B.S. in Computer Science from The Evergreen State College, and are currently pursuing an M.S. in Computer Science at New York University’s [https://cs.nyu.edu/home/index.html Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences]. Chan is also a student researcher at the [https://agenticlearning.ai/ Agentic Learning AI Lab], advised by [https://mengyeren.com/ Dr. Mengye Ren]. Chan’s artistic work examines sensory overload and ambient paranoia as defining conditions of contemporary digital life, using technology itself as both medium and subject. They explore how artificial intelligence, internet censorship, and platform surveillance shape perception and influence real-world behavior.<br /> <br /> * https://ting.directory<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> === SalomeK ===<br /> based in Zürich<br /> <br /> I bring <br /> * EUROLITE SBPO-3240B Stromverteiler +1m Kabel (big)<br /> * my Brushograph – Painting Machine Lab<br /> * Gouache Paints, Paper 70x50cm, Brushes<br /> * Finger Textile Paints and Pencils (left overs)<br /> * my Electronic Collection from workshops (needs fixing and extensions)<br /> Interests<br /> * Discussion and exchange about world in translation and transformation …decentralized, connected, local, hands-on, perspective changing, surprising, providing confidence, edges, stability, potentials, group dynamics, sensitive experiences, what holds it together, fears and other forces...<br /> * Painting Lab, Meet People, Learn Stuff, Kids Stuff, Nature, Dancing, Yoga<br /> * Making some connections for further projects<br /> <br /> === Zach P ===<br /> <br /> I am:<br /> * First-time Home Made camper who will now type too much......<br /> * Artist from U.S. working with sound installations, performance, and radio (mostly field recording and processing, including &quot;expanded&quot; transducers like contact mics, hydrophones, RF listeners, etc)<br /> * Teacher/technician at an art college (Cooper Union School of Art in NYC).<br /> * I share documentation of my artwork and technical resources on my website https://zachpoff.com<br /> * Also bringing my son (10 yrs) who is learning to solder and always willing to help out with fun projects<br /> <br /> I plan:<br /> * Continue work-in-progress ultrasound &quot;slow looper&quot; instrument based on Teensy (records stereo audio into several buffers at high SR and plays at decimated rates with effects and different playback logic). Let's listen to the bats and insects!<br /> * Experiment with piezos to create ultrasound pulse patterns for instrument above (echo feedback rhythms?)<br /> * Continue implementing stereo time-stretching on Teensy (like loFi Paul's XStretch)<br /> * Deploy a &quot;drop rig&quot; recorder to catch the nocturnal mysteries of the mountains :)<br /> * Happy to give a little talk about the technical &amp; aesthetic qualities of &quot;expanded&quot; field recording practices<br /> <br /> I bring:<br /> * Field recording equipment (with contact mics, photodiode &quot;light listeners&quot;, RF coils, etc<br /> * Small electret mic capsules with ultrasound response<br /> * Teensy micro-controllers and Audio Shields (SGTL5000 audio codec)<br /> * ESP32 audiokit board (perfect for playing with audio on micro-controllers)<br /> * SDR dongle and ATS-mini receiver for exploring the radio waves<br /> * For the kids: Here's a link to a great poster: &quot;50 tools to Learn by age 12&quot; https://lekkersamenklooien.nl/lekkersamenklooien/hello-world/<br /> <br /> Hopes and Dreams:<br /> * Meet people and make sounds together!<br /> * If anybody has WiFi HaLow gear (WiFi over LoRa radio) I'd love to try it, especially within EU-aligned regulations.<br /> * I notice that SGMK has done workshops on local LLMs for coding. I've been amazed by Claude, but also disturbed by the ethical costs.<br /> * I hand-etch PCBs, and always curious about how other people do it<br /> * My ultrasound looper needs some knobs and fader caps. If there is some colorful filament I'd love to print some. (I use OpenSCAD which makes it easy to share design files.)<br /> <br /> <br /> === Simon B ===<br /> Drummer, transdisciplinary Soundartist <br /> www.simonberz.ch <br /> Educator KMP creative music pedagogy<br /> www.badabum.ch <br /> Cultural devloper <br /> www.combination.space<br /> <br /> - drums PA EFX <br /> - sounding stones<br /> - Yoga Matte <br /> viel Interesse<br /> Koche gern wieder an einem Tag<br /> MONSTER GROOVE: www.monstergroove.ch<br /> KMP: kreeative Musik Pädagogik<br /> Rhythmus Skills Angebot: TECHNIC GROOVE: eine Stunde Rhythmus Koordination Sozialisation Tanz Spass Groove<br /> <br /> === Stefan V ===<br /> voglsinger.klingt.org<br /> Sound Artist from Vienna<br /> I bring:<br /> * D.I.Y. instruments, transducers and objects<br /> * projects to solder or build cases for them<br /> * Field recording equipment<br /> * Cheese and Wine<br /> I want to:<br /> * make sound together and play spontaneous concerts<br /> * field recording trips and record sounds<br /> * find resonators and build sounding environments<br /> * solder circuits and exchange knowledge<br /> Looking forward to:<br /> * meeting friends, experiment, cook and eat together<br /> <br /> <br /> === Oli J ===<br /> * I bring some synth / sound stuff<br /> * also bring an overhead projector and some dyes for liquids<br /> * plan to do some audio experiments and work on mp3 player<br /> * looking forward to jam together<br /> <br /> === Jonas ↯ ===<br /> * I am<br /> ** Eidg. Dipl. Fachspezialist für Angewandte Pyromanie im Institut für Frischen Chabis<br /> ** Fachbeauftragter für Beschleunigte Oxidation<br /> ** Vorsteher vom Departement für Nichts und wieder Nichts im Institut für Frischen Chabis<br /> * I plan<br /> ** ABSOLUTELY NO jet engine =( =(<br /> ** Maths :/<br /> ** Various different combustion tests<br /> ** Fun with O2<br /> ** Characterizing ferrit cores!<br /> ** Bit CANVAS jamming<br /> * I bring<br /> ** Study materials<br /> ** Multimeter<br /> ** (maybe if enough transport place) oxygen concentrator 10l/min<br /> ** Pipes, lines, tubing, hoses of various material and size<br /> ** DIY O2/propane torch<br /> ** Official clean propane pipework if possible<br /> ** Pumps, blowers<br /> ** Butane torch<br /> ** Some metal sheets<br /> ** &lt;s&gt;Maybe&lt;/s&gt; a bit HV stuff<br /> ** CANVAS Synth!!<br /> * I need<br /> ** &lt;s&gt; Multiple liters (10l would be nice &lt;3) brännshprit or Isopropyl alcohol 99.9%, NO GASOLINE/DIESEL!!! &lt;/s&gt; Generously donated by Flan &amp; Aaron, thx!!<br /> ** 11 kg BBQ propane gas cylinder<br /> ** Metal drill set 1 to 8 mm<br /> ** Handkörner<br /> ** Stand drill machine if possible, otherwise battery drill<br /> ** Hand metal saw<br /> ** Our variac from mechartlab<br /> ** Digital Oscilloscope + Signal generator from mechartlab!<br /> <br /> === Markus S. ===<br /> * join / contribute to further work of AI group<br /> * programming blinkeshit 3002 (Marc: please bring fitting AT tiny programmer)&lt;br&gt; (if requested, as talk / short workshop)<br /> * playing around with SonicPi (I hope Felix will join)&lt;br&gt; (if requested, as talk / short workshop)<br /> * go hiking, possible tours if we have a car:<br /> ** Thurwis (P) &lt;-&gt; Säntis<br /> ** Krummenau (P) &lt;-&gt; Speer,&lt;br&gt; Chairlift Krummenau &lt;-&gt; Wolzenalp possible (https://toggenburg.swiss/de/map/poi/sesselbahn-krummenau-wolzenalp-7f101480-6382-4a08-8952-2a8ecef23dbf.html)<br /> ** Starkenbach (P), Boxlift up/down (https://selunbahn.ch/) &lt;-&gt; Selun or Frümsel (Frümsel only when ground 100% dry)<br /> <br /> === sva ===<br /> * can be there only sat-sun-mon and then at bitwaescherei again :(<br /> * will bring 4 LoRa-Mesh devices, which I can leave there throughout the week if some &quot;godfather&quot; will be found<br /> * lets have a workshop on LoRa right ahead on Sunday/Monday, who is in?<br /> <br /> === @tamberg ===<br /> * [http://www.tamberg.org/sgmk/2026/route.html Walking there] from Zürich<br /> * [https://github.com/tamberg/lora-intro/blob/main/README.md LoRa geeking] with others<br /> * [http://www.tamberg.org Web] | [https://quite.social/@tamberg Masto] | [https://tamberg.bsky.social Bsky]<br /> <br /> === Aaron ===<br /> This year, I'll try to limit myself to bringing only one pallet stacked with material.:)<br /> <br /> * Lasers! 30W fiber galvo suitable for metals<br /> * Lasers! 300x250mm diode laser suitable for plexiglas and wood<br /> * laserable material<br /> * 3D printers<br /> * RC gliders<br /> * RC electronics. Receivers, servos, sensors, broken drone to repurpose<br /> * Rope wall plotter. Planning to hang it in the trees (maybe)<br /> * A bunch of ropes. I love ropes.<br /> * Microwave Kiln<br /> * M8 Tracker to jam<br /> <br /> === Miranda === <br /> <br /> Artist etc. based in Luzern.<br /> I plan to make some funky cases for various half finished electronics projects (synths, effects pedals, analog meter, solar lamp). <br /> Also I'd like to try some Iontronics (ions as charge carriers instead of electrons), bio and organic circuits experiments. If anyone would like to join a practical research session on this it would be cool. I'll bring stuff to make a proof of concept organic semiconductor, and then biomaterials ingredients, casting silicone, various types of carbon based materials, things for various electrolytes, things for interfacing with plants, etc.<br /> It would be great to join some jams. I could bring another mixer, and a microphone.<br /> <br /> === Dani R.===<br /> <br /> * Arriving: Monday afternoon, July 27th<br /> <br /> * What I bring:<br /> I am working on a project for a kinetic, self-sufficient clock. It is powered by a mix of different solar cells using ATtiny (402) chips, a makefile, and programming via UPDI. It includes a real-time clock (RV-3028 RTC), a motor driver (DRV2605L) over an I2C bus, a low-current DC motor, as well as sound and LED control. The programming is done with the help of AI, and I want to share my first-time experience and trials.<br /> Regarding solar harvesting (e-peas AEM10941) to drive the clock: I am researching different solar cells (monocrystalline, polycrystalline, amorphous, and organic) simultaneously, feeding into a single Lithium-ion capacitor (250F). To what extent is this possible? Does it make sense? What is the difference between indoor and outdoor use?<br /> <br /> * What I need:<br /> To test different solar cells at the same time, I might need a few more (milli)ampere meters for testing.<br /> <br /> === [https://instagram.com/vali_ship/ '''@vali_ship'''] ===<br /> [[File:rübehelm.jpeg|thumb|alt=Ein Rübehelm von hinten]]<br /> * Data &amp; random visuals &amp; projections<br /> <br /> === [https://vimeo.com/schnaufenberg '''@ganda1f'''] ===<br /> <br /> 🚗 Arriving on Saturday together with Charon, Vali and my son Max (14yo)<br /> <br /> 🪖 Working on Rübehelm technologies<br /> <br /> ✨ Stikka Centraal will be on site<br /> <br /> 🎨 Brushography is likely to be happening<br /> <br /> 🎥 Might even finish editing my Homemade 2025 footage 🙈<br /> <br /> ❤️ Looking forward!<br /> <br /> === Urban ===<br /> <br /> Music – Electronics – Polyrhythms – Improvisation with chromatic cross strung (s)harp and double creamy bass, plugged into modular synth effects. I'm very limited in luggage, no acoustic instruments. Looking forward to jam together.<br /> <br /> I plan:<br /> * Found an atheistic religion<br /> * Solder holy Neopixel drivers -&gt; https://taube.xyz/pick/VCMediTiere<br /> * Build a simple Envelope Follower for an Electret Microphone -&gt; live audio feedback to synthesizer<br /> * Build a very simple Foot-Pedal for a hair dryer<br /> * Maybe work on a DIY MIDI-Footpedal<br /> <br /> I need:<br /> * Followers for my religion<br /> * Ideas and advices for recording, mixing and mastering music<br /> <br /> === Claude2 ===<br /> * this year i work on my FlipFloater musik videos. no soldering!!<br /> * i bring a new workshop: the '''RAM NOIZz Delay'''<br /> * its a real cirquit bending gear! as a eurorack or standalone version.<br /> <br /> === Sämi is eatingVoltage ===<br /> I will arrive on Tuesday evening, right in time for WEDNESDAY IS SYNTHDAY!<br /> * CANVAS MODULAR SYSTEM - Patching kits for sound exploring workshops. Some new prototype modules. <br /> * ELEMENTS - multiplayer synthesizer. Comes with a shitload of ws2812 lightshow. <br /> * MINIPUNK - build your minimalistic analog synth. Soldering workshops coming up!</div>

Dusjagr https://wiki.sgmk-ssam.ch/index.php?title=Hacker-in-Residence_Programme&diff=14285 2026-08-10T15:23:42Z

<p>Dusjagr: /* Kim Doan Quoc (Paris) - 25. July - 3. August */</p> <hr /> <div>&lt;div style=&quot;right&quot; class=&quot;toclimit-2&quot;&gt;__TOC__&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> The Hacker-in-Residence Programme is jointly organized by various people from the environment of [https://bitwaescherei.ch/ Bitwäscherei], and directed primarily by [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Dusjagr Marc Dusseiller aka dusjagr], Center for Alternative Coconut Research, in his role as as co-founder and board member of both the [https://mechatronicart.ch/about/ Swiss Mechatronic Art Society] and Global Ambassador of the [https://www.hackteria.org/ Hackteria Network].<br /> <br /> = Ongoing =<br /> <br /> =Co-Labs BEAK artist-in-residency, Summer 2026=<br /> <br /> == Adam Zaretzky (Woodstock, NY, USA - 22. July - 20. August 2026 ==<br /> [[File:adam_headshot_embryo.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]<br /> Zaretsky is a Wet-Lab Art Practitioner mixing Ecology, Biotechnology, Non-human Relations, Body Performance and Gastronomy. Zaretsky stages lively, hands-on bioart production labs based on topics such as: foreign species invasion (pure/impure), radical food science (edible/inedible), jazz bioinformatics (code/flesh), tissue culture (undead/semi-alive), transgenic design issues (traits/desires), interactive ethology (person/machine/non-human) and physiology (performance/stress). A former researcher at the MIT department of biology, for the past 25 years Zaretsky has been teaching an experimental bioart class called VivoArts at: San Francisco State University (SFSU), SymbioticA (UWA), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), University of Leiden’s The Arts and Genomic Centre (TAGC) and with the Waag Society. He has also taught DIY-IGM (Do-It-Yourself Inherited Genetic Modification of the Human Genome) at New York University (NYU) and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU). He also runs a public life arts school: VASTAL (The Vivoarts School for Transgenic Aesthetics Ltd.) His art practice focuses on an array of legal, ethical, social and libidinal implications of biotechnological materials and methods with a focus on transgenic humans.<br /> <br /> * http://www.emutagen.com/<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/projects/artist-in-residence-adam-zaretsky/<br /> * https://thgap.hackteria.org<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Nupur Maneesh Doshi (Mumbai, India) - 24. July - 18. August 2026 ==<br /> [[File:Nupur_Moonshot.png|thumb|250px]]<br /> During the SGMK Homemade 2026 and the follow up retreat at EAR, Nupur Maneesh Doshi is hosted as BEAK critic-in-residence working on a creative writing project based on Science Fictionesque poetic reflections on Bioart, Do-It-With-Others, Bioethics meets Travelogue and Speculative literary reflections. Earlier this year Nupur also was incorporated into the [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/CoLabs_Chiang_Mai#CoLabs_Kick-off_Feb_2026 Kickoff of Co-Laboratories], hired to pen a Technobiological Futures review article, with her curatorial and critical commentary published in English and French through Makery.info.<br /> <br /> * [https://www.makery.info/en/2026/05/11/english-epistemic-sludge-the-ontology-of-the-post-institutional-lab/ Epistemic sludge: the ontology of the post-institutional lab]<br /> <br /> Nupur Doshi is a curator and researcher based in Mumbai, India. Her work explores para-art trajectories, transgressing mediums and traditional materiality. She examines provocations from critical philosophy and transdisciplinary studies across counter-histories and speculative futures. She is the Fall '26 Draper Scholar at the Experimental Humanities (XE) Department at NYU. She has also been awarded the Global South Scholarship for the Art &amp; Curatorial Practice Certificate Program at The New Centre for Research &amp; Practice.<br /> <br /> * https://bioartethics.xyz/beak-news/f/nupur-maneesh-doshi---beak-critic-in-residence-colabs-thailand<br /> * https://nupurdoshi.hotglue.me/<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Wun Ting Chan (Hong Kong/New York) - 24. July - 2. August ==<br /> [[File:TingSafetyFirst.jpg|thumb|250px|alt=Wun Ting Chan praticing safety first at Bitwäscherei|Wun Ting Chan praticing safety first at Bitwäscherei]]<br /> <br /> During SGMK Homemade 2026, Ting joined the SolarBird workshop, where they updated the code for the PCB bird with a pseudo-random timing routine so that it chirps at irregular intervals rather than following the same predictable rhythm. The code is available here for future usage:<br /> <br /> * [https://github.com/fifthepoch/solarBird Solar Bird Github Repo]<br /> <br /> They also produced the first short-form video in an ongoing series addressing ethical debates around IVF and related reproductive technologies. The project takes as its starting point their Simplified Chinese translation of Dr. Adam Zaretsky’s [https://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/open-letter-to-lulu-and-nana/ ''Human Germline Gene Editing is Bioart: An Open Letter to Lulu and Nana'']. Through the lens of their experience translating the open letter, the video series covers the ethical questions raised by the text, and explores how reproductive technologies are discussed, who gets to make decisions about their use, and what happens when the ability to intervene in human reproduction moves from treatment toward genetic modification.<br /> <br /> * [https://drive.proton.me/urls/645E79Q64W#UOnTyBn4p31S Watch the Video]<br /> <br /> Wun Ting Chan (陳琬婷) is a computer scientist and artist from Hong Kong. They hold a B.F.A. in Visual Communications from Northwest College of Art and a B.S. in Computer Science from The Evergreen State College, and are currently pursuing an M.S. in Computer Science at New York University’s [https://cs.nyu.edu/home/index.html Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences]. Chan is also a student researcher at the [https://agenticlearning.ai/ Agentic Learning AI Lab], advised by [https://mengyeren.com/ Dr. Mengye Ren]. Chan’s artistic work examines sensory overload and ambient paranoia as defining conditions of contemporary digital life, using technology itself as both medium and subject. They explore how artificial intelligence, internet censorship, and platform surveillance shape perception and influence real-world behavior.<br /> <br /> * https://ting.directory<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Kim Đoàn Quốc (Paris) - 25. July - 3. August ==<br /> [[File:Kim_cows.jpg|thumb|250px]]<br /> <br /> During SGMK Homemade 2026, Kim Đoàn Quốc collaborated with Thomas Amberg, Professor at University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland FHNW, specialised in the Internet of Things. For a project about long distance memory and environmental damage, Kim asked for help from the very generous soldering and programming community of Homemade, Thomas answered. Trading electronic chips for others in the camp, looking through datasheets and programming tutorials online, accompanied with Simon’s percussion rehearsal as the moon was rising over the mountains in front of them, they put together a connected device that would light up an LED ring when rain falls on Kim’s grandmother’s tomb in Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu, Vietnam, according to online weather broadcast. This prototype will be reproduced a few times for a series of jade stone and steel lamps connected to places in Vietnam interlaced with the French Vietnamese Diaspora and Kim’s personal history. <br /> <br /> github readme for the esp32 code used for the device : <br /> * https://github.com/tamberg/esp32-weather-led<br /> <br /> Kim also participated in the Solar Bird and RubeDrum workshop. She arrived almost clueless about electronics at the summer camp and left with the precious gift of shared knowledge and new friends. During the camp, Kim gave a sensitive cartography workshop to the community, trying to bring in her knowledge about collective organization and group care to the group. It came out as a beautiful conversation about the many different places and generations from where each participant speaks and how this week in the mountains together can settle common grounds, like the love of swimming in lakes.<br /> <br /> Kim Đoàn Quốc lives and works in Paris, where she is a member of DOC! and the Vietnam Dioxine Collective. Her artistic practice spans various media: installations, video and performance. Her body of work juxtaposes technology and industry with screens, and metal with natural materials such as wood and dried flowers, to explore the relationships between humans and non-humans, with a particular interest in the concept of protected spaces, both politically and ecologically. <br /> * https://www.kimdoanquoc.studio/<br /> <br /> At the moment, she is collaborating with Anthropologist and Geographer Marvin Freyne on the project Foliating Memories, about agent orange, ecocide and diaspora memories.<br /> * https://rhizomes.hypotheses.org/4422<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> = In preperation =<br /> <br /> == Faried Noor &quot;Askal&quot; Siregar (Yogyakarta, Indonesia) - 19. Sep - 11. Oct 2026 ==<br /> [[File:Askal_synthplaying2.jpg|250px|thumb|right|playing the [https://www.instagram.com/p/DWC5WO1k-An &quot;sistem modular terpadu&quot;]]]<br /> Faried Noor Siregar is an interdisciplinary artist, theater practitioner, and Batak manuscript (Pustaha) enthusiast based in Yogyakarta, graduated from the Theater Department at ISI Yogyakarta.<br /> <br /> As an artist, he is deeply interested in topics such as cultural preservation, social issues, and the environment, which he expresses and develops through interdisciplinary art, including theater and other visual arts. He also works across disciplines in DIY instrument engineering, exploring the intersection of craftsmanship, sound, and technology.<br /> <br /> He is an active member of Kawan Pustaha, Bauhouse Consorxium, and Lifepatch.<br /> <br /> ''As an interdisciplinary artist, I am deeply committed to exploring the convergence of art, technology, and cultural heritage. My primary interest lies in expanding the boundaries of contemporary artistic practice by treating imagination as my principal raw material—and in developing methods to render that imagination into tangible, experiential form. My work is grounded in three interconnected concerns: cultural preservation, social issues, and the environment. I approach these not as fixed subjects but as living inquiries, expressed through theater, visual arts, and DIY instrument engineering, where craftsmanship, sound, and technology intersect. My ongoing engagement with the Batak manuscript tradition (Pustaha) reflects my belief that cultural preservation is not an act of archiving, but a practice of reactivating ancestral knowledge through contemporary tools.''<br /> <br /> ''I am particularly interested in the creative application of artificial intelligence—not as a means of automation, but as a collaborator for transgressing the limits of medium, discipline, and perception. Through generative and machine-learning systems, I seek to visualize speculative narratives, reinterpret traditional knowledge, and transform imagination into implementable works. I am motivated by the opportunity to work critically and experimentally at this intersection, and to contribute to a practice that positions technology as an amplifier of human creativity rather than a replacement for it.''<br /> <br /> * https://askal.id/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/asucalypto/<br /> <br /> this the link for example of my works<br /> * Performative ASCII visual Performance on terminal (live Performances): https://vimeo.com/1212872998?fl=ip&amp;fe=ec<br /> * cam_Granular Noise Modulator (instalation) : https://vimeo.com/1212890412?fl=ip&amp;fe=ec<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> = Others =<br /> <br /> = Testimonials of our Residents of the past=<br /> <br /> == Maria Jose Besoain - LABVA (Valdivia, Chile) - 20. Nov - 4. Dec 2025 ==<br /> [[File:GaudiResidensi_Jose.png|250px|thumb|right|Micro-residency in GaudiLabs]]<br /> Situated Ecologies and Material Practice from South America (An Encounter with LABVA)&lt;br&gt;<br /> In a time marked by ecological crisis it becomes necessary to establish a critical perspective on the dominant industrial model of material trade and propose alternatives to how we relate to materiality. Rather than simply replacing one set of materials with another, the challenge lies in engendering a processual rethinking of the techniques, values, and epistemologies that underpin material practices. This open dialogue invites us to ask: how can we imagine alternatives to our pervasive dependency on petrochemical-based substances within an ecosystem shaped by extractive economies and technological determinism?&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> https://mustekala.info/beyond-substitution-situated-ecologies-and-material-practice-from-south-america-an-encounter-with-labva/&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == The Solar Mini Disc Walkmen mini residency of Shih Wei-chieh (Taipei, Taiwan) - 1. August - 5. September 2025 ==<br /> [[File:abao_stupidPhoto2.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Abao with amazing haircut. Stylist: Veli Silver.]]<br /> During a three-week micro-residency, I prototyped a “solar mini-disc walkman” that turns a handmade dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) into music. Building on my earlier portable, solar-powered starvation synth, I explore the “fingerprint” of a solar cell: using the I–V curve of each handmade DSSC as a musical score so its photovoltaic character becomes reproducible, generative sound. The instrument is self-powered: a 6×6 cm “solar mini disc” can be inserted and rendered to audio in real time. Beyond sculptural design, the device encourages open collection of natural-dye data and serves as a minimal-viable prototype for asking whether photovoltaic energy could—or should—be traceable. At present, the sound engine is implemented in Max/MSP with RAVE, where a 7-dimensional I–V “fingerprint” is directly connected to the decoder’s latent inlets. This pragmatic choice exploits RAVE’s real-time, high-fidelity synthesis, but the mapping remains largely hand-crafted. Framing the process more generally, the mapping can be understood as a vec2vec-style cross-modal alignment: a bridge function projects photovoltaic features into the latent space of a neural audio synthesizer. Unlike the recent vec2vec work in natural language processing—which aligns embeddings within the same modality and assumes comparable semantic geometry across models—our case is cross-modal (physics → sound) and uses a generative decoder as its target space. This difference requires stronger priors, such as monotonicity (e.g. larger photocurrents should not map to quieter or “darker” sounds) and local smoothness (similar I–V curves should yield nearby latents). In the vec2vec framework, semantic stability is maintained through three key constraints: reconstruction (the translated representation can be mapped back to the source), cycle-consistency (round-trips preserve meaning), and vector space preservation (VSP), which ensures that pairwise distances among embeddings remain intact across the mapping. While these methods were originally developed for aligning text embeddings, they provide a valuable reference for future work: similar constraints could regulate how photovoltaic features enter the RAVE latent space, ensuring that sonic identities preserve the geometric relationships of their underlying energy curves. In that sense, the Solar Mini-Disc Walkman not only produces reproducible sonic identities for each handmade cell, but also gestures toward a broader research question: how cross-system “languages” of energy and sound might be aligned in a universal latent space.<br /> &lt;gallery widths=&quot;220px&quot; heights=&quot;400px&quot;&gt;<br /> File:I-V tester made by Marc Dusseiller.jpg|The DIY I-V tester made by Marc Dusseiller. <br /> File:I-V tester made by Marc Dusseiller_2.jpg|The measurement of the I-V curve tester is uploaded to Thingspeak and a local server, and can be fetched in Max/MSP.<br /> File:DIY DSSC with screen printed pattern.jpg|DIY DSSC with screen printed pattern and hollyhock dye made by Shih Wei Chieh.<br /> File:DIY DSSC with cyanotype pattern.jpg|DIY DSSC with cyanotype pattern made by Shih Wei Chieh.<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> [[The Solar Mini-Disc Walkman: Cross-Modal Alignment of DSSC Fingerprints and Audio Latent Space|residency documentation]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Yair Reshef (Tel Aviv) - 23 - 31. July 2025 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Yair hardbrucke.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Yair arrives in Hardbrücke]]<br /> bureaucrat at [https://wiki.telavivmakers.org/ T.A.M.I], recovering [https://wiki.idiot.io idiot.io]<br /> <br /> * https://wiki.telavivmakers.org/<br /> * https://github.com/5shekel/<br /> * [[PASAR SENGGOL]]<br /> * https://stikka.zrok.yair.cc/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Will Robertson (various trees and forests, Scotland and Switzerland) - 1. May - 31. July 2025 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Will-Robertson-Looking-to-the-Future-DJI_0490-2048x1536-cropped-90.jpeg|250px|thumb|right|Will on a tree]]<br /> <br /> Sprache: Schweizerdeutsch, English, Französisch, Norwegisch<br /> <br /> ''' Research '''<br /> <br /> Will's research focuses on the interaction between trees and endangered tree dwelling dormouse (family ''Gliridae''), bat (family ''Vespertilionidae'') and squirrel (family ''Sciurus'') species. By making use of advances in our understanding of endangered ''Eliomys quercinus'' and ''Myomimus roachi'' and moving forward the boundaries of what's athletically and technically possible in aerial arboriculture, Will has developed new chainsaw carving and rotary boring techniques to precisely carve nest holes for Europe's most endangered mammals and reverse habitat destruction. Collaborations with Susan Kerwin, Goedele Verbeylen, Stiftung Wildstation Landshuit, Nedko Nedyalkov, Ralf Wistbacka and Thomas Briner have brought groundbreaking results in conservation of the Garden Dormouse (''Eliomys quercinus'') - a high conservation priority in Switzerland and Europe. Field studies with ''Myomimus roachi'' (Bulgaria) and ''Pteromys volans'' (Finland) are currently being planned.<br /> <br /> Will leads an international consortium of leading semiconductor manufacturers, software experts, hardware manufacturers and ecologists developing a new, completely open source wildlife camera and field ecology system with integrated NPU (Neural Processing Unit) for neutral network inference and Edge AI which offers unparalleled capabilities, reliability and independence in the field. Other research includes lexicography and use of neural networks in phonology and lexicography.<br /> <br /> Where wildlife cameras are unsuitable, eDNA (Environmental DNA) PCR/NAAT (Polymerase Chain Reaction / Nucleic Acid Amplification Technique) techniques are used.<br /> <br /> He served both in armed forces in the UK and in the Swiss fire service in Atemschutz at Stützpunkt Feuerwehr Küssnacht am Rigi where he handled some of Switzerlands's worst industrial and chemical fires of recent tdecades.<br /> <br /> Born in Scotland, Will became the first person in history to be honored by Parliamentary motions in both the Edinburgh and London parliaments.<br /> <br /> ''' The Art of the Climbing Arborist '''<br /> <br /> Will's artistic work focuses on natural forms in tree care and bringing the peace and beauty of the forest to gardens. His distinctive artistic style, implemented in a profession with the highest death rate in Europe, is athletically and technically extremely demanding and was influenced by de Breanski and Dutton then by contemporary Swiss gardeners and artists including Frei and Jope.<br /> <br /> '''Glass Art '''<br /> <br /> His other artistic medium is molten glass, working with glass chemistry of crystal and borosilicate glasses and the ligand field quantum chemistry of Neodymium, Erbium, Praseodymium, Cobalt, Copper and Iron and nanoparticleq chemistry and nonlinear optics of Copper, Silver and Gold to create color within clear glass. Molten glass is a uniquely difficult artistic medium but it is the only medium that allows color to exist independent of surface and allows the user to directly experience the quantum mechanical worlds of ligand field theory and nanoparticle nonlinear optics.<br /> <br /> To obtain the high temperatures and homogeneous furnace conditions needed to make colored glass, Will designs furnaces heated with FeCrAl, SiC Microwave susceptor and SiC electrical technologies controlled via PID computer control and insulated with high purity alumina refractories.<br /> <br /> Collaborations with professional glass artists develop and document the science of colored glass.<br /> <br /> ''' Here to Help'''<br /> <br /> Will is grateful to get a break from his current battles to learn kernel space software engineering and image sensor integration and is available to assist with microelectronics, power electronics, unpasteurized cheese making, wine making, pizza making, aerial arboriculture and user space and database software engineering.<br /> <br /> '''Wine, Cheese, Sauerkraut'''<br /> <br /> High quality unpasteurized cheeses from both home-grown and commercial lactic acid bacteria cultures come to life and high quality wine is made via the ''Méthode traditionnelle'''. Outside the precise order of the cleanroom, Sauerkraut, Kombucha, wine and cheese making cultures also find their way into bread and fruit juice.<br /> <br /> '''Research in English:'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/quick-summary-new-homes-for-old-friends-switzerland/<br /> '''Forschung in Deutsch'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/de/zusammenfassung-neue-heimat-fur-alte-freunde-schweiz/<br /> '''Recherche en Français'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/fr/resume-rapide-de-nouvelles-maisons-pour-de-vieux-amis-en-suisse/<br /> <br /> '''faclair.com:'''<br /> * https://www.faclair.com/<br /> * https://focloir.info/<br /> <br /> '''GIT Repositories:'''<br /> * https://github.com/William-Robert-Robertson/WildCamera<br /> * https://prototypefund.opendata.ch/project/wildcamera/<br /> <br /> '''Recent Publications:'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ARBMagazine208-P72-Spring2025-New-Homes-For-Old-Friends-An-Update.pdf<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ARBMagazine-New-Homes-for-Old-Friends-206-pp60-66.pdf<br /> <br /> '''Social media:'''<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/william_robert_robertson/<br /> * https://www.facebook.com/will.robertson.58555<br /> <br /> '''Folk often ask about.. Soldering'''<br /> <br /> Folk often ask me about soldering - here are some ideas that help:<br /> <br /> https://github.com/William-Robert-Robertson/WildCamera/blob/main/Development_Environment/Practical_Electronics/Soldering.md<br /> <br /> ==Maximiliano Laina (filmaker) and Olivia Laina (youth-activistin)== <br /> <br /> As a family short time residency they are visiting Zurich on the weekend of 11.-14th April, as part of the More-Than-Planet exhibition curated by Ewen Chardronnet and Martina Huber at Löwenbräu Zürich, We are AIA | Awareness in Art. <br /> <br /> 11.04.24, 6 - 9pm<br /> &quot;Flying with Patcha - Into the Aerocene&quot; Films creening at Luma Schwarzcafé <br /> <br /> 14.04.24, 9 - 12 am<br /> political Manifestation &quot;Earthrise&quot; flying the solar ballon at &quot;Alte Kaserene&quot; <br /> [[File:WhatsApp Image 2024-04-11 at 12.43.44.jpg|250px|thumb|Aerocene.org]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Toru (Ryu) Oyama (Okinawa City / Gifu, Japan) - 15 - 31. July 2025 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Toru.jpg|thumb]]<br /> <br /> Toru (Ryu) Oyama is born in Japan, after graduating in pharmaceutical chemistry and fine art in japan, he studied and worked in a field of contemporary art in germany. moved to okinawa in 2017, he has been developing unique art projects in taiwan, south Korea, finland, indonesia and other parts of the world, based on the knowledge cultivated in science. his research and artistic practice explore topics such as food, land, human-nature relations, archaeology, and anthropology, through the site specific fieldwork. he has participated in various cross-disciplinary art-and-science projects worldwide,including projects and collaborates with artists and researchers.<br /> <br /> * https://www.ryuoyama.com/<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Andrey Chugonow (Yekaterinburg, Russia / Glasgow, UK) - 1. Oct - 30. November 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Square facebook 7sec.gif|250px|thumb|right|Glitching Andrey]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;During my stay in Switzerland, I plan to start developing a project that takes my autoimmune disease, multiple sclerosis, beyond my body into the realm of peer interaction. I plan to create a performative situation within which we will begin to interact with this autoimmune agent, forming several feedback loops in an attempt to find the equilibrium of the event.&quot;''<br /> <br /> Andrey Chugunov is a conceptual artist working at the intersection of digital and analogue media. He combines sound art, light installation, generative graphics, technological sculpture, media performances and readymade in his practice. He researches topics of mortality, temporality, autonomy, and memory decay in his artworks from the perspective of meditative media.<br /> <br /> He got a master's degree in Digital art at the Far Eastern Federal University in Vladivostok, Russia in 2018-2020. He participated in the &quot;Laboratory of a young artist&quot; at the Ural branch of the State Center for Contemporary Art in Yekaterinburg, Russia in 2018. He received an engineering degree in the field of alternative and renewable energy sources at the Ural Federal University in Yekaterinburg, Russia in 2008-2013.<br /> <br /> Andrey was born in Sverdlovsk, USSR in 1991.<br /> <br /> Now he resides in East Kilbride, Scotland, United Kingdom.<br /> <br /> * https://andreychugunov.com/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Giulia Tomasello / ALMA Futura (Rome, Italy) - 5. - 24. October 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Giulia screenshot.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Giulia preparing &quot;Future Flora&quot;]]<br /> <br /> Interaction designer and educator committed to female’s healthcare and its innovation, combining biotechnology and interactive wearables. Founder of ALMA Futura.<br /> <br /> Giulia will visit Switzerland and collaborate with [http://GaudiLabshttps://www.gaudi.ch/GaudiLabs/?page_id=2 GaudiLabs] in Luzern (5-10. Oct) and at the [http://Hackteria%20ZET%20-%20Open%20Science%20Labhttps://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/hackteria-zet-open-science-lab-in-zurich/ Hackteria ZET - Open Science Lab] (15-24. Oct) on participatory community research and hacking around the theme of reproductive justice and DIY pregnancy tests.<br /> <br /> ''&quot;Xenopia is a research, art and design project aimed at prototyping a domestic hormones Beta Hcg test as a tool to address reproductive justice and the right to access abortion. We will investigate the historical scientific practices around living interfaces as controlling technologies (i.e. the living pregnancy test Xenopus Leavis frog, mice, seeds). The right to access abortion is under attack and Beta Hcg testing is a mandatory test to access safe abortion but is poorly available for people living in rural areas and in marginalised conditions. Weeks of pregnancy are the playing field on which the war against access to abortion is waged, so we see in this prototype the possibility of facilitating the path autonomously by giving people back control. Collectives defending reproductive rights in countries where abortion is illegal or restricted (as Italy) and safely providing support, do not have access to this kind of easing. With an inter-species perspective, we would therefore develop this prototype and participatory workshops as political act of empowerment and concrete response to reproductive justice.&quot;''<br /> <br /> here wiki content to visit here:<br /> https://hackteria.org/wiki/Xenopia<br /> <br /> <br /> * https://gitomasello.com/<br /> * https://almafutura.org/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/gitomasello/<br /> <br /> Read Giulia's full Report on the Project here on the hackteria Wiki, use spread, duplicate!<br /> *https://hackteria.org/wiki/Xenopia<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Dominik Mahnič (Ljubljana, Slovnenia) - 25. Okt - 10. Nov 2024==<br /> <br /> [[File:Mahnic_klobukom.jpg||250px|thumb|right|Is it Jesus?]]<br /> <br /> We are planning to host our regular Hacker-in-Residence Dominik Mahnič aka Doms again to continue our long-term collaborations and work / reflect with Sofie on various robotic painting machines and it's philosophical implications.<br /> <br /> During the [https://mechatronicart.ch/brushology-ways-of-painting-with-a-mechatronic-brush/ &quot;Brushology&quot; Session] the shared their recent insigts of the collaboration.<br /> <br /> * https://app.assembla.com/spaces/dominik-mahnic/<br /> <br /> [[File:DomsAlone.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Sofie Mart (Zürich) - 20. Juli - 9. August 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Sofie.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Sofie Mart]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I was lucky to meet Marc and Maya in summer 2024 when I was looking for a workshop space to bring to life a custom-built robotic drawing machine. Bitwäscherei is a great space and a playground for DIY robotics projects. I got a lot of help and inspiration from the other artists- and hackers-in-residence. Thank you Bitwäscherei and SGMK for hosting me!&quot;''<br /> <br /> [[File:Bitwascherai.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> Sofie Mart a Swiss-based creative technologist passionate about contextualizing complexity through visual media. In the past few years, Sofie has been venturing projects on the intersection of arts, culture, technology and humanities. With the background in cultural analytics and data visualization, she collaborated with the private cultural estates on the immersive visualization of art collections, directed virtual reality experiences for corporate and public sector clients and created digital applications for creativity. https://sofiem.art/<br /> <br /> In 2024 Sofie started her studio focusing on media processing, creative coding and art fabrication - https://uncorporated.studio/ . With the support from [https://matr.art/ Matr Labs] engineers, she built and launched the first art-making machine in Bitwäscherei, Zurich.<br /> <br /> * https://www.instagram.com/uncorporated.studio/<br /> * https://sofiem.art/<br /> <br /> == Tengal (Manila, Philippines / Berlin, Germany) - 1. - 10. August 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Tengal hacking.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Tengal hacking some academic writing]]<br /> <br /> Tengal is a composer, media artist, and cultural instigator, engaged in research-based production that bridges art, technology, and society. Since 2005, he has initiated numerous projects and collectives in Manila and across Southeast Asia. Notably, he founded the organization ''SABAW Media Art Kitchen'', a curatorial platform specializing in sound, media art, and interstices between art and science. In 2008, he established the Philippines' first international media art and experimental music festival, ''WSK Festival of the Recently Possible'' where he has served as artistic director since its inception.<br /> <br /> From 2017 to 2018, Tengal curated the exhibition ''&quot;INTERSTICES: Manifolds of The In-between&quot;'' and served as exhibition director for the ''&quot;Self-reflexivity: Thinking Media and Digital Articulations&quot;'' exhibition at the Tokyo Media Art Festival MeCA | Media Culture in Asia, initiated by the Japan Foundation.<br /> <br /> Tengal co-created the international music platform ''NUSASONIC'', a creative collaboration between ''YES NO KLUB, WSK Festival of The Recently Possible, Playfreely/BlackKaji, CTM Festival'', and the ''Goethe Institute''. ''Nusasonic'' was a multi-year project that explores a wide spectrum of experimental sound and music cultures in Southeast Asia, fostering dialogue not only within the region but also with Europe.<br /> <br /> Recently relocating to Berlin, Tengal served as curator-at-large at ''Art Laboratory Berlin'' and played a significant role as co-curator of the projects ''&quot;Hackers, Makers, Thinkers”'', and ''“Radyo Somatodelia: Experiments in Sonic Animism.”''<br /> <br /> * https://www.instagram.com/tengal/<br /> * [https://www.instagram.com/wsk.io/ wsk.io]<br /> * [http://nusasonic.com/ nusasonic.com]<br /> <br /> == Kaldi Moss (Goa, Dehli, India) - June - August 2024 ==<br /> <br /> ''&quot;Bitwäscherei was an inspiring space that opened up new ways of thinking. It offers an alternative to the mainstream Swiss logic. The techniques and specifics of mediums and materials are exploded and explored everyday - in a way it is a dreamland.&quot;''<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=320px heights=240px&gt;<br /> File:Photo 2024-10-14 17-10-39.jpg<br /> File:Photo 2024-10-14 17-10-35.jpg<br /> File:Photo 2024-10-14 17-10-46.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Biography:'''<br /> <br /> Moss is an artist interested in sense perception, time, networked systems, insect perception, tree intelligence and experiences of beings that are not human. <br /> <br /> Moss’ (they/them) practice spans sound, video, browser-based art and bio art. They are part of a community of engineers and technologists, and are invested in exploring alternate methods of knowledge production. Their video and installation work has been shown in multiple exhibitions in Zurich, Milan, Toronto, Dresden, Brighton, Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Himachal and Goa.<br /> <br /> They are a part of Cynk Collective, a noise band producing immersive audiovisual concerts. In addition, they are the artistic director at Walkin Studios,an independent multidisciplinary art studio and project space in Bangalore, India and have co-founded the collective NOTAAT with artist Puneet Jain.<br /> <br /> * https://whattt.cargo.site/<br /> <br /> == Elisa Chaveneau (Le Mans, France) - 01. - 15. July 2024 ==<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=240px heights=180px&gt;<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.13.54.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.07.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.16.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.43.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.28.png<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Bio:''' Elisa Chaveneau is a French artist born in 2000 who specialises in the design and exhibition of sculptures, <br /> installations and materials on the subject of «Other-than-human». Her search for new media involving geo-materials and fermentation processes is keen to question inter-species relations in an ecosystem and consumer habits facing industry. With specialist training in geomaterials and ceramics at the Le Mans Fine Arts School, the materiality and supposed aesthetics of the material take on a primordial role in her approach to creation, as well as in her formal process is to rediscover the links with the living world. Through her interests in ecology, design, craft practices and performance, she tries to focus our imagination and make us contemplate the landscapes and the immensity of the ecosystems we are confronted with. &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> Her work has been exhibited at the Centre Contemporain de Céramique de la Borne and in a duo with Noémie Vincent-Maudry at the 2022 Saint-Etienne Biennial and at the Musée d’Art Moderne in Paris for the Flammes exhibition.<br /> <br /> https://www.instagram.com/elisachaveneau/<br /> <br /> '''Workshop: Saturday 13.7.24, 12-18h''' <br /> <br /> https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Kitchenlab_Bioplastic<br /> <br /> DIY Workshop on BIOPLASTIC Making. Together with Hacker-in-Residency(SGMK) Elisa Chaveneau (FR) we dive into the topic of bioplastic as novel material research. Starting point is the kitchen lab! Why working with materials that originate from our kitchen and how easy and fun it is to repurpose materials from there to revalue and repurpose and close circles. Circular thinking at the base of everyday practice! Starting with a Lunch by Gasthaus Kitchenlab we will be working on testing and creating various recipes and experimentations on Bioplastic.<br /> <br /> == Moch Hasrul (Jakarta, Indonesia) - 11-14. July 2024 ==<br /> [[File:Hasrol kopicup.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Hasrul likes kopi]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I have known [https://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/hackteria-zet-open-science-lab-in-zurich/ Hackteria ZET] and [https://mechatronicart.ch/mechartlab/ SGMK's MechArtLab] for quite some time, and I always enjoy visiting their shared studio and laboratory. The atmosphere is incredibly pleasant and inspiring, filled with a playful yet highly productive energy. When I was a speaker at a talk about [https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/plastik/ '''Operasi Plastik'''], I was truly impressed by the enthusiasm and participation of the attendees. Additionally, the experience of preparing a dinner together was delightful, with a warm and welcoming atmosphere. Hackteria ZET, Bitwäscherei, is truly a special place for creativity and collaborative learning.&quot;''<br /> <br /> '''Bio: Moch Hasrul''' is a media artist based in Jakarta who combines art and technology in his work. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Art Education from Universitas Negeri Jakarta and a Master's degree in Fine Arts from Institut Teknologi Bandung. Currently, he serves as the director of Serrum and teaches at Kalbis University. His artistic practice includes experiments with computational devices, mechanical and electronic systems, and plastic recycling. Managing Studio Batur Jakarta and actively involved in the Gudskul Ecosystem, Hasrul initiated GudRnD, focusing on plastic recycling experiments. He is also developing context-based, student-centered learning methods using art approach.<br /> <br /> * https://mochhasrul.com/<br /> * https://www.gudrnd.id/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/_gudrnd/<br /> <br /> '''TALK: Operasi Plastik - 18:00 Saturday 13. July 2024 @ Bitwäscherei'''<br /> <br /> Hasrul will give an overview of their activities, researching and developing OPERASI PLASTIK, an artistic approach to plastic waste management. After the talk everybody is invited for a dinner, exploring Indonesian cuisine and cooking together.<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/plastik/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> [[File:OperasiPlastik.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Operasi Plastik]]<br /> '''OPERASI PLASTIK''' is an initiative that offers an artistic approach to plastic waste management by incorporating artistic and imaginative aspects into the process. By using art as a medium, OPERASI PLASTIK not only focuses on conventional plastic recycling but also transforms the waste into captivating and meaningful artworks. This approach aims to raise public awareness about plastic waste issues while changing their perception of materials that are usually considered trash.<br /> <br /> * https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6mqJyGB8EM/?igsh=eXBiOHJ2c2h3Nnh5<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> == Servando Barreiro (digital nomad, Spain) - February 2024 ==<br /> [[File:servando_goggles.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Servando]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;During my time at Bitwäscherei, I had a blast! Interacting with a bunch of creative minds from different backgrounds was super cool. We did some coding, had fun with puredata, and created some awesome stuff together. The weeks at Bitwäscherei flew by, filled with lots of laughs and learning. I'm already thinking about coming back for more. It's a great place to explore new ideas and make music with like-minded folks. Thanks, Bitwäscherei, for the awesome experience. Looking forward to hanging out again and making more magic together!&quot;''<br /> <br /> '''Biography'''<br /> <br /> I'm an Audiovisual artist with a background in electronics, sound, and audiovisual communication. I lived in Madrid, Berlin, Peru, and Stockholm, among other places.<br /> I'm A Pure Data expert (If you know, you know..). I created music and/or software for brands such as Audi, Redbull, Polestar, and Teenage Engineering. My work has been exhibited in renowned locations such as: Reina Sofia Museum, Medialab Prado, Transmediale, and Ars Electronica. For more information, keep browsing this [http://servando.teks.no/ site].<br /> <br /> * http://servando.teks.no/<br /> <br /> '''Workshop at Bitwäscherei'''<br /> <br /> See more about the [[Puredata (Pd) Workshop with Servando]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Yuzuru Maeda (Japan) - Dec 2023==<br /> [[File:WhatsApp Image 2023-12-04 at 16.42.09.jpeg|300px|thumb|right|Zentai Interview]]<br /> <br /> '''Biography'''<br /> <br /> Yuzuru born in Japan, Gifu. Yuzuru graduated from LaSalle College of Arts, Singapore in 2009 for Bachelor of the Arts program in music composition. She has embarked on performing music and improvisation and making video, installation and performance art with [Zentai Art Project - http://yuzuru.weebly.com/]. She also organizes Zentai exhibition, Zentai walk, Zentai performance with [http://www.zentaiart.com/ Zentai Art Festival].<br /> <br /> <br /> For her residency at Bitwäscherei she will conduct interviews with people on their life and practices wearing a Zentai outfit while doing and creating friction in how to perceive the oposite. She also wants to conduct a participatory Zentai performance in public space in Zurich.<br /> If interested in giving an interview or participate at the zentai performance pls contact &quot;zentaiartproject[at]yahoo.com&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ''&quot;I embarked on an artistic exploration using Zentai suits as a central component in my video work. This unconventional choice served as a catalyst for probing the complex layers of identity within the realm of art and human interaction. During my residency in December 2023, I had the privilege of engaging in insightful interviews with notable figures such as Serge Bertschy, Oliver Jaggi, and Chruut. These encounters provided invaluable glimpses into their creative processes and methodologies. It was a fascinating journey delving into their artistic minds, discovering their techniques, and learning about their endeavors to push the boundaries of expression. One of the most profound lessons gleaned from these conversations was the importance of innovation and resourcefulness in the pursuit of artistic vision. Witnessing how each individual crafted their own tools and methods to breathe life into creations inspired me to seek out my own unique approaches in my artistic practice. Moreover, these interactions sparked a deeper contemplation on the interconnectedness between art and sustainability. I was profoundly moved by the dedication of these artists to not only their craft but also to contributing positively to our planet. Their commitment to sustainable living resonated deeply with me, prompting introspection on how I, too, could leverage my art to foster a more environmentally conscious world. As I reflect on the insights gained during my residency, I am filled with a renewed sense of purpose and direction. Armed with newfound inspiration and a heightened awareness of the intersection between art and sustainability, I am eager to embark on my own journey of creative exploration and meaningful contribution to the world around me.&quot;''<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> small trailer of the zurich session:<br /> * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHhvpPR0JRQ&amp;ab_channel=Zentai%E9%87%87%E8%AE%BF%28ZentaiArtProject%29<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=240px heights=180px&gt;<br /> File:WhatsApp_Image_2023-12-04_at_16.42.53.jpeg<br /> File:WhatsApp Image 2023-12-04 at 16.42.40.jpeg<br /> File:WhatsApp Image 2023-12-04 at 16.42.16.jpeg<br /> File:Yuzuru interviewing Serge Bertschi.jpg<br /> File:Yuzuru and Oliver Jäggi.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Shih Wei-chieh (Taipei, Taiwan) - 11. September - 1. November 2023 ==<br /> [[File:abao_stupidPhoto.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Abao with amazing haircut]]<br /> '''What was the purpose of your residency in Zurich? What did you learn from it?'''<br /> <br /> ''“In addition to my pursuit of practical solar applications, my most successful DSSC prototype currently produces only around ~2.5 mA per square centimeter. The significance lies more in the opportunities to collaborate with scientists and engage in visits to the laboratory at ETH. This experience has served as valuable training for me, offering insights into how scientists work with nanomaterials. Understanding the conventional applications and purposes, as well as the established protocols for synthesizing nano materials, has been a rare and precious experience for artists. It raises pertinent questions about the relationship between art and science, and how these two domains can and should collaborate effectively.”''<br /> <br /> ''“Although it was a fantastic experience for artists to work with scientists with complete freedom and full access to knowledge, I wonder how we can repeat the model without any funding to support the free sofa accommodation and the efforts from volunteers. On the other hand, I believe this is a great model that differs from those residency organized by institutes and centers which always comes with political requirements and demands. The property of the community plays a big part too. During the residency I have met many community members in Bitwäscherei, the role of them are usually very mixed, like chemist with musician background or artist with scientific degree, or engineer with profound knowledge for history of analog computer, the people are a great library and the culture was naturally provided by the community. This dynamic is relatively rare in Taiwan, where career roles tend to be more singular, and scientists typically don’t serve other fields in the same integrated manner.”''<br /> <br /> Part 1/2: [https://www.makery.info/en/2023/12/20/english-from-e-textile-to-gratzel-cells-encounter-with-the-taiwanese-designer-shih-wei-chieh/ “From e-textile to Grätzel cells, encounter with the taiwanese designer Shih Wei Chieh“], Makery 2023<br /> <br /> Part 2/2: [https://www.makery.info/en/2023/12/21/une-residence-de-recherche-en-cellules-gratzel-a-hackteria-rencontre-avec-shih-wei-chieh-2-2/ “A residency to research Grätzel cells at Hackteria, encounter with Shih Wei Chieh“], Makery 2023<br /> <br /> '''施惟捷 Shih Wei Chieh''' works with wearable art, e-textile, and laser audiovisual. He is also a self-taught material science researcher. His &quot;Laser Dye Project&quot; innovates an optical textile printing method by programmable laser projector and New Cyanotype solution, which inspire him to explore the trans-disciplinary collaboration between new medias and traditional craft techniques. He’s the founder of “Tribe Against Machine”, a project exploring how culture preservation works with modern technologies. His current research develops a DIY dye sensitized solar glass made with natural dye in a large size format, which is used for both energy and as a smart interface for sonic art. <br /> <br /> * https://shihweichieh.com/<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/HLabX_Fellows#HLabX_Fellow_Shih_Wei_Chieh<br /> <br /> Application to NanoArts grant done / not received :-(: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Prep-NanoArts<br /> <br /> Now combined with Workshop at [https://www.weareaia.ch/energy-giveaway/ Energy Giveaway @ WEAREAIA], to be held on 22/23 September 2023.<br /> <br /> More info is documented on the hackteria wiki: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Abao_Residency<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Helmi Hardian (Surabaya, Indonesia) - Mid July - Mid August 2023 | [[BIR residensi]] ==<br /> [[File:Helim_Ugly.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Helmi in his full beauty]]<br /> <br /> '''Reflection / Testimonial'''<br /> <br /> ''Best residency ever!!'' - Helmi<br /> <br /> ''During my residency, I had the opportunity to collaborate on the project The [https://mechatronicart.ch/diy-microscope-workshop-low-energy-circuit-performances/ Loose Energy Curriculum for the exhibition at the Humus Punk Library] in Zurich. We created a low-voltage and high-energy visual performance, utilizing previously unknown equipment from the hackteria studio. The experience of playing together and improvising with the hacked equipment was incredibly rewarding. ''<br /> <br /> ''One of the highlights was simply attending a wide range of workshops at the [https://mechatronicart.ch/homemade-summercamp-2023-berghaus-girlen/ Homemade Summercamp] in Switzerland, which differs a lot from my usual practice usually being the host of workshops. This privilege of learning from others and expanding my knowledge in various media arts fields felt utterly precious. From building a music station where we learned to play drums, to skillbuilding on keyboard, DJ equipment, and more. The overall cultural exchange during cooking time allowed us to share and transform traditional recipes into vegan and vegetarian versions. And the plurality of trips and destination furthermore offered precious insights into local cultures. Stops included: [http://www.randelab.ch/ Randelab], [http://www.gaudi.ch/GaudiLabs/ GaudiLabs], collaborating with [https://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/hackteria-zet-open-science-lab-in-zurich/ Hackteria ZET in Zurich], attending [https://mechatronicart.ch/homemade-summercamp-2023-berghaus-girlen/ Homemade Summercamp], visiting the art and science residency at Max-Planck in Konstanz and organizing the program [https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/pasar-senggol/ &quot;Pasar Senggol&quot; at Chaos Communication Camp] outside of Berlin.''<br /> <br /> ''It was unexpected but exciting to explore personal studios for local artists, experiencing the different styles of how collective spaces can be implemented and getting to know the individual studio approach. The residency taught me valuable lessons in space management, as I observed how collectives like [https://bitwaescherei.ch/ Bitwäscherei] or [https://maisonshift.ch/ Fashion Revolution] collaborate with the municiapal government to establish independent spaces. Overall, this residency provided a rich and diverse learning experience.'' - Written by Francisca Tan during a discussion with Helmi in Chiang Mai<br /> <br /> '''Biography'''<br /> <br /> Helmi Hardian is a grassroots artist and ghetto scientist, with a specific interest in cooking and smoking at the same time. He lives in Surabaya, the city that is well known for its industry and technology, as well as being the center of electronic component trading (chiefly, Pasar Genteng). Hence, almost all of his works are closely related to science and technology as the medium of creativity. He is the co-founder of Waft Lab, a creative-based initiative that works at interdisciplinary practices. Currently, he focuses on tech development through DIY/DIWO culture and playing his role in researching, hacking, or deconstructing daily materials to provide some devices with new functional aspects, as well as developing workshop kits, lecturing contents, and presentation materials, which aim to learn, share, and exchange knowledge.<br /> <br /> * https://waft-lab.com/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/helmihardian/<br /> * [[:File:Helmi Hardian - Artwork and Workshop 2022.pdf]]<br /> * Recent TUAK residensi in Tuban: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/TUAK<br /> * Application submitted: https://www.suedkulturfonds.ch/<br /> * Download application here: [[:File:Dossier-iiw0pYiT.pdf]]<br /> * Full project outline here: [[:File:2023_ProjectOutline_Helmi-Residensi.pdf]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:helmi_collage.jpg<br /> File:helmi_collage_02.jpg<br /> File:helmi_collage_03.jpg<br /> File:wafltlab_blue.jpg<br /> File:helmi_collage_01.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> == Arnont Nongyao - Thailand | early May 2023 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Arnont Nongyao portrait.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Arnont Nongyao]]<br /> <br /> '''Biography''' <br /> <br /> Arnont Nongyao lives in Chiangmai (TH) - Ho Chi Minh city (VN) and He is an artist interested and fell in love with the vibration of things. He likes listening to everything that inspires him to do experimental sound art. The most important teacher “the master Khvay Loeung &quot;inspired him to listen and “destroy yourself from being yourself” .-.. .. ... - . -. -.-- --- ..- .-. ... . .-.. ..-.<br /> <br /> Born in Bangkok, works and lives in Chiangmai (TH) - Ho Chi Minh city (VN). Arnont is working with various and different media includes sound, video, installation, site specific, public art etc. Arnont’s work is engage with his interest in vibration; he works on diverse art experimental projects, vibration-related.<br /> <br /> Arnont has been interested and research into sound with concentration on vibration, so most of his works are differently experimental and relative to vibration in order to search for the value of vibration derived from connected things, such as human beings, objects and society. His works are involved in a specific space and audience’s participation. They are also connected with the mode of listening/hearing in a social situation, and with how people interact with and participate in sound. Moreover, also he is Co-Director of Aesthetics of Error ( Chiang Mai Collective) with Thatchatham Silsupan and Pathompong Manakitsomboon that is a group of sound artists &amp; musician working on sound art &amp; experimental music in Chiangmai.<br /> <br /> Some of his selected exhibitions include solo exhibition “Sphere”, SAC Art lap, Chiang Mai, Thailand(2018).“Another Sound” co-work with Khvay Loeung, Sa Sa Art projects, Phnom Penh and Chiang Mai, Cambodia - Thailand (2018). and group exhibitions “Opera of Kard”, Singapore Biennale 2019, Singapore. “Currents 2019”, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. “A Visiblelity Matrix”, The Secession 2019, Vienna, Austria. Bangkok Art Biennale 2018, Bangkok, Thailand. “Postcripts” Bangkok Biennale, Bangkok, Thailand (2018).“Unstable(ry) Life”, 2016, Manif d’art, Quebec, Canada. 16th Media Art Biennale WRO 2015: Test Exposure, Wroclaw, Poland, TRANCE at Gallery VER, Bangkok, Thailand (2014). PROXIMITY, part of inSPIRACJE International at 13 MUZ, Szczecin, Poland (2014).<br /> <br /> '''External Links'''<br /> <br /> * [http://www.arnontnongyao.com Arnont Nongnyao's personal website]<br /> * [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/GBMN WORKSHOP: Gentle but make noise]<br /> <br /> [[File:Arnont_mixerli.jpg|thumb|left|400px|Arnont lötet das Mixerli!!]]<br /> <br /> [[Category: Biography]]<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Bostjan Čadež (Ljubljana, Slovenia - April 2023 ==<br /> [[File:Bos_Robot.jpg|thumb|right]]<br /> Bostjan Čadež (b. 1979, Ljubljana) is a new media artist whose interdisciplinary practice explores the intersections of art, technology, and human experience. His innovative installations and performances often challenge the boundaries between the digital and physical world, incorporating elements such as artificial intelligence, virtual reality, robotics, and real-time data processing. Čadež’s art is characterized by a dynamism and unique life that stems from the algorithms and guidelines he uses to shape his works. His interest in simple guidelines from which an infinite number of images or situations arise, which are never the same as before, is one of the key aspects of his creations. His works often include interaction with viewers, who with their involvement become part of the artistic experience and at the same time co-create the work they observe.<br /> <br /> * https://www.bostjancadez.art/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Dann Disciglio (Chicago, USA) &amp; Angelina Almukhametova (Chicago, USA) - March 2022 ==<br /> <br /> ''“I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to have participated in the Hacker-in-Residence program at the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society. The atmosphere of curiosity and artistic research was both inspiring and endlessly encouraging. During my residency, I led a workshop called, “Biodegradable Sound: Gelatin Records.” This hands-on workshop aimed to explore the intersection of recorded sound and biodegradability by introducing a method for creating functional and fully biodegradable phonograph records made from gelatin. The Swiss Mechatronic Art Society and its diverse group of members not only helped facilitate this workshop, they supported me by offering the resources and technical support needed to realize the event. My residency also produced various connections with other artists, musicians, and hackers which I continue to maintain to this day. I cannot wait to return to SGMK to continue to explore new topics of research, and continue picking the brains of the incredible community who stands behind this space”''<br /> <br /> During their short residency they will work on their research with parametric speakers, host a workhop on [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/BiodegradableSound &quot;Biodegradable Sounds&quot;] and do a performance with artist-made video transmitters, and retro tech!<br /> <br /> See this little add by the Hive people, where in the end they show the workshop and performance: https://peakd.com/hive-127039/@mind.force/ladjdnnz<br /> <br /> '''Angelina Almukhametova'''<br /> <br /> An G is a Chicago based neon artist who creates digital &amp; physical works in pursuit of happiness.<br /> <br /> Angelina Almukhametova’s work interfaces digital and analog technologies with custom built software and handmade electronics to create responsive audiovisual installations and performances. She holds a BFA in Art and Technology from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2020) and has exhibited work and performed in New York City, Chicago, Houston, and Iceland. She has led workshops at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Experimental Sound Studio in Chicago.<br /> <br /> https://aan-g.com/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Dann Disciglio'''<br /> [[File:Headshot _Disciglio.jpg|thumb|400px|right]]<br /> Dann Disciglio (b.1993) is a US-based intermedia artist whose practice investigates contemporary ecologies through both analog and digital technologies. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Hampshire College (2015) in art and media theory and a Master of Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago's Sound Department (2019). Disciglio has shown work and performed in New York City, Chicago, Boston, Zürich, Leipzig, Iceland, and Panama City and has published texts in the Journal of Visual Culture (SAGE) and the Minding Nature journal. In 2022, he was selected to be an Emerging Artist Resident at Franconia Sculpture Park (Shafer, MN), Hacker-in-Residence at the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society (ZRH), and as a Creative Resident at the Bloedel Reserve (WA).<br /> <br /> https://danndisciglio.com/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Miranda Moss (Cape Town, South Africa | wuwäähä, Sweden) ==<br /> <br /> Artist / designer Miranda has been popping into SGMK events since 2017. In the period 2020-21 she has been conducting chicken/robot research at Bitwäscherei and Randelab as part of the &quot;Chicken-in-Residence Program&quot;, along with Daniel Brownell, co-ran a solar water bot workshop with Dj Livia, joined the Homemade summercamp for the first time where she turned everyone's pee into electricity, continues to collaborate on sound and water geeking with Oli Jäggi, and regularly comes to the 2D OpenLab. She has also become the in-house graphic designer for events, always makes sure everyone has enough beer to drink, and is also the resident anticolonial feminist killjoy. <br /> <br /> She says: <br /> <br /> ''&quot;I'm super grateful to have had all the time as a hacker in residence at the Bitwäscherei. I am always meeting new amazing and inspiring people, am constantly learning cool things, and new projects and collaborations seem to blossom exponentially. I try to take the spirit of the lab with me on all my travels and to the other global communities I am involved in. Can't wait to return!&quot;'' <br /> <br /> * https://mirandamoss.com/<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:Miranda_geeking.png<br /> File:miranda_chicken_headhshot.jpg<br /> File:Miranda_Homemade.jpeg<br /> File:Dinner_in_werkstatt.jpeg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> Miranda's recent residency was supported partially through her artistic research project &quot;Gallus Gallus Roboticus&quot; within the konS paltfrom, funded by European Union and Cultural Ministry of Slovenia. Other visits privately and partially through Pro Helvetia.<br /> <br /> == Scott Beibin (Philadelphia, USA) ==<br /> <br /> Scott Beibin, aka [https://www.instagram.com/grouchofractal/ Groucho Fractal] has been a regular visitor to the MechArtLab over the last couple of years.<br /> <br /> &lt;youtube width=&quot;480&quot; height=&quot;360&quot;&gt;BLsgLAaJ5cs&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> * https://www.mandelbot.io/<br /> <br /> == Liz Cole - Evil Twin Booking Agency (Philadelphia, USA) ==<br /> <br /> Elizabeth Jane Cole is co founder of Evil Twin Booking Agency (eviltwinbooking.org), a podcast producer, writer, and DIY biology and open source hardware enthusiast. She participated in the Wild Open PCR Project @ Hacketeria (mentored by Urs Gaudenz of GaudiLabs and Marc Dusseiller).<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I’m very grateful for the time I spent at Bitwäscherei! The passion for collaboration and understanding how things work embodied in the culture of the space is so inspiring. Bitwäscherei empowers people to explore their environments through building open source tools and technology, and it opened up a new world of creativity for me.&quot;'' <br /> <br /> [[File:liz_hacking.jpeg|400px]][[File:liz_portrait.jpeg|400px]]<br /> <br /> * https://eviltwinbooking.org/about/<br /> <br /> == Adam Zaretsky (Woodstock, USA | somewhere in Greece) ==<br /> <br /> ''First I am thankful to Hackteria – Zentrum für Experimentelle Transdisziplinarität (Center for Experimental Transdisciplinariy), Research Node: ReproTech &amp; Art / Germline Hacks and Designer Babies''<br /> <br /> ''Including time spent well in the Swiss Embassy of San Francisco and Garage MCA in Moscow working on Methods of Transgenesis and GMO DIY Crispr Baby workshopoligies.''<br /> <br /> ''I also do want to than the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society for the time in residence plotting and making a crying machine and exploding miso neck living gooper gore bioart special effects performance.''<br /> <br /> ''We got into the wetness of reproductive technology, open source science, and the text to flesh interface of human germline genome editing. We learned how to read GENbank, FASTA, PubMed and SciHub pubs creatively. We got beyond the intimidating complexity by uploading equally as complex analogical and qualitative artistic data including: accordion music, drawings, collages, poetry and experimental video and more.''<br /> <br /> ''We involved people from wildly diverse backgrounds and international origins as is normal for Hackteria a global open house for odd, queer and oblique DIYbioart Hacker tweek and freekerz. We also group-geeked hard and stayed ridiculous about reporter genes, safe harbors, inducible promoters, off target mutations and IVF microinjection.''<br /> <br /> ''What we did was amazing. Like truly groundbreaking, wildly silly and depth informative. Beyond the call of duty living on the fumes of Marc's covid pay and minky little eth donations... We taught hybrid simultaneous in-person and online/off--ground... which is a form of super depleting heroism. I think it was super inspiring for those involved and has yet to mature but will make a great database if it continues.''<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:GOSPHA-whatdidshedo-web.jpg<br /> File:thGAP_flyer_web.jpg|400px<br /> File:CGCB_flyer_web.jpg|400px<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Mind thGAP'''<br /> <br /> We made three super relaxed bioinformatics primer labs for public understanding of databases of hereditary data (gene scans and gene scrolls) but also an understanding of the social implication of issues of gene piracy, genetic privacy.<br /> <br /> * Lab 1 - Transgenic Human Genome Alternatives Project (thGAP)<br /> * Lab 2 - Generic Open-Source Plasmid for Human Arts (GOSPHA)<br /> * Lab 3 - Creative Germline Constructs Bank (CGCB)<br /> <br /> Future Plans: We are going to be making an Open ArtSci Call for Creative Science Fiction Writers, Citizen Bioethicists and Untrained Art Critics to critically review the 5 entries we have compiled online on the CGDB. After that we might put some of the results up on GitHub and then make an NFT of them. Then we will call the World Congress on New Reproductive Technology Arts, for a GLOBAL AESTHETIC RESPONSE TO TRANSGENIC HUMANS AS BIOART and work on updating to a ‘real’ database. Oh yeah, and we did come up with a list of fifteen next steps, all of which are near impossible legally and technically so we should. Finally, we wrote a letter to the WHO Expert Advisory Committee on Developing Global Standards for Governance and Oversight of Human Genome Editing. No word back from them but I am sure they got the message. We might need to get their attention.<br /> <br /> https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/thgap/<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:adam_dusjagr_misoanal.JPG<br /> File:Lab3_CGCB_screenshot_single.png<br /> File:Adam_blue_bitw_smokers.jpg<br /> File:MISO_anus.jpg<br /> File:AZ_rc3_virtual.jpeg<br /> File:pin_adam.jpeg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> Adam's residency was supported privately by Marc Dusseiller and partially with some of the profits of the Hackteria Crypto Food Fund (HCFF).<br /> <br /> == Dominik Mahnič (Ljubljana, Slovnenia) ==<br /> <br /> ''Residency gives me rare opportunity to present, discuss and make different new works influenced by people, the enviroment of Bitwesherai and the city of Zurich. It was an intense experience in a place that offers great working conditions, deep reflections, and a friendly atmosphere.''<br /> <br /> * https://app.assembla.com/spaces/dominik-mahnic/<br /> <br /> [[File:Mahnic_klobukom.jpg|400px]][[File:zoom_2020_by_doms.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> Dom's residency was supported privately by the Center for Alternative Coconut Research.<br /> <br /> == Zohar Messeca - Fara AKA the idiot | [http://idiot.io/ idiot.io] (karkun, Israel) ==<br /> <br /> ''I have been very lucky to escape the israeli wilderness between Covid lockdowns to spend long month’s geeking like an idiot at the Bitwäscherei hackerspace and SGMK activities of the past year. Had great time sharing my DIY approach and attitude with my latest flexible circuits methods and techniques while spreading [http://idiot.io/ idiot.io] latest kits and propaganda at multiple workshops. Met plenty of talented local and international freaks/artists with mutual interests and curiosities. Also collaborated on several projects with the locals and made plenty of new friends!!''<br /> <br /> ''SGMK network is fantastisch!!! See you soooon!!''<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:idiot_covidCenter.jpg<br /> File:idioten.jpg<br /> File:idiot_residency.jpg<br /> File:rC3.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> * http://idiot.io/ idiot.io<br /> <br /> Zohar's residencies were supported by himself. Accommodation was shared with dusjagr and Veli.<br /> <br /> = Short term visitors =<br /> <br /> == Fransisca Tan ==<br /> [[File:Foodhacking Fransisca.jpg|thumb]]<br /> <br /> Fransisca Tan / artist statement<br /> <br /> ''“I first visited the Bitwäscherei in August 2022, coinciding with the open lab day. I was immediately smitten with the creative chaos, diversity and infrastructure of this hacker space. Chatting with some local and other visiting international artists I got to exchange on projects and find inspiration while food hacking throughout a lively evening.'' <br /> <br /> ''This community exchange set the first seeds for future opportunities to collaborate, such as for the performance “Future Food” at Kunsthaus Zürich (Oct 2023, CH), the LLL CoLaboratory in Chang Mai (Jan 2024, TH) and Amazonies Spatiales (Apr 2024, FR).''<br /> <br /> ''My experience at this Hackerspace underlines the core of what these community spaces ought to achieve: bring likeminded people together, have late night conversations about random stuff over a club mate and see if inspiration flows to join for a collaboration.”''<br /> <br /> Ressources &amp; Links<br /> * https://www.hinto.net/de/events/future-food-kunsthaus-zuerich-zuerich-e420326-20.html<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/hackterialab/cnx-openlab/<br /> * https://amazonies-spatiales.fr/ <br /> <br /> Biography<br /> Fransisca Tan is a creative producer and food experience designer with a background in internet &amp; media, communications and cognitive sciences<br /> <br /> Her diverse spectrum of engagement ranges from hosting workshops as science communicator, consulting artists and creatives on project management, to producing events such as festivals, art performances and hybrid residencies. All these root in her second nature as facilitator with a firm belief in a community arts approach.<br /> <br /> In her work and art she aspires towards bringing together people from all strides of life and revealing the value of community and collaboration.<br /> <br /> Find more on her portfolio on * https://www.fransiscatan.com/<br /> <br /> == Fran Quero, et al ==<br /> <br /> [[File:franGeng.jpg|400px|none]]<br /> <br /> The visit was part of their µ-residency at GaudiLabs in Luzern, where they shared newest experiments with qLAMP, openDROPs and electro-active bacteria.<br /> <br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Fran%20+%20Felipe%20nanoresidency%20GaudiLabs<br /> <br /> == Juan Duarte (Berlin / CDMX, Mexico) ==<br /> <br /> '''Sound spatialisation multichannel instrument'''<br /> <br /> During our short stay I could develop further a new iteration of this sound spatialisation instrument:<br /> * https://juanduarteregino.com/I<br /> <br /> This also was thrilling to connect with some members of the community in the lab, specially those who are also making with synthesisers and other sound gadgetry. Although the time to put together the instrument was quite intensive and busy, it was also good to discuss with other colleagues about the instrument’s potential in future. altogether, it was a very productive and fun experience to be here.<br /> <br /> [[File:Juan_II.JPG|400px]][[File:Juan_I.JPG|400px]]<br /> <br /> == Mary Maggic (Vienna / Los Angeles, USA) ==<br /> <br /> Mary Maggic comes to hang out and prototype various art projects and interventions, and geek out in nature!<br /> <br /> Some examples of projects: <br /> * Molecular Queering Agency - an experimental performance with a heavy metal hardware fountain for corona safe urine worshipping. <br /> * Lap Dance - motorized panorama camera for collective disobedience on a pink gynecology chair. <br /> * SCOBY Spin Cycle - rotating disc bioreactor for industrialized production of kombucha scoby. <br /> * Genital Panic - 3D printing genitals. <br /> * Weed Brownies (hide them from the kids). <br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=360px&gt;<br /> File:Marry_Costume.png<br /> File:Marry_genitalPanic.png<br /> File:Marry_Weidling.JPG<br /> File:Marry_Urinal.jpg<br /> File:Marry_peeParty.png<br /> <br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> * https://maggic.ooo/<br /> <br /> == Ewen Chardronnet (Paris, France) ==<br /> <br /> <br /> == Paula Pin (Lugo, Spain) ==<br /> <br /> coming soon...<br /> <br /> == František Apfelbeck (Czech Republic / Vale de Saire, France) ==<br /> <br /> When in Zürich I've had the opportunity to organize Cider Tasting at MechArtLab, which for me, is an interesting cross between hackerspace and bio hacking spot with quite a strong artistic approach. For me of course I liked a lot that they do lots of bio stuff, from kombucha artificial skin production, mushroom growing and many others to fermentation so when I've a chance I would like to visit again. Also I've found the building, which is a formal hospital laundry facility very interesting. I would say there are well over ten different projects of the alternative scene which makes a decent foundation for exchange and functioning as kind of independent entity. At the end we have set up outside just by the entrance of the building and were &quot;fishing&quot; for some people to join the core group for our noble activity spending a really nice evening together with open minded people. Next day I've actually joined the MechArtLab group on their trip to Saint Gallen were we have done another tasting event as part of the open doors of Ruum 42 hackerspace and theirs SGMK On-Tour: Chill &amp; Taste happening, fallowed later on by tasting of distillates made by local producer, barbecuing experimental locally made sausages by their creators and so on. It was a really nice finishing of the Switzerland part of my tour and I hope I can pop in again.<br /> <br /> <br /> * https://foodhackingbase.org/wiki/2021_cider_tour</div>

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<p>Dusjagr: /* Kim Doan Quoc (Paris) - 25. July - 3. August */</p> <hr /> <div>&lt;div style=&quot;right&quot; class=&quot;toclimit-2&quot;&gt;__TOC__&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> The Hacker-in-Residence Programme is jointly organized by various people from the environment of [https://bitwaescherei.ch/ Bitwäscherei], and directed primarily by [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Dusjagr Marc Dusseiller aka dusjagr], Center for Alternative Coconut Research, in his role as as co-founder and board member of both the [https://mechatronicart.ch/about/ Swiss Mechatronic Art Society] and Global Ambassador of the [https://www.hackteria.org/ Hackteria Network].<br /> <br /> = Ongoing =<br /> <br /> =Co-Labs BEAK artist-in-residency, Summer 2026=<br /> <br /> == Adam Zaretzky (Woodstock, NY, USA - 22. July - 20. August 2026 ==<br /> [[File:adam_headshot_embryo.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]<br /> Zaretsky is a Wet-Lab Art Practitioner mixing Ecology, Biotechnology, Non-human Relations, Body Performance and Gastronomy. Zaretsky stages lively, hands-on bioart production labs based on topics such as: foreign species invasion (pure/impure), radical food science (edible/inedible), jazz bioinformatics (code/flesh), tissue culture (undead/semi-alive), transgenic design issues (traits/desires), interactive ethology (person/machine/non-human) and physiology (performance/stress). A former researcher at the MIT department of biology, for the past 25 years Zaretsky has been teaching an experimental bioart class called VivoArts at: San Francisco State University (SFSU), SymbioticA (UWA), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), University of Leiden’s The Arts and Genomic Centre (TAGC) and with the Waag Society. He has also taught DIY-IGM (Do-It-Yourself Inherited Genetic Modification of the Human Genome) at New York University (NYU) and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU). He also runs a public life arts school: VASTAL (The Vivoarts School for Transgenic Aesthetics Ltd.) His art practice focuses on an array of legal, ethical, social and libidinal implications of biotechnological materials and methods with a focus on transgenic humans.<br /> <br /> * http://www.emutagen.com/<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/projects/artist-in-residence-adam-zaretsky/<br /> * https://thgap.hackteria.org<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Nupur Maneesh Doshi (Mumbai, India) - 24. July - 18. August 2026 ==<br /> [[File:Nupur_Moonshot.png|thumb|250px]]<br /> During the SGMK Homemade 2026 and the follow up retreat at EAR, Nupur Maneesh Doshi is hosted as BEAK critic-in-residence working on a creative writing project based on Science Fictionesque poetic reflections on Bioart, Do-It-With-Others, Bioethics meets Travelogue and Speculative literary reflections. Earlier this year Nupur also was incorporated into the [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/CoLabs_Chiang_Mai#CoLabs_Kick-off_Feb_2026 Kickoff of Co-Laboratories], hired to pen a Technobiological Futures review article, with her curatorial and critical commentary published in English and French through Makery.info.<br /> <br /> * [https://www.makery.info/en/2026/05/11/english-epistemic-sludge-the-ontology-of-the-post-institutional-lab/ Epistemic sludge: the ontology of the post-institutional lab]<br /> <br /> Nupur Doshi is a curator and researcher based in Mumbai, India. Her work explores para-art trajectories, transgressing mediums and traditional materiality. She examines provocations from critical philosophy and transdisciplinary studies across counter-histories and speculative futures. She is the Fall '26 Draper Scholar at the Experimental Humanities (XE) Department at NYU. She has also been awarded the Global South Scholarship for the Art &amp; Curatorial Practice Certificate Program at The New Centre for Research &amp; Practice.<br /> <br /> * https://bioartethics.xyz/beak-news/f/nupur-maneesh-doshi---beak-critic-in-residence-colabs-thailand<br /> * https://nupurdoshi.hotglue.me/<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Ting Chan (HK/New York)- 24. July - 2. August ==<br /> [[File:Ting_sunrise.png|thumb|250px]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Kim Doan Quoc (Paris) - 25. July - 3. August ==<br /> [[File:Kim_VJ-jam.jpg|thumb|250px]]<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> = In preperation =<br /> <br /> == Faried Noor &quot;Askal&quot; Siregar (Yogyakarta, Indonesia) - 19. Sep - 11. Oct 2026 ==<br /> [[File:Askal_synthplaying2.jpg|250px|thumb|right|playing the [https://www.instagram.com/p/DWC5WO1k-An &quot;sistem modular terpadu&quot;]]]<br /> Faried Noor Siregar is an interdisciplinary artist, theater practitioner, and Batak manuscript (Pustaha) enthusiast based in Yogyakarta, graduated from the Theater Department at ISI Yogyakarta.<br /> <br /> As an artist, he is deeply interested in topics such as cultural preservation, social issues, and the environment, which he expresses and develops through interdisciplinary art, including theater and other visual arts. He also works across disciplines in DIY instrument engineering, exploring the intersection of craftsmanship, sound, and technology.<br /> <br /> He is an active member of Kawan Pustaha, Bauhouse Consorxium, and Lifepatch.<br /> <br /> ''As an interdisciplinary artist, I am deeply committed to exploring the convergence of art, technology, and cultural heritage. My primary interest lies in expanding the boundaries of contemporary artistic practice by treating imagination as my principal raw material—and in developing methods to render that imagination into tangible, experiential form. My work is grounded in three interconnected concerns: cultural preservation, social issues, and the environment. I approach these not as fixed subjects but as living inquiries, expressed through theater, visual arts, and DIY instrument engineering, where craftsmanship, sound, and technology intersect. My ongoing engagement with the Batak manuscript tradition (Pustaha) reflects my belief that cultural preservation is not an act of archiving, but a practice of reactivating ancestral knowledge through contemporary tools.''<br /> <br /> ''I am particularly interested in the creative application of artificial intelligence—not as a means of automation, but as a collaborator for transgressing the limits of medium, discipline, and perception. Through generative and machine-learning systems, I seek to visualize speculative narratives, reinterpret traditional knowledge, and transform imagination into implementable works. I am motivated by the opportunity to work critically and experimentally at this intersection, and to contribute to a practice that positions technology as an amplifier of human creativity rather than a replacement for it.''<br /> <br /> * https://askal.id/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/asucalypto/<br /> <br /> this the link for example of my works<br /> * Performative ASCII visual Performance on terminal (live Performances): https://vimeo.com/1212872998?fl=ip&amp;fe=ec<br /> * cam_Granular Noise Modulator (instalation) : https://vimeo.com/1212890412?fl=ip&amp;fe=ec<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> = Others =<br /> <br /> = Testimonials of our Residents of the past=<br /> <br /> == Maria Jose Besoain - LABVA (Valdivia, Chile) - 20. Nov - 4. Dec 2025 ==<br /> [[File:GaudiResidensi_Jose.png|250px|thumb|right|Micro-residency in GaudiLabs]]<br /> Situated Ecologies and Material Practice from South America (An Encounter with LABVA)&lt;br&gt;<br /> In a time marked by ecological crisis it becomes necessary to establish a critical perspective on the dominant industrial model of material trade and propose alternatives to how we relate to materiality. Rather than simply replacing one set of materials with another, the challenge lies in engendering a processual rethinking of the techniques, values, and epistemologies that underpin material practices. This open dialogue invites us to ask: how can we imagine alternatives to our pervasive dependency on petrochemical-based substances within an ecosystem shaped by extractive economies and technological determinism?&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> https://mustekala.info/beyond-substitution-situated-ecologies-and-material-practice-from-south-america-an-encounter-with-labva/&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == The Solar Mini Disc Walkmen mini residency of Shih Wei-chieh (Taipei, Taiwan) - 1. August - 5. September 2025 ==<br /> [[File:abao_stupidPhoto2.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Abao with amazing haircut. Stylist: Veli Silver.]]<br /> During a three-week micro-residency, I prototyped a “solar mini-disc walkman” that turns a handmade dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) into music. Building on my earlier portable, solar-powered starvation synth, I explore the “fingerprint” of a solar cell: using the I–V curve of each handmade DSSC as a musical score so its photovoltaic character becomes reproducible, generative sound. The instrument is self-powered: a 6×6 cm “solar mini disc” can be inserted and rendered to audio in real time. Beyond sculptural design, the device encourages open collection of natural-dye data and serves as a minimal-viable prototype for asking whether photovoltaic energy could—or should—be traceable. At present, the sound engine is implemented in Max/MSP with RAVE, where a 7-dimensional I–V “fingerprint” is directly connected to the decoder’s latent inlets. This pragmatic choice exploits RAVE’s real-time, high-fidelity synthesis, but the mapping remains largely hand-crafted. Framing the process more generally, the mapping can be understood as a vec2vec-style cross-modal alignment: a bridge function projects photovoltaic features into the latent space of a neural audio synthesizer. Unlike the recent vec2vec work in natural language processing—which aligns embeddings within the same modality and assumes comparable semantic geometry across models—our case is cross-modal (physics → sound) and uses a generative decoder as its target space. This difference requires stronger priors, such as monotonicity (e.g. larger photocurrents should not map to quieter or “darker” sounds) and local smoothness (similar I–V curves should yield nearby latents). In the vec2vec framework, semantic stability is maintained through three key constraints: reconstruction (the translated representation can be mapped back to the source), cycle-consistency (round-trips preserve meaning), and vector space preservation (VSP), which ensures that pairwise distances among embeddings remain intact across the mapping. While these methods were originally developed for aligning text embeddings, they provide a valuable reference for future work: similar constraints could regulate how photovoltaic features enter the RAVE latent space, ensuring that sonic identities preserve the geometric relationships of their underlying energy curves. In that sense, the Solar Mini-Disc Walkman not only produces reproducible sonic identities for each handmade cell, but also gestures toward a broader research question: how cross-system “languages” of energy and sound might be aligned in a universal latent space.<br /> &lt;gallery widths=&quot;220px&quot; heights=&quot;400px&quot;&gt;<br /> File:I-V tester made by Marc Dusseiller.jpg|The DIY I-V tester made by Marc Dusseiller. <br /> File:I-V tester made by Marc Dusseiller_2.jpg|The measurement of the I-V curve tester is uploaded to Thingspeak and a local server, and can be fetched in Max/MSP.<br /> File:DIY DSSC with screen printed pattern.jpg|DIY DSSC with screen printed pattern and hollyhock dye made by Shih Wei Chieh.<br /> File:DIY DSSC with cyanotype pattern.jpg|DIY DSSC with cyanotype pattern made by Shih Wei Chieh.<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> [[The Solar Mini-Disc Walkman: Cross-Modal Alignment of DSSC Fingerprints and Audio Latent Space|residency documentation]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Yair Reshef (Tel Aviv) - 23 - 31. July 2025 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Yair hardbrucke.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Yair arrives in Hardbrücke]]<br /> bureaucrat at [https://wiki.telavivmakers.org/ T.A.M.I], recovering [https://wiki.idiot.io idiot.io]<br /> <br /> * https://wiki.telavivmakers.org/<br /> * https://github.com/5shekel/<br /> * [[PASAR SENGGOL]]<br /> * https://stikka.zrok.yair.cc/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Will Robertson (various trees and forests, Scotland and Switzerland) - 1. May - 31. July 2025 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Will-Robertson-Looking-to-the-Future-DJI_0490-2048x1536-cropped-90.jpeg|250px|thumb|right|Will on a tree]]<br /> <br /> Sprache: Schweizerdeutsch, English, Französisch, Norwegisch<br /> <br /> ''' Research '''<br /> <br /> Will's research focuses on the interaction between trees and endangered tree dwelling dormouse (family ''Gliridae''), bat (family ''Vespertilionidae'') and squirrel (family ''Sciurus'') species. By making use of advances in our understanding of endangered ''Eliomys quercinus'' and ''Myomimus roachi'' and moving forward the boundaries of what's athletically and technically possible in aerial arboriculture, Will has developed new chainsaw carving and rotary boring techniques to precisely carve nest holes for Europe's most endangered mammals and reverse habitat destruction. Collaborations with Susan Kerwin, Goedele Verbeylen, Stiftung Wildstation Landshuit, Nedko Nedyalkov, Ralf Wistbacka and Thomas Briner have brought groundbreaking results in conservation of the Garden Dormouse (''Eliomys quercinus'') - a high conservation priority in Switzerland and Europe. Field studies with ''Myomimus roachi'' (Bulgaria) and ''Pteromys volans'' (Finland) are currently being planned.<br /> <br /> Will leads an international consortium of leading semiconductor manufacturers, software experts, hardware manufacturers and ecologists developing a new, completely open source wildlife camera and field ecology system with integrated NPU (Neural Processing Unit) for neutral network inference and Edge AI which offers unparalleled capabilities, reliability and independence in the field. Other research includes lexicography and use of neural networks in phonology and lexicography.<br /> <br /> Where wildlife cameras are unsuitable, eDNA (Environmental DNA) PCR/NAAT (Polymerase Chain Reaction / Nucleic Acid Amplification Technique) techniques are used.<br /> <br /> He served both in armed forces in the UK and in the Swiss fire service in Atemschutz at Stützpunkt Feuerwehr Küssnacht am Rigi where he handled some of Switzerlands's worst industrial and chemical fires of recent tdecades.<br /> <br /> Born in Scotland, Will became the first person in history to be honored by Parliamentary motions in both the Edinburgh and London parliaments.<br /> <br /> ''' The Art of the Climbing Arborist '''<br /> <br /> Will's artistic work focuses on natural forms in tree care and bringing the peace and beauty of the forest to gardens. His distinctive artistic style, implemented in a profession with the highest death rate in Europe, is athletically and technically extremely demanding and was influenced by de Breanski and Dutton then by contemporary Swiss gardeners and artists including Frei and Jope.<br /> <br /> '''Glass Art '''<br /> <br /> His other artistic medium is molten glass, working with glass chemistry of crystal and borosilicate glasses and the ligand field quantum chemistry of Neodymium, Erbium, Praseodymium, Cobalt, Copper and Iron and nanoparticleq chemistry and nonlinear optics of Copper, Silver and Gold to create color within clear glass. Molten glass is a uniquely difficult artistic medium but it is the only medium that allows color to exist independent of surface and allows the user to directly experience the quantum mechanical worlds of ligand field theory and nanoparticle nonlinear optics.<br /> <br /> To obtain the high temperatures and homogeneous furnace conditions needed to make colored glass, Will designs furnaces heated with FeCrAl, SiC Microwave susceptor and SiC electrical technologies controlled via PID computer control and insulated with high purity alumina refractories.<br /> <br /> Collaborations with professional glass artists develop and document the science of colored glass.<br /> <br /> ''' Here to Help'''<br /> <br /> Will is grateful to get a break from his current battles to learn kernel space software engineering and image sensor integration and is available to assist with microelectronics, power electronics, unpasteurized cheese making, wine making, pizza making, aerial arboriculture and user space and database software engineering.<br /> <br /> '''Wine, Cheese, Sauerkraut'''<br /> <br /> High quality unpasteurized cheeses from both home-grown and commercial lactic acid bacteria cultures come to life and high quality wine is made via the ''Méthode traditionnelle'''. Outside the precise order of the cleanroom, Sauerkraut, Kombucha, wine and cheese making cultures also find their way into bread and fruit juice.<br /> <br /> '''Research in English:'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/quick-summary-new-homes-for-old-friends-switzerland/<br /> '''Forschung in Deutsch'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/de/zusammenfassung-neue-heimat-fur-alte-freunde-schweiz/<br /> '''Recherche en Français'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/fr/resume-rapide-de-nouvelles-maisons-pour-de-vieux-amis-en-suisse/<br /> <br /> '''faclair.com:'''<br /> * https://www.faclair.com/<br /> * https://focloir.info/<br /> <br /> '''GIT Repositories:'''<br /> * https://github.com/William-Robert-Robertson/WildCamera<br /> * https://prototypefund.opendata.ch/project/wildcamera/<br /> <br /> '''Recent Publications:'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ARBMagazine208-P72-Spring2025-New-Homes-For-Old-Friends-An-Update.pdf<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ARBMagazine-New-Homes-for-Old-Friends-206-pp60-66.pdf<br /> <br /> '''Social media:'''<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/william_robert_robertson/<br /> * https://www.facebook.com/will.robertson.58555<br /> <br /> '''Folk often ask about.. Soldering'''<br /> <br /> Folk often ask me about soldering - here are some ideas that help:<br /> <br /> https://github.com/William-Robert-Robertson/WildCamera/blob/main/Development_Environment/Practical_Electronics/Soldering.md<br /> <br /> ==Maximiliano Laina (filmaker) and Olivia Laina (youth-activistin)== <br /> <br /> As a family short time residency they are visiting Zurich on the weekend of 11.-14th April, as part of the More-Than-Planet exhibition curated by Ewen Chardronnet and Martina Huber at Löwenbräu Zürich, We are AIA | Awareness in Art. <br /> <br /> 11.04.24, 6 - 9pm<br /> &quot;Flying with Patcha - Into the Aerocene&quot; Films creening at Luma Schwarzcafé <br /> <br /> 14.04.24, 9 - 12 am<br /> political Manifestation &quot;Earthrise&quot; flying the solar ballon at &quot;Alte Kaserene&quot; <br /> [[File:WhatsApp Image 2024-04-11 at 12.43.44.jpg|250px|thumb|Aerocene.org]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Toru (Ryu) Oyama (Okinawa City / Gifu, Japan) - 15 - 31. July 2025 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Toru.jpg|thumb]]<br /> <br /> Toru (Ryu) Oyama is born in Japan, after graduating in pharmaceutical chemistry and fine art in japan, he studied and worked in a field of contemporary art in germany. moved to okinawa in 2017, he has been developing unique art projects in taiwan, south Korea, finland, indonesia and other parts of the world, based on the knowledge cultivated in science. his research and artistic practice explore topics such as food, land, human-nature relations, archaeology, and anthropology, through the site specific fieldwork. he has participated in various cross-disciplinary art-and-science projects worldwide,including projects and collaborates with artists and researchers.<br /> <br /> * https://www.ryuoyama.com/<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Andrey Chugonow (Yekaterinburg, Russia / Glasgow, UK) - 1. Oct - 30. November 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Square facebook 7sec.gif|250px|thumb|right|Glitching Andrey]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;During my stay in Switzerland, I plan to start developing a project that takes my autoimmune disease, multiple sclerosis, beyond my body into the realm of peer interaction. I plan to create a performative situation within which we will begin to interact with this autoimmune agent, forming several feedback loops in an attempt to find the equilibrium of the event.&quot;''<br /> <br /> Andrey Chugunov is a conceptual artist working at the intersection of digital and analogue media. He combines sound art, light installation, generative graphics, technological sculpture, media performances and readymade in his practice. He researches topics of mortality, temporality, autonomy, and memory decay in his artworks from the perspective of meditative media.<br /> <br /> He got a master's degree in Digital art at the Far Eastern Federal University in Vladivostok, Russia in 2018-2020. He participated in the &quot;Laboratory of a young artist&quot; at the Ural branch of the State Center for Contemporary Art in Yekaterinburg, Russia in 2018. He received an engineering degree in the field of alternative and renewable energy sources at the Ural Federal University in Yekaterinburg, Russia in 2008-2013.<br /> <br /> Andrey was born in Sverdlovsk, USSR in 1991.<br /> <br /> Now he resides in East Kilbride, Scotland, United Kingdom.<br /> <br /> * https://andreychugunov.com/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Giulia Tomasello / ALMA Futura (Rome, Italy) - 5. - 24. October 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Giulia screenshot.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Giulia preparing &quot;Future Flora&quot;]]<br /> <br /> Interaction designer and educator committed to female’s healthcare and its innovation, combining biotechnology and interactive wearables. Founder of ALMA Futura.<br /> <br /> Giulia will visit Switzerland and collaborate with [http://GaudiLabshttps://www.gaudi.ch/GaudiLabs/?page_id=2 GaudiLabs] in Luzern (5-10. Oct) and at the [http://Hackteria%20ZET%20-%20Open%20Science%20Labhttps://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/hackteria-zet-open-science-lab-in-zurich/ Hackteria ZET - Open Science Lab] (15-24. Oct) on participatory community research and hacking around the theme of reproductive justice and DIY pregnancy tests.<br /> <br /> ''&quot;Xenopia is a research, art and design project aimed at prototyping a domestic hormones Beta Hcg test as a tool to address reproductive justice and the right to access abortion. We will investigate the historical scientific practices around living interfaces as controlling technologies (i.e. the living pregnancy test Xenopus Leavis frog, mice, seeds). The right to access abortion is under attack and Beta Hcg testing is a mandatory test to access safe abortion but is poorly available for people living in rural areas and in marginalised conditions. Weeks of pregnancy are the playing field on which the war against access to abortion is waged, so we see in this prototype the possibility of facilitating the path autonomously by giving people back control. Collectives defending reproductive rights in countries where abortion is illegal or restricted (as Italy) and safely providing support, do not have access to this kind of easing. With an inter-species perspective, we would therefore develop this prototype and participatory workshops as political act of empowerment and concrete response to reproductive justice.&quot;''<br /> <br /> here wiki content to visit here:<br /> https://hackteria.org/wiki/Xenopia<br /> <br /> <br /> * https://gitomasello.com/<br /> * https://almafutura.org/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/gitomasello/<br /> <br /> Read Giulia's full Report on the Project here on the hackteria Wiki, use spread, duplicate!<br /> *https://hackteria.org/wiki/Xenopia<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Dominik Mahnič (Ljubljana, Slovnenia) - 25. Okt - 10. Nov 2024==<br /> <br /> [[File:Mahnic_klobukom.jpg||250px|thumb|right|Is it Jesus?]]<br /> <br /> We are planning to host our regular Hacker-in-Residence Dominik Mahnič aka Doms again to continue our long-term collaborations and work / reflect with Sofie on various robotic painting machines and it's philosophical implications.<br /> <br /> During the [https://mechatronicart.ch/brushology-ways-of-painting-with-a-mechatronic-brush/ &quot;Brushology&quot; Session] the shared their recent insigts of the collaboration.<br /> <br /> * https://app.assembla.com/spaces/dominik-mahnic/<br /> <br /> [[File:DomsAlone.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Sofie Mart (Zürich) - 20. Juli - 9. August 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Sofie.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Sofie Mart]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I was lucky to meet Marc and Maya in summer 2024 when I was looking for a workshop space to bring to life a custom-built robotic drawing machine. Bitwäscherei is a great space and a playground for DIY robotics projects. I got a lot of help and inspiration from the other artists- and hackers-in-residence. Thank you Bitwäscherei and SGMK for hosting me!&quot;''<br /> <br /> [[File:Bitwascherai.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> Sofie Mart a Swiss-based creative technologist passionate about contextualizing complexity through visual media. In the past few years, Sofie has been venturing projects on the intersection of arts, culture, technology and humanities. With the background in cultural analytics and data visualization, she collaborated with the private cultural estates on the immersive visualization of art collections, directed virtual reality experiences for corporate and public sector clients and created digital applications for creativity. https://sofiem.art/<br /> <br /> In 2024 Sofie started her studio focusing on media processing, creative coding and art fabrication - https://uncorporated.studio/ . With the support from [https://matr.art/ Matr Labs] engineers, she built and launched the first art-making machine in Bitwäscherei, Zurich.<br /> <br /> * https://www.instagram.com/uncorporated.studio/<br /> * https://sofiem.art/<br /> <br /> == Tengal (Manila, Philippines / Berlin, Germany) - 1. - 10. August 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Tengal hacking.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Tengal hacking some academic writing]]<br /> <br /> Tengal is a composer, media artist, and cultural instigator, engaged in research-based production that bridges art, technology, and society. Since 2005, he has initiated numerous projects and collectives in Manila and across Southeast Asia. Notably, he founded the organization ''SABAW Media Art Kitchen'', a curatorial platform specializing in sound, media art, and interstices between art and science. In 2008, he established the Philippines' first international media art and experimental music festival, ''WSK Festival of the Recently Possible'' where he has served as artistic director since its inception.<br /> <br /> From 2017 to 2018, Tengal curated the exhibition ''&quot;INTERSTICES: Manifolds of The In-between&quot;'' and served as exhibition director for the ''&quot;Self-reflexivity: Thinking Media and Digital Articulations&quot;'' exhibition at the Tokyo Media Art Festival MeCA | Media Culture in Asia, initiated by the Japan Foundation.<br /> <br /> Tengal co-created the international music platform ''NUSASONIC'', a creative collaboration between ''YES NO KLUB, WSK Festival of The Recently Possible, Playfreely/BlackKaji, CTM Festival'', and the ''Goethe Institute''. ''Nusasonic'' was a multi-year project that explores a wide spectrum of experimental sound and music cultures in Southeast Asia, fostering dialogue not only within the region but also with Europe.<br /> <br /> Recently relocating to Berlin, Tengal served as curator-at-large at ''Art Laboratory Berlin'' and played a significant role as co-curator of the projects ''&quot;Hackers, Makers, Thinkers”'', and ''“Radyo Somatodelia: Experiments in Sonic Animism.”''<br /> <br /> * https://www.instagram.com/tengal/<br /> * [https://www.instagram.com/wsk.io/ wsk.io]<br /> * [http://nusasonic.com/ nusasonic.com]<br /> <br /> == Kaldi Moss (Goa, Dehli, India) - June - August 2024 ==<br /> <br /> ''&quot;Bitwäscherei was an inspiring space that opened up new ways of thinking. It offers an alternative to the mainstream Swiss logic. The techniques and specifics of mediums and materials are exploded and explored everyday - in a way it is a dreamland.&quot;''<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=320px heights=240px&gt;<br /> File:Photo 2024-10-14 17-10-39.jpg<br /> File:Photo 2024-10-14 17-10-35.jpg<br /> File:Photo 2024-10-14 17-10-46.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Biography:'''<br /> <br /> Moss is an artist interested in sense perception, time, networked systems, insect perception, tree intelligence and experiences of beings that are not human. <br /> <br /> Moss’ (they/them) practice spans sound, video, browser-based art and bio art. They are part of a community of engineers and technologists, and are invested in exploring alternate methods of knowledge production. Their video and installation work has been shown in multiple exhibitions in Zurich, Milan, Toronto, Dresden, Brighton, Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Himachal and Goa.<br /> <br /> They are a part of Cynk Collective, a noise band producing immersive audiovisual concerts. In addition, they are the artistic director at Walkin Studios,an independent multidisciplinary art studio and project space in Bangalore, India and have co-founded the collective NOTAAT with artist Puneet Jain.<br /> <br /> * https://whattt.cargo.site/<br /> <br /> == Elisa Chaveneau (Le Mans, France) - 01. - 15. July 2024 ==<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=240px heights=180px&gt;<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.13.54.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.07.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.16.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.43.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.28.png<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Bio:''' Elisa Chaveneau is a French artist born in 2000 who specialises in the design and exhibition of sculptures, <br /> installations and materials on the subject of «Other-than-human». Her search for new media involving geo-materials and fermentation processes is keen to question inter-species relations in an ecosystem and consumer habits facing industry. With specialist training in geomaterials and ceramics at the Le Mans Fine Arts School, the materiality and supposed aesthetics of the material take on a primordial role in her approach to creation, as well as in her formal process is to rediscover the links with the living world. Through her interests in ecology, design, craft practices and performance, she tries to focus our imagination and make us contemplate the landscapes and the immensity of the ecosystems we are confronted with. &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> Her work has been exhibited at the Centre Contemporain de Céramique de la Borne and in a duo with Noémie Vincent-Maudry at the 2022 Saint-Etienne Biennial and at the Musée d’Art Moderne in Paris for the Flammes exhibition.<br /> <br /> https://www.instagram.com/elisachaveneau/<br /> <br /> '''Workshop: Saturday 13.7.24, 12-18h''' <br /> <br /> https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Kitchenlab_Bioplastic<br /> <br /> DIY Workshop on BIOPLASTIC Making. Together with Hacker-in-Residency(SGMK) Elisa Chaveneau (FR) we dive into the topic of bioplastic as novel material research. Starting point is the kitchen lab! Why working with materials that originate from our kitchen and how easy and fun it is to repurpose materials from there to revalue and repurpose and close circles. Circular thinking at the base of everyday practice! Starting with a Lunch by Gasthaus Kitchenlab we will be working on testing and creating various recipes and experimentations on Bioplastic.<br /> <br /> == Moch Hasrul (Jakarta, Indonesia) - 11-14. July 2024 ==<br /> [[File:Hasrol kopicup.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Hasrul likes kopi]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I have known [https://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/hackteria-zet-open-science-lab-in-zurich/ Hackteria ZET] and [https://mechatronicart.ch/mechartlab/ SGMK's MechArtLab] for quite some time, and I always enjoy visiting their shared studio and laboratory. The atmosphere is incredibly pleasant and inspiring, filled with a playful yet highly productive energy. When I was a speaker at a talk about [https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/plastik/ '''Operasi Plastik'''], I was truly impressed by the enthusiasm and participation of the attendees. Additionally, the experience of preparing a dinner together was delightful, with a warm and welcoming atmosphere. Hackteria ZET, Bitwäscherei, is truly a special place for creativity and collaborative learning.&quot;''<br /> <br /> '''Bio: Moch Hasrul''' is a media artist based in Jakarta who combines art and technology in his work. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Art Education from Universitas Negeri Jakarta and a Master's degree in Fine Arts from Institut Teknologi Bandung. Currently, he serves as the director of Serrum and teaches at Kalbis University. His artistic practice includes experiments with computational devices, mechanical and electronic systems, and plastic recycling. Managing Studio Batur Jakarta and actively involved in the Gudskul Ecosystem, Hasrul initiated GudRnD, focusing on plastic recycling experiments. He is also developing context-based, student-centered learning methods using art approach.<br /> <br /> * https://mochhasrul.com/<br /> * https://www.gudrnd.id/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/_gudrnd/<br /> <br /> '''TALK: Operasi Plastik - 18:00 Saturday 13. July 2024 @ Bitwäscherei'''<br /> <br /> Hasrul will give an overview of their activities, researching and developing OPERASI PLASTIK, an artistic approach to plastic waste management. After the talk everybody is invited for a dinner, exploring Indonesian cuisine and cooking together.<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/plastik/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> [[File:OperasiPlastik.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Operasi Plastik]]<br /> '''OPERASI PLASTIK''' is an initiative that offers an artistic approach to plastic waste management by incorporating artistic and imaginative aspects into the process. By using art as a medium, OPERASI PLASTIK not only focuses on conventional plastic recycling but also transforms the waste into captivating and meaningful artworks. This approach aims to raise public awareness about plastic waste issues while changing their perception of materials that are usually considered trash.<br /> <br /> * https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6mqJyGB8EM/?igsh=eXBiOHJ2c2h3Nnh5<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> == Servando Barreiro (digital nomad, Spain) - February 2024 ==<br /> [[File:servando_goggles.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Servando]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;During my time at Bitwäscherei, I had a blast! Interacting with a bunch of creative minds from different backgrounds was super cool. We did some coding, had fun with puredata, and created some awesome stuff together. The weeks at Bitwäscherei flew by, filled with lots of laughs and learning. I'm already thinking about coming back for more. It's a great place to explore new ideas and make music with like-minded folks. Thanks, Bitwäscherei, for the awesome experience. Looking forward to hanging out again and making more magic together!&quot;''<br /> <br /> '''Biography'''<br /> <br /> I'm an Audiovisual artist with a background in electronics, sound, and audiovisual communication. I lived in Madrid, Berlin, Peru, and Stockholm, among other places.<br /> I'm A Pure Data expert (If you know, you know..). I created music and/or software for brands such as Audi, Redbull, Polestar, and Teenage Engineering. My work has been exhibited in renowned locations such as: Reina Sofia Museum, Medialab Prado, Transmediale, and Ars Electronica. For more information, keep browsing this [http://servando.teks.no/ site].<br /> <br /> * http://servando.teks.no/<br /> <br /> '''Workshop at Bitwäscherei'''<br /> <br /> See more about the [[Puredata (Pd) Workshop with Servando]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Yuzuru Maeda (Japan) - Dec 2023==<br /> [[File:WhatsApp Image 2023-12-04 at 16.42.09.jpeg|300px|thumb|right|Zentai Interview]]<br /> <br /> '''Biography'''<br /> <br /> Yuzuru born in Japan, Gifu. Yuzuru graduated from LaSalle College of Arts, Singapore in 2009 for Bachelor of the Arts program in music composition. She has embarked on performing music and improvisation and making video, installation and performance art with [Zentai Art Project - http://yuzuru.weebly.com/]. She also organizes Zentai exhibition, Zentai walk, Zentai performance with [http://www.zentaiart.com/ Zentai Art Festival].<br /> <br /> <br /> For her residency at Bitwäscherei she will conduct interviews with people on their life and practices wearing a Zentai outfit while doing and creating friction in how to perceive the oposite. She also wants to conduct a participatory Zentai performance in public space in Zurich.<br /> If interested in giving an interview or participate at the zentai performance pls contact &quot;zentaiartproject[at]yahoo.com&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ''&quot;I embarked on an artistic exploration using Zentai suits as a central component in my video work. This unconventional choice served as a catalyst for probing the complex layers of identity within the realm of art and human interaction. During my residency in December 2023, I had the privilege of engaging in insightful interviews with notable figures such as Serge Bertschy, Oliver Jaggi, and Chruut. These encounters provided invaluable glimpses into their creative processes and methodologies. It was a fascinating journey delving into their artistic minds, discovering their techniques, and learning about their endeavors to push the boundaries of expression. One of the most profound lessons gleaned from these conversations was the importance of innovation and resourcefulness in the pursuit of artistic vision. Witnessing how each individual crafted their own tools and methods to breathe life into creations inspired me to seek out my own unique approaches in my artistic practice. Moreover, these interactions sparked a deeper contemplation on the interconnectedness between art and sustainability. I was profoundly moved by the dedication of these artists to not only their craft but also to contributing positively to our planet. Their commitment to sustainable living resonated deeply with me, prompting introspection on how I, too, could leverage my art to foster a more environmentally conscious world. As I reflect on the insights gained during my residency, I am filled with a renewed sense of purpose and direction. Armed with newfound inspiration and a heightened awareness of the intersection between art and sustainability, I am eager to embark on my own journey of creative exploration and meaningful contribution to the world around me.&quot;''<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> small trailer of the zurich session:<br /> * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHhvpPR0JRQ&amp;ab_channel=Zentai%E9%87%87%E8%AE%BF%28ZentaiArtProject%29<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=240px heights=180px&gt;<br /> File:WhatsApp_Image_2023-12-04_at_16.42.53.jpeg<br /> File:WhatsApp Image 2023-12-04 at 16.42.40.jpeg<br /> File:WhatsApp Image 2023-12-04 at 16.42.16.jpeg<br /> File:Yuzuru interviewing Serge Bertschi.jpg<br /> File:Yuzuru and Oliver Jäggi.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Shih Wei-chieh (Taipei, Taiwan) - 11. September - 1. November 2023 ==<br /> [[File:abao_stupidPhoto.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Abao with amazing haircut]]<br /> '''What was the purpose of your residency in Zurich? What did you learn from it?'''<br /> <br /> ''“In addition to my pursuit of practical solar applications, my most successful DSSC prototype currently produces only around ~2.5 mA per square centimeter. The significance lies more in the opportunities to collaborate with scientists and engage in visits to the laboratory at ETH. This experience has served as valuable training for me, offering insights into how scientists work with nanomaterials. Understanding the conventional applications and purposes, as well as the established protocols for synthesizing nano materials, has been a rare and precious experience for artists. It raises pertinent questions about the relationship between art and science, and how these two domains can and should collaborate effectively.”''<br /> <br /> ''“Although it was a fantastic experience for artists to work with scientists with complete freedom and full access to knowledge, I wonder how we can repeat the model without any funding to support the free sofa accommodation and the efforts from volunteers. On the other hand, I believe this is a great model that differs from those residency organized by institutes and centers which always comes with political requirements and demands. The property of the community plays a big part too. During the residency I have met many community members in Bitwäscherei, the role of them are usually very mixed, like chemist with musician background or artist with scientific degree, or engineer with profound knowledge for history of analog computer, the people are a great library and the culture was naturally provided by the community. This dynamic is relatively rare in Taiwan, where career roles tend to be more singular, and scientists typically don’t serve other fields in the same integrated manner.”''<br /> <br /> Part 1/2: [https://www.makery.info/en/2023/12/20/english-from-e-textile-to-gratzel-cells-encounter-with-the-taiwanese-designer-shih-wei-chieh/ “From e-textile to Grätzel cells, encounter with the taiwanese designer Shih Wei Chieh“], Makery 2023<br /> <br /> Part 2/2: [https://www.makery.info/en/2023/12/21/une-residence-de-recherche-en-cellules-gratzel-a-hackteria-rencontre-avec-shih-wei-chieh-2-2/ “A residency to research Grätzel cells at Hackteria, encounter with Shih Wei Chieh“], Makery 2023<br /> <br /> '''施惟捷 Shih Wei Chieh''' works with wearable art, e-textile, and laser audiovisual. He is also a self-taught material science researcher. His &quot;Laser Dye Project&quot; innovates an optical textile printing method by programmable laser projector and New Cyanotype solution, which inspire him to explore the trans-disciplinary collaboration between new medias and traditional craft techniques. He’s the founder of “Tribe Against Machine”, a project exploring how culture preservation works with modern technologies. His current research develops a DIY dye sensitized solar glass made with natural dye in a large size format, which is used for both energy and as a smart interface for sonic art. <br /> <br /> * https://shihweichieh.com/<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/HLabX_Fellows#HLabX_Fellow_Shih_Wei_Chieh<br /> <br /> Application to NanoArts grant done / not received :-(: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Prep-NanoArts<br /> <br /> Now combined with Workshop at [https://www.weareaia.ch/energy-giveaway/ Energy Giveaway @ WEAREAIA], to be held on 22/23 September 2023.<br /> <br /> More info is documented on the hackteria wiki: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Abao_Residency<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Helmi Hardian (Surabaya, Indonesia) - Mid July - Mid August 2023 | [[BIR residensi]] ==<br /> [[File:Helim_Ugly.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Helmi in his full beauty]]<br /> <br /> '''Reflection / Testimonial'''<br /> <br /> ''Best residency ever!!'' - Helmi<br /> <br /> ''During my residency, I had the opportunity to collaborate on the project The [https://mechatronicart.ch/diy-microscope-workshop-low-energy-circuit-performances/ Loose Energy Curriculum for the exhibition at the Humus Punk Library] in Zurich. We created a low-voltage and high-energy visual performance, utilizing previously unknown equipment from the hackteria studio. The experience of playing together and improvising with the hacked equipment was incredibly rewarding. ''<br /> <br /> ''One of the highlights was simply attending a wide range of workshops at the [https://mechatronicart.ch/homemade-summercamp-2023-berghaus-girlen/ Homemade Summercamp] in Switzerland, which differs a lot from my usual practice usually being the host of workshops. This privilege of learning from others and expanding my knowledge in various media arts fields felt utterly precious. From building a music station where we learned to play drums, to skillbuilding on keyboard, DJ equipment, and more. The overall cultural exchange during cooking time allowed us to share and transform traditional recipes into vegan and vegetarian versions. And the plurality of trips and destination furthermore offered precious insights into local cultures. Stops included: [http://www.randelab.ch/ Randelab], [http://www.gaudi.ch/GaudiLabs/ GaudiLabs], collaborating with [https://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/hackteria-zet-open-science-lab-in-zurich/ Hackteria ZET in Zurich], attending [https://mechatronicart.ch/homemade-summercamp-2023-berghaus-girlen/ Homemade Summercamp], visiting the art and science residency at Max-Planck in Konstanz and organizing the program [https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/pasar-senggol/ &quot;Pasar Senggol&quot; at Chaos Communication Camp] outside of Berlin.''<br /> <br /> ''It was unexpected but exciting to explore personal studios for local artists, experiencing the different styles of how collective spaces can be implemented and getting to know the individual studio approach. The residency taught me valuable lessons in space management, as I observed how collectives like [https://bitwaescherei.ch/ Bitwäscherei] or [https://maisonshift.ch/ Fashion Revolution] collaborate with the municiapal government to establish independent spaces. Overall, this residency provided a rich and diverse learning experience.'' - Written by Francisca Tan during a discussion with Helmi in Chiang Mai<br /> <br /> '''Biography'''<br /> <br /> Helmi Hardian is a grassroots artist and ghetto scientist, with a specific interest in cooking and smoking at the same time. He lives in Surabaya, the city that is well known for its industry and technology, as well as being the center of electronic component trading (chiefly, Pasar Genteng). Hence, almost all of his works are closely related to science and technology as the medium of creativity. He is the co-founder of Waft Lab, a creative-based initiative that works at interdisciplinary practices. Currently, he focuses on tech development through DIY/DIWO culture and playing his role in researching, hacking, or deconstructing daily materials to provide some devices with new functional aspects, as well as developing workshop kits, lecturing contents, and presentation materials, which aim to learn, share, and exchange knowledge.<br /> <br /> * https://waft-lab.com/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/helmihardian/<br /> * [[:File:Helmi Hardian - Artwork and Workshop 2022.pdf]]<br /> * Recent TUAK residensi in Tuban: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/TUAK<br /> * Application submitted: https://www.suedkulturfonds.ch/<br /> * Download application here: [[:File:Dossier-iiw0pYiT.pdf]]<br /> * Full project outline here: [[:File:2023_ProjectOutline_Helmi-Residensi.pdf]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:helmi_collage.jpg<br /> File:helmi_collage_02.jpg<br /> File:helmi_collage_03.jpg<br /> File:wafltlab_blue.jpg<br /> File:helmi_collage_01.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> == Arnont Nongyao - Thailand | early May 2023 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Arnont Nongyao portrait.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Arnont Nongyao]]<br /> <br /> '''Biography''' <br /> <br /> Arnont Nongyao lives in Chiangmai (TH) - Ho Chi Minh city (VN) and He is an artist interested and fell in love with the vibration of things. He likes listening to everything that inspires him to do experimental sound art. The most important teacher “the master Khvay Loeung &quot;inspired him to listen and “destroy yourself from being yourself” .-.. .. ... - . -. -.-- --- ..- .-. ... . .-.. ..-.<br /> <br /> Born in Bangkok, works and lives in Chiangmai (TH) - Ho Chi Minh city (VN). Arnont is working with various and different media includes sound, video, installation, site specific, public art etc. Arnont’s work is engage with his interest in vibration; he works on diverse art experimental projects, vibration-related.<br /> <br /> Arnont has been interested and research into sound with concentration on vibration, so most of his works are differently experimental and relative to vibration in order to search for the value of vibration derived from connected things, such as human beings, objects and society. His works are involved in a specific space and audience’s participation. They are also connected with the mode of listening/hearing in a social situation, and with how people interact with and participate in sound. Moreover, also he is Co-Director of Aesthetics of Error ( Chiang Mai Collective) with Thatchatham Silsupan and Pathompong Manakitsomboon that is a group of sound artists &amp; musician working on sound art &amp; experimental music in Chiangmai.<br /> <br /> Some of his selected exhibitions include solo exhibition “Sphere”, SAC Art lap, Chiang Mai, Thailand(2018).“Another Sound” co-work with Khvay Loeung, Sa Sa Art projects, Phnom Penh and Chiang Mai, Cambodia - Thailand (2018). and group exhibitions “Opera of Kard”, Singapore Biennale 2019, Singapore. “Currents 2019”, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. “A Visiblelity Matrix”, The Secession 2019, Vienna, Austria. Bangkok Art Biennale 2018, Bangkok, Thailand. “Postcripts” Bangkok Biennale, Bangkok, Thailand (2018).“Unstable(ry) Life”, 2016, Manif d’art, Quebec, Canada. 16th Media Art Biennale WRO 2015: Test Exposure, Wroclaw, Poland, TRANCE at Gallery VER, Bangkok, Thailand (2014). PROXIMITY, part of inSPIRACJE International at 13 MUZ, Szczecin, Poland (2014).<br /> <br /> '''External Links'''<br /> <br /> * [http://www.arnontnongyao.com Arnont Nongnyao's personal website]<br /> * [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/GBMN WORKSHOP: Gentle but make noise]<br /> <br /> [[File:Arnont_mixerli.jpg|thumb|left|400px|Arnont lötet das Mixerli!!]]<br /> <br /> [[Category: Biography]]<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Bostjan Čadež (Ljubljana, Slovenia - April 2023 ==<br /> [[File:Bos_Robot.jpg|thumb|right]]<br /> Bostjan Čadež (b. 1979, Ljubljana) is a new media artist whose interdisciplinary practice explores the intersections of art, technology, and human experience. His innovative installations and performances often challenge the boundaries between the digital and physical world, incorporating elements such as artificial intelligence, virtual reality, robotics, and real-time data processing. Čadež’s art is characterized by a dynamism and unique life that stems from the algorithms and guidelines he uses to shape his works. His interest in simple guidelines from which an infinite number of images or situations arise, which are never the same as before, is one of the key aspects of his creations. His works often include interaction with viewers, who with their involvement become part of the artistic experience and at the same time co-create the work they observe.<br /> <br /> * https://www.bostjancadez.art/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Dann Disciglio (Chicago, USA) &amp; Angelina Almukhametova (Chicago, USA) - March 2022 ==<br /> <br /> ''“I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to have participated in the Hacker-in-Residence program at the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society. The atmosphere of curiosity and artistic research was both inspiring and endlessly encouraging. During my residency, I led a workshop called, “Biodegradable Sound: Gelatin Records.” This hands-on workshop aimed to explore the intersection of recorded sound and biodegradability by introducing a method for creating functional and fully biodegradable phonograph records made from gelatin. The Swiss Mechatronic Art Society and its diverse group of members not only helped facilitate this workshop, they supported me by offering the resources and technical support needed to realize the event. My residency also produced various connections with other artists, musicians, and hackers which I continue to maintain to this day. I cannot wait to return to SGMK to continue to explore new topics of research, and continue picking the brains of the incredible community who stands behind this space”''<br /> <br /> During their short residency they will work on their research with parametric speakers, host a workhop on [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/BiodegradableSound &quot;Biodegradable Sounds&quot;] and do a performance with artist-made video transmitters, and retro tech!<br /> <br /> See this little add by the Hive people, where in the end they show the workshop and performance: https://peakd.com/hive-127039/@mind.force/ladjdnnz<br /> <br /> '''Angelina Almukhametova'''<br /> <br /> An G is a Chicago based neon artist who creates digital &amp; physical works in pursuit of happiness.<br /> <br /> Angelina Almukhametova’s work interfaces digital and analog technologies with custom built software and handmade electronics to create responsive audiovisual installations and performances. She holds a BFA in Art and Technology from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2020) and has exhibited work and performed in New York City, Chicago, Houston, and Iceland. She has led workshops at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Experimental Sound Studio in Chicago.<br /> <br /> https://aan-g.com/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Dann Disciglio'''<br /> [[File:Headshot _Disciglio.jpg|thumb|400px|right]]<br /> Dann Disciglio (b.1993) is a US-based intermedia artist whose practice investigates contemporary ecologies through both analog and digital technologies. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Hampshire College (2015) in art and media theory and a Master of Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago's Sound Department (2019). Disciglio has shown work and performed in New York City, Chicago, Boston, Zürich, Leipzig, Iceland, and Panama City and has published texts in the Journal of Visual Culture (SAGE) and the Minding Nature journal. In 2022, he was selected to be an Emerging Artist Resident at Franconia Sculpture Park (Shafer, MN), Hacker-in-Residence at the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society (ZRH), and as a Creative Resident at the Bloedel Reserve (WA).<br /> <br /> https://danndisciglio.com/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Miranda Moss (Cape Town, South Africa | wuwäähä, Sweden) ==<br /> <br /> Artist / designer Miranda has been popping into SGMK events since 2017. In the period 2020-21 she has been conducting chicken/robot research at Bitwäscherei and Randelab as part of the &quot;Chicken-in-Residence Program&quot;, along with Daniel Brownell, co-ran a solar water bot workshop with Dj Livia, joined the Homemade summercamp for the first time where she turned everyone's pee into electricity, continues to collaborate on sound and water geeking with Oli Jäggi, and regularly comes to the 2D OpenLab. She has also become the in-house graphic designer for events, always makes sure everyone has enough beer to drink, and is also the resident anticolonial feminist killjoy. <br /> <br /> She says: <br /> <br /> ''&quot;I'm super grateful to have had all the time as a hacker in residence at the Bitwäscherei. I am always meeting new amazing and inspiring people, am constantly learning cool things, and new projects and collaborations seem to blossom exponentially. I try to take the spirit of the lab with me on all my travels and to the other global communities I am involved in. Can't wait to return!&quot;'' <br /> <br /> * https://mirandamoss.com/<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:Miranda_geeking.png<br /> File:miranda_chicken_headhshot.jpg<br /> File:Miranda_Homemade.jpeg<br /> File:Dinner_in_werkstatt.jpeg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> Miranda's recent residency was supported partially through her artistic research project &quot;Gallus Gallus Roboticus&quot; within the konS paltfrom, funded by European Union and Cultural Ministry of Slovenia. Other visits privately and partially through Pro Helvetia.<br /> <br /> == Scott Beibin (Philadelphia, USA) ==<br /> <br /> Scott Beibin, aka [https://www.instagram.com/grouchofractal/ Groucho Fractal] has been a regular visitor to the MechArtLab over the last couple of years.<br /> <br /> &lt;youtube width=&quot;480&quot; height=&quot;360&quot;&gt;BLsgLAaJ5cs&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> * https://www.mandelbot.io/<br /> <br /> == Liz Cole - Evil Twin Booking Agency (Philadelphia, USA) ==<br /> <br /> Elizabeth Jane Cole is co founder of Evil Twin Booking Agency (eviltwinbooking.org), a podcast producer, writer, and DIY biology and open source hardware enthusiast. She participated in the Wild Open PCR Project @ Hacketeria (mentored by Urs Gaudenz of GaudiLabs and Marc Dusseiller).<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I’m very grateful for the time I spent at Bitwäscherei! The passion for collaboration and understanding how things work embodied in the culture of the space is so inspiring. Bitwäscherei empowers people to explore their environments through building open source tools and technology, and it opened up a new world of creativity for me.&quot;'' <br /> <br /> [[File:liz_hacking.jpeg|400px]][[File:liz_portrait.jpeg|400px]]<br /> <br /> * https://eviltwinbooking.org/about/<br /> <br /> == Adam Zaretsky (Woodstock, USA | somewhere in Greece) ==<br /> <br /> ''First I am thankful to Hackteria – Zentrum für Experimentelle Transdisziplinarität (Center for Experimental Transdisciplinariy), Research Node: ReproTech &amp; Art / Germline Hacks and Designer Babies''<br /> <br /> ''Including time spent well in the Swiss Embassy of San Francisco and Garage MCA in Moscow working on Methods of Transgenesis and GMO DIY Crispr Baby workshopoligies.''<br /> <br /> ''I also do want to than the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society for the time in residence plotting and making a crying machine and exploding miso neck living gooper gore bioart special effects performance.''<br /> <br /> ''We got into the wetness of reproductive technology, open source science, and the text to flesh interface of human germline genome editing. We learned how to read GENbank, FASTA, PubMed and SciHub pubs creatively. We got beyond the intimidating complexity by uploading equally as complex analogical and qualitative artistic data including: accordion music, drawings, collages, poetry and experimental video and more.''<br /> <br /> ''We involved people from wildly diverse backgrounds and international origins as is normal for Hackteria a global open house for odd, queer and oblique DIYbioart Hacker tweek and freekerz. We also group-geeked hard and stayed ridiculous about reporter genes, safe harbors, inducible promoters, off target mutations and IVF microinjection.''<br /> <br /> ''What we did was amazing. Like truly groundbreaking, wildly silly and depth informative. Beyond the call of duty living on the fumes of Marc's covid pay and minky little eth donations... We taught hybrid simultaneous in-person and online/off--ground... which is a form of super depleting heroism. I think it was super inspiring for those involved and has yet to mature but will make a great database if it continues.''<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:GOSPHA-whatdidshedo-web.jpg<br /> File:thGAP_flyer_web.jpg|400px<br /> File:CGCB_flyer_web.jpg|400px<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Mind thGAP'''<br /> <br /> We made three super relaxed bioinformatics primer labs for public understanding of databases of hereditary data (gene scans and gene scrolls) but also an understanding of the social implication of issues of gene piracy, genetic privacy.<br /> <br /> * Lab 1 - Transgenic Human Genome Alternatives Project (thGAP)<br /> * Lab 2 - Generic Open-Source Plasmid for Human Arts (GOSPHA)<br /> * Lab 3 - Creative Germline Constructs Bank (CGCB)<br /> <br /> Future Plans: We are going to be making an Open ArtSci Call for Creative Science Fiction Writers, Citizen Bioethicists and Untrained Art Critics to critically review the 5 entries we have compiled online on the CGDB. After that we might put some of the results up on GitHub and then make an NFT of them. Then we will call the World Congress on New Reproductive Technology Arts, for a GLOBAL AESTHETIC RESPONSE TO TRANSGENIC HUMANS AS BIOART and work on updating to a ‘real’ database. Oh yeah, and we did come up with a list of fifteen next steps, all of which are near impossible legally and technically so we should. Finally, we wrote a letter to the WHO Expert Advisory Committee on Developing Global Standards for Governance and Oversight of Human Genome Editing. No word back from them but I am sure they got the message. We might need to get their attention.<br /> <br /> https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/thgap/<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:adam_dusjagr_misoanal.JPG<br /> File:Lab3_CGCB_screenshot_single.png<br /> File:Adam_blue_bitw_smokers.jpg<br /> File:MISO_anus.jpg<br /> File:AZ_rc3_virtual.jpeg<br /> File:pin_adam.jpeg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> Adam's residency was supported privately by Marc Dusseiller and partially with some of the profits of the Hackteria Crypto Food Fund (HCFF).<br /> <br /> == Dominik Mahnič (Ljubljana, Slovnenia) ==<br /> <br /> ''Residency gives me rare opportunity to present, discuss and make different new works influenced by people, the enviroment of Bitwesherai and the city of Zurich. It was an intense experience in a place that offers great working conditions, deep reflections, and a friendly atmosphere.''<br /> <br /> * https://app.assembla.com/spaces/dominik-mahnic/<br /> <br /> [[File:Mahnic_klobukom.jpg|400px]][[File:zoom_2020_by_doms.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> Dom's residency was supported privately by the Center for Alternative Coconut Research.<br /> <br /> == Zohar Messeca - Fara AKA the idiot | [http://idiot.io/ idiot.io] (karkun, Israel) ==<br /> <br /> ''I have been very lucky to escape the israeli wilderness between Covid lockdowns to spend long month’s geeking like an idiot at the Bitwäscherei hackerspace and SGMK activities of the past year. Had great time sharing my DIY approach and attitude with my latest flexible circuits methods and techniques while spreading [http://idiot.io/ idiot.io] latest kits and propaganda at multiple workshops. Met plenty of talented local and international freaks/artists with mutual interests and curiosities. Also collaborated on several projects with the locals and made plenty of new friends!!''<br /> <br /> ''SGMK network is fantastisch!!! See you soooon!!''<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:idiot_covidCenter.jpg<br /> File:idioten.jpg<br /> File:idiot_residency.jpg<br /> File:rC3.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> * http://idiot.io/ idiot.io<br /> <br /> Zohar's residencies were supported by himself. Accommodation was shared with dusjagr and Veli.<br /> <br /> = Short term visitors =<br /> <br /> == Fransisca Tan ==<br /> [[File:Foodhacking Fransisca.jpg|thumb]]<br /> <br /> Fransisca Tan / artist statement<br /> <br /> ''“I first visited the Bitwäscherei in August 2022, coinciding with the open lab day. I was immediately smitten with the creative chaos, diversity and infrastructure of this hacker space. Chatting with some local and other visiting international artists I got to exchange on projects and find inspiration while food hacking throughout a lively evening.'' <br /> <br /> ''This community exchange set the first seeds for future opportunities to collaborate, such as for the performance “Future Food” at Kunsthaus Zürich (Oct 2023, CH), the LLL CoLaboratory in Chang Mai (Jan 2024, TH) and Amazonies Spatiales (Apr 2024, FR).''<br /> <br /> ''My experience at this Hackerspace underlines the core of what these community spaces ought to achieve: bring likeminded people together, have late night conversations about random stuff over a club mate and see if inspiration flows to join for a collaboration.”''<br /> <br /> Ressources &amp; Links<br /> * https://www.hinto.net/de/events/future-food-kunsthaus-zuerich-zuerich-e420326-20.html<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/hackterialab/cnx-openlab/<br /> * https://amazonies-spatiales.fr/ <br /> <br /> Biography<br /> Fransisca Tan is a creative producer and food experience designer with a background in internet &amp; media, communications and cognitive sciences<br /> <br /> Her diverse spectrum of engagement ranges from hosting workshops as science communicator, consulting artists and creatives on project management, to producing events such as festivals, art performances and hybrid residencies. All these root in her second nature as facilitator with a firm belief in a community arts approach.<br /> <br /> In her work and art she aspires towards bringing together people from all strides of life and revealing the value of community and collaboration.<br /> <br /> Find more on her portfolio on * https://www.fransiscatan.com/<br /> <br /> == Fran Quero, et al ==<br /> <br /> [[File:franGeng.jpg|400px|none]]<br /> <br /> The visit was part of their µ-residency at GaudiLabs in Luzern, where they shared newest experiments with qLAMP, openDROPs and electro-active bacteria.<br /> <br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Fran%20+%20Felipe%20nanoresidency%20GaudiLabs<br /> <br /> == Juan Duarte (Berlin / CDMX, Mexico) ==<br /> <br /> '''Sound spatialisation multichannel instrument'''<br /> <br /> During our short stay I could develop further a new iteration of this sound spatialisation instrument:<br /> * https://juanduarteregino.com/I<br /> <br /> This also was thrilling to connect with some members of the community in the lab, specially those who are also making with synthesisers and other sound gadgetry. Although the time to put together the instrument was quite intensive and busy, it was also good to discuss with other colleagues about the instrument’s potential in future. altogether, it was a very productive and fun experience to be here.<br /> <br /> [[File:Juan_II.JPG|400px]][[File:Juan_I.JPG|400px]]<br /> <br /> == Mary Maggic (Vienna / Los Angeles, USA) ==<br /> <br /> Mary Maggic comes to hang out and prototype various art projects and interventions, and geek out in nature!<br /> <br /> Some examples of projects: <br /> * Molecular Queering Agency - an experimental performance with a heavy metal hardware fountain for corona safe urine worshipping. <br /> * Lap Dance - motorized panorama camera for collective disobedience on a pink gynecology chair. <br /> * SCOBY Spin Cycle - rotating disc bioreactor for industrialized production of kombucha scoby. <br /> * Genital Panic - 3D printing genitals. <br /> * Weed Brownies (hide them from the kids). <br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=360px&gt;<br /> File:Marry_Costume.png<br /> File:Marry_genitalPanic.png<br /> File:Marry_Weidling.JPG<br /> File:Marry_Urinal.jpg<br /> File:Marry_peeParty.png<br /> <br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> * https://maggic.ooo/<br /> <br /> == Ewen Chardronnet (Paris, France) ==<br /> <br /> <br /> == Paula Pin (Lugo, Spain) ==<br /> <br /> coming soon...<br /> <br /> == František Apfelbeck (Czech Republic / Vale de Saire, France) ==<br /> <br /> When in Zürich I've had the opportunity to organize Cider Tasting at MechArtLab, which for me, is an interesting cross between hackerspace and bio hacking spot with quite a strong artistic approach. For me of course I liked a lot that they do lots of bio stuff, from kombucha artificial skin production, mushroom growing and many others to fermentation so when I've a chance I would like to visit again. Also I've found the building, which is a formal hospital laundry facility very interesting. I would say there are well over ten different projects of the alternative scene which makes a decent foundation for exchange and functioning as kind of independent entity. At the end we have set up outside just by the entrance of the building and were &quot;fishing&quot; for some people to join the core group for our noble activity spending a really nice evening together with open minded people. Next day I've actually joined the MechArtLab group on their trip to Saint Gallen were we have done another tasting event as part of the open doors of Ruum 42 hackerspace and theirs SGMK On-Tour: Chill &amp; Taste happening, fallowed later on by tasting of distillates made by local producer, barbecuing experimental locally made sausages by their creators and so on. It was a really nice finishing of the Switzerland part of my tour and I hope I can pop in again.<br /> <br /> <br /> * https://foodhackingbase.org/wiki/2021_cider_tour</div>

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<p>Dusjagr: /* Ting Chan (HK/New York)- 24. July - 2. August */</p> <hr /> <div>&lt;div style=&quot;right&quot; class=&quot;toclimit-2&quot;&gt;__TOC__&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> The Hacker-in-Residence Programme is jointly organized by various people from the environment of [https://bitwaescherei.ch/ Bitwäscherei], and directed primarily by [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Dusjagr Marc Dusseiller aka dusjagr], Center for Alternative Coconut Research, in his role as as co-founder and board member of both the [https://mechatronicart.ch/about/ Swiss Mechatronic Art Society] and Global Ambassador of the [https://www.hackteria.org/ Hackteria Network].<br /> <br /> = Ongoing =<br /> <br /> =Co-Labs BEAK artist-in-residency, Summer 2026=<br /> <br /> == Adam Zaretzky (Woodstock, NY, USA - 22. July - 20. August 2026 ==<br /> [[File:adam_headshot_embryo.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]<br /> Zaretsky is a Wet-Lab Art Practitioner mixing Ecology, Biotechnology, Non-human Relations, Body Performance and Gastronomy. Zaretsky stages lively, hands-on bioart production labs based on topics such as: foreign species invasion (pure/impure), radical food science (edible/inedible), jazz bioinformatics (code/flesh), tissue culture (undead/semi-alive), transgenic design issues (traits/desires), interactive ethology (person/machine/non-human) and physiology (performance/stress). A former researcher at the MIT department of biology, for the past 25 years Zaretsky has been teaching an experimental bioart class called VivoArts at: San Francisco State University (SFSU), SymbioticA (UWA), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), University of Leiden’s The Arts and Genomic Centre (TAGC) and with the Waag Society. He has also taught DIY-IGM (Do-It-Yourself Inherited Genetic Modification of the Human Genome) at New York University (NYU) and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU). He also runs a public life arts school: VASTAL (The Vivoarts School for Transgenic Aesthetics Ltd.) His art practice focuses on an array of legal, ethical, social and libidinal implications of biotechnological materials and methods with a focus on transgenic humans.<br /> <br /> * http://www.emutagen.com/<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/projects/artist-in-residence-adam-zaretsky/<br /> * https://thgap.hackteria.org<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Nupur Maneesh Doshi (Mumbai, India) - 24. July - 18. August 2026 ==<br /> [[File:Nupur_Moonshot.png|thumb|250px]]<br /> During the SGMK Homemade 2026 and the follow up retreat at EAR, Nupur Maneesh Doshi is hosted as BEAK critic-in-residence working on a creative writing project based on Science Fictionesque poetic reflections on Bioart, Do-It-With-Others, Bioethics meets Travelogue and Speculative literary reflections. Earlier this year Nupur also was incorporated into the [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/CoLabs_Chiang_Mai#CoLabs_Kick-off_Feb_2026 Kickoff of Co-Laboratories], hired to pen a Technobiological Futures review article, with her curatorial and critical commentary published in English and French through Makery.info.<br /> <br /> * [https://www.makery.info/en/2026/05/11/english-epistemic-sludge-the-ontology-of-the-post-institutional-lab/ Epistemic sludge: the ontology of the post-institutional lab]<br /> <br /> Nupur Doshi is a curator and researcher based in Mumbai, India. Her work explores para-art trajectories, transgressing mediums and traditional materiality. She examines provocations from critical philosophy and transdisciplinary studies across counter-histories and speculative futures. She is the Fall '26 Draper Scholar at the Experimental Humanities (XE) Department at NYU. She has also been awarded the Global South Scholarship for the Art &amp; Curatorial Practice Certificate Program at The New Centre for Research &amp; Practice.<br /> <br /> * https://bioartethics.xyz/beak-news/f/nupur-maneesh-doshi---beak-critic-in-residence-colabs-thailand<br /> * https://nupurdoshi.hotglue.me/<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Ting Chan (HK/New York)- 24. July - 2. August ==<br /> [[File:Ting_sunrise.png|thumb|250px]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Kim Doan Quoc (Paris) - 25. July - 3. August ==<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> = In preperation =<br /> <br /> == Faried Noor &quot;Askal&quot; Siregar (Yogyakarta, Indonesia) - 19. Sep - 11. Oct 2026 ==<br /> [[File:Askal_synthplaying2.jpg|250px|thumb|right|playing the [https://www.instagram.com/p/DWC5WO1k-An &quot;sistem modular terpadu&quot;]]]<br /> Faried Noor Siregar is an interdisciplinary artist, theater practitioner, and Batak manuscript (Pustaha) enthusiast based in Yogyakarta, graduated from the Theater Department at ISI Yogyakarta.<br /> <br /> As an artist, he is deeply interested in topics such as cultural preservation, social issues, and the environment, which he expresses and develops through interdisciplinary art, including theater and other visual arts. He also works across disciplines in DIY instrument engineering, exploring the intersection of craftsmanship, sound, and technology.<br /> <br /> He is an active member of Kawan Pustaha, Bauhouse Consorxium, and Lifepatch.<br /> <br /> ''As an interdisciplinary artist, I am deeply committed to exploring the convergence of art, technology, and cultural heritage. My primary interest lies in expanding the boundaries of contemporary artistic practice by treating imagination as my principal raw material—and in developing methods to render that imagination into tangible, experiential form. My work is grounded in three interconnected concerns: cultural preservation, social issues, and the environment. I approach these not as fixed subjects but as living inquiries, expressed through theater, visual arts, and DIY instrument engineering, where craftsmanship, sound, and technology intersect. My ongoing engagement with the Batak manuscript tradition (Pustaha) reflects my belief that cultural preservation is not an act of archiving, but a practice of reactivating ancestral knowledge through contemporary tools.''<br /> <br /> ''I am particularly interested in the creative application of artificial intelligence—not as a means of automation, but as a collaborator for transgressing the limits of medium, discipline, and perception. Through generative and machine-learning systems, I seek to visualize speculative narratives, reinterpret traditional knowledge, and transform imagination into implementable works. I am motivated by the opportunity to work critically and experimentally at this intersection, and to contribute to a practice that positions technology as an amplifier of human creativity rather than a replacement for it.''<br /> <br /> * https://askal.id/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/asucalypto/<br /> <br /> this the link for example of my works<br /> * Performative ASCII visual Performance on terminal (live Performances): https://vimeo.com/1212872998?fl=ip&amp;fe=ec<br /> * cam_Granular Noise Modulator (instalation) : https://vimeo.com/1212890412?fl=ip&amp;fe=ec<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> = Others =<br /> <br /> = Testimonials of our Residents of the past=<br /> <br /> == Maria Jose Besoain - LABVA (Valdivia, Chile) - 20. Nov - 4. Dec 2025 ==<br /> [[File:GaudiResidensi_Jose.png|250px|thumb|right|Micro-residency in GaudiLabs]]<br /> Situated Ecologies and Material Practice from South America (An Encounter with LABVA)&lt;br&gt;<br /> In a time marked by ecological crisis it becomes necessary to establish a critical perspective on the dominant industrial model of material trade and propose alternatives to how we relate to materiality. Rather than simply replacing one set of materials with another, the challenge lies in engendering a processual rethinking of the techniques, values, and epistemologies that underpin material practices. This open dialogue invites us to ask: how can we imagine alternatives to our pervasive dependency on petrochemical-based substances within an ecosystem shaped by extractive economies and technological determinism?&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> https://mustekala.info/beyond-substitution-situated-ecologies-and-material-practice-from-south-america-an-encounter-with-labva/&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == The Solar Mini Disc Walkmen mini residency of Shih Wei-chieh (Taipei, Taiwan) - 1. August - 5. September 2025 ==<br /> [[File:abao_stupidPhoto2.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Abao with amazing haircut. Stylist: Veli Silver.]]<br /> During a three-week micro-residency, I prototyped a “solar mini-disc walkman” that turns a handmade dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) into music. Building on my earlier portable, solar-powered starvation synth, I explore the “fingerprint” of a solar cell: using the I–V curve of each handmade DSSC as a musical score so its photovoltaic character becomes reproducible, generative sound. The instrument is self-powered: a 6×6 cm “solar mini disc” can be inserted and rendered to audio in real time. Beyond sculptural design, the device encourages open collection of natural-dye data and serves as a minimal-viable prototype for asking whether photovoltaic energy could—or should—be traceable. At present, the sound engine is implemented in Max/MSP with RAVE, where a 7-dimensional I–V “fingerprint” is directly connected to the decoder’s latent inlets. This pragmatic choice exploits RAVE’s real-time, high-fidelity synthesis, but the mapping remains largely hand-crafted. Framing the process more generally, the mapping can be understood as a vec2vec-style cross-modal alignment: a bridge function projects photovoltaic features into the latent space of a neural audio synthesizer. Unlike the recent vec2vec work in natural language processing—which aligns embeddings within the same modality and assumes comparable semantic geometry across models—our case is cross-modal (physics → sound) and uses a generative decoder as its target space. This difference requires stronger priors, such as monotonicity (e.g. larger photocurrents should not map to quieter or “darker” sounds) and local smoothness (similar I–V curves should yield nearby latents). In the vec2vec framework, semantic stability is maintained through three key constraints: reconstruction (the translated representation can be mapped back to the source), cycle-consistency (round-trips preserve meaning), and vector space preservation (VSP), which ensures that pairwise distances among embeddings remain intact across the mapping. While these methods were originally developed for aligning text embeddings, they provide a valuable reference for future work: similar constraints could regulate how photovoltaic features enter the RAVE latent space, ensuring that sonic identities preserve the geometric relationships of their underlying energy curves. In that sense, the Solar Mini-Disc Walkman not only produces reproducible sonic identities for each handmade cell, but also gestures toward a broader research question: how cross-system “languages” of energy and sound might be aligned in a universal latent space.<br /> &lt;gallery widths=&quot;220px&quot; heights=&quot;400px&quot;&gt;<br /> File:I-V tester made by Marc Dusseiller.jpg|The DIY I-V tester made by Marc Dusseiller. <br /> File:I-V tester made by Marc Dusseiller_2.jpg|The measurement of the I-V curve tester is uploaded to Thingspeak and a local server, and can be fetched in Max/MSP.<br /> File:DIY DSSC with screen printed pattern.jpg|DIY DSSC with screen printed pattern and hollyhock dye made by Shih Wei Chieh.<br /> File:DIY DSSC with cyanotype pattern.jpg|DIY DSSC with cyanotype pattern made by Shih Wei Chieh.<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> [[The Solar Mini-Disc Walkman: Cross-Modal Alignment of DSSC Fingerprints and Audio Latent Space|residency documentation]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Yair Reshef (Tel Aviv) - 23 - 31. July 2025 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Yair hardbrucke.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Yair arrives in Hardbrücke]]<br /> bureaucrat at [https://wiki.telavivmakers.org/ T.A.M.I], recovering [https://wiki.idiot.io idiot.io]<br /> <br /> * https://wiki.telavivmakers.org/<br /> * https://github.com/5shekel/<br /> * [[PASAR SENGGOL]]<br /> * https://stikka.zrok.yair.cc/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Will Robertson (various trees and forests, Scotland and Switzerland) - 1. May - 31. July 2025 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Will-Robertson-Looking-to-the-Future-DJI_0490-2048x1536-cropped-90.jpeg|250px|thumb|right|Will on a tree]]<br /> <br /> Sprache: Schweizerdeutsch, English, Französisch, Norwegisch<br /> <br /> ''' Research '''<br /> <br /> Will's research focuses on the interaction between trees and endangered tree dwelling dormouse (family ''Gliridae''), bat (family ''Vespertilionidae'') and squirrel (family ''Sciurus'') species. By making use of advances in our understanding of endangered ''Eliomys quercinus'' and ''Myomimus roachi'' and moving forward the boundaries of what's athletically and technically possible in aerial arboriculture, Will has developed new chainsaw carving and rotary boring techniques to precisely carve nest holes for Europe's most endangered mammals and reverse habitat destruction. Collaborations with Susan Kerwin, Goedele Verbeylen, Stiftung Wildstation Landshuit, Nedko Nedyalkov, Ralf Wistbacka and Thomas Briner have brought groundbreaking results in conservation of the Garden Dormouse (''Eliomys quercinus'') - a high conservation priority in Switzerland and Europe. Field studies with ''Myomimus roachi'' (Bulgaria) and ''Pteromys volans'' (Finland) are currently being planned.<br /> <br /> Will leads an international consortium of leading semiconductor manufacturers, software experts, hardware manufacturers and ecologists developing a new, completely open source wildlife camera and field ecology system with integrated NPU (Neural Processing Unit) for neutral network inference and Edge AI which offers unparalleled capabilities, reliability and independence in the field. Other research includes lexicography and use of neural networks in phonology and lexicography.<br /> <br /> Where wildlife cameras are unsuitable, eDNA (Environmental DNA) PCR/NAAT (Polymerase Chain Reaction / Nucleic Acid Amplification Technique) techniques are used.<br /> <br /> He served both in armed forces in the UK and in the Swiss fire service in Atemschutz at Stützpunkt Feuerwehr Küssnacht am Rigi where he handled some of Switzerlands's worst industrial and chemical fires of recent tdecades.<br /> <br /> Born in Scotland, Will became the first person in history to be honored by Parliamentary motions in both the Edinburgh and London parliaments.<br /> <br /> ''' The Art of the Climbing Arborist '''<br /> <br /> Will's artistic work focuses on natural forms in tree care and bringing the peace and beauty of the forest to gardens. His distinctive artistic style, implemented in a profession with the highest death rate in Europe, is athletically and technically extremely demanding and was influenced by de Breanski and Dutton then by contemporary Swiss gardeners and artists including Frei and Jope.<br /> <br /> '''Glass Art '''<br /> <br /> His other artistic medium is molten glass, working with glass chemistry of crystal and borosilicate glasses and the ligand field quantum chemistry of Neodymium, Erbium, Praseodymium, Cobalt, Copper and Iron and nanoparticleq chemistry and nonlinear optics of Copper, Silver and Gold to create color within clear glass. Molten glass is a uniquely difficult artistic medium but it is the only medium that allows color to exist independent of surface and allows the user to directly experience the quantum mechanical worlds of ligand field theory and nanoparticle nonlinear optics.<br /> <br /> To obtain the high temperatures and homogeneous furnace conditions needed to make colored glass, Will designs furnaces heated with FeCrAl, SiC Microwave susceptor and SiC electrical technologies controlled via PID computer control and insulated with high purity alumina refractories.<br /> <br /> Collaborations with professional glass artists develop and document the science of colored glass.<br /> <br /> ''' Here to Help'''<br /> <br /> Will is grateful to get a break from his current battles to learn kernel space software engineering and image sensor integration and is available to assist with microelectronics, power electronics, unpasteurized cheese making, wine making, pizza making, aerial arboriculture and user space and database software engineering.<br /> <br /> '''Wine, Cheese, Sauerkraut'''<br /> <br /> High quality unpasteurized cheeses from both home-grown and commercial lactic acid bacteria cultures come to life and high quality wine is made via the ''Méthode traditionnelle'''. Outside the precise order of the cleanroom, Sauerkraut, Kombucha, wine and cheese making cultures also find their way into bread and fruit juice.<br /> <br /> '''Research in English:'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/quick-summary-new-homes-for-old-friends-switzerland/<br /> '''Forschung in Deutsch'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/de/zusammenfassung-neue-heimat-fur-alte-freunde-schweiz/<br /> '''Recherche en Français'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/fr/resume-rapide-de-nouvelles-maisons-pour-de-vieux-amis-en-suisse/<br /> <br /> '''faclair.com:'''<br /> * https://www.faclair.com/<br /> * https://focloir.info/<br /> <br /> '''GIT Repositories:'''<br /> * https://github.com/William-Robert-Robertson/WildCamera<br /> * https://prototypefund.opendata.ch/project/wildcamera/<br /> <br /> '''Recent Publications:'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ARBMagazine208-P72-Spring2025-New-Homes-For-Old-Friends-An-Update.pdf<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ARBMagazine-New-Homes-for-Old-Friends-206-pp60-66.pdf<br /> <br /> '''Social media:'''<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/william_robert_robertson/<br /> * https://www.facebook.com/will.robertson.58555<br /> <br /> '''Folk often ask about.. Soldering'''<br /> <br /> Folk often ask me about soldering - here are some ideas that help:<br /> <br /> https://github.com/William-Robert-Robertson/WildCamera/blob/main/Development_Environment/Practical_Electronics/Soldering.md<br /> <br /> ==Maximiliano Laina (filmaker) and Olivia Laina (youth-activistin)== <br /> <br /> As a family short time residency they are visiting Zurich on the weekend of 11.-14th April, as part of the More-Than-Planet exhibition curated by Ewen Chardronnet and Martina Huber at Löwenbräu Zürich, We are AIA | Awareness in Art. <br /> <br /> 11.04.24, 6 - 9pm<br /> &quot;Flying with Patcha - Into the Aerocene&quot; Films creening at Luma Schwarzcafé <br /> <br /> 14.04.24, 9 - 12 am<br /> political Manifestation &quot;Earthrise&quot; flying the solar ballon at &quot;Alte Kaserene&quot; <br /> [[File:WhatsApp Image 2024-04-11 at 12.43.44.jpg|250px|thumb|Aerocene.org]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Toru (Ryu) Oyama (Okinawa City / Gifu, Japan) - 15 - 31. July 2025 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Toru.jpg|thumb]]<br /> <br /> Toru (Ryu) Oyama is born in Japan, after graduating in pharmaceutical chemistry and fine art in japan, he studied and worked in a field of contemporary art in germany. moved to okinawa in 2017, he has been developing unique art projects in taiwan, south Korea, finland, indonesia and other parts of the world, based on the knowledge cultivated in science. his research and artistic practice explore topics such as food, land, human-nature relations, archaeology, and anthropology, through the site specific fieldwork. he has participated in various cross-disciplinary art-and-science projects worldwide,including projects and collaborates with artists and researchers.<br /> <br /> * https://www.ryuoyama.com/<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Andrey Chugonow (Yekaterinburg, Russia / Glasgow, UK) - 1. Oct - 30. November 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Square facebook 7sec.gif|250px|thumb|right|Glitching Andrey]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;During my stay in Switzerland, I plan to start developing a project that takes my autoimmune disease, multiple sclerosis, beyond my body into the realm of peer interaction. I plan to create a performative situation within which we will begin to interact with this autoimmune agent, forming several feedback loops in an attempt to find the equilibrium of the event.&quot;''<br /> <br /> Andrey Chugunov is a conceptual artist working at the intersection of digital and analogue media. He combines sound art, light installation, generative graphics, technological sculpture, media performances and readymade in his practice. He researches topics of mortality, temporality, autonomy, and memory decay in his artworks from the perspective of meditative media.<br /> <br /> He got a master's degree in Digital art at the Far Eastern Federal University in Vladivostok, Russia in 2018-2020. He participated in the &quot;Laboratory of a young artist&quot; at the Ural branch of the State Center for Contemporary Art in Yekaterinburg, Russia in 2018. He received an engineering degree in the field of alternative and renewable energy sources at the Ural Federal University in Yekaterinburg, Russia in 2008-2013.<br /> <br /> Andrey was born in Sverdlovsk, USSR in 1991.<br /> <br /> Now he resides in East Kilbride, Scotland, United Kingdom.<br /> <br /> * https://andreychugunov.com/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Giulia Tomasello / ALMA Futura (Rome, Italy) - 5. - 24. October 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Giulia screenshot.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Giulia preparing &quot;Future Flora&quot;]]<br /> <br /> Interaction designer and educator committed to female’s healthcare and its innovation, combining biotechnology and interactive wearables. Founder of ALMA Futura.<br /> <br /> Giulia will visit Switzerland and collaborate with [http://GaudiLabshttps://www.gaudi.ch/GaudiLabs/?page_id=2 GaudiLabs] in Luzern (5-10. Oct) and at the [http://Hackteria%20ZET%20-%20Open%20Science%20Labhttps://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/hackteria-zet-open-science-lab-in-zurich/ Hackteria ZET - Open Science Lab] (15-24. Oct) on participatory community research and hacking around the theme of reproductive justice and DIY pregnancy tests.<br /> <br /> ''&quot;Xenopia is a research, art and design project aimed at prototyping a domestic hormones Beta Hcg test as a tool to address reproductive justice and the right to access abortion. We will investigate the historical scientific practices around living interfaces as controlling technologies (i.e. the living pregnancy test Xenopus Leavis frog, mice, seeds). The right to access abortion is under attack and Beta Hcg testing is a mandatory test to access safe abortion but is poorly available for people living in rural areas and in marginalised conditions. Weeks of pregnancy are the playing field on which the war against access to abortion is waged, so we see in this prototype the possibility of facilitating the path autonomously by giving people back control. Collectives defending reproductive rights in countries where abortion is illegal or restricted (as Italy) and safely providing support, do not have access to this kind of easing. With an inter-species perspective, we would therefore develop this prototype and participatory workshops as political act of empowerment and concrete response to reproductive justice.&quot;''<br /> <br /> here wiki content to visit here:<br /> https://hackteria.org/wiki/Xenopia<br /> <br /> <br /> * https://gitomasello.com/<br /> * https://almafutura.org/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/gitomasello/<br /> <br /> Read Giulia's full Report on the Project here on the hackteria Wiki, use spread, duplicate!<br /> *https://hackteria.org/wiki/Xenopia<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Dominik Mahnič (Ljubljana, Slovnenia) - 25. Okt - 10. Nov 2024==<br /> <br /> [[File:Mahnic_klobukom.jpg||250px|thumb|right|Is it Jesus?]]<br /> <br /> We are planning to host our regular Hacker-in-Residence Dominik Mahnič aka Doms again to continue our long-term collaborations and work / reflect with Sofie on various robotic painting machines and it's philosophical implications.<br /> <br /> During the [https://mechatronicart.ch/brushology-ways-of-painting-with-a-mechatronic-brush/ &quot;Brushology&quot; Session] the shared their recent insigts of the collaboration.<br /> <br /> * https://app.assembla.com/spaces/dominik-mahnic/<br /> <br /> [[File:DomsAlone.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Sofie Mart (Zürich) - 20. Juli - 9. August 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Sofie.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Sofie Mart]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I was lucky to meet Marc and Maya in summer 2024 when I was looking for a workshop space to bring to life a custom-built robotic drawing machine. Bitwäscherei is a great space and a playground for DIY robotics projects. I got a lot of help and inspiration from the other artists- and hackers-in-residence. Thank you Bitwäscherei and SGMK for hosting me!&quot;''<br /> <br /> [[File:Bitwascherai.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> Sofie Mart a Swiss-based creative technologist passionate about contextualizing complexity through visual media. In the past few years, Sofie has been venturing projects on the intersection of arts, culture, technology and humanities. With the background in cultural analytics and data visualization, she collaborated with the private cultural estates on the immersive visualization of art collections, directed virtual reality experiences for corporate and public sector clients and created digital applications for creativity. https://sofiem.art/<br /> <br /> In 2024 Sofie started her studio focusing on media processing, creative coding and art fabrication - https://uncorporated.studio/ . With the support from [https://matr.art/ Matr Labs] engineers, she built and launched the first art-making machine in Bitwäscherei, Zurich.<br /> <br /> * https://www.instagram.com/uncorporated.studio/<br /> * https://sofiem.art/<br /> <br /> == Tengal (Manila, Philippines / Berlin, Germany) - 1. - 10. August 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Tengal hacking.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Tengal hacking some academic writing]]<br /> <br /> Tengal is a composer, media artist, and cultural instigator, engaged in research-based production that bridges art, technology, and society. Since 2005, he has initiated numerous projects and collectives in Manila and across Southeast Asia. Notably, he founded the organization ''SABAW Media Art Kitchen'', a curatorial platform specializing in sound, media art, and interstices between art and science. In 2008, he established the Philippines' first international media art and experimental music festival, ''WSK Festival of the Recently Possible'' where he has served as artistic director since its inception.<br /> <br /> From 2017 to 2018, Tengal curated the exhibition ''&quot;INTERSTICES: Manifolds of The In-between&quot;'' and served as exhibition director for the ''&quot;Self-reflexivity: Thinking Media and Digital Articulations&quot;'' exhibition at the Tokyo Media Art Festival MeCA | Media Culture in Asia, initiated by the Japan Foundation.<br /> <br /> Tengal co-created the international music platform ''NUSASONIC'', a creative collaboration between ''YES NO KLUB, WSK Festival of The Recently Possible, Playfreely/BlackKaji, CTM Festival'', and the ''Goethe Institute''. ''Nusasonic'' was a multi-year project that explores a wide spectrum of experimental sound and music cultures in Southeast Asia, fostering dialogue not only within the region but also with Europe.<br /> <br /> Recently relocating to Berlin, Tengal served as curator-at-large at ''Art Laboratory Berlin'' and played a significant role as co-curator of the projects ''&quot;Hackers, Makers, Thinkers”'', and ''“Radyo Somatodelia: Experiments in Sonic Animism.”''<br /> <br /> * https://www.instagram.com/tengal/<br /> * [https://www.instagram.com/wsk.io/ wsk.io]<br /> * [http://nusasonic.com/ nusasonic.com]<br /> <br /> == Kaldi Moss (Goa, Dehli, India) - June - August 2024 ==<br /> <br /> ''&quot;Bitwäscherei was an inspiring space that opened up new ways of thinking. It offers an alternative to the mainstream Swiss logic. The techniques and specifics of mediums and materials are exploded and explored everyday - in a way it is a dreamland.&quot;''<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=320px heights=240px&gt;<br /> File:Photo 2024-10-14 17-10-39.jpg<br /> File:Photo 2024-10-14 17-10-35.jpg<br /> File:Photo 2024-10-14 17-10-46.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Biography:'''<br /> <br /> Moss is an artist interested in sense perception, time, networked systems, insect perception, tree intelligence and experiences of beings that are not human. <br /> <br /> Moss’ (they/them) practice spans sound, video, browser-based art and bio art. They are part of a community of engineers and technologists, and are invested in exploring alternate methods of knowledge production. Their video and installation work has been shown in multiple exhibitions in Zurich, Milan, Toronto, Dresden, Brighton, Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Himachal and Goa.<br /> <br /> They are a part of Cynk Collective, a noise band producing immersive audiovisual concerts. In addition, they are the artistic director at Walkin Studios,an independent multidisciplinary art studio and project space in Bangalore, India and have co-founded the collective NOTAAT with artist Puneet Jain.<br /> <br /> * https://whattt.cargo.site/<br /> <br /> == Elisa Chaveneau (Le Mans, France) - 01. - 15. July 2024 ==<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=240px heights=180px&gt;<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.13.54.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.07.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.16.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.43.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.28.png<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Bio:''' Elisa Chaveneau is a French artist born in 2000 who specialises in the design and exhibition of sculptures, <br /> installations and materials on the subject of «Other-than-human». Her search for new media involving geo-materials and fermentation processes is keen to question inter-species relations in an ecosystem and consumer habits facing industry. With specialist training in geomaterials and ceramics at the Le Mans Fine Arts School, the materiality and supposed aesthetics of the material take on a primordial role in her approach to creation, as well as in her formal process is to rediscover the links with the living world. Through her interests in ecology, design, craft practices and performance, she tries to focus our imagination and make us contemplate the landscapes and the immensity of the ecosystems we are confronted with. &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> Her work has been exhibited at the Centre Contemporain de Céramique de la Borne and in a duo with Noémie Vincent-Maudry at the 2022 Saint-Etienne Biennial and at the Musée d’Art Moderne in Paris for the Flammes exhibition.<br /> <br /> https://www.instagram.com/elisachaveneau/<br /> <br /> '''Workshop: Saturday 13.7.24, 12-18h''' <br /> <br /> https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Kitchenlab_Bioplastic<br /> <br /> DIY Workshop on BIOPLASTIC Making. Together with Hacker-in-Residency(SGMK) Elisa Chaveneau (FR) we dive into the topic of bioplastic as novel material research. Starting point is the kitchen lab! Why working with materials that originate from our kitchen and how easy and fun it is to repurpose materials from there to revalue and repurpose and close circles. Circular thinking at the base of everyday practice! Starting with a Lunch by Gasthaus Kitchenlab we will be working on testing and creating various recipes and experimentations on Bioplastic.<br /> <br /> == Moch Hasrul (Jakarta, Indonesia) - 11-14. July 2024 ==<br /> [[File:Hasrol kopicup.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Hasrul likes kopi]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I have known [https://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/hackteria-zet-open-science-lab-in-zurich/ Hackteria ZET] and [https://mechatronicart.ch/mechartlab/ SGMK's MechArtLab] for quite some time, and I always enjoy visiting their shared studio and laboratory. The atmosphere is incredibly pleasant and inspiring, filled with a playful yet highly productive energy. When I was a speaker at a talk about [https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/plastik/ '''Operasi Plastik'''], I was truly impressed by the enthusiasm and participation of the attendees. Additionally, the experience of preparing a dinner together was delightful, with a warm and welcoming atmosphere. Hackteria ZET, Bitwäscherei, is truly a special place for creativity and collaborative learning.&quot;''<br /> <br /> '''Bio: Moch Hasrul''' is a media artist based in Jakarta who combines art and technology in his work. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Art Education from Universitas Negeri Jakarta and a Master's degree in Fine Arts from Institut Teknologi Bandung. Currently, he serves as the director of Serrum and teaches at Kalbis University. His artistic practice includes experiments with computational devices, mechanical and electronic systems, and plastic recycling. Managing Studio Batur Jakarta and actively involved in the Gudskul Ecosystem, Hasrul initiated GudRnD, focusing on plastic recycling experiments. He is also developing context-based, student-centered learning methods using art approach.<br /> <br /> * https://mochhasrul.com/<br /> * https://www.gudrnd.id/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/_gudrnd/<br /> <br /> '''TALK: Operasi Plastik - 18:00 Saturday 13. July 2024 @ Bitwäscherei'''<br /> <br /> Hasrul will give an overview of their activities, researching and developing OPERASI PLASTIK, an artistic approach to plastic waste management. After the talk everybody is invited for a dinner, exploring Indonesian cuisine and cooking together.<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/plastik/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> [[File:OperasiPlastik.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Operasi Plastik]]<br /> '''OPERASI PLASTIK''' is an initiative that offers an artistic approach to plastic waste management by incorporating artistic and imaginative aspects into the process. By using art as a medium, OPERASI PLASTIK not only focuses on conventional plastic recycling but also transforms the waste into captivating and meaningful artworks. This approach aims to raise public awareness about plastic waste issues while changing their perception of materials that are usually considered trash.<br /> <br /> * https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6mqJyGB8EM/?igsh=eXBiOHJ2c2h3Nnh5<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> == Servando Barreiro (digital nomad, Spain) - February 2024 ==<br /> [[File:servando_goggles.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Servando]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;During my time at Bitwäscherei, I had a blast! Interacting with a bunch of creative minds from different backgrounds was super cool. We did some coding, had fun with puredata, and created some awesome stuff together. The weeks at Bitwäscherei flew by, filled with lots of laughs and learning. I'm already thinking about coming back for more. It's a great place to explore new ideas and make music with like-minded folks. Thanks, Bitwäscherei, for the awesome experience. Looking forward to hanging out again and making more magic together!&quot;''<br /> <br /> '''Biography'''<br /> <br /> I'm an Audiovisual artist with a background in electronics, sound, and audiovisual communication. I lived in Madrid, Berlin, Peru, and Stockholm, among other places.<br /> I'm A Pure Data expert (If you know, you know..). I created music and/or software for brands such as Audi, Redbull, Polestar, and Teenage Engineering. My work has been exhibited in renowned locations such as: Reina Sofia Museum, Medialab Prado, Transmediale, and Ars Electronica. For more information, keep browsing this [http://servando.teks.no/ site].<br /> <br /> * http://servando.teks.no/<br /> <br /> '''Workshop at Bitwäscherei'''<br /> <br /> See more about the [[Puredata (Pd) Workshop with Servando]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Yuzuru Maeda (Japan) - Dec 2023==<br /> [[File:WhatsApp Image 2023-12-04 at 16.42.09.jpeg|300px|thumb|right|Zentai Interview]]<br /> <br /> '''Biography'''<br /> <br /> Yuzuru born in Japan, Gifu. Yuzuru graduated from LaSalle College of Arts, Singapore in 2009 for Bachelor of the Arts program in music composition. She has embarked on performing music and improvisation and making video, installation and performance art with [Zentai Art Project - http://yuzuru.weebly.com/]. She also organizes Zentai exhibition, Zentai walk, Zentai performance with [http://www.zentaiart.com/ Zentai Art Festival].<br /> <br /> <br /> For her residency at Bitwäscherei she will conduct interviews with people on their life and practices wearing a Zentai outfit while doing and creating friction in how to perceive the oposite. She also wants to conduct a participatory Zentai performance in public space in Zurich.<br /> If interested in giving an interview or participate at the zentai performance pls contact &quot;zentaiartproject[at]yahoo.com&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ''&quot;I embarked on an artistic exploration using Zentai suits as a central component in my video work. This unconventional choice served as a catalyst for probing the complex layers of identity within the realm of art and human interaction. During my residency in December 2023, I had the privilege of engaging in insightful interviews with notable figures such as Serge Bertschy, Oliver Jaggi, and Chruut. These encounters provided invaluable glimpses into their creative processes and methodologies. It was a fascinating journey delving into their artistic minds, discovering their techniques, and learning about their endeavors to push the boundaries of expression. One of the most profound lessons gleaned from these conversations was the importance of innovation and resourcefulness in the pursuit of artistic vision. Witnessing how each individual crafted their own tools and methods to breathe life into creations inspired me to seek out my own unique approaches in my artistic practice. Moreover, these interactions sparked a deeper contemplation on the interconnectedness between art and sustainability. I was profoundly moved by the dedication of these artists to not only their craft but also to contributing positively to our planet. Their commitment to sustainable living resonated deeply with me, prompting introspection on how I, too, could leverage my art to foster a more environmentally conscious world. As I reflect on the insights gained during my residency, I am filled with a renewed sense of purpose and direction. Armed with newfound inspiration and a heightened awareness of the intersection between art and sustainability, I am eager to embark on my own journey of creative exploration and meaningful contribution to the world around me.&quot;''<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> small trailer of the zurich session:<br /> * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHhvpPR0JRQ&amp;ab_channel=Zentai%E9%87%87%E8%AE%BF%28ZentaiArtProject%29<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=240px heights=180px&gt;<br /> File:WhatsApp_Image_2023-12-04_at_16.42.53.jpeg<br /> File:WhatsApp Image 2023-12-04 at 16.42.40.jpeg<br /> File:WhatsApp Image 2023-12-04 at 16.42.16.jpeg<br /> File:Yuzuru interviewing Serge Bertschi.jpg<br /> File:Yuzuru and Oliver Jäggi.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Shih Wei-chieh (Taipei, Taiwan) - 11. September - 1. November 2023 ==<br /> [[File:abao_stupidPhoto.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Abao with amazing haircut]]<br /> '''What was the purpose of your residency in Zurich? What did you learn from it?'''<br /> <br /> ''“In addition to my pursuit of practical solar applications, my most successful DSSC prototype currently produces only around ~2.5 mA per square centimeter. The significance lies more in the opportunities to collaborate with scientists and engage in visits to the laboratory at ETH. This experience has served as valuable training for me, offering insights into how scientists work with nanomaterials. Understanding the conventional applications and purposes, as well as the established protocols for synthesizing nano materials, has been a rare and precious experience for artists. It raises pertinent questions about the relationship between art and science, and how these two domains can and should collaborate effectively.”''<br /> <br /> ''“Although it was a fantastic experience for artists to work with scientists with complete freedom and full access to knowledge, I wonder how we can repeat the model without any funding to support the free sofa accommodation and the efforts from volunteers. On the other hand, I believe this is a great model that differs from those residency organized by institutes and centers which always comes with political requirements and demands. The property of the community plays a big part too. During the residency I have met many community members in Bitwäscherei, the role of them are usually very mixed, like chemist with musician background or artist with scientific degree, or engineer with profound knowledge for history of analog computer, the people are a great library and the culture was naturally provided by the community. This dynamic is relatively rare in Taiwan, where career roles tend to be more singular, and scientists typically don’t serve other fields in the same integrated manner.”''<br /> <br /> Part 1/2: [https://www.makery.info/en/2023/12/20/english-from-e-textile-to-gratzel-cells-encounter-with-the-taiwanese-designer-shih-wei-chieh/ “From e-textile to Grätzel cells, encounter with the taiwanese designer Shih Wei Chieh“], Makery 2023<br /> <br /> Part 2/2: [https://www.makery.info/en/2023/12/21/une-residence-de-recherche-en-cellules-gratzel-a-hackteria-rencontre-avec-shih-wei-chieh-2-2/ “A residency to research Grätzel cells at Hackteria, encounter with Shih Wei Chieh“], Makery 2023<br /> <br /> '''施惟捷 Shih Wei Chieh''' works with wearable art, e-textile, and laser audiovisual. He is also a self-taught material science researcher. His &quot;Laser Dye Project&quot; innovates an optical textile printing method by programmable laser projector and New Cyanotype solution, which inspire him to explore the trans-disciplinary collaboration between new medias and traditional craft techniques. He’s the founder of “Tribe Against Machine”, a project exploring how culture preservation works with modern technologies. His current research develops a DIY dye sensitized solar glass made with natural dye in a large size format, which is used for both energy and as a smart interface for sonic art. <br /> <br /> * https://shihweichieh.com/<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/HLabX_Fellows#HLabX_Fellow_Shih_Wei_Chieh<br /> <br /> Application to NanoArts grant done / not received :-(: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Prep-NanoArts<br /> <br /> Now combined with Workshop at [https://www.weareaia.ch/energy-giveaway/ Energy Giveaway @ WEAREAIA], to be held on 22/23 September 2023.<br /> <br /> More info is documented on the hackteria wiki: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Abao_Residency<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Helmi Hardian (Surabaya, Indonesia) - Mid July - Mid August 2023 | [[BIR residensi]] ==<br /> [[File:Helim_Ugly.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Helmi in his full beauty]]<br /> <br /> '''Reflection / Testimonial'''<br /> <br /> ''Best residency ever!!'' - Helmi<br /> <br /> ''During my residency, I had the opportunity to collaborate on the project The [https://mechatronicart.ch/diy-microscope-workshop-low-energy-circuit-performances/ Loose Energy Curriculum for the exhibition at the Humus Punk Library] in Zurich. We created a low-voltage and high-energy visual performance, utilizing previously unknown equipment from the hackteria studio. The experience of playing together and improvising with the hacked equipment was incredibly rewarding. ''<br /> <br /> ''One of the highlights was simply attending a wide range of workshops at the [https://mechatronicart.ch/homemade-summercamp-2023-berghaus-girlen/ Homemade Summercamp] in Switzerland, which differs a lot from my usual practice usually being the host of workshops. This privilege of learning from others and expanding my knowledge in various media arts fields felt utterly precious. From building a music station where we learned to play drums, to skillbuilding on keyboard, DJ equipment, and more. The overall cultural exchange during cooking time allowed us to share and transform traditional recipes into vegan and vegetarian versions. And the plurality of trips and destination furthermore offered precious insights into local cultures. Stops included: [http://www.randelab.ch/ Randelab], [http://www.gaudi.ch/GaudiLabs/ GaudiLabs], collaborating with [https://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/hackteria-zet-open-science-lab-in-zurich/ Hackteria ZET in Zurich], attending [https://mechatronicart.ch/homemade-summercamp-2023-berghaus-girlen/ Homemade Summercamp], visiting the art and science residency at Max-Planck in Konstanz and organizing the program [https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/pasar-senggol/ &quot;Pasar Senggol&quot; at Chaos Communication Camp] outside of Berlin.''<br /> <br /> ''It was unexpected but exciting to explore personal studios for local artists, experiencing the different styles of how collective spaces can be implemented and getting to know the individual studio approach. The residency taught me valuable lessons in space management, as I observed how collectives like [https://bitwaescherei.ch/ Bitwäscherei] or [https://maisonshift.ch/ Fashion Revolution] collaborate with the municiapal government to establish independent spaces. Overall, this residency provided a rich and diverse learning experience.'' - Written by Francisca Tan during a discussion with Helmi in Chiang Mai<br /> <br /> '''Biography'''<br /> <br /> Helmi Hardian is a grassroots artist and ghetto scientist, with a specific interest in cooking and smoking at the same time. He lives in Surabaya, the city that is well known for its industry and technology, as well as being the center of electronic component trading (chiefly, Pasar Genteng). Hence, almost all of his works are closely related to science and technology as the medium of creativity. He is the co-founder of Waft Lab, a creative-based initiative that works at interdisciplinary practices. Currently, he focuses on tech development through DIY/DIWO culture and playing his role in researching, hacking, or deconstructing daily materials to provide some devices with new functional aspects, as well as developing workshop kits, lecturing contents, and presentation materials, which aim to learn, share, and exchange knowledge.<br /> <br /> * https://waft-lab.com/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/helmihardian/<br /> * [[:File:Helmi Hardian - Artwork and Workshop 2022.pdf]]<br /> * Recent TUAK residensi in Tuban: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/TUAK<br /> * Application submitted: https://www.suedkulturfonds.ch/<br /> * Download application here: [[:File:Dossier-iiw0pYiT.pdf]]<br /> * Full project outline here: [[:File:2023_ProjectOutline_Helmi-Residensi.pdf]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:helmi_collage.jpg<br /> File:helmi_collage_02.jpg<br /> File:helmi_collage_03.jpg<br /> File:wafltlab_blue.jpg<br /> File:helmi_collage_01.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> == Arnont Nongyao - Thailand | early May 2023 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Arnont Nongyao portrait.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Arnont Nongyao]]<br /> <br /> '''Biography''' <br /> <br /> Arnont Nongyao lives in Chiangmai (TH) - Ho Chi Minh city (VN) and He is an artist interested and fell in love with the vibration of things. He likes listening to everything that inspires him to do experimental sound art. The most important teacher “the master Khvay Loeung &quot;inspired him to listen and “destroy yourself from being yourself” .-.. .. ... - . -. -.-- --- ..- .-. ... . .-.. ..-.<br /> <br /> Born in Bangkok, works and lives in Chiangmai (TH) - Ho Chi Minh city (VN). Arnont is working with various and different media includes sound, video, installation, site specific, public art etc. Arnont’s work is engage with his interest in vibration; he works on diverse art experimental projects, vibration-related.<br /> <br /> Arnont has been interested and research into sound with concentration on vibration, so most of his works are differently experimental and relative to vibration in order to search for the value of vibration derived from connected things, such as human beings, objects and society. His works are involved in a specific space and audience’s participation. They are also connected with the mode of listening/hearing in a social situation, and with how people interact with and participate in sound. Moreover, also he is Co-Director of Aesthetics of Error ( Chiang Mai Collective) with Thatchatham Silsupan and Pathompong Manakitsomboon that is a group of sound artists &amp; musician working on sound art &amp; experimental music in Chiangmai.<br /> <br /> Some of his selected exhibitions include solo exhibition “Sphere”, SAC Art lap, Chiang Mai, Thailand(2018).“Another Sound” co-work with Khvay Loeung, Sa Sa Art projects, Phnom Penh and Chiang Mai, Cambodia - Thailand (2018). and group exhibitions “Opera of Kard”, Singapore Biennale 2019, Singapore. “Currents 2019”, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. “A Visiblelity Matrix”, The Secession 2019, Vienna, Austria. Bangkok Art Biennale 2018, Bangkok, Thailand. “Postcripts” Bangkok Biennale, Bangkok, Thailand (2018).“Unstable(ry) Life”, 2016, Manif d’art, Quebec, Canada. 16th Media Art Biennale WRO 2015: Test Exposure, Wroclaw, Poland, TRANCE at Gallery VER, Bangkok, Thailand (2014). PROXIMITY, part of inSPIRACJE International at 13 MUZ, Szczecin, Poland (2014).<br /> <br /> '''External Links'''<br /> <br /> * [http://www.arnontnongyao.com Arnont Nongnyao's personal website]<br /> * [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/GBMN WORKSHOP: Gentle but make noise]<br /> <br /> [[File:Arnont_mixerli.jpg|thumb|left|400px|Arnont lötet das Mixerli!!]]<br /> <br /> [[Category: Biography]]<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Bostjan Čadež (Ljubljana, Slovenia - April 2023 ==<br /> [[File:Bos_Robot.jpg|thumb|right]]<br /> Bostjan Čadež (b. 1979, Ljubljana) is a new media artist whose interdisciplinary practice explores the intersections of art, technology, and human experience. His innovative installations and performances often challenge the boundaries between the digital and physical world, incorporating elements such as artificial intelligence, virtual reality, robotics, and real-time data processing. Čadež’s art is characterized by a dynamism and unique life that stems from the algorithms and guidelines he uses to shape his works. His interest in simple guidelines from which an infinite number of images or situations arise, which are never the same as before, is one of the key aspects of his creations. His works often include interaction with viewers, who with their involvement become part of the artistic experience and at the same time co-create the work they observe.<br /> <br /> * https://www.bostjancadez.art/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Dann Disciglio (Chicago, USA) &amp; Angelina Almukhametova (Chicago, USA) - March 2022 ==<br /> <br /> ''“I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to have participated in the Hacker-in-Residence program at the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society. The atmosphere of curiosity and artistic research was both inspiring and endlessly encouraging. During my residency, I led a workshop called, “Biodegradable Sound: Gelatin Records.” This hands-on workshop aimed to explore the intersection of recorded sound and biodegradability by introducing a method for creating functional and fully biodegradable phonograph records made from gelatin. The Swiss Mechatronic Art Society and its diverse group of members not only helped facilitate this workshop, they supported me by offering the resources and technical support needed to realize the event. My residency also produced various connections with other artists, musicians, and hackers which I continue to maintain to this day. I cannot wait to return to SGMK to continue to explore new topics of research, and continue picking the brains of the incredible community who stands behind this space”''<br /> <br /> During their short residency they will work on their research with parametric speakers, host a workhop on [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/BiodegradableSound &quot;Biodegradable Sounds&quot;] and do a performance with artist-made video transmitters, and retro tech!<br /> <br /> See this little add by the Hive people, where in the end they show the workshop and performance: https://peakd.com/hive-127039/@mind.force/ladjdnnz<br /> <br /> '''Angelina Almukhametova'''<br /> <br /> An G is a Chicago based neon artist who creates digital &amp; physical works in pursuit of happiness.<br /> <br /> Angelina Almukhametova’s work interfaces digital and analog technologies with custom built software and handmade electronics to create responsive audiovisual installations and performances. She holds a BFA in Art and Technology from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2020) and has exhibited work and performed in New York City, Chicago, Houston, and Iceland. She has led workshops at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Experimental Sound Studio in Chicago.<br /> <br /> https://aan-g.com/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Dann Disciglio'''<br /> [[File:Headshot _Disciglio.jpg|thumb|400px|right]]<br /> Dann Disciglio (b.1993) is a US-based intermedia artist whose practice investigates contemporary ecologies through both analog and digital technologies. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Hampshire College (2015) in art and media theory and a Master of Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago's Sound Department (2019). Disciglio has shown work and performed in New York City, Chicago, Boston, Zürich, Leipzig, Iceland, and Panama City and has published texts in the Journal of Visual Culture (SAGE) and the Minding Nature journal. In 2022, he was selected to be an Emerging Artist Resident at Franconia Sculpture Park (Shafer, MN), Hacker-in-Residence at the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society (ZRH), and as a Creative Resident at the Bloedel Reserve (WA).<br /> <br /> https://danndisciglio.com/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Miranda Moss (Cape Town, South Africa | wuwäähä, Sweden) ==<br /> <br /> Artist / designer Miranda has been popping into SGMK events since 2017. In the period 2020-21 she has been conducting chicken/robot research at Bitwäscherei and Randelab as part of the &quot;Chicken-in-Residence Program&quot;, along with Daniel Brownell, co-ran a solar water bot workshop with Dj Livia, joined the Homemade summercamp for the first time where she turned everyone's pee into electricity, continues to collaborate on sound and water geeking with Oli Jäggi, and regularly comes to the 2D OpenLab. She has also become the in-house graphic designer for events, always makes sure everyone has enough beer to drink, and is also the resident anticolonial feminist killjoy. <br /> <br /> She says: <br /> <br /> ''&quot;I'm super grateful to have had all the time as a hacker in residence at the Bitwäscherei. I am always meeting new amazing and inspiring people, am constantly learning cool things, and new projects and collaborations seem to blossom exponentially. I try to take the spirit of the lab with me on all my travels and to the other global communities I am involved in. Can't wait to return!&quot;'' <br /> <br /> * https://mirandamoss.com/<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:Miranda_geeking.png<br /> File:miranda_chicken_headhshot.jpg<br /> File:Miranda_Homemade.jpeg<br /> File:Dinner_in_werkstatt.jpeg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> Miranda's recent residency was supported partially through her artistic research project &quot;Gallus Gallus Roboticus&quot; within the konS paltfrom, funded by European Union and Cultural Ministry of Slovenia. Other visits privately and partially through Pro Helvetia.<br /> <br /> == Scott Beibin (Philadelphia, USA) ==<br /> <br /> Scott Beibin, aka [https://www.instagram.com/grouchofractal/ Groucho Fractal] has been a regular visitor to the MechArtLab over the last couple of years.<br /> <br /> &lt;youtube width=&quot;480&quot; height=&quot;360&quot;&gt;BLsgLAaJ5cs&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> * https://www.mandelbot.io/<br /> <br /> == Liz Cole - Evil Twin Booking Agency (Philadelphia, USA) ==<br /> <br /> Elizabeth Jane Cole is co founder of Evil Twin Booking Agency (eviltwinbooking.org), a podcast producer, writer, and DIY biology and open source hardware enthusiast. She participated in the Wild Open PCR Project @ Hacketeria (mentored by Urs Gaudenz of GaudiLabs and Marc Dusseiller).<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I’m very grateful for the time I spent at Bitwäscherei! The passion for collaboration and understanding how things work embodied in the culture of the space is so inspiring. Bitwäscherei empowers people to explore their environments through building open source tools and technology, and it opened up a new world of creativity for me.&quot;'' <br /> <br /> [[File:liz_hacking.jpeg|400px]][[File:liz_portrait.jpeg|400px]]<br /> <br /> * https://eviltwinbooking.org/about/<br /> <br /> == Adam Zaretsky (Woodstock, USA | somewhere in Greece) ==<br /> <br /> ''First I am thankful to Hackteria – Zentrum für Experimentelle Transdisziplinarität (Center for Experimental Transdisciplinariy), Research Node: ReproTech &amp; Art / Germline Hacks and Designer Babies''<br /> <br /> ''Including time spent well in the Swiss Embassy of San Francisco and Garage MCA in Moscow working on Methods of Transgenesis and GMO DIY Crispr Baby workshopoligies.''<br /> <br /> ''I also do want to than the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society for the time in residence plotting and making a crying machine and exploding miso neck living gooper gore bioart special effects performance.''<br /> <br /> ''We got into the wetness of reproductive technology, open source science, and the text to flesh interface of human germline genome editing. We learned how to read GENbank, FASTA, PubMed and SciHub pubs creatively. We got beyond the intimidating complexity by uploading equally as complex analogical and qualitative artistic data including: accordion music, drawings, collages, poetry and experimental video and more.''<br /> <br /> ''We involved people from wildly diverse backgrounds and international origins as is normal for Hackteria a global open house for odd, queer and oblique DIYbioart Hacker tweek and freekerz. We also group-geeked hard and stayed ridiculous about reporter genes, safe harbors, inducible promoters, off target mutations and IVF microinjection.''<br /> <br /> ''What we did was amazing. Like truly groundbreaking, wildly silly and depth informative. Beyond the call of duty living on the fumes of Marc's covid pay and minky little eth donations... We taught hybrid simultaneous in-person and online/off--ground... which is a form of super depleting heroism. I think it was super inspiring for those involved and has yet to mature but will make a great database if it continues.''<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:GOSPHA-whatdidshedo-web.jpg<br /> File:thGAP_flyer_web.jpg|400px<br /> File:CGCB_flyer_web.jpg|400px<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Mind thGAP'''<br /> <br /> We made three super relaxed bioinformatics primer labs for public understanding of databases of hereditary data (gene scans and gene scrolls) but also an understanding of the social implication of issues of gene piracy, genetic privacy.<br /> <br /> * Lab 1 - Transgenic Human Genome Alternatives Project (thGAP)<br /> * Lab 2 - Generic Open-Source Plasmid for Human Arts (GOSPHA)<br /> * Lab 3 - Creative Germline Constructs Bank (CGCB)<br /> <br /> Future Plans: We are going to be making an Open ArtSci Call for Creative Science Fiction Writers, Citizen Bioethicists and Untrained Art Critics to critically review the 5 entries we have compiled online on the CGDB. After that we might put some of the results up on GitHub and then make an NFT of them. Then we will call the World Congress on New Reproductive Technology Arts, for a GLOBAL AESTHETIC RESPONSE TO TRANSGENIC HUMANS AS BIOART and work on updating to a ‘real’ database. Oh yeah, and we did come up with a list of fifteen next steps, all of which are near impossible legally and technically so we should. Finally, we wrote a letter to the WHO Expert Advisory Committee on Developing Global Standards for Governance and Oversight of Human Genome Editing. No word back from them but I am sure they got the message. We might need to get their attention.<br /> <br /> https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/thgap/<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:adam_dusjagr_misoanal.JPG<br /> File:Lab3_CGCB_screenshot_single.png<br /> File:Adam_blue_bitw_smokers.jpg<br /> File:MISO_anus.jpg<br /> File:AZ_rc3_virtual.jpeg<br /> File:pin_adam.jpeg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> Adam's residency was supported privately by Marc Dusseiller and partially with some of the profits of the Hackteria Crypto Food Fund (HCFF).<br /> <br /> == Dominik Mahnič (Ljubljana, Slovnenia) ==<br /> <br /> ''Residency gives me rare opportunity to present, discuss and make different new works influenced by people, the enviroment of Bitwesherai and the city of Zurich. It was an intense experience in a place that offers great working conditions, deep reflections, and a friendly atmosphere.''<br /> <br /> * https://app.assembla.com/spaces/dominik-mahnic/<br /> <br /> [[File:Mahnic_klobukom.jpg|400px]][[File:zoom_2020_by_doms.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> Dom's residency was supported privately by the Center for Alternative Coconut Research.<br /> <br /> == Zohar Messeca - Fara AKA the idiot | [http://idiot.io/ idiot.io] (karkun, Israel) ==<br /> <br /> ''I have been very lucky to escape the israeli wilderness between Covid lockdowns to spend long month’s geeking like an idiot at the Bitwäscherei hackerspace and SGMK activities of the past year. Had great time sharing my DIY approach and attitude with my latest flexible circuits methods and techniques while spreading [http://idiot.io/ idiot.io] latest kits and propaganda at multiple workshops. Met plenty of talented local and international freaks/artists with mutual interests and curiosities. Also collaborated on several projects with the locals and made plenty of new friends!!''<br /> <br /> ''SGMK network is fantastisch!!! See you soooon!!''<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:idiot_covidCenter.jpg<br /> File:idioten.jpg<br /> File:idiot_residency.jpg<br /> File:rC3.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> * http://idiot.io/ idiot.io<br /> <br /> Zohar's residencies were supported by himself. Accommodation was shared with dusjagr and Veli.<br /> <br /> = Short term visitors =<br /> <br /> == Fransisca Tan ==<br /> [[File:Foodhacking Fransisca.jpg|thumb]]<br /> <br /> Fransisca Tan / artist statement<br /> <br /> ''“I first visited the Bitwäscherei in August 2022, coinciding with the open lab day. I was immediately smitten with the creative chaos, diversity and infrastructure of this hacker space. Chatting with some local and other visiting international artists I got to exchange on projects and find inspiration while food hacking throughout a lively evening.'' <br /> <br /> ''This community exchange set the first seeds for future opportunities to collaborate, such as for the performance “Future Food” at Kunsthaus Zürich (Oct 2023, CH), the LLL CoLaboratory in Chang Mai (Jan 2024, TH) and Amazonies Spatiales (Apr 2024, FR).''<br /> <br /> ''My experience at this Hackerspace underlines the core of what these community spaces ought to achieve: bring likeminded people together, have late night conversations about random stuff over a club mate and see if inspiration flows to join for a collaboration.”''<br /> <br /> Ressources &amp; Links<br /> * https://www.hinto.net/de/events/future-food-kunsthaus-zuerich-zuerich-e420326-20.html<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/hackterialab/cnx-openlab/<br /> * https://amazonies-spatiales.fr/ <br /> <br /> Biography<br /> Fransisca Tan is a creative producer and food experience designer with a background in internet &amp; media, communications and cognitive sciences<br /> <br /> Her diverse spectrum of engagement ranges from hosting workshops as science communicator, consulting artists and creatives on project management, to producing events such as festivals, art performances and hybrid residencies. All these root in her second nature as facilitator with a firm belief in a community arts approach.<br /> <br /> In her work and art she aspires towards bringing together people from all strides of life and revealing the value of community and collaboration.<br /> <br /> Find more on her portfolio on * https://www.fransiscatan.com/<br /> <br /> == Fran Quero, et al ==<br /> <br /> [[File:franGeng.jpg|400px|none]]<br /> <br /> The visit was part of their µ-residency at GaudiLabs in Luzern, where they shared newest experiments with qLAMP, openDROPs and electro-active bacteria.<br /> <br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Fran%20+%20Felipe%20nanoresidency%20GaudiLabs<br /> <br /> == Juan Duarte (Berlin / CDMX, Mexico) ==<br /> <br /> '''Sound spatialisation multichannel instrument'''<br /> <br /> During our short stay I could develop further a new iteration of this sound spatialisation instrument:<br /> * https://juanduarteregino.com/I<br /> <br /> This also was thrilling to connect with some members of the community in the lab, specially those who are also making with synthesisers and other sound gadgetry. Although the time to put together the instrument was quite intensive and busy, it was also good to discuss with other colleagues about the instrument’s potential in future. altogether, it was a very productive and fun experience to be here.<br /> <br /> [[File:Juan_II.JPG|400px]][[File:Juan_I.JPG|400px]]<br /> <br /> == Mary Maggic (Vienna / Los Angeles, USA) ==<br /> <br /> Mary Maggic comes to hang out and prototype various art projects and interventions, and geek out in nature!<br /> <br /> Some examples of projects: <br /> * Molecular Queering Agency - an experimental performance with a heavy metal hardware fountain for corona safe urine worshipping. <br /> * Lap Dance - motorized panorama camera for collective disobedience on a pink gynecology chair. <br /> * SCOBY Spin Cycle - rotating disc bioreactor for industrialized production of kombucha scoby. <br /> * Genital Panic - 3D printing genitals. <br /> * Weed Brownies (hide them from the kids). <br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=360px&gt;<br /> File:Marry_Costume.png<br /> File:Marry_genitalPanic.png<br /> File:Marry_Weidling.JPG<br /> File:Marry_Urinal.jpg<br /> File:Marry_peeParty.png<br /> <br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> * https://maggic.ooo/<br /> <br /> == Ewen Chardronnet (Paris, France) ==<br /> <br /> <br /> == Paula Pin (Lugo, Spain) ==<br /> <br /> coming soon...<br /> <br /> == František Apfelbeck (Czech Republic / Vale de Saire, France) ==<br /> <br /> When in Zürich I've had the opportunity to organize Cider Tasting at MechArtLab, which for me, is an interesting cross between hackerspace and bio hacking spot with quite a strong artistic approach. For me of course I liked a lot that they do lots of bio stuff, from kombucha artificial skin production, mushroom growing and many others to fermentation so when I've a chance I would like to visit again. Also I've found the building, which is a formal hospital laundry facility very interesting. I would say there are well over ten different projects of the alternative scene which makes a decent foundation for exchange and functioning as kind of independent entity. At the end we have set up outside just by the entrance of the building and were &quot;fishing&quot; for some people to join the core group for our noble activity spending a really nice evening together with open minded people. Next day I've actually joined the MechArtLab group on their trip to Saint Gallen were we have done another tasting event as part of the open doors of Ruum 42 hackerspace and theirs SGMK On-Tour: Chill &amp; Taste happening, fallowed later on by tasting of distillates made by local producer, barbecuing experimental locally made sausages by their creators and so on. It was a really nice finishing of the Switzerland part of my tour and I hope I can pop in again.<br /> <br /> <br /> * https://foodhackingbase.org/wiki/2021_cider_tour</div>

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<p>Dusjagr: /* Nupur Maneesh Doshi (Mumbai, India) - 24. July - 18. August 2026 */</p> <hr /> <div>&lt;div style=&quot;right&quot; class=&quot;toclimit-2&quot;&gt;__TOC__&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> The Hacker-in-Residence Programme is jointly organized by various people from the environment of [https://bitwaescherei.ch/ Bitwäscherei], and directed primarily by [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Dusjagr Marc Dusseiller aka dusjagr], Center for Alternative Coconut Research, in his role as as co-founder and board member of both the [https://mechatronicart.ch/about/ Swiss Mechatronic Art Society] and Global Ambassador of the [https://www.hackteria.org/ Hackteria Network].<br /> <br /> = Ongoing =<br /> <br /> =Co-Labs BEAK artist-in-residency, Summer 2026=<br /> <br /> == Adam Zaretzky (Woodstock, NY, USA - 22. July - 20. August 2026 ==<br /> [[File:adam_headshot_embryo.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]<br /> Zaretsky is a Wet-Lab Art Practitioner mixing Ecology, Biotechnology, Non-human Relations, Body Performance and Gastronomy. Zaretsky stages lively, hands-on bioart production labs based on topics such as: foreign species invasion (pure/impure), radical food science (edible/inedible), jazz bioinformatics (code/flesh), tissue culture (undead/semi-alive), transgenic design issues (traits/desires), interactive ethology (person/machine/non-human) and physiology (performance/stress). A former researcher at the MIT department of biology, for the past 25 years Zaretsky has been teaching an experimental bioart class called VivoArts at: San Francisco State University (SFSU), SymbioticA (UWA), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), University of Leiden’s The Arts and Genomic Centre (TAGC) and with the Waag Society. He has also taught DIY-IGM (Do-It-Yourself Inherited Genetic Modification of the Human Genome) at New York University (NYU) and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU). He also runs a public life arts school: VASTAL (The Vivoarts School for Transgenic Aesthetics Ltd.) His art practice focuses on an array of legal, ethical, social and libidinal implications of biotechnological materials and methods with a focus on transgenic humans.<br /> <br /> * http://www.emutagen.com/<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/projects/artist-in-residence-adam-zaretsky/<br /> * https://thgap.hackteria.org<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Nupur Maneesh Doshi (Mumbai, India) - 24. July - 18. August 2026 ==<br /> [[File:Nupur_Moonshot.png|thumb|250px]]<br /> During the SGMK Homemade 2026 and the follow up retreat at EAR, Nupur Maneesh Doshi is hosted as BEAK critic-in-residence working on a creative writing project based on Science Fictionesque poetic reflections on Bioart, Do-It-With-Others, Bioethics meets Travelogue and Speculative literary reflections. Earlier this year Nupur also was incorporated into the [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/CoLabs_Chiang_Mai#CoLabs_Kick-off_Feb_2026 Kickoff of Co-Laboratories], hired to pen a Technobiological Futures review article, with her curatorial and critical commentary published in English and French through Makery.info.<br /> <br /> * [https://www.makery.info/en/2026/05/11/english-epistemic-sludge-the-ontology-of-the-post-institutional-lab/ Epistemic sludge: the ontology of the post-institutional lab]<br /> <br /> Nupur Doshi is a curator and researcher based in Mumbai, India. Her work explores para-art trajectories, transgressing mediums and traditional materiality. She examines provocations from critical philosophy and transdisciplinary studies across counter-histories and speculative futures. She is the Fall '26 Draper Scholar at the Experimental Humanities (XE) Department at NYU. She has also been awarded the Global South Scholarship for the Art &amp; Curatorial Practice Certificate Program at The New Centre for Research &amp; Practice.<br /> <br /> * https://bioartethics.xyz/beak-news/f/nupur-maneesh-doshi---beak-critic-in-residence-colabs-thailand<br /> * https://nupurdoshi.hotglue.me/<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Ting Chan (HK/New York)- 24. July - 2. August ==<br /> [[File:TingHeadshot.png|thumb|250px]]<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Kim Doan Quoc (Paris) - 25. July - 3. August ==<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> = In preperation =<br /> <br /> == Faried Noor &quot;Askal&quot; Siregar (Yogyakarta, Indonesia) - 19. Sep - 11. Oct 2026 ==<br /> [[File:Askal_synthplaying2.jpg|250px|thumb|right|playing the [https://www.instagram.com/p/DWC5WO1k-An &quot;sistem modular terpadu&quot;]]]<br /> Faried Noor Siregar is an interdisciplinary artist, theater practitioner, and Batak manuscript (Pustaha) enthusiast based in Yogyakarta, graduated from the Theater Department at ISI Yogyakarta.<br /> <br /> As an artist, he is deeply interested in topics such as cultural preservation, social issues, and the environment, which he expresses and develops through interdisciplinary art, including theater and other visual arts. He also works across disciplines in DIY instrument engineering, exploring the intersection of craftsmanship, sound, and technology.<br /> <br /> He is an active member of Kawan Pustaha, Bauhouse Consorxium, and Lifepatch.<br /> <br /> ''As an interdisciplinary artist, I am deeply committed to exploring the convergence of art, technology, and cultural heritage. My primary interest lies in expanding the boundaries of contemporary artistic practice by treating imagination as my principal raw material—and in developing methods to render that imagination into tangible, experiential form. My work is grounded in three interconnected concerns: cultural preservation, social issues, and the environment. I approach these not as fixed subjects but as living inquiries, expressed through theater, visual arts, and DIY instrument engineering, where craftsmanship, sound, and technology intersect. My ongoing engagement with the Batak manuscript tradition (Pustaha) reflects my belief that cultural preservation is not an act of archiving, but a practice of reactivating ancestral knowledge through contemporary tools.''<br /> <br /> ''I am particularly interested in the creative application of artificial intelligence—not as a means of automation, but as a collaborator for transgressing the limits of medium, discipline, and perception. Through generative and machine-learning systems, I seek to visualize speculative narratives, reinterpret traditional knowledge, and transform imagination into implementable works. I am motivated by the opportunity to work critically and experimentally at this intersection, and to contribute to a practice that positions technology as an amplifier of human creativity rather than a replacement for it.''<br /> <br /> * https://askal.id/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/asucalypto/<br /> <br /> this the link for example of my works<br /> * Performative ASCII visual Performance on terminal (live Performances): https://vimeo.com/1212872998?fl=ip&amp;fe=ec<br /> * cam_Granular Noise Modulator (instalation) : https://vimeo.com/1212890412?fl=ip&amp;fe=ec<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> = Others =<br /> <br /> = Testimonials of our Residents of the past=<br /> <br /> == Maria Jose Besoain - LABVA (Valdivia, Chile) - 20. Nov - 4. Dec 2025 ==<br /> [[File:GaudiResidensi_Jose.png|250px|thumb|right|Micro-residency in GaudiLabs]]<br /> Situated Ecologies and Material Practice from South America (An Encounter with LABVA)&lt;br&gt;<br /> In a time marked by ecological crisis it becomes necessary to establish a critical perspective on the dominant industrial model of material trade and propose alternatives to how we relate to materiality. Rather than simply replacing one set of materials with another, the challenge lies in engendering a processual rethinking of the techniques, values, and epistemologies that underpin material practices. This open dialogue invites us to ask: how can we imagine alternatives to our pervasive dependency on petrochemical-based substances within an ecosystem shaped by extractive economies and technological determinism?&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> https://mustekala.info/beyond-substitution-situated-ecologies-and-material-practice-from-south-america-an-encounter-with-labva/&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == The Solar Mini Disc Walkmen mini residency of Shih Wei-chieh (Taipei, Taiwan) - 1. August - 5. September 2025 ==<br /> [[File:abao_stupidPhoto2.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Abao with amazing haircut. Stylist: Veli Silver.]]<br /> During a three-week micro-residency, I prototyped a “solar mini-disc walkman” that turns a handmade dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) into music. Building on my earlier portable, solar-powered starvation synth, I explore the “fingerprint” of a solar cell: using the I–V curve of each handmade DSSC as a musical score so its photovoltaic character becomes reproducible, generative sound. The instrument is self-powered: a 6×6 cm “solar mini disc” can be inserted and rendered to audio in real time. Beyond sculptural design, the device encourages open collection of natural-dye data and serves as a minimal-viable prototype for asking whether photovoltaic energy could—or should—be traceable. At present, the sound engine is implemented in Max/MSP with RAVE, where a 7-dimensional I–V “fingerprint” is directly connected to the decoder’s latent inlets. This pragmatic choice exploits RAVE’s real-time, high-fidelity synthesis, but the mapping remains largely hand-crafted. Framing the process more generally, the mapping can be understood as a vec2vec-style cross-modal alignment: a bridge function projects photovoltaic features into the latent space of a neural audio synthesizer. Unlike the recent vec2vec work in natural language processing—which aligns embeddings within the same modality and assumes comparable semantic geometry across models—our case is cross-modal (physics → sound) and uses a generative decoder as its target space. This difference requires stronger priors, such as monotonicity (e.g. larger photocurrents should not map to quieter or “darker” sounds) and local smoothness (similar I–V curves should yield nearby latents). In the vec2vec framework, semantic stability is maintained through three key constraints: reconstruction (the translated representation can be mapped back to the source), cycle-consistency (round-trips preserve meaning), and vector space preservation (VSP), which ensures that pairwise distances among embeddings remain intact across the mapping. While these methods were originally developed for aligning text embeddings, they provide a valuable reference for future work: similar constraints could regulate how photovoltaic features enter the RAVE latent space, ensuring that sonic identities preserve the geometric relationships of their underlying energy curves. In that sense, the Solar Mini-Disc Walkman not only produces reproducible sonic identities for each handmade cell, but also gestures toward a broader research question: how cross-system “languages” of energy and sound might be aligned in a universal latent space.<br /> &lt;gallery widths=&quot;220px&quot; heights=&quot;400px&quot;&gt;<br /> File:I-V tester made by Marc Dusseiller.jpg|The DIY I-V tester made by Marc Dusseiller. <br /> File:I-V tester made by Marc Dusseiller_2.jpg|The measurement of the I-V curve tester is uploaded to Thingspeak and a local server, and can be fetched in Max/MSP.<br /> File:DIY DSSC with screen printed pattern.jpg|DIY DSSC with screen printed pattern and hollyhock dye made by Shih Wei Chieh.<br /> File:DIY DSSC with cyanotype pattern.jpg|DIY DSSC with cyanotype pattern made by Shih Wei Chieh.<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> [[The Solar Mini-Disc Walkman: Cross-Modal Alignment of DSSC Fingerprints and Audio Latent Space|residency documentation]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Yair Reshef (Tel Aviv) - 23 - 31. July 2025 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Yair hardbrucke.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Yair arrives in Hardbrücke]]<br /> bureaucrat at [https://wiki.telavivmakers.org/ T.A.M.I], recovering [https://wiki.idiot.io idiot.io]<br /> <br /> * https://wiki.telavivmakers.org/<br /> * https://github.com/5shekel/<br /> * [[PASAR SENGGOL]]<br /> * https://stikka.zrok.yair.cc/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Will Robertson (various trees and forests, Scotland and Switzerland) - 1. May - 31. July 2025 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Will-Robertson-Looking-to-the-Future-DJI_0490-2048x1536-cropped-90.jpeg|250px|thumb|right|Will on a tree]]<br /> <br /> Sprache: Schweizerdeutsch, English, Französisch, Norwegisch<br /> <br /> ''' Research '''<br /> <br /> Will's research focuses on the interaction between trees and endangered tree dwelling dormouse (family ''Gliridae''), bat (family ''Vespertilionidae'') and squirrel (family ''Sciurus'') species. By making use of advances in our understanding of endangered ''Eliomys quercinus'' and ''Myomimus roachi'' and moving forward the boundaries of what's athletically and technically possible in aerial arboriculture, Will has developed new chainsaw carving and rotary boring techniques to precisely carve nest holes for Europe's most endangered mammals and reverse habitat destruction. Collaborations with Susan Kerwin, Goedele Verbeylen, Stiftung Wildstation Landshuit, Nedko Nedyalkov, Ralf Wistbacka and Thomas Briner have brought groundbreaking results in conservation of the Garden Dormouse (''Eliomys quercinus'') - a high conservation priority in Switzerland and Europe. Field studies with ''Myomimus roachi'' (Bulgaria) and ''Pteromys volans'' (Finland) are currently being planned.<br /> <br /> Will leads an international consortium of leading semiconductor manufacturers, software experts, hardware manufacturers and ecologists developing a new, completely open source wildlife camera and field ecology system with integrated NPU (Neural Processing Unit) for neutral network inference and Edge AI which offers unparalleled capabilities, reliability and independence in the field. Other research includes lexicography and use of neural networks in phonology and lexicography.<br /> <br /> Where wildlife cameras are unsuitable, eDNA (Environmental DNA) PCR/NAAT (Polymerase Chain Reaction / Nucleic Acid Amplification Technique) techniques are used.<br /> <br /> He served both in armed forces in the UK and in the Swiss fire service in Atemschutz at Stützpunkt Feuerwehr Küssnacht am Rigi where he handled some of Switzerlands's worst industrial and chemical fires of recent tdecades.<br /> <br /> Born in Scotland, Will became the first person in history to be honored by Parliamentary motions in both the Edinburgh and London parliaments.<br /> <br /> ''' The Art of the Climbing Arborist '''<br /> <br /> Will's artistic work focuses on natural forms in tree care and bringing the peace and beauty of the forest to gardens. His distinctive artistic style, implemented in a profession with the highest death rate in Europe, is athletically and technically extremely demanding and was influenced by de Breanski and Dutton then by contemporary Swiss gardeners and artists including Frei and Jope.<br /> <br /> '''Glass Art '''<br /> <br /> His other artistic medium is molten glass, working with glass chemistry of crystal and borosilicate glasses and the ligand field quantum chemistry of Neodymium, Erbium, Praseodymium, Cobalt, Copper and Iron and nanoparticleq chemistry and nonlinear optics of Copper, Silver and Gold to create color within clear glass. Molten glass is a uniquely difficult artistic medium but it is the only medium that allows color to exist independent of surface and allows the user to directly experience the quantum mechanical worlds of ligand field theory and nanoparticle nonlinear optics.<br /> <br /> To obtain the high temperatures and homogeneous furnace conditions needed to make colored glass, Will designs furnaces heated with FeCrAl, SiC Microwave susceptor and SiC electrical technologies controlled via PID computer control and insulated with high purity alumina refractories.<br /> <br /> Collaborations with professional glass artists develop and document the science of colored glass.<br /> <br /> ''' Here to Help'''<br /> <br /> Will is grateful to get a break from his current battles to learn kernel space software engineering and image sensor integration and is available to assist with microelectronics, power electronics, unpasteurized cheese making, wine making, pizza making, aerial arboriculture and user space and database software engineering.<br /> <br /> '''Wine, Cheese, Sauerkraut'''<br /> <br /> High quality unpasteurized cheeses from both home-grown and commercial lactic acid bacteria cultures come to life and high quality wine is made via the ''Méthode traditionnelle'''. Outside the precise order of the cleanroom, Sauerkraut, Kombucha, wine and cheese making cultures also find their way into bread and fruit juice.<br /> <br /> '''Research in English:'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/quick-summary-new-homes-for-old-friends-switzerland/<br /> '''Forschung in Deutsch'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/de/zusammenfassung-neue-heimat-fur-alte-freunde-schweiz/<br /> '''Recherche en Français'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/fr/resume-rapide-de-nouvelles-maisons-pour-de-vieux-amis-en-suisse/<br /> <br /> '''faclair.com:'''<br /> * https://www.faclair.com/<br /> * https://focloir.info/<br /> <br /> '''GIT Repositories:'''<br /> * https://github.com/William-Robert-Robertson/WildCamera<br /> * https://prototypefund.opendata.ch/project/wildcamera/<br /> <br /> '''Recent Publications:'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ARBMagazine208-P72-Spring2025-New-Homes-For-Old-Friends-An-Update.pdf<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ARBMagazine-New-Homes-for-Old-Friends-206-pp60-66.pdf<br /> <br /> '''Social media:'''<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/william_robert_robertson/<br /> * https://www.facebook.com/will.robertson.58555<br /> <br /> '''Folk often ask about.. Soldering'''<br /> <br /> Folk often ask me about soldering - here are some ideas that help:<br /> <br /> https://github.com/William-Robert-Robertson/WildCamera/blob/main/Development_Environment/Practical_Electronics/Soldering.md<br /> <br /> ==Maximiliano Laina (filmaker) and Olivia Laina (youth-activistin)== <br /> <br /> As a family short time residency they are visiting Zurich on the weekend of 11.-14th April, as part of the More-Than-Planet exhibition curated by Ewen Chardronnet and Martina Huber at Löwenbräu Zürich, We are AIA | Awareness in Art. <br /> <br /> 11.04.24, 6 - 9pm<br /> &quot;Flying with Patcha - Into the Aerocene&quot; Films creening at Luma Schwarzcafé <br /> <br /> 14.04.24, 9 - 12 am<br /> political Manifestation &quot;Earthrise&quot; flying the solar ballon at &quot;Alte Kaserene&quot; <br /> [[File:WhatsApp Image 2024-04-11 at 12.43.44.jpg|250px|thumb|Aerocene.org]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Toru (Ryu) Oyama (Okinawa City / Gifu, Japan) - 15 - 31. July 2025 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Toru.jpg|thumb]]<br /> <br /> Toru (Ryu) Oyama is born in Japan, after graduating in pharmaceutical chemistry and fine art in japan, he studied and worked in a field of contemporary art in germany. moved to okinawa in 2017, he has been developing unique art projects in taiwan, south Korea, finland, indonesia and other parts of the world, based on the knowledge cultivated in science. his research and artistic practice explore topics such as food, land, human-nature relations, archaeology, and anthropology, through the site specific fieldwork. he has participated in various cross-disciplinary art-and-science projects worldwide,including projects and collaborates with artists and researchers.<br /> <br /> * https://www.ryuoyama.com/<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Andrey Chugonow (Yekaterinburg, Russia / Glasgow, UK) - 1. Oct - 30. November 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Square facebook 7sec.gif|250px|thumb|right|Glitching Andrey]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;During my stay in Switzerland, I plan to start developing a project that takes my autoimmune disease, multiple sclerosis, beyond my body into the realm of peer interaction. I plan to create a performative situation within which we will begin to interact with this autoimmune agent, forming several feedback loops in an attempt to find the equilibrium of the event.&quot;''<br /> <br /> Andrey Chugunov is a conceptual artist working at the intersection of digital and analogue media. He combines sound art, light installation, generative graphics, technological sculpture, media performances and readymade in his practice. He researches topics of mortality, temporality, autonomy, and memory decay in his artworks from the perspective of meditative media.<br /> <br /> He got a master's degree in Digital art at the Far Eastern Federal University in Vladivostok, Russia in 2018-2020. He participated in the &quot;Laboratory of a young artist&quot; at the Ural branch of the State Center for Contemporary Art in Yekaterinburg, Russia in 2018. He received an engineering degree in the field of alternative and renewable energy sources at the Ural Federal University in Yekaterinburg, Russia in 2008-2013.<br /> <br /> Andrey was born in Sverdlovsk, USSR in 1991.<br /> <br /> Now he resides in East Kilbride, Scotland, United Kingdom.<br /> <br /> * https://andreychugunov.com/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Giulia Tomasello / ALMA Futura (Rome, Italy) - 5. - 24. October 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Giulia screenshot.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Giulia preparing &quot;Future Flora&quot;]]<br /> <br /> Interaction designer and educator committed to female’s healthcare and its innovation, combining biotechnology and interactive wearables. Founder of ALMA Futura.<br /> <br /> Giulia will visit Switzerland and collaborate with [http://GaudiLabshttps://www.gaudi.ch/GaudiLabs/?page_id=2 GaudiLabs] in Luzern (5-10. Oct) and at the [http://Hackteria%20ZET%20-%20Open%20Science%20Labhttps://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/hackteria-zet-open-science-lab-in-zurich/ Hackteria ZET - Open Science Lab] (15-24. Oct) on participatory community research and hacking around the theme of reproductive justice and DIY pregnancy tests.<br /> <br /> ''&quot;Xenopia is a research, art and design project aimed at prototyping a domestic hormones Beta Hcg test as a tool to address reproductive justice and the right to access abortion. We will investigate the historical scientific practices around living interfaces as controlling technologies (i.e. the living pregnancy test Xenopus Leavis frog, mice, seeds). The right to access abortion is under attack and Beta Hcg testing is a mandatory test to access safe abortion but is poorly available for people living in rural areas and in marginalised conditions. Weeks of pregnancy are the playing field on which the war against access to abortion is waged, so we see in this prototype the possibility of facilitating the path autonomously by giving people back control. Collectives defending reproductive rights in countries where abortion is illegal or restricted (as Italy) and safely providing support, do not have access to this kind of easing. With an inter-species perspective, we would therefore develop this prototype and participatory workshops as political act of empowerment and concrete response to reproductive justice.&quot;''<br /> <br /> here wiki content to visit here:<br /> https://hackteria.org/wiki/Xenopia<br /> <br /> <br /> * https://gitomasello.com/<br /> * https://almafutura.org/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/gitomasello/<br /> <br /> Read Giulia's full Report on the Project here on the hackteria Wiki, use spread, duplicate!<br /> *https://hackteria.org/wiki/Xenopia<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Dominik Mahnič (Ljubljana, Slovnenia) - 25. Okt - 10. Nov 2024==<br /> <br /> [[File:Mahnic_klobukom.jpg||250px|thumb|right|Is it Jesus?]]<br /> <br /> We are planning to host our regular Hacker-in-Residence Dominik Mahnič aka Doms again to continue our long-term collaborations and work / reflect with Sofie on various robotic painting machines and it's philosophical implications.<br /> <br /> During the [https://mechatronicart.ch/brushology-ways-of-painting-with-a-mechatronic-brush/ &quot;Brushology&quot; Session] the shared their recent insigts of the collaboration.<br /> <br /> * https://app.assembla.com/spaces/dominik-mahnic/<br /> <br /> [[File:DomsAlone.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Sofie Mart (Zürich) - 20. Juli - 9. August 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Sofie.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Sofie Mart]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I was lucky to meet Marc and Maya in summer 2024 when I was looking for a workshop space to bring to life a custom-built robotic drawing machine. Bitwäscherei is a great space and a playground for DIY robotics projects. I got a lot of help and inspiration from the other artists- and hackers-in-residence. Thank you Bitwäscherei and SGMK for hosting me!&quot;''<br /> <br /> [[File:Bitwascherai.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> Sofie Mart a Swiss-based creative technologist passionate about contextualizing complexity through visual media. In the past few years, Sofie has been venturing projects on the intersection of arts, culture, technology and humanities. With the background in cultural analytics and data visualization, she collaborated with the private cultural estates on the immersive visualization of art collections, directed virtual reality experiences for corporate and public sector clients and created digital applications for creativity. https://sofiem.art/<br /> <br /> In 2024 Sofie started her studio focusing on media processing, creative coding and art fabrication - https://uncorporated.studio/ . With the support from [https://matr.art/ Matr Labs] engineers, she built and launched the first art-making machine in Bitwäscherei, Zurich.<br /> <br /> * https://www.instagram.com/uncorporated.studio/<br /> * https://sofiem.art/<br /> <br /> == Tengal (Manila, Philippines / Berlin, Germany) - 1. - 10. August 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Tengal hacking.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Tengal hacking some academic writing]]<br /> <br /> Tengal is a composer, media artist, and cultural instigator, engaged in research-based production that bridges art, technology, and society. Since 2005, he has initiated numerous projects and collectives in Manila and across Southeast Asia. Notably, he founded the organization ''SABAW Media Art Kitchen'', a curatorial platform specializing in sound, media art, and interstices between art and science. In 2008, he established the Philippines' first international media art and experimental music festival, ''WSK Festival of the Recently Possible'' where he has served as artistic director since its inception.<br /> <br /> From 2017 to 2018, Tengal curated the exhibition ''&quot;INTERSTICES: Manifolds of The In-between&quot;'' and served as exhibition director for the ''&quot;Self-reflexivity: Thinking Media and Digital Articulations&quot;'' exhibition at the Tokyo Media Art Festival MeCA | Media Culture in Asia, initiated by the Japan Foundation.<br /> <br /> Tengal co-created the international music platform ''NUSASONIC'', a creative collaboration between ''YES NO KLUB, WSK Festival of The Recently Possible, Playfreely/BlackKaji, CTM Festival'', and the ''Goethe Institute''. ''Nusasonic'' was a multi-year project that explores a wide spectrum of experimental sound and music cultures in Southeast Asia, fostering dialogue not only within the region but also with Europe.<br /> <br /> Recently relocating to Berlin, Tengal served as curator-at-large at ''Art Laboratory Berlin'' and played a significant role as co-curator of the projects ''&quot;Hackers, Makers, Thinkers”'', and ''“Radyo Somatodelia: Experiments in Sonic Animism.”''<br /> <br /> * https://www.instagram.com/tengal/<br /> * [https://www.instagram.com/wsk.io/ wsk.io]<br /> * [http://nusasonic.com/ nusasonic.com]<br /> <br /> == Kaldi Moss (Goa, Dehli, India) - June - August 2024 ==<br /> <br /> ''&quot;Bitwäscherei was an inspiring space that opened up new ways of thinking. It offers an alternative to the mainstream Swiss logic. The techniques and specifics of mediums and materials are exploded and explored everyday - in a way it is a dreamland.&quot;''<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=320px heights=240px&gt;<br /> File:Photo 2024-10-14 17-10-39.jpg<br /> File:Photo 2024-10-14 17-10-35.jpg<br /> File:Photo 2024-10-14 17-10-46.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Biography:'''<br /> <br /> Moss is an artist interested in sense perception, time, networked systems, insect perception, tree intelligence and experiences of beings that are not human. <br /> <br /> Moss’ (they/them) practice spans sound, video, browser-based art and bio art. They are part of a community of engineers and technologists, and are invested in exploring alternate methods of knowledge production. Their video and installation work has been shown in multiple exhibitions in Zurich, Milan, Toronto, Dresden, Brighton, Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Himachal and Goa.<br /> <br /> They are a part of Cynk Collective, a noise band producing immersive audiovisual concerts. In addition, they are the artistic director at Walkin Studios,an independent multidisciplinary art studio and project space in Bangalore, India and have co-founded the collective NOTAAT with artist Puneet Jain.<br /> <br /> * https://whattt.cargo.site/<br /> <br /> == Elisa Chaveneau (Le Mans, France) - 01. - 15. July 2024 ==<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=240px heights=180px&gt;<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.13.54.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.07.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.16.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.43.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.28.png<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Bio:''' Elisa Chaveneau is a French artist born in 2000 who specialises in the design and exhibition of sculptures, <br /> installations and materials on the subject of «Other-than-human». Her search for new media involving geo-materials and fermentation processes is keen to question inter-species relations in an ecosystem and consumer habits facing industry. With specialist training in geomaterials and ceramics at the Le Mans Fine Arts School, the materiality and supposed aesthetics of the material take on a primordial role in her approach to creation, as well as in her formal process is to rediscover the links with the living world. Through her interests in ecology, design, craft practices and performance, she tries to focus our imagination and make us contemplate the landscapes and the immensity of the ecosystems we are confronted with. &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> Her work has been exhibited at the Centre Contemporain de Céramique de la Borne and in a duo with Noémie Vincent-Maudry at the 2022 Saint-Etienne Biennial and at the Musée d’Art Moderne in Paris for the Flammes exhibition.<br /> <br /> https://www.instagram.com/elisachaveneau/<br /> <br /> '''Workshop: Saturday 13.7.24, 12-18h''' <br /> <br /> https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Kitchenlab_Bioplastic<br /> <br /> DIY Workshop on BIOPLASTIC Making. Together with Hacker-in-Residency(SGMK) Elisa Chaveneau (FR) we dive into the topic of bioplastic as novel material research. Starting point is the kitchen lab! Why working with materials that originate from our kitchen and how easy and fun it is to repurpose materials from there to revalue and repurpose and close circles. Circular thinking at the base of everyday practice! Starting with a Lunch by Gasthaus Kitchenlab we will be working on testing and creating various recipes and experimentations on Bioplastic.<br /> <br /> == Moch Hasrul (Jakarta, Indonesia) - 11-14. July 2024 ==<br /> [[File:Hasrol kopicup.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Hasrul likes kopi]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I have known [https://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/hackteria-zet-open-science-lab-in-zurich/ Hackteria ZET] and [https://mechatronicart.ch/mechartlab/ SGMK's MechArtLab] for quite some time, and I always enjoy visiting their shared studio and laboratory. The atmosphere is incredibly pleasant and inspiring, filled with a playful yet highly productive energy. When I was a speaker at a talk about [https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/plastik/ '''Operasi Plastik'''], I was truly impressed by the enthusiasm and participation of the attendees. Additionally, the experience of preparing a dinner together was delightful, with a warm and welcoming atmosphere. Hackteria ZET, Bitwäscherei, is truly a special place for creativity and collaborative learning.&quot;''<br /> <br /> '''Bio: Moch Hasrul''' is a media artist based in Jakarta who combines art and technology in his work. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Art Education from Universitas Negeri Jakarta and a Master's degree in Fine Arts from Institut Teknologi Bandung. Currently, he serves as the director of Serrum and teaches at Kalbis University. His artistic practice includes experiments with computational devices, mechanical and electronic systems, and plastic recycling. Managing Studio Batur Jakarta and actively involved in the Gudskul Ecosystem, Hasrul initiated GudRnD, focusing on plastic recycling experiments. He is also developing context-based, student-centered learning methods using art approach.<br /> <br /> * https://mochhasrul.com/<br /> * https://www.gudrnd.id/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/_gudrnd/<br /> <br /> '''TALK: Operasi Plastik - 18:00 Saturday 13. July 2024 @ Bitwäscherei'''<br /> <br /> Hasrul will give an overview of their activities, researching and developing OPERASI PLASTIK, an artistic approach to plastic waste management. After the talk everybody is invited for a dinner, exploring Indonesian cuisine and cooking together.<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/plastik/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> [[File:OperasiPlastik.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Operasi Plastik]]<br /> '''OPERASI PLASTIK''' is an initiative that offers an artistic approach to plastic waste management by incorporating artistic and imaginative aspects into the process. By using art as a medium, OPERASI PLASTIK not only focuses on conventional plastic recycling but also transforms the waste into captivating and meaningful artworks. This approach aims to raise public awareness about plastic waste issues while changing their perception of materials that are usually considered trash.<br /> <br /> * https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6mqJyGB8EM/?igsh=eXBiOHJ2c2h3Nnh5<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> == Servando Barreiro (digital nomad, Spain) - February 2024 ==<br /> [[File:servando_goggles.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Servando]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;During my time at Bitwäscherei, I had a blast! Interacting with a bunch of creative minds from different backgrounds was super cool. We did some coding, had fun with puredata, and created some awesome stuff together. The weeks at Bitwäscherei flew by, filled with lots of laughs and learning. I'm already thinking about coming back for more. It's a great place to explore new ideas and make music with like-minded folks. Thanks, Bitwäscherei, for the awesome experience. Looking forward to hanging out again and making more magic together!&quot;''<br /> <br /> '''Biography'''<br /> <br /> I'm an Audiovisual artist with a background in electronics, sound, and audiovisual communication. I lived in Madrid, Berlin, Peru, and Stockholm, among other places.<br /> I'm A Pure Data expert (If you know, you know..). I created music and/or software for brands such as Audi, Redbull, Polestar, and Teenage Engineering. My work has been exhibited in renowned locations such as: Reina Sofia Museum, Medialab Prado, Transmediale, and Ars Electronica. For more information, keep browsing this [http://servando.teks.no/ site].<br /> <br /> * http://servando.teks.no/<br /> <br /> '''Workshop at Bitwäscherei'''<br /> <br /> See more about the [[Puredata (Pd) Workshop with Servando]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Yuzuru Maeda (Japan) - Dec 2023==<br /> [[File:WhatsApp Image 2023-12-04 at 16.42.09.jpeg|300px|thumb|right|Zentai Interview]]<br /> <br /> '''Biography'''<br /> <br /> Yuzuru born in Japan, Gifu. Yuzuru graduated from LaSalle College of Arts, Singapore in 2009 for Bachelor of the Arts program in music composition. She has embarked on performing music and improvisation and making video, installation and performance art with [Zentai Art Project - http://yuzuru.weebly.com/]. She also organizes Zentai exhibition, Zentai walk, Zentai performance with [http://www.zentaiart.com/ Zentai Art Festival].<br /> <br /> <br /> For her residency at Bitwäscherei she will conduct interviews with people on their life and practices wearing a Zentai outfit while doing and creating friction in how to perceive the oposite. She also wants to conduct a participatory Zentai performance in public space in Zurich.<br /> If interested in giving an interview or participate at the zentai performance pls contact &quot;zentaiartproject[at]yahoo.com&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ''&quot;I embarked on an artistic exploration using Zentai suits as a central component in my video work. This unconventional choice served as a catalyst for probing the complex layers of identity within the realm of art and human interaction. During my residency in December 2023, I had the privilege of engaging in insightful interviews with notable figures such as Serge Bertschy, Oliver Jaggi, and Chruut. These encounters provided invaluable glimpses into their creative processes and methodologies. It was a fascinating journey delving into their artistic minds, discovering their techniques, and learning about their endeavors to push the boundaries of expression. One of the most profound lessons gleaned from these conversations was the importance of innovation and resourcefulness in the pursuit of artistic vision. Witnessing how each individual crafted their own tools and methods to breathe life into creations inspired me to seek out my own unique approaches in my artistic practice. Moreover, these interactions sparked a deeper contemplation on the interconnectedness between art and sustainability. I was profoundly moved by the dedication of these artists to not only their craft but also to contributing positively to our planet. Their commitment to sustainable living resonated deeply with me, prompting introspection on how I, too, could leverage my art to foster a more environmentally conscious world. As I reflect on the insights gained during my residency, I am filled with a renewed sense of purpose and direction. Armed with newfound inspiration and a heightened awareness of the intersection between art and sustainability, I am eager to embark on my own journey of creative exploration and meaningful contribution to the world around me.&quot;''<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> small trailer of the zurich session:<br /> * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHhvpPR0JRQ&amp;ab_channel=Zentai%E9%87%87%E8%AE%BF%28ZentaiArtProject%29<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=240px heights=180px&gt;<br /> File:WhatsApp_Image_2023-12-04_at_16.42.53.jpeg<br /> File:WhatsApp Image 2023-12-04 at 16.42.40.jpeg<br /> File:WhatsApp Image 2023-12-04 at 16.42.16.jpeg<br /> File:Yuzuru interviewing Serge Bertschi.jpg<br /> File:Yuzuru and Oliver Jäggi.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Shih Wei-chieh (Taipei, Taiwan) - 11. September - 1. November 2023 ==<br /> [[File:abao_stupidPhoto.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Abao with amazing haircut]]<br /> '''What was the purpose of your residency in Zurich? What did you learn from it?'''<br /> <br /> ''“In addition to my pursuit of practical solar applications, my most successful DSSC prototype currently produces only around ~2.5 mA per square centimeter. The significance lies more in the opportunities to collaborate with scientists and engage in visits to the laboratory at ETH. This experience has served as valuable training for me, offering insights into how scientists work with nanomaterials. Understanding the conventional applications and purposes, as well as the established protocols for synthesizing nano materials, has been a rare and precious experience for artists. It raises pertinent questions about the relationship between art and science, and how these two domains can and should collaborate effectively.”''<br /> <br /> ''“Although it was a fantastic experience for artists to work with scientists with complete freedom and full access to knowledge, I wonder how we can repeat the model without any funding to support the free sofa accommodation and the efforts from volunteers. On the other hand, I believe this is a great model that differs from those residency organized by institutes and centers which always comes with political requirements and demands. The property of the community plays a big part too. During the residency I have met many community members in Bitwäscherei, the role of them are usually very mixed, like chemist with musician background or artist with scientific degree, or engineer with profound knowledge for history of analog computer, the people are a great library and the culture was naturally provided by the community. This dynamic is relatively rare in Taiwan, where career roles tend to be more singular, and scientists typically don’t serve other fields in the same integrated manner.”''<br /> <br /> Part 1/2: [https://www.makery.info/en/2023/12/20/english-from-e-textile-to-gratzel-cells-encounter-with-the-taiwanese-designer-shih-wei-chieh/ “From e-textile to Grätzel cells, encounter with the taiwanese designer Shih Wei Chieh“], Makery 2023<br /> <br /> Part 2/2: [https://www.makery.info/en/2023/12/21/une-residence-de-recherche-en-cellules-gratzel-a-hackteria-rencontre-avec-shih-wei-chieh-2-2/ “A residency to research Grätzel cells at Hackteria, encounter with Shih Wei Chieh“], Makery 2023<br /> <br /> '''施惟捷 Shih Wei Chieh''' works with wearable art, e-textile, and laser audiovisual. He is also a self-taught material science researcher. His &quot;Laser Dye Project&quot; innovates an optical textile printing method by programmable laser projector and New Cyanotype solution, which inspire him to explore the trans-disciplinary collaboration between new medias and traditional craft techniques. He’s the founder of “Tribe Against Machine”, a project exploring how culture preservation works with modern technologies. His current research develops a DIY dye sensitized solar glass made with natural dye in a large size format, which is used for both energy and as a smart interface for sonic art. <br /> <br /> * https://shihweichieh.com/<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/HLabX_Fellows#HLabX_Fellow_Shih_Wei_Chieh<br /> <br /> Application to NanoArts grant done / not received :-(: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Prep-NanoArts<br /> <br /> Now combined with Workshop at [https://www.weareaia.ch/energy-giveaway/ Energy Giveaway @ WEAREAIA], to be held on 22/23 September 2023.<br /> <br /> More info is documented on the hackteria wiki: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Abao_Residency<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Helmi Hardian (Surabaya, Indonesia) - Mid July - Mid August 2023 | [[BIR residensi]] ==<br /> [[File:Helim_Ugly.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Helmi in his full beauty]]<br /> <br /> '''Reflection / Testimonial'''<br /> <br /> ''Best residency ever!!'' - Helmi<br /> <br /> ''During my residency, I had the opportunity to collaborate on the project The [https://mechatronicart.ch/diy-microscope-workshop-low-energy-circuit-performances/ Loose Energy Curriculum for the exhibition at the Humus Punk Library] in Zurich. We created a low-voltage and high-energy visual performance, utilizing previously unknown equipment from the hackteria studio. The experience of playing together and improvising with the hacked equipment was incredibly rewarding. ''<br /> <br /> ''One of the highlights was simply attending a wide range of workshops at the [https://mechatronicart.ch/homemade-summercamp-2023-berghaus-girlen/ Homemade Summercamp] in Switzerland, which differs a lot from my usual practice usually being the host of workshops. This privilege of learning from others and expanding my knowledge in various media arts fields felt utterly precious. From building a music station where we learned to play drums, to skillbuilding on keyboard, DJ equipment, and more. The overall cultural exchange during cooking time allowed us to share and transform traditional recipes into vegan and vegetarian versions. And the plurality of trips and destination furthermore offered precious insights into local cultures. Stops included: [http://www.randelab.ch/ Randelab], [http://www.gaudi.ch/GaudiLabs/ GaudiLabs], collaborating with [https://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/hackteria-zet-open-science-lab-in-zurich/ Hackteria ZET in Zurich], attending [https://mechatronicart.ch/homemade-summercamp-2023-berghaus-girlen/ Homemade Summercamp], visiting the art and science residency at Max-Planck in Konstanz and organizing the program [https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/pasar-senggol/ &quot;Pasar Senggol&quot; at Chaos Communication Camp] outside of Berlin.''<br /> <br /> ''It was unexpected but exciting to explore personal studios for local artists, experiencing the different styles of how collective spaces can be implemented and getting to know the individual studio approach. The residency taught me valuable lessons in space management, as I observed how collectives like [https://bitwaescherei.ch/ Bitwäscherei] or [https://maisonshift.ch/ Fashion Revolution] collaborate with the municiapal government to establish independent spaces. Overall, this residency provided a rich and diverse learning experience.'' - Written by Francisca Tan during a discussion with Helmi in Chiang Mai<br /> <br /> '''Biography'''<br /> <br /> Helmi Hardian is a grassroots artist and ghetto scientist, with a specific interest in cooking and smoking at the same time. He lives in Surabaya, the city that is well known for its industry and technology, as well as being the center of electronic component trading (chiefly, Pasar Genteng). Hence, almost all of his works are closely related to science and technology as the medium of creativity. He is the co-founder of Waft Lab, a creative-based initiative that works at interdisciplinary practices. Currently, he focuses on tech development through DIY/DIWO culture and playing his role in researching, hacking, or deconstructing daily materials to provide some devices with new functional aspects, as well as developing workshop kits, lecturing contents, and presentation materials, which aim to learn, share, and exchange knowledge.<br /> <br /> * https://waft-lab.com/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/helmihardian/<br /> * [[:File:Helmi Hardian - Artwork and Workshop 2022.pdf]]<br /> * Recent TUAK residensi in Tuban: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/TUAK<br /> * Application submitted: https://www.suedkulturfonds.ch/<br /> * Download application here: [[:File:Dossier-iiw0pYiT.pdf]]<br /> * Full project outline here: [[:File:2023_ProjectOutline_Helmi-Residensi.pdf]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:helmi_collage.jpg<br /> File:helmi_collage_02.jpg<br /> File:helmi_collage_03.jpg<br /> File:wafltlab_blue.jpg<br /> File:helmi_collage_01.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> == Arnont Nongyao - Thailand | early May 2023 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Arnont Nongyao portrait.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Arnont Nongyao]]<br /> <br /> '''Biography''' <br /> <br /> Arnont Nongyao lives in Chiangmai (TH) - Ho Chi Minh city (VN) and He is an artist interested and fell in love with the vibration of things. He likes listening to everything that inspires him to do experimental sound art. The most important teacher “the master Khvay Loeung &quot;inspired him to listen and “destroy yourself from being yourself” .-.. .. ... - . -. -.-- --- ..- .-. ... . .-.. ..-.<br /> <br /> Born in Bangkok, works and lives in Chiangmai (TH) - Ho Chi Minh city (VN). Arnont is working with various and different media includes sound, video, installation, site specific, public art etc. Arnont’s work is engage with his interest in vibration; he works on diverse art experimental projects, vibration-related.<br /> <br /> Arnont has been interested and research into sound with concentration on vibration, so most of his works are differently experimental and relative to vibration in order to search for the value of vibration derived from connected things, such as human beings, objects and society. His works are involved in a specific space and audience’s participation. They are also connected with the mode of listening/hearing in a social situation, and with how people interact with and participate in sound. Moreover, also he is Co-Director of Aesthetics of Error ( Chiang Mai Collective) with Thatchatham Silsupan and Pathompong Manakitsomboon that is a group of sound artists &amp; musician working on sound art &amp; experimental music in Chiangmai.<br /> <br /> Some of his selected exhibitions include solo exhibition “Sphere”, SAC Art lap, Chiang Mai, Thailand(2018).“Another Sound” co-work with Khvay Loeung, Sa Sa Art projects, Phnom Penh and Chiang Mai, Cambodia - Thailand (2018). and group exhibitions “Opera of Kard”, Singapore Biennale 2019, Singapore. “Currents 2019”, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. “A Visiblelity Matrix”, The Secession 2019, Vienna, Austria. Bangkok Art Biennale 2018, Bangkok, Thailand. “Postcripts” Bangkok Biennale, Bangkok, Thailand (2018).“Unstable(ry) Life”, 2016, Manif d’art, Quebec, Canada. 16th Media Art Biennale WRO 2015: Test Exposure, Wroclaw, Poland, TRANCE at Gallery VER, Bangkok, Thailand (2014). PROXIMITY, part of inSPIRACJE International at 13 MUZ, Szczecin, Poland (2014).<br /> <br /> '''External Links'''<br /> <br /> * [http://www.arnontnongyao.com Arnont Nongnyao's personal website]<br /> * [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/GBMN WORKSHOP: Gentle but make noise]<br /> <br /> [[File:Arnont_mixerli.jpg|thumb|left|400px|Arnont lötet das Mixerli!!]]<br /> <br /> [[Category: Biography]]<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Bostjan Čadež (Ljubljana, Slovenia - April 2023 ==<br /> [[File:Bos_Robot.jpg|thumb|right]]<br /> Bostjan Čadež (b. 1979, Ljubljana) is a new media artist whose interdisciplinary practice explores the intersections of art, technology, and human experience. His innovative installations and performances often challenge the boundaries between the digital and physical world, incorporating elements such as artificial intelligence, virtual reality, robotics, and real-time data processing. Čadež’s art is characterized by a dynamism and unique life that stems from the algorithms and guidelines he uses to shape his works. His interest in simple guidelines from which an infinite number of images or situations arise, which are never the same as before, is one of the key aspects of his creations. His works often include interaction with viewers, who with their involvement become part of the artistic experience and at the same time co-create the work they observe.<br /> <br /> * https://www.bostjancadez.art/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Dann Disciglio (Chicago, USA) &amp; Angelina Almukhametova (Chicago, USA) - March 2022 ==<br /> <br /> ''“I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to have participated in the Hacker-in-Residence program at the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society. The atmosphere of curiosity and artistic research was both inspiring and endlessly encouraging. During my residency, I led a workshop called, “Biodegradable Sound: Gelatin Records.” This hands-on workshop aimed to explore the intersection of recorded sound and biodegradability by introducing a method for creating functional and fully biodegradable phonograph records made from gelatin. The Swiss Mechatronic Art Society and its diverse group of members not only helped facilitate this workshop, they supported me by offering the resources and technical support needed to realize the event. My residency also produced various connections with other artists, musicians, and hackers which I continue to maintain to this day. I cannot wait to return to SGMK to continue to explore new topics of research, and continue picking the brains of the incredible community who stands behind this space”''<br /> <br /> During their short residency they will work on their research with parametric speakers, host a workhop on [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/BiodegradableSound &quot;Biodegradable Sounds&quot;] and do a performance with artist-made video transmitters, and retro tech!<br /> <br /> See this little add by the Hive people, where in the end they show the workshop and performance: https://peakd.com/hive-127039/@mind.force/ladjdnnz<br /> <br /> '''Angelina Almukhametova'''<br /> <br /> An G is a Chicago based neon artist who creates digital &amp; physical works in pursuit of happiness.<br /> <br /> Angelina Almukhametova’s work interfaces digital and analog technologies with custom built software and handmade electronics to create responsive audiovisual installations and performances. She holds a BFA in Art and Technology from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2020) and has exhibited work and performed in New York City, Chicago, Houston, and Iceland. She has led workshops at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Experimental Sound Studio in Chicago.<br /> <br /> https://aan-g.com/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Dann Disciglio'''<br /> [[File:Headshot _Disciglio.jpg|thumb|400px|right]]<br /> Dann Disciglio (b.1993) is a US-based intermedia artist whose practice investigates contemporary ecologies through both analog and digital technologies. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Hampshire College (2015) in art and media theory and a Master of Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago's Sound Department (2019). Disciglio has shown work and performed in New York City, Chicago, Boston, Zürich, Leipzig, Iceland, and Panama City and has published texts in the Journal of Visual Culture (SAGE) and the Minding Nature journal. In 2022, he was selected to be an Emerging Artist Resident at Franconia Sculpture Park (Shafer, MN), Hacker-in-Residence at the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society (ZRH), and as a Creative Resident at the Bloedel Reserve (WA).<br /> <br /> https://danndisciglio.com/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Miranda Moss (Cape Town, South Africa | wuwäähä, Sweden) ==<br /> <br /> Artist / designer Miranda has been popping into SGMK events since 2017. In the period 2020-21 she has been conducting chicken/robot research at Bitwäscherei and Randelab as part of the &quot;Chicken-in-Residence Program&quot;, along with Daniel Brownell, co-ran a solar water bot workshop with Dj Livia, joined the Homemade summercamp for the first time where she turned everyone's pee into electricity, continues to collaborate on sound and water geeking with Oli Jäggi, and regularly comes to the 2D OpenLab. She has also become the in-house graphic designer for events, always makes sure everyone has enough beer to drink, and is also the resident anticolonial feminist killjoy. <br /> <br /> She says: <br /> <br /> ''&quot;I'm super grateful to have had all the time as a hacker in residence at the Bitwäscherei. I am always meeting new amazing and inspiring people, am constantly learning cool things, and new projects and collaborations seem to blossom exponentially. I try to take the spirit of the lab with me on all my travels and to the other global communities I am involved in. Can't wait to return!&quot;'' <br /> <br /> * https://mirandamoss.com/<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:Miranda_geeking.png<br /> File:miranda_chicken_headhshot.jpg<br /> File:Miranda_Homemade.jpeg<br /> File:Dinner_in_werkstatt.jpeg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> Miranda's recent residency was supported partially through her artistic research project &quot;Gallus Gallus Roboticus&quot; within the konS paltfrom, funded by European Union and Cultural Ministry of Slovenia. Other visits privately and partially through Pro Helvetia.<br /> <br /> == Scott Beibin (Philadelphia, USA) ==<br /> <br /> Scott Beibin, aka [https://www.instagram.com/grouchofractal/ Groucho Fractal] has been a regular visitor to the MechArtLab over the last couple of years.<br /> <br /> &lt;youtube width=&quot;480&quot; height=&quot;360&quot;&gt;BLsgLAaJ5cs&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> * https://www.mandelbot.io/<br /> <br /> == Liz Cole - Evil Twin Booking Agency (Philadelphia, USA) ==<br /> <br /> Elizabeth Jane Cole is co founder of Evil Twin Booking Agency (eviltwinbooking.org), a podcast producer, writer, and DIY biology and open source hardware enthusiast. She participated in the Wild Open PCR Project @ Hacketeria (mentored by Urs Gaudenz of GaudiLabs and Marc Dusseiller).<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I’m very grateful for the time I spent at Bitwäscherei! The passion for collaboration and understanding how things work embodied in the culture of the space is so inspiring. Bitwäscherei empowers people to explore their environments through building open source tools and technology, and it opened up a new world of creativity for me.&quot;'' <br /> <br /> [[File:liz_hacking.jpeg|400px]][[File:liz_portrait.jpeg|400px]]<br /> <br /> * https://eviltwinbooking.org/about/<br /> <br /> == Adam Zaretsky (Woodstock, USA | somewhere in Greece) ==<br /> <br /> ''First I am thankful to Hackteria – Zentrum für Experimentelle Transdisziplinarität (Center for Experimental Transdisciplinariy), Research Node: ReproTech &amp; Art / Germline Hacks and Designer Babies''<br /> <br /> ''Including time spent well in the Swiss Embassy of San Francisco and Garage MCA in Moscow working on Methods of Transgenesis and GMO DIY Crispr Baby workshopoligies.''<br /> <br /> ''I also do want to than the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society for the time in residence plotting and making a crying machine and exploding miso neck living gooper gore bioart special effects performance.''<br /> <br /> ''We got into the wetness of reproductive technology, open source science, and the text to flesh interface of human germline genome editing. We learned how to read GENbank, FASTA, PubMed and SciHub pubs creatively. We got beyond the intimidating complexity by uploading equally as complex analogical and qualitative artistic data including: accordion music, drawings, collages, poetry and experimental video and more.''<br /> <br /> ''We involved people from wildly diverse backgrounds and international origins as is normal for Hackteria a global open house for odd, queer and oblique DIYbioart Hacker tweek and freekerz. We also group-geeked hard and stayed ridiculous about reporter genes, safe harbors, inducible promoters, off target mutations and IVF microinjection.''<br /> <br /> ''What we did was amazing. Like truly groundbreaking, wildly silly and depth informative. Beyond the call of duty living on the fumes of Marc's covid pay and minky little eth donations... We taught hybrid simultaneous in-person and online/off--ground... which is a form of super depleting heroism. I think it was super inspiring for those involved and has yet to mature but will make a great database if it continues.''<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:GOSPHA-whatdidshedo-web.jpg<br /> File:thGAP_flyer_web.jpg|400px<br /> File:CGCB_flyer_web.jpg|400px<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Mind thGAP'''<br /> <br /> We made three super relaxed bioinformatics primer labs for public understanding of databases of hereditary data (gene scans and gene scrolls) but also an understanding of the social implication of issues of gene piracy, genetic privacy.<br /> <br /> * Lab 1 - Transgenic Human Genome Alternatives Project (thGAP)<br /> * Lab 2 - Generic Open-Source Plasmid for Human Arts (GOSPHA)<br /> * Lab 3 - Creative Germline Constructs Bank (CGCB)<br /> <br /> Future Plans: We are going to be making an Open ArtSci Call for Creative Science Fiction Writers, Citizen Bioethicists and Untrained Art Critics to critically review the 5 entries we have compiled online on the CGDB. After that we might put some of the results up on GitHub and then make an NFT of them. Then we will call the World Congress on New Reproductive Technology Arts, for a GLOBAL AESTHETIC RESPONSE TO TRANSGENIC HUMANS AS BIOART and work on updating to a ‘real’ database. Oh yeah, and we did come up with a list of fifteen next steps, all of which are near impossible legally and technically so we should. Finally, we wrote a letter to the WHO Expert Advisory Committee on Developing Global Standards for Governance and Oversight of Human Genome Editing. No word back from them but I am sure they got the message. We might need to get their attention.<br /> <br /> https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/thgap/<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:adam_dusjagr_misoanal.JPG<br /> File:Lab3_CGCB_screenshot_single.png<br /> File:Adam_blue_bitw_smokers.jpg<br /> File:MISO_anus.jpg<br /> File:AZ_rc3_virtual.jpeg<br /> File:pin_adam.jpeg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> Adam's residency was supported privately by Marc Dusseiller and partially with some of the profits of the Hackteria Crypto Food Fund (HCFF).<br /> <br /> == Dominik Mahnič (Ljubljana, Slovnenia) ==<br /> <br /> ''Residency gives me rare opportunity to present, discuss and make different new works influenced by people, the enviroment of Bitwesherai and the city of Zurich. It was an intense experience in a place that offers great working conditions, deep reflections, and a friendly atmosphere.''<br /> <br /> * https://app.assembla.com/spaces/dominik-mahnic/<br /> <br /> [[File:Mahnic_klobukom.jpg|400px]][[File:zoom_2020_by_doms.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> Dom's residency was supported privately by the Center for Alternative Coconut Research.<br /> <br /> == Zohar Messeca - Fara AKA the idiot | [http://idiot.io/ idiot.io] (karkun, Israel) ==<br /> <br /> ''I have been very lucky to escape the israeli wilderness between Covid lockdowns to spend long month’s geeking like an idiot at the Bitwäscherei hackerspace and SGMK activities of the past year. Had great time sharing my DIY approach and attitude with my latest flexible circuits methods and techniques while spreading [http://idiot.io/ idiot.io] latest kits and propaganda at multiple workshops. Met plenty of talented local and international freaks/artists with mutual interests and curiosities. Also collaborated on several projects with the locals and made plenty of new friends!!''<br /> <br /> ''SGMK network is fantastisch!!! See you soooon!!''<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:idiot_covidCenter.jpg<br /> File:idioten.jpg<br /> File:idiot_residency.jpg<br /> File:rC3.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> * http://idiot.io/ idiot.io<br /> <br /> Zohar's residencies were supported by himself. Accommodation was shared with dusjagr and Veli.<br /> <br /> = Short term visitors =<br /> <br /> == Fransisca Tan ==<br /> [[File:Foodhacking Fransisca.jpg|thumb]]<br /> <br /> Fransisca Tan / artist statement<br /> <br /> ''“I first visited the Bitwäscherei in August 2022, coinciding with the open lab day. I was immediately smitten with the creative chaos, diversity and infrastructure of this hacker space. Chatting with some local and other visiting international artists I got to exchange on projects and find inspiration while food hacking throughout a lively evening.'' <br /> <br /> ''This community exchange set the first seeds for future opportunities to collaborate, such as for the performance “Future Food” at Kunsthaus Zürich (Oct 2023, CH), the LLL CoLaboratory in Chang Mai (Jan 2024, TH) and Amazonies Spatiales (Apr 2024, FR).''<br /> <br /> ''My experience at this Hackerspace underlines the core of what these community spaces ought to achieve: bring likeminded people together, have late night conversations about random stuff over a club mate and see if inspiration flows to join for a collaboration.”''<br /> <br /> Ressources &amp; Links<br /> * https://www.hinto.net/de/events/future-food-kunsthaus-zuerich-zuerich-e420326-20.html<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/hackterialab/cnx-openlab/<br /> * https://amazonies-spatiales.fr/ <br /> <br /> Biography<br /> Fransisca Tan is a creative producer and food experience designer with a background in internet &amp; media, communications and cognitive sciences<br /> <br /> Her diverse spectrum of engagement ranges from hosting workshops as science communicator, consulting artists and creatives on project management, to producing events such as festivals, art performances and hybrid residencies. All these root in her second nature as facilitator with a firm belief in a community arts approach.<br /> <br /> In her work and art she aspires towards bringing together people from all strides of life and revealing the value of community and collaboration.<br /> <br /> Find more on her portfolio on * https://www.fransiscatan.com/<br /> <br /> == Fran Quero, et al ==<br /> <br /> [[File:franGeng.jpg|400px|none]]<br /> <br /> The visit was part of their µ-residency at GaudiLabs in Luzern, where they shared newest experiments with qLAMP, openDROPs and electro-active bacteria.<br /> <br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Fran%20+%20Felipe%20nanoresidency%20GaudiLabs<br /> <br /> == Juan Duarte (Berlin / CDMX, Mexico) ==<br /> <br /> '''Sound spatialisation multichannel instrument'''<br /> <br /> During our short stay I could develop further a new iteration of this sound spatialisation instrument:<br /> * https://juanduarteregino.com/I<br /> <br /> This also was thrilling to connect with some members of the community in the lab, specially those who are also making with synthesisers and other sound gadgetry. Although the time to put together the instrument was quite intensive and busy, it was also good to discuss with other colleagues about the instrument’s potential in future. altogether, it was a very productive and fun experience to be here.<br /> <br /> [[File:Juan_II.JPG|400px]][[File:Juan_I.JPG|400px]]<br /> <br /> == Mary Maggic (Vienna / Los Angeles, USA) ==<br /> <br /> Mary Maggic comes to hang out and prototype various art projects and interventions, and geek out in nature!<br /> <br /> Some examples of projects: <br /> * Molecular Queering Agency - an experimental performance with a heavy metal hardware fountain for corona safe urine worshipping. <br /> * Lap Dance - motorized panorama camera for collective disobedience on a pink gynecology chair. <br /> * SCOBY Spin Cycle - rotating disc bioreactor for industrialized production of kombucha scoby. <br /> * Genital Panic - 3D printing genitals. <br /> * Weed Brownies (hide them from the kids). <br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=360px&gt;<br /> File:Marry_Costume.png<br /> File:Marry_genitalPanic.png<br /> File:Marry_Weidling.JPG<br /> File:Marry_Urinal.jpg<br /> File:Marry_peeParty.png<br /> <br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> * https://maggic.ooo/<br /> <br /> == Ewen Chardronnet (Paris, France) ==<br /> <br /> <br /> == Paula Pin (Lugo, Spain) ==<br /> <br /> coming soon...<br /> <br /> == František Apfelbeck (Czech Republic / Vale de Saire, France) ==<br /> <br /> When in Zürich I've had the opportunity to organize Cider Tasting at MechArtLab, which for me, is an interesting cross between hackerspace and bio hacking spot with quite a strong artistic approach. For me of course I liked a lot that they do lots of bio stuff, from kombucha artificial skin production, mushroom growing and many others to fermentation so when I've a chance I would like to visit again. Also I've found the building, which is a formal hospital laundry facility very interesting. I would say there are well over ten different projects of the alternative scene which makes a decent foundation for exchange and functioning as kind of independent entity. At the end we have set up outside just by the entrance of the building and were &quot;fishing&quot; for some people to join the core group for our noble activity spending a really nice evening together with open minded people. Next day I've actually joined the MechArtLab group on their trip to Saint Gallen were we have done another tasting event as part of the open doors of Ruum 42 hackerspace and theirs SGMK On-Tour: Chill &amp; Taste happening, fallowed later on by tasting of distillates made by local producer, barbecuing experimental locally made sausages by their creators and so on. It was a really nice finishing of the Switzerland part of my tour and I hope I can pop in again.<br /> <br /> <br /> * https://foodhackingbase.org/wiki/2021_cider_tour</div>

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<p>Dusjagr: /* Ting Chan (HK/New York)- 24. July - 2. August */</p> <hr /> <div>&lt;div style=&quot;right&quot; class=&quot;toclimit-2&quot;&gt;__TOC__&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> The Hacker-in-Residence Programme is jointly organized by various people from the environment of [https://bitwaescherei.ch/ Bitwäscherei], and directed primarily by [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Dusjagr Marc Dusseiller aka dusjagr], Center for Alternative Coconut Research, in his role as as co-founder and board member of both the [https://mechatronicart.ch/about/ Swiss Mechatronic Art Society] and Global Ambassador of the [https://www.hackteria.org/ Hackteria Network].<br /> <br /> = Ongoing =<br /> <br /> =Co-Labs BEAK artist-in-residency, Summer 2026=<br /> <br /> == Adam Zaretzky (Woodstock, NY, USA - 22. July - 20. August 2026 ==<br /> [[File:adam_headshot_embryo.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]<br /> Zaretsky is a Wet-Lab Art Practitioner mixing Ecology, Biotechnology, Non-human Relations, Body Performance and Gastronomy. Zaretsky stages lively, hands-on bioart production labs based on topics such as: foreign species invasion (pure/impure), radical food science (edible/inedible), jazz bioinformatics (code/flesh), tissue culture (undead/semi-alive), transgenic design issues (traits/desires), interactive ethology (person/machine/non-human) and physiology (performance/stress). A former researcher at the MIT department of biology, for the past 25 years Zaretsky has been teaching an experimental bioart class called VivoArts at: San Francisco State University (SFSU), SymbioticA (UWA), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), University of Leiden’s The Arts and Genomic Centre (TAGC) and with the Waag Society. He has also taught DIY-IGM (Do-It-Yourself Inherited Genetic Modification of the Human Genome) at New York University (NYU) and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU). He also runs a public life arts school: VASTAL (The Vivoarts School for Transgenic Aesthetics Ltd.) His art practice focuses on an array of legal, ethical, social and libidinal implications of biotechnological materials and methods with a focus on transgenic humans.<br /> <br /> * http://www.emutagen.com/<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/projects/artist-in-residence-adam-zaretsky/<br /> * https://thgap.hackteria.org<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Nupur Maneesh Doshi (Mumbai, India) - 24. July - 18. August 2026 ==<br /> [[File:nupur_headshot_02.jpg|thumb|250px]]<br /> During the SGMK Homemade 2026 and the follow up retreat at EAR, Nupur Maneesh Doshi is hosted as BEAK critic-in-residence working on a creative writing project based on Science Fictionesque poetic reflections on Bioart, Do-It-With-Others, Bioethics meets Travelogue and Speculative literary reflections. Earlier this year Nupur also was incorporated into the [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/CoLabs_Chiang_Mai#CoLabs_Kick-off_Feb_2026 Kickoff of Co-Laboratories], hired to pen a Technobiological Futures review article, with her curatorial and critical commentary published in English and French through Makery.info.<br /> <br /> * [https://www.makery.info/en/2026/05/11/english-epistemic-sludge-the-ontology-of-the-post-institutional-lab/ Epistemic sludge: the ontology of the post-institutional lab]<br /> <br /> Nupur Doshi is a curator and researcher based in Mumbai, India. Her work explores para-art trajectories, transgressing mediums and traditional materiality. She examines provocations from critical philosophy and transdisciplinary studies across counter-histories and speculative futures. She is the Fall '26 Draper Scholar at the Experimental Humanities (XE) Department at NYU. She has also been awarded the Global South Scholarship for the Art &amp; Curatorial Practice Certificate Program at The New Centre for Research &amp; Practice.<br /> <br /> * https://bioartethics.xyz/beak-news/f/nupur-maneesh-doshi---beak-critic-in-residence-colabs-thailand<br /> * https://nupurdoshi.hotglue.me/<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Ting Chan (HK/New York)- 24. July - 2. August ==<br /> [[File:TingHeadshot.png|thumb|250px]]<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Kim Doan Quoc (Paris) - 25. July - 3. August ==<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> = In preperation =<br /> <br /> == Faried Noor &quot;Askal&quot; Siregar (Yogyakarta, Indonesia) - 19. Sep - 11. Oct 2026 ==<br /> [[File:Askal_synthplaying2.jpg|250px|thumb|right|playing the [https://www.instagram.com/p/DWC5WO1k-An &quot;sistem modular terpadu&quot;]]]<br /> Faried Noor Siregar is an interdisciplinary artist, theater practitioner, and Batak manuscript (Pustaha) enthusiast based in Yogyakarta, graduated from the Theater Department at ISI Yogyakarta.<br /> <br /> As an artist, he is deeply interested in topics such as cultural preservation, social issues, and the environment, which he expresses and develops through interdisciplinary art, including theater and other visual arts. He also works across disciplines in DIY instrument engineering, exploring the intersection of craftsmanship, sound, and technology.<br /> <br /> He is an active member of Kawan Pustaha, Bauhouse Consorxium, and Lifepatch.<br /> <br /> ''As an interdisciplinary artist, I am deeply committed to exploring the convergence of art, technology, and cultural heritage. My primary interest lies in expanding the boundaries of contemporary artistic practice by treating imagination as my principal raw material—and in developing methods to render that imagination into tangible, experiential form. My work is grounded in three interconnected concerns: cultural preservation, social issues, and the environment. I approach these not as fixed subjects but as living inquiries, expressed through theater, visual arts, and DIY instrument engineering, where craftsmanship, sound, and technology intersect. My ongoing engagement with the Batak manuscript tradition (Pustaha) reflects my belief that cultural preservation is not an act of archiving, but a practice of reactivating ancestral knowledge through contemporary tools.''<br /> <br /> ''I am particularly interested in the creative application of artificial intelligence—not as a means of automation, but as a collaborator for transgressing the limits of medium, discipline, and perception. Through generative and machine-learning systems, I seek to visualize speculative narratives, reinterpret traditional knowledge, and transform imagination into implementable works. I am motivated by the opportunity to work critically and experimentally at this intersection, and to contribute to a practice that positions technology as an amplifier of human creativity rather than a replacement for it.''<br /> <br /> * https://askal.id/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/asucalypto/<br /> <br /> this the link for example of my works<br /> * Performative ASCII visual Performance on terminal (live Performances): https://vimeo.com/1212872998?fl=ip&amp;fe=ec<br /> * cam_Granular Noise Modulator (instalation) : https://vimeo.com/1212890412?fl=ip&amp;fe=ec<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> = Others =<br /> <br /> = Testimonials of our Residents of the past=<br /> <br /> == Maria Jose Besoain - LABVA (Valdivia, Chile) - 20. Nov - 4. Dec 2025 ==<br /> [[File:GaudiResidensi_Jose.png|250px|thumb|right|Micro-residency in GaudiLabs]]<br /> Situated Ecologies and Material Practice from South America (An Encounter with LABVA)&lt;br&gt;<br /> In a time marked by ecological crisis it becomes necessary to establish a critical perspective on the dominant industrial model of material trade and propose alternatives to how we relate to materiality. Rather than simply replacing one set of materials with another, the challenge lies in engendering a processual rethinking of the techniques, values, and epistemologies that underpin material practices. This open dialogue invites us to ask: how can we imagine alternatives to our pervasive dependency on petrochemical-based substances within an ecosystem shaped by extractive economies and technological determinism?&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> https://mustekala.info/beyond-substitution-situated-ecologies-and-material-practice-from-south-america-an-encounter-with-labva/&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == The Solar Mini Disc Walkmen mini residency of Shih Wei-chieh (Taipei, Taiwan) - 1. August - 5. September 2025 ==<br /> [[File:abao_stupidPhoto2.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Abao with amazing haircut. Stylist: Veli Silver.]]<br /> During a three-week micro-residency, I prototyped a “solar mini-disc walkman” that turns a handmade dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) into music. Building on my earlier portable, solar-powered starvation synth, I explore the “fingerprint” of a solar cell: using the I–V curve of each handmade DSSC as a musical score so its photovoltaic character becomes reproducible, generative sound. The instrument is self-powered: a 6×6 cm “solar mini disc” can be inserted and rendered to audio in real time. Beyond sculptural design, the device encourages open collection of natural-dye data and serves as a minimal-viable prototype for asking whether photovoltaic energy could—or should—be traceable. At present, the sound engine is implemented in Max/MSP with RAVE, where a 7-dimensional I–V “fingerprint” is directly connected to the decoder’s latent inlets. This pragmatic choice exploits RAVE’s real-time, high-fidelity synthesis, but the mapping remains largely hand-crafted. Framing the process more generally, the mapping can be understood as a vec2vec-style cross-modal alignment: a bridge function projects photovoltaic features into the latent space of a neural audio synthesizer. Unlike the recent vec2vec work in natural language processing—which aligns embeddings within the same modality and assumes comparable semantic geometry across models—our case is cross-modal (physics → sound) and uses a generative decoder as its target space. This difference requires stronger priors, such as monotonicity (e.g. larger photocurrents should not map to quieter or “darker” sounds) and local smoothness (similar I–V curves should yield nearby latents). In the vec2vec framework, semantic stability is maintained through three key constraints: reconstruction (the translated representation can be mapped back to the source), cycle-consistency (round-trips preserve meaning), and vector space preservation (VSP), which ensures that pairwise distances among embeddings remain intact across the mapping. While these methods were originally developed for aligning text embeddings, they provide a valuable reference for future work: similar constraints could regulate how photovoltaic features enter the RAVE latent space, ensuring that sonic identities preserve the geometric relationships of their underlying energy curves. In that sense, the Solar Mini-Disc Walkman not only produces reproducible sonic identities for each handmade cell, but also gestures toward a broader research question: how cross-system “languages” of energy and sound might be aligned in a universal latent space.<br /> &lt;gallery widths=&quot;220px&quot; heights=&quot;400px&quot;&gt;<br /> File:I-V tester made by Marc Dusseiller.jpg|The DIY I-V tester made by Marc Dusseiller. <br /> File:I-V tester made by Marc Dusseiller_2.jpg|The measurement of the I-V curve tester is uploaded to Thingspeak and a local server, and can be fetched in Max/MSP.<br /> File:DIY DSSC with screen printed pattern.jpg|DIY DSSC with screen printed pattern and hollyhock dye made by Shih Wei Chieh.<br /> File:DIY DSSC with cyanotype pattern.jpg|DIY DSSC with cyanotype pattern made by Shih Wei Chieh.<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> [[The Solar Mini-Disc Walkman: Cross-Modal Alignment of DSSC Fingerprints and Audio Latent Space|residency documentation]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Yair Reshef (Tel Aviv) - 23 - 31. July 2025 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Yair hardbrucke.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Yair arrives in Hardbrücke]]<br /> bureaucrat at [https://wiki.telavivmakers.org/ T.A.M.I], recovering [https://wiki.idiot.io idiot.io]<br /> <br /> * https://wiki.telavivmakers.org/<br /> * https://github.com/5shekel/<br /> * [[PASAR SENGGOL]]<br /> * https://stikka.zrok.yair.cc/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Will Robertson (various trees and forests, Scotland and Switzerland) - 1. May - 31. July 2025 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Will-Robertson-Looking-to-the-Future-DJI_0490-2048x1536-cropped-90.jpeg|250px|thumb|right|Will on a tree]]<br /> <br /> Sprache: Schweizerdeutsch, English, Französisch, Norwegisch<br /> <br /> ''' Research '''<br /> <br /> Will's research focuses on the interaction between trees and endangered tree dwelling dormouse (family ''Gliridae''), bat (family ''Vespertilionidae'') and squirrel (family ''Sciurus'') species. By making use of advances in our understanding of endangered ''Eliomys quercinus'' and ''Myomimus roachi'' and moving forward the boundaries of what's athletically and technically possible in aerial arboriculture, Will has developed new chainsaw carving and rotary boring techniques to precisely carve nest holes for Europe's most endangered mammals and reverse habitat destruction. Collaborations with Susan Kerwin, Goedele Verbeylen, Stiftung Wildstation Landshuit, Nedko Nedyalkov, Ralf Wistbacka and Thomas Briner have brought groundbreaking results in conservation of the Garden Dormouse (''Eliomys quercinus'') - a high conservation priority in Switzerland and Europe. Field studies with ''Myomimus roachi'' (Bulgaria) and ''Pteromys volans'' (Finland) are currently being planned.<br /> <br /> Will leads an international consortium of leading semiconductor manufacturers, software experts, hardware manufacturers and ecologists developing a new, completely open source wildlife camera and field ecology system with integrated NPU (Neural Processing Unit) for neutral network inference and Edge AI which offers unparalleled capabilities, reliability and independence in the field. Other research includes lexicography and use of neural networks in phonology and lexicography.<br /> <br /> Where wildlife cameras are unsuitable, eDNA (Environmental DNA) PCR/NAAT (Polymerase Chain Reaction / Nucleic Acid Amplification Technique) techniques are used.<br /> <br /> He served both in armed forces in the UK and in the Swiss fire service in Atemschutz at Stützpunkt Feuerwehr Küssnacht am Rigi where he handled some of Switzerlands's worst industrial and chemical fires of recent tdecades.<br /> <br /> Born in Scotland, Will became the first person in history to be honored by Parliamentary motions in both the Edinburgh and London parliaments.<br /> <br /> ''' The Art of the Climbing Arborist '''<br /> <br /> Will's artistic work focuses on natural forms in tree care and bringing the peace and beauty of the forest to gardens. His distinctive artistic style, implemented in a profession with the highest death rate in Europe, is athletically and technically extremely demanding and was influenced by de Breanski and Dutton then by contemporary Swiss gardeners and artists including Frei and Jope.<br /> <br /> '''Glass Art '''<br /> <br /> His other artistic medium is molten glass, working with glass chemistry of crystal and borosilicate glasses and the ligand field quantum chemistry of Neodymium, Erbium, Praseodymium, Cobalt, Copper and Iron and nanoparticleq chemistry and nonlinear optics of Copper, Silver and Gold to create color within clear glass. Molten glass is a uniquely difficult artistic medium but it is the only medium that allows color to exist independent of surface and allows the user to directly experience the quantum mechanical worlds of ligand field theory and nanoparticle nonlinear optics.<br /> <br /> To obtain the high temperatures and homogeneous furnace conditions needed to make colored glass, Will designs furnaces heated with FeCrAl, SiC Microwave susceptor and SiC electrical technologies controlled via PID computer control and insulated with high purity alumina refractories.<br /> <br /> Collaborations with professional glass artists develop and document the science of colored glass.<br /> <br /> ''' Here to Help'''<br /> <br /> Will is grateful to get a break from his current battles to learn kernel space software engineering and image sensor integration and is available to assist with microelectronics, power electronics, unpasteurized cheese making, wine making, pizza making, aerial arboriculture and user space and database software engineering.<br /> <br /> '''Wine, Cheese, Sauerkraut'''<br /> <br /> High quality unpasteurized cheeses from both home-grown and commercial lactic acid bacteria cultures come to life and high quality wine is made via the ''Méthode traditionnelle'''. Outside the precise order of the cleanroom, Sauerkraut, Kombucha, wine and cheese making cultures also find their way into bread and fruit juice.<br /> <br /> '''Research in English:'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/quick-summary-new-homes-for-old-friends-switzerland/<br /> '''Forschung in Deutsch'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/de/zusammenfassung-neue-heimat-fur-alte-freunde-schweiz/<br /> '''Recherche en Français'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/fr/resume-rapide-de-nouvelles-maisons-pour-de-vieux-amis-en-suisse/<br /> <br /> '''faclair.com:'''<br /> * https://www.faclair.com/<br /> * https://focloir.info/<br /> <br /> '''GIT Repositories:'''<br /> * https://github.com/William-Robert-Robertson/WildCamera<br /> * https://prototypefund.opendata.ch/project/wildcamera/<br /> <br /> '''Recent Publications:'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ARBMagazine208-P72-Spring2025-New-Homes-For-Old-Friends-An-Update.pdf<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ARBMagazine-New-Homes-for-Old-Friends-206-pp60-66.pdf<br /> <br /> '''Social media:'''<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/william_robert_robertson/<br /> * https://www.facebook.com/will.robertson.58555<br /> <br /> '''Folk often ask about.. Soldering'''<br /> <br /> Folk often ask me about soldering - here are some ideas that help:<br /> <br /> https://github.com/William-Robert-Robertson/WildCamera/blob/main/Development_Environment/Practical_Electronics/Soldering.md<br /> <br /> ==Maximiliano Laina (filmaker) and Olivia Laina (youth-activistin)== <br /> <br /> As a family short time residency they are visiting Zurich on the weekend of 11.-14th April, as part of the More-Than-Planet exhibition curated by Ewen Chardronnet and Martina Huber at Löwenbräu Zürich, We are AIA | Awareness in Art. <br /> <br /> 11.04.24, 6 - 9pm<br /> &quot;Flying with Patcha - Into the Aerocene&quot; Films creening at Luma Schwarzcafé <br /> <br /> 14.04.24, 9 - 12 am<br /> political Manifestation &quot;Earthrise&quot; flying the solar ballon at &quot;Alte Kaserene&quot; <br /> [[File:WhatsApp Image 2024-04-11 at 12.43.44.jpg|250px|thumb|Aerocene.org]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Toru (Ryu) Oyama (Okinawa City / Gifu, Japan) - 15 - 31. July 2025 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Toru.jpg|thumb]]<br /> <br /> Toru (Ryu) Oyama is born in Japan, after graduating in pharmaceutical chemistry and fine art in japan, he studied and worked in a field of contemporary art in germany. moved to okinawa in 2017, he has been developing unique art projects in taiwan, south Korea, finland, indonesia and other parts of the world, based on the knowledge cultivated in science. his research and artistic practice explore topics such as food, land, human-nature relations, archaeology, and anthropology, through the site specific fieldwork. he has participated in various cross-disciplinary art-and-science projects worldwide,including projects and collaborates with artists and researchers.<br /> <br /> * https://www.ryuoyama.com/<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Andrey Chugonow (Yekaterinburg, Russia / Glasgow, UK) - 1. Oct - 30. November 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Square facebook 7sec.gif|250px|thumb|right|Glitching Andrey]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;During my stay in Switzerland, I plan to start developing a project that takes my autoimmune disease, multiple sclerosis, beyond my body into the realm of peer interaction. I plan to create a performative situation within which we will begin to interact with this autoimmune agent, forming several feedback loops in an attempt to find the equilibrium of the event.&quot;''<br /> <br /> Andrey Chugunov is a conceptual artist working at the intersection of digital and analogue media. He combines sound art, light installation, generative graphics, technological sculpture, media performances and readymade in his practice. He researches topics of mortality, temporality, autonomy, and memory decay in his artworks from the perspective of meditative media.<br /> <br /> He got a master's degree in Digital art at the Far Eastern Federal University in Vladivostok, Russia in 2018-2020. He participated in the &quot;Laboratory of a young artist&quot; at the Ural branch of the State Center for Contemporary Art in Yekaterinburg, Russia in 2018. He received an engineering degree in the field of alternative and renewable energy sources at the Ural Federal University in Yekaterinburg, Russia in 2008-2013.<br /> <br /> Andrey was born in Sverdlovsk, USSR in 1991.<br /> <br /> Now he resides in East Kilbride, Scotland, United Kingdom.<br /> <br /> * https://andreychugunov.com/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Giulia Tomasello / ALMA Futura (Rome, Italy) - 5. - 24. October 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Giulia screenshot.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Giulia preparing &quot;Future Flora&quot;]]<br /> <br /> Interaction designer and educator committed to female’s healthcare and its innovation, combining biotechnology and interactive wearables. Founder of ALMA Futura.<br /> <br /> Giulia will visit Switzerland and collaborate with [http://GaudiLabshttps://www.gaudi.ch/GaudiLabs/?page_id=2 GaudiLabs] in Luzern (5-10. Oct) and at the [http://Hackteria%20ZET%20-%20Open%20Science%20Labhttps://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/hackteria-zet-open-science-lab-in-zurich/ Hackteria ZET - Open Science Lab] (15-24. Oct) on participatory community research and hacking around the theme of reproductive justice and DIY pregnancy tests.<br /> <br /> ''&quot;Xenopia is a research, art and design project aimed at prototyping a domestic hormones Beta Hcg test as a tool to address reproductive justice and the right to access abortion. We will investigate the historical scientific practices around living interfaces as controlling technologies (i.e. the living pregnancy test Xenopus Leavis frog, mice, seeds). The right to access abortion is under attack and Beta Hcg testing is a mandatory test to access safe abortion but is poorly available for people living in rural areas and in marginalised conditions. Weeks of pregnancy are the playing field on which the war against access to abortion is waged, so we see in this prototype the possibility of facilitating the path autonomously by giving people back control. Collectives defending reproductive rights in countries where abortion is illegal or restricted (as Italy) and safely providing support, do not have access to this kind of easing. With an inter-species perspective, we would therefore develop this prototype and participatory workshops as political act of empowerment and concrete response to reproductive justice.&quot;''<br /> <br /> here wiki content to visit here:<br /> https://hackteria.org/wiki/Xenopia<br /> <br /> <br /> * https://gitomasello.com/<br /> * https://almafutura.org/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/gitomasello/<br /> <br /> Read Giulia's full Report on the Project here on the hackteria Wiki, use spread, duplicate!<br /> *https://hackteria.org/wiki/Xenopia<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Dominik Mahnič (Ljubljana, Slovnenia) - 25. Okt - 10. Nov 2024==<br /> <br /> [[File:Mahnic_klobukom.jpg||250px|thumb|right|Is it Jesus?]]<br /> <br /> We are planning to host our regular Hacker-in-Residence Dominik Mahnič aka Doms again to continue our long-term collaborations and work / reflect with Sofie on various robotic painting machines and it's philosophical implications.<br /> <br /> During the [https://mechatronicart.ch/brushology-ways-of-painting-with-a-mechatronic-brush/ &quot;Brushology&quot; Session] the shared their recent insigts of the collaboration.<br /> <br /> * https://app.assembla.com/spaces/dominik-mahnic/<br /> <br /> [[File:DomsAlone.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Sofie Mart (Zürich) - 20. Juli - 9. August 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Sofie.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Sofie Mart]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I was lucky to meet Marc and Maya in summer 2024 when I was looking for a workshop space to bring to life a custom-built robotic drawing machine. Bitwäscherei is a great space and a playground for DIY robotics projects. I got a lot of help and inspiration from the other artists- and hackers-in-residence. Thank you Bitwäscherei and SGMK for hosting me!&quot;''<br /> <br /> [[File:Bitwascherai.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> Sofie Mart a Swiss-based creative technologist passionate about contextualizing complexity through visual media. In the past few years, Sofie has been venturing projects on the intersection of arts, culture, technology and humanities. With the background in cultural analytics and data visualization, she collaborated with the private cultural estates on the immersive visualization of art collections, directed virtual reality experiences for corporate and public sector clients and created digital applications for creativity. https://sofiem.art/<br /> <br /> In 2024 Sofie started her studio focusing on media processing, creative coding and art fabrication - https://uncorporated.studio/ . With the support from [https://matr.art/ Matr Labs] engineers, she built and launched the first art-making machine in Bitwäscherei, Zurich.<br /> <br /> * https://www.instagram.com/uncorporated.studio/<br /> * https://sofiem.art/<br /> <br /> == Tengal (Manila, Philippines / Berlin, Germany) - 1. - 10. August 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Tengal hacking.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Tengal hacking some academic writing]]<br /> <br /> Tengal is a composer, media artist, and cultural instigator, engaged in research-based production that bridges art, technology, and society. Since 2005, he has initiated numerous projects and collectives in Manila and across Southeast Asia. Notably, he founded the organization ''SABAW Media Art Kitchen'', a curatorial platform specializing in sound, media art, and interstices between art and science. In 2008, he established the Philippines' first international media art and experimental music festival, ''WSK Festival of the Recently Possible'' where he has served as artistic director since its inception.<br /> <br /> From 2017 to 2018, Tengal curated the exhibition ''&quot;INTERSTICES: Manifolds of The In-between&quot;'' and served as exhibition director for the ''&quot;Self-reflexivity: Thinking Media and Digital Articulations&quot;'' exhibition at the Tokyo Media Art Festival MeCA | Media Culture in Asia, initiated by the Japan Foundation.<br /> <br /> Tengal co-created the international music platform ''NUSASONIC'', a creative collaboration between ''YES NO KLUB, WSK Festival of The Recently Possible, Playfreely/BlackKaji, CTM Festival'', and the ''Goethe Institute''. ''Nusasonic'' was a multi-year project that explores a wide spectrum of experimental sound and music cultures in Southeast Asia, fostering dialogue not only within the region but also with Europe.<br /> <br /> Recently relocating to Berlin, Tengal served as curator-at-large at ''Art Laboratory Berlin'' and played a significant role as co-curator of the projects ''&quot;Hackers, Makers, Thinkers”'', and ''“Radyo Somatodelia: Experiments in Sonic Animism.”''<br /> <br /> * https://www.instagram.com/tengal/<br /> * [https://www.instagram.com/wsk.io/ wsk.io]<br /> * [http://nusasonic.com/ nusasonic.com]<br /> <br /> == Kaldi Moss (Goa, Dehli, India) - June - August 2024 ==<br /> <br /> ''&quot;Bitwäscherei was an inspiring space that opened up new ways of thinking. It offers an alternative to the mainstream Swiss logic. The techniques and specifics of mediums and materials are exploded and explored everyday - in a way it is a dreamland.&quot;''<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=320px heights=240px&gt;<br /> File:Photo 2024-10-14 17-10-39.jpg<br /> File:Photo 2024-10-14 17-10-35.jpg<br /> File:Photo 2024-10-14 17-10-46.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Biography:'''<br /> <br /> Moss is an artist interested in sense perception, time, networked systems, insect perception, tree intelligence and experiences of beings that are not human. <br /> <br /> Moss’ (they/them) practice spans sound, video, browser-based art and bio art. They are part of a community of engineers and technologists, and are invested in exploring alternate methods of knowledge production. Their video and installation work has been shown in multiple exhibitions in Zurich, Milan, Toronto, Dresden, Brighton, Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Himachal and Goa.<br /> <br /> They are a part of Cynk Collective, a noise band producing immersive audiovisual concerts. In addition, they are the artistic director at Walkin Studios,an independent multidisciplinary art studio and project space in Bangalore, India and have co-founded the collective NOTAAT with artist Puneet Jain.<br /> <br /> * https://whattt.cargo.site/<br /> <br /> == Elisa Chaveneau (Le Mans, France) - 01. - 15. July 2024 ==<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=240px heights=180px&gt;<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.13.54.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.07.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.16.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.43.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.28.png<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Bio:''' Elisa Chaveneau is a French artist born in 2000 who specialises in the design and exhibition of sculptures, <br /> installations and materials on the subject of «Other-than-human». Her search for new media involving geo-materials and fermentation processes is keen to question inter-species relations in an ecosystem and consumer habits facing industry. With specialist training in geomaterials and ceramics at the Le Mans Fine Arts School, the materiality and supposed aesthetics of the material take on a primordial role in her approach to creation, as well as in her formal process is to rediscover the links with the living world. Through her interests in ecology, design, craft practices and performance, she tries to focus our imagination and make us contemplate the landscapes and the immensity of the ecosystems we are confronted with. &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> Her work has been exhibited at the Centre Contemporain de Céramique de la Borne and in a duo with Noémie Vincent-Maudry at the 2022 Saint-Etienne Biennial and at the Musée d’Art Moderne in Paris for the Flammes exhibition.<br /> <br /> https://www.instagram.com/elisachaveneau/<br /> <br /> '''Workshop: Saturday 13.7.24, 12-18h''' <br /> <br /> https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Kitchenlab_Bioplastic<br /> <br /> DIY Workshop on BIOPLASTIC Making. Together with Hacker-in-Residency(SGMK) Elisa Chaveneau (FR) we dive into the topic of bioplastic as novel material research. Starting point is the kitchen lab! Why working with materials that originate from our kitchen and how easy and fun it is to repurpose materials from there to revalue and repurpose and close circles. Circular thinking at the base of everyday practice! Starting with a Lunch by Gasthaus Kitchenlab we will be working on testing and creating various recipes and experimentations on Bioplastic.<br /> <br /> == Moch Hasrul (Jakarta, Indonesia) - 11-14. July 2024 ==<br /> [[File:Hasrol kopicup.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Hasrul likes kopi]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I have known [https://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/hackteria-zet-open-science-lab-in-zurich/ Hackteria ZET] and [https://mechatronicart.ch/mechartlab/ SGMK's MechArtLab] for quite some time, and I always enjoy visiting their shared studio and laboratory. The atmosphere is incredibly pleasant and inspiring, filled with a playful yet highly productive energy. When I was a speaker at a talk about [https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/plastik/ '''Operasi Plastik'''], I was truly impressed by the enthusiasm and participation of the attendees. Additionally, the experience of preparing a dinner together was delightful, with a warm and welcoming atmosphere. Hackteria ZET, Bitwäscherei, is truly a special place for creativity and collaborative learning.&quot;''<br /> <br /> '''Bio: Moch Hasrul''' is a media artist based in Jakarta who combines art and technology in his work. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Art Education from Universitas Negeri Jakarta and a Master's degree in Fine Arts from Institut Teknologi Bandung. Currently, he serves as the director of Serrum and teaches at Kalbis University. His artistic practice includes experiments with computational devices, mechanical and electronic systems, and plastic recycling. Managing Studio Batur Jakarta and actively involved in the Gudskul Ecosystem, Hasrul initiated GudRnD, focusing on plastic recycling experiments. He is also developing context-based, student-centered learning methods using art approach.<br /> <br /> * https://mochhasrul.com/<br /> * https://www.gudrnd.id/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/_gudrnd/<br /> <br /> '''TALK: Operasi Plastik - 18:00 Saturday 13. July 2024 @ Bitwäscherei'''<br /> <br /> Hasrul will give an overview of their activities, researching and developing OPERASI PLASTIK, an artistic approach to plastic waste management. After the talk everybody is invited for a dinner, exploring Indonesian cuisine and cooking together.<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/plastik/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> [[File:OperasiPlastik.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Operasi Plastik]]<br /> '''OPERASI PLASTIK''' is an initiative that offers an artistic approach to plastic waste management by incorporating artistic and imaginative aspects into the process. By using art as a medium, OPERASI PLASTIK not only focuses on conventional plastic recycling but also transforms the waste into captivating and meaningful artworks. This approach aims to raise public awareness about plastic waste issues while changing their perception of materials that are usually considered trash.<br /> <br /> * https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6mqJyGB8EM/?igsh=eXBiOHJ2c2h3Nnh5<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> == Servando Barreiro (digital nomad, Spain) - February 2024 ==<br /> [[File:servando_goggles.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Servando]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;During my time at Bitwäscherei, I had a blast! Interacting with a bunch of creative minds from different backgrounds was super cool. We did some coding, had fun with puredata, and created some awesome stuff together. The weeks at Bitwäscherei flew by, filled with lots of laughs and learning. I'm already thinking about coming back for more. It's a great place to explore new ideas and make music with like-minded folks. Thanks, Bitwäscherei, for the awesome experience. Looking forward to hanging out again and making more magic together!&quot;''<br /> <br /> '''Biography'''<br /> <br /> I'm an Audiovisual artist with a background in electronics, sound, and audiovisual communication. I lived in Madrid, Berlin, Peru, and Stockholm, among other places.<br /> I'm A Pure Data expert (If you know, you know..). I created music and/or software for brands such as Audi, Redbull, Polestar, and Teenage Engineering. My work has been exhibited in renowned locations such as: Reina Sofia Museum, Medialab Prado, Transmediale, and Ars Electronica. For more information, keep browsing this [http://servando.teks.no/ site].<br /> <br /> * http://servando.teks.no/<br /> <br /> '''Workshop at Bitwäscherei'''<br /> <br /> See more about the [[Puredata (Pd) Workshop with Servando]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Yuzuru Maeda (Japan) - Dec 2023==<br /> [[File:WhatsApp Image 2023-12-04 at 16.42.09.jpeg|300px|thumb|right|Zentai Interview]]<br /> <br /> '''Biography'''<br /> <br /> Yuzuru born in Japan, Gifu. Yuzuru graduated from LaSalle College of Arts, Singapore in 2009 for Bachelor of the Arts program in music composition. She has embarked on performing music and improvisation and making video, installation and performance art with [Zentai Art Project - http://yuzuru.weebly.com/]. She also organizes Zentai exhibition, Zentai walk, Zentai performance with [http://www.zentaiart.com/ Zentai Art Festival].<br /> <br /> <br /> For her residency at Bitwäscherei she will conduct interviews with people on their life and practices wearing a Zentai outfit while doing and creating friction in how to perceive the oposite. She also wants to conduct a participatory Zentai performance in public space in Zurich.<br /> If interested in giving an interview or participate at the zentai performance pls contact &quot;zentaiartproject[at]yahoo.com&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ''&quot;I embarked on an artistic exploration using Zentai suits as a central component in my video work. This unconventional choice served as a catalyst for probing the complex layers of identity within the realm of art and human interaction. During my residency in December 2023, I had the privilege of engaging in insightful interviews with notable figures such as Serge Bertschy, Oliver Jaggi, and Chruut. These encounters provided invaluable glimpses into their creative processes and methodologies. It was a fascinating journey delving into their artistic minds, discovering their techniques, and learning about their endeavors to push the boundaries of expression. One of the most profound lessons gleaned from these conversations was the importance of innovation and resourcefulness in the pursuit of artistic vision. Witnessing how each individual crafted their own tools and methods to breathe life into creations inspired me to seek out my own unique approaches in my artistic practice. Moreover, these interactions sparked a deeper contemplation on the interconnectedness between art and sustainability. I was profoundly moved by the dedication of these artists to not only their craft but also to contributing positively to our planet. Their commitment to sustainable living resonated deeply with me, prompting introspection on how I, too, could leverage my art to foster a more environmentally conscious world. As I reflect on the insights gained during my residency, I am filled with a renewed sense of purpose and direction. Armed with newfound inspiration and a heightened awareness of the intersection between art and sustainability, I am eager to embark on my own journey of creative exploration and meaningful contribution to the world around me.&quot;''<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> small trailer of the zurich session:<br /> * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHhvpPR0JRQ&amp;ab_channel=Zentai%E9%87%87%E8%AE%BF%28ZentaiArtProject%29<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=240px heights=180px&gt;<br /> File:WhatsApp_Image_2023-12-04_at_16.42.53.jpeg<br /> File:WhatsApp Image 2023-12-04 at 16.42.40.jpeg<br /> File:WhatsApp Image 2023-12-04 at 16.42.16.jpeg<br /> File:Yuzuru interviewing Serge Bertschi.jpg<br /> File:Yuzuru and Oliver Jäggi.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Shih Wei-chieh (Taipei, Taiwan) - 11. September - 1. November 2023 ==<br /> [[File:abao_stupidPhoto.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Abao with amazing haircut]]<br /> '''What was the purpose of your residency in Zurich? What did you learn from it?'''<br /> <br /> ''“In addition to my pursuit of practical solar applications, my most successful DSSC prototype currently produces only around ~2.5 mA per square centimeter. The significance lies more in the opportunities to collaborate with scientists and engage in visits to the laboratory at ETH. This experience has served as valuable training for me, offering insights into how scientists work with nanomaterials. Understanding the conventional applications and purposes, as well as the established protocols for synthesizing nano materials, has been a rare and precious experience for artists. It raises pertinent questions about the relationship between art and science, and how these two domains can and should collaborate effectively.”''<br /> <br /> ''“Although it was a fantastic experience for artists to work with scientists with complete freedom and full access to knowledge, I wonder how we can repeat the model without any funding to support the free sofa accommodation and the efforts from volunteers. On the other hand, I believe this is a great model that differs from those residency organized by institutes and centers which always comes with political requirements and demands. The property of the community plays a big part too. During the residency I have met many community members in Bitwäscherei, the role of them are usually very mixed, like chemist with musician background or artist with scientific degree, or engineer with profound knowledge for history of analog computer, the people are a great library and the culture was naturally provided by the community. This dynamic is relatively rare in Taiwan, where career roles tend to be more singular, and scientists typically don’t serve other fields in the same integrated manner.”''<br /> <br /> Part 1/2: [https://www.makery.info/en/2023/12/20/english-from-e-textile-to-gratzel-cells-encounter-with-the-taiwanese-designer-shih-wei-chieh/ “From e-textile to Grätzel cells, encounter with the taiwanese designer Shih Wei Chieh“], Makery 2023<br /> <br /> Part 2/2: [https://www.makery.info/en/2023/12/21/une-residence-de-recherche-en-cellules-gratzel-a-hackteria-rencontre-avec-shih-wei-chieh-2-2/ “A residency to research Grätzel cells at Hackteria, encounter with Shih Wei Chieh“], Makery 2023<br /> <br /> '''施惟捷 Shih Wei Chieh''' works with wearable art, e-textile, and laser audiovisual. He is also a self-taught material science researcher. His &quot;Laser Dye Project&quot; innovates an optical textile printing method by programmable laser projector and New Cyanotype solution, which inspire him to explore the trans-disciplinary collaboration between new medias and traditional craft techniques. He’s the founder of “Tribe Against Machine”, a project exploring how culture preservation works with modern technologies. His current research develops a DIY dye sensitized solar glass made with natural dye in a large size format, which is used for both energy and as a smart interface for sonic art. <br /> <br /> * https://shihweichieh.com/<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/HLabX_Fellows#HLabX_Fellow_Shih_Wei_Chieh<br /> <br /> Application to NanoArts grant done / not received :-(: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Prep-NanoArts<br /> <br /> Now combined with Workshop at [https://www.weareaia.ch/energy-giveaway/ Energy Giveaway @ WEAREAIA], to be held on 22/23 September 2023.<br /> <br /> More info is documented on the hackteria wiki: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Abao_Residency<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Helmi Hardian (Surabaya, Indonesia) - Mid July - Mid August 2023 | [[BIR residensi]] ==<br /> [[File:Helim_Ugly.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Helmi in his full beauty]]<br /> <br /> '''Reflection / Testimonial'''<br /> <br /> ''Best residency ever!!'' - Helmi<br /> <br /> ''During my residency, I had the opportunity to collaborate on the project The [https://mechatronicart.ch/diy-microscope-workshop-low-energy-circuit-performances/ Loose Energy Curriculum for the exhibition at the Humus Punk Library] in Zurich. We created a low-voltage and high-energy visual performance, utilizing previously unknown equipment from the hackteria studio. The experience of playing together and improvising with the hacked equipment was incredibly rewarding. ''<br /> <br /> ''One of the highlights was simply attending a wide range of workshops at the [https://mechatronicart.ch/homemade-summercamp-2023-berghaus-girlen/ Homemade Summercamp] in Switzerland, which differs a lot from my usual practice usually being the host of workshops. This privilege of learning from others and expanding my knowledge in various media arts fields felt utterly precious. From building a music station where we learned to play drums, to skillbuilding on keyboard, DJ equipment, and more. The overall cultural exchange during cooking time allowed us to share and transform traditional recipes into vegan and vegetarian versions. And the plurality of trips and destination furthermore offered precious insights into local cultures. Stops included: [http://www.randelab.ch/ Randelab], [http://www.gaudi.ch/GaudiLabs/ GaudiLabs], collaborating with [https://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/hackteria-zet-open-science-lab-in-zurich/ Hackteria ZET in Zurich], attending [https://mechatronicart.ch/homemade-summercamp-2023-berghaus-girlen/ Homemade Summercamp], visiting the art and science residency at Max-Planck in Konstanz and organizing the program [https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/pasar-senggol/ &quot;Pasar Senggol&quot; at Chaos Communication Camp] outside of Berlin.''<br /> <br /> ''It was unexpected but exciting to explore personal studios for local artists, experiencing the different styles of how collective spaces can be implemented and getting to know the individual studio approach. The residency taught me valuable lessons in space management, as I observed how collectives like [https://bitwaescherei.ch/ Bitwäscherei] or [https://maisonshift.ch/ Fashion Revolution] collaborate with the municiapal government to establish independent spaces. Overall, this residency provided a rich and diverse learning experience.'' - Written by Francisca Tan during a discussion with Helmi in Chiang Mai<br /> <br /> '''Biography'''<br /> <br /> Helmi Hardian is a grassroots artist and ghetto scientist, with a specific interest in cooking and smoking at the same time. He lives in Surabaya, the city that is well known for its industry and technology, as well as being the center of electronic component trading (chiefly, Pasar Genteng). Hence, almost all of his works are closely related to science and technology as the medium of creativity. He is the co-founder of Waft Lab, a creative-based initiative that works at interdisciplinary practices. Currently, he focuses on tech development through DIY/DIWO culture and playing his role in researching, hacking, or deconstructing daily materials to provide some devices with new functional aspects, as well as developing workshop kits, lecturing contents, and presentation materials, which aim to learn, share, and exchange knowledge.<br /> <br /> * https://waft-lab.com/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/helmihardian/<br /> * [[:File:Helmi Hardian - Artwork and Workshop 2022.pdf]]<br /> * Recent TUAK residensi in Tuban: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/TUAK<br /> * Application submitted: https://www.suedkulturfonds.ch/<br /> * Download application here: [[:File:Dossier-iiw0pYiT.pdf]]<br /> * Full project outline here: [[:File:2023_ProjectOutline_Helmi-Residensi.pdf]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:helmi_collage.jpg<br /> File:helmi_collage_02.jpg<br /> File:helmi_collage_03.jpg<br /> File:wafltlab_blue.jpg<br /> File:helmi_collage_01.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> == Arnont Nongyao - Thailand | early May 2023 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Arnont Nongyao portrait.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Arnont Nongyao]]<br /> <br /> '''Biography''' <br /> <br /> Arnont Nongyao lives in Chiangmai (TH) - Ho Chi Minh city (VN) and He is an artist interested and fell in love with the vibration of things. He likes listening to everything that inspires him to do experimental sound art. The most important teacher “the master Khvay Loeung &quot;inspired him to listen and “destroy yourself from being yourself” .-.. .. ... - . -. -.-- --- ..- .-. ... . .-.. ..-.<br /> <br /> Born in Bangkok, works and lives in Chiangmai (TH) - Ho Chi Minh city (VN). Arnont is working with various and different media includes sound, video, installation, site specific, public art etc. Arnont’s work is engage with his interest in vibration; he works on diverse art experimental projects, vibration-related.<br /> <br /> Arnont has been interested and research into sound with concentration on vibration, so most of his works are differently experimental and relative to vibration in order to search for the value of vibration derived from connected things, such as human beings, objects and society. His works are involved in a specific space and audience’s participation. They are also connected with the mode of listening/hearing in a social situation, and with how people interact with and participate in sound. Moreover, also he is Co-Director of Aesthetics of Error ( Chiang Mai Collective) with Thatchatham Silsupan and Pathompong Manakitsomboon that is a group of sound artists &amp; musician working on sound art &amp; experimental music in Chiangmai.<br /> <br /> Some of his selected exhibitions include solo exhibition “Sphere”, SAC Art lap, Chiang Mai, Thailand(2018).“Another Sound” co-work with Khvay Loeung, Sa Sa Art projects, Phnom Penh and Chiang Mai, Cambodia - Thailand (2018). and group exhibitions “Opera of Kard”, Singapore Biennale 2019, Singapore. “Currents 2019”, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. “A Visiblelity Matrix”, The Secession 2019, Vienna, Austria. Bangkok Art Biennale 2018, Bangkok, Thailand. “Postcripts” Bangkok Biennale, Bangkok, Thailand (2018).“Unstable(ry) Life”, 2016, Manif d’art, Quebec, Canada. 16th Media Art Biennale WRO 2015: Test Exposure, Wroclaw, Poland, TRANCE at Gallery VER, Bangkok, Thailand (2014). PROXIMITY, part of inSPIRACJE International at 13 MUZ, Szczecin, Poland (2014).<br /> <br /> '''External Links'''<br /> <br /> * [http://www.arnontnongyao.com Arnont Nongnyao's personal website]<br /> * [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/GBMN WORKSHOP: Gentle but make noise]<br /> <br /> [[File:Arnont_mixerli.jpg|thumb|left|400px|Arnont lötet das Mixerli!!]]<br /> <br /> [[Category: Biography]]<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Bostjan Čadež (Ljubljana, Slovenia - April 2023 ==<br /> [[File:Bos_Robot.jpg|thumb|right]]<br /> Bostjan Čadež (b. 1979, Ljubljana) is a new media artist whose interdisciplinary practice explores the intersections of art, technology, and human experience. His innovative installations and performances often challenge the boundaries between the digital and physical world, incorporating elements such as artificial intelligence, virtual reality, robotics, and real-time data processing. Čadež’s art is characterized by a dynamism and unique life that stems from the algorithms and guidelines he uses to shape his works. His interest in simple guidelines from which an infinite number of images or situations arise, which are never the same as before, is one of the key aspects of his creations. His works often include interaction with viewers, who with their involvement become part of the artistic experience and at the same time co-create the work they observe.<br /> <br /> * https://www.bostjancadez.art/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Dann Disciglio (Chicago, USA) &amp; Angelina Almukhametova (Chicago, USA) - March 2022 ==<br /> <br /> ''“I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to have participated in the Hacker-in-Residence program at the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society. The atmosphere of curiosity and artistic research was both inspiring and endlessly encouraging. During my residency, I led a workshop called, “Biodegradable Sound: Gelatin Records.” This hands-on workshop aimed to explore the intersection of recorded sound and biodegradability by introducing a method for creating functional and fully biodegradable phonograph records made from gelatin. The Swiss Mechatronic Art Society and its diverse group of members not only helped facilitate this workshop, they supported me by offering the resources and technical support needed to realize the event. My residency also produced various connections with other artists, musicians, and hackers which I continue to maintain to this day. I cannot wait to return to SGMK to continue to explore new topics of research, and continue picking the brains of the incredible community who stands behind this space”''<br /> <br /> During their short residency they will work on their research with parametric speakers, host a workhop on [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/BiodegradableSound &quot;Biodegradable Sounds&quot;] and do a performance with artist-made video transmitters, and retro tech!<br /> <br /> See this little add by the Hive people, where in the end they show the workshop and performance: https://peakd.com/hive-127039/@mind.force/ladjdnnz<br /> <br /> '''Angelina Almukhametova'''<br /> <br /> An G is a Chicago based neon artist who creates digital &amp; physical works in pursuit of happiness.<br /> <br /> Angelina Almukhametova’s work interfaces digital and analog technologies with custom built software and handmade electronics to create responsive audiovisual installations and performances. She holds a BFA in Art and Technology from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2020) and has exhibited work and performed in New York City, Chicago, Houston, and Iceland. She has led workshops at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Experimental Sound Studio in Chicago.<br /> <br /> https://aan-g.com/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Dann Disciglio'''<br /> [[File:Headshot _Disciglio.jpg|thumb|400px|right]]<br /> Dann Disciglio (b.1993) is a US-based intermedia artist whose practice investigates contemporary ecologies through both analog and digital technologies. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Hampshire College (2015) in art and media theory and a Master of Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago's Sound Department (2019). Disciglio has shown work and performed in New York City, Chicago, Boston, Zürich, Leipzig, Iceland, and Panama City and has published texts in the Journal of Visual Culture (SAGE) and the Minding Nature journal. In 2022, he was selected to be an Emerging Artist Resident at Franconia Sculpture Park (Shafer, MN), Hacker-in-Residence at the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society (ZRH), and as a Creative Resident at the Bloedel Reserve (WA).<br /> <br /> https://danndisciglio.com/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Miranda Moss (Cape Town, South Africa | wuwäähä, Sweden) ==<br /> <br /> Artist / designer Miranda has been popping into SGMK events since 2017. In the period 2020-21 she has been conducting chicken/robot research at Bitwäscherei and Randelab as part of the &quot;Chicken-in-Residence Program&quot;, along with Daniel Brownell, co-ran a solar water bot workshop with Dj Livia, joined the Homemade summercamp for the first time where she turned everyone's pee into electricity, continues to collaborate on sound and water geeking with Oli Jäggi, and regularly comes to the 2D OpenLab. She has also become the in-house graphic designer for events, always makes sure everyone has enough beer to drink, and is also the resident anticolonial feminist killjoy. <br /> <br /> She says: <br /> <br /> ''&quot;I'm super grateful to have had all the time as a hacker in residence at the Bitwäscherei. I am always meeting new amazing and inspiring people, am constantly learning cool things, and new projects and collaborations seem to blossom exponentially. I try to take the spirit of the lab with me on all my travels and to the other global communities I am involved in. Can't wait to return!&quot;'' <br /> <br /> * https://mirandamoss.com/<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:Miranda_geeking.png<br /> File:miranda_chicken_headhshot.jpg<br /> File:Miranda_Homemade.jpeg<br /> File:Dinner_in_werkstatt.jpeg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> Miranda's recent residency was supported partially through her artistic research project &quot;Gallus Gallus Roboticus&quot; within the konS paltfrom, funded by European Union and Cultural Ministry of Slovenia. Other visits privately and partially through Pro Helvetia.<br /> <br /> == Scott Beibin (Philadelphia, USA) ==<br /> <br /> Scott Beibin, aka [https://www.instagram.com/grouchofractal/ Groucho Fractal] has been a regular visitor to the MechArtLab over the last couple of years.<br /> <br /> &lt;youtube width=&quot;480&quot; height=&quot;360&quot;&gt;BLsgLAaJ5cs&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> * https://www.mandelbot.io/<br /> <br /> == Liz Cole - Evil Twin Booking Agency (Philadelphia, USA) ==<br /> <br /> Elizabeth Jane Cole is co founder of Evil Twin Booking Agency (eviltwinbooking.org), a podcast producer, writer, and DIY biology and open source hardware enthusiast. She participated in the Wild Open PCR Project @ Hacketeria (mentored by Urs Gaudenz of GaudiLabs and Marc Dusseiller).<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I’m very grateful for the time I spent at Bitwäscherei! The passion for collaboration and understanding how things work embodied in the culture of the space is so inspiring. Bitwäscherei empowers people to explore their environments through building open source tools and technology, and it opened up a new world of creativity for me.&quot;'' <br /> <br /> [[File:liz_hacking.jpeg|400px]][[File:liz_portrait.jpeg|400px]]<br /> <br /> * https://eviltwinbooking.org/about/<br /> <br /> == Adam Zaretsky (Woodstock, USA | somewhere in Greece) ==<br /> <br /> ''First I am thankful to Hackteria – Zentrum für Experimentelle Transdisziplinarität (Center for Experimental Transdisciplinariy), Research Node: ReproTech &amp; Art / Germline Hacks and Designer Babies''<br /> <br /> ''Including time spent well in the Swiss Embassy of San Francisco and Garage MCA in Moscow working on Methods of Transgenesis and GMO DIY Crispr Baby workshopoligies.''<br /> <br /> ''I also do want to than the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society for the time in residence plotting and making a crying machine and exploding miso neck living gooper gore bioart special effects performance.''<br /> <br /> ''We got into the wetness of reproductive technology, open source science, and the text to flesh interface of human germline genome editing. We learned how to read GENbank, FASTA, PubMed and SciHub pubs creatively. We got beyond the intimidating complexity by uploading equally as complex analogical and qualitative artistic data including: accordion music, drawings, collages, poetry and experimental video and more.''<br /> <br /> ''We involved people from wildly diverse backgrounds and international origins as is normal for Hackteria a global open house for odd, queer and oblique DIYbioart Hacker tweek and freekerz. We also group-geeked hard and stayed ridiculous about reporter genes, safe harbors, inducible promoters, off target mutations and IVF microinjection.''<br /> <br /> ''What we did was amazing. Like truly groundbreaking, wildly silly and depth informative. Beyond the call of duty living on the fumes of Marc's covid pay and minky little eth donations... We taught hybrid simultaneous in-person and online/off--ground... which is a form of super depleting heroism. I think it was super inspiring for those involved and has yet to mature but will make a great database if it continues.''<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:GOSPHA-whatdidshedo-web.jpg<br /> File:thGAP_flyer_web.jpg|400px<br /> File:CGCB_flyer_web.jpg|400px<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Mind thGAP'''<br /> <br /> We made three super relaxed bioinformatics primer labs for public understanding of databases of hereditary data (gene scans and gene scrolls) but also an understanding of the social implication of issues of gene piracy, genetic privacy.<br /> <br /> * Lab 1 - Transgenic Human Genome Alternatives Project (thGAP)<br /> * Lab 2 - Generic Open-Source Plasmid for Human Arts (GOSPHA)<br /> * Lab 3 - Creative Germline Constructs Bank (CGCB)<br /> <br /> Future Plans: We are going to be making an Open ArtSci Call for Creative Science Fiction Writers, Citizen Bioethicists and Untrained Art Critics to critically review the 5 entries we have compiled online on the CGDB. After that we might put some of the results up on GitHub and then make an NFT of them. Then we will call the World Congress on New Reproductive Technology Arts, for a GLOBAL AESTHETIC RESPONSE TO TRANSGENIC HUMANS AS BIOART and work on updating to a ‘real’ database. Oh yeah, and we did come up with a list of fifteen next steps, all of which are near impossible legally and technically so we should. Finally, we wrote a letter to the WHO Expert Advisory Committee on Developing Global Standards for Governance and Oversight of Human Genome Editing. No word back from them but I am sure they got the message. We might need to get their attention.<br /> <br /> https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/thgap/<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:adam_dusjagr_misoanal.JPG<br /> File:Lab3_CGCB_screenshot_single.png<br /> File:Adam_blue_bitw_smokers.jpg<br /> File:MISO_anus.jpg<br /> File:AZ_rc3_virtual.jpeg<br /> File:pin_adam.jpeg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> Adam's residency was supported privately by Marc Dusseiller and partially with some of the profits of the Hackteria Crypto Food Fund (HCFF).<br /> <br /> == Dominik Mahnič (Ljubljana, Slovnenia) ==<br /> <br /> ''Residency gives me rare opportunity to present, discuss and make different new works influenced by people, the enviroment of Bitwesherai and the city of Zurich. It was an intense experience in a place that offers great working conditions, deep reflections, and a friendly atmosphere.''<br /> <br /> * https://app.assembla.com/spaces/dominik-mahnic/<br /> <br /> [[File:Mahnic_klobukom.jpg|400px]][[File:zoom_2020_by_doms.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> Dom's residency was supported privately by the Center for Alternative Coconut Research.<br /> <br /> == Zohar Messeca - Fara AKA the idiot | [http://idiot.io/ idiot.io] (karkun, Israel) ==<br /> <br /> ''I have been very lucky to escape the israeli wilderness between Covid lockdowns to spend long month’s geeking like an idiot at the Bitwäscherei hackerspace and SGMK activities of the past year. Had great time sharing my DIY approach and attitude with my latest flexible circuits methods and techniques while spreading [http://idiot.io/ idiot.io] latest kits and propaganda at multiple workshops. Met plenty of talented local and international freaks/artists with mutual interests and curiosities. Also collaborated on several projects with the locals and made plenty of new friends!!''<br /> <br /> ''SGMK network is fantastisch!!! See you soooon!!''<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:idiot_covidCenter.jpg<br /> File:idioten.jpg<br /> File:idiot_residency.jpg<br /> File:rC3.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> * http://idiot.io/ idiot.io<br /> <br /> Zohar's residencies were supported by himself. Accommodation was shared with dusjagr and Veli.<br /> <br /> = Short term visitors =<br /> <br /> == Fransisca Tan ==<br /> [[File:Foodhacking Fransisca.jpg|thumb]]<br /> <br /> Fransisca Tan / artist statement<br /> <br /> ''“I first visited the Bitwäscherei in August 2022, coinciding with the open lab day. I was immediately smitten with the creative chaos, diversity and infrastructure of this hacker space. Chatting with some local and other visiting international artists I got to exchange on projects and find inspiration while food hacking throughout a lively evening.'' <br /> <br /> ''This community exchange set the first seeds for future opportunities to collaborate, such as for the performance “Future Food” at Kunsthaus Zürich (Oct 2023, CH), the LLL CoLaboratory in Chang Mai (Jan 2024, TH) and Amazonies Spatiales (Apr 2024, FR).''<br /> <br /> ''My experience at this Hackerspace underlines the core of what these community spaces ought to achieve: bring likeminded people together, have late night conversations about random stuff over a club mate and see if inspiration flows to join for a collaboration.”''<br /> <br /> Ressources &amp; Links<br /> * https://www.hinto.net/de/events/future-food-kunsthaus-zuerich-zuerich-e420326-20.html<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/hackterialab/cnx-openlab/<br /> * https://amazonies-spatiales.fr/ <br /> <br /> Biography<br /> Fransisca Tan is a creative producer and food experience designer with a background in internet &amp; media, communications and cognitive sciences<br /> <br /> Her diverse spectrum of engagement ranges from hosting workshops as science communicator, consulting artists and creatives on project management, to producing events such as festivals, art performances and hybrid residencies. All these root in her second nature as facilitator with a firm belief in a community arts approach.<br /> <br /> In her work and art she aspires towards bringing together people from all strides of life and revealing the value of community and collaboration.<br /> <br /> Find more on her portfolio on * https://www.fransiscatan.com/<br /> <br /> == Fran Quero, et al ==<br /> <br /> [[File:franGeng.jpg|400px|none]]<br /> <br /> The visit was part of their µ-residency at GaudiLabs in Luzern, where they shared newest experiments with qLAMP, openDROPs and electro-active bacteria.<br /> <br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Fran%20+%20Felipe%20nanoresidency%20GaudiLabs<br /> <br /> == Juan Duarte (Berlin / CDMX, Mexico) ==<br /> <br /> '''Sound spatialisation multichannel instrument'''<br /> <br /> During our short stay I could develop further a new iteration of this sound spatialisation instrument:<br /> * https://juanduarteregino.com/I<br /> <br /> This also was thrilling to connect with some members of the community in the lab, specially those who are also making with synthesisers and other sound gadgetry. Although the time to put together the instrument was quite intensive and busy, it was also good to discuss with other colleagues about the instrument’s potential in future. altogether, it was a very productive and fun experience to be here.<br /> <br /> [[File:Juan_II.JPG|400px]][[File:Juan_I.JPG|400px]]<br /> <br /> == Mary Maggic (Vienna / Los Angeles, USA) ==<br /> <br /> Mary Maggic comes to hang out and prototype various art projects and interventions, and geek out in nature!<br /> <br /> Some examples of projects: <br /> * Molecular Queering Agency - an experimental performance with a heavy metal hardware fountain for corona safe urine worshipping. <br /> * Lap Dance - motorized panorama camera for collective disobedience on a pink gynecology chair. <br /> * SCOBY Spin Cycle - rotating disc bioreactor for industrialized production of kombucha scoby. <br /> * Genital Panic - 3D printing genitals. <br /> * Weed Brownies (hide them from the kids). <br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=360px&gt;<br /> File:Marry_Costume.png<br /> File:Marry_genitalPanic.png<br /> File:Marry_Weidling.JPG<br /> File:Marry_Urinal.jpg<br /> File:Marry_peeParty.png<br /> <br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> * https://maggic.ooo/<br /> <br /> == Ewen Chardronnet (Paris, France) ==<br /> <br /> <br /> == Paula Pin (Lugo, Spain) ==<br /> <br /> coming soon...<br /> <br /> == František Apfelbeck (Czech Republic / Vale de Saire, France) ==<br /> <br /> When in Zürich I've had the opportunity to organize Cider Tasting at MechArtLab, which for me, is an interesting cross between hackerspace and bio hacking spot with quite a strong artistic approach. For me of course I liked a lot that they do lots of bio stuff, from kombucha artificial skin production, mushroom growing and many others to fermentation so when I've a chance I would like to visit again. Also I've found the building, which is a formal hospital laundry facility very interesting. I would say there are well over ten different projects of the alternative scene which makes a decent foundation for exchange and functioning as kind of independent entity. At the end we have set up outside just by the entrance of the building and were &quot;fishing&quot; for some people to join the core group for our noble activity spending a really nice evening together with open minded people. Next day I've actually joined the MechArtLab group on their trip to Saint Gallen were we have done another tasting event as part of the open doors of Ruum 42 hackerspace and theirs SGMK On-Tour: Chill &amp; Taste happening, fallowed later on by tasting of distillates made by local producer, barbecuing experimental locally made sausages by their creators and so on. It was a really nice finishing of the Switzerland part of my tour and I hope I can pop in again.<br /> <br /> <br /> * https://foodhackingbase.org/wiki/2021_cider_tour</div>

Dusjagr https://wiki.sgmk-ssam.ch/index.php?title=Hacker-in-Residence_Programme&diff=14263 2026-08-09T14:11:08Z

<p>Dusjagr: /* Ting Chan (HK/New York)- 24. July - 2. August */</p> <hr /> <div>&lt;div style=&quot;right&quot; class=&quot;toclimit-2&quot;&gt;__TOC__&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> The Hacker-in-Residence Programme is jointly organized by various people from the environment of [https://bitwaescherei.ch/ Bitwäscherei], and directed primarily by [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Dusjagr Marc Dusseiller aka dusjagr], Center for Alternative Coconut Research, in his role as as co-founder and board member of both the [https://mechatronicart.ch/about/ Swiss Mechatronic Art Society] and Global Ambassador of the [https://www.hackteria.org/ Hackteria Network].<br /> <br /> = Ongoing =<br /> <br /> =Co-Labs BEAK artist-in-residency, Summer 2026=<br /> <br /> == Adam Zaretzky (Woodstock, NY, USA - 22. July - 20. August 2026 ==<br /> [[File:adam_headshot_embryo.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]<br /> Zaretsky is a Wet-Lab Art Practitioner mixing Ecology, Biotechnology, Non-human Relations, Body Performance and Gastronomy. Zaretsky stages lively, hands-on bioart production labs based on topics such as: foreign species invasion (pure/impure), radical food science (edible/inedible), jazz bioinformatics (code/flesh), tissue culture (undead/semi-alive), transgenic design issues (traits/desires), interactive ethology (person/machine/non-human) and physiology (performance/stress). A former researcher at the MIT department of biology, for the past 25 years Zaretsky has been teaching an experimental bioart class called VivoArts at: San Francisco State University (SFSU), SymbioticA (UWA), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), University of Leiden’s The Arts and Genomic Centre (TAGC) and with the Waag Society. He has also taught DIY-IGM (Do-It-Yourself Inherited Genetic Modification of the Human Genome) at New York University (NYU) and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU). He also runs a public life arts school: VASTAL (The Vivoarts School for Transgenic Aesthetics Ltd.) His art practice focuses on an array of legal, ethical, social and libidinal implications of biotechnological materials and methods with a focus on transgenic humans.<br /> <br /> * http://www.emutagen.com/<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/projects/artist-in-residence-adam-zaretsky/<br /> * https://thgap.hackteria.org<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Nupur Maneesh Doshi (Mumbai, India) - 24. July - 18. August 2026 ==<br /> [[File:nupur_headshot_02.jpg|thumb|250px]]<br /> During the SGMK Homemade 2026 and the follow up retreat at EAR, Nupur Maneesh Doshi is hosted as BEAK critic-in-residence working on a creative writing project based on Science Fictionesque poetic reflections on Bioart, Do-It-With-Others, Bioethics meets Travelogue and Speculative literary reflections. Earlier this year Nupur also was incorporated into the [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/CoLabs_Chiang_Mai#CoLabs_Kick-off_Feb_2026 Kickoff of Co-Laboratories], hired to pen a Technobiological Futures review article, with her curatorial and critical commentary published in English and French through Makery.info.<br /> <br /> * [https://www.makery.info/en/2026/05/11/english-epistemic-sludge-the-ontology-of-the-post-institutional-lab/ Epistemic sludge: the ontology of the post-institutional lab]<br /> <br /> Nupur Doshi is a curator and researcher based in Mumbai, India. Her work explores para-art trajectories, transgressing mediums and traditional materiality. She examines provocations from critical philosophy and transdisciplinary studies across counter-histories and speculative futures. She is the Fall '26 Draper Scholar at the Experimental Humanities (XE) Department at NYU. She has also been awarded the Global South Scholarship for the Art &amp; Curatorial Practice Certificate Program at The New Centre for Research &amp; Practice.<br /> <br /> * https://bioartethics.xyz/beak-news/f/nupur-maneesh-doshi---beak-critic-in-residence-colabs-thailand<br /> * https://nupurdoshi.hotglue.me/<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Ting Chan (HK/New York)- 24. July - 2. August ==<br /> [[File:TingHeadshot.png|thumb|none]]<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Kim Doan Quoc (Paris) - 25. July - 3. August ==<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> = In preperation =<br /> <br /> == Faried Noor &quot;Askal&quot; Siregar (Yogyakarta, Indonesia) - 19. Sep - 11. Oct 2026 ==<br /> [[File:Askal_synthplaying2.jpg|250px|thumb|right|playing the [https://www.instagram.com/p/DWC5WO1k-An &quot;sistem modular terpadu&quot;]]]<br /> Faried Noor Siregar is an interdisciplinary artist, theater practitioner, and Batak manuscript (Pustaha) enthusiast based in Yogyakarta, graduated from the Theater Department at ISI Yogyakarta.<br /> <br /> As an artist, he is deeply interested in topics such as cultural preservation, social issues, and the environment, which he expresses and develops through interdisciplinary art, including theater and other visual arts. He also works across disciplines in DIY instrument engineering, exploring the intersection of craftsmanship, sound, and technology.<br /> <br /> He is an active member of Kawan Pustaha, Bauhouse Consorxium, and Lifepatch.<br /> <br /> ''As an interdisciplinary artist, I am deeply committed to exploring the convergence of art, technology, and cultural heritage. My primary interest lies in expanding the boundaries of contemporary artistic practice by treating imagination as my principal raw material—and in developing methods to render that imagination into tangible, experiential form. My work is grounded in three interconnected concerns: cultural preservation, social issues, and the environment. I approach these not as fixed subjects but as living inquiries, expressed through theater, visual arts, and DIY instrument engineering, where craftsmanship, sound, and technology intersect. My ongoing engagement with the Batak manuscript tradition (Pustaha) reflects my belief that cultural preservation is not an act of archiving, but a practice of reactivating ancestral knowledge through contemporary tools.''<br /> <br /> ''I am particularly interested in the creative application of artificial intelligence—not as a means of automation, but as a collaborator for transgressing the limits of medium, discipline, and perception. Through generative and machine-learning systems, I seek to visualize speculative narratives, reinterpret traditional knowledge, and transform imagination into implementable works. I am motivated by the opportunity to work critically and experimentally at this intersection, and to contribute to a practice that positions technology as an amplifier of human creativity rather than a replacement for it.''<br /> <br /> * https://askal.id/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/asucalypto/<br /> <br /> this the link for example of my works<br /> * Performative ASCII visual Performance on terminal (live Performances): https://vimeo.com/1212872998?fl=ip&amp;fe=ec<br /> * cam_Granular Noise Modulator (instalation) : https://vimeo.com/1212890412?fl=ip&amp;fe=ec<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> = Others =<br /> <br /> = Testimonials of our Residents of the past=<br /> <br /> == Maria Jose Besoain - LABVA (Valdivia, Chile) - 20. Nov - 4. Dec 2025 ==<br /> [[File:GaudiResidensi_Jose.png|250px|thumb|right|Micro-residency in GaudiLabs]]<br /> Situated Ecologies and Material Practice from South America (An Encounter with LABVA)&lt;br&gt;<br /> In a time marked by ecological crisis it becomes necessary to establish a critical perspective on the dominant industrial model of material trade and propose alternatives to how we relate to materiality. Rather than simply replacing one set of materials with another, the challenge lies in engendering a processual rethinking of the techniques, values, and epistemologies that underpin material practices. This open dialogue invites us to ask: how can we imagine alternatives to our pervasive dependency on petrochemical-based substances within an ecosystem shaped by extractive economies and technological determinism?&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> https://mustekala.info/beyond-substitution-situated-ecologies-and-material-practice-from-south-america-an-encounter-with-labva/&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == The Solar Mini Disc Walkmen mini residency of Shih Wei-chieh (Taipei, Taiwan) - 1. August - 5. September 2025 ==<br /> [[File:abao_stupidPhoto2.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Abao with amazing haircut. Stylist: Veli Silver.]]<br /> During a three-week micro-residency, I prototyped a “solar mini-disc walkman” that turns a handmade dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) into music. Building on my earlier portable, solar-powered starvation synth, I explore the “fingerprint” of a solar cell: using the I–V curve of each handmade DSSC as a musical score so its photovoltaic character becomes reproducible, generative sound. The instrument is self-powered: a 6×6 cm “solar mini disc” can be inserted and rendered to audio in real time. Beyond sculptural design, the device encourages open collection of natural-dye data and serves as a minimal-viable prototype for asking whether photovoltaic energy could—or should—be traceable. At present, the sound engine is implemented in Max/MSP with RAVE, where a 7-dimensional I–V “fingerprint” is directly connected to the decoder’s latent inlets. This pragmatic choice exploits RAVE’s real-time, high-fidelity synthesis, but the mapping remains largely hand-crafted. Framing the process more generally, the mapping can be understood as a vec2vec-style cross-modal alignment: a bridge function projects photovoltaic features into the latent space of a neural audio synthesizer. Unlike the recent vec2vec work in natural language processing—which aligns embeddings within the same modality and assumes comparable semantic geometry across models—our case is cross-modal (physics → sound) and uses a generative decoder as its target space. This difference requires stronger priors, such as monotonicity (e.g. larger photocurrents should not map to quieter or “darker” sounds) and local smoothness (similar I–V curves should yield nearby latents). In the vec2vec framework, semantic stability is maintained through three key constraints: reconstruction (the translated representation can be mapped back to the source), cycle-consistency (round-trips preserve meaning), and vector space preservation (VSP), which ensures that pairwise distances among embeddings remain intact across the mapping. While these methods were originally developed for aligning text embeddings, they provide a valuable reference for future work: similar constraints could regulate how photovoltaic features enter the RAVE latent space, ensuring that sonic identities preserve the geometric relationships of their underlying energy curves. In that sense, the Solar Mini-Disc Walkman not only produces reproducible sonic identities for each handmade cell, but also gestures toward a broader research question: how cross-system “languages” of energy and sound might be aligned in a universal latent space.<br /> &lt;gallery widths=&quot;220px&quot; heights=&quot;400px&quot;&gt;<br /> File:I-V tester made by Marc Dusseiller.jpg|The DIY I-V tester made by Marc Dusseiller. <br /> File:I-V tester made by Marc Dusseiller_2.jpg|The measurement of the I-V curve tester is uploaded to Thingspeak and a local server, and can be fetched in Max/MSP.<br /> File:DIY DSSC with screen printed pattern.jpg|DIY DSSC with screen printed pattern and hollyhock dye made by Shih Wei Chieh.<br /> File:DIY DSSC with cyanotype pattern.jpg|DIY DSSC with cyanotype pattern made by Shih Wei Chieh.<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> [[The Solar Mini-Disc Walkman: Cross-Modal Alignment of DSSC Fingerprints and Audio Latent Space|residency documentation]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Yair Reshef (Tel Aviv) - 23 - 31. July 2025 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Yair hardbrucke.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Yair arrives in Hardbrücke]]<br /> bureaucrat at [https://wiki.telavivmakers.org/ T.A.M.I], recovering [https://wiki.idiot.io idiot.io]<br /> <br /> * https://wiki.telavivmakers.org/<br /> * https://github.com/5shekel/<br /> * [[PASAR SENGGOL]]<br /> * https://stikka.zrok.yair.cc/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Will Robertson (various trees and forests, Scotland and Switzerland) - 1. May - 31. July 2025 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Will-Robertson-Looking-to-the-Future-DJI_0490-2048x1536-cropped-90.jpeg|250px|thumb|right|Will on a tree]]<br /> <br /> Sprache: Schweizerdeutsch, English, Französisch, Norwegisch<br /> <br /> ''' Research '''<br /> <br /> Will's research focuses on the interaction between trees and endangered tree dwelling dormouse (family ''Gliridae''), bat (family ''Vespertilionidae'') and squirrel (family ''Sciurus'') species. By making use of advances in our understanding of endangered ''Eliomys quercinus'' and ''Myomimus roachi'' and moving forward the boundaries of what's athletically and technically possible in aerial arboriculture, Will has developed new chainsaw carving and rotary boring techniques to precisely carve nest holes for Europe's most endangered mammals and reverse habitat destruction. Collaborations with Susan Kerwin, Goedele Verbeylen, Stiftung Wildstation Landshuit, Nedko Nedyalkov, Ralf Wistbacka and Thomas Briner have brought groundbreaking results in conservation of the Garden Dormouse (''Eliomys quercinus'') - a high conservation priority in Switzerland and Europe. Field studies with ''Myomimus roachi'' (Bulgaria) and ''Pteromys volans'' (Finland) are currently being planned.<br /> <br /> Will leads an international consortium of leading semiconductor manufacturers, software experts, hardware manufacturers and ecologists developing a new, completely open source wildlife camera and field ecology system with integrated NPU (Neural Processing Unit) for neutral network inference and Edge AI which offers unparalleled capabilities, reliability and independence in the field. Other research includes lexicography and use of neural networks in phonology and lexicography.<br /> <br /> Where wildlife cameras are unsuitable, eDNA (Environmental DNA) PCR/NAAT (Polymerase Chain Reaction / Nucleic Acid Amplification Technique) techniques are used.<br /> <br /> He served both in armed forces in the UK and in the Swiss fire service in Atemschutz at Stützpunkt Feuerwehr Küssnacht am Rigi where he handled some of Switzerlands's worst industrial and chemical fires of recent tdecades.<br /> <br /> Born in Scotland, Will became the first person in history to be honored by Parliamentary motions in both the Edinburgh and London parliaments.<br /> <br /> ''' The Art of the Climbing Arborist '''<br /> <br /> Will's artistic work focuses on natural forms in tree care and bringing the peace and beauty of the forest to gardens. His distinctive artistic style, implemented in a profession with the highest death rate in Europe, is athletically and technically extremely demanding and was influenced by de Breanski and Dutton then by contemporary Swiss gardeners and artists including Frei and Jope.<br /> <br /> '''Glass Art '''<br /> <br /> His other artistic medium is molten glass, working with glass chemistry of crystal and borosilicate glasses and the ligand field quantum chemistry of Neodymium, Erbium, Praseodymium, Cobalt, Copper and Iron and nanoparticleq chemistry and nonlinear optics of Copper, Silver and Gold to create color within clear glass. Molten glass is a uniquely difficult artistic medium but it is the only medium that allows color to exist independent of surface and allows the user to directly experience the quantum mechanical worlds of ligand field theory and nanoparticle nonlinear optics.<br /> <br /> To obtain the high temperatures and homogeneous furnace conditions needed to make colored glass, Will designs furnaces heated with FeCrAl, SiC Microwave susceptor and SiC electrical technologies controlled via PID computer control and insulated with high purity alumina refractories.<br /> <br /> Collaborations with professional glass artists develop and document the science of colored glass.<br /> <br /> ''' Here to Help'''<br /> <br /> Will is grateful to get a break from his current battles to learn kernel space software engineering and image sensor integration and is available to assist with microelectronics, power electronics, unpasteurized cheese making, wine making, pizza making, aerial arboriculture and user space and database software engineering.<br /> <br /> '''Wine, Cheese, Sauerkraut'''<br /> <br /> High quality unpasteurized cheeses from both home-grown and commercial lactic acid bacteria cultures come to life and high quality wine is made via the ''Méthode traditionnelle'''. Outside the precise order of the cleanroom, Sauerkraut, Kombucha, wine and cheese making cultures also find their way into bread and fruit juice.<br /> <br /> '''Research in English:'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/quick-summary-new-homes-for-old-friends-switzerland/<br /> '''Forschung in Deutsch'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/de/zusammenfassung-neue-heimat-fur-alte-freunde-schweiz/<br /> '''Recherche en Français'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/fr/resume-rapide-de-nouvelles-maisons-pour-de-vieux-amis-en-suisse/<br /> <br /> '''faclair.com:'''<br /> * https://www.faclair.com/<br /> * https://focloir.info/<br /> <br /> '''GIT Repositories:'''<br /> * https://github.com/William-Robert-Robertson/WildCamera<br /> * https://prototypefund.opendata.ch/project/wildcamera/<br /> <br /> '''Recent Publications:'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ARBMagazine208-P72-Spring2025-New-Homes-For-Old-Friends-An-Update.pdf<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ARBMagazine-New-Homes-for-Old-Friends-206-pp60-66.pdf<br /> <br /> '''Social media:'''<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/william_robert_robertson/<br /> * https://www.facebook.com/will.robertson.58555<br /> <br /> '''Folk often ask about.. Soldering'''<br /> <br /> Folk often ask me about soldering - here are some ideas that help:<br /> <br /> https://github.com/William-Robert-Robertson/WildCamera/blob/main/Development_Environment/Practical_Electronics/Soldering.md<br /> <br /> ==Maximiliano Laina (filmaker) and Olivia Laina (youth-activistin)== <br /> <br /> As a family short time residency they are visiting Zurich on the weekend of 11.-14th April, as part of the More-Than-Planet exhibition curated by Ewen Chardronnet and Martina Huber at Löwenbräu Zürich, We are AIA | Awareness in Art. <br /> <br /> 11.04.24, 6 - 9pm<br /> &quot;Flying with Patcha - Into the Aerocene&quot; Films creening at Luma Schwarzcafé <br /> <br /> 14.04.24, 9 - 12 am<br /> political Manifestation &quot;Earthrise&quot; flying the solar ballon at &quot;Alte Kaserene&quot; <br /> [[File:WhatsApp Image 2024-04-11 at 12.43.44.jpg|250px|thumb|Aerocene.org]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Toru (Ryu) Oyama (Okinawa City / Gifu, Japan) - 15 - 31. July 2025 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Toru.jpg|thumb]]<br /> <br /> Toru (Ryu) Oyama is born in Japan, after graduating in pharmaceutical chemistry and fine art in japan, he studied and worked in a field of contemporary art in germany. moved to okinawa in 2017, he has been developing unique art projects in taiwan, south Korea, finland, indonesia and other parts of the world, based on the knowledge cultivated in science. his research and artistic practice explore topics such as food, land, human-nature relations, archaeology, and anthropology, through the site specific fieldwork. he has participated in various cross-disciplinary art-and-science projects worldwide,including projects and collaborates with artists and researchers.<br /> <br /> * https://www.ryuoyama.com/<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Andrey Chugonow (Yekaterinburg, Russia / Glasgow, UK) - 1. Oct - 30. November 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Square facebook 7sec.gif|250px|thumb|right|Glitching Andrey]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;During my stay in Switzerland, I plan to start developing a project that takes my autoimmune disease, multiple sclerosis, beyond my body into the realm of peer interaction. I plan to create a performative situation within which we will begin to interact with this autoimmune agent, forming several feedback loops in an attempt to find the equilibrium of the event.&quot;''<br /> <br /> Andrey Chugunov is a conceptual artist working at the intersection of digital and analogue media. He combines sound art, light installation, generative graphics, technological sculpture, media performances and readymade in his practice. He researches topics of mortality, temporality, autonomy, and memory decay in his artworks from the perspective of meditative media.<br /> <br /> He got a master's degree in Digital art at the Far Eastern Federal University in Vladivostok, Russia in 2018-2020. He participated in the &quot;Laboratory of a young artist&quot; at the Ural branch of the State Center for Contemporary Art in Yekaterinburg, Russia in 2018. He received an engineering degree in the field of alternative and renewable energy sources at the Ural Federal University in Yekaterinburg, Russia in 2008-2013.<br /> <br /> Andrey was born in Sverdlovsk, USSR in 1991.<br /> <br /> Now he resides in East Kilbride, Scotland, United Kingdom.<br /> <br /> * https://andreychugunov.com/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Giulia Tomasello / ALMA Futura (Rome, Italy) - 5. - 24. October 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Giulia screenshot.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Giulia preparing &quot;Future Flora&quot;]]<br /> <br /> Interaction designer and educator committed to female’s healthcare and its innovation, combining biotechnology and interactive wearables. Founder of ALMA Futura.<br /> <br /> Giulia will visit Switzerland and collaborate with [http://GaudiLabshttps://www.gaudi.ch/GaudiLabs/?page_id=2 GaudiLabs] in Luzern (5-10. Oct) and at the [http://Hackteria%20ZET%20-%20Open%20Science%20Labhttps://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/hackteria-zet-open-science-lab-in-zurich/ Hackteria ZET - Open Science Lab] (15-24. Oct) on participatory community research and hacking around the theme of reproductive justice and DIY pregnancy tests.<br /> <br /> ''&quot;Xenopia is a research, art and design project aimed at prototyping a domestic hormones Beta Hcg test as a tool to address reproductive justice and the right to access abortion. We will investigate the historical scientific practices around living interfaces as controlling technologies (i.e. the living pregnancy test Xenopus Leavis frog, mice, seeds). The right to access abortion is under attack and Beta Hcg testing is a mandatory test to access safe abortion but is poorly available for people living in rural areas and in marginalised conditions. Weeks of pregnancy are the playing field on which the war against access to abortion is waged, so we see in this prototype the possibility of facilitating the path autonomously by giving people back control. Collectives defending reproductive rights in countries where abortion is illegal or restricted (as Italy) and safely providing support, do not have access to this kind of easing. With an inter-species perspective, we would therefore develop this prototype and participatory workshops as political act of empowerment and concrete response to reproductive justice.&quot;''<br /> <br /> here wiki content to visit here:<br /> https://hackteria.org/wiki/Xenopia<br /> <br /> <br /> * https://gitomasello.com/<br /> * https://almafutura.org/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/gitomasello/<br /> <br /> Read Giulia's full Report on the Project here on the hackteria Wiki, use spread, duplicate!<br /> *https://hackteria.org/wiki/Xenopia<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Dominik Mahnič (Ljubljana, Slovnenia) - 25. Okt - 10. Nov 2024==<br /> <br /> [[File:Mahnic_klobukom.jpg||250px|thumb|right|Is it Jesus?]]<br /> <br /> We are planning to host our regular Hacker-in-Residence Dominik Mahnič aka Doms again to continue our long-term collaborations and work / reflect with Sofie on various robotic painting machines and it's philosophical implications.<br /> <br /> During the [https://mechatronicart.ch/brushology-ways-of-painting-with-a-mechatronic-brush/ &quot;Brushology&quot; Session] the shared their recent insigts of the collaboration.<br /> <br /> * https://app.assembla.com/spaces/dominik-mahnic/<br /> <br /> [[File:DomsAlone.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Sofie Mart (Zürich) - 20. Juli - 9. August 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Sofie.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Sofie Mart]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I was lucky to meet Marc and Maya in summer 2024 when I was looking for a workshop space to bring to life a custom-built robotic drawing machine. Bitwäscherei is a great space and a playground for DIY robotics projects. I got a lot of help and inspiration from the other artists- and hackers-in-residence. Thank you Bitwäscherei and SGMK for hosting me!&quot;''<br /> <br /> [[File:Bitwascherai.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> Sofie Mart a Swiss-based creative technologist passionate about contextualizing complexity through visual media. In the past few years, Sofie has been venturing projects on the intersection of arts, culture, technology and humanities. With the background in cultural analytics and data visualization, she collaborated with the private cultural estates on the immersive visualization of art collections, directed virtual reality experiences for corporate and public sector clients and created digital applications for creativity. https://sofiem.art/<br /> <br /> In 2024 Sofie started her studio focusing on media processing, creative coding and art fabrication - https://uncorporated.studio/ . With the support from [https://matr.art/ Matr Labs] engineers, she built and launched the first art-making machine in Bitwäscherei, Zurich.<br /> <br /> * https://www.instagram.com/uncorporated.studio/<br /> * https://sofiem.art/<br /> <br /> == Tengal (Manila, Philippines / Berlin, Germany) - 1. - 10. August 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Tengal hacking.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Tengal hacking some academic writing]]<br /> <br /> Tengal is a composer, media artist, and cultural instigator, engaged in research-based production that bridges art, technology, and society. Since 2005, he has initiated numerous projects and collectives in Manila and across Southeast Asia. Notably, he founded the organization ''SABAW Media Art Kitchen'', a curatorial platform specializing in sound, media art, and interstices between art and science. In 2008, he established the Philippines' first international media art and experimental music festival, ''WSK Festival of the Recently Possible'' where he has served as artistic director since its inception.<br /> <br /> From 2017 to 2018, Tengal curated the exhibition ''&quot;INTERSTICES: Manifolds of The In-between&quot;'' and served as exhibition director for the ''&quot;Self-reflexivity: Thinking Media and Digital Articulations&quot;'' exhibition at the Tokyo Media Art Festival MeCA | Media Culture in Asia, initiated by the Japan Foundation.<br /> <br /> Tengal co-created the international music platform ''NUSASONIC'', a creative collaboration between ''YES NO KLUB, WSK Festival of The Recently Possible, Playfreely/BlackKaji, CTM Festival'', and the ''Goethe Institute''. ''Nusasonic'' was a multi-year project that explores a wide spectrum of experimental sound and music cultures in Southeast Asia, fostering dialogue not only within the region but also with Europe.<br /> <br /> Recently relocating to Berlin, Tengal served as curator-at-large at ''Art Laboratory Berlin'' and played a significant role as co-curator of the projects ''&quot;Hackers, Makers, Thinkers”'', and ''“Radyo Somatodelia: Experiments in Sonic Animism.”''<br /> <br /> * https://www.instagram.com/tengal/<br /> * [https://www.instagram.com/wsk.io/ wsk.io]<br /> * [http://nusasonic.com/ nusasonic.com]<br /> <br /> == Kaldi Moss (Goa, Dehli, India) - June - August 2024 ==<br /> <br /> ''&quot;Bitwäscherei was an inspiring space that opened up new ways of thinking. It offers an alternative to the mainstream Swiss logic. The techniques and specifics of mediums and materials are exploded and explored everyday - in a way it is a dreamland.&quot;''<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=320px heights=240px&gt;<br /> File:Photo 2024-10-14 17-10-39.jpg<br /> File:Photo 2024-10-14 17-10-35.jpg<br /> File:Photo 2024-10-14 17-10-46.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Biography:'''<br /> <br /> Moss is an artist interested in sense perception, time, networked systems, insect perception, tree intelligence and experiences of beings that are not human. <br /> <br /> Moss’ (they/them) practice spans sound, video, browser-based art and bio art. They are part of a community of engineers and technologists, and are invested in exploring alternate methods of knowledge production. Their video and installation work has been shown in multiple exhibitions in Zurich, Milan, Toronto, Dresden, Brighton, Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Himachal and Goa.<br /> <br /> They are a part of Cynk Collective, a noise band producing immersive audiovisual concerts. In addition, they are the artistic director at Walkin Studios,an independent multidisciplinary art studio and project space in Bangalore, India and have co-founded the collective NOTAAT with artist Puneet Jain.<br /> <br /> * https://whattt.cargo.site/<br /> <br /> == Elisa Chaveneau (Le Mans, France) - 01. - 15. July 2024 ==<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=240px heights=180px&gt;<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.13.54.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.07.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.16.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.43.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.28.png<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Bio:''' Elisa Chaveneau is a French artist born in 2000 who specialises in the design and exhibition of sculptures, <br /> installations and materials on the subject of «Other-than-human». Her search for new media involving geo-materials and fermentation processes is keen to question inter-species relations in an ecosystem and consumer habits facing industry. With specialist training in geomaterials and ceramics at the Le Mans Fine Arts School, the materiality and supposed aesthetics of the material take on a primordial role in her approach to creation, as well as in her formal process is to rediscover the links with the living world. Through her interests in ecology, design, craft practices and performance, she tries to focus our imagination and make us contemplate the landscapes and the immensity of the ecosystems we are confronted with. &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> Her work has been exhibited at the Centre Contemporain de Céramique de la Borne and in a duo with Noémie Vincent-Maudry at the 2022 Saint-Etienne Biennial and at the Musée d’Art Moderne in Paris for the Flammes exhibition.<br /> <br /> https://www.instagram.com/elisachaveneau/<br /> <br /> '''Workshop: Saturday 13.7.24, 12-18h''' <br /> <br /> https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Kitchenlab_Bioplastic<br /> <br /> DIY Workshop on BIOPLASTIC Making. Together with Hacker-in-Residency(SGMK) Elisa Chaveneau (FR) we dive into the topic of bioplastic as novel material research. Starting point is the kitchen lab! Why working with materials that originate from our kitchen and how easy and fun it is to repurpose materials from there to revalue and repurpose and close circles. Circular thinking at the base of everyday practice! Starting with a Lunch by Gasthaus Kitchenlab we will be working on testing and creating various recipes and experimentations on Bioplastic.<br /> <br /> == Moch Hasrul (Jakarta, Indonesia) - 11-14. July 2024 ==<br /> [[File:Hasrol kopicup.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Hasrul likes kopi]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I have known [https://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/hackteria-zet-open-science-lab-in-zurich/ Hackteria ZET] and [https://mechatronicart.ch/mechartlab/ SGMK's MechArtLab] for quite some time, and I always enjoy visiting their shared studio and laboratory. The atmosphere is incredibly pleasant and inspiring, filled with a playful yet highly productive energy. When I was a speaker at a talk about [https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/plastik/ '''Operasi Plastik'''], I was truly impressed by the enthusiasm and participation of the attendees. Additionally, the experience of preparing a dinner together was delightful, with a warm and welcoming atmosphere. Hackteria ZET, Bitwäscherei, is truly a special place for creativity and collaborative learning.&quot;''<br /> <br /> '''Bio: Moch Hasrul''' is a media artist based in Jakarta who combines art and technology in his work. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Art Education from Universitas Negeri Jakarta and a Master's degree in Fine Arts from Institut Teknologi Bandung. Currently, he serves as the director of Serrum and teaches at Kalbis University. His artistic practice includes experiments with computational devices, mechanical and electronic systems, and plastic recycling. Managing Studio Batur Jakarta and actively involved in the Gudskul Ecosystem, Hasrul initiated GudRnD, focusing on plastic recycling experiments. He is also developing context-based, student-centered learning methods using art approach.<br /> <br /> * https://mochhasrul.com/<br /> * https://www.gudrnd.id/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/_gudrnd/<br /> <br /> '''TALK: Operasi Plastik - 18:00 Saturday 13. July 2024 @ Bitwäscherei'''<br /> <br /> Hasrul will give an overview of their activities, researching and developing OPERASI PLASTIK, an artistic approach to plastic waste management. After the talk everybody is invited for a dinner, exploring Indonesian cuisine and cooking together.<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/plastik/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> [[File:OperasiPlastik.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Operasi Plastik]]<br /> '''OPERASI PLASTIK''' is an initiative that offers an artistic approach to plastic waste management by incorporating artistic and imaginative aspects into the process. By using art as a medium, OPERASI PLASTIK not only focuses on conventional plastic recycling but also transforms the waste into captivating and meaningful artworks. This approach aims to raise public awareness about plastic waste issues while changing their perception of materials that are usually considered trash.<br /> <br /> * https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6mqJyGB8EM/?igsh=eXBiOHJ2c2h3Nnh5<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> == Servando Barreiro (digital nomad, Spain) - February 2024 ==<br /> [[File:servando_goggles.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Servando]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;During my time at Bitwäscherei, I had a blast! Interacting with a bunch of creative minds from different backgrounds was super cool. We did some coding, had fun with puredata, and created some awesome stuff together. The weeks at Bitwäscherei flew by, filled with lots of laughs and learning. I'm already thinking about coming back for more. It's a great place to explore new ideas and make music with like-minded folks. Thanks, Bitwäscherei, for the awesome experience. Looking forward to hanging out again and making more magic together!&quot;''<br /> <br /> '''Biography'''<br /> <br /> I'm an Audiovisual artist with a background in electronics, sound, and audiovisual communication. I lived in Madrid, Berlin, Peru, and Stockholm, among other places.<br /> I'm A Pure Data expert (If you know, you know..). I created music and/or software for brands such as Audi, Redbull, Polestar, and Teenage Engineering. My work has been exhibited in renowned locations such as: Reina Sofia Museum, Medialab Prado, Transmediale, and Ars Electronica. For more information, keep browsing this [http://servando.teks.no/ site].<br /> <br /> * http://servando.teks.no/<br /> <br /> '''Workshop at Bitwäscherei'''<br /> <br /> See more about the [[Puredata (Pd) Workshop with Servando]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Yuzuru Maeda (Japan) - Dec 2023==<br /> [[File:WhatsApp Image 2023-12-04 at 16.42.09.jpeg|300px|thumb|right|Zentai Interview]]<br /> <br /> '''Biography'''<br /> <br /> Yuzuru born in Japan, Gifu. Yuzuru graduated from LaSalle College of Arts, Singapore in 2009 for Bachelor of the Arts program in music composition. She has embarked on performing music and improvisation and making video, installation and performance art with [Zentai Art Project - http://yuzuru.weebly.com/]. She also organizes Zentai exhibition, Zentai walk, Zentai performance with [http://www.zentaiart.com/ Zentai Art Festival].<br /> <br /> <br /> For her residency at Bitwäscherei she will conduct interviews with people on their life and practices wearing a Zentai outfit while doing and creating friction in how to perceive the oposite. She also wants to conduct a participatory Zentai performance in public space in Zurich.<br /> If interested in giving an interview or participate at the zentai performance pls contact &quot;zentaiartproject[at]yahoo.com&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ''&quot;I embarked on an artistic exploration using Zentai suits as a central component in my video work. This unconventional choice served as a catalyst for probing the complex layers of identity within the realm of art and human interaction. During my residency in December 2023, I had the privilege of engaging in insightful interviews with notable figures such as Serge Bertschy, Oliver Jaggi, and Chruut. These encounters provided invaluable glimpses into their creative processes and methodologies. It was a fascinating journey delving into their artistic minds, discovering their techniques, and learning about their endeavors to push the boundaries of expression. One of the most profound lessons gleaned from these conversations was the importance of innovation and resourcefulness in the pursuit of artistic vision. Witnessing how each individual crafted their own tools and methods to breathe life into creations inspired me to seek out my own unique approaches in my artistic practice. Moreover, these interactions sparked a deeper contemplation on the interconnectedness between art and sustainability. I was profoundly moved by the dedication of these artists to not only their craft but also to contributing positively to our planet. Their commitment to sustainable living resonated deeply with me, prompting introspection on how I, too, could leverage my art to foster a more environmentally conscious world. As I reflect on the insights gained during my residency, I am filled with a renewed sense of purpose and direction. Armed with newfound inspiration and a heightened awareness of the intersection between art and sustainability, I am eager to embark on my own journey of creative exploration and meaningful contribution to the world around me.&quot;''<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> small trailer of the zurich session:<br /> * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHhvpPR0JRQ&amp;ab_channel=Zentai%E9%87%87%E8%AE%BF%28ZentaiArtProject%29<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=240px heights=180px&gt;<br /> File:WhatsApp_Image_2023-12-04_at_16.42.53.jpeg<br /> File:WhatsApp Image 2023-12-04 at 16.42.40.jpeg<br /> File:WhatsApp Image 2023-12-04 at 16.42.16.jpeg<br /> File:Yuzuru interviewing Serge Bertschi.jpg<br /> File:Yuzuru and Oliver Jäggi.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Shih Wei-chieh (Taipei, Taiwan) - 11. September - 1. November 2023 ==<br /> [[File:abao_stupidPhoto.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Abao with amazing haircut]]<br /> '''What was the purpose of your residency in Zurich? What did you learn from it?'''<br /> <br /> ''“In addition to my pursuit of practical solar applications, my most successful DSSC prototype currently produces only around ~2.5 mA per square centimeter. The significance lies more in the opportunities to collaborate with scientists and engage in visits to the laboratory at ETH. This experience has served as valuable training for me, offering insights into how scientists work with nanomaterials. Understanding the conventional applications and purposes, as well as the established protocols for synthesizing nano materials, has been a rare and precious experience for artists. It raises pertinent questions about the relationship between art and science, and how these two domains can and should collaborate effectively.”''<br /> <br /> ''“Although it was a fantastic experience for artists to work with scientists with complete freedom and full access to knowledge, I wonder how we can repeat the model without any funding to support the free sofa accommodation and the efforts from volunteers. On the other hand, I believe this is a great model that differs from those residency organized by institutes and centers which always comes with political requirements and demands. The property of the community plays a big part too. During the residency I have met many community members in Bitwäscherei, the role of them are usually very mixed, like chemist with musician background or artist with scientific degree, or engineer with profound knowledge for history of analog computer, the people are a great library and the culture was naturally provided by the community. This dynamic is relatively rare in Taiwan, where career roles tend to be more singular, and scientists typically don’t serve other fields in the same integrated manner.”''<br /> <br /> Part 1/2: [https://www.makery.info/en/2023/12/20/english-from-e-textile-to-gratzel-cells-encounter-with-the-taiwanese-designer-shih-wei-chieh/ “From e-textile to Grätzel cells, encounter with the taiwanese designer Shih Wei Chieh“], Makery 2023<br /> <br /> Part 2/2: [https://www.makery.info/en/2023/12/21/une-residence-de-recherche-en-cellules-gratzel-a-hackteria-rencontre-avec-shih-wei-chieh-2-2/ “A residency to research Grätzel cells at Hackteria, encounter with Shih Wei Chieh“], Makery 2023<br /> <br /> '''施惟捷 Shih Wei Chieh''' works with wearable art, e-textile, and laser audiovisual. He is also a self-taught material science researcher. His &quot;Laser Dye Project&quot; innovates an optical textile printing method by programmable laser projector and New Cyanotype solution, which inspire him to explore the trans-disciplinary collaboration between new medias and traditional craft techniques. He’s the founder of “Tribe Against Machine”, a project exploring how culture preservation works with modern technologies. His current research develops a DIY dye sensitized solar glass made with natural dye in a large size format, which is used for both energy and as a smart interface for sonic art. <br /> <br /> * https://shihweichieh.com/<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/HLabX_Fellows#HLabX_Fellow_Shih_Wei_Chieh<br /> <br /> Application to NanoArts grant done / not received :-(: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Prep-NanoArts<br /> <br /> Now combined with Workshop at [https://www.weareaia.ch/energy-giveaway/ Energy Giveaway @ WEAREAIA], to be held on 22/23 September 2023.<br /> <br /> More info is documented on the hackteria wiki: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Abao_Residency<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Helmi Hardian (Surabaya, Indonesia) - Mid July - Mid August 2023 | [[BIR residensi]] ==<br /> [[File:Helim_Ugly.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Helmi in his full beauty]]<br /> <br /> '''Reflection / Testimonial'''<br /> <br /> ''Best residency ever!!'' - Helmi<br /> <br /> ''During my residency, I had the opportunity to collaborate on the project The [https://mechatronicart.ch/diy-microscope-workshop-low-energy-circuit-performances/ Loose Energy Curriculum for the exhibition at the Humus Punk Library] in Zurich. We created a low-voltage and high-energy visual performance, utilizing previously unknown equipment from the hackteria studio. The experience of playing together and improvising with the hacked equipment was incredibly rewarding. ''<br /> <br /> ''One of the highlights was simply attending a wide range of workshops at the [https://mechatronicart.ch/homemade-summercamp-2023-berghaus-girlen/ Homemade Summercamp] in Switzerland, which differs a lot from my usual practice usually being the host of workshops. This privilege of learning from others and expanding my knowledge in various media arts fields felt utterly precious. From building a music station where we learned to play drums, to skillbuilding on keyboard, DJ equipment, and more. The overall cultural exchange during cooking time allowed us to share and transform traditional recipes into vegan and vegetarian versions. And the plurality of trips and destination furthermore offered precious insights into local cultures. Stops included: [http://www.randelab.ch/ Randelab], [http://www.gaudi.ch/GaudiLabs/ GaudiLabs], collaborating with [https://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/hackteria-zet-open-science-lab-in-zurich/ Hackteria ZET in Zurich], attending [https://mechatronicart.ch/homemade-summercamp-2023-berghaus-girlen/ Homemade Summercamp], visiting the art and science residency at Max-Planck in Konstanz and organizing the program [https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/pasar-senggol/ &quot;Pasar Senggol&quot; at Chaos Communication Camp] outside of Berlin.''<br /> <br /> ''It was unexpected but exciting to explore personal studios for local artists, experiencing the different styles of how collective spaces can be implemented and getting to know the individual studio approach. The residency taught me valuable lessons in space management, as I observed how collectives like [https://bitwaescherei.ch/ Bitwäscherei] or [https://maisonshift.ch/ Fashion Revolution] collaborate with the municiapal government to establish independent spaces. Overall, this residency provided a rich and diverse learning experience.'' - Written by Francisca Tan during a discussion with Helmi in Chiang Mai<br /> <br /> '''Biography'''<br /> <br /> Helmi Hardian is a grassroots artist and ghetto scientist, with a specific interest in cooking and smoking at the same time. He lives in Surabaya, the city that is well known for its industry and technology, as well as being the center of electronic component trading (chiefly, Pasar Genteng). Hence, almost all of his works are closely related to science and technology as the medium of creativity. He is the co-founder of Waft Lab, a creative-based initiative that works at interdisciplinary practices. Currently, he focuses on tech development through DIY/DIWO culture and playing his role in researching, hacking, or deconstructing daily materials to provide some devices with new functional aspects, as well as developing workshop kits, lecturing contents, and presentation materials, which aim to learn, share, and exchange knowledge.<br /> <br /> * https://waft-lab.com/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/helmihardian/<br /> * [[:File:Helmi Hardian - Artwork and Workshop 2022.pdf]]<br /> * Recent TUAK residensi in Tuban: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/TUAK<br /> * Application submitted: https://www.suedkulturfonds.ch/<br /> * Download application here: [[:File:Dossier-iiw0pYiT.pdf]]<br /> * Full project outline here: [[:File:2023_ProjectOutline_Helmi-Residensi.pdf]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:helmi_collage.jpg<br /> File:helmi_collage_02.jpg<br /> File:helmi_collage_03.jpg<br /> File:wafltlab_blue.jpg<br /> File:helmi_collage_01.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> == Arnont Nongyao - Thailand | early May 2023 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Arnont Nongyao portrait.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Arnont Nongyao]]<br /> <br /> '''Biography''' <br /> <br /> Arnont Nongyao lives in Chiangmai (TH) - Ho Chi Minh city (VN) and He is an artist interested and fell in love with the vibration of things. He likes listening to everything that inspires him to do experimental sound art. The most important teacher “the master Khvay Loeung &quot;inspired him to listen and “destroy yourself from being yourself” .-.. .. ... - . -. -.-- --- ..- .-. ... . .-.. ..-.<br /> <br /> Born in Bangkok, works and lives in Chiangmai (TH) - Ho Chi Minh city (VN). Arnont is working with various and different media includes sound, video, installation, site specific, public art etc. Arnont’s work is engage with his interest in vibration; he works on diverse art experimental projects, vibration-related.<br /> <br /> Arnont has been interested and research into sound with concentration on vibration, so most of his works are differently experimental and relative to vibration in order to search for the value of vibration derived from connected things, such as human beings, objects and society. His works are involved in a specific space and audience’s participation. They are also connected with the mode of listening/hearing in a social situation, and with how people interact with and participate in sound. Moreover, also he is Co-Director of Aesthetics of Error ( Chiang Mai Collective) with Thatchatham Silsupan and Pathompong Manakitsomboon that is a group of sound artists &amp; musician working on sound art &amp; experimental music in Chiangmai.<br /> <br /> Some of his selected exhibitions include solo exhibition “Sphere”, SAC Art lap, Chiang Mai, Thailand(2018).“Another Sound” co-work with Khvay Loeung, Sa Sa Art projects, Phnom Penh and Chiang Mai, Cambodia - Thailand (2018). and group exhibitions “Opera of Kard”, Singapore Biennale 2019, Singapore. “Currents 2019”, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. “A Visiblelity Matrix”, The Secession 2019, Vienna, Austria. Bangkok Art Biennale 2018, Bangkok, Thailand. “Postcripts” Bangkok Biennale, Bangkok, Thailand (2018).“Unstable(ry) Life”, 2016, Manif d’art, Quebec, Canada. 16th Media Art Biennale WRO 2015: Test Exposure, Wroclaw, Poland, TRANCE at Gallery VER, Bangkok, Thailand (2014). PROXIMITY, part of inSPIRACJE International at 13 MUZ, Szczecin, Poland (2014).<br /> <br /> '''External Links'''<br /> <br /> * [http://www.arnontnongyao.com Arnont Nongnyao's personal website]<br /> * [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/GBMN WORKSHOP: Gentle but make noise]<br /> <br /> [[File:Arnont_mixerli.jpg|thumb|left|400px|Arnont lötet das Mixerli!!]]<br /> <br /> [[Category: Biography]]<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Bostjan Čadež (Ljubljana, Slovenia - April 2023 ==<br /> [[File:Bos_Robot.jpg|thumb|right]]<br /> Bostjan Čadež (b. 1979, Ljubljana) is a new media artist whose interdisciplinary practice explores the intersections of art, technology, and human experience. His innovative installations and performances often challenge the boundaries between the digital and physical world, incorporating elements such as artificial intelligence, virtual reality, robotics, and real-time data processing. Čadež’s art is characterized by a dynamism and unique life that stems from the algorithms and guidelines he uses to shape his works. His interest in simple guidelines from which an infinite number of images or situations arise, which are never the same as before, is one of the key aspects of his creations. His works often include interaction with viewers, who with their involvement become part of the artistic experience and at the same time co-create the work they observe.<br /> <br /> * https://www.bostjancadez.art/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Dann Disciglio (Chicago, USA) &amp; Angelina Almukhametova (Chicago, USA) - March 2022 ==<br /> <br /> ''“I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to have participated in the Hacker-in-Residence program at the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society. The atmosphere of curiosity and artistic research was both inspiring and endlessly encouraging. During my residency, I led a workshop called, “Biodegradable Sound: Gelatin Records.” This hands-on workshop aimed to explore the intersection of recorded sound and biodegradability by introducing a method for creating functional and fully biodegradable phonograph records made from gelatin. The Swiss Mechatronic Art Society and its diverse group of members not only helped facilitate this workshop, they supported me by offering the resources and technical support needed to realize the event. My residency also produced various connections with other artists, musicians, and hackers which I continue to maintain to this day. I cannot wait to return to SGMK to continue to explore new topics of research, and continue picking the brains of the incredible community who stands behind this space”''<br /> <br /> During their short residency they will work on their research with parametric speakers, host a workhop on [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/BiodegradableSound &quot;Biodegradable Sounds&quot;] and do a performance with artist-made video transmitters, and retro tech!<br /> <br /> See this little add by the Hive people, where in the end they show the workshop and performance: https://peakd.com/hive-127039/@mind.force/ladjdnnz<br /> <br /> '''Angelina Almukhametova'''<br /> <br /> An G is a Chicago based neon artist who creates digital &amp; physical works in pursuit of happiness.<br /> <br /> Angelina Almukhametova’s work interfaces digital and analog technologies with custom built software and handmade electronics to create responsive audiovisual installations and performances. She holds a BFA in Art and Technology from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2020) and has exhibited work and performed in New York City, Chicago, Houston, and Iceland. She has led workshops at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Experimental Sound Studio in Chicago.<br /> <br /> https://aan-g.com/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Dann Disciglio'''<br /> [[File:Headshot _Disciglio.jpg|thumb|400px|right]]<br /> Dann Disciglio (b.1993) is a US-based intermedia artist whose practice investigates contemporary ecologies through both analog and digital technologies. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Hampshire College (2015) in art and media theory and a Master of Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago's Sound Department (2019). Disciglio has shown work and performed in New York City, Chicago, Boston, Zürich, Leipzig, Iceland, and Panama City and has published texts in the Journal of Visual Culture (SAGE) and the Minding Nature journal. In 2022, he was selected to be an Emerging Artist Resident at Franconia Sculpture Park (Shafer, MN), Hacker-in-Residence at the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society (ZRH), and as a Creative Resident at the Bloedel Reserve (WA).<br /> <br /> https://danndisciglio.com/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Miranda Moss (Cape Town, South Africa | wuwäähä, Sweden) ==<br /> <br /> Artist / designer Miranda has been popping into SGMK events since 2017. In the period 2020-21 she has been conducting chicken/robot research at Bitwäscherei and Randelab as part of the &quot;Chicken-in-Residence Program&quot;, along with Daniel Brownell, co-ran a solar water bot workshop with Dj Livia, joined the Homemade summercamp for the first time where she turned everyone's pee into electricity, continues to collaborate on sound and water geeking with Oli Jäggi, and regularly comes to the 2D OpenLab. She has also become the in-house graphic designer for events, always makes sure everyone has enough beer to drink, and is also the resident anticolonial feminist killjoy. <br /> <br /> She says: <br /> <br /> ''&quot;I'm super grateful to have had all the time as a hacker in residence at the Bitwäscherei. I am always meeting new amazing and inspiring people, am constantly learning cool things, and new projects and collaborations seem to blossom exponentially. I try to take the spirit of the lab with me on all my travels and to the other global communities I am involved in. Can't wait to return!&quot;'' <br /> <br /> * https://mirandamoss.com/<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:Miranda_geeking.png<br /> File:miranda_chicken_headhshot.jpg<br /> File:Miranda_Homemade.jpeg<br /> File:Dinner_in_werkstatt.jpeg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> Miranda's recent residency was supported partially through her artistic research project &quot;Gallus Gallus Roboticus&quot; within the konS paltfrom, funded by European Union and Cultural Ministry of Slovenia. Other visits privately and partially through Pro Helvetia.<br /> <br /> == Scott Beibin (Philadelphia, USA) ==<br /> <br /> Scott Beibin, aka [https://www.instagram.com/grouchofractal/ Groucho Fractal] has been a regular visitor to the MechArtLab over the last couple of years.<br /> <br /> &lt;youtube width=&quot;480&quot; height=&quot;360&quot;&gt;BLsgLAaJ5cs&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> * https://www.mandelbot.io/<br /> <br /> == Liz Cole - Evil Twin Booking Agency (Philadelphia, USA) ==<br /> <br /> Elizabeth Jane Cole is co founder of Evil Twin Booking Agency (eviltwinbooking.org), a podcast producer, writer, and DIY biology and open source hardware enthusiast. She participated in the Wild Open PCR Project @ Hacketeria (mentored by Urs Gaudenz of GaudiLabs and Marc Dusseiller).<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I’m very grateful for the time I spent at Bitwäscherei! The passion for collaboration and understanding how things work embodied in the culture of the space is so inspiring. Bitwäscherei empowers people to explore their environments through building open source tools and technology, and it opened up a new world of creativity for me.&quot;'' <br /> <br /> [[File:liz_hacking.jpeg|400px]][[File:liz_portrait.jpeg|400px]]<br /> <br /> * https://eviltwinbooking.org/about/<br /> <br /> == Adam Zaretsky (Woodstock, USA | somewhere in Greece) ==<br /> <br /> ''First I am thankful to Hackteria – Zentrum für Experimentelle Transdisziplinarität (Center for Experimental Transdisciplinariy), Research Node: ReproTech &amp; Art / Germline Hacks and Designer Babies''<br /> <br /> ''Including time spent well in the Swiss Embassy of San Francisco and Garage MCA in Moscow working on Methods of Transgenesis and GMO DIY Crispr Baby workshopoligies.''<br /> <br /> ''I also do want to than the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society for the time in residence plotting and making a crying machine and exploding miso neck living gooper gore bioart special effects performance.''<br /> <br /> ''We got into the wetness of reproductive technology, open source science, and the text to flesh interface of human germline genome editing. We learned how to read GENbank, FASTA, PubMed and SciHub pubs creatively. We got beyond the intimidating complexity by uploading equally as complex analogical and qualitative artistic data including: accordion music, drawings, collages, poetry and experimental video and more.''<br /> <br /> ''We involved people from wildly diverse backgrounds and international origins as is normal for Hackteria a global open house for odd, queer and oblique DIYbioart Hacker tweek and freekerz. We also group-geeked hard and stayed ridiculous about reporter genes, safe harbors, inducible promoters, off target mutations and IVF microinjection.''<br /> <br /> ''What we did was amazing. Like truly groundbreaking, wildly silly and depth informative. Beyond the call of duty living on the fumes of Marc's covid pay and minky little eth donations... We taught hybrid simultaneous in-person and online/off--ground... which is a form of super depleting heroism. I think it was super inspiring for those involved and has yet to mature but will make a great database if it continues.''<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:GOSPHA-whatdidshedo-web.jpg<br /> File:thGAP_flyer_web.jpg|400px<br /> File:CGCB_flyer_web.jpg|400px<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Mind thGAP'''<br /> <br /> We made three super relaxed bioinformatics primer labs for public understanding of databases of hereditary data (gene scans and gene scrolls) but also an understanding of the social implication of issues of gene piracy, genetic privacy.<br /> <br /> * Lab 1 - Transgenic Human Genome Alternatives Project (thGAP)<br /> * Lab 2 - Generic Open-Source Plasmid for Human Arts (GOSPHA)<br /> * Lab 3 - Creative Germline Constructs Bank (CGCB)<br /> <br /> Future Plans: We are going to be making an Open ArtSci Call for Creative Science Fiction Writers, Citizen Bioethicists and Untrained Art Critics to critically review the 5 entries we have compiled online on the CGDB. After that we might put some of the results up on GitHub and then make an NFT of them. Then we will call the World Congress on New Reproductive Technology Arts, for a GLOBAL AESTHETIC RESPONSE TO TRANSGENIC HUMANS AS BIOART and work on updating to a ‘real’ database. Oh yeah, and we did come up with a list of fifteen next steps, all of which are near impossible legally and technically so we should. Finally, we wrote a letter to the WHO Expert Advisory Committee on Developing Global Standards for Governance and Oversight of Human Genome Editing. No word back from them but I am sure they got the message. We might need to get their attention.<br /> <br /> https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/thgap/<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:adam_dusjagr_misoanal.JPG<br /> File:Lab3_CGCB_screenshot_single.png<br /> File:Adam_blue_bitw_smokers.jpg<br /> File:MISO_anus.jpg<br /> File:AZ_rc3_virtual.jpeg<br /> File:pin_adam.jpeg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> Adam's residency was supported privately by Marc Dusseiller and partially with some of the profits of the Hackteria Crypto Food Fund (HCFF).<br /> <br /> == Dominik Mahnič (Ljubljana, Slovnenia) ==<br /> <br /> ''Residency gives me rare opportunity to present, discuss and make different new works influenced by people, the enviroment of Bitwesherai and the city of Zurich. It was an intense experience in a place that offers great working conditions, deep reflections, and a friendly atmosphere.''<br /> <br /> * https://app.assembla.com/spaces/dominik-mahnic/<br /> <br /> [[File:Mahnic_klobukom.jpg|400px]][[File:zoom_2020_by_doms.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> Dom's residency was supported privately by the Center for Alternative Coconut Research.<br /> <br /> == Zohar Messeca - Fara AKA the idiot | [http://idiot.io/ idiot.io] (karkun, Israel) ==<br /> <br /> ''I have been very lucky to escape the israeli wilderness between Covid lockdowns to spend long month’s geeking like an idiot at the Bitwäscherei hackerspace and SGMK activities of the past year. Had great time sharing my DIY approach and attitude with my latest flexible circuits methods and techniques while spreading [http://idiot.io/ idiot.io] latest kits and propaganda at multiple workshops. Met plenty of talented local and international freaks/artists with mutual interests and curiosities. Also collaborated on several projects with the locals and made plenty of new friends!!''<br /> <br /> ''SGMK network is fantastisch!!! See you soooon!!''<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:idiot_covidCenter.jpg<br /> File:idioten.jpg<br /> File:idiot_residency.jpg<br /> File:rC3.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> * http://idiot.io/ idiot.io<br /> <br /> Zohar's residencies were supported by himself. Accommodation was shared with dusjagr and Veli.<br /> <br /> = Short term visitors =<br /> <br /> == Fransisca Tan ==<br /> [[File:Foodhacking Fransisca.jpg|thumb]]<br /> <br /> Fransisca Tan / artist statement<br /> <br /> ''“I first visited the Bitwäscherei in August 2022, coinciding with the open lab day. I was immediately smitten with the creative chaos, diversity and infrastructure of this hacker space. Chatting with some local and other visiting international artists I got to exchange on projects and find inspiration while food hacking throughout a lively evening.'' <br /> <br /> ''This community exchange set the first seeds for future opportunities to collaborate, such as for the performance “Future Food” at Kunsthaus Zürich (Oct 2023, CH), the LLL CoLaboratory in Chang Mai (Jan 2024, TH) and Amazonies Spatiales (Apr 2024, FR).''<br /> <br /> ''My experience at this Hackerspace underlines the core of what these community spaces ought to achieve: bring likeminded people together, have late night conversations about random stuff over a club mate and see if inspiration flows to join for a collaboration.”''<br /> <br /> Ressources &amp; Links<br /> * https://www.hinto.net/de/events/future-food-kunsthaus-zuerich-zuerich-e420326-20.html<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/hackterialab/cnx-openlab/<br /> * https://amazonies-spatiales.fr/ <br /> <br /> Biography<br /> Fransisca Tan is a creative producer and food experience designer with a background in internet &amp; media, communications and cognitive sciences<br /> <br /> Her diverse spectrum of engagement ranges from hosting workshops as science communicator, consulting artists and creatives on project management, to producing events such as festivals, art performances and hybrid residencies. All these root in her second nature as facilitator with a firm belief in a community arts approach.<br /> <br /> In her work and art she aspires towards bringing together people from all strides of life and revealing the value of community and collaboration.<br /> <br /> Find more on her portfolio on * https://www.fransiscatan.com/<br /> <br /> == Fran Quero, et al ==<br /> <br /> [[File:franGeng.jpg|400px|none]]<br /> <br /> The visit was part of their µ-residency at GaudiLabs in Luzern, where they shared newest experiments with qLAMP, openDROPs and electro-active bacteria.<br /> <br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Fran%20+%20Felipe%20nanoresidency%20GaudiLabs<br /> <br /> == Juan Duarte (Berlin / CDMX, Mexico) ==<br /> <br /> '''Sound spatialisation multichannel instrument'''<br /> <br /> During our short stay I could develop further a new iteration of this sound spatialisation instrument:<br /> * https://juanduarteregino.com/I<br /> <br /> This also was thrilling to connect with some members of the community in the lab, specially those who are also making with synthesisers and other sound gadgetry. Although the time to put together the instrument was quite intensive and busy, it was also good to discuss with other colleagues about the instrument’s potential in future. altogether, it was a very productive and fun experience to be here.<br /> <br /> [[File:Juan_II.JPG|400px]][[File:Juan_I.JPG|400px]]<br /> <br /> == Mary Maggic (Vienna / Los Angeles, USA) ==<br /> <br /> Mary Maggic comes to hang out and prototype various art projects and interventions, and geek out in nature!<br /> <br /> Some examples of projects: <br /> * Molecular Queering Agency - an experimental performance with a heavy metal hardware fountain for corona safe urine worshipping. <br /> * Lap Dance - motorized panorama camera for collective disobedience on a pink gynecology chair. <br /> * SCOBY Spin Cycle - rotating disc bioreactor for industrialized production of kombucha scoby. <br /> * Genital Panic - 3D printing genitals. <br /> * Weed Brownies (hide them from the kids). <br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=360px&gt;<br /> File:Marry_Costume.png<br /> File:Marry_genitalPanic.png<br /> File:Marry_Weidling.JPG<br /> File:Marry_Urinal.jpg<br /> File:Marry_peeParty.png<br /> <br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> * https://maggic.ooo/<br /> <br /> == Ewen Chardronnet (Paris, France) ==<br /> <br /> <br /> == Paula Pin (Lugo, Spain) ==<br /> <br /> coming soon...<br /> <br /> == František Apfelbeck (Czech Republic / Vale de Saire, France) ==<br /> <br /> When in Zürich I've had the opportunity to organize Cider Tasting at MechArtLab, which for me, is an interesting cross between hackerspace and bio hacking spot with quite a strong artistic approach. For me of course I liked a lot that they do lots of bio stuff, from kombucha artificial skin production, mushroom growing and many others to fermentation so when I've a chance I would like to visit again. Also I've found the building, which is a formal hospital laundry facility very interesting. I would say there are well over ten different projects of the alternative scene which makes a decent foundation for exchange and functioning as kind of independent entity. At the end we have set up outside just by the entrance of the building and were &quot;fishing&quot; for some people to join the core group for our noble activity spending a really nice evening together with open minded people. Next day I've actually joined the MechArtLab group on their trip to Saint Gallen were we have done another tasting event as part of the open doors of Ruum 42 hackerspace and theirs SGMK On-Tour: Chill &amp; Taste happening, fallowed later on by tasting of distillates made by local producer, barbecuing experimental locally made sausages by their creators and so on. It was a really nice finishing of the Switzerland part of my tour and I hope I can pop in again.<br /> <br /> <br /> * https://foodhackingbase.org/wiki/2021_cider_tour</div>

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<p>Dusjagr: /* Ongoing */</p> <hr /> <div>&lt;div style=&quot;right&quot; class=&quot;toclimit-2&quot;&gt;__TOC__&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> The Hacker-in-Residence Programme is jointly organized by various people from the environment of [https://bitwaescherei.ch/ Bitwäscherei], and directed primarily by [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Dusjagr Marc Dusseiller aka dusjagr], Center for Alternative Coconut Research, in his role as as co-founder and board member of both the [https://mechatronicart.ch/about/ Swiss Mechatronic Art Society] and Global Ambassador of the [https://www.hackteria.org/ Hackteria Network].<br /> <br /> = Ongoing =<br /> <br /> =Co-Labs BEAK artist-in-residency, Summer 2026=<br /> <br /> == Adam Zaretzky (Woodstock, NY, USA - 22. July - 20. August 2026 ==<br /> [[File:adam_headshot_embryo.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]<br /> Zaretsky is a Wet-Lab Art Practitioner mixing Ecology, Biotechnology, Non-human Relations, Body Performance and Gastronomy. Zaretsky stages lively, hands-on bioart production labs based on topics such as: foreign species invasion (pure/impure), radical food science (edible/inedible), jazz bioinformatics (code/flesh), tissue culture (undead/semi-alive), transgenic design issues (traits/desires), interactive ethology (person/machine/non-human) and physiology (performance/stress). A former researcher at the MIT department of biology, for the past 25 years Zaretsky has been teaching an experimental bioart class called VivoArts at: San Francisco State University (SFSU), SymbioticA (UWA), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), University of Leiden’s The Arts and Genomic Centre (TAGC) and with the Waag Society. He has also taught DIY-IGM (Do-It-Yourself Inherited Genetic Modification of the Human Genome) at New York University (NYU) and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU). He also runs a public life arts school: VASTAL (The Vivoarts School for Transgenic Aesthetics Ltd.) His art practice focuses on an array of legal, ethical, social and libidinal implications of biotechnological materials and methods with a focus on transgenic humans.<br /> <br /> * http://www.emutagen.com/<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/projects/artist-in-residence-adam-zaretsky/<br /> * https://thgap.hackteria.org<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Nupur Maneesh Doshi (Mumbai, India) - 24. July - 18. August 2026 ==<br /> [[File:nupur_headshot_02.jpg|thumb|250px]]<br /> During the SGMK Homemade 2026 and the follow up retreat at EAR, Nupur Maneesh Doshi is hosted as BEAK critic-in-residence working on a creative writing project based on Science Fictionesque poetic reflections on Bioart, Do-It-With-Others, Bioethics meets Travelogue and Speculative literary reflections. Earlier this year Nupur also was incorporated into the [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/CoLabs_Chiang_Mai#CoLabs_Kick-off_Feb_2026 Kickoff of Co-Laboratories], hired to pen a Technobiological Futures review article, with her curatorial and critical commentary published in English and French through Makery.info.<br /> <br /> * [https://www.makery.info/en/2026/05/11/english-epistemic-sludge-the-ontology-of-the-post-institutional-lab/ Epistemic sludge: the ontology of the post-institutional lab]<br /> <br /> Nupur Doshi is a curator and researcher based in Mumbai, India. Her work explores para-art trajectories, transgressing mediums and traditional materiality. She examines provocations from critical philosophy and transdisciplinary studies across counter-histories and speculative futures. She is the Fall '26 Draper Scholar at the Experimental Humanities (XE) Department at NYU. She has also been awarded the Global South Scholarship for the Art &amp; Curatorial Practice Certificate Program at The New Centre for Research &amp; Practice.<br /> <br /> * https://bioartethics.xyz/beak-news/f/nupur-maneesh-doshi---beak-critic-in-residence-colabs-thailand<br /> * https://nupurdoshi.hotglue.me/<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Ting Chan (HK/New York)- 24. July - 2. August ==<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Kim Doan Quoc (Paris) - 25. July - 3. August ==<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> = In preperation =<br /> <br /> == Faried Noor &quot;Askal&quot; Siregar (Yogyakarta, Indonesia) - 19. Sep - 11. Oct 2026 ==<br /> [[File:Askal_synthplaying2.jpg|250px|thumb|right|playing the [https://www.instagram.com/p/DWC5WO1k-An &quot;sistem modular terpadu&quot;]]]<br /> Faried Noor Siregar is an interdisciplinary artist, theater practitioner, and Batak manuscript (Pustaha) enthusiast based in Yogyakarta, graduated from the Theater Department at ISI Yogyakarta.<br /> <br /> As an artist, he is deeply interested in topics such as cultural preservation, social issues, and the environment, which he expresses and develops through interdisciplinary art, including theater and other visual arts. He also works across disciplines in DIY instrument engineering, exploring the intersection of craftsmanship, sound, and technology.<br /> <br /> He is an active member of Kawan Pustaha, Bauhouse Consorxium, and Lifepatch.<br /> <br /> ''As an interdisciplinary artist, I am deeply committed to exploring the convergence of art, technology, and cultural heritage. My primary interest lies in expanding the boundaries of contemporary artistic practice by treating imagination as my principal raw material—and in developing methods to render that imagination into tangible, experiential form. My work is grounded in three interconnected concerns: cultural preservation, social issues, and the environment. I approach these not as fixed subjects but as living inquiries, expressed through theater, visual arts, and DIY instrument engineering, where craftsmanship, sound, and technology intersect. My ongoing engagement with the Batak manuscript tradition (Pustaha) reflects my belief that cultural preservation is not an act of archiving, but a practice of reactivating ancestral knowledge through contemporary tools.''<br /> <br /> ''I am particularly interested in the creative application of artificial intelligence—not as a means of automation, but as a collaborator for transgressing the limits of medium, discipline, and perception. Through generative and machine-learning systems, I seek to visualize speculative narratives, reinterpret traditional knowledge, and transform imagination into implementable works. I am motivated by the opportunity to work critically and experimentally at this intersection, and to contribute to a practice that positions technology as an amplifier of human creativity rather than a replacement for it.''<br /> <br /> * https://askal.id/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/asucalypto/<br /> <br /> this the link for example of my works<br /> * Performative ASCII visual Performance on terminal (live Performances): https://vimeo.com/1212872998?fl=ip&amp;fe=ec<br /> * cam_Granular Noise Modulator (instalation) : https://vimeo.com/1212890412?fl=ip&amp;fe=ec<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> = Others =<br /> <br /> = Testimonials of our Residents of the past=<br /> <br /> == Maria Jose Besoain - LABVA (Valdivia, Chile) - 20. Nov - 4. Dec 2025 ==<br /> [[File:GaudiResidensi_Jose.png|250px|thumb|right|Micro-residency in GaudiLabs]]<br /> Situated Ecologies and Material Practice from South America (An Encounter with LABVA)&lt;br&gt;<br /> In a time marked by ecological crisis it becomes necessary to establish a critical perspective on the dominant industrial model of material trade and propose alternatives to how we relate to materiality. Rather than simply replacing one set of materials with another, the challenge lies in engendering a processual rethinking of the techniques, values, and epistemologies that underpin material practices. This open dialogue invites us to ask: how can we imagine alternatives to our pervasive dependency on petrochemical-based substances within an ecosystem shaped by extractive economies and technological determinism?&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> https://mustekala.info/beyond-substitution-situated-ecologies-and-material-practice-from-south-america-an-encounter-with-labva/&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == The Solar Mini Disc Walkmen mini residency of Shih Wei-chieh (Taipei, Taiwan) - 1. August - 5. September 2025 ==<br /> [[File:abao_stupidPhoto2.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Abao with amazing haircut. Stylist: Veli Silver.]]<br /> During a three-week micro-residency, I prototyped a “solar mini-disc walkman” that turns a handmade dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) into music. Building on my earlier portable, solar-powered starvation synth, I explore the “fingerprint” of a solar cell: using the I–V curve of each handmade DSSC as a musical score so its photovoltaic character becomes reproducible, generative sound. The instrument is self-powered: a 6×6 cm “solar mini disc” can be inserted and rendered to audio in real time. Beyond sculptural design, the device encourages open collection of natural-dye data and serves as a minimal-viable prototype for asking whether photovoltaic energy could—or should—be traceable. At present, the sound engine is implemented in Max/MSP with RAVE, where a 7-dimensional I–V “fingerprint” is directly connected to the decoder’s latent inlets. This pragmatic choice exploits RAVE’s real-time, high-fidelity synthesis, but the mapping remains largely hand-crafted. Framing the process more generally, the mapping can be understood as a vec2vec-style cross-modal alignment: a bridge function projects photovoltaic features into the latent space of a neural audio synthesizer. Unlike the recent vec2vec work in natural language processing—which aligns embeddings within the same modality and assumes comparable semantic geometry across models—our case is cross-modal (physics → sound) and uses a generative decoder as its target space. This difference requires stronger priors, such as monotonicity (e.g. larger photocurrents should not map to quieter or “darker” sounds) and local smoothness (similar I–V curves should yield nearby latents). In the vec2vec framework, semantic stability is maintained through three key constraints: reconstruction (the translated representation can be mapped back to the source), cycle-consistency (round-trips preserve meaning), and vector space preservation (VSP), which ensures that pairwise distances among embeddings remain intact across the mapping. While these methods were originally developed for aligning text embeddings, they provide a valuable reference for future work: similar constraints could regulate how photovoltaic features enter the RAVE latent space, ensuring that sonic identities preserve the geometric relationships of their underlying energy curves. In that sense, the Solar Mini-Disc Walkman not only produces reproducible sonic identities for each handmade cell, but also gestures toward a broader research question: how cross-system “languages” of energy and sound might be aligned in a universal latent space.<br /> &lt;gallery widths=&quot;220px&quot; heights=&quot;400px&quot;&gt;<br /> File:I-V tester made by Marc Dusseiller.jpg|The DIY I-V tester made by Marc Dusseiller. <br /> File:I-V tester made by Marc Dusseiller_2.jpg|The measurement of the I-V curve tester is uploaded to Thingspeak and a local server, and can be fetched in Max/MSP.<br /> File:DIY DSSC with screen printed pattern.jpg|DIY DSSC with screen printed pattern and hollyhock dye made by Shih Wei Chieh.<br /> File:DIY DSSC with cyanotype pattern.jpg|DIY DSSC with cyanotype pattern made by Shih Wei Chieh.<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> [[The Solar Mini-Disc Walkman: Cross-Modal Alignment of DSSC Fingerprints and Audio Latent Space|residency documentation]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Yair Reshef (Tel Aviv) - 23 - 31. July 2025 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Yair hardbrucke.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Yair arrives in Hardbrücke]]<br /> bureaucrat at [https://wiki.telavivmakers.org/ T.A.M.I], recovering [https://wiki.idiot.io idiot.io]<br /> <br /> * https://wiki.telavivmakers.org/<br /> * https://github.com/5shekel/<br /> * [[PASAR SENGGOL]]<br /> * https://stikka.zrok.yair.cc/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Will Robertson (various trees and forests, Scotland and Switzerland) - 1. May - 31. July 2025 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Will-Robertson-Looking-to-the-Future-DJI_0490-2048x1536-cropped-90.jpeg|250px|thumb|right|Will on a tree]]<br /> <br /> Sprache: Schweizerdeutsch, English, Französisch, Norwegisch<br /> <br /> ''' Research '''<br /> <br /> Will's research focuses on the interaction between trees and endangered tree dwelling dormouse (family ''Gliridae''), bat (family ''Vespertilionidae'') and squirrel (family ''Sciurus'') species. By making use of advances in our understanding of endangered ''Eliomys quercinus'' and ''Myomimus roachi'' and moving forward the boundaries of what's athletically and technically possible in aerial arboriculture, Will has developed new chainsaw carving and rotary boring techniques to precisely carve nest holes for Europe's most endangered mammals and reverse habitat destruction. Collaborations with Susan Kerwin, Goedele Verbeylen, Stiftung Wildstation Landshuit, Nedko Nedyalkov, Ralf Wistbacka and Thomas Briner have brought groundbreaking results in conservation of the Garden Dormouse (''Eliomys quercinus'') - a high conservation priority in Switzerland and Europe. Field studies with ''Myomimus roachi'' (Bulgaria) and ''Pteromys volans'' (Finland) are currently being planned.<br /> <br /> Will leads an international consortium of leading semiconductor manufacturers, software experts, hardware manufacturers and ecologists developing a new, completely open source wildlife camera and field ecology system with integrated NPU (Neural Processing Unit) for neutral network inference and Edge AI which offers unparalleled capabilities, reliability and independence in the field. Other research includes lexicography and use of neural networks in phonology and lexicography.<br /> <br /> Where wildlife cameras are unsuitable, eDNA (Environmental DNA) PCR/NAAT (Polymerase Chain Reaction / Nucleic Acid Amplification Technique) techniques are used.<br /> <br /> He served both in armed forces in the UK and in the Swiss fire service in Atemschutz at Stützpunkt Feuerwehr Küssnacht am Rigi where he handled some of Switzerlands's worst industrial and chemical fires of recent tdecades.<br /> <br /> Born in Scotland, Will became the first person in history to be honored by Parliamentary motions in both the Edinburgh and London parliaments.<br /> <br /> ''' The Art of the Climbing Arborist '''<br /> <br /> Will's artistic work focuses on natural forms in tree care and bringing the peace and beauty of the forest to gardens. His distinctive artistic style, implemented in a profession with the highest death rate in Europe, is athletically and technically extremely demanding and was influenced by de Breanski and Dutton then by contemporary Swiss gardeners and artists including Frei and Jope.<br /> <br /> '''Glass Art '''<br /> <br /> His other artistic medium is molten glass, working with glass chemistry of crystal and borosilicate glasses and the ligand field quantum chemistry of Neodymium, Erbium, Praseodymium, Cobalt, Copper and Iron and nanoparticleq chemistry and nonlinear optics of Copper, Silver and Gold to create color within clear glass. Molten glass is a uniquely difficult artistic medium but it is the only medium that allows color to exist independent of surface and allows the user to directly experience the quantum mechanical worlds of ligand field theory and nanoparticle nonlinear optics.<br /> <br /> To obtain the high temperatures and homogeneous furnace conditions needed to make colored glass, Will designs furnaces heated with FeCrAl, SiC Microwave susceptor and SiC electrical technologies controlled via PID computer control and insulated with high purity alumina refractories.<br /> <br /> Collaborations with professional glass artists develop and document the science of colored glass.<br /> <br /> ''' Here to Help'''<br /> <br /> Will is grateful to get a break from his current battles to learn kernel space software engineering and image sensor integration and is available to assist with microelectronics, power electronics, unpasteurized cheese making, wine making, pizza making, aerial arboriculture and user space and database software engineering.<br /> <br /> '''Wine, Cheese, Sauerkraut'''<br /> <br /> High quality unpasteurized cheeses from both home-grown and commercial lactic acid bacteria cultures come to life and high quality wine is made via the ''Méthode traditionnelle'''. Outside the precise order of the cleanroom, Sauerkraut, Kombucha, wine and cheese making cultures also find their way into bread and fruit juice.<br /> <br /> '''Research in English:'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/quick-summary-new-homes-for-old-friends-switzerland/<br /> '''Forschung in Deutsch'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/de/zusammenfassung-neue-heimat-fur-alte-freunde-schweiz/<br /> '''Recherche en Français'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/fr/resume-rapide-de-nouvelles-maisons-pour-de-vieux-amis-en-suisse/<br /> <br /> '''faclair.com:'''<br /> * https://www.faclair.com/<br /> * https://focloir.info/<br /> <br /> '''GIT Repositories:'''<br /> * https://github.com/William-Robert-Robertson/WildCamera<br /> * https://prototypefund.opendata.ch/project/wildcamera/<br /> <br /> '''Recent Publications:'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ARBMagazine208-P72-Spring2025-New-Homes-For-Old-Friends-An-Update.pdf<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ARBMagazine-New-Homes-for-Old-Friends-206-pp60-66.pdf<br /> <br /> '''Social media:'''<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/william_robert_robertson/<br /> * https://www.facebook.com/will.robertson.58555<br /> <br /> '''Folk often ask about.. Soldering'''<br /> <br /> Folk often ask me about soldering - here are some ideas that help:<br /> <br /> https://github.com/William-Robert-Robertson/WildCamera/blob/main/Development_Environment/Practical_Electronics/Soldering.md<br /> <br /> ==Maximiliano Laina (filmaker) and Olivia Laina (youth-activistin)== <br /> <br /> As a family short time residency they are visiting Zurich on the weekend of 11.-14th April, as part of the More-Than-Planet exhibition curated by Ewen Chardronnet and Martina Huber at Löwenbräu Zürich, We are AIA | Awareness in Art. <br /> <br /> 11.04.24, 6 - 9pm<br /> &quot;Flying with Patcha - Into the Aerocene&quot; Films creening at Luma Schwarzcafé <br /> <br /> 14.04.24, 9 - 12 am<br /> political Manifestation &quot;Earthrise&quot; flying the solar ballon at &quot;Alte Kaserene&quot; <br /> [[File:WhatsApp Image 2024-04-11 at 12.43.44.jpg|250px|thumb|Aerocene.org]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Toru (Ryu) Oyama (Okinawa City / Gifu, Japan) - 15 - 31. July 2025 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Toru.jpg|thumb]]<br /> <br /> Toru (Ryu) Oyama is born in Japan, after graduating in pharmaceutical chemistry and fine art in japan, he studied and worked in a field of contemporary art in germany. moved to okinawa in 2017, he has been developing unique art projects in taiwan, south Korea, finland, indonesia and other parts of the world, based on the knowledge cultivated in science. his research and artistic practice explore topics such as food, land, human-nature relations, archaeology, and anthropology, through the site specific fieldwork. he has participated in various cross-disciplinary art-and-science projects worldwide,including projects and collaborates with artists and researchers.<br /> <br /> * https://www.ryuoyama.com/<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Andrey Chugonow (Yekaterinburg, Russia / Glasgow, UK) - 1. Oct - 30. November 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Square facebook 7sec.gif|250px|thumb|right|Glitching Andrey]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;During my stay in Switzerland, I plan to start developing a project that takes my autoimmune disease, multiple sclerosis, beyond my body into the realm of peer interaction. I plan to create a performative situation within which we will begin to interact with this autoimmune agent, forming several feedback loops in an attempt to find the equilibrium of the event.&quot;''<br /> <br /> Andrey Chugunov is a conceptual artist working at the intersection of digital and analogue media. He combines sound art, light installation, generative graphics, technological sculpture, media performances and readymade in his practice. He researches topics of mortality, temporality, autonomy, and memory decay in his artworks from the perspective of meditative media.<br /> <br /> He got a master's degree in Digital art at the Far Eastern Federal University in Vladivostok, Russia in 2018-2020. He participated in the &quot;Laboratory of a young artist&quot; at the Ural branch of the State Center for Contemporary Art in Yekaterinburg, Russia in 2018. He received an engineering degree in the field of alternative and renewable energy sources at the Ural Federal University in Yekaterinburg, Russia in 2008-2013.<br /> <br /> Andrey was born in Sverdlovsk, USSR in 1991.<br /> <br /> Now he resides in East Kilbride, Scotland, United Kingdom.<br /> <br /> * https://andreychugunov.com/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Giulia Tomasello / ALMA Futura (Rome, Italy) - 5. - 24. October 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Giulia screenshot.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Giulia preparing &quot;Future Flora&quot;]]<br /> <br /> Interaction designer and educator committed to female’s healthcare and its innovation, combining biotechnology and interactive wearables. Founder of ALMA Futura.<br /> <br /> Giulia will visit Switzerland and collaborate with [http://GaudiLabshttps://www.gaudi.ch/GaudiLabs/?page_id=2 GaudiLabs] in Luzern (5-10. Oct) and at the [http://Hackteria%20ZET%20-%20Open%20Science%20Labhttps://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/hackteria-zet-open-science-lab-in-zurich/ Hackteria ZET - Open Science Lab] (15-24. Oct) on participatory community research and hacking around the theme of reproductive justice and DIY pregnancy tests.<br /> <br /> ''&quot;Xenopia is a research, art and design project aimed at prototyping a domestic hormones Beta Hcg test as a tool to address reproductive justice and the right to access abortion. We will investigate the historical scientific practices around living interfaces as controlling technologies (i.e. the living pregnancy test Xenopus Leavis frog, mice, seeds). The right to access abortion is under attack and Beta Hcg testing is a mandatory test to access safe abortion but is poorly available for people living in rural areas and in marginalised conditions. Weeks of pregnancy are the playing field on which the war against access to abortion is waged, so we see in this prototype the possibility of facilitating the path autonomously by giving people back control. Collectives defending reproductive rights in countries where abortion is illegal or restricted (as Italy) and safely providing support, do not have access to this kind of easing. With an inter-species perspective, we would therefore develop this prototype and participatory workshops as political act of empowerment and concrete response to reproductive justice.&quot;''<br /> <br /> here wiki content to visit here:<br /> https://hackteria.org/wiki/Xenopia<br /> <br /> <br /> * https://gitomasello.com/<br /> * https://almafutura.org/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/gitomasello/<br /> <br /> Read Giulia's full Report on the Project here on the hackteria Wiki, use spread, duplicate!<br /> *https://hackteria.org/wiki/Xenopia<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Dominik Mahnič (Ljubljana, Slovnenia) - 25. Okt - 10. Nov 2024==<br /> <br /> [[File:Mahnic_klobukom.jpg||250px|thumb|right|Is it Jesus?]]<br /> <br /> We are planning to host our regular Hacker-in-Residence Dominik Mahnič aka Doms again to continue our long-term collaborations and work / reflect with Sofie on various robotic painting machines and it's philosophical implications.<br /> <br /> During the [https://mechatronicart.ch/brushology-ways-of-painting-with-a-mechatronic-brush/ &quot;Brushology&quot; Session] the shared their recent insigts of the collaboration.<br /> <br /> * https://app.assembla.com/spaces/dominik-mahnic/<br /> <br /> [[File:DomsAlone.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Sofie Mart (Zürich) - 20. Juli - 9. August 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Sofie.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Sofie Mart]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I was lucky to meet Marc and Maya in summer 2024 when I was looking for a workshop space to bring to life a custom-built robotic drawing machine. Bitwäscherei is a great space and a playground for DIY robotics projects. I got a lot of help and inspiration from the other artists- and hackers-in-residence. Thank you Bitwäscherei and SGMK for hosting me!&quot;''<br /> <br /> [[File:Bitwascherai.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> Sofie Mart a Swiss-based creative technologist passionate about contextualizing complexity through visual media. In the past few years, Sofie has been venturing projects on the intersection of arts, culture, technology and humanities. With the background in cultural analytics and data visualization, she collaborated with the private cultural estates on the immersive visualization of art collections, directed virtual reality experiences for corporate and public sector clients and created digital applications for creativity. https://sofiem.art/<br /> <br /> In 2024 Sofie started her studio focusing on media processing, creative coding and art fabrication - https://uncorporated.studio/ . With the support from [https://matr.art/ Matr Labs] engineers, she built and launched the first art-making machine in Bitwäscherei, Zurich.<br /> <br /> * https://www.instagram.com/uncorporated.studio/<br /> * https://sofiem.art/<br /> <br /> == Tengal (Manila, Philippines / Berlin, Germany) - 1. - 10. August 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Tengal hacking.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Tengal hacking some academic writing]]<br /> <br /> Tengal is a composer, media artist, and cultural instigator, engaged in research-based production that bridges art, technology, and society. Since 2005, he has initiated numerous projects and collectives in Manila and across Southeast Asia. Notably, he founded the organization ''SABAW Media Art Kitchen'', a curatorial platform specializing in sound, media art, and interstices between art and science. In 2008, he established the Philippines' first international media art and experimental music festival, ''WSK Festival of the Recently Possible'' where he has served as artistic director since its inception.<br /> <br /> From 2017 to 2018, Tengal curated the exhibition ''&quot;INTERSTICES: Manifolds of The In-between&quot;'' and served as exhibition director for the ''&quot;Self-reflexivity: Thinking Media and Digital Articulations&quot;'' exhibition at the Tokyo Media Art Festival MeCA | Media Culture in Asia, initiated by the Japan Foundation.<br /> <br /> Tengal co-created the international music platform ''NUSASONIC'', a creative collaboration between ''YES NO KLUB, WSK Festival of The Recently Possible, Playfreely/BlackKaji, CTM Festival'', and the ''Goethe Institute''. ''Nusasonic'' was a multi-year project that explores a wide spectrum of experimental sound and music cultures in Southeast Asia, fostering dialogue not only within the region but also with Europe.<br /> <br /> Recently relocating to Berlin, Tengal served as curator-at-large at ''Art Laboratory Berlin'' and played a significant role as co-curator of the projects ''&quot;Hackers, Makers, Thinkers”'', and ''“Radyo Somatodelia: Experiments in Sonic Animism.”''<br /> <br /> * https://www.instagram.com/tengal/<br /> * [https://www.instagram.com/wsk.io/ wsk.io]<br /> * [http://nusasonic.com/ nusasonic.com]<br /> <br /> == Kaldi Moss (Goa, Dehli, India) - June - August 2024 ==<br /> <br /> ''&quot;Bitwäscherei was an inspiring space that opened up new ways of thinking. It offers an alternative to the mainstream Swiss logic. The techniques and specifics of mediums and materials are exploded and explored everyday - in a way it is a dreamland.&quot;''<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=320px heights=240px&gt;<br /> File:Photo 2024-10-14 17-10-39.jpg<br /> File:Photo 2024-10-14 17-10-35.jpg<br /> File:Photo 2024-10-14 17-10-46.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Biography:'''<br /> <br /> Moss is an artist interested in sense perception, time, networked systems, insect perception, tree intelligence and experiences of beings that are not human. <br /> <br /> Moss’ (they/them) practice spans sound, video, browser-based art and bio art. They are part of a community of engineers and technologists, and are invested in exploring alternate methods of knowledge production. Their video and installation work has been shown in multiple exhibitions in Zurich, Milan, Toronto, Dresden, Brighton, Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Himachal and Goa.<br /> <br /> They are a part of Cynk Collective, a noise band producing immersive audiovisual concerts. In addition, they are the artistic director at Walkin Studios,an independent multidisciplinary art studio and project space in Bangalore, India and have co-founded the collective NOTAAT with artist Puneet Jain.<br /> <br /> * https://whattt.cargo.site/<br /> <br /> == Elisa Chaveneau (Le Mans, France) - 01. - 15. July 2024 ==<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=240px heights=180px&gt;<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.13.54.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.07.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.16.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.43.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.28.png<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Bio:''' Elisa Chaveneau is a French artist born in 2000 who specialises in the design and exhibition of sculptures, <br /> installations and materials on the subject of «Other-than-human». Her search for new media involving geo-materials and fermentation processes is keen to question inter-species relations in an ecosystem and consumer habits facing industry. With specialist training in geomaterials and ceramics at the Le Mans Fine Arts School, the materiality and supposed aesthetics of the material take on a primordial role in her approach to creation, as well as in her formal process is to rediscover the links with the living world. Through her interests in ecology, design, craft practices and performance, she tries to focus our imagination and make us contemplate the landscapes and the immensity of the ecosystems we are confronted with. &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> Her work has been exhibited at the Centre Contemporain de Céramique de la Borne and in a duo with Noémie Vincent-Maudry at the 2022 Saint-Etienne Biennial and at the Musée d’Art Moderne in Paris for the Flammes exhibition.<br /> <br /> https://www.instagram.com/elisachaveneau/<br /> <br /> '''Workshop: Saturday 13.7.24, 12-18h''' <br /> <br /> https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Kitchenlab_Bioplastic<br /> <br /> DIY Workshop on BIOPLASTIC Making. Together with Hacker-in-Residency(SGMK) Elisa Chaveneau (FR) we dive into the topic of bioplastic as novel material research. Starting point is the kitchen lab! Why working with materials that originate from our kitchen and how easy and fun it is to repurpose materials from there to revalue and repurpose and close circles. Circular thinking at the base of everyday practice! Starting with a Lunch by Gasthaus Kitchenlab we will be working on testing and creating various recipes and experimentations on Bioplastic.<br /> <br /> == Moch Hasrul (Jakarta, Indonesia) - 11-14. July 2024 ==<br /> [[File:Hasrol kopicup.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Hasrul likes kopi]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I have known [https://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/hackteria-zet-open-science-lab-in-zurich/ Hackteria ZET] and [https://mechatronicart.ch/mechartlab/ SGMK's MechArtLab] for quite some time, and I always enjoy visiting their shared studio and laboratory. The atmosphere is incredibly pleasant and inspiring, filled with a playful yet highly productive energy. When I was a speaker at a talk about [https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/plastik/ '''Operasi Plastik'''], I was truly impressed by the enthusiasm and participation of the attendees. Additionally, the experience of preparing a dinner together was delightful, with a warm and welcoming atmosphere. Hackteria ZET, Bitwäscherei, is truly a special place for creativity and collaborative learning.&quot;''<br /> <br /> '''Bio: Moch Hasrul''' is a media artist based in Jakarta who combines art and technology in his work. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Art Education from Universitas Negeri Jakarta and a Master's degree in Fine Arts from Institut Teknologi Bandung. Currently, he serves as the director of Serrum and teaches at Kalbis University. His artistic practice includes experiments with computational devices, mechanical and electronic systems, and plastic recycling. Managing Studio Batur Jakarta and actively involved in the Gudskul Ecosystem, Hasrul initiated GudRnD, focusing on plastic recycling experiments. He is also developing context-based, student-centered learning methods using art approach.<br /> <br /> * https://mochhasrul.com/<br /> * https://www.gudrnd.id/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/_gudrnd/<br /> <br /> '''TALK: Operasi Plastik - 18:00 Saturday 13. July 2024 @ Bitwäscherei'''<br /> <br /> Hasrul will give an overview of their activities, researching and developing OPERASI PLASTIK, an artistic approach to plastic waste management. After the talk everybody is invited for a dinner, exploring Indonesian cuisine and cooking together.<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/plastik/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> [[File:OperasiPlastik.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Operasi Plastik]]<br /> '''OPERASI PLASTIK''' is an initiative that offers an artistic approach to plastic waste management by incorporating artistic and imaginative aspects into the process. By using art as a medium, OPERASI PLASTIK not only focuses on conventional plastic recycling but also transforms the waste into captivating and meaningful artworks. This approach aims to raise public awareness about plastic waste issues while changing their perception of materials that are usually considered trash.<br /> <br /> * https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6mqJyGB8EM/?igsh=eXBiOHJ2c2h3Nnh5<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> == Servando Barreiro (digital nomad, Spain) - February 2024 ==<br /> [[File:servando_goggles.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Servando]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;During my time at Bitwäscherei, I had a blast! Interacting with a bunch of creative minds from different backgrounds was super cool. We did some coding, had fun with puredata, and created some awesome stuff together. The weeks at Bitwäscherei flew by, filled with lots of laughs and learning. I'm already thinking about coming back for more. It's a great place to explore new ideas and make music with like-minded folks. Thanks, Bitwäscherei, for the awesome experience. Looking forward to hanging out again and making more magic together!&quot;''<br /> <br /> '''Biography'''<br /> <br /> I'm an Audiovisual artist with a background in electronics, sound, and audiovisual communication. I lived in Madrid, Berlin, Peru, and Stockholm, among other places.<br /> I'm A Pure Data expert (If you know, you know..). I created music and/or software for brands such as Audi, Redbull, Polestar, and Teenage Engineering. My work has been exhibited in renowned locations such as: Reina Sofia Museum, Medialab Prado, Transmediale, and Ars Electronica. For more information, keep browsing this [http://servando.teks.no/ site].<br /> <br /> * http://servando.teks.no/<br /> <br /> '''Workshop at Bitwäscherei'''<br /> <br /> See more about the [[Puredata (Pd) Workshop with Servando]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Yuzuru Maeda (Japan) - Dec 2023==<br /> [[File:WhatsApp Image 2023-12-04 at 16.42.09.jpeg|300px|thumb|right|Zentai Interview]]<br /> <br /> '''Biography'''<br /> <br /> Yuzuru born in Japan, Gifu. Yuzuru graduated from LaSalle College of Arts, Singapore in 2009 for Bachelor of the Arts program in music composition. She has embarked on performing music and improvisation and making video, installation and performance art with [Zentai Art Project - http://yuzuru.weebly.com/]. She also organizes Zentai exhibition, Zentai walk, Zentai performance with [http://www.zentaiart.com/ Zentai Art Festival].<br /> <br /> <br /> For her residency at Bitwäscherei she will conduct interviews with people on their life and practices wearing a Zentai outfit while doing and creating friction in how to perceive the oposite. She also wants to conduct a participatory Zentai performance in public space in Zurich.<br /> If interested in giving an interview or participate at the zentai performance pls contact &quot;zentaiartproject[at]yahoo.com&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ''&quot;I embarked on an artistic exploration using Zentai suits as a central component in my video work. This unconventional choice served as a catalyst for probing the complex layers of identity within the realm of art and human interaction. During my residency in December 2023, I had the privilege of engaging in insightful interviews with notable figures such as Serge Bertschy, Oliver Jaggi, and Chruut. These encounters provided invaluable glimpses into their creative processes and methodologies. It was a fascinating journey delving into their artistic minds, discovering their techniques, and learning about their endeavors to push the boundaries of expression. One of the most profound lessons gleaned from these conversations was the importance of innovation and resourcefulness in the pursuit of artistic vision. Witnessing how each individual crafted their own tools and methods to breathe life into creations inspired me to seek out my own unique approaches in my artistic practice. Moreover, these interactions sparked a deeper contemplation on the interconnectedness between art and sustainability. I was profoundly moved by the dedication of these artists to not only their craft but also to contributing positively to our planet. Their commitment to sustainable living resonated deeply with me, prompting introspection on how I, too, could leverage my art to foster a more environmentally conscious world. As I reflect on the insights gained during my residency, I am filled with a renewed sense of purpose and direction. Armed with newfound inspiration and a heightened awareness of the intersection between art and sustainability, I am eager to embark on my own journey of creative exploration and meaningful contribution to the world around me.&quot;''<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> small trailer of the zurich session:<br /> * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHhvpPR0JRQ&amp;ab_channel=Zentai%E9%87%87%E8%AE%BF%28ZentaiArtProject%29<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=240px heights=180px&gt;<br /> File:WhatsApp_Image_2023-12-04_at_16.42.53.jpeg<br /> File:WhatsApp Image 2023-12-04 at 16.42.40.jpeg<br /> File:WhatsApp Image 2023-12-04 at 16.42.16.jpeg<br /> File:Yuzuru interviewing Serge Bertschi.jpg<br /> File:Yuzuru and Oliver Jäggi.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Shih Wei-chieh (Taipei, Taiwan) - 11. September - 1. November 2023 ==<br /> [[File:abao_stupidPhoto.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Abao with amazing haircut]]<br /> '''What was the purpose of your residency in Zurich? What did you learn from it?'''<br /> <br /> ''“In addition to my pursuit of practical solar applications, my most successful DSSC prototype currently produces only around ~2.5 mA per square centimeter. The significance lies more in the opportunities to collaborate with scientists and engage in visits to the laboratory at ETH. This experience has served as valuable training for me, offering insights into how scientists work with nanomaterials. Understanding the conventional applications and purposes, as well as the established protocols for synthesizing nano materials, has been a rare and precious experience for artists. It raises pertinent questions about the relationship between art and science, and how these two domains can and should collaborate effectively.”''<br /> <br /> ''“Although it was a fantastic experience for artists to work with scientists with complete freedom and full access to knowledge, I wonder how we can repeat the model without any funding to support the free sofa accommodation and the efforts from volunteers. On the other hand, I believe this is a great model that differs from those residency organized by institutes and centers which always comes with political requirements and demands. The property of the community plays a big part too. During the residency I have met many community members in Bitwäscherei, the role of them are usually very mixed, like chemist with musician background or artist with scientific degree, or engineer with profound knowledge for history of analog computer, the people are a great library and the culture was naturally provided by the community. This dynamic is relatively rare in Taiwan, where career roles tend to be more singular, and scientists typically don’t serve other fields in the same integrated manner.”''<br /> <br /> Part 1/2: [https://www.makery.info/en/2023/12/20/english-from-e-textile-to-gratzel-cells-encounter-with-the-taiwanese-designer-shih-wei-chieh/ “From e-textile to Grätzel cells, encounter with the taiwanese designer Shih Wei Chieh“], Makery 2023<br /> <br /> Part 2/2: [https://www.makery.info/en/2023/12/21/une-residence-de-recherche-en-cellules-gratzel-a-hackteria-rencontre-avec-shih-wei-chieh-2-2/ “A residency to research Grätzel cells at Hackteria, encounter with Shih Wei Chieh“], Makery 2023<br /> <br /> '''施惟捷 Shih Wei Chieh''' works with wearable art, e-textile, and laser audiovisual. He is also a self-taught material science researcher. His &quot;Laser Dye Project&quot; innovates an optical textile printing method by programmable laser projector and New Cyanotype solution, which inspire him to explore the trans-disciplinary collaboration between new medias and traditional craft techniques. He’s the founder of “Tribe Against Machine”, a project exploring how culture preservation works with modern technologies. His current research develops a DIY dye sensitized solar glass made with natural dye in a large size format, which is used for both energy and as a smart interface for sonic art. <br /> <br /> * https://shihweichieh.com/<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/HLabX_Fellows#HLabX_Fellow_Shih_Wei_Chieh<br /> <br /> Application to NanoArts grant done / not received :-(: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Prep-NanoArts<br /> <br /> Now combined with Workshop at [https://www.weareaia.ch/energy-giveaway/ Energy Giveaway @ WEAREAIA], to be held on 22/23 September 2023.<br /> <br /> More info is documented on the hackteria wiki: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Abao_Residency<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Helmi Hardian (Surabaya, Indonesia) - Mid July - Mid August 2023 | [[BIR residensi]] ==<br /> [[File:Helim_Ugly.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Helmi in his full beauty]]<br /> <br /> '''Reflection / Testimonial'''<br /> <br /> ''Best residency ever!!'' - Helmi<br /> <br /> ''During my residency, I had the opportunity to collaborate on the project The [https://mechatronicart.ch/diy-microscope-workshop-low-energy-circuit-performances/ Loose Energy Curriculum for the exhibition at the Humus Punk Library] in Zurich. We created a low-voltage and high-energy visual performance, utilizing previously unknown equipment from the hackteria studio. The experience of playing together and improvising with the hacked equipment was incredibly rewarding. ''<br /> <br /> ''One of the highlights was simply attending a wide range of workshops at the [https://mechatronicart.ch/homemade-summercamp-2023-berghaus-girlen/ Homemade Summercamp] in Switzerland, which differs a lot from my usual practice usually being the host of workshops. This privilege of learning from others and expanding my knowledge in various media arts fields felt utterly precious. From building a music station where we learned to play drums, to skillbuilding on keyboard, DJ equipment, and more. The overall cultural exchange during cooking time allowed us to share and transform traditional recipes into vegan and vegetarian versions. And the plurality of trips and destination furthermore offered precious insights into local cultures. Stops included: [http://www.randelab.ch/ Randelab], [http://www.gaudi.ch/GaudiLabs/ GaudiLabs], collaborating with [https://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/hackteria-zet-open-science-lab-in-zurich/ Hackteria ZET in Zurich], attending [https://mechatronicart.ch/homemade-summercamp-2023-berghaus-girlen/ Homemade Summercamp], visiting the art and science residency at Max-Planck in Konstanz and organizing the program [https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/pasar-senggol/ &quot;Pasar Senggol&quot; at Chaos Communication Camp] outside of Berlin.''<br /> <br /> ''It was unexpected but exciting to explore personal studios for local artists, experiencing the different styles of how collective spaces can be implemented and getting to know the individual studio approach. The residency taught me valuable lessons in space management, as I observed how collectives like [https://bitwaescherei.ch/ Bitwäscherei] or [https://maisonshift.ch/ Fashion Revolution] collaborate with the municiapal government to establish independent spaces. Overall, this residency provided a rich and diverse learning experience.'' - Written by Francisca Tan during a discussion with Helmi in Chiang Mai<br /> <br /> '''Biography'''<br /> <br /> Helmi Hardian is a grassroots artist and ghetto scientist, with a specific interest in cooking and smoking at the same time. He lives in Surabaya, the city that is well known for its industry and technology, as well as being the center of electronic component trading (chiefly, Pasar Genteng). Hence, almost all of his works are closely related to science and technology as the medium of creativity. He is the co-founder of Waft Lab, a creative-based initiative that works at interdisciplinary practices. Currently, he focuses on tech development through DIY/DIWO culture and playing his role in researching, hacking, or deconstructing daily materials to provide some devices with new functional aspects, as well as developing workshop kits, lecturing contents, and presentation materials, which aim to learn, share, and exchange knowledge.<br /> <br /> * https://waft-lab.com/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/helmihardian/<br /> * [[:File:Helmi Hardian - Artwork and Workshop 2022.pdf]]<br /> * Recent TUAK residensi in Tuban: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/TUAK<br /> * Application submitted: https://www.suedkulturfonds.ch/<br /> * Download application here: [[:File:Dossier-iiw0pYiT.pdf]]<br /> * Full project outline here: [[:File:2023_ProjectOutline_Helmi-Residensi.pdf]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:helmi_collage.jpg<br /> File:helmi_collage_02.jpg<br /> File:helmi_collage_03.jpg<br /> File:wafltlab_blue.jpg<br /> File:helmi_collage_01.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> == Arnont Nongyao - Thailand | early May 2023 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Arnont Nongyao portrait.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Arnont Nongyao]]<br /> <br /> '''Biography''' <br /> <br /> Arnont Nongyao lives in Chiangmai (TH) - Ho Chi Minh city (VN) and He is an artist interested and fell in love with the vibration of things. He likes listening to everything that inspires him to do experimental sound art. The most important teacher “the master Khvay Loeung &quot;inspired him to listen and “destroy yourself from being yourself” .-.. .. ... - . -. -.-- --- ..- .-. ... . .-.. ..-.<br /> <br /> Born in Bangkok, works and lives in Chiangmai (TH) - Ho Chi Minh city (VN). Arnont is working with various and different media includes sound, video, installation, site specific, public art etc. Arnont’s work is engage with his interest in vibration; he works on diverse art experimental projects, vibration-related.<br /> <br /> Arnont has been interested and research into sound with concentration on vibration, so most of his works are differently experimental and relative to vibration in order to search for the value of vibration derived from connected things, such as human beings, objects and society. His works are involved in a specific space and audience’s participation. They are also connected with the mode of listening/hearing in a social situation, and with how people interact with and participate in sound. Moreover, also he is Co-Director of Aesthetics of Error ( Chiang Mai Collective) with Thatchatham Silsupan and Pathompong Manakitsomboon that is a group of sound artists &amp; musician working on sound art &amp; experimental music in Chiangmai.<br /> <br /> Some of his selected exhibitions include solo exhibition “Sphere”, SAC Art lap, Chiang Mai, Thailand(2018).“Another Sound” co-work with Khvay Loeung, Sa Sa Art projects, Phnom Penh and Chiang Mai, Cambodia - Thailand (2018). and group exhibitions “Opera of Kard”, Singapore Biennale 2019, Singapore. “Currents 2019”, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. “A Visiblelity Matrix”, The Secession 2019, Vienna, Austria. Bangkok Art Biennale 2018, Bangkok, Thailand. “Postcripts” Bangkok Biennale, Bangkok, Thailand (2018).“Unstable(ry) Life”, 2016, Manif d’art, Quebec, Canada. 16th Media Art Biennale WRO 2015: Test Exposure, Wroclaw, Poland, TRANCE at Gallery VER, Bangkok, Thailand (2014). PROXIMITY, part of inSPIRACJE International at 13 MUZ, Szczecin, Poland (2014).<br /> <br /> '''External Links'''<br /> <br /> * [http://www.arnontnongyao.com Arnont Nongnyao's personal website]<br /> * [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/GBMN WORKSHOP: Gentle but make noise]<br /> <br /> [[File:Arnont_mixerli.jpg|thumb|left|400px|Arnont lötet das Mixerli!!]]<br /> <br /> [[Category: Biography]]<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Bostjan Čadež (Ljubljana, Slovenia - April 2023 ==<br /> [[File:Bos_Robot.jpg|thumb|right]]<br /> Bostjan Čadež (b. 1979, Ljubljana) is a new media artist whose interdisciplinary practice explores the intersections of art, technology, and human experience. His innovative installations and performances often challenge the boundaries between the digital and physical world, incorporating elements such as artificial intelligence, virtual reality, robotics, and real-time data processing. Čadež’s art is characterized by a dynamism and unique life that stems from the algorithms and guidelines he uses to shape his works. His interest in simple guidelines from which an infinite number of images or situations arise, which are never the same as before, is one of the key aspects of his creations. His works often include interaction with viewers, who with their involvement become part of the artistic experience and at the same time co-create the work they observe.<br /> <br /> * https://www.bostjancadez.art/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Dann Disciglio (Chicago, USA) &amp; Angelina Almukhametova (Chicago, USA) - March 2022 ==<br /> <br /> ''“I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to have participated in the Hacker-in-Residence program at the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society. The atmosphere of curiosity and artistic research was both inspiring and endlessly encouraging. During my residency, I led a workshop called, “Biodegradable Sound: Gelatin Records.” This hands-on workshop aimed to explore the intersection of recorded sound and biodegradability by introducing a method for creating functional and fully biodegradable phonograph records made from gelatin. The Swiss Mechatronic Art Society and its diverse group of members not only helped facilitate this workshop, they supported me by offering the resources and technical support needed to realize the event. My residency also produced various connections with other artists, musicians, and hackers which I continue to maintain to this day. I cannot wait to return to SGMK to continue to explore new topics of research, and continue picking the brains of the incredible community who stands behind this space”''<br /> <br /> During their short residency they will work on their research with parametric speakers, host a workhop on [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/BiodegradableSound &quot;Biodegradable Sounds&quot;] and do a performance with artist-made video transmitters, and retro tech!<br /> <br /> See this little add by the Hive people, where in the end they show the workshop and performance: https://peakd.com/hive-127039/@mind.force/ladjdnnz<br /> <br /> '''Angelina Almukhametova'''<br /> <br /> An G is a Chicago based neon artist who creates digital &amp; physical works in pursuit of happiness.<br /> <br /> Angelina Almukhametova’s work interfaces digital and analog technologies with custom built software and handmade electronics to create responsive audiovisual installations and performances. She holds a BFA in Art and Technology from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2020) and has exhibited work and performed in New York City, Chicago, Houston, and Iceland. She has led workshops at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Experimental Sound Studio in Chicago.<br /> <br /> https://aan-g.com/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Dann Disciglio'''<br /> [[File:Headshot _Disciglio.jpg|thumb|400px|right]]<br /> Dann Disciglio (b.1993) is a US-based intermedia artist whose practice investigates contemporary ecologies through both analog and digital technologies. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Hampshire College (2015) in art and media theory and a Master of Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago's Sound Department (2019). Disciglio has shown work and performed in New York City, Chicago, Boston, Zürich, Leipzig, Iceland, and Panama City and has published texts in the Journal of Visual Culture (SAGE) and the Minding Nature journal. In 2022, he was selected to be an Emerging Artist Resident at Franconia Sculpture Park (Shafer, MN), Hacker-in-Residence at the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society (ZRH), and as a Creative Resident at the Bloedel Reserve (WA).<br /> <br /> https://danndisciglio.com/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Miranda Moss (Cape Town, South Africa | wuwäähä, Sweden) ==<br /> <br /> Artist / designer Miranda has been popping into SGMK events since 2017. In the period 2020-21 she has been conducting chicken/robot research at Bitwäscherei and Randelab as part of the &quot;Chicken-in-Residence Program&quot;, along with Daniel Brownell, co-ran a solar water bot workshop with Dj Livia, joined the Homemade summercamp for the first time where she turned everyone's pee into electricity, continues to collaborate on sound and water geeking with Oli Jäggi, and regularly comes to the 2D OpenLab. She has also become the in-house graphic designer for events, always makes sure everyone has enough beer to drink, and is also the resident anticolonial feminist killjoy. <br /> <br /> She says: <br /> <br /> ''&quot;I'm super grateful to have had all the time as a hacker in residence at the Bitwäscherei. I am always meeting new amazing and inspiring people, am constantly learning cool things, and new projects and collaborations seem to blossom exponentially. I try to take the spirit of the lab with me on all my travels and to the other global communities I am involved in. Can't wait to return!&quot;'' <br /> <br /> * https://mirandamoss.com/<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:Miranda_geeking.png<br /> File:miranda_chicken_headhshot.jpg<br /> File:Miranda_Homemade.jpeg<br /> File:Dinner_in_werkstatt.jpeg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> Miranda's recent residency was supported partially through her artistic research project &quot;Gallus Gallus Roboticus&quot; within the konS paltfrom, funded by European Union and Cultural Ministry of Slovenia. Other visits privately and partially through Pro Helvetia.<br /> <br /> == Scott Beibin (Philadelphia, USA) ==<br /> <br /> Scott Beibin, aka [https://www.instagram.com/grouchofractal/ Groucho Fractal] has been a regular visitor to the MechArtLab over the last couple of years.<br /> <br /> &lt;youtube width=&quot;480&quot; height=&quot;360&quot;&gt;BLsgLAaJ5cs&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> * https://www.mandelbot.io/<br /> <br /> == Liz Cole - Evil Twin Booking Agency (Philadelphia, USA) ==<br /> <br /> Elizabeth Jane Cole is co founder of Evil Twin Booking Agency (eviltwinbooking.org), a podcast producer, writer, and DIY biology and open source hardware enthusiast. She participated in the Wild Open PCR Project @ Hacketeria (mentored by Urs Gaudenz of GaudiLabs and Marc Dusseiller).<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I’m very grateful for the time I spent at Bitwäscherei! The passion for collaboration and understanding how things work embodied in the culture of the space is so inspiring. Bitwäscherei empowers people to explore their environments through building open source tools and technology, and it opened up a new world of creativity for me.&quot;'' <br /> <br /> [[File:liz_hacking.jpeg|400px]][[File:liz_portrait.jpeg|400px]]<br /> <br /> * https://eviltwinbooking.org/about/<br /> <br /> == Adam Zaretsky (Woodstock, USA | somewhere in Greece) ==<br /> <br /> ''First I am thankful to Hackteria – Zentrum für Experimentelle Transdisziplinarität (Center for Experimental Transdisciplinariy), Research Node: ReproTech &amp; Art / Germline Hacks and Designer Babies''<br /> <br /> ''Including time spent well in the Swiss Embassy of San Francisco and Garage MCA in Moscow working on Methods of Transgenesis and GMO DIY Crispr Baby workshopoligies.''<br /> <br /> ''I also do want to than the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society for the time in residence plotting and making a crying machine and exploding miso neck living gooper gore bioart special effects performance.''<br /> <br /> ''We got into the wetness of reproductive technology, open source science, and the text to flesh interface of human germline genome editing. We learned how to read GENbank, FASTA, PubMed and SciHub pubs creatively. We got beyond the intimidating complexity by uploading equally as complex analogical and qualitative artistic data including: accordion music, drawings, collages, poetry and experimental video and more.''<br /> <br /> ''We involved people from wildly diverse backgrounds and international origins as is normal for Hackteria a global open house for odd, queer and oblique DIYbioart Hacker tweek and freekerz. We also group-geeked hard and stayed ridiculous about reporter genes, safe harbors, inducible promoters, off target mutations and IVF microinjection.''<br /> <br /> ''What we did was amazing. Like truly groundbreaking, wildly silly and depth informative. Beyond the call of duty living on the fumes of Marc's covid pay and minky little eth donations... We taught hybrid simultaneous in-person and online/off--ground... which is a form of super depleting heroism. I think it was super inspiring for those involved and has yet to mature but will make a great database if it continues.''<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:GOSPHA-whatdidshedo-web.jpg<br /> File:thGAP_flyer_web.jpg|400px<br /> File:CGCB_flyer_web.jpg|400px<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Mind thGAP'''<br /> <br /> We made three super relaxed bioinformatics primer labs for public understanding of databases of hereditary data (gene scans and gene scrolls) but also an understanding of the social implication of issues of gene piracy, genetic privacy.<br /> <br /> * Lab 1 - Transgenic Human Genome Alternatives Project (thGAP)<br /> * Lab 2 - Generic Open-Source Plasmid for Human Arts (GOSPHA)<br /> * Lab 3 - Creative Germline Constructs Bank (CGCB)<br /> <br /> Future Plans: We are going to be making an Open ArtSci Call for Creative Science Fiction Writers, Citizen Bioethicists and Untrained Art Critics to critically review the 5 entries we have compiled online on the CGDB. After that we might put some of the results up on GitHub and then make an NFT of them. Then we will call the World Congress on New Reproductive Technology Arts, for a GLOBAL AESTHETIC RESPONSE TO TRANSGENIC HUMANS AS BIOART and work on updating to a ‘real’ database. Oh yeah, and we did come up with a list of fifteen next steps, all of which are near impossible legally and technically so we should. Finally, we wrote a letter to the WHO Expert Advisory Committee on Developing Global Standards for Governance and Oversight of Human Genome Editing. No word back from them but I am sure they got the message. We might need to get their attention.<br /> <br /> https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/thgap/<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:adam_dusjagr_misoanal.JPG<br /> File:Lab3_CGCB_screenshot_single.png<br /> File:Adam_blue_bitw_smokers.jpg<br /> File:MISO_anus.jpg<br /> File:AZ_rc3_virtual.jpeg<br /> File:pin_adam.jpeg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> Adam's residency was supported privately by Marc Dusseiller and partially with some of the profits of the Hackteria Crypto Food Fund (HCFF).<br /> <br /> == Dominik Mahnič (Ljubljana, Slovnenia) ==<br /> <br /> ''Residency gives me rare opportunity to present, discuss and make different new works influenced by people, the enviroment of Bitwesherai and the city of Zurich. It was an intense experience in a place that offers great working conditions, deep reflections, and a friendly atmosphere.''<br /> <br /> * https://app.assembla.com/spaces/dominik-mahnic/<br /> <br /> [[File:Mahnic_klobukom.jpg|400px]][[File:zoom_2020_by_doms.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> Dom's residency was supported privately by the Center for Alternative Coconut Research.<br /> <br /> == Zohar Messeca - Fara AKA the idiot | [http://idiot.io/ idiot.io] (karkun, Israel) ==<br /> <br /> ''I have been very lucky to escape the israeli wilderness between Covid lockdowns to spend long month’s geeking like an idiot at the Bitwäscherei hackerspace and SGMK activities of the past year. Had great time sharing my DIY approach and attitude with my latest flexible circuits methods and techniques while spreading [http://idiot.io/ idiot.io] latest kits and propaganda at multiple workshops. Met plenty of talented local and international freaks/artists with mutual interests and curiosities. Also collaborated on several projects with the locals and made plenty of new friends!!''<br /> <br /> ''SGMK network is fantastisch!!! See you soooon!!''<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:idiot_covidCenter.jpg<br /> File:idioten.jpg<br /> File:idiot_residency.jpg<br /> File:rC3.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> * http://idiot.io/ idiot.io<br /> <br /> Zohar's residencies were supported by himself. Accommodation was shared with dusjagr and Veli.<br /> <br /> = Short term visitors =<br /> <br /> == Fransisca Tan ==<br /> [[File:Foodhacking Fransisca.jpg|thumb]]<br /> <br /> Fransisca Tan / artist statement<br /> <br /> ''“I first visited the Bitwäscherei in August 2022, coinciding with the open lab day. I was immediately smitten with the creative chaos, diversity and infrastructure of this hacker space. Chatting with some local and other visiting international artists I got to exchange on projects and find inspiration while food hacking throughout a lively evening.'' <br /> <br /> ''This community exchange set the first seeds for future opportunities to collaborate, such as for the performance “Future Food” at Kunsthaus Zürich (Oct 2023, CH), the LLL CoLaboratory in Chang Mai (Jan 2024, TH) and Amazonies Spatiales (Apr 2024, FR).''<br /> <br /> ''My experience at this Hackerspace underlines the core of what these community spaces ought to achieve: bring likeminded people together, have late night conversations about random stuff over a club mate and see if inspiration flows to join for a collaboration.”''<br /> <br /> Ressources &amp; Links<br /> * https://www.hinto.net/de/events/future-food-kunsthaus-zuerich-zuerich-e420326-20.html<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/hackterialab/cnx-openlab/<br /> * https://amazonies-spatiales.fr/ <br /> <br /> Biography<br /> Fransisca Tan is a creative producer and food experience designer with a background in internet &amp; media, communications and cognitive sciences<br /> <br /> Her diverse spectrum of engagement ranges from hosting workshops as science communicator, consulting artists and creatives on project management, to producing events such as festivals, art performances and hybrid residencies. All these root in her second nature as facilitator with a firm belief in a community arts approach.<br /> <br /> In her work and art she aspires towards bringing together people from all strides of life and revealing the value of community and collaboration.<br /> <br /> Find more on her portfolio on * https://www.fransiscatan.com/<br /> <br /> == Fran Quero, et al ==<br /> <br /> [[File:franGeng.jpg|400px|none]]<br /> <br /> The visit was part of their µ-residency at GaudiLabs in Luzern, where they shared newest experiments with qLAMP, openDROPs and electro-active bacteria.<br /> <br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Fran%20+%20Felipe%20nanoresidency%20GaudiLabs<br /> <br /> == Juan Duarte (Berlin / CDMX, Mexico) ==<br /> <br /> '''Sound spatialisation multichannel instrument'''<br /> <br /> During our short stay I could develop further a new iteration of this sound spatialisation instrument:<br /> * https://juanduarteregino.com/I<br /> <br /> This also was thrilling to connect with some members of the community in the lab, specially those who are also making with synthesisers and other sound gadgetry. Although the time to put together the instrument was quite intensive and busy, it was also good to discuss with other colleagues about the instrument’s potential in future. altogether, it was a very productive and fun experience to be here.<br /> <br /> [[File:Juan_II.JPG|400px]][[File:Juan_I.JPG|400px]]<br /> <br /> == Mary Maggic (Vienna / Los Angeles, USA) ==<br /> <br /> Mary Maggic comes to hang out and prototype various art projects and interventions, and geek out in nature!<br /> <br /> Some examples of projects: <br /> * Molecular Queering Agency - an experimental performance with a heavy metal hardware fountain for corona safe urine worshipping. <br /> * Lap Dance - motorized panorama camera for collective disobedience on a pink gynecology chair. <br /> * SCOBY Spin Cycle - rotating disc bioreactor for industrialized production of kombucha scoby. <br /> * Genital Panic - 3D printing genitals. <br /> * Weed Brownies (hide them from the kids). <br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=360px&gt;<br /> File:Marry_Costume.png<br /> File:Marry_genitalPanic.png<br /> File:Marry_Weidling.JPG<br /> File:Marry_Urinal.jpg<br /> File:Marry_peeParty.png<br /> <br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> * https://maggic.ooo/<br /> <br /> == Ewen Chardronnet (Paris, France) ==<br /> <br /> <br /> == Paula Pin (Lugo, Spain) ==<br /> <br /> coming soon...<br /> <br /> == František Apfelbeck (Czech Republic / Vale de Saire, France) ==<br /> <br /> When in Zürich I've had the opportunity to organize Cider Tasting at MechArtLab, which for me, is an interesting cross between hackerspace and bio hacking spot with quite a strong artistic approach. For me of course I liked a lot that they do lots of bio stuff, from kombucha artificial skin production, mushroom growing and many others to fermentation so when I've a chance I would like to visit again. Also I've found the building, which is a formal hospital laundry facility very interesting. I would say there are well over ten different projects of the alternative scene which makes a decent foundation for exchange and functioning as kind of independent entity. At the end we have set up outside just by the entrance of the building and were &quot;fishing&quot; for some people to join the core group for our noble activity spending a really nice evening together with open minded people. Next day I've actually joined the MechArtLab group on their trip to Saint Gallen were we have done another tasting event as part of the open doors of Ruum 42 hackerspace and theirs SGMK On-Tour: Chill &amp; Taste happening, fallowed later on by tasting of distillates made by local producer, barbecuing experimental locally made sausages by their creators and so on. It was a really nice finishing of the Switzerland part of my tour and I hope I can pop in again.<br /> <br /> <br /> * https://foodhackingbase.org/wiki/2021_cider_tour</div>

Dusjagr https://wiki.sgmk-ssam.ch/index.php?title=Hacker-in-Residence_Programme&diff=14234 2026-08-02T12:37:27Z

<p>Dusjagr: /* Faried Noor &quot;Askal&quot; Siregar (Yogyakarta, Indonesia) - 19. Sep - 11. Oct 2026 */</p> <hr /> <div>&lt;div style=&quot;right&quot; class=&quot;toclimit-2&quot;&gt;__TOC__&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> The Hacker-in-Residence Programme is jointly organized by various people from the environment of [https://bitwaescherei.ch/ Bitwäscherei], and directed primarily by [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Dusjagr Marc Dusseiller aka dusjagr], Center for Alternative Coconut Research, in his role as as co-founder and board member of both the [https://mechatronicart.ch/about/ Swiss Mechatronic Art Society] and Global Ambassador of the [https://www.hackteria.org/ Hackteria Network].<br /> <br /> = Ongoing =<br /> <br /> == Adam Zaretzky (Woodstock, NY, USA - 22. July - 20. August 2026 ==<br /> [[File:adam_headshot_embryo.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]<br /> Zaretsky is a Wet-Lab Art Practitioner mixing Ecology, Biotechnology, Non-human Relations, Body Performance and Gastronomy. Zaretsky stages lively, hands-on bioart production labs based on topics such as: foreign species invasion (pure/impure), radical food science (edible/inedible), jazz bioinformatics (code/flesh), tissue culture (undead/semi-alive), transgenic design issues (traits/desires), interactive ethology (person/machine/non-human) and physiology (performance/stress). A former researcher at the MIT department of biology, for the past 25 years Zaretsky has been teaching an experimental bioart class called VivoArts at: San Francisco State University (SFSU), SymbioticA (UWA), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), University of Leiden’s The Arts and Genomic Centre (TAGC) and with the Waag Society. He has also taught DIY-IGM (Do-It-Yourself Inherited Genetic Modification of the Human Genome) at New York University (NYU) and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU). He also runs a public life arts school: VASTAL (The Vivoarts School for Transgenic Aesthetics Ltd.) His art practice focuses on an array of legal, ethical, social and libidinal implications of biotechnological materials and methods with a focus on transgenic humans.<br /> <br /> * http://www.emutagen.com/<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/projects/artist-in-residence-adam-zaretsky/<br /> * https://thgap.hackteria.org<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Nupur Maneesh Doshi (Mumbai, India) - 24. July - 18. August 2026 ==<br /> [[File:nupur_headshot_02.jpg|thumb|250px]]<br /> During the SGMK Homemade 2026 and the follow up retreat at EAR, Nupur Maneesh Doshi is hosted as BEAK critic-in-residence working on a creative writing project based on Science Fictionesque poetic reflections on Bioart, Do-It-With-Others, Bioethics meets Travelogue and Speculative literary reflections. Earlier this year Nupur also was incorporated into the [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/CoLabs_Chiang_Mai#CoLabs_Kick-off_Feb_2026 Kickoff of Co-Laboratories], hired to pen a Technobiological Futures review article, with her curatorial and critical commentary published in English and French through Makery.info.<br /> <br /> * [https://www.makery.info/en/2026/05/11/english-epistemic-sludge-the-ontology-of-the-post-institutional-lab/ Epistemic sludge: the ontology of the post-institutional lab]<br /> <br /> Nupur Doshi is a curator and researcher based in Mumbai, India. Her work explores para-art trajectories, transgressing mediums and traditional materiality. She examines provocations from critical philosophy and transdisciplinary studies across counter-histories and speculative futures. She is the Fall '26 Draper Scholar at the Experimental Humanities (XE) Department at NYU. She has also been awarded the Global South Scholarship for the Art &amp; Curatorial Practice Certificate Program at The New Centre for Research &amp; Practice.<br /> <br /> * https://bioartethics.xyz/beak-news/f/nupur-maneesh-doshi---beak-critic-in-residence-colabs-thailand<br /> * https://nupurdoshi.hotglue.me/<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> = In preperation =<br /> <br /> == Faried Noor &quot;Askal&quot; Siregar (Yogyakarta, Indonesia) - 19. Sep - 11. Oct 2026 ==<br /> [[File:Askal_synthplaying2.jpg|250px|thumb|right|playing the [https://www.instagram.com/p/DWC5WO1k-An &quot;sistem modular terpadu&quot;]]]<br /> Faried Noor Siregar is an interdisciplinary artist, theater practitioner, and Batak manuscript (Pustaha) enthusiast based in Yogyakarta, graduated from the Theater Department at ISI Yogyakarta.<br /> <br /> As an artist, he is deeply interested in topics such as cultural preservation, social issues, and the environment, which he expresses and develops through interdisciplinary art, including theater and other visual arts. He also works across disciplines in DIY instrument engineering, exploring the intersection of craftsmanship, sound, and technology.<br /> <br /> He is an active member of Kawan Pustaha, Bauhouse Consorxium, and Lifepatch.<br /> <br /> ''As an interdisciplinary artist, I am deeply committed to exploring the convergence of art, technology, and cultural heritage. My primary interest lies in expanding the boundaries of contemporary artistic practice by treating imagination as my principal raw material—and in developing methods to render that imagination into tangible, experiential form. My work is grounded in three interconnected concerns: cultural preservation, social issues, and the environment. I approach these not as fixed subjects but as living inquiries, expressed through theater, visual arts, and DIY instrument engineering, where craftsmanship, sound, and technology intersect. My ongoing engagement with the Batak manuscript tradition (Pustaha) reflects my belief that cultural preservation is not an act of archiving, but a practice of reactivating ancestral knowledge through contemporary tools.''<br /> <br /> ''I am particularly interested in the creative application of artificial intelligence—not as a means of automation, but as a collaborator for transgressing the limits of medium, discipline, and perception. Through generative and machine-learning systems, I seek to visualize speculative narratives, reinterpret traditional knowledge, and transform imagination into implementable works. I am motivated by the opportunity to work critically and experimentally at this intersection, and to contribute to a practice that positions technology as an amplifier of human creativity rather than a replacement for it.''<br /> <br /> * https://askal.id/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/asucalypto/<br /> <br /> this the link for example of my works<br /> * Performative ASCII visual Performance on terminal (live Performances): https://vimeo.com/1212872998?fl=ip&amp;fe=ec<br /> * cam_Granular Noise Modulator (instalation) : https://vimeo.com/1212890412?fl=ip&amp;fe=ec<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> = Others =<br /> <br /> = Testimonials of our Residents of the past=<br /> <br /> == Maria Jose Besoain - LABVA (Valdivia, Chile) - 20. Nov - 4. Dec 2025 ==<br /> [[File:GaudiResidensi_Jose.png|250px|thumb|right|Micro-residency in GaudiLabs]]<br /> Situated Ecologies and Material Practice from South America (An Encounter with LABVA)&lt;br&gt;<br /> In a time marked by ecological crisis it becomes necessary to establish a critical perspective on the dominant industrial model of material trade and propose alternatives to how we relate to materiality. Rather than simply replacing one set of materials with another, the challenge lies in engendering a processual rethinking of the techniques, values, and epistemologies that underpin material practices. This open dialogue invites us to ask: how can we imagine alternatives to our pervasive dependency on petrochemical-based substances within an ecosystem shaped by extractive economies and technological determinism?&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> https://mustekala.info/beyond-substitution-situated-ecologies-and-material-practice-from-south-america-an-encounter-with-labva/&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == The Solar Mini Disc Walkmen mini residency of Shih Wei-chieh (Taipei, Taiwan) - 1. August - 5. September 2025 ==<br /> [[File:abao_stupidPhoto2.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Abao with amazing haircut. Stylist: Veli Silver.]]<br /> During a three-week micro-residency, I prototyped a “solar mini-disc walkman” that turns a handmade dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) into music. Building on my earlier portable, solar-powered starvation synth, I explore the “fingerprint” of a solar cell: using the I–V curve of each handmade DSSC as a musical score so its photovoltaic character becomes reproducible, generative sound. The instrument is self-powered: a 6×6 cm “solar mini disc” can be inserted and rendered to audio in real time. Beyond sculptural design, the device encourages open collection of natural-dye data and serves as a minimal-viable prototype for asking whether photovoltaic energy could—or should—be traceable. At present, the sound engine is implemented in Max/MSP with RAVE, where a 7-dimensional I–V “fingerprint” is directly connected to the decoder’s latent inlets. This pragmatic choice exploits RAVE’s real-time, high-fidelity synthesis, but the mapping remains largely hand-crafted. Framing the process more generally, the mapping can be understood as a vec2vec-style cross-modal alignment: a bridge function projects photovoltaic features into the latent space of a neural audio synthesizer. Unlike the recent vec2vec work in natural language processing—which aligns embeddings within the same modality and assumes comparable semantic geometry across models—our case is cross-modal (physics → sound) and uses a generative decoder as its target space. This difference requires stronger priors, such as monotonicity (e.g. larger photocurrents should not map to quieter or “darker” sounds) and local smoothness (similar I–V curves should yield nearby latents). In the vec2vec framework, semantic stability is maintained through three key constraints: reconstruction (the translated representation can be mapped back to the source), cycle-consistency (round-trips preserve meaning), and vector space preservation (VSP), which ensures that pairwise distances among embeddings remain intact across the mapping. While these methods were originally developed for aligning text embeddings, they provide a valuable reference for future work: similar constraints could regulate how photovoltaic features enter the RAVE latent space, ensuring that sonic identities preserve the geometric relationships of their underlying energy curves. In that sense, the Solar Mini-Disc Walkman not only produces reproducible sonic identities for each handmade cell, but also gestures toward a broader research question: how cross-system “languages” of energy and sound might be aligned in a universal latent space.<br /> &lt;gallery widths=&quot;220px&quot; heights=&quot;400px&quot;&gt;<br /> File:I-V tester made by Marc Dusseiller.jpg|The DIY I-V tester made by Marc Dusseiller. <br /> File:I-V tester made by Marc Dusseiller_2.jpg|The measurement of the I-V curve tester is uploaded to Thingspeak and a local server, and can be fetched in Max/MSP.<br /> File:DIY DSSC with screen printed pattern.jpg|DIY DSSC with screen printed pattern and hollyhock dye made by Shih Wei Chieh.<br /> File:DIY DSSC with cyanotype pattern.jpg|DIY DSSC with cyanotype pattern made by Shih Wei Chieh.<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> [[The Solar Mini-Disc Walkman: Cross-Modal Alignment of DSSC Fingerprints and Audio Latent Space|residency documentation]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Yair Reshef (Tel Aviv) - 23 - 31. July 2025 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Yair hardbrucke.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Yair arrives in Hardbrücke]]<br /> bureaucrat at [https://wiki.telavivmakers.org/ T.A.M.I], recovering [https://wiki.idiot.io idiot.io]<br /> <br /> * https://wiki.telavivmakers.org/<br /> * https://github.com/5shekel/<br /> * [[PASAR SENGGOL]]<br /> * https://stikka.zrok.yair.cc/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Will Robertson (various trees and forests, Scotland and Switzerland) - 1. May - 31. July 2025 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Will-Robertson-Looking-to-the-Future-DJI_0490-2048x1536-cropped-90.jpeg|250px|thumb|right|Will on a tree]]<br /> <br /> Sprache: Schweizerdeutsch, English, Französisch, Norwegisch<br /> <br /> ''' Research '''<br /> <br /> Will's research focuses on the interaction between trees and endangered tree dwelling dormouse (family ''Gliridae''), bat (family ''Vespertilionidae'') and squirrel (family ''Sciurus'') species. By making use of advances in our understanding of endangered ''Eliomys quercinus'' and ''Myomimus roachi'' and moving forward the boundaries of what's athletically and technically possible in aerial arboriculture, Will has developed new chainsaw carving and rotary boring techniques to precisely carve nest holes for Europe's most endangered mammals and reverse habitat destruction. Collaborations with Susan Kerwin, Goedele Verbeylen, Stiftung Wildstation Landshuit, Nedko Nedyalkov, Ralf Wistbacka and Thomas Briner have brought groundbreaking results in conservation of the Garden Dormouse (''Eliomys quercinus'') - a high conservation priority in Switzerland and Europe. Field studies with ''Myomimus roachi'' (Bulgaria) and ''Pteromys volans'' (Finland) are currently being planned.<br /> <br /> Will leads an international consortium of leading semiconductor manufacturers, software experts, hardware manufacturers and ecologists developing a new, completely open source wildlife camera and field ecology system with integrated NPU (Neural Processing Unit) for neutral network inference and Edge AI which offers unparalleled capabilities, reliability and independence in the field. Other research includes lexicography and use of neural networks in phonology and lexicography.<br /> <br /> Where wildlife cameras are unsuitable, eDNA (Environmental DNA) PCR/NAAT (Polymerase Chain Reaction / Nucleic Acid Amplification Technique) techniques are used.<br /> <br /> He served both in armed forces in the UK and in the Swiss fire service in Atemschutz at Stützpunkt Feuerwehr Küssnacht am Rigi where he handled some of Switzerlands's worst industrial and chemical fires of recent tdecades.<br /> <br /> Born in Scotland, Will became the first person in history to be honored by Parliamentary motions in both the Edinburgh and London parliaments.<br /> <br /> ''' The Art of the Climbing Arborist '''<br /> <br /> Will's artistic work focuses on natural forms in tree care and bringing the peace and beauty of the forest to gardens. His distinctive artistic style, implemented in a profession with the highest death rate in Europe, is athletically and technically extremely demanding and was influenced by de Breanski and Dutton then by contemporary Swiss gardeners and artists including Frei and Jope.<br /> <br /> '''Glass Art '''<br /> <br /> His other artistic medium is molten glass, working with glass chemistry of crystal and borosilicate glasses and the ligand field quantum chemistry of Neodymium, Erbium, Praseodymium, Cobalt, Copper and Iron and nanoparticleq chemistry and nonlinear optics of Copper, Silver and Gold to create color within clear glass. Molten glass is a uniquely difficult artistic medium but it is the only medium that allows color to exist independent of surface and allows the user to directly experience the quantum mechanical worlds of ligand field theory and nanoparticle nonlinear optics.<br /> <br /> To obtain the high temperatures and homogeneous furnace conditions needed to make colored glass, Will designs furnaces heated with FeCrAl, SiC Microwave susceptor and SiC electrical technologies controlled via PID computer control and insulated with high purity alumina refractories.<br /> <br /> Collaborations with professional glass artists develop and document the science of colored glass.<br /> <br /> ''' Here to Help'''<br /> <br /> Will is grateful to get a break from his current battles to learn kernel space software engineering and image sensor integration and is available to assist with microelectronics, power electronics, unpasteurized cheese making, wine making, pizza making, aerial arboriculture and user space and database software engineering.<br /> <br /> '''Wine, Cheese, Sauerkraut'''<br /> <br /> High quality unpasteurized cheeses from both home-grown and commercial lactic acid bacteria cultures come to life and high quality wine is made via the ''Méthode traditionnelle'''. Outside the precise order of the cleanroom, Sauerkraut, Kombucha, wine and cheese making cultures also find their way into bread and fruit juice.<br /> <br /> '''Research in English:'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/quick-summary-new-homes-for-old-friends-switzerland/<br /> '''Forschung in Deutsch'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/de/zusammenfassung-neue-heimat-fur-alte-freunde-schweiz/<br /> '''Recherche en Français'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/fr/resume-rapide-de-nouvelles-maisons-pour-de-vieux-amis-en-suisse/<br /> <br /> '''faclair.com:'''<br /> * https://www.faclair.com/<br /> * https://focloir.info/<br /> <br /> '''GIT Repositories:'''<br /> * https://github.com/William-Robert-Robertson/WildCamera<br /> * https://prototypefund.opendata.ch/project/wildcamera/<br /> <br /> '''Recent Publications:'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ARBMagazine208-P72-Spring2025-New-Homes-For-Old-Friends-An-Update.pdf<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ARBMagazine-New-Homes-for-Old-Friends-206-pp60-66.pdf<br /> <br /> '''Social media:'''<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/william_robert_robertson/<br /> * https://www.facebook.com/will.robertson.58555<br /> <br /> '''Folk often ask about.. Soldering'''<br /> <br /> Folk often ask me about soldering - here are some ideas that help:<br /> <br /> https://github.com/William-Robert-Robertson/WildCamera/blob/main/Development_Environment/Practical_Electronics/Soldering.md<br /> <br /> ==Maximiliano Laina (filmaker) and Olivia Laina (youth-activistin)== <br /> <br /> As a family short time residency they are visiting Zurich on the weekend of 11.-14th April, as part of the More-Than-Planet exhibition curated by Ewen Chardronnet and Martina Huber at Löwenbräu Zürich, We are AIA | Awareness in Art. <br /> <br /> 11.04.24, 6 - 9pm<br /> &quot;Flying with Patcha - Into the Aerocene&quot; Films creening at Luma Schwarzcafé <br /> <br /> 14.04.24, 9 - 12 am<br /> political Manifestation &quot;Earthrise&quot; flying the solar ballon at &quot;Alte Kaserene&quot; <br /> [[File:WhatsApp Image 2024-04-11 at 12.43.44.jpg|250px|thumb|Aerocene.org]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Toru (Ryu) Oyama (Okinawa City / Gifu, Japan) - 15 - 31. July 2025 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Toru.jpg|thumb]]<br /> <br /> Toru (Ryu) Oyama is born in Japan, after graduating in pharmaceutical chemistry and fine art in japan, he studied and worked in a field of contemporary art in germany. moved to okinawa in 2017, he has been developing unique art projects in taiwan, south Korea, finland, indonesia and other parts of the world, based on the knowledge cultivated in science. his research and artistic practice explore topics such as food, land, human-nature relations, archaeology, and anthropology, through the site specific fieldwork. he has participated in various cross-disciplinary art-and-science projects worldwide,including projects and collaborates with artists and researchers.<br /> <br /> * https://www.ryuoyama.com/<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Andrey Chugonow (Yekaterinburg, Russia / Glasgow, UK) - 1. Oct - 30. November 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Square facebook 7sec.gif|250px|thumb|right|Glitching Andrey]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;During my stay in Switzerland, I plan to start developing a project that takes my autoimmune disease, multiple sclerosis, beyond my body into the realm of peer interaction. I plan to create a performative situation within which we will begin to interact with this autoimmune agent, forming several feedback loops in an attempt to find the equilibrium of the event.&quot;''<br /> <br /> Andrey Chugunov is a conceptual artist working at the intersection of digital and analogue media. He combines sound art, light installation, generative graphics, technological sculpture, media performances and readymade in his practice. He researches topics of mortality, temporality, autonomy, and memory decay in his artworks from the perspective of meditative media.<br /> <br /> He got a master's degree in Digital art at the Far Eastern Federal University in Vladivostok, Russia in 2018-2020. He participated in the &quot;Laboratory of a young artist&quot; at the Ural branch of the State Center for Contemporary Art in Yekaterinburg, Russia in 2018. He received an engineering degree in the field of alternative and renewable energy sources at the Ural Federal University in Yekaterinburg, Russia in 2008-2013.<br /> <br /> Andrey was born in Sverdlovsk, USSR in 1991.<br /> <br /> Now he resides in East Kilbride, Scotland, United Kingdom.<br /> <br /> * https://andreychugunov.com/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Giulia Tomasello / ALMA Futura (Rome, Italy) - 5. - 24. October 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Giulia screenshot.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Giulia preparing &quot;Future Flora&quot;]]<br /> <br /> Interaction designer and educator committed to female’s healthcare and its innovation, combining biotechnology and interactive wearables. Founder of ALMA Futura.<br /> <br /> Giulia will visit Switzerland and collaborate with [http://GaudiLabshttps://www.gaudi.ch/GaudiLabs/?page_id=2 GaudiLabs] in Luzern (5-10. Oct) and at the [http://Hackteria%20ZET%20-%20Open%20Science%20Labhttps://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/hackteria-zet-open-science-lab-in-zurich/ Hackteria ZET - Open Science Lab] (15-24. Oct) on participatory community research and hacking around the theme of reproductive justice and DIY pregnancy tests.<br /> <br /> ''&quot;Xenopia is a research, art and design project aimed at prototyping a domestic hormones Beta Hcg test as a tool to address reproductive justice and the right to access abortion. We will investigate the historical scientific practices around living interfaces as controlling technologies (i.e. the living pregnancy test Xenopus Leavis frog, mice, seeds). The right to access abortion is under attack and Beta Hcg testing is a mandatory test to access safe abortion but is poorly available for people living in rural areas and in marginalised conditions. Weeks of pregnancy are the playing field on which the war against access to abortion is waged, so we see in this prototype the possibility of facilitating the path autonomously by giving people back control. Collectives defending reproductive rights in countries where abortion is illegal or restricted (as Italy) and safely providing support, do not have access to this kind of easing. With an inter-species perspective, we would therefore develop this prototype and participatory workshops as political act of empowerment and concrete response to reproductive justice.&quot;''<br /> <br /> here wiki content to visit here:<br /> https://hackteria.org/wiki/Xenopia<br /> <br /> <br /> * https://gitomasello.com/<br /> * https://almafutura.org/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/gitomasello/<br /> <br /> Read Giulia's full Report on the Project here on the hackteria Wiki, use spread, duplicate!<br /> *https://hackteria.org/wiki/Xenopia<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Dominik Mahnič (Ljubljana, Slovnenia) - 25. Okt - 10. Nov 2024==<br /> <br /> [[File:Mahnic_klobukom.jpg||250px|thumb|right|Is it Jesus?]]<br /> <br /> We are planning to host our regular Hacker-in-Residence Dominik Mahnič aka Doms again to continue our long-term collaborations and work / reflect with Sofie on various robotic painting machines and it's philosophical implications.<br /> <br /> During the [https://mechatronicart.ch/brushology-ways-of-painting-with-a-mechatronic-brush/ &quot;Brushology&quot; Session] the shared their recent insigts of the collaboration.<br /> <br /> * https://app.assembla.com/spaces/dominik-mahnic/<br /> <br /> [[File:DomsAlone.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Sofie Mart (Zürich) - 20. Juli - 9. August 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Sofie.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Sofie Mart]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I was lucky to meet Marc and Maya in summer 2024 when I was looking for a workshop space to bring to life a custom-built robotic drawing machine. Bitwäscherei is a great space and a playground for DIY robotics projects. I got a lot of help and inspiration from the other artists- and hackers-in-residence. Thank you Bitwäscherei and SGMK for hosting me!&quot;''<br /> <br /> [[File:Bitwascherai.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> Sofie Mart a Swiss-based creative technologist passionate about contextualizing complexity through visual media. In the past few years, Sofie has been venturing projects on the intersection of arts, culture, technology and humanities. With the background in cultural analytics and data visualization, she collaborated with the private cultural estates on the immersive visualization of art collections, directed virtual reality experiences for corporate and public sector clients and created digital applications for creativity. https://sofiem.art/<br /> <br /> In 2024 Sofie started her studio focusing on media processing, creative coding and art fabrication - https://uncorporated.studio/ . With the support from [https://matr.art/ Matr Labs] engineers, she built and launched the first art-making machine in Bitwäscherei, Zurich.<br /> <br /> * https://www.instagram.com/uncorporated.studio/<br /> * https://sofiem.art/<br /> <br /> == Tengal (Manila, Philippines / Berlin, Germany) - 1. - 10. August 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Tengal hacking.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Tengal hacking some academic writing]]<br /> <br /> Tengal is a composer, media artist, and cultural instigator, engaged in research-based production that bridges art, technology, and society. Since 2005, he has initiated numerous projects and collectives in Manila and across Southeast Asia. Notably, he founded the organization ''SABAW Media Art Kitchen'', a curatorial platform specializing in sound, media art, and interstices between art and science. In 2008, he established the Philippines' first international media art and experimental music festival, ''WSK Festival of the Recently Possible'' where he has served as artistic director since its inception.<br /> <br /> From 2017 to 2018, Tengal curated the exhibition ''&quot;INTERSTICES: Manifolds of The In-between&quot;'' and served as exhibition director for the ''&quot;Self-reflexivity: Thinking Media and Digital Articulations&quot;'' exhibition at the Tokyo Media Art Festival MeCA | Media Culture in Asia, initiated by the Japan Foundation.<br /> <br /> Tengal co-created the international music platform ''NUSASONIC'', a creative collaboration between ''YES NO KLUB, WSK Festival of The Recently Possible, Playfreely/BlackKaji, CTM Festival'', and the ''Goethe Institute''. ''Nusasonic'' was a multi-year project that explores a wide spectrum of experimental sound and music cultures in Southeast Asia, fostering dialogue not only within the region but also with Europe.<br /> <br /> Recently relocating to Berlin, Tengal served as curator-at-large at ''Art Laboratory Berlin'' and played a significant role as co-curator of the projects ''&quot;Hackers, Makers, Thinkers”'', and ''“Radyo Somatodelia: Experiments in Sonic Animism.”''<br /> <br /> * https://www.instagram.com/tengal/<br /> * [https://www.instagram.com/wsk.io/ wsk.io]<br /> * [http://nusasonic.com/ nusasonic.com]<br /> <br /> == Kaldi Moss (Goa, Dehli, India) - June - August 2024 ==<br /> <br /> ''&quot;Bitwäscherei was an inspiring space that opened up new ways of thinking. It offers an alternative to the mainstream Swiss logic. The techniques and specifics of mediums and materials are exploded and explored everyday - in a way it is a dreamland.&quot;''<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=320px heights=240px&gt;<br /> File:Photo 2024-10-14 17-10-39.jpg<br /> File:Photo 2024-10-14 17-10-35.jpg<br /> File:Photo 2024-10-14 17-10-46.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Biography:'''<br /> <br /> Moss is an artist interested in sense perception, time, networked systems, insect perception, tree intelligence and experiences of beings that are not human. <br /> <br /> Moss’ (they/them) practice spans sound, video, browser-based art and bio art. They are part of a community of engineers and technologists, and are invested in exploring alternate methods of knowledge production. Their video and installation work has been shown in multiple exhibitions in Zurich, Milan, Toronto, Dresden, Brighton, Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Himachal and Goa.<br /> <br /> They are a part of Cynk Collective, a noise band producing immersive audiovisual concerts. In addition, they are the artistic director at Walkin Studios,an independent multidisciplinary art studio and project space in Bangalore, India and have co-founded the collective NOTAAT with artist Puneet Jain.<br /> <br /> * https://whattt.cargo.site/<br /> <br /> == Elisa Chaveneau (Le Mans, France) - 01. - 15. July 2024 ==<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=240px heights=180px&gt;<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.13.54.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.07.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.16.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.43.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.28.png<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Bio:''' Elisa Chaveneau is a French artist born in 2000 who specialises in the design and exhibition of sculptures, <br /> installations and materials on the subject of «Other-than-human». Her search for new media involving geo-materials and fermentation processes is keen to question inter-species relations in an ecosystem and consumer habits facing industry. With specialist training in geomaterials and ceramics at the Le Mans Fine Arts School, the materiality and supposed aesthetics of the material take on a primordial role in her approach to creation, as well as in her formal process is to rediscover the links with the living world. Through her interests in ecology, design, craft practices and performance, she tries to focus our imagination and make us contemplate the landscapes and the immensity of the ecosystems we are confronted with. &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> Her work has been exhibited at the Centre Contemporain de Céramique de la Borne and in a duo with Noémie Vincent-Maudry at the 2022 Saint-Etienne Biennial and at the Musée d’Art Moderne in Paris for the Flammes exhibition.<br /> <br /> https://www.instagram.com/elisachaveneau/<br /> <br /> '''Workshop: Saturday 13.7.24, 12-18h''' <br /> <br /> https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Kitchenlab_Bioplastic<br /> <br /> DIY Workshop on BIOPLASTIC Making. Together with Hacker-in-Residency(SGMK) Elisa Chaveneau (FR) we dive into the topic of bioplastic as novel material research. Starting point is the kitchen lab! Why working with materials that originate from our kitchen and how easy and fun it is to repurpose materials from there to revalue and repurpose and close circles. Circular thinking at the base of everyday practice! Starting with a Lunch by Gasthaus Kitchenlab we will be working on testing and creating various recipes and experimentations on Bioplastic.<br /> <br /> == Moch Hasrul (Jakarta, Indonesia) - 11-14. July 2024 ==<br /> [[File:Hasrol kopicup.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Hasrul likes kopi]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I have known [https://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/hackteria-zet-open-science-lab-in-zurich/ Hackteria ZET] and [https://mechatronicart.ch/mechartlab/ SGMK's MechArtLab] for quite some time, and I always enjoy visiting their shared studio and laboratory. The atmosphere is incredibly pleasant and inspiring, filled with a playful yet highly productive energy. When I was a speaker at a talk about [https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/plastik/ '''Operasi Plastik'''], I was truly impressed by the enthusiasm and participation of the attendees. Additionally, the experience of preparing a dinner together was delightful, with a warm and welcoming atmosphere. Hackteria ZET, Bitwäscherei, is truly a special place for creativity and collaborative learning.&quot;''<br /> <br /> '''Bio: Moch Hasrul''' is a media artist based in Jakarta who combines art and technology in his work. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Art Education from Universitas Negeri Jakarta and a Master's degree in Fine Arts from Institut Teknologi Bandung. Currently, he serves as the director of Serrum and teaches at Kalbis University. His artistic practice includes experiments with computational devices, mechanical and electronic systems, and plastic recycling. Managing Studio Batur Jakarta and actively involved in the Gudskul Ecosystem, Hasrul initiated GudRnD, focusing on plastic recycling experiments. He is also developing context-based, student-centered learning methods using art approach.<br /> <br /> * https://mochhasrul.com/<br /> * https://www.gudrnd.id/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/_gudrnd/<br /> <br /> '''TALK: Operasi Plastik - 18:00 Saturday 13. July 2024 @ Bitwäscherei'''<br /> <br /> Hasrul will give an overview of their activities, researching and developing OPERASI PLASTIK, an artistic approach to plastic waste management. After the talk everybody is invited for a dinner, exploring Indonesian cuisine and cooking together.<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/plastik/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> [[File:OperasiPlastik.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Operasi Plastik]]<br /> '''OPERASI PLASTIK''' is an initiative that offers an artistic approach to plastic waste management by incorporating artistic and imaginative aspects into the process. By using art as a medium, OPERASI PLASTIK not only focuses on conventional plastic recycling but also transforms the waste into captivating and meaningful artworks. This approach aims to raise public awareness about plastic waste issues while changing their perception of materials that are usually considered trash.<br /> <br /> * https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6mqJyGB8EM/?igsh=eXBiOHJ2c2h3Nnh5<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> == Servando Barreiro (digital nomad, Spain) - February 2024 ==<br /> [[File:servando_goggles.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Servando]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;During my time at Bitwäscherei, I had a blast! Interacting with a bunch of creative minds from different backgrounds was super cool. We did some coding, had fun with puredata, and created some awesome stuff together. The weeks at Bitwäscherei flew by, filled with lots of laughs and learning. I'm already thinking about coming back for more. It's a great place to explore new ideas and make music with like-minded folks. Thanks, Bitwäscherei, for the awesome experience. Looking forward to hanging out again and making more magic together!&quot;''<br /> <br /> '''Biography'''<br /> <br /> I'm an Audiovisual artist with a background in electronics, sound, and audiovisual communication. I lived in Madrid, Berlin, Peru, and Stockholm, among other places.<br /> I'm A Pure Data expert (If you know, you know..). I created music and/or software for brands such as Audi, Redbull, Polestar, and Teenage Engineering. My work has been exhibited in renowned locations such as: Reina Sofia Museum, Medialab Prado, Transmediale, and Ars Electronica. For more information, keep browsing this [http://servando.teks.no/ site].<br /> <br /> * http://servando.teks.no/<br /> <br /> '''Workshop at Bitwäscherei'''<br /> <br /> See more about the [[Puredata (Pd) Workshop with Servando]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Yuzuru Maeda (Japan) - Dec 2023==<br /> [[File:WhatsApp Image 2023-12-04 at 16.42.09.jpeg|300px|thumb|right|Zentai Interview]]<br /> <br /> '''Biography'''<br /> <br /> Yuzuru born in Japan, Gifu. Yuzuru graduated from LaSalle College of Arts, Singapore in 2009 for Bachelor of the Arts program in music composition. She has embarked on performing music and improvisation and making video, installation and performance art with [Zentai Art Project - http://yuzuru.weebly.com/]. She also organizes Zentai exhibition, Zentai walk, Zentai performance with [http://www.zentaiart.com/ Zentai Art Festival].<br /> <br /> <br /> For her residency at Bitwäscherei she will conduct interviews with people on their life and practices wearing a Zentai outfit while doing and creating friction in how to perceive the oposite. She also wants to conduct a participatory Zentai performance in public space in Zurich.<br /> If interested in giving an interview or participate at the zentai performance pls contact &quot;zentaiartproject[at]yahoo.com&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ''&quot;I embarked on an artistic exploration using Zentai suits as a central component in my video work. This unconventional choice served as a catalyst for probing the complex layers of identity within the realm of art and human interaction. During my residency in December 2023, I had the privilege of engaging in insightful interviews with notable figures such as Serge Bertschy, Oliver Jaggi, and Chruut. These encounters provided invaluable glimpses into their creative processes and methodologies. It was a fascinating journey delving into their artistic minds, discovering their techniques, and learning about their endeavors to push the boundaries of expression. One of the most profound lessons gleaned from these conversations was the importance of innovation and resourcefulness in the pursuit of artistic vision. Witnessing how each individual crafted their own tools and methods to breathe life into creations inspired me to seek out my own unique approaches in my artistic practice. Moreover, these interactions sparked a deeper contemplation on the interconnectedness between art and sustainability. I was profoundly moved by the dedication of these artists to not only their craft but also to contributing positively to our planet. Their commitment to sustainable living resonated deeply with me, prompting introspection on how I, too, could leverage my art to foster a more environmentally conscious world. As I reflect on the insights gained during my residency, I am filled with a renewed sense of purpose and direction. Armed with newfound inspiration and a heightened awareness of the intersection between art and sustainability, I am eager to embark on my own journey of creative exploration and meaningful contribution to the world around me.&quot;''<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> small trailer of the zurich session:<br /> * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHhvpPR0JRQ&amp;ab_channel=Zentai%E9%87%87%E8%AE%BF%28ZentaiArtProject%29<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=240px heights=180px&gt;<br /> File:WhatsApp_Image_2023-12-04_at_16.42.53.jpeg<br /> File:WhatsApp Image 2023-12-04 at 16.42.40.jpeg<br /> File:WhatsApp Image 2023-12-04 at 16.42.16.jpeg<br /> File:Yuzuru interviewing Serge Bertschi.jpg<br /> File:Yuzuru and Oliver Jäggi.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Shih Wei-chieh (Taipei, Taiwan) - 11. September - 1. November 2023 ==<br /> [[File:abao_stupidPhoto.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Abao with amazing haircut]]<br /> '''What was the purpose of your residency in Zurich? What did you learn from it?'''<br /> <br /> ''“In addition to my pursuit of practical solar applications, my most successful DSSC prototype currently produces only around ~2.5 mA per square centimeter. The significance lies more in the opportunities to collaborate with scientists and engage in visits to the laboratory at ETH. This experience has served as valuable training for me, offering insights into how scientists work with nanomaterials. Understanding the conventional applications and purposes, as well as the established protocols for synthesizing nano materials, has been a rare and precious experience for artists. It raises pertinent questions about the relationship between art and science, and how these two domains can and should collaborate effectively.”''<br /> <br /> ''“Although it was a fantastic experience for artists to work with scientists with complete freedom and full access to knowledge, I wonder how we can repeat the model without any funding to support the free sofa accommodation and the efforts from volunteers. On the other hand, I believe this is a great model that differs from those residency organized by institutes and centers which always comes with political requirements and demands. The property of the community plays a big part too. During the residency I have met many community members in Bitwäscherei, the role of them are usually very mixed, like chemist with musician background or artist with scientific degree, or engineer with profound knowledge for history of analog computer, the people are a great library and the culture was naturally provided by the community. This dynamic is relatively rare in Taiwan, where career roles tend to be more singular, and scientists typically don’t serve other fields in the same integrated manner.”''<br /> <br /> Part 1/2: [https://www.makery.info/en/2023/12/20/english-from-e-textile-to-gratzel-cells-encounter-with-the-taiwanese-designer-shih-wei-chieh/ “From e-textile to Grätzel cells, encounter with the taiwanese designer Shih Wei Chieh“], Makery 2023<br /> <br /> Part 2/2: [https://www.makery.info/en/2023/12/21/une-residence-de-recherche-en-cellules-gratzel-a-hackteria-rencontre-avec-shih-wei-chieh-2-2/ “A residency to research Grätzel cells at Hackteria, encounter with Shih Wei Chieh“], Makery 2023<br /> <br /> '''施惟捷 Shih Wei Chieh''' works with wearable art, e-textile, and laser audiovisual. He is also a self-taught material science researcher. His &quot;Laser Dye Project&quot; innovates an optical textile printing method by programmable laser projector and New Cyanotype solution, which inspire him to explore the trans-disciplinary collaboration between new medias and traditional craft techniques. He’s the founder of “Tribe Against Machine”, a project exploring how culture preservation works with modern technologies. His current research develops a DIY dye sensitized solar glass made with natural dye in a large size format, which is used for both energy and as a smart interface for sonic art. <br /> <br /> * https://shihweichieh.com/<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/HLabX_Fellows#HLabX_Fellow_Shih_Wei_Chieh<br /> <br /> Application to NanoArts grant done / not received :-(: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Prep-NanoArts<br /> <br /> Now combined with Workshop at [https://www.weareaia.ch/energy-giveaway/ Energy Giveaway @ WEAREAIA], to be held on 22/23 September 2023.<br /> <br /> More info is documented on the hackteria wiki: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Abao_Residency<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Helmi Hardian (Surabaya, Indonesia) - Mid July - Mid August 2023 | [[BIR residensi]] ==<br /> [[File:Helim_Ugly.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Helmi in his full beauty]]<br /> <br /> '''Reflection / Testimonial'''<br /> <br /> ''Best residency ever!!'' - Helmi<br /> <br /> ''During my residency, I had the opportunity to collaborate on the project The [https://mechatronicart.ch/diy-microscope-workshop-low-energy-circuit-performances/ Loose Energy Curriculum for the exhibition at the Humus Punk Library] in Zurich. We created a low-voltage and high-energy visual performance, utilizing previously unknown equipment from the hackteria studio. The experience of playing together and improvising with the hacked equipment was incredibly rewarding. ''<br /> <br /> ''One of the highlights was simply attending a wide range of workshops at the [https://mechatronicart.ch/homemade-summercamp-2023-berghaus-girlen/ Homemade Summercamp] in Switzerland, which differs a lot from my usual practice usually being the host of workshops. This privilege of learning from others and expanding my knowledge in various media arts fields felt utterly precious. From building a music station where we learned to play drums, to skillbuilding on keyboard, DJ equipment, and more. The overall cultural exchange during cooking time allowed us to share and transform traditional recipes into vegan and vegetarian versions. And the plurality of trips and destination furthermore offered precious insights into local cultures. Stops included: [http://www.randelab.ch/ Randelab], [http://www.gaudi.ch/GaudiLabs/ GaudiLabs], collaborating with [https://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/hackteria-zet-open-science-lab-in-zurich/ Hackteria ZET in Zurich], attending [https://mechatronicart.ch/homemade-summercamp-2023-berghaus-girlen/ Homemade Summercamp], visiting the art and science residency at Max-Planck in Konstanz and organizing the program [https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/pasar-senggol/ &quot;Pasar Senggol&quot; at Chaos Communication Camp] outside of Berlin.''<br /> <br /> ''It was unexpected but exciting to explore personal studios for local artists, experiencing the different styles of how collective spaces can be implemented and getting to know the individual studio approach. The residency taught me valuable lessons in space management, as I observed how collectives like [https://bitwaescherei.ch/ Bitwäscherei] or [https://maisonshift.ch/ Fashion Revolution] collaborate with the municiapal government to establish independent spaces. Overall, this residency provided a rich and diverse learning experience.'' - Written by Francisca Tan during a discussion with Helmi in Chiang Mai<br /> <br /> '''Biography'''<br /> <br /> Helmi Hardian is a grassroots artist and ghetto scientist, with a specific interest in cooking and smoking at the same time. He lives in Surabaya, the city that is well known for its industry and technology, as well as being the center of electronic component trading (chiefly, Pasar Genteng). Hence, almost all of his works are closely related to science and technology as the medium of creativity. He is the co-founder of Waft Lab, a creative-based initiative that works at interdisciplinary practices. Currently, he focuses on tech development through DIY/DIWO culture and playing his role in researching, hacking, or deconstructing daily materials to provide some devices with new functional aspects, as well as developing workshop kits, lecturing contents, and presentation materials, which aim to learn, share, and exchange knowledge.<br /> <br /> * https://waft-lab.com/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/helmihardian/<br /> * [[:File:Helmi Hardian - Artwork and Workshop 2022.pdf]]<br /> * Recent TUAK residensi in Tuban: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/TUAK<br /> * Application submitted: https://www.suedkulturfonds.ch/<br /> * Download application here: [[:File:Dossier-iiw0pYiT.pdf]]<br /> * Full project outline here: [[:File:2023_ProjectOutline_Helmi-Residensi.pdf]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:helmi_collage.jpg<br /> File:helmi_collage_02.jpg<br /> File:helmi_collage_03.jpg<br /> File:wafltlab_blue.jpg<br /> File:helmi_collage_01.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> == Arnont Nongyao - Thailand | early May 2023 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Arnont Nongyao portrait.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Arnont Nongyao]]<br /> <br /> '''Biography''' <br /> <br /> Arnont Nongyao lives in Chiangmai (TH) - Ho Chi Minh city (VN) and He is an artist interested and fell in love with the vibration of things. He likes listening to everything that inspires him to do experimental sound art. The most important teacher “the master Khvay Loeung &quot;inspired him to listen and “destroy yourself from being yourself” .-.. .. ... - . -. -.-- --- ..- .-. ... . .-.. ..-.<br /> <br /> Born in Bangkok, works and lives in Chiangmai (TH) - Ho Chi Minh city (VN). Arnont is working with various and different media includes sound, video, installation, site specific, public art etc. Arnont’s work is engage with his interest in vibration; he works on diverse art experimental projects, vibration-related.<br /> <br /> Arnont has been interested and research into sound with concentration on vibration, so most of his works are differently experimental and relative to vibration in order to search for the value of vibration derived from connected things, such as human beings, objects and society. His works are involved in a specific space and audience’s participation. They are also connected with the mode of listening/hearing in a social situation, and with how people interact with and participate in sound. Moreover, also he is Co-Director of Aesthetics of Error ( Chiang Mai Collective) with Thatchatham Silsupan and Pathompong Manakitsomboon that is a group of sound artists &amp; musician working on sound art &amp; experimental music in Chiangmai.<br /> <br /> Some of his selected exhibitions include solo exhibition “Sphere”, SAC Art lap, Chiang Mai, Thailand(2018).“Another Sound” co-work with Khvay Loeung, Sa Sa Art projects, Phnom Penh and Chiang Mai, Cambodia - Thailand (2018). and group exhibitions “Opera of Kard”, Singapore Biennale 2019, Singapore. “Currents 2019”, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. “A Visiblelity Matrix”, The Secession 2019, Vienna, Austria. Bangkok Art Biennale 2018, Bangkok, Thailand. “Postcripts” Bangkok Biennale, Bangkok, Thailand (2018).“Unstable(ry) Life”, 2016, Manif d’art, Quebec, Canada. 16th Media Art Biennale WRO 2015: Test Exposure, Wroclaw, Poland, TRANCE at Gallery VER, Bangkok, Thailand (2014). PROXIMITY, part of inSPIRACJE International at 13 MUZ, Szczecin, Poland (2014).<br /> <br /> '''External Links'''<br /> <br /> * [http://www.arnontnongyao.com Arnont Nongnyao's personal website]<br /> * [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/GBMN WORKSHOP: Gentle but make noise]<br /> <br /> [[File:Arnont_mixerli.jpg|thumb|left|400px|Arnont lötet das Mixerli!!]]<br /> <br /> [[Category: Biography]]<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Bostjan Čadež (Ljubljana, Slovenia - April 2023 ==<br /> [[File:Bos_Robot.jpg|thumb|right]]<br /> Bostjan Čadež (b. 1979, Ljubljana) is a new media artist whose interdisciplinary practice explores the intersections of art, technology, and human experience. His innovative installations and performances often challenge the boundaries between the digital and physical world, incorporating elements such as artificial intelligence, virtual reality, robotics, and real-time data processing. Čadež’s art is characterized by a dynamism and unique life that stems from the algorithms and guidelines he uses to shape his works. His interest in simple guidelines from which an infinite number of images or situations arise, which are never the same as before, is one of the key aspects of his creations. His works often include interaction with viewers, who with their involvement become part of the artistic experience and at the same time co-create the work they observe.<br /> <br /> * https://www.bostjancadez.art/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Dann Disciglio (Chicago, USA) &amp; Angelina Almukhametova (Chicago, USA) - March 2022 ==<br /> <br /> ''“I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to have participated in the Hacker-in-Residence program at the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society. The atmosphere of curiosity and artistic research was both inspiring and endlessly encouraging. During my residency, I led a workshop called, “Biodegradable Sound: Gelatin Records.” This hands-on workshop aimed to explore the intersection of recorded sound and biodegradability by introducing a method for creating functional and fully biodegradable phonograph records made from gelatin. The Swiss Mechatronic Art Society and its diverse group of members not only helped facilitate this workshop, they supported me by offering the resources and technical support needed to realize the event. My residency also produced various connections with other artists, musicians, and hackers which I continue to maintain to this day. I cannot wait to return to SGMK to continue to explore new topics of research, and continue picking the brains of the incredible community who stands behind this space”''<br /> <br /> During their short residency they will work on their research with parametric speakers, host a workhop on [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/BiodegradableSound &quot;Biodegradable Sounds&quot;] and do a performance with artist-made video transmitters, and retro tech!<br /> <br /> See this little add by the Hive people, where in the end they show the workshop and performance: https://peakd.com/hive-127039/@mind.force/ladjdnnz<br /> <br /> '''Angelina Almukhametova'''<br /> <br /> An G is a Chicago based neon artist who creates digital &amp; physical works in pursuit of happiness.<br /> <br /> Angelina Almukhametova’s work interfaces digital and analog technologies with custom built software and handmade electronics to create responsive audiovisual installations and performances. She holds a BFA in Art and Technology from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2020) and has exhibited work and performed in New York City, Chicago, Houston, and Iceland. She has led workshops at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Experimental Sound Studio in Chicago.<br /> <br /> https://aan-g.com/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Dann Disciglio'''<br /> [[File:Headshot _Disciglio.jpg|thumb|400px|right]]<br /> Dann Disciglio (b.1993) is a US-based intermedia artist whose practice investigates contemporary ecologies through both analog and digital technologies. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Hampshire College (2015) in art and media theory and a Master of Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago's Sound Department (2019). Disciglio has shown work and performed in New York City, Chicago, Boston, Zürich, Leipzig, Iceland, and Panama City and has published texts in the Journal of Visual Culture (SAGE) and the Minding Nature journal. In 2022, he was selected to be an Emerging Artist Resident at Franconia Sculpture Park (Shafer, MN), Hacker-in-Residence at the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society (ZRH), and as a Creative Resident at the Bloedel Reserve (WA).<br /> <br /> https://danndisciglio.com/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Miranda Moss (Cape Town, South Africa | wuwäähä, Sweden) ==<br /> <br /> Artist / designer Miranda has been popping into SGMK events since 2017. In the period 2020-21 she has been conducting chicken/robot research at Bitwäscherei and Randelab as part of the &quot;Chicken-in-Residence Program&quot;, along with Daniel Brownell, co-ran a solar water bot workshop with Dj Livia, joined the Homemade summercamp for the first time where she turned everyone's pee into electricity, continues to collaborate on sound and water geeking with Oli Jäggi, and regularly comes to the 2D OpenLab. She has also become the in-house graphic designer for events, always makes sure everyone has enough beer to drink, and is also the resident anticolonial feminist killjoy. <br /> <br /> She says: <br /> <br /> ''&quot;I'm super grateful to have had all the time as a hacker in residence at the Bitwäscherei. I am always meeting new amazing and inspiring people, am constantly learning cool things, and new projects and collaborations seem to blossom exponentially. I try to take the spirit of the lab with me on all my travels and to the other global communities I am involved in. Can't wait to return!&quot;'' <br /> <br /> * https://mirandamoss.com/<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:Miranda_geeking.png<br /> File:miranda_chicken_headhshot.jpg<br /> File:Miranda_Homemade.jpeg<br /> File:Dinner_in_werkstatt.jpeg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> Miranda's recent residency was supported partially through her artistic research project &quot;Gallus Gallus Roboticus&quot; within the konS paltfrom, funded by European Union and Cultural Ministry of Slovenia. Other visits privately and partially through Pro Helvetia.<br /> <br /> == Scott Beibin (Philadelphia, USA) ==<br /> <br /> Scott Beibin, aka [https://www.instagram.com/grouchofractal/ Groucho Fractal] has been a regular visitor to the MechArtLab over the last couple of years.<br /> <br /> &lt;youtube width=&quot;480&quot; height=&quot;360&quot;&gt;BLsgLAaJ5cs&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> * https://www.mandelbot.io/<br /> <br /> == Liz Cole - Evil Twin Booking Agency (Philadelphia, USA) ==<br /> <br /> Elizabeth Jane Cole is co founder of Evil Twin Booking Agency (eviltwinbooking.org), a podcast producer, writer, and DIY biology and open source hardware enthusiast. She participated in the Wild Open PCR Project @ Hacketeria (mentored by Urs Gaudenz of GaudiLabs and Marc Dusseiller).<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I’m very grateful for the time I spent at Bitwäscherei! The passion for collaboration and understanding how things work embodied in the culture of the space is so inspiring. Bitwäscherei empowers people to explore their environments through building open source tools and technology, and it opened up a new world of creativity for me.&quot;'' <br /> <br /> [[File:liz_hacking.jpeg|400px]][[File:liz_portrait.jpeg|400px]]<br /> <br /> * https://eviltwinbooking.org/about/<br /> <br /> == Adam Zaretsky (Woodstock, USA | somewhere in Greece) ==<br /> <br /> ''First I am thankful to Hackteria – Zentrum für Experimentelle Transdisziplinarität (Center for Experimental Transdisciplinariy), Research Node: ReproTech &amp; Art / Germline Hacks and Designer Babies''<br /> <br /> ''Including time spent well in the Swiss Embassy of San Francisco and Garage MCA in Moscow working on Methods of Transgenesis and GMO DIY Crispr Baby workshopoligies.''<br /> <br /> ''I also do want to than the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society for the time in residence plotting and making a crying machine and exploding miso neck living gooper gore bioart special effects performance.''<br /> <br /> ''We got into the wetness of reproductive technology, open source science, and the text to flesh interface of human germline genome editing. We learned how to read GENbank, FASTA, PubMed and SciHub pubs creatively. We got beyond the intimidating complexity by uploading equally as complex analogical and qualitative artistic data including: accordion music, drawings, collages, poetry and experimental video and more.''<br /> <br /> ''We involved people from wildly diverse backgrounds and international origins as is normal for Hackteria a global open house for odd, queer and oblique DIYbioart Hacker tweek and freekerz. We also group-geeked hard and stayed ridiculous about reporter genes, safe harbors, inducible promoters, off target mutations and IVF microinjection.''<br /> <br /> ''What we did was amazing. Like truly groundbreaking, wildly silly and depth informative. Beyond the call of duty living on the fumes of Marc's covid pay and minky little eth donations... We taught hybrid simultaneous in-person and online/off--ground... which is a form of super depleting heroism. I think it was super inspiring for those involved and has yet to mature but will make a great database if it continues.''<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:GOSPHA-whatdidshedo-web.jpg<br /> File:thGAP_flyer_web.jpg|400px<br /> File:CGCB_flyer_web.jpg|400px<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Mind thGAP'''<br /> <br /> We made three super relaxed bioinformatics primer labs for public understanding of databases of hereditary data (gene scans and gene scrolls) but also an understanding of the social implication of issues of gene piracy, genetic privacy.<br /> <br /> * Lab 1 - Transgenic Human Genome Alternatives Project (thGAP)<br /> * Lab 2 - Generic Open-Source Plasmid for Human Arts (GOSPHA)<br /> * Lab 3 - Creative Germline Constructs Bank (CGCB)<br /> <br /> Future Plans: We are going to be making an Open ArtSci Call for Creative Science Fiction Writers, Citizen Bioethicists and Untrained Art Critics to critically review the 5 entries we have compiled online on the CGDB. After that we might put some of the results up on GitHub and then make an NFT of them. Then we will call the World Congress on New Reproductive Technology Arts, for a GLOBAL AESTHETIC RESPONSE TO TRANSGENIC HUMANS AS BIOART and work on updating to a ‘real’ database. Oh yeah, and we did come up with a list of fifteen next steps, all of which are near impossible legally and technically so we should. Finally, we wrote a letter to the WHO Expert Advisory Committee on Developing Global Standards for Governance and Oversight of Human Genome Editing. No word back from them but I am sure they got the message. We might need to get their attention.<br /> <br /> https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/thgap/<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:adam_dusjagr_misoanal.JPG<br /> File:Lab3_CGCB_screenshot_single.png<br /> File:Adam_blue_bitw_smokers.jpg<br /> File:MISO_anus.jpg<br /> File:AZ_rc3_virtual.jpeg<br /> File:pin_adam.jpeg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> Adam's residency was supported privately by Marc Dusseiller and partially with some of the profits of the Hackteria Crypto Food Fund (HCFF).<br /> <br /> == Dominik Mahnič (Ljubljana, Slovnenia) ==<br /> <br /> ''Residency gives me rare opportunity to present, discuss and make different new works influenced by people, the enviroment of Bitwesherai and the city of Zurich. It was an intense experience in a place that offers great working conditions, deep reflections, and a friendly atmosphere.''<br /> <br /> * https://app.assembla.com/spaces/dominik-mahnic/<br /> <br /> [[File:Mahnic_klobukom.jpg|400px]][[File:zoom_2020_by_doms.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> Dom's residency was supported privately by the Center for Alternative Coconut Research.<br /> <br /> == Zohar Messeca - Fara AKA the idiot | [http://idiot.io/ idiot.io] (karkun, Israel) ==<br /> <br /> ''I have been very lucky to escape the israeli wilderness between Covid lockdowns to spend long month’s geeking like an idiot at the Bitwäscherei hackerspace and SGMK activities of the past year. Had great time sharing my DIY approach and attitude with my latest flexible circuits methods and techniques while spreading [http://idiot.io/ idiot.io] latest kits and propaganda at multiple workshops. Met plenty of talented local and international freaks/artists with mutual interests and curiosities. Also collaborated on several projects with the locals and made plenty of new friends!!''<br /> <br /> ''SGMK network is fantastisch!!! See you soooon!!''<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:idiot_covidCenter.jpg<br /> File:idioten.jpg<br /> File:idiot_residency.jpg<br /> File:rC3.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> * http://idiot.io/ idiot.io<br /> <br /> Zohar's residencies were supported by himself. Accommodation was shared with dusjagr and Veli.<br /> <br /> = Short term visitors =<br /> <br /> == Fransisca Tan ==<br /> [[File:Foodhacking Fransisca.jpg|thumb]]<br /> <br /> Fransisca Tan / artist statement<br /> <br /> ''“I first visited the Bitwäscherei in August 2022, coinciding with the open lab day. I was immediately smitten with the creative chaos, diversity and infrastructure of this hacker space. Chatting with some local and other visiting international artists I got to exchange on projects and find inspiration while food hacking throughout a lively evening.'' <br /> <br /> ''This community exchange set the first seeds for future opportunities to collaborate, such as for the performance “Future Food” at Kunsthaus Zürich (Oct 2023, CH), the LLL CoLaboratory in Chang Mai (Jan 2024, TH) and Amazonies Spatiales (Apr 2024, FR).''<br /> <br /> ''My experience at this Hackerspace underlines the core of what these community spaces ought to achieve: bring likeminded people together, have late night conversations about random stuff over a club mate and see if inspiration flows to join for a collaboration.”''<br /> <br /> Ressources &amp; Links<br /> * https://www.hinto.net/de/events/future-food-kunsthaus-zuerich-zuerich-e420326-20.html<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/hackterialab/cnx-openlab/<br /> * https://amazonies-spatiales.fr/ <br /> <br /> Biography<br /> Fransisca Tan is a creative producer and food experience designer with a background in internet &amp; media, communications and cognitive sciences<br /> <br /> Her diverse spectrum of engagement ranges from hosting workshops as science communicator, consulting artists and creatives on project management, to producing events such as festivals, art performances and hybrid residencies. All these root in her second nature as facilitator with a firm belief in a community arts approach.<br /> <br /> In her work and art she aspires towards bringing together people from all strides of life and revealing the value of community and collaboration.<br /> <br /> Find more on her portfolio on * https://www.fransiscatan.com/<br /> <br /> == Fran Quero, et al ==<br /> <br /> [[File:franGeng.jpg|400px|none]]<br /> <br /> The visit was part of their µ-residency at GaudiLabs in Luzern, where they shared newest experiments with qLAMP, openDROPs and electro-active bacteria.<br /> <br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Fran%20+%20Felipe%20nanoresidency%20GaudiLabs<br /> <br /> == Juan Duarte (Berlin / CDMX, Mexico) ==<br /> <br /> '''Sound spatialisation multichannel instrument'''<br /> <br /> During our short stay I could develop further a new iteration of this sound spatialisation instrument:<br /> * https://juanduarteregino.com/I<br /> <br /> This also was thrilling to connect with some members of the community in the lab, specially those who are also making with synthesisers and other sound gadgetry. Although the time to put together the instrument was quite intensive and busy, it was also good to discuss with other colleagues about the instrument’s potential in future. altogether, it was a very productive and fun experience to be here.<br /> <br /> [[File:Juan_II.JPG|400px]][[File:Juan_I.JPG|400px]]<br /> <br /> == Mary Maggic (Vienna / Los Angeles, USA) ==<br /> <br /> Mary Maggic comes to hang out and prototype various art projects and interventions, and geek out in nature!<br /> <br /> Some examples of projects: <br /> * Molecular Queering Agency - an experimental performance with a heavy metal hardware fountain for corona safe urine worshipping. <br /> * Lap Dance - motorized panorama camera for collective disobedience on a pink gynecology chair. <br /> * SCOBY Spin Cycle - rotating disc bioreactor for industrialized production of kombucha scoby. <br /> * Genital Panic - 3D printing genitals. <br /> * Weed Brownies (hide them from the kids). <br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=360px&gt;<br /> File:Marry_Costume.png<br /> File:Marry_genitalPanic.png<br /> File:Marry_Weidling.JPG<br /> File:Marry_Urinal.jpg<br /> File:Marry_peeParty.png<br /> <br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> * https://maggic.ooo/<br /> <br /> == Ewen Chardronnet (Paris, France) ==<br /> <br /> <br /> == Paula Pin (Lugo, Spain) ==<br /> <br /> coming soon...<br /> <br /> == František Apfelbeck (Czech Republic / Vale de Saire, France) ==<br /> <br /> When in Zürich I've had the opportunity to organize Cider Tasting at MechArtLab, which for me, is an interesting cross between hackerspace and bio hacking spot with quite a strong artistic approach. For me of course I liked a lot that they do lots of bio stuff, from kombucha artificial skin production, mushroom growing and many others to fermentation so when I've a chance I would like to visit again. Also I've found the building, which is a formal hospital laundry facility very interesting. I would say there are well over ten different projects of the alternative scene which makes a decent foundation for exchange and functioning as kind of independent entity. At the end we have set up outside just by the entrance of the building and were &quot;fishing&quot; for some people to join the core group for our noble activity spending a really nice evening together with open minded people. Next day I've actually joined the MechArtLab group on their trip to Saint Gallen were we have done another tasting event as part of the open doors of Ruum 42 hackerspace and theirs SGMK On-Tour: Chill &amp; Taste happening, fallowed later on by tasting of distillates made by local producer, barbecuing experimental locally made sausages by their creators and so on. It was a really nice finishing of the Switzerland part of my tour and I hope I can pop in again.<br /> <br /> <br /> * https://foodhackingbase.org/wiki/2021_cider_tour</div>

Dusjagr https://wiki.sgmk-ssam.ch/index.php?title=Hacker-in-Residence_Programme&diff=14233 2026-08-02T12:37:11Z

<p>Dusjagr: /* Faried Noor &quot;Askal&quot; Siregar (Yogyakarta, Indonesia) - 19. Sep - 11. Oct 2026 */</p> <hr /> <div>&lt;div style=&quot;right&quot; class=&quot;toclimit-2&quot;&gt;__TOC__&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> The Hacker-in-Residence Programme is jointly organized by various people from the environment of [https://bitwaescherei.ch/ Bitwäscherei], and directed primarily by [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Dusjagr Marc Dusseiller aka dusjagr], Center for Alternative Coconut Research, in his role as as co-founder and board member of both the [https://mechatronicart.ch/about/ Swiss Mechatronic Art Society] and Global Ambassador of the [https://www.hackteria.org/ Hackteria Network].<br /> <br /> = Ongoing =<br /> <br /> == Adam Zaretzky (Woodstock, NY, USA - 22. July - 20. August 2026 ==<br /> [[File:adam_headshot_embryo.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]<br /> Zaretsky is a Wet-Lab Art Practitioner mixing Ecology, Biotechnology, Non-human Relations, Body Performance and Gastronomy. Zaretsky stages lively, hands-on bioart production labs based on topics such as: foreign species invasion (pure/impure), radical food science (edible/inedible), jazz bioinformatics (code/flesh), tissue culture (undead/semi-alive), transgenic design issues (traits/desires), interactive ethology (person/machine/non-human) and physiology (performance/stress). A former researcher at the MIT department of biology, for the past 25 years Zaretsky has been teaching an experimental bioart class called VivoArts at: San Francisco State University (SFSU), SymbioticA (UWA), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), University of Leiden’s The Arts and Genomic Centre (TAGC) and with the Waag Society. He has also taught DIY-IGM (Do-It-Yourself Inherited Genetic Modification of the Human Genome) at New York University (NYU) and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU). He also runs a public life arts school: VASTAL (The Vivoarts School for Transgenic Aesthetics Ltd.) His art practice focuses on an array of legal, ethical, social and libidinal implications of biotechnological materials and methods with a focus on transgenic humans.<br /> <br /> * http://www.emutagen.com/<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/projects/artist-in-residence-adam-zaretsky/<br /> * https://thgap.hackteria.org<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Nupur Maneesh Doshi (Mumbai, India) - 24. July - 18. August 2026 ==<br /> [[File:nupur_headshot_02.jpg|thumb|250px]]<br /> During the SGMK Homemade 2026 and the follow up retreat at EAR, Nupur Maneesh Doshi is hosted as BEAK critic-in-residence working on a creative writing project based on Science Fictionesque poetic reflections on Bioart, Do-It-With-Others, Bioethics meets Travelogue and Speculative literary reflections. Earlier this year Nupur also was incorporated into the [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/CoLabs_Chiang_Mai#CoLabs_Kick-off_Feb_2026 Kickoff of Co-Laboratories], hired to pen a Technobiological Futures review article, with her curatorial and critical commentary published in English and French through Makery.info.<br /> <br /> * [https://www.makery.info/en/2026/05/11/english-epistemic-sludge-the-ontology-of-the-post-institutional-lab/ Epistemic sludge: the ontology of the post-institutional lab]<br /> <br /> Nupur Doshi is a curator and researcher based in Mumbai, India. Her work explores para-art trajectories, transgressing mediums and traditional materiality. She examines provocations from critical philosophy and transdisciplinary studies across counter-histories and speculative futures. She is the Fall '26 Draper Scholar at the Experimental Humanities (XE) Department at NYU. She has also been awarded the Global South Scholarship for the Art &amp; Curatorial Practice Certificate Program at The New Centre for Research &amp; Practice.<br /> <br /> * https://bioartethics.xyz/beak-news/f/nupur-maneesh-doshi---beak-critic-in-residence-colabs-thailand<br /> * https://nupurdoshi.hotglue.me/<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> = In preperation =<br /> <br /> == Faried Noor &quot;Askal&quot; Siregar (Yogyakarta, Indonesia) - 19. Sep - 11. Oct 2026 ==<br /> [[File:Askal_synthplaying2.jpg|250px|thumb|right|playing the [https://www.instagram.com/p/DWC5WO1k-An &quot;sistem modular terpadu&quot;]]]<br /> Faried Noor Siregar is an interdisciplinary artist, theater practitioner, and Batak manuscript (Pustaha) enthusiast based in Yogyakarta, graduated from the Theater Department at ISI Yogyakarta.<br /> <br /> As an artist, he is deeply interested in topics such as cultural preservation, social issues, and the environment, which he expresses and develops through interdisciplinary art, including theater and other visual arts. He also works across disciplines in DIY instrument engineering, exploring the intersection of craftsmanship, sound, and technology.<br /> <br /> He is an active member of Kawan Pustaha, Bauhouse Consorxium, and Lifepatch.<br /> <br /> ''As an interdisciplinary artist, I am deeply committed to exploring the convergence of art, technology, and cultural heritage. My primary interest lies in expanding the boundaries of contemporary artistic practice by treating imagination as my principal raw material—and in developing methods to render that imagination into tangible, experiential form. My work is grounded in three interconnected concerns: cultural preservation, social issues, and the environment. I approach these not as fixed subjects but as living inquiries, expressed through theater, visual arts, and DIY instrument engineering, where craftsmanship, sound, and technology intersect. My ongoing engagement with the Batak manuscript tradition (Pustaha) reflects my belief that cultural preservation is not an act of archiving, but a practice of reactivating ancestral knowledge through contemporary tools.''<br /> <br /> ''I am particularly interested in the creative application of artificial intelligence—not as a means of automation, but as a collaborator for transgressing the limits of medium, discipline, and perception. Through generative and machine-learning systems, I seek to visualize speculative narratives, reinterpret traditional knowledge, and transform imagination into implementable works. I am motivated by the opportunity to work critically and experimentally at this intersection, and to contribute to a practice that positions technology as an amplifier of human creativity rather than a replacement for it.''<br /> <br /> * https://askal.id/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/asucalypto/<br /> <br /> this the link for example of my works<br /> 1. Performative ASCII visual Performance on terminal (live Performances): https://vimeo.com/1212872998?fl=ip&amp;fe=ec<br /> 2. cam_Granular Noise Modulator (instalation) : https://vimeo.com/1212890412?fl=ip&amp;fe=ec<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> = Others =<br /> <br /> = Testimonials of our Residents of the past=<br /> <br /> == Maria Jose Besoain - LABVA (Valdivia, Chile) - 20. Nov - 4. Dec 2025 ==<br /> [[File:GaudiResidensi_Jose.png|250px|thumb|right|Micro-residency in GaudiLabs]]<br /> Situated Ecologies and Material Practice from South America (An Encounter with LABVA)&lt;br&gt;<br /> In a time marked by ecological crisis it becomes necessary to establish a critical perspective on the dominant industrial model of material trade and propose alternatives to how we relate to materiality. Rather than simply replacing one set of materials with another, the challenge lies in engendering a processual rethinking of the techniques, values, and epistemologies that underpin material practices. This open dialogue invites us to ask: how can we imagine alternatives to our pervasive dependency on petrochemical-based substances within an ecosystem shaped by extractive economies and technological determinism?&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> https://mustekala.info/beyond-substitution-situated-ecologies-and-material-practice-from-south-america-an-encounter-with-labva/&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == The Solar Mini Disc Walkmen mini residency of Shih Wei-chieh (Taipei, Taiwan) - 1. August - 5. September 2025 ==<br /> [[File:abao_stupidPhoto2.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Abao with amazing haircut. Stylist: Veli Silver.]]<br /> During a three-week micro-residency, I prototyped a “solar mini-disc walkman” that turns a handmade dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) into music. Building on my earlier portable, solar-powered starvation synth, I explore the “fingerprint” of a solar cell: using the I–V curve of each handmade DSSC as a musical score so its photovoltaic character becomes reproducible, generative sound. The instrument is self-powered: a 6×6 cm “solar mini disc” can be inserted and rendered to audio in real time. Beyond sculptural design, the device encourages open collection of natural-dye data and serves as a minimal-viable prototype for asking whether photovoltaic energy could—or should—be traceable. At present, the sound engine is implemented in Max/MSP with RAVE, where a 7-dimensional I–V “fingerprint” is directly connected to the decoder’s latent inlets. This pragmatic choice exploits RAVE’s real-time, high-fidelity synthesis, but the mapping remains largely hand-crafted. Framing the process more generally, the mapping can be understood as a vec2vec-style cross-modal alignment: a bridge function projects photovoltaic features into the latent space of a neural audio synthesizer. Unlike the recent vec2vec work in natural language processing—which aligns embeddings within the same modality and assumes comparable semantic geometry across models—our case is cross-modal (physics → sound) and uses a generative decoder as its target space. This difference requires stronger priors, such as monotonicity (e.g. larger photocurrents should not map to quieter or “darker” sounds) and local smoothness (similar I–V curves should yield nearby latents). In the vec2vec framework, semantic stability is maintained through three key constraints: reconstruction (the translated representation can be mapped back to the source), cycle-consistency (round-trips preserve meaning), and vector space preservation (VSP), which ensures that pairwise distances among embeddings remain intact across the mapping. While these methods were originally developed for aligning text embeddings, they provide a valuable reference for future work: similar constraints could regulate how photovoltaic features enter the RAVE latent space, ensuring that sonic identities preserve the geometric relationships of their underlying energy curves. In that sense, the Solar Mini-Disc Walkman not only produces reproducible sonic identities for each handmade cell, but also gestures toward a broader research question: how cross-system “languages” of energy and sound might be aligned in a universal latent space.<br /> &lt;gallery widths=&quot;220px&quot; heights=&quot;400px&quot;&gt;<br /> File:I-V tester made by Marc Dusseiller.jpg|The DIY I-V tester made by Marc Dusseiller. <br /> File:I-V tester made by Marc Dusseiller_2.jpg|The measurement of the I-V curve tester is uploaded to Thingspeak and a local server, and can be fetched in Max/MSP.<br /> File:DIY DSSC with screen printed pattern.jpg|DIY DSSC with screen printed pattern and hollyhock dye made by Shih Wei Chieh.<br /> File:DIY DSSC with cyanotype pattern.jpg|DIY DSSC with cyanotype pattern made by Shih Wei Chieh.<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> [[The Solar Mini-Disc Walkman: Cross-Modal Alignment of DSSC Fingerprints and Audio Latent Space|residency documentation]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Yair Reshef (Tel Aviv) - 23 - 31. July 2025 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Yair hardbrucke.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Yair arrives in Hardbrücke]]<br /> bureaucrat at [https://wiki.telavivmakers.org/ T.A.M.I], recovering [https://wiki.idiot.io idiot.io]<br /> <br /> * https://wiki.telavivmakers.org/<br /> * https://github.com/5shekel/<br /> * [[PASAR SENGGOL]]<br /> * https://stikka.zrok.yair.cc/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Will Robertson (various trees and forests, Scotland and Switzerland) - 1. May - 31. July 2025 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Will-Robertson-Looking-to-the-Future-DJI_0490-2048x1536-cropped-90.jpeg|250px|thumb|right|Will on a tree]]<br /> <br /> Sprache: Schweizerdeutsch, English, Französisch, Norwegisch<br /> <br /> ''' Research '''<br /> <br /> Will's research focuses on the interaction between trees and endangered tree dwelling dormouse (family ''Gliridae''), bat (family ''Vespertilionidae'') and squirrel (family ''Sciurus'') species. By making use of advances in our understanding of endangered ''Eliomys quercinus'' and ''Myomimus roachi'' and moving forward the boundaries of what's athletically and technically possible in aerial arboriculture, Will has developed new chainsaw carving and rotary boring techniques to precisely carve nest holes for Europe's most endangered mammals and reverse habitat destruction. Collaborations with Susan Kerwin, Goedele Verbeylen, Stiftung Wildstation Landshuit, Nedko Nedyalkov, Ralf Wistbacka and Thomas Briner have brought groundbreaking results in conservation of the Garden Dormouse (''Eliomys quercinus'') - a high conservation priority in Switzerland and Europe. Field studies with ''Myomimus roachi'' (Bulgaria) and ''Pteromys volans'' (Finland) are currently being planned.<br /> <br /> Will leads an international consortium of leading semiconductor manufacturers, software experts, hardware manufacturers and ecologists developing a new, completely open source wildlife camera and field ecology system with integrated NPU (Neural Processing Unit) for neutral network inference and Edge AI which offers unparalleled capabilities, reliability and independence in the field. Other research includes lexicography and use of neural networks in phonology and lexicography.<br /> <br /> Where wildlife cameras are unsuitable, eDNA (Environmental DNA) PCR/NAAT (Polymerase Chain Reaction / Nucleic Acid Amplification Technique) techniques are used.<br /> <br /> He served both in armed forces in the UK and in the Swiss fire service in Atemschutz at Stützpunkt Feuerwehr Küssnacht am Rigi where he handled some of Switzerlands's worst industrial and chemical fires of recent tdecades.<br /> <br /> Born in Scotland, Will became the first person in history to be honored by Parliamentary motions in both the Edinburgh and London parliaments.<br /> <br /> ''' The Art of the Climbing Arborist '''<br /> <br /> Will's artistic work focuses on natural forms in tree care and bringing the peace and beauty of the forest to gardens. His distinctive artistic style, implemented in a profession with the highest death rate in Europe, is athletically and technically extremely demanding and was influenced by de Breanski and Dutton then by contemporary Swiss gardeners and artists including Frei and Jope.<br /> <br /> '''Glass Art '''<br /> <br /> His other artistic medium is molten glass, working with glass chemistry of crystal and borosilicate glasses and the ligand field quantum chemistry of Neodymium, Erbium, Praseodymium, Cobalt, Copper and Iron and nanoparticleq chemistry and nonlinear optics of Copper, Silver and Gold to create color within clear glass. Molten glass is a uniquely difficult artistic medium but it is the only medium that allows color to exist independent of surface and allows the user to directly experience the quantum mechanical worlds of ligand field theory and nanoparticle nonlinear optics.<br /> <br /> To obtain the high temperatures and homogeneous furnace conditions needed to make colored glass, Will designs furnaces heated with FeCrAl, SiC Microwave susceptor and SiC electrical technologies controlled via PID computer control and insulated with high purity alumina refractories.<br /> <br /> Collaborations with professional glass artists develop and document the science of colored glass.<br /> <br /> ''' Here to Help'''<br /> <br /> Will is grateful to get a break from his current battles to learn kernel space software engineering and image sensor integration and is available to assist with microelectronics, power electronics, unpasteurized cheese making, wine making, pizza making, aerial arboriculture and user space and database software engineering.<br /> <br /> '''Wine, Cheese, Sauerkraut'''<br /> <br /> High quality unpasteurized cheeses from both home-grown and commercial lactic acid bacteria cultures come to life and high quality wine is made via the ''Méthode traditionnelle'''. Outside the precise order of the cleanroom, Sauerkraut, Kombucha, wine and cheese making cultures also find their way into bread and fruit juice.<br /> <br /> '''Research in English:'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/quick-summary-new-homes-for-old-friends-switzerland/<br /> '''Forschung in Deutsch'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/de/zusammenfassung-neue-heimat-fur-alte-freunde-schweiz/<br /> '''Recherche en Français'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/fr/resume-rapide-de-nouvelles-maisons-pour-de-vieux-amis-en-suisse/<br /> <br /> '''faclair.com:'''<br /> * https://www.faclair.com/<br /> * https://focloir.info/<br /> <br /> '''GIT Repositories:'''<br /> * https://github.com/William-Robert-Robertson/WildCamera<br /> * https://prototypefund.opendata.ch/project/wildcamera/<br /> <br /> '''Recent Publications:'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ARBMagazine208-P72-Spring2025-New-Homes-For-Old-Friends-An-Update.pdf<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ARBMagazine-New-Homes-for-Old-Friends-206-pp60-66.pdf<br /> <br /> '''Social media:'''<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/william_robert_robertson/<br /> * https://www.facebook.com/will.robertson.58555<br /> <br /> '''Folk often ask about.. Soldering'''<br /> <br /> Folk often ask me about soldering - here are some ideas that help:<br /> <br /> https://github.com/William-Robert-Robertson/WildCamera/blob/main/Development_Environment/Practical_Electronics/Soldering.md<br /> <br /> ==Maximiliano Laina (filmaker) and Olivia Laina (youth-activistin)== <br /> <br /> As a family short time residency they are visiting Zurich on the weekend of 11.-14th April, as part of the More-Than-Planet exhibition curated by Ewen Chardronnet and Martina Huber at Löwenbräu Zürich, We are AIA | Awareness in Art. <br /> <br /> 11.04.24, 6 - 9pm<br /> &quot;Flying with Patcha - Into the Aerocene&quot; Films creening at Luma Schwarzcafé <br /> <br /> 14.04.24, 9 - 12 am<br /> political Manifestation &quot;Earthrise&quot; flying the solar ballon at &quot;Alte Kaserene&quot; <br /> [[File:WhatsApp Image 2024-04-11 at 12.43.44.jpg|250px|thumb|Aerocene.org]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Toru (Ryu) Oyama (Okinawa City / Gifu, Japan) - 15 - 31. July 2025 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Toru.jpg|thumb]]<br /> <br /> Toru (Ryu) Oyama is born in Japan, after graduating in pharmaceutical chemistry and fine art in japan, he studied and worked in a field of contemporary art in germany. moved to okinawa in 2017, he has been developing unique art projects in taiwan, south Korea, finland, indonesia and other parts of the world, based on the knowledge cultivated in science. his research and artistic practice explore topics such as food, land, human-nature relations, archaeology, and anthropology, through the site specific fieldwork. he has participated in various cross-disciplinary art-and-science projects worldwide,including projects and collaborates with artists and researchers.<br /> <br /> * https://www.ryuoyama.com/<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Andrey Chugonow (Yekaterinburg, Russia / Glasgow, UK) - 1. Oct - 30. November 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Square facebook 7sec.gif|250px|thumb|right|Glitching Andrey]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;During my stay in Switzerland, I plan to start developing a project that takes my autoimmune disease, multiple sclerosis, beyond my body into the realm of peer interaction. I plan to create a performative situation within which we will begin to interact with this autoimmune agent, forming several feedback loops in an attempt to find the equilibrium of the event.&quot;''<br /> <br /> Andrey Chugunov is a conceptual artist working at the intersection of digital and analogue media. He combines sound art, light installation, generative graphics, technological sculpture, media performances and readymade in his practice. He researches topics of mortality, temporality, autonomy, and memory decay in his artworks from the perspective of meditative media.<br /> <br /> He got a master's degree in Digital art at the Far Eastern Federal University in Vladivostok, Russia in 2018-2020. He participated in the &quot;Laboratory of a young artist&quot; at the Ural branch of the State Center for Contemporary Art in Yekaterinburg, Russia in 2018. He received an engineering degree in the field of alternative and renewable energy sources at the Ural Federal University in Yekaterinburg, Russia in 2008-2013.<br /> <br /> Andrey was born in Sverdlovsk, USSR in 1991.<br /> <br /> Now he resides in East Kilbride, Scotland, United Kingdom.<br /> <br /> * https://andreychugunov.com/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Giulia Tomasello / ALMA Futura (Rome, Italy) - 5. - 24. October 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Giulia screenshot.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Giulia preparing &quot;Future Flora&quot;]]<br /> <br /> Interaction designer and educator committed to female’s healthcare and its innovation, combining biotechnology and interactive wearables. Founder of ALMA Futura.<br /> <br /> Giulia will visit Switzerland and collaborate with [http://GaudiLabshttps://www.gaudi.ch/GaudiLabs/?page_id=2 GaudiLabs] in Luzern (5-10. Oct) and at the [http://Hackteria%20ZET%20-%20Open%20Science%20Labhttps://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/hackteria-zet-open-science-lab-in-zurich/ Hackteria ZET - Open Science Lab] (15-24. Oct) on participatory community research and hacking around the theme of reproductive justice and DIY pregnancy tests.<br /> <br /> ''&quot;Xenopia is a research, art and design project aimed at prototyping a domestic hormones Beta Hcg test as a tool to address reproductive justice and the right to access abortion. We will investigate the historical scientific practices around living interfaces as controlling technologies (i.e. the living pregnancy test Xenopus Leavis frog, mice, seeds). The right to access abortion is under attack and Beta Hcg testing is a mandatory test to access safe abortion but is poorly available for people living in rural areas and in marginalised conditions. Weeks of pregnancy are the playing field on which the war against access to abortion is waged, so we see in this prototype the possibility of facilitating the path autonomously by giving people back control. Collectives defending reproductive rights in countries where abortion is illegal or restricted (as Italy) and safely providing support, do not have access to this kind of easing. With an inter-species perspective, we would therefore develop this prototype and participatory workshops as political act of empowerment and concrete response to reproductive justice.&quot;''<br /> <br /> here wiki content to visit here:<br /> https://hackteria.org/wiki/Xenopia<br /> <br /> <br /> * https://gitomasello.com/<br /> * https://almafutura.org/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/gitomasello/<br /> <br /> Read Giulia's full Report on the Project here on the hackteria Wiki, use spread, duplicate!<br /> *https://hackteria.org/wiki/Xenopia<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Dominik Mahnič (Ljubljana, Slovnenia) - 25. Okt - 10. Nov 2024==<br /> <br /> [[File:Mahnic_klobukom.jpg||250px|thumb|right|Is it Jesus?]]<br /> <br /> We are planning to host our regular Hacker-in-Residence Dominik Mahnič aka Doms again to continue our long-term collaborations and work / reflect with Sofie on various robotic painting machines and it's philosophical implications.<br /> <br /> During the [https://mechatronicart.ch/brushology-ways-of-painting-with-a-mechatronic-brush/ &quot;Brushology&quot; Session] the shared their recent insigts of the collaboration.<br /> <br /> * https://app.assembla.com/spaces/dominik-mahnic/<br /> <br /> [[File:DomsAlone.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Sofie Mart (Zürich) - 20. Juli - 9. August 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Sofie.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Sofie Mart]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I was lucky to meet Marc and Maya in summer 2024 when I was looking for a workshop space to bring to life a custom-built robotic drawing machine. Bitwäscherei is a great space and a playground for DIY robotics projects. I got a lot of help and inspiration from the other artists- and hackers-in-residence. Thank you Bitwäscherei and SGMK for hosting me!&quot;''<br /> <br /> [[File:Bitwascherai.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> Sofie Mart a Swiss-based creative technologist passionate about contextualizing complexity through visual media. In the past few years, Sofie has been venturing projects on the intersection of arts, culture, technology and humanities. With the background in cultural analytics and data visualization, she collaborated with the private cultural estates on the immersive visualization of art collections, directed virtual reality experiences for corporate and public sector clients and created digital applications for creativity. https://sofiem.art/<br /> <br /> In 2024 Sofie started her studio focusing on media processing, creative coding and art fabrication - https://uncorporated.studio/ . With the support from [https://matr.art/ Matr Labs] engineers, she built and launched the first art-making machine in Bitwäscherei, Zurich.<br /> <br /> * https://www.instagram.com/uncorporated.studio/<br /> * https://sofiem.art/<br /> <br /> == Tengal (Manila, Philippines / Berlin, Germany) - 1. - 10. August 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Tengal hacking.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Tengal hacking some academic writing]]<br /> <br /> Tengal is a composer, media artist, and cultural instigator, engaged in research-based production that bridges art, technology, and society. Since 2005, he has initiated numerous projects and collectives in Manila and across Southeast Asia. Notably, he founded the organization ''SABAW Media Art Kitchen'', a curatorial platform specializing in sound, media art, and interstices between art and science. In 2008, he established the Philippines' first international media art and experimental music festival, ''WSK Festival of the Recently Possible'' where he has served as artistic director since its inception.<br /> <br /> From 2017 to 2018, Tengal curated the exhibition ''&quot;INTERSTICES: Manifolds of The In-between&quot;'' and served as exhibition director for the ''&quot;Self-reflexivity: Thinking Media and Digital Articulations&quot;'' exhibition at the Tokyo Media Art Festival MeCA | Media Culture in Asia, initiated by the Japan Foundation.<br /> <br /> Tengal co-created the international music platform ''NUSASONIC'', a creative collaboration between ''YES NO KLUB, WSK Festival of The Recently Possible, Playfreely/BlackKaji, CTM Festival'', and the ''Goethe Institute''. ''Nusasonic'' was a multi-year project that explores a wide spectrum of experimental sound and music cultures in Southeast Asia, fostering dialogue not only within the region but also with Europe.<br /> <br /> Recently relocating to Berlin, Tengal served as curator-at-large at ''Art Laboratory Berlin'' and played a significant role as co-curator of the projects ''&quot;Hackers, Makers, Thinkers”'', and ''“Radyo Somatodelia: Experiments in Sonic Animism.”''<br /> <br /> * https://www.instagram.com/tengal/<br /> * [https://www.instagram.com/wsk.io/ wsk.io]<br /> * [http://nusasonic.com/ nusasonic.com]<br /> <br /> == Kaldi Moss (Goa, Dehli, India) - June - August 2024 ==<br /> <br /> ''&quot;Bitwäscherei was an inspiring space that opened up new ways of thinking. It offers an alternative to the mainstream Swiss logic. The techniques and specifics of mediums and materials are exploded and explored everyday - in a way it is a dreamland.&quot;''<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=320px heights=240px&gt;<br /> File:Photo 2024-10-14 17-10-39.jpg<br /> File:Photo 2024-10-14 17-10-35.jpg<br /> File:Photo 2024-10-14 17-10-46.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Biography:'''<br /> <br /> Moss is an artist interested in sense perception, time, networked systems, insect perception, tree intelligence and experiences of beings that are not human. <br /> <br /> Moss’ (they/them) practice spans sound, video, browser-based art and bio art. They are part of a community of engineers and technologists, and are invested in exploring alternate methods of knowledge production. Their video and installation work has been shown in multiple exhibitions in Zurich, Milan, Toronto, Dresden, Brighton, Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Himachal and Goa.<br /> <br /> They are a part of Cynk Collective, a noise band producing immersive audiovisual concerts. In addition, they are the artistic director at Walkin Studios,an independent multidisciplinary art studio and project space in Bangalore, India and have co-founded the collective NOTAAT with artist Puneet Jain.<br /> <br /> * https://whattt.cargo.site/<br /> <br /> == Elisa Chaveneau (Le Mans, France) - 01. - 15. July 2024 ==<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=240px heights=180px&gt;<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.13.54.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.07.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.16.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.43.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.28.png<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Bio:''' Elisa Chaveneau is a French artist born in 2000 who specialises in the design and exhibition of sculptures, <br /> installations and materials on the subject of «Other-than-human». Her search for new media involving geo-materials and fermentation processes is keen to question inter-species relations in an ecosystem and consumer habits facing industry. With specialist training in geomaterials and ceramics at the Le Mans Fine Arts School, the materiality and supposed aesthetics of the material take on a primordial role in her approach to creation, as well as in her formal process is to rediscover the links with the living world. Through her interests in ecology, design, craft practices and performance, she tries to focus our imagination and make us contemplate the landscapes and the immensity of the ecosystems we are confronted with. &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> Her work has been exhibited at the Centre Contemporain de Céramique de la Borne and in a duo with Noémie Vincent-Maudry at the 2022 Saint-Etienne Biennial and at the Musée d’Art Moderne in Paris for the Flammes exhibition.<br /> <br /> https://www.instagram.com/elisachaveneau/<br /> <br /> '''Workshop: Saturday 13.7.24, 12-18h''' <br /> <br /> https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Kitchenlab_Bioplastic<br /> <br /> DIY Workshop on BIOPLASTIC Making. Together with Hacker-in-Residency(SGMK) Elisa Chaveneau (FR) we dive into the topic of bioplastic as novel material research. Starting point is the kitchen lab! Why working with materials that originate from our kitchen and how easy and fun it is to repurpose materials from there to revalue and repurpose and close circles. Circular thinking at the base of everyday practice! Starting with a Lunch by Gasthaus Kitchenlab we will be working on testing and creating various recipes and experimentations on Bioplastic.<br /> <br /> == Moch Hasrul (Jakarta, Indonesia) - 11-14. July 2024 ==<br /> [[File:Hasrol kopicup.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Hasrul likes kopi]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I have known [https://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/hackteria-zet-open-science-lab-in-zurich/ Hackteria ZET] and [https://mechatronicart.ch/mechartlab/ SGMK's MechArtLab] for quite some time, and I always enjoy visiting their shared studio and laboratory. The atmosphere is incredibly pleasant and inspiring, filled with a playful yet highly productive energy. When I was a speaker at a talk about [https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/plastik/ '''Operasi Plastik'''], I was truly impressed by the enthusiasm and participation of the attendees. Additionally, the experience of preparing a dinner together was delightful, with a warm and welcoming atmosphere. Hackteria ZET, Bitwäscherei, is truly a special place for creativity and collaborative learning.&quot;''<br /> <br /> '''Bio: Moch Hasrul''' is a media artist based in Jakarta who combines art and technology in his work. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Art Education from Universitas Negeri Jakarta and a Master's degree in Fine Arts from Institut Teknologi Bandung. Currently, he serves as the director of Serrum and teaches at Kalbis University. His artistic practice includes experiments with computational devices, mechanical and electronic systems, and plastic recycling. Managing Studio Batur Jakarta and actively involved in the Gudskul Ecosystem, Hasrul initiated GudRnD, focusing on plastic recycling experiments. He is also developing context-based, student-centered learning methods using art approach.<br /> <br /> * https://mochhasrul.com/<br /> * https://www.gudrnd.id/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/_gudrnd/<br /> <br /> '''TALK: Operasi Plastik - 18:00 Saturday 13. July 2024 @ Bitwäscherei'''<br /> <br /> Hasrul will give an overview of their activities, researching and developing OPERASI PLASTIK, an artistic approach to plastic waste management. After the talk everybody is invited for a dinner, exploring Indonesian cuisine and cooking together.<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/plastik/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> [[File:OperasiPlastik.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Operasi Plastik]]<br /> '''OPERASI PLASTIK''' is an initiative that offers an artistic approach to plastic waste management by incorporating artistic and imaginative aspects into the process. By using art as a medium, OPERASI PLASTIK not only focuses on conventional plastic recycling but also transforms the waste into captivating and meaningful artworks. This approach aims to raise public awareness about plastic waste issues while changing their perception of materials that are usually considered trash.<br /> <br /> * https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6mqJyGB8EM/?igsh=eXBiOHJ2c2h3Nnh5<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> == Servando Barreiro (digital nomad, Spain) - February 2024 ==<br /> [[File:servando_goggles.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Servando]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;During my time at Bitwäscherei, I had a blast! Interacting with a bunch of creative minds from different backgrounds was super cool. We did some coding, had fun with puredata, and created some awesome stuff together. The weeks at Bitwäscherei flew by, filled with lots of laughs and learning. I'm already thinking about coming back for more. It's a great place to explore new ideas and make music with like-minded folks. Thanks, Bitwäscherei, for the awesome experience. Looking forward to hanging out again and making more magic together!&quot;''<br /> <br /> '''Biography'''<br /> <br /> I'm an Audiovisual artist with a background in electronics, sound, and audiovisual communication. I lived in Madrid, Berlin, Peru, and Stockholm, among other places.<br /> I'm A Pure Data expert (If you know, you know..). I created music and/or software for brands such as Audi, Redbull, Polestar, and Teenage Engineering. My work has been exhibited in renowned locations such as: Reina Sofia Museum, Medialab Prado, Transmediale, and Ars Electronica. For more information, keep browsing this [http://servando.teks.no/ site].<br /> <br /> * http://servando.teks.no/<br /> <br /> '''Workshop at Bitwäscherei'''<br /> <br /> See more about the [[Puredata (Pd) Workshop with Servando]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Yuzuru Maeda (Japan) - Dec 2023==<br /> [[File:WhatsApp Image 2023-12-04 at 16.42.09.jpeg|300px|thumb|right|Zentai Interview]]<br /> <br /> '''Biography'''<br /> <br /> Yuzuru born in Japan, Gifu. Yuzuru graduated from LaSalle College of Arts, Singapore in 2009 for Bachelor of the Arts program in music composition. She has embarked on performing music and improvisation and making video, installation and performance art with [Zentai Art Project - http://yuzuru.weebly.com/]. She also organizes Zentai exhibition, Zentai walk, Zentai performance with [http://www.zentaiart.com/ Zentai Art Festival].<br /> <br /> <br /> For her residency at Bitwäscherei she will conduct interviews with people on their life and practices wearing a Zentai outfit while doing and creating friction in how to perceive the oposite. She also wants to conduct a participatory Zentai performance in public space in Zurich.<br /> If interested in giving an interview or participate at the zentai performance pls contact &quot;zentaiartproject[at]yahoo.com&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ''&quot;I embarked on an artistic exploration using Zentai suits as a central component in my video work. This unconventional choice served as a catalyst for probing the complex layers of identity within the realm of art and human interaction. During my residency in December 2023, I had the privilege of engaging in insightful interviews with notable figures such as Serge Bertschy, Oliver Jaggi, and Chruut. These encounters provided invaluable glimpses into their creative processes and methodologies. It was a fascinating journey delving into their artistic minds, discovering their techniques, and learning about their endeavors to push the boundaries of expression. One of the most profound lessons gleaned from these conversations was the importance of innovation and resourcefulness in the pursuit of artistic vision. Witnessing how each individual crafted their own tools and methods to breathe life into creations inspired me to seek out my own unique approaches in my artistic practice. Moreover, these interactions sparked a deeper contemplation on the interconnectedness between art and sustainability. I was profoundly moved by the dedication of these artists to not only their craft but also to contributing positively to our planet. Their commitment to sustainable living resonated deeply with me, prompting introspection on how I, too, could leverage my art to foster a more environmentally conscious world. As I reflect on the insights gained during my residency, I am filled with a renewed sense of purpose and direction. Armed with newfound inspiration and a heightened awareness of the intersection between art and sustainability, I am eager to embark on my own journey of creative exploration and meaningful contribution to the world around me.&quot;''<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> small trailer of the zurich session:<br /> * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHhvpPR0JRQ&amp;ab_channel=Zentai%E9%87%87%E8%AE%BF%28ZentaiArtProject%29<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=240px heights=180px&gt;<br /> File:WhatsApp_Image_2023-12-04_at_16.42.53.jpeg<br /> File:WhatsApp Image 2023-12-04 at 16.42.40.jpeg<br /> File:WhatsApp Image 2023-12-04 at 16.42.16.jpeg<br /> File:Yuzuru interviewing Serge Bertschi.jpg<br /> File:Yuzuru and Oliver Jäggi.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Shih Wei-chieh (Taipei, Taiwan) - 11. September - 1. November 2023 ==<br /> [[File:abao_stupidPhoto.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Abao with amazing haircut]]<br /> '''What was the purpose of your residency in Zurich? What did you learn from it?'''<br /> <br /> ''“In addition to my pursuit of practical solar applications, my most successful DSSC prototype currently produces only around ~2.5 mA per square centimeter. The significance lies more in the opportunities to collaborate with scientists and engage in visits to the laboratory at ETH. This experience has served as valuable training for me, offering insights into how scientists work with nanomaterials. Understanding the conventional applications and purposes, as well as the established protocols for synthesizing nano materials, has been a rare and precious experience for artists. It raises pertinent questions about the relationship between art and science, and how these two domains can and should collaborate effectively.”''<br /> <br /> ''“Although it was a fantastic experience for artists to work with scientists with complete freedom and full access to knowledge, I wonder how we can repeat the model without any funding to support the free sofa accommodation and the efforts from volunteers. On the other hand, I believe this is a great model that differs from those residency organized by institutes and centers which always comes with political requirements and demands. The property of the community plays a big part too. During the residency I have met many community members in Bitwäscherei, the role of them are usually very mixed, like chemist with musician background or artist with scientific degree, or engineer with profound knowledge for history of analog computer, the people are a great library and the culture was naturally provided by the community. This dynamic is relatively rare in Taiwan, where career roles tend to be more singular, and scientists typically don’t serve other fields in the same integrated manner.”''<br /> <br /> Part 1/2: [https://www.makery.info/en/2023/12/20/english-from-e-textile-to-gratzel-cells-encounter-with-the-taiwanese-designer-shih-wei-chieh/ “From e-textile to Grätzel cells, encounter with the taiwanese designer Shih Wei Chieh“], Makery 2023<br /> <br /> Part 2/2: [https://www.makery.info/en/2023/12/21/une-residence-de-recherche-en-cellules-gratzel-a-hackteria-rencontre-avec-shih-wei-chieh-2-2/ “A residency to research Grätzel cells at Hackteria, encounter with Shih Wei Chieh“], Makery 2023<br /> <br /> '''施惟捷 Shih Wei Chieh''' works with wearable art, e-textile, and laser audiovisual. He is also a self-taught material science researcher. His &quot;Laser Dye Project&quot; innovates an optical textile printing method by programmable laser projector and New Cyanotype solution, which inspire him to explore the trans-disciplinary collaboration between new medias and traditional craft techniques. He’s the founder of “Tribe Against Machine”, a project exploring how culture preservation works with modern technologies. His current research develops a DIY dye sensitized solar glass made with natural dye in a large size format, which is used for both energy and as a smart interface for sonic art. <br /> <br /> * https://shihweichieh.com/<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/HLabX_Fellows#HLabX_Fellow_Shih_Wei_Chieh<br /> <br /> Application to NanoArts grant done / not received :-(: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Prep-NanoArts<br /> <br /> Now combined with Workshop at [https://www.weareaia.ch/energy-giveaway/ Energy Giveaway @ WEAREAIA], to be held on 22/23 September 2023.<br /> <br /> More info is documented on the hackteria wiki: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Abao_Residency<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Helmi Hardian (Surabaya, Indonesia) - Mid July - Mid August 2023 | [[BIR residensi]] ==<br /> [[File:Helim_Ugly.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Helmi in his full beauty]]<br /> <br /> '''Reflection / Testimonial'''<br /> <br /> ''Best residency ever!!'' - Helmi<br /> <br /> ''During my residency, I had the opportunity to collaborate on the project The [https://mechatronicart.ch/diy-microscope-workshop-low-energy-circuit-performances/ Loose Energy Curriculum for the exhibition at the Humus Punk Library] in Zurich. We created a low-voltage and high-energy visual performance, utilizing previously unknown equipment from the hackteria studio. The experience of playing together and improvising with the hacked equipment was incredibly rewarding. ''<br /> <br /> ''One of the highlights was simply attending a wide range of workshops at the [https://mechatronicart.ch/homemade-summercamp-2023-berghaus-girlen/ Homemade Summercamp] in Switzerland, which differs a lot from my usual practice usually being the host of workshops. This privilege of learning from others and expanding my knowledge in various media arts fields felt utterly precious. From building a music station where we learned to play drums, to skillbuilding on keyboard, DJ equipment, and more. The overall cultural exchange during cooking time allowed us to share and transform traditional recipes into vegan and vegetarian versions. And the plurality of trips and destination furthermore offered precious insights into local cultures. Stops included: [http://www.randelab.ch/ Randelab], [http://www.gaudi.ch/GaudiLabs/ GaudiLabs], collaborating with [https://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/hackteria-zet-open-science-lab-in-zurich/ Hackteria ZET in Zurich], attending [https://mechatronicart.ch/homemade-summercamp-2023-berghaus-girlen/ Homemade Summercamp], visiting the art and science residency at Max-Planck in Konstanz and organizing the program [https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/pasar-senggol/ &quot;Pasar Senggol&quot; at Chaos Communication Camp] outside of Berlin.''<br /> <br /> ''It was unexpected but exciting to explore personal studios for local artists, experiencing the different styles of how collective spaces can be implemented and getting to know the individual studio approach. The residency taught me valuable lessons in space management, as I observed how collectives like [https://bitwaescherei.ch/ Bitwäscherei] or [https://maisonshift.ch/ Fashion Revolution] collaborate with the municiapal government to establish independent spaces. Overall, this residency provided a rich and diverse learning experience.'' - Written by Francisca Tan during a discussion with Helmi in Chiang Mai<br /> <br /> '''Biography'''<br /> <br /> Helmi Hardian is a grassroots artist and ghetto scientist, with a specific interest in cooking and smoking at the same time. He lives in Surabaya, the city that is well known for its industry and technology, as well as being the center of electronic component trading (chiefly, Pasar Genteng). Hence, almost all of his works are closely related to science and technology as the medium of creativity. He is the co-founder of Waft Lab, a creative-based initiative that works at interdisciplinary practices. Currently, he focuses on tech development through DIY/DIWO culture and playing his role in researching, hacking, or deconstructing daily materials to provide some devices with new functional aspects, as well as developing workshop kits, lecturing contents, and presentation materials, which aim to learn, share, and exchange knowledge.<br /> <br /> * https://waft-lab.com/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/helmihardian/<br /> * [[:File:Helmi Hardian - Artwork and Workshop 2022.pdf]]<br /> * Recent TUAK residensi in Tuban: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/TUAK<br /> * Application submitted: https://www.suedkulturfonds.ch/<br /> * Download application here: [[:File:Dossier-iiw0pYiT.pdf]]<br /> * Full project outline here: [[:File:2023_ProjectOutline_Helmi-Residensi.pdf]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:helmi_collage.jpg<br /> File:helmi_collage_02.jpg<br /> File:helmi_collage_03.jpg<br /> File:wafltlab_blue.jpg<br /> File:helmi_collage_01.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> == Arnont Nongyao - Thailand | early May 2023 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Arnont Nongyao portrait.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Arnont Nongyao]]<br /> <br /> '''Biography''' <br /> <br /> Arnont Nongyao lives in Chiangmai (TH) - Ho Chi Minh city (VN) and He is an artist interested and fell in love with the vibration of things. He likes listening to everything that inspires him to do experimental sound art. The most important teacher “the master Khvay Loeung &quot;inspired him to listen and “destroy yourself from being yourself” .-.. .. ... - . -. -.-- --- ..- .-. ... . .-.. ..-.<br /> <br /> Born in Bangkok, works and lives in Chiangmai (TH) - Ho Chi Minh city (VN). Arnont is working with various and different media includes sound, video, installation, site specific, public art etc. Arnont’s work is engage with his interest in vibration; he works on diverse art experimental projects, vibration-related.<br /> <br /> Arnont has been interested and research into sound with concentration on vibration, so most of his works are differently experimental and relative to vibration in order to search for the value of vibration derived from connected things, such as human beings, objects and society. His works are involved in a specific space and audience’s participation. They are also connected with the mode of listening/hearing in a social situation, and with how people interact with and participate in sound. Moreover, also he is Co-Director of Aesthetics of Error ( Chiang Mai Collective) with Thatchatham Silsupan and Pathompong Manakitsomboon that is a group of sound artists &amp; musician working on sound art &amp; experimental music in Chiangmai.<br /> <br /> Some of his selected exhibitions include solo exhibition “Sphere”, SAC Art lap, Chiang Mai, Thailand(2018).“Another Sound” co-work with Khvay Loeung, Sa Sa Art projects, Phnom Penh and Chiang Mai, Cambodia - Thailand (2018). and group exhibitions “Opera of Kard”, Singapore Biennale 2019, Singapore. “Currents 2019”, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. “A Visiblelity Matrix”, The Secession 2019, Vienna, Austria. Bangkok Art Biennale 2018, Bangkok, Thailand. “Postcripts” Bangkok Biennale, Bangkok, Thailand (2018).“Unstable(ry) Life”, 2016, Manif d’art, Quebec, Canada. 16th Media Art Biennale WRO 2015: Test Exposure, Wroclaw, Poland, TRANCE at Gallery VER, Bangkok, Thailand (2014). PROXIMITY, part of inSPIRACJE International at 13 MUZ, Szczecin, Poland (2014).<br /> <br /> '''External Links'''<br /> <br /> * [http://www.arnontnongyao.com Arnont Nongnyao's personal website]<br /> * [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/GBMN WORKSHOP: Gentle but make noise]<br /> <br /> [[File:Arnont_mixerli.jpg|thumb|left|400px|Arnont lötet das Mixerli!!]]<br /> <br /> [[Category: Biography]]<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Bostjan Čadež (Ljubljana, Slovenia - April 2023 ==<br /> [[File:Bos_Robot.jpg|thumb|right]]<br /> Bostjan Čadež (b. 1979, Ljubljana) is a new media artist whose interdisciplinary practice explores the intersections of art, technology, and human experience. His innovative installations and performances often challenge the boundaries between the digital and physical world, incorporating elements such as artificial intelligence, virtual reality, robotics, and real-time data processing. Čadež’s art is characterized by a dynamism and unique life that stems from the algorithms and guidelines he uses to shape his works. His interest in simple guidelines from which an infinite number of images or situations arise, which are never the same as before, is one of the key aspects of his creations. His works often include interaction with viewers, who with their involvement become part of the artistic experience and at the same time co-create the work they observe.<br /> <br /> * https://www.bostjancadez.art/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Dann Disciglio (Chicago, USA) &amp; Angelina Almukhametova (Chicago, USA) - March 2022 ==<br /> <br /> ''“I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to have participated in the Hacker-in-Residence program at the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society. The atmosphere of curiosity and artistic research was both inspiring and endlessly encouraging. During my residency, I led a workshop called, “Biodegradable Sound: Gelatin Records.” This hands-on workshop aimed to explore the intersection of recorded sound and biodegradability by introducing a method for creating functional and fully biodegradable phonograph records made from gelatin. The Swiss Mechatronic Art Society and its diverse group of members not only helped facilitate this workshop, they supported me by offering the resources and technical support needed to realize the event. My residency also produced various connections with other artists, musicians, and hackers which I continue to maintain to this day. I cannot wait to return to SGMK to continue to explore new topics of research, and continue picking the brains of the incredible community who stands behind this space”''<br /> <br /> During their short residency they will work on their research with parametric speakers, host a workhop on [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/BiodegradableSound &quot;Biodegradable Sounds&quot;] and do a performance with artist-made video transmitters, and retro tech!<br /> <br /> See this little add by the Hive people, where in the end they show the workshop and performance: https://peakd.com/hive-127039/@mind.force/ladjdnnz<br /> <br /> '''Angelina Almukhametova'''<br /> <br /> An G is a Chicago based neon artist who creates digital &amp; physical works in pursuit of happiness.<br /> <br /> Angelina Almukhametova’s work interfaces digital and analog technologies with custom built software and handmade electronics to create responsive audiovisual installations and performances. She holds a BFA in Art and Technology from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2020) and has exhibited work and performed in New York City, Chicago, Houston, and Iceland. She has led workshops at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Experimental Sound Studio in Chicago.<br /> <br /> https://aan-g.com/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Dann Disciglio'''<br /> [[File:Headshot _Disciglio.jpg|thumb|400px|right]]<br /> Dann Disciglio (b.1993) is a US-based intermedia artist whose practice investigates contemporary ecologies through both analog and digital technologies. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Hampshire College (2015) in art and media theory and a Master of Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago's Sound Department (2019). Disciglio has shown work and performed in New York City, Chicago, Boston, Zürich, Leipzig, Iceland, and Panama City and has published texts in the Journal of Visual Culture (SAGE) and the Minding Nature journal. In 2022, he was selected to be an Emerging Artist Resident at Franconia Sculpture Park (Shafer, MN), Hacker-in-Residence at the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society (ZRH), and as a Creative Resident at the Bloedel Reserve (WA).<br /> <br /> https://danndisciglio.com/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Miranda Moss (Cape Town, South Africa | wuwäähä, Sweden) ==<br /> <br /> Artist / designer Miranda has been popping into SGMK events since 2017. In the period 2020-21 she has been conducting chicken/robot research at Bitwäscherei and Randelab as part of the &quot;Chicken-in-Residence Program&quot;, along with Daniel Brownell, co-ran a solar water bot workshop with Dj Livia, joined the Homemade summercamp for the first time where she turned everyone's pee into electricity, continues to collaborate on sound and water geeking with Oli Jäggi, and regularly comes to the 2D OpenLab. She has also become the in-house graphic designer for events, always makes sure everyone has enough beer to drink, and is also the resident anticolonial feminist killjoy. <br /> <br /> She says: <br /> <br /> ''&quot;I'm super grateful to have had all the time as a hacker in residence at the Bitwäscherei. I am always meeting new amazing and inspiring people, am constantly learning cool things, and new projects and collaborations seem to blossom exponentially. I try to take the spirit of the lab with me on all my travels and to the other global communities I am involved in. Can't wait to return!&quot;'' <br /> <br /> * https://mirandamoss.com/<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:Miranda_geeking.png<br /> File:miranda_chicken_headhshot.jpg<br /> File:Miranda_Homemade.jpeg<br /> File:Dinner_in_werkstatt.jpeg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> Miranda's recent residency was supported partially through her artistic research project &quot;Gallus Gallus Roboticus&quot; within the konS paltfrom, funded by European Union and Cultural Ministry of Slovenia. Other visits privately and partially through Pro Helvetia.<br /> <br /> == Scott Beibin (Philadelphia, USA) ==<br /> <br /> Scott Beibin, aka [https://www.instagram.com/grouchofractal/ Groucho Fractal] has been a regular visitor to the MechArtLab over the last couple of years.<br /> <br /> &lt;youtube width=&quot;480&quot; height=&quot;360&quot;&gt;BLsgLAaJ5cs&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> * https://www.mandelbot.io/<br /> <br /> == Liz Cole - Evil Twin Booking Agency (Philadelphia, USA) ==<br /> <br /> Elizabeth Jane Cole is co founder of Evil Twin Booking Agency (eviltwinbooking.org), a podcast producer, writer, and DIY biology and open source hardware enthusiast. She participated in the Wild Open PCR Project @ Hacketeria (mentored by Urs Gaudenz of GaudiLabs and Marc Dusseiller).<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I’m very grateful for the time I spent at Bitwäscherei! The passion for collaboration and understanding how things work embodied in the culture of the space is so inspiring. Bitwäscherei empowers people to explore their environments through building open source tools and technology, and it opened up a new world of creativity for me.&quot;'' <br /> <br /> [[File:liz_hacking.jpeg|400px]][[File:liz_portrait.jpeg|400px]]<br /> <br /> * https://eviltwinbooking.org/about/<br /> <br /> == Adam Zaretsky (Woodstock, USA | somewhere in Greece) ==<br /> <br /> ''First I am thankful to Hackteria – Zentrum für Experimentelle Transdisziplinarität (Center for Experimental Transdisciplinariy), Research Node: ReproTech &amp; Art / Germline Hacks and Designer Babies''<br /> <br /> ''Including time spent well in the Swiss Embassy of San Francisco and Garage MCA in Moscow working on Methods of Transgenesis and GMO DIY Crispr Baby workshopoligies.''<br /> <br /> ''I also do want to than the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society for the time in residence plotting and making a crying machine and exploding miso neck living gooper gore bioart special effects performance.''<br /> <br /> ''We got into the wetness of reproductive technology, open source science, and the text to flesh interface of human germline genome editing. We learned how to read GENbank, FASTA, PubMed and SciHub pubs creatively. We got beyond the intimidating complexity by uploading equally as complex analogical and qualitative artistic data including: accordion music, drawings, collages, poetry and experimental video and more.''<br /> <br /> ''We involved people from wildly diverse backgrounds and international origins as is normal for Hackteria a global open house for odd, queer and oblique DIYbioart Hacker tweek and freekerz. We also group-geeked hard and stayed ridiculous about reporter genes, safe harbors, inducible promoters, off target mutations and IVF microinjection.''<br /> <br /> ''What we did was amazing. Like truly groundbreaking, wildly silly and depth informative. Beyond the call of duty living on the fumes of Marc's covid pay and minky little eth donations... We taught hybrid simultaneous in-person and online/off--ground... which is a form of super depleting heroism. I think it was super inspiring for those involved and has yet to mature but will make a great database if it continues.''<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:GOSPHA-whatdidshedo-web.jpg<br /> File:thGAP_flyer_web.jpg|400px<br /> File:CGCB_flyer_web.jpg|400px<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Mind thGAP'''<br /> <br /> We made three super relaxed bioinformatics primer labs for public understanding of databases of hereditary data (gene scans and gene scrolls) but also an understanding of the social implication of issues of gene piracy, genetic privacy.<br /> <br /> * Lab 1 - Transgenic Human Genome Alternatives Project (thGAP)<br /> * Lab 2 - Generic Open-Source Plasmid for Human Arts (GOSPHA)<br /> * Lab 3 - Creative Germline Constructs Bank (CGCB)<br /> <br /> Future Plans: We are going to be making an Open ArtSci Call for Creative Science Fiction Writers, Citizen Bioethicists and Untrained Art Critics to critically review the 5 entries we have compiled online on the CGDB. After that we might put some of the results up on GitHub and then make an NFT of them. Then we will call the World Congress on New Reproductive Technology Arts, for a GLOBAL AESTHETIC RESPONSE TO TRANSGENIC HUMANS AS BIOART and work on updating to a ‘real’ database. Oh yeah, and we did come up with a list of fifteen next steps, all of which are near impossible legally and technically so we should. Finally, we wrote a letter to the WHO Expert Advisory Committee on Developing Global Standards for Governance and Oversight of Human Genome Editing. No word back from them but I am sure they got the message. We might need to get their attention.<br /> <br /> https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/thgap/<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:adam_dusjagr_misoanal.JPG<br /> File:Lab3_CGCB_screenshot_single.png<br /> File:Adam_blue_bitw_smokers.jpg<br /> File:MISO_anus.jpg<br /> File:AZ_rc3_virtual.jpeg<br /> File:pin_adam.jpeg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> Adam's residency was supported privately by Marc Dusseiller and partially with some of the profits of the Hackteria Crypto Food Fund (HCFF).<br /> <br /> == Dominik Mahnič (Ljubljana, Slovnenia) ==<br /> <br /> ''Residency gives me rare opportunity to present, discuss and make different new works influenced by people, the enviroment of Bitwesherai and the city of Zurich. It was an intense experience in a place that offers great working conditions, deep reflections, and a friendly atmosphere.''<br /> <br /> * https://app.assembla.com/spaces/dominik-mahnic/<br /> <br /> [[File:Mahnic_klobukom.jpg|400px]][[File:zoom_2020_by_doms.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> Dom's residency was supported privately by the Center for Alternative Coconut Research.<br /> <br /> == Zohar Messeca - Fara AKA the idiot | [http://idiot.io/ idiot.io] (karkun, Israel) ==<br /> <br /> ''I have been very lucky to escape the israeli wilderness between Covid lockdowns to spend long month’s geeking like an idiot at the Bitwäscherei hackerspace and SGMK activities of the past year. Had great time sharing my DIY approach and attitude with my latest flexible circuits methods and techniques while spreading [http://idiot.io/ idiot.io] latest kits and propaganda at multiple workshops. Met plenty of talented local and international freaks/artists with mutual interests and curiosities. Also collaborated on several projects with the locals and made plenty of new friends!!''<br /> <br /> ''SGMK network is fantastisch!!! See you soooon!!''<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:idiot_covidCenter.jpg<br /> File:idioten.jpg<br /> File:idiot_residency.jpg<br /> File:rC3.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> * http://idiot.io/ idiot.io<br /> <br /> Zohar's residencies were supported by himself. Accommodation was shared with dusjagr and Veli.<br /> <br /> = Short term visitors =<br /> <br /> == Fransisca Tan ==<br /> [[File:Foodhacking Fransisca.jpg|thumb]]<br /> <br /> Fransisca Tan / artist statement<br /> <br /> ''“I first visited the Bitwäscherei in August 2022, coinciding with the open lab day. I was immediately smitten with the creative chaos, diversity and infrastructure of this hacker space. Chatting with some local and other visiting international artists I got to exchange on projects and find inspiration while food hacking throughout a lively evening.'' <br /> <br /> ''This community exchange set the first seeds for future opportunities to collaborate, such as for the performance “Future Food” at Kunsthaus Zürich (Oct 2023, CH), the LLL CoLaboratory in Chang Mai (Jan 2024, TH) and Amazonies Spatiales (Apr 2024, FR).''<br /> <br /> ''My experience at this Hackerspace underlines the core of what these community spaces ought to achieve: bring likeminded people together, have late night conversations about random stuff over a club mate and see if inspiration flows to join for a collaboration.”''<br /> <br /> Ressources &amp; Links<br /> * https://www.hinto.net/de/events/future-food-kunsthaus-zuerich-zuerich-e420326-20.html<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/hackterialab/cnx-openlab/<br /> * https://amazonies-spatiales.fr/ <br /> <br /> Biography<br /> Fransisca Tan is a creative producer and food experience designer with a background in internet &amp; media, communications and cognitive sciences<br /> <br /> Her diverse spectrum of engagement ranges from hosting workshops as science communicator, consulting artists and creatives on project management, to producing events such as festivals, art performances and hybrid residencies. All these root in her second nature as facilitator with a firm belief in a community arts approach.<br /> <br /> In her work and art she aspires towards bringing together people from all strides of life and revealing the value of community and collaboration.<br /> <br /> Find more on her portfolio on * https://www.fransiscatan.com/<br /> <br /> == Fran Quero, et al ==<br /> <br /> [[File:franGeng.jpg|400px|none]]<br /> <br /> The visit was part of their µ-residency at GaudiLabs in Luzern, where they shared newest experiments with qLAMP, openDROPs and electro-active bacteria.<br /> <br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Fran%20+%20Felipe%20nanoresidency%20GaudiLabs<br /> <br /> == Juan Duarte (Berlin / CDMX, Mexico) ==<br /> <br /> '''Sound spatialisation multichannel instrument'''<br /> <br /> During our short stay I could develop further a new iteration of this sound spatialisation instrument:<br /> * https://juanduarteregino.com/I<br /> <br /> This also was thrilling to connect with some members of the community in the lab, specially those who are also making with synthesisers and other sound gadgetry. Although the time to put together the instrument was quite intensive and busy, it was also good to discuss with other colleagues about the instrument’s potential in future. altogether, it was a very productive and fun experience to be here.<br /> <br /> [[File:Juan_II.JPG|400px]][[File:Juan_I.JPG|400px]]<br /> <br /> == Mary Maggic (Vienna / Los Angeles, USA) ==<br /> <br /> Mary Maggic comes to hang out and prototype various art projects and interventions, and geek out in nature!<br /> <br /> Some examples of projects: <br /> * Molecular Queering Agency - an experimental performance with a heavy metal hardware fountain for corona safe urine worshipping. <br /> * Lap Dance - motorized panorama camera for collective disobedience on a pink gynecology chair. <br /> * SCOBY Spin Cycle - rotating disc bioreactor for industrialized production of kombucha scoby. <br /> * Genital Panic - 3D printing genitals. <br /> * Weed Brownies (hide them from the kids). <br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=360px&gt;<br /> File:Marry_Costume.png<br /> File:Marry_genitalPanic.png<br /> File:Marry_Weidling.JPG<br /> File:Marry_Urinal.jpg<br /> File:Marry_peeParty.png<br /> <br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> * https://maggic.ooo/<br /> <br /> == Ewen Chardronnet (Paris, France) ==<br /> <br /> <br /> == Paula Pin (Lugo, Spain) ==<br /> <br /> coming soon...<br /> <br /> == František Apfelbeck (Czech Republic / Vale de Saire, France) ==<br /> <br /> When in Zürich I've had the opportunity to organize Cider Tasting at MechArtLab, which for me, is an interesting cross between hackerspace and bio hacking spot with quite a strong artistic approach. For me of course I liked a lot that they do lots of bio stuff, from kombucha artificial skin production, mushroom growing and many others to fermentation so when I've a chance I would like to visit again. Also I've found the building, which is a formal hospital laundry facility very interesting. I would say there are well over ten different projects of the alternative scene which makes a decent foundation for exchange and functioning as kind of independent entity. At the end we have set up outside just by the entrance of the building and were &quot;fishing&quot; for some people to join the core group for our noble activity spending a really nice evening together with open minded people. Next day I've actually joined the MechArtLab group on their trip to Saint Gallen were we have done another tasting event as part of the open doors of Ruum 42 hackerspace and theirs SGMK On-Tour: Chill &amp; Taste happening, fallowed later on by tasting of distillates made by local producer, barbecuing experimental locally made sausages by their creators and so on. It was a really nice finishing of the Switzerland part of my tour and I hope I can pop in again.<br /> <br /> <br /> * https://foodhackingbase.org/wiki/2021_cider_tour</div>

Dusjagr https://wiki.sgmk-ssam.ch/index.php?title=SonicPi&diff=14229 2026-07-30T13:02:43Z

<p>Dusjagr: </p> <hr /> <div>everything currently done with SonicPi, e.g. presentations, workshops, etc.<br /> <br /> old XMas event presenation: [[File:WeihnachtskurzkursSonicPi.pdf]]<br /> <br /> presentation homemade 2026: [[:File:ShortCourseSonicPi.pdf]]</div>

Dusjagr https://wiki.sgmk-ssam.ch/index.php?title=Projects&diff=14228 2026-07-30T13:01:40Z

<p>Dusjagr: /* SonicPi */</p> <hr /> <div>== [[3rd Party Boards]] ==<br /> Getting started with different Boards<br /> <br /> == [[FastFashionDetektor]] ==<br /> <br /> [[File:FastFashionDetektor berna.jpg.jpg|180px]]<br /> <br /> == [[Brushograph]] ==<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> == [[E-bow (Ralf)]] ==<br /> <br /> == [[quadnammotorbulator]] ==<br /> <br /> Made by pin and zundar during Electric Wonderland 2022<br /> <br /> based on Attiny85 record + play by Ralf Schreiber: http://www.ralfschreiber.com/share/pulseandpatterns.html<br /> <br /> == [[Füür Synthie mit Daisy Seed]] ==<br /> <br /> [[File:FireSynth daisy.jpg|none|400px]]<br /> <br /> == [[DIY Solder Mask]] ==<br /> <br /> == [[Ralf's Piezo-Amp]] ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Piezo_pre_workshop_circuit.jpeg|400px|link=Ralf's Piezo-Amp]]<br /> <br /> == [[Pimp Up Your Volca]] ==<br /> [[File:IMG_20191210_121029~2.jpg|400px|link=Pimp Up Your Volca]]<br /> <br /> == [[Gcode 2d-plotter]] ==<br /> <br /> Based on GCodeToAnalog board by GaudiLabs: https://github.com/GaudiLabs/GCodeToAnalog<br /> <br /> == [[DIY LED-NEON Signs]] ==<br /> [[File:AllSign_mechartlab.jpg|400px|link=DIY_LED-NEON_Signs]]<br /> <br /> == [[PCB tinning]] ==<br /> [[File:pcb_before_and_after_tinning.JPG|320px|link=PCB_tinning]]<br /> <br /> == [[Volx Micro Mechanic Macintosh Monitor]] ==<br /> [https://www.flickr.com/photos/haus-ek/24444823599/in/album-72157663717666630/ Photos H3K]<br /> <br /> == [[Motörheadz]] ==<br /> [[File:MotörheadzEntwurf.jpg|320px|link=Motörheadz]]<br /> <br /> == [[BalanZBot]] ==<br /> [[File:BalanZeBot_Prototyp.jpg|320px|link=BalanZBot]]<br /> <br /> == [[MicMacMC]] ==<br /> [[File:MicMacMc_Set.jpg|320px|link=MicMacMC]]<br /> <br /> == [[SmartHomeNightLight]] ==<br /> [[File:SmartHome_NightLight.pdf|320px|link=SmartHomeNightLight]]<br /> <br /> == [[IoT Clock]] ==<br /> That blinky thing hanging over the door now.<br /> <br /> The web app to control it:<br /> https://iot-clock2.appspot.com/<br /> <br /> == [[Arduino Uno R3 as HID]] ==<br /> Turning the Arduino UNO R3 into a HID is very easy. But the documentation on the web just sucks. Get the recipe here at SGMK.<br /> <br /> == [[Elektronisches Heimatwerk Luzern 28.2.-10.3.2013]] ==<br /> <br /> <br /> == [[Workshopology]] ==<br /> <br /> <br /> == [[WatchOut]] ==<br /> <br /> <br /> == [[Thermal IR-Camera]] ==<br /> [[File:ThermalCam_PD.png|320px|link=Thermal_IR-Camera]]<br /> <br /> == [[SGMKmorseAttacks]] ==<br /> [[File:P1080620.JPG|320px|link=SGMKmorseAttacks]]<br /> <br /> == [[CyberDudelsack]] ==<br /> <br /> == [[SGMKtiny]] ==<br /> <br /> == [[SGMKduino]] ==<br /> [[File:SGMKduino_v3_web.png|320px|link=SGMKduino]]<br /> <br /> == [[Gnusbuino]] ==<br /> [[File:Gnusbuino_pcb.gif|320px|link=Gnusbuino]]<br /> <br /> The Gnusbuino is an adaption of Michael Egger's gnusb that is (more or less) compatible with the Arduino environment.<br /> It uses the V-USB virtual USB driver from obdev.at instead of a dedicated USB chip (FTDI on the Arduino) - is thus a lot easier and cheaper to build oneself - very few components, single sided PCB…<br /> It has a bootloader and can programmed directly through USB. It can mimic many devices (like the USBasp AVR programmer or a standard USB-MIDI interface). <br /> <br /> Offspring:<br /> *[[Midignusbuino]] - Arduino compatible USB-MIDI controller / interface<br /> *[[Babygnusbuino]] - ridiculously small bare-bones Arduino<br /> * [https://github.com/mirdej/gnusbuino/tree/gnusbuino88 Gnusbuino88] Atmega88 version<br /> *[[Babygnusbuino-v2]] - more free pins on already ridiculously small bare-bones Arduino<br /> * [[Babymidimultiplexgnusbuino]] - 8 channel MIDI controller<br /> * [[8bit Mix Tape]] <br /> [[File:Babygnusbuino.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> == [[Postduino]] and related Fantasies ==<br /> <br /> Discussions at the anyma research week 2014, after hours and hours of discussions, late night fights and yelling, nightmares and fantasies about what comes after the arduino.... cheap, simple, easy to make? or next level shit using arm-processors? more pins / less pins? fuck attiny85 forever? what about the 32u4 chip? or just buy the [http://arduino.cc/en/Main/arduinoBoardMicro arduino micro]? or should we just use the [[Gnusbuino]], as we always had? or what about that Atmega88 chip? or, or, or, or,...<br /> <br /> == [[8bit Mix Tape]] ==<br /> [[File:8bit_mixedTapev02.jpg|left|400px|link=8bit_Mix_Tape]] {{#widget:Vimeo|id=58727965}}<br /> <br /> The 8bit MixTape is an arduino compatible sound gadget, based on the BabyGnusbuino ([http://www.anyma.ch/blogs/research/ anyma]) and [http://youtube.com/watch?v=GtQdIYUtAHg Viznut's &quot;Algorithmic symphonies from one line of code&quot;], put together by dusjagr, [http://lifepatch.org/ ucok] and iyok...<br /> <br /> New version, v0.2, nicely fits into a tape, with battery, USB programming interface, LEDs and a button to choose different codes.<br /> <br /> links:<br /> http://youtube.com/watch?v=GtQdIYUtAHg<br /> http://wurstcaptures.untergrund.net/music/<br /> http://wiki.sgmk-ssam.ch/index.php/Babygnusbuino<br /> <br /> == [[DIY Micro Laser Cutter]] ==<br /> <br /> Step by Step Instruction for building your DIY Laser Cutter.<br /> <br /> == little cutie code snippets ==<br /> * [[tone sweep arduino]] combine with a maotor driver or mosfet for speakers + maizena<br /> <br /> <br /> == [[20_pix display]] ==<br /> <br /> {{#widget:Vimeo|id=10895002}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Projects]]<br /> <br /> == [[Vive la Resistance aka NanoSmano Sajica]] ==<br /> [[File:sajica_circuit.jpg|320px|link=Vive_la_Resistance_aka_NanoSmano_Sajica]]<br /> <br /> == [[Shruti Hacking - Radel Nano Dx]] ==<br /> Instruction on how to digitally hack the legendary Indian musical instruments by Radel. Radel Electronics Pvt. Ltd. is the pioneer in the field of electronic musical instruments for Indian music. &lt;br&gt;<br /> [[File:shruti_hack.jpg|140px|link=Shruti_Hacking__-_Radel_Nano_Dx]]<br /> <br /> == [[microRing]] ==<br /> <br /> The Idea is to generate two squarewaves with two NAND-Gatters of a 4093 IC and use the other two NAND as an XOR stage. The two waveforms are then send as inputs to the XOR and we have a Ring Modulation. Best of it, it's all on just one 4093. The additional parts are also very easy.<br /> <br /> == [[microNAND]] ==<br /> <br /> This Circuit is the result of the first try to build the microRing described above. Due to some misonceptions, this circuit is not a ring modulator, but nevertheless sounds great. So i leave this stuff on.<br /> <br /> {{#widget:Vimeo|id=72336145}}<br /> <br /> == [[micronoise]] ==<br /> [[File:mask_engl.png|320px|link=Micronoise]]<br /> <br /> == [[micronoise pro]] ==<br /> <br /> the micronoise pro is a further development of the original micronoise. it uses all 4 NAND gates of the 4093 chip.<br /> <br /> [[File:micronoise_pro.jpg|320px|link=micronoise_pro]]<br /> <br /> == [[8step sequencer]] ==<br /> <br /> some designs of simple 8step sequencers based on the 4022 chip<br /> <br /> [[File:Modula_seq_small.jpg|320px|link=8step_sequencer]]<br /> <br /> == [[SinkDriverArduinoShield]] ==<br /> [[File:ArduinoPOWERshield-1.jpg|320px|link=SinkDriverArduinoShield]]<br /> <br /> == [[CapSense (QTouchADC)]] ==<br /> <br /> == [[Fermento Mods]] ==<br /> <br /> == Masken ==<br /> <br /> <br /> === BitBadge ===<br /> <br /> [[File:BitBadge_2014.pdf]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Projects]]<br /> <br /> == Bits&amp;Bytes ==<br /> <br /> [[processingDataDDisplay]]<br /> <br /> == [[EtchingBox]] ==<br /> A mobile PCB etching station<br /> <br /> <br /> == [[Dual TBridge Percussion]] ==<br /> <br /> Dual Electronic Percussion based on the TBridge Circuit<br /> <br /> [[File:dualTbridge.JPG|300px|link=Dual_TBridge_Percussion]]<br /> <br /> == [[CocoTeens7 - Hit The Tune]] ==<br /> [[File:CocoTeens7_HitTheTune_front.jpg|400px|link=CocoTeens7_-_Hit_The_Tune]]<br /> <br /> == [[Shenzhen Ready]] ==<br /> [[File:IMG_20160518_102335.jpg|400px|link=Shenzhen_Ready]]<br /> <br /> == [[Electronic Voodoo Doll Advanced]] ==<br /> [[File:voodoo.jpg|400px|link=Electronic_Voodoo_Doll_Advanced]]<br /> <br /> == [[Simple Theremin]] ==<br /> [[File:Simple_theremin_case.jpg|400px|link=Simple_Theremin]]<br /> <br /> == [[LDR - Cell Phone Door Opener]] ==<br /> [[File:DoorOpener.jpg|400px|link=LDR_-_Cell_Phone_Door_Opener]]<br /> <br /> == [[Pixel drift]] ==<br /> [[File:Pixel_drift_earphones.jpg|400px|link=Pixel_drift]]<br /> <br /> == [[Solar bird]] ==<br /> [[File:solarbird_pcb_top_400x1000.png|x400px|link=Solar_bird]]<br /> <br /> == [[Krabbenarm]] ==<br /> [[File: Krabbenarm_Render.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> A better helping hand. Very easy to build DIY version.<br /> <br /> == [[ELVESolar]] ==<br /> [[File:Toolelf.jpeg|200px|toolboxELVES]]<br /> <br /> Solar Upgrade Kits for vintage Swiss Army flashlights<br /> <br /> == [[Game Publishing for Kids]] ==<br /> <br /> So you wanna get rich because your idea is better ;)<br /> <br /> == [[greenMilk]] == <br /> <br /> Experimental application to mix Milkdrop audiovisualizer presets.<br /> <br /> == [[AI@SGMK]] ==<br /> <br /> Workshop series to explore AI and learn how we can apply it to enhance our projects.<br /> <br /> == [[Mutant.Baby DIY]] ==<br /> <br /> Workshop exploring X-Vivo Human Tabletop Rapid Mutant Prototyping ReproTech IVF+<br /> <br /> == [[SonicPi]] ==<br /> <br /> everything currently done with SonicPi, e.g. presentations, workshops, etc.</div>

Dusjagr https://wiki.sgmk-ssam.ch/index.php?title=SonicPi&diff=14227 2026-07-30T13:00:55Z

<p>Dusjagr: </p> <hr /> <div>everything currently done with SonicPi, e.g. presentations, workshops, etc.<br /> <br /> old XMas event presenation: [[File:WeihnachtskurzkursSonicPi.pdf]]<br /> <br /> presentation homemade 2026: [[:File:ShortCourseSonicPi.pdf]]<br /> <br /> [[File:usb_C_16P_vertical_15mm (1).pdf]]</div>

Dusjagr https://wiki.sgmk-ssam.ch/index.php?title=SonicPi&diff=14226 2026-07-30T13:00:26Z

<p>Dusjagr: </p> <hr /> <div>everything currently done with SonicPi, e.g. presentations, workshops, etc.<br /> <br /> old XMas event presenation: [[File:WeihnachtskurzkursSonicPi.pdf]]<br /> <br /> presentation homemade 2026: [[File:ShortCourseSonicPi.pdf]]<br /> <br /> [[File:usb_C_16P_vertical_15mm (1).pdf]]</div>

Dusjagr https://wiki.sgmk-ssam.ch/index.php?title=File:Usb_C_16P_vertical_15mm_(1).pdf&diff=14225 2026-07-30T12:59:55Z

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Dusjagr https://wiki.sgmk-ssam.ch/index.php?title=SonicPi&diff=14224 2026-07-30T12:58:39Z

<p>Dusjagr: Created page with &quot;everything currently done with SonicPi, e.g. presentations, workshops, etc. old XMas event presenation: File: ... presentation homemade 2026: File: ...&quot;</p> <hr /> <div>everything currently done with SonicPi, e.g. presentations, workshops, etc.<br /> <br /> old XMas event presenation: [[File: ...]]<br /> <br /> presentation homemade 2026: [[File: ...]]</div>

Dusjagr https://wiki.sgmk-ssam.ch/index.php?title=Projects&diff=14223 2026-07-30T12:58:28Z

<p>Dusjagr: /* SonicPi */</p> <hr /> <div>== [[3rd Party Boards]] ==<br /> Getting started with different Boards<br /> <br /> == [[FastFashionDetektor]] ==<br /> <br /> [[File:FastFashionDetektor berna.jpg.jpg|180px]]<br /> <br /> == [[Brushograph]] ==<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> == [[E-bow (Ralf)]] ==<br /> <br /> == [[quadnammotorbulator]] ==<br /> <br /> Made by pin and zundar during Electric Wonderland 2022<br /> <br /> based on Attiny85 record + play by Ralf Schreiber: http://www.ralfschreiber.com/share/pulseandpatterns.html<br /> <br /> == [[Füür Synthie mit Daisy Seed]] ==<br /> <br /> [[File:FireSynth daisy.jpg|none|400px]]<br /> <br /> == [[DIY Solder Mask]] ==<br /> <br /> == [[Ralf's Piezo-Amp]] ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Piezo_pre_workshop_circuit.jpeg|400px|link=Ralf's Piezo-Amp]]<br /> <br /> == [[Pimp Up Your Volca]] ==<br /> [[File:IMG_20191210_121029~2.jpg|400px|link=Pimp Up Your Volca]]<br /> <br /> == [[Gcode 2d-plotter]] ==<br /> <br /> Based on GCodeToAnalog board by GaudiLabs: https://github.com/GaudiLabs/GCodeToAnalog<br /> <br /> == [[DIY LED-NEON Signs]] ==<br /> [[File:AllSign_mechartlab.jpg|400px|link=DIY_LED-NEON_Signs]]<br /> <br /> == [[PCB tinning]] ==<br /> [[File:pcb_before_and_after_tinning.JPG|320px|link=PCB_tinning]]<br /> <br /> == [[Volx Micro Mechanic Macintosh Monitor]] ==<br /> [https://www.flickr.com/photos/haus-ek/24444823599/in/album-72157663717666630/ Photos H3K]<br /> <br /> == [[Motörheadz]] ==<br /> [[File:MotörheadzEntwurf.jpg|320px|link=Motörheadz]]<br /> <br /> == [[BalanZBot]] ==<br /> [[File:BalanZeBot_Prototyp.jpg|320px|link=BalanZBot]]<br /> <br /> == [[MicMacMC]] ==<br /> [[File:MicMacMc_Set.jpg|320px|link=MicMacMC]]<br /> <br /> == [[SmartHomeNightLight]] ==<br /> [[File:SmartHome_NightLight.pdf|320px|link=SmartHomeNightLight]]<br /> <br /> == [[IoT Clock]] ==<br /> That blinky thing hanging over the door now.<br /> <br /> The web app to control it:<br /> https://iot-clock2.appspot.com/<br /> <br /> == [[Arduino Uno R3 as HID]] ==<br /> Turning the Arduino UNO R3 into a HID is very easy. But the documentation on the web just sucks. Get the recipe here at SGMK.<br /> <br /> == [[Elektronisches Heimatwerk Luzern 28.2.-10.3.2013]] ==<br /> <br /> <br /> == [[Workshopology]] ==<br /> <br /> <br /> == [[WatchOut]] ==<br /> <br /> <br /> == [[Thermal IR-Camera]] ==<br /> [[File:ThermalCam_PD.png|320px|link=Thermal_IR-Camera]]<br /> <br /> == [[SGMKmorseAttacks]] ==<br /> [[File:P1080620.JPG|320px|link=SGMKmorseAttacks]]<br /> <br /> == [[CyberDudelsack]] ==<br /> <br /> == [[SGMKtiny]] ==<br /> <br /> == [[SGMKduino]] ==<br /> [[File:SGMKduino_v3_web.png|320px|link=SGMKduino]]<br /> <br /> == [[Gnusbuino]] ==<br /> [[File:Gnusbuino_pcb.gif|320px|link=Gnusbuino]]<br /> <br /> The Gnusbuino is an adaption of Michael Egger's gnusb that is (more or less) compatible with the Arduino environment.<br /> It uses the V-USB virtual USB driver from obdev.at instead of a dedicated USB chip (FTDI on the Arduino) - is thus a lot easier and cheaper to build oneself - very few components, single sided PCB…<br /> It has a bootloader and can programmed directly through USB. It can mimic many devices (like the USBasp AVR programmer or a standard USB-MIDI interface). <br /> <br /> Offspring:<br /> *[[Midignusbuino]] - Arduino compatible USB-MIDI controller / interface<br /> *[[Babygnusbuino]] - ridiculously small bare-bones Arduino<br /> * [https://github.com/mirdej/gnusbuino/tree/gnusbuino88 Gnusbuino88] Atmega88 version<br /> *[[Babygnusbuino-v2]] - more free pins on already ridiculously small bare-bones Arduino<br /> * [[Babymidimultiplexgnusbuino]] - 8 channel MIDI controller<br /> * [[8bit Mix Tape]] <br /> [[File:Babygnusbuino.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> == [[Postduino]] and related Fantasies ==<br /> <br /> Discussions at the anyma research week 2014, after hours and hours of discussions, late night fights and yelling, nightmares and fantasies about what comes after the arduino.... cheap, simple, easy to make? or next level shit using arm-processors? more pins / less pins? fuck attiny85 forever? what about the 32u4 chip? or just buy the [http://arduino.cc/en/Main/arduinoBoardMicro arduino micro]? or should we just use the [[Gnusbuino]], as we always had? or what about that Atmega88 chip? or, or, or, or,...<br /> <br /> == [[8bit Mix Tape]] ==<br /> [[File:8bit_mixedTapev02.jpg|left|400px|link=8bit_Mix_Tape]] {{#widget:Vimeo|id=58727965}}<br /> <br /> The 8bit MixTape is an arduino compatible sound gadget, based on the BabyGnusbuino ([http://www.anyma.ch/blogs/research/ anyma]) and [http://youtube.com/watch?v=GtQdIYUtAHg Viznut's &quot;Algorithmic symphonies from one line of code&quot;], put together by dusjagr, [http://lifepatch.org/ ucok] and iyok...<br /> <br /> New version, v0.2, nicely fits into a tape, with battery, USB programming interface, LEDs and a button to choose different codes.<br /> <br /> links:<br /> http://youtube.com/watch?v=GtQdIYUtAHg<br /> http://wurstcaptures.untergrund.net/music/<br /> http://wiki.sgmk-ssam.ch/index.php/Babygnusbuino<br /> <br /> == [[DIY Micro Laser Cutter]] ==<br /> <br /> Step by Step Instruction for building your DIY Laser Cutter.<br /> <br /> == little cutie code snippets ==<br /> * [[tone sweep arduino]] combine with a maotor driver or mosfet for speakers + maizena<br /> <br /> <br /> == [[20_pix display]] ==<br /> <br /> {{#widget:Vimeo|id=10895002}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Projects]]<br /> <br /> == [[Vive la Resistance aka NanoSmano Sajica]] ==<br /> [[File:sajica_circuit.jpg|320px|link=Vive_la_Resistance_aka_NanoSmano_Sajica]]<br /> <br /> == [[Shruti Hacking - Radel Nano Dx]] ==<br /> Instruction on how to digitally hack the legendary Indian musical instruments by Radel. Radel Electronics Pvt. Ltd. is the pioneer in the field of electronic musical instruments for Indian music. &lt;br&gt;<br /> [[File:shruti_hack.jpg|140px|link=Shruti_Hacking__-_Radel_Nano_Dx]]<br /> <br /> == [[microRing]] ==<br /> <br /> The Idea is to generate two squarewaves with two NAND-Gatters of a 4093 IC and use the other two NAND as an XOR stage. The two waveforms are then send as inputs to the XOR and we have a Ring Modulation. Best of it, it's all on just one 4093. The additional parts are also very easy.<br /> <br /> == [[microNAND]] ==<br /> <br /> This Circuit is the result of the first try to build the microRing described above. Due to some misonceptions, this circuit is not a ring modulator, but nevertheless sounds great. So i leave this stuff on.<br /> <br /> {{#widget:Vimeo|id=72336145}}<br /> <br /> == [[micronoise]] ==<br /> [[File:mask_engl.png|320px|link=Micronoise]]<br /> <br /> == [[micronoise pro]] ==<br /> <br /> the micronoise pro is a further development of the original micronoise. it uses all 4 NAND gates of the 4093 chip.<br /> <br /> [[File:micronoise_pro.jpg|320px|link=micronoise_pro]]<br /> <br /> == [[8step sequencer]] ==<br /> <br /> some designs of simple 8step sequencers based on the 4022 chip<br /> <br /> [[File:Modula_seq_small.jpg|320px|link=8step_sequencer]]<br /> <br /> == [[SinkDriverArduinoShield]] ==<br /> [[File:ArduinoPOWERshield-1.jpg|320px|link=SinkDriverArduinoShield]]<br /> <br /> == [[CapSense (QTouchADC)]] ==<br /> <br /> == [[Fermento Mods]] ==<br /> <br /> == Masken ==<br /> <br /> <br /> === BitBadge ===<br /> <br /> [[File:BitBadge_2014.pdf]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Projects]]<br /> <br /> == Bits&amp;Bytes ==<br /> <br /> [[processingDataDDisplay]]<br /> <br /> == [[EtchingBox]] ==<br /> A mobile PCB etching station<br /> <br /> <br /> == [[Dual TBridge Percussion]] ==<br /> <br /> Dual Electronic Percussion based on the TBridge Circuit<br /> <br /> [[File:dualTbridge.JPG|300px|link=Dual_TBridge_Percussion]]<br /> <br /> == [[CocoTeens7 - Hit The Tune]] ==<br /> [[File:CocoTeens7_HitTheTune_front.jpg|400px|link=CocoTeens7_-_Hit_The_Tune]]<br /> <br /> == [[Shenzhen Ready]] ==<br /> [[File:IMG_20160518_102335.jpg|400px|link=Shenzhen_Ready]]<br /> <br /> == [[Electronic Voodoo Doll Advanced]] ==<br /> [[File:voodoo.jpg|400px|link=Electronic_Voodoo_Doll_Advanced]]<br /> <br /> == [[Simple Theremin]] ==<br /> [[File:Simple_theremin_case.jpg|400px|link=Simple_Theremin]]<br /> <br /> == [[LDR - Cell Phone Door Opener]] ==<br /> [[File:DoorOpener.jpg|400px|link=LDR_-_Cell_Phone_Door_Opener]]<br /> <br /> == [[Pixel drift]] ==<br /> [[File:Pixel_drift_earphones.jpg|400px|link=Pixel_drift]]<br /> <br /> == [[Solar bird]] ==<br /> [[File:solarbird_pcb_top_400x1000.png|x400px|link=Solar_bird]]<br /> <br /> == [[Krabbenarm]] ==<br /> [[File: Krabbenarm_Render.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> A better helping hand. Very easy to build DIY version.<br /> <br /> == [[ELVESolar]] ==<br /> [[File:Toolelf.jpeg|200px|toolboxELVES]]<br /> <br /> Solar Upgrade Kits for vintage Swiss Army flashlights<br /> <br /> == [[Game Publishing for Kids]] ==<br /> <br /> So you wanna get rich because your idea is better ;)<br /> <br /> == [[greenMilk]] == <br /> <br /> Experimental application to mix Milkdrop audiovisualizer presets.<br /> <br /> == [[AI@SGMK]] ==<br /> <br /> Workshop series to explore AI and learn how we can apply it to enhance our projects.<br /> <br /> == [[Mutant.Baby DIY]] ==<br /> <br /> Workshop exploring X-Vivo Human Tabletop Rapid Mutant Prototyping ReproTech IVF+<br /> <br /> == [[SonicPi]] ==</div>

Dusjagr https://wiki.sgmk-ssam.ch/index.php?title=Hacker-in-Residence_Programme&diff=14153 2026-07-21T10:31:58Z

<p>Dusjagr: /* Faried Noor &quot;Askal&quot; Siregar (Yogyakarta, Indonesia) - 19. Sep - 11. Oct 2026 */</p> <hr /> <div>&lt;div style=&quot;right&quot; class=&quot;toclimit-2&quot;&gt;__TOC__&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> The Hacker-in-Residence Programme is jointly organized by various people from the environment of [https://bitwaescherei.ch/ Bitwäscherei], and directed primarily by [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Dusjagr Marc Dusseiller aka dusjagr], Center for Alternative Coconut Research, in his role as as co-founder and board member of both the [https://mechatronicart.ch/about/ Swiss Mechatronic Art Society] and Global Ambassador of the [https://www.hackteria.org/ Hackteria Network].<br /> <br /> = Ongoing =<br /> <br /> == Adam Zaretzky (Woodstock, NY, USA - 22. July - 20. August 2026 ==<br /> [[File:adam_headshot_embryo.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]<br /> Zaretsky is a Wet-Lab Art Practitioner mixing Ecology, Biotechnology, Non-human Relations, Body Performance and Gastronomy. Zaretsky stages lively, hands-on bioart production labs based on topics such as: foreign species invasion (pure/impure), radical food science (edible/inedible), jazz bioinformatics (code/flesh), tissue culture (undead/semi-alive), transgenic design issues (traits/desires), interactive ethology (person/machine/non-human) and physiology (performance/stress). A former researcher at the MIT department of biology, for the past 25 years Zaretsky has been teaching an experimental bioart class called VivoArts at: San Francisco State University (SFSU), SymbioticA (UWA), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), University of Leiden’s The Arts and Genomic Centre (TAGC) and with the Waag Society. He has also taught DIY-IGM (Do-It-Yourself Inherited Genetic Modification of the Human Genome) at New York University (NYU) and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU). He also runs a public life arts school: VASTAL (The Vivoarts School for Transgenic Aesthetics Ltd.) His art practice focuses on an array of legal, ethical, social and libidinal implications of biotechnological materials and methods with a focus on transgenic humans.<br /> <br /> * http://www.emutagen.com/<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/projects/artist-in-residence-adam-zaretsky/<br /> * https://thgap.hackteria.org<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Nupur Maneesh Doshi (Mumbai, India) - 24. July - 18. August 2026 ==<br /> [[File:nupur_headshot_02.jpg|thumb|250px]]<br /> During the SGMK Homemade 2026 and the follow up retreat at EAR, Nupur Maneesh Doshi is hosted as BEAK critic-in-residence working on a creative writing project based on Science Fictionesque poetic reflections on Bioart, Do-It-With-Others, Bioethics meets Travelogue and Speculative literary reflections. Earlier this year Nupur also was incorporated into the [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/CoLabs_Chiang_Mai#CoLabs_Kick-off_Feb_2026 Kickoff of Co-Laboratories], hired to pen a Technobiological Futures review article, with her curatorial and critical commentary published in English and French through Makery.info.<br /> <br /> * [https://www.makery.info/en/2026/05/11/english-epistemic-sludge-the-ontology-of-the-post-institutional-lab/ Epistemic sludge: the ontology of the post-institutional lab]<br /> <br /> Nupur Doshi is a curator and researcher based in Mumbai, India. Her work explores para-art trajectories, transgressing mediums and traditional materiality. She examines provocations from critical philosophy and transdisciplinary studies across counter-histories and speculative futures. She is the Fall '26 Draper Scholar at the Experimental Humanities (XE) Department at NYU. She has also been awarded the Global South Scholarship for the Art &amp; Curatorial Practice Certificate Program at The New Centre for Research &amp; Practice.<br /> <br /> * https://bioartethics.xyz/beak-news/f/nupur-maneesh-doshi---beak-critic-in-residence-colabs-thailand<br /> * https://nupurdoshi.hotglue.me/<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> = In preperation =<br /> <br /> == Faried Noor &quot;Askal&quot; Siregar (Yogyakarta, Indonesia) - 19. Sep - 11. Oct 2026 ==<br /> [[File:Askal_synthplaying2.jpg|250px|thumb|right|playing the [https://www.instagram.com/p/DWC5WO1k-An &quot;sistem modular terpadu&quot;]]]<br /> Faried Noor Siregar is an interdisciplinary artist, theater practitioner, and Batak manuscript (Pustaha) enthusiast based in Yogyakarta, graduated from the Theater Department at ISI Yogyakarta.<br /> <br /> As an artist, he is deeply interested in topics such as cultural preservation, social issues, and the environment, which he expresses and develops through interdisciplinary art, including theater and other visual arts. He also works across disciplines in DIY instrument engineering, exploring the intersection of craftsmanship, sound, and technology.<br /> <br /> He is an active member of Kawan Pustaha, Bauhouse Consorxium, and Lifepatch.<br /> <br /> ''As an interdisciplinary artist, I am deeply committed to exploring the convergence of art, technology, and cultural heritage. My primary interest lies in expanding the boundaries of contemporary artistic practice by treating imagination as my principal raw material—and in developing methods to render that imagination into tangible, experiential form. My work is grounded in three interconnected concerns: cultural preservation, social issues, and the environment. I approach these not as fixed subjects but as living inquiries, expressed through theater, visual arts, and DIY instrument engineering, where craftsmanship, sound, and technology intersect. My ongoing engagement with the Batak manuscript tradition (Pustaha) reflects my belief that cultural preservation is not an act of archiving, but a practice of reactivating ancestral knowledge through contemporary tools.''<br /> <br /> ''I am particularly interested in the creative application of artificial intelligence—not as a means of automation, but as a collaborator for transgressing the limits of medium, discipline, and perception. Through generative and machine-learning systems, I seek to visualize speculative narratives, reinterpret traditional knowledge, and transform imagination into implementable works. I am motivated by the opportunity to work critically and experimentally at this intersection, and to contribute to a practice that positions technology as an amplifier of human creativity rather than a replacement for it.''<br /> <br /> * https://askal.id/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/asucalypto/<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> = Others =<br /> <br /> = Testimonials of our Residents of the past=<br /> <br /> == Maria Jose Besoain - LABVA (Valdivia, Chile) - 20. Nov - 4. Dec 2025 ==<br /> [[File:GaudiResidensi_Jose.png|250px|thumb|right|Micro-residency in GaudiLabs]]<br /> Situated Ecologies and Material Practice from South America (An Encounter with LABVA)&lt;br&gt;<br /> In a time marked by ecological crisis it becomes necessary to establish a critical perspective on the dominant industrial model of material trade and propose alternatives to how we relate to materiality. Rather than simply replacing one set of materials with another, the challenge lies in engendering a processual rethinking of the techniques, values, and epistemologies that underpin material practices. This open dialogue invites us to ask: how can we imagine alternatives to our pervasive dependency on petrochemical-based substances within an ecosystem shaped by extractive economies and technological determinism?&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> https://mustekala.info/beyond-substitution-situated-ecologies-and-material-practice-from-south-america-an-encounter-with-labva/&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == The Solar Mini Disc Walkmen mini residency of Shih Wei-chieh (Taipei, Taiwan) - 1. August - 5. September 2025 ==<br /> [[File:abao_stupidPhoto2.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Abao with amazing haircut. Stylist: Veli Silver.]]<br /> During a three-week micro-residency, I prototyped a “solar mini-disc walkman” that turns a handmade dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) into music. Building on my earlier portable, solar-powered starvation synth, I explore the “fingerprint” of a solar cell: using the I–V curve of each handmade DSSC as a musical score so its photovoltaic character becomes reproducible, generative sound. The instrument is self-powered: a 6×6 cm “solar mini disc” can be inserted and rendered to audio in real time. Beyond sculptural design, the device encourages open collection of natural-dye data and serves as a minimal-viable prototype for asking whether photovoltaic energy could—or should—be traceable. At present, the sound engine is implemented in Max/MSP with RAVE, where a 7-dimensional I–V “fingerprint” is directly connected to the decoder’s latent inlets. This pragmatic choice exploits RAVE’s real-time, high-fidelity synthesis, but the mapping remains largely hand-crafted. Framing the process more generally, the mapping can be understood as a vec2vec-style cross-modal alignment: a bridge function projects photovoltaic features into the latent space of a neural audio synthesizer. Unlike the recent vec2vec work in natural language processing—which aligns embeddings within the same modality and assumes comparable semantic geometry across models—our case is cross-modal (physics → sound) and uses a generative decoder as its target space. This difference requires stronger priors, such as monotonicity (e.g. larger photocurrents should not map to quieter or “darker” sounds) and local smoothness (similar I–V curves should yield nearby latents). In the vec2vec framework, semantic stability is maintained through three key constraints: reconstruction (the translated representation can be mapped back to the source), cycle-consistency (round-trips preserve meaning), and vector space preservation (VSP), which ensures that pairwise distances among embeddings remain intact across the mapping. While these methods were originally developed for aligning text embeddings, they provide a valuable reference for future work: similar constraints could regulate how photovoltaic features enter the RAVE latent space, ensuring that sonic identities preserve the geometric relationships of their underlying energy curves. In that sense, the Solar Mini-Disc Walkman not only produces reproducible sonic identities for each handmade cell, but also gestures toward a broader research question: how cross-system “languages” of energy and sound might be aligned in a universal latent space.<br /> &lt;gallery widths=&quot;220px&quot; heights=&quot;400px&quot;&gt;<br /> File:I-V tester made by Marc Dusseiller.jpg|The DIY I-V tester made by Marc Dusseiller. <br /> File:I-V tester made by Marc Dusseiller_2.jpg|The measurement of the I-V curve tester is uploaded to Thingspeak and a local server, and can be fetched in Max/MSP.<br /> File:DIY DSSC with screen printed pattern.jpg|DIY DSSC with screen printed pattern and hollyhock dye made by Shih Wei Chieh.<br /> File:DIY DSSC with cyanotype pattern.jpg|DIY DSSC with cyanotype pattern made by Shih Wei Chieh.<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> [[The Solar Mini-Disc Walkman: Cross-Modal Alignment of DSSC Fingerprints and Audio Latent Space|residency documentation]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Yair Reshef (Tel Aviv) - 23 - 31. July 2025 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Yair hardbrucke.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Yair arrives in Hardbrücke]]<br /> bureaucrat at [https://wiki.telavivmakers.org/ T.A.M.I], recovering [https://wiki.idiot.io idiot.io]<br /> <br /> * https://wiki.telavivmakers.org/<br /> * https://github.com/5shekel/<br /> * [[PASAR SENGGOL]]<br /> * https://stikka.zrok.yair.cc/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Will Robertson (various trees and forests, Scotland and Switzerland) - 1. May - 31. July 2025 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Will-Robertson-Looking-to-the-Future-DJI_0490-2048x1536-cropped-90.jpeg|250px|thumb|right|Will on a tree]]<br /> <br /> Sprache: Schweizerdeutsch, English, Französisch, Norwegisch<br /> <br /> ''' Research '''<br /> <br /> Will's research focuses on the interaction between trees and endangered tree dwelling dormouse (family ''Gliridae''), bat (family ''Vespertilionidae'') and squirrel (family ''Sciurus'') species. By making use of advances in our understanding of endangered ''Eliomys quercinus'' and ''Myomimus roachi'' and moving forward the boundaries of what's athletically and technically possible in aerial arboriculture, Will has developed new chainsaw carving and rotary boring techniques to precisely carve nest holes for Europe's most endangered mammals and reverse habitat destruction. Collaborations with Susan Kerwin, Goedele Verbeylen, Stiftung Wildstation Landshuit, Nedko Nedyalkov, Ralf Wistbacka and Thomas Briner have brought groundbreaking results in conservation of the Garden Dormouse (''Eliomys quercinus'') - a high conservation priority in Switzerland and Europe. Field studies with ''Myomimus roachi'' (Bulgaria) and ''Pteromys volans'' (Finland) are currently being planned.<br /> <br /> Will leads an international consortium of leading semiconductor manufacturers, software experts, hardware manufacturers and ecologists developing a new, completely open source wildlife camera and field ecology system with integrated NPU (Neural Processing Unit) for neutral network inference and Edge AI which offers unparalleled capabilities, reliability and independence in the field. Other research includes lexicography and use of neural networks in phonology and lexicography.<br /> <br /> Where wildlife cameras are unsuitable, eDNA (Environmental DNA) PCR/NAAT (Polymerase Chain Reaction / Nucleic Acid Amplification Technique) techniques are used.<br /> <br /> He served both in armed forces in the UK and in the Swiss fire service in Atemschutz at Stützpunkt Feuerwehr Küssnacht am Rigi where he handled some of Switzerlands's worst industrial and chemical fires of recent tdecades.<br /> <br /> Born in Scotland, Will became the first person in history to be honored by Parliamentary motions in both the Edinburgh and London parliaments.<br /> <br /> ''' The Art of the Climbing Arborist '''<br /> <br /> Will's artistic work focuses on natural forms in tree care and bringing the peace and beauty of the forest to gardens. His distinctive artistic style, implemented in a profession with the highest death rate in Europe, is athletically and technically extremely demanding and was influenced by de Breanski and Dutton then by contemporary Swiss gardeners and artists including Frei and Jope.<br /> <br /> '''Glass Art '''<br /> <br /> His other artistic medium is molten glass, working with glass chemistry of crystal and borosilicate glasses and the ligand field quantum chemistry of Neodymium, Erbium, Praseodymium, Cobalt, Copper and Iron and nanoparticleq chemistry and nonlinear optics of Copper, Silver and Gold to create color within clear glass. Molten glass is a uniquely difficult artistic medium but it is the only medium that allows color to exist independent of surface and allows the user to directly experience the quantum mechanical worlds of ligand field theory and nanoparticle nonlinear optics.<br /> <br /> To obtain the high temperatures and homogeneous furnace conditions needed to make colored glass, Will designs furnaces heated with FeCrAl, SiC Microwave susceptor and SiC electrical technologies controlled via PID computer control and insulated with high purity alumina refractories.<br /> <br /> Collaborations with professional glass artists develop and document the science of colored glass.<br /> <br /> ''' Here to Help'''<br /> <br /> Will is grateful to get a break from his current battles to learn kernel space software engineering and image sensor integration and is available to assist with microelectronics, power electronics, unpasteurized cheese making, wine making, pizza making, aerial arboriculture and user space and database software engineering.<br /> <br /> '''Wine, Cheese, Sauerkraut'''<br /> <br /> High quality unpasteurized cheeses from both home-grown and commercial lactic acid bacteria cultures come to life and high quality wine is made via the ''Méthode traditionnelle'''. Outside the precise order of the cleanroom, Sauerkraut, Kombucha, wine and cheese making cultures also find their way into bread and fruit juice.<br /> <br /> '''Research in English:'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/quick-summary-new-homes-for-old-friends-switzerland/<br /> '''Forschung in Deutsch'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/de/zusammenfassung-neue-heimat-fur-alte-freunde-schweiz/<br /> '''Recherche en Français'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/fr/resume-rapide-de-nouvelles-maisons-pour-de-vieux-amis-en-suisse/<br /> <br /> '''faclair.com:'''<br /> * https://www.faclair.com/<br /> * https://focloir.info/<br /> <br /> '''GIT Repositories:'''<br /> * https://github.com/William-Robert-Robertson/WildCamera<br /> * https://prototypefund.opendata.ch/project/wildcamera/<br /> <br /> '''Recent Publications:'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ARBMagazine208-P72-Spring2025-New-Homes-For-Old-Friends-An-Update.pdf<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ARBMagazine-New-Homes-for-Old-Friends-206-pp60-66.pdf<br /> <br /> '''Social media:'''<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/william_robert_robertson/<br /> * https://www.facebook.com/will.robertson.58555<br /> <br /> '''Folk often ask about.. Soldering'''<br /> <br /> Folk often ask me about soldering - here are some ideas that help:<br /> <br /> https://github.com/William-Robert-Robertson/WildCamera/blob/main/Development_Environment/Practical_Electronics/Soldering.md<br /> <br /> ==Maximiliano Laina (filmaker) and Olivia Laina (youth-activistin)== <br /> <br /> As a family short time residency they are visiting Zurich on the weekend of 11.-14th April, as part of the More-Than-Planet exhibition curated by Ewen Chardronnet and Martina Huber at Löwenbräu Zürich, We are AIA | Awareness in Art. <br /> <br /> 11.04.24, 6 - 9pm<br /> &quot;Flying with Patcha - Into the Aerocene&quot; Films creening at Luma Schwarzcafé <br /> <br /> 14.04.24, 9 - 12 am<br /> political Manifestation &quot;Earthrise&quot; flying the solar ballon at &quot;Alte Kaserene&quot; <br /> [[File:WhatsApp Image 2024-04-11 at 12.43.44.jpg|250px|thumb|Aerocene.org]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Toru (Ryu) Oyama (Okinawa City / Gifu, Japan) - 15 - 31. July 2025 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Toru.jpg|thumb]]<br /> <br /> Toru (Ryu) Oyama is born in Japan, after graduating in pharmaceutical chemistry and fine art in japan, he studied and worked in a field of contemporary art in germany. moved to okinawa in 2017, he has been developing unique art projects in taiwan, south Korea, finland, indonesia and other parts of the world, based on the knowledge cultivated in science. his research and artistic practice explore topics such as food, land, human-nature relations, archaeology, and anthropology, through the site specific fieldwork. he has participated in various cross-disciplinary art-and-science projects worldwide,including projects and collaborates with artists and researchers.<br /> <br /> * https://www.ryuoyama.com/<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Andrey Chugonow (Yekaterinburg, Russia / Glasgow, UK) - 1. Oct - 30. November 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Square facebook 7sec.gif|250px|thumb|right|Glitching Andrey]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;During my stay in Switzerland, I plan to start developing a project that takes my autoimmune disease, multiple sclerosis, beyond my body into the realm of peer interaction. I plan to create a performative situation within which we will begin to interact with this autoimmune agent, forming several feedback loops in an attempt to find the equilibrium of the event.&quot;''<br /> <br /> Andrey Chugunov is a conceptual artist working at the intersection of digital and analogue media. He combines sound art, light installation, generative graphics, technological sculpture, media performances and readymade in his practice. He researches topics of mortality, temporality, autonomy, and memory decay in his artworks from the perspective of meditative media.<br /> <br /> He got a master's degree in Digital art at the Far Eastern Federal University in Vladivostok, Russia in 2018-2020. He participated in the &quot;Laboratory of a young artist&quot; at the Ural branch of the State Center for Contemporary Art in Yekaterinburg, Russia in 2018. He received an engineering degree in the field of alternative and renewable energy sources at the Ural Federal University in Yekaterinburg, Russia in 2008-2013.<br /> <br /> Andrey was born in Sverdlovsk, USSR in 1991.<br /> <br /> Now he resides in East Kilbride, Scotland, United Kingdom.<br /> <br /> * https://andreychugunov.com/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Giulia Tomasello / ALMA Futura (Rome, Italy) - 5. - 24. October 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Giulia screenshot.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Giulia preparing &quot;Future Flora&quot;]]<br /> <br /> Interaction designer and educator committed to female’s healthcare and its innovation, combining biotechnology and interactive wearables. Founder of ALMA Futura.<br /> <br /> Giulia will visit Switzerland and collaborate with [http://GaudiLabshttps://www.gaudi.ch/GaudiLabs/?page_id=2 GaudiLabs] in Luzern (5-10. Oct) and at the [http://Hackteria%20ZET%20-%20Open%20Science%20Labhttps://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/hackteria-zet-open-science-lab-in-zurich/ Hackteria ZET - Open Science Lab] (15-24. Oct) on participatory community research and hacking around the theme of reproductive justice and DIY pregnancy tests.<br /> <br /> ''&quot;Xenopia is a research, art and design project aimed at prototyping a domestic hormones Beta Hcg test as a tool to address reproductive justice and the right to access abortion. We will investigate the historical scientific practices around living interfaces as controlling technologies (i.e. the living pregnancy test Xenopus Leavis frog, mice, seeds). The right to access abortion is under attack and Beta Hcg testing is a mandatory test to access safe abortion but is poorly available for people living in rural areas and in marginalised conditions. Weeks of pregnancy are the playing field on which the war against access to abortion is waged, so we see in this prototype the possibility of facilitating the path autonomously by giving people back control. Collectives defending reproductive rights in countries where abortion is illegal or restricted (as Italy) and safely providing support, do not have access to this kind of easing. With an inter-species perspective, we would therefore develop this prototype and participatory workshops as political act of empowerment and concrete response to reproductive justice.&quot;''<br /> <br /> here wiki content to visit here:<br /> https://hackteria.org/wiki/Xenopia<br /> <br /> <br /> * https://gitomasello.com/<br /> * https://almafutura.org/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/gitomasello/<br /> <br /> Read Giulia's full Report on the Project here on the hackteria Wiki, use spread, duplicate!<br /> *https://hackteria.org/wiki/Xenopia<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Dominik Mahnič (Ljubljana, Slovnenia) - 25. Okt - 10. Nov 2024==<br /> <br /> [[File:Mahnic_klobukom.jpg||250px|thumb|right|Is it Jesus?]]<br /> <br /> We are planning to host our regular Hacker-in-Residence Dominik Mahnič aka Doms again to continue our long-term collaborations and work / reflect with Sofie on various robotic painting machines and it's philosophical implications.<br /> <br /> During the [https://mechatronicart.ch/brushology-ways-of-painting-with-a-mechatronic-brush/ &quot;Brushology&quot; Session] the shared their recent insigts of the collaboration.<br /> <br /> * https://app.assembla.com/spaces/dominik-mahnic/<br /> <br /> [[File:DomsAlone.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Sofie Mart (Zürich) - 20. Juli - 9. August 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Sofie.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Sofie Mart]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I was lucky to meet Marc and Maya in summer 2024 when I was looking for a workshop space to bring to life a custom-built robotic drawing machine. Bitwäscherei is a great space and a playground for DIY robotics projects. I got a lot of help and inspiration from the other artists- and hackers-in-residence. Thank you Bitwäscherei and SGMK for hosting me!&quot;''<br /> <br /> [[File:Bitwascherai.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> Sofie Mart a Swiss-based creative technologist passionate about contextualizing complexity through visual media. In the past few years, Sofie has been venturing projects on the intersection of arts, culture, technology and humanities. With the background in cultural analytics and data visualization, she collaborated with the private cultural estates on the immersive visualization of art collections, directed virtual reality experiences for corporate and public sector clients and created digital applications for creativity. https://sofiem.art/<br /> <br /> In 2024 Sofie started her studio focusing on media processing, creative coding and art fabrication - https://uncorporated.studio/ . With the support from [https://matr.art/ Matr Labs] engineers, she built and launched the first art-making machine in Bitwäscherei, Zurich.<br /> <br /> * https://www.instagram.com/uncorporated.studio/<br /> * https://sofiem.art/<br /> <br /> == Tengal (Manila, Philippines / Berlin, Germany) - 1. - 10. August 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Tengal hacking.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Tengal hacking some academic writing]]<br /> <br /> Tengal is a composer, media artist, and cultural instigator, engaged in research-based production that bridges art, technology, and society. Since 2005, he has initiated numerous projects and collectives in Manila and across Southeast Asia. Notably, he founded the organization ''SABAW Media Art Kitchen'', a curatorial platform specializing in sound, media art, and interstices between art and science. In 2008, he established the Philippines' first international media art and experimental music festival, ''WSK Festival of the Recently Possible'' where he has served as artistic director since its inception.<br /> <br /> From 2017 to 2018, Tengal curated the exhibition ''&quot;INTERSTICES: Manifolds of The In-between&quot;'' and served as exhibition director for the ''&quot;Self-reflexivity: Thinking Media and Digital Articulations&quot;'' exhibition at the Tokyo Media Art Festival MeCA | Media Culture in Asia, initiated by the Japan Foundation.<br /> <br /> Tengal co-created the international music platform ''NUSASONIC'', a creative collaboration between ''YES NO KLUB, WSK Festival of The Recently Possible, Playfreely/BlackKaji, CTM Festival'', and the ''Goethe Institute''. ''Nusasonic'' was a multi-year project that explores a wide spectrum of experimental sound and music cultures in Southeast Asia, fostering dialogue not only within the region but also with Europe.<br /> <br /> Recently relocating to Berlin, Tengal served as curator-at-large at ''Art Laboratory Berlin'' and played a significant role as co-curator of the projects ''&quot;Hackers, Makers, Thinkers”'', and ''“Radyo Somatodelia: Experiments in Sonic Animism.”''<br /> <br /> * https://www.instagram.com/tengal/<br /> * [https://www.instagram.com/wsk.io/ wsk.io]<br /> * [http://nusasonic.com/ nusasonic.com]<br /> <br /> == Kaldi Moss (Goa, Dehli, India) - June - August 2024 ==<br /> <br /> ''&quot;Bitwäscherei was an inspiring space that opened up new ways of thinking. It offers an alternative to the mainstream Swiss logic. The techniques and specifics of mediums and materials are exploded and explored everyday - in a way it is a dreamland.&quot;''<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=320px heights=240px&gt;<br /> File:Photo 2024-10-14 17-10-39.jpg<br /> File:Photo 2024-10-14 17-10-35.jpg<br /> File:Photo 2024-10-14 17-10-46.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Biography:'''<br /> <br /> Moss is an artist interested in sense perception, time, networked systems, insect perception, tree intelligence and experiences of beings that are not human. <br /> <br /> Moss’ (they/them) practice spans sound, video, browser-based art and bio art. They are part of a community of engineers and technologists, and are invested in exploring alternate methods of knowledge production. Their video and installation work has been shown in multiple exhibitions in Zurich, Milan, Toronto, Dresden, Brighton, Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Himachal and Goa.<br /> <br /> They are a part of Cynk Collective, a noise band producing immersive audiovisual concerts. In addition, they are the artistic director at Walkin Studios,an independent multidisciplinary art studio and project space in Bangalore, India and have co-founded the collective NOTAAT with artist Puneet Jain.<br /> <br /> * https://whattt.cargo.site/<br /> <br /> == Elisa Chaveneau (Le Mans, France) - 01. - 15. July 2024 ==<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=240px heights=180px&gt;<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.13.54.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.07.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.16.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.43.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.28.png<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Bio:''' Elisa Chaveneau is a French artist born in 2000 who specialises in the design and exhibition of sculptures, <br /> installations and materials on the subject of «Other-than-human». Her search for new media involving geo-materials and fermentation processes is keen to question inter-species relations in an ecosystem and consumer habits facing industry. With specialist training in geomaterials and ceramics at the Le Mans Fine Arts School, the materiality and supposed aesthetics of the material take on a primordial role in her approach to creation, as well as in her formal process is to rediscover the links with the living world. Through her interests in ecology, design, craft practices and performance, she tries to focus our imagination and make us contemplate the landscapes and the immensity of the ecosystems we are confronted with. &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> Her work has been exhibited at the Centre Contemporain de Céramique de la Borne and in a duo with Noémie Vincent-Maudry at the 2022 Saint-Etienne Biennial and at the Musée d’Art Moderne in Paris for the Flammes exhibition.<br /> <br /> https://www.instagram.com/elisachaveneau/<br /> <br /> '''Workshop: Saturday 13.7.24, 12-18h''' <br /> <br /> https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Kitchenlab_Bioplastic<br /> <br /> DIY Workshop on BIOPLASTIC Making. Together with Hacker-in-Residency(SGMK) Elisa Chaveneau (FR) we dive into the topic of bioplastic as novel material research. Starting point is the kitchen lab! Why working with materials that originate from our kitchen and how easy and fun it is to repurpose materials from there to revalue and repurpose and close circles. Circular thinking at the base of everyday practice! Starting with a Lunch by Gasthaus Kitchenlab we will be working on testing and creating various recipes and experimentations on Bioplastic.<br /> <br /> == Moch Hasrul (Jakarta, Indonesia) - 11-14. July 2024 ==<br /> [[File:Hasrol kopicup.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Hasrul likes kopi]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I have known [https://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/hackteria-zet-open-science-lab-in-zurich/ Hackteria ZET] and [https://mechatronicart.ch/mechartlab/ SGMK's MechArtLab] for quite some time, and I always enjoy visiting their shared studio and laboratory. The atmosphere is incredibly pleasant and inspiring, filled with a playful yet highly productive energy. When I was a speaker at a talk about [https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/plastik/ '''Operasi Plastik'''], I was truly impressed by the enthusiasm and participation of the attendees. Additionally, the experience of preparing a dinner together was delightful, with a warm and welcoming atmosphere. Hackteria ZET, Bitwäscherei, is truly a special place for creativity and collaborative learning.&quot;''<br /> <br /> '''Bio: Moch Hasrul''' is a media artist based in Jakarta who combines art and technology in his work. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Art Education from Universitas Negeri Jakarta and a Master's degree in Fine Arts from Institut Teknologi Bandung. Currently, he serves as the director of Serrum and teaches at Kalbis University. His artistic practice includes experiments with computational devices, mechanical and electronic systems, and plastic recycling. Managing Studio Batur Jakarta and actively involved in the Gudskul Ecosystem, Hasrul initiated GudRnD, focusing on plastic recycling experiments. He is also developing context-based, student-centered learning methods using art approach.<br /> <br /> * https://mochhasrul.com/<br /> * https://www.gudrnd.id/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/_gudrnd/<br /> <br /> '''TALK: Operasi Plastik - 18:00 Saturday 13. July 2024 @ Bitwäscherei'''<br /> <br /> Hasrul will give an overview of their activities, researching and developing OPERASI PLASTIK, an artistic approach to plastic waste management. After the talk everybody is invited for a dinner, exploring Indonesian cuisine and cooking together.<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/plastik/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> [[File:OperasiPlastik.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Operasi Plastik]]<br /> '''OPERASI PLASTIK''' is an initiative that offers an artistic approach to plastic waste management by incorporating artistic and imaginative aspects into the process. By using art as a medium, OPERASI PLASTIK not only focuses on conventional plastic recycling but also transforms the waste into captivating and meaningful artworks. This approach aims to raise public awareness about plastic waste issues while changing their perception of materials that are usually considered trash.<br /> <br /> * https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6mqJyGB8EM/?igsh=eXBiOHJ2c2h3Nnh5<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> == Servando Barreiro (digital nomad, Spain) - February 2024 ==<br /> [[File:servando_goggles.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Servando]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;During my time at Bitwäscherei, I had a blast! Interacting with a bunch of creative minds from different backgrounds was super cool. We did some coding, had fun with puredata, and created some awesome stuff together. The weeks at Bitwäscherei flew by, filled with lots of laughs and learning. I'm already thinking about coming back for more. It's a great place to explore new ideas and make music with like-minded folks. Thanks, Bitwäscherei, for the awesome experience. Looking forward to hanging out again and making more magic together!&quot;''<br /> <br /> '''Biography'''<br /> <br /> I'm an Audiovisual artist with a background in electronics, sound, and audiovisual communication. I lived in Madrid, Berlin, Peru, and Stockholm, among other places.<br /> I'm A Pure Data expert (If you know, you know..). I created music and/or software for brands such as Audi, Redbull, Polestar, and Teenage Engineering. My work has been exhibited in renowned locations such as: Reina Sofia Museum, Medialab Prado, Transmediale, and Ars Electronica. For more information, keep browsing this [http://servando.teks.no/ site].<br /> <br /> * http://servando.teks.no/<br /> <br /> '''Workshop at Bitwäscherei'''<br /> <br /> See more about the [[Puredata (Pd) Workshop with Servando]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Yuzuru Maeda (Japan) - Dec 2023==<br /> [[File:WhatsApp Image 2023-12-04 at 16.42.09.jpeg|300px|thumb|right|Zentai Interview]]<br /> <br /> '''Biography'''<br /> <br /> Yuzuru born in Japan, Gifu. Yuzuru graduated from LaSalle College of Arts, Singapore in 2009 for Bachelor of the Arts program in music composition. She has embarked on performing music and improvisation and making video, installation and performance art with [Zentai Art Project - http://yuzuru.weebly.com/]. She also organizes Zentai exhibition, Zentai walk, Zentai performance with [http://www.zentaiart.com/ Zentai Art Festival].<br /> <br /> <br /> For her residency at Bitwäscherei she will conduct interviews with people on their life and practices wearing a Zentai outfit while doing and creating friction in how to perceive the oposite. She also wants to conduct a participatory Zentai performance in public space in Zurich.<br /> If interested in giving an interview or participate at the zentai performance pls contact &quot;zentaiartproject[at]yahoo.com&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ''&quot;I embarked on an artistic exploration using Zentai suits as a central component in my video work. This unconventional choice served as a catalyst for probing the complex layers of identity within the realm of art and human interaction. During my residency in December 2023, I had the privilege of engaging in insightful interviews with notable figures such as Serge Bertschy, Oliver Jaggi, and Chruut. These encounters provided invaluable glimpses into their creative processes and methodologies. It was a fascinating journey delving into their artistic minds, discovering their techniques, and learning about their endeavors to push the boundaries of expression. One of the most profound lessons gleaned from these conversations was the importance of innovation and resourcefulness in the pursuit of artistic vision. Witnessing how each individual crafted their own tools and methods to breathe life into creations inspired me to seek out my own unique approaches in my artistic practice. Moreover, these interactions sparked a deeper contemplation on the interconnectedness between art and sustainability. I was profoundly moved by the dedication of these artists to not only their craft but also to contributing positively to our planet. Their commitment to sustainable living resonated deeply with me, prompting introspection on how I, too, could leverage my art to foster a more environmentally conscious world. As I reflect on the insights gained during my residency, I am filled with a renewed sense of purpose and direction. Armed with newfound inspiration and a heightened awareness of the intersection between art and sustainability, I am eager to embark on my own journey of creative exploration and meaningful contribution to the world around me.&quot;''<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> small trailer of the zurich session:<br /> * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHhvpPR0JRQ&amp;ab_channel=Zentai%E9%87%87%E8%AE%BF%28ZentaiArtProject%29<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=240px heights=180px&gt;<br /> File:WhatsApp_Image_2023-12-04_at_16.42.53.jpeg<br /> File:WhatsApp Image 2023-12-04 at 16.42.40.jpeg<br /> File:WhatsApp Image 2023-12-04 at 16.42.16.jpeg<br /> File:Yuzuru interviewing Serge Bertschi.jpg<br /> File:Yuzuru and Oliver Jäggi.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Shih Wei-chieh (Taipei, Taiwan) - 11. September - 1. November 2023 ==<br /> [[File:abao_stupidPhoto.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Abao with amazing haircut]]<br /> '''What was the purpose of your residency in Zurich? What did you learn from it?'''<br /> <br /> ''“In addition to my pursuit of practical solar applications, my most successful DSSC prototype currently produces only around ~2.5 mA per square centimeter. The significance lies more in the opportunities to collaborate with scientists and engage in visits to the laboratory at ETH. This experience has served as valuable training for me, offering insights into how scientists work with nanomaterials. Understanding the conventional applications and purposes, as well as the established protocols for synthesizing nano materials, has been a rare and precious experience for artists. It raises pertinent questions about the relationship between art and science, and how these two domains can and should collaborate effectively.”''<br /> <br /> ''“Although it was a fantastic experience for artists to work with scientists with complete freedom and full access to knowledge, I wonder how we can repeat the model without any funding to support the free sofa accommodation and the efforts from volunteers. On the other hand, I believe this is a great model that differs from those residency organized by institutes and centers which always comes with political requirements and demands. The property of the community plays a big part too. During the residency I have met many community members in Bitwäscherei, the role of them are usually very mixed, like chemist with musician background or artist with scientific degree, or engineer with profound knowledge for history of analog computer, the people are a great library and the culture was naturally provided by the community. This dynamic is relatively rare in Taiwan, where career roles tend to be more singular, and scientists typically don’t serve other fields in the same integrated manner.”''<br /> <br /> Part 1/2: [https://www.makery.info/en/2023/12/20/english-from-e-textile-to-gratzel-cells-encounter-with-the-taiwanese-designer-shih-wei-chieh/ “From e-textile to Grätzel cells, encounter with the taiwanese designer Shih Wei Chieh“], Makery 2023<br /> <br /> Part 2/2: [https://www.makery.info/en/2023/12/21/une-residence-de-recherche-en-cellules-gratzel-a-hackteria-rencontre-avec-shih-wei-chieh-2-2/ “A residency to research Grätzel cells at Hackteria, encounter with Shih Wei Chieh“], Makery 2023<br /> <br /> '''施惟捷 Shih Wei Chieh''' works with wearable art, e-textile, and laser audiovisual. He is also a self-taught material science researcher. His &quot;Laser Dye Project&quot; innovates an optical textile printing method by programmable laser projector and New Cyanotype solution, which inspire him to explore the trans-disciplinary collaboration between new medias and traditional craft techniques. He’s the founder of “Tribe Against Machine”, a project exploring how culture preservation works with modern technologies. His current research develops a DIY dye sensitized solar glass made with natural dye in a large size format, which is used for both energy and as a smart interface for sonic art. <br /> <br /> * https://shihweichieh.com/<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/HLabX_Fellows#HLabX_Fellow_Shih_Wei_Chieh<br /> <br /> Application to NanoArts grant done / not received :-(: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Prep-NanoArts<br /> <br /> Now combined with Workshop at [https://www.weareaia.ch/energy-giveaway/ Energy Giveaway @ WEAREAIA], to be held on 22/23 September 2023.<br /> <br /> More info is documented on the hackteria wiki: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Abao_Residency<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Helmi Hardian (Surabaya, Indonesia) - Mid July - Mid August 2023 | [[BIR residensi]] ==<br /> [[File:Helim_Ugly.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Helmi in his full beauty]]<br /> <br /> '''Reflection / Testimonial'''<br /> <br /> ''Best residency ever!!'' - Helmi<br /> <br /> ''During my residency, I had the opportunity to collaborate on the project The [https://mechatronicart.ch/diy-microscope-workshop-low-energy-circuit-performances/ Loose Energy Curriculum for the exhibition at the Humus Punk Library] in Zurich. We created a low-voltage and high-energy visual performance, utilizing previously unknown equipment from the hackteria studio. The experience of playing together and improvising with the hacked equipment was incredibly rewarding. ''<br /> <br /> ''One of the highlights was simply attending a wide range of workshops at the [https://mechatronicart.ch/homemade-summercamp-2023-berghaus-girlen/ Homemade Summercamp] in Switzerland, which differs a lot from my usual practice usually being the host of workshops. This privilege of learning from others and expanding my knowledge in various media arts fields felt utterly precious. From building a music station where we learned to play drums, to skillbuilding on keyboard, DJ equipment, and more. The overall cultural exchange during cooking time allowed us to share and transform traditional recipes into vegan and vegetarian versions. And the plurality of trips and destination furthermore offered precious insights into local cultures. Stops included: [http://www.randelab.ch/ Randelab], [http://www.gaudi.ch/GaudiLabs/ GaudiLabs], collaborating with [https://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/hackteria-zet-open-science-lab-in-zurich/ Hackteria ZET in Zurich], attending [https://mechatronicart.ch/homemade-summercamp-2023-berghaus-girlen/ Homemade Summercamp], visiting the art and science residency at Max-Planck in Konstanz and organizing the program [https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/pasar-senggol/ &quot;Pasar Senggol&quot; at Chaos Communication Camp] outside of Berlin.''<br /> <br /> ''It was unexpected but exciting to explore personal studios for local artists, experiencing the different styles of how collective spaces can be implemented and getting to know the individual studio approach. The residency taught me valuable lessons in space management, as I observed how collectives like [https://bitwaescherei.ch/ Bitwäscherei] or [https://maisonshift.ch/ Fashion Revolution] collaborate with the municiapal government to establish independent spaces. Overall, this residency provided a rich and diverse learning experience.'' - Written by Francisca Tan during a discussion with Helmi in Chiang Mai<br /> <br /> '''Biography'''<br /> <br /> Helmi Hardian is a grassroots artist and ghetto scientist, with a specific interest in cooking and smoking at the same time. He lives in Surabaya, the city that is well known for its industry and technology, as well as being the center of electronic component trading (chiefly, Pasar Genteng). Hence, almost all of his works are closely related to science and technology as the medium of creativity. He is the co-founder of Waft Lab, a creative-based initiative that works at interdisciplinary practices. Currently, he focuses on tech development through DIY/DIWO culture and playing his role in researching, hacking, or deconstructing daily materials to provide some devices with new functional aspects, as well as developing workshop kits, lecturing contents, and presentation materials, which aim to learn, share, and exchange knowledge.<br /> <br /> * https://waft-lab.com/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/helmihardian/<br /> * [[:File:Helmi Hardian - Artwork and Workshop 2022.pdf]]<br /> * Recent TUAK residensi in Tuban: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/TUAK<br /> * Application submitted: https://www.suedkulturfonds.ch/<br /> * Download application here: [[:File:Dossier-iiw0pYiT.pdf]]<br /> * Full project outline here: [[:File:2023_ProjectOutline_Helmi-Residensi.pdf]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:helmi_collage.jpg<br /> File:helmi_collage_02.jpg<br /> File:helmi_collage_03.jpg<br /> File:wafltlab_blue.jpg<br /> File:helmi_collage_01.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> == Arnont Nongyao - Thailand | early May 2023 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Arnont Nongyao portrait.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Arnont Nongyao]]<br /> <br /> '''Biography''' <br /> <br /> Arnont Nongyao lives in Chiangmai (TH) - Ho Chi Minh city (VN) and He is an artist interested and fell in love with the vibration of things. He likes listening to everything that inspires him to do experimental sound art. The most important teacher “the master Khvay Loeung &quot;inspired him to listen and “destroy yourself from being yourself” .-.. .. ... - . -. -.-- --- ..- .-. ... . .-.. ..-.<br /> <br /> Born in Bangkok, works and lives in Chiangmai (TH) - Ho Chi Minh city (VN). Arnont is working with various and different media includes sound, video, installation, site specific, public art etc. Arnont’s work is engage with his interest in vibration; he works on diverse art experimental projects, vibration-related.<br /> <br /> Arnont has been interested and research into sound with concentration on vibration, so most of his works are differently experimental and relative to vibration in order to search for the value of vibration derived from connected things, such as human beings, objects and society. His works are involved in a specific space and audience’s participation. They are also connected with the mode of listening/hearing in a social situation, and with how people interact with and participate in sound. Moreover, also he is Co-Director of Aesthetics of Error ( Chiang Mai Collective) with Thatchatham Silsupan and Pathompong Manakitsomboon that is a group of sound artists &amp; musician working on sound art &amp; experimental music in Chiangmai.<br /> <br /> Some of his selected exhibitions include solo exhibition “Sphere”, SAC Art lap, Chiang Mai, Thailand(2018).“Another Sound” co-work with Khvay Loeung, Sa Sa Art projects, Phnom Penh and Chiang Mai, Cambodia - Thailand (2018). and group exhibitions “Opera of Kard”, Singapore Biennale 2019, Singapore. “Currents 2019”, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. “A Visiblelity Matrix”, The Secession 2019, Vienna, Austria. Bangkok Art Biennale 2018, Bangkok, Thailand. “Postcripts” Bangkok Biennale, Bangkok, Thailand (2018).“Unstable(ry) Life”, 2016, Manif d’art, Quebec, Canada. 16th Media Art Biennale WRO 2015: Test Exposure, Wroclaw, Poland, TRANCE at Gallery VER, Bangkok, Thailand (2014). PROXIMITY, part of inSPIRACJE International at 13 MUZ, Szczecin, Poland (2014).<br /> <br /> '''External Links'''<br /> <br /> * [http://www.arnontnongyao.com Arnont Nongnyao's personal website]<br /> * [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/GBMN WORKSHOP: Gentle but make noise]<br /> <br /> [[File:Arnont_mixerli.jpg|thumb|left|400px|Arnont lötet das Mixerli!!]]<br /> <br /> [[Category: Biography]]<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Bostjan Čadež (Ljubljana, Slovenia - April 2023 ==<br /> [[File:Bos_Robot.jpg|thumb|right]]<br /> Bostjan Čadež (b. 1979, Ljubljana) is a new media artist whose interdisciplinary practice explores the intersections of art, technology, and human experience. His innovative installations and performances often challenge the boundaries between the digital and physical world, incorporating elements such as artificial intelligence, virtual reality, robotics, and real-time data processing. Čadež’s art is characterized by a dynamism and unique life that stems from the algorithms and guidelines he uses to shape his works. His interest in simple guidelines from which an infinite number of images or situations arise, which are never the same as before, is one of the key aspects of his creations. His works often include interaction with viewers, who with their involvement become part of the artistic experience and at the same time co-create the work they observe.<br /> <br /> * https://www.bostjancadez.art/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Dann Disciglio (Chicago, USA) &amp; Angelina Almukhametova (Chicago, USA) - March 2022 ==<br /> <br /> ''“I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to have participated in the Hacker-in-Residence program at the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society. The atmosphere of curiosity and artistic research was both inspiring and endlessly encouraging. During my residency, I led a workshop called, “Biodegradable Sound: Gelatin Records.” This hands-on workshop aimed to explore the intersection of recorded sound and biodegradability by introducing a method for creating functional and fully biodegradable phonograph records made from gelatin. The Swiss Mechatronic Art Society and its diverse group of members not only helped facilitate this workshop, they supported me by offering the resources and technical support needed to realize the event. My residency also produced various connections with other artists, musicians, and hackers which I continue to maintain to this day. I cannot wait to return to SGMK to continue to explore new topics of research, and continue picking the brains of the incredible community who stands behind this space”''<br /> <br /> During their short residency they will work on their research with parametric speakers, host a workhop on [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/BiodegradableSound &quot;Biodegradable Sounds&quot;] and do a performance with artist-made video transmitters, and retro tech!<br /> <br /> See this little add by the Hive people, where in the end they show the workshop and performance: https://peakd.com/hive-127039/@mind.force/ladjdnnz<br /> <br /> '''Angelina Almukhametova'''<br /> <br /> An G is a Chicago based neon artist who creates digital &amp; physical works in pursuit of happiness.<br /> <br /> Angelina Almukhametova’s work interfaces digital and analog technologies with custom built software and handmade electronics to create responsive audiovisual installations and performances. She holds a BFA in Art and Technology from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2020) and has exhibited work and performed in New York City, Chicago, Houston, and Iceland. She has led workshops at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Experimental Sound Studio in Chicago.<br /> <br /> https://aan-g.com/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Dann Disciglio'''<br /> [[File:Headshot _Disciglio.jpg|thumb|400px|right]]<br /> Dann Disciglio (b.1993) is a US-based intermedia artist whose practice investigates contemporary ecologies through both analog and digital technologies. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Hampshire College (2015) in art and media theory and a Master of Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago's Sound Department (2019). Disciglio has shown work and performed in New York City, Chicago, Boston, Zürich, Leipzig, Iceland, and Panama City and has published texts in the Journal of Visual Culture (SAGE) and the Minding Nature journal. In 2022, he was selected to be an Emerging Artist Resident at Franconia Sculpture Park (Shafer, MN), Hacker-in-Residence at the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society (ZRH), and as a Creative Resident at the Bloedel Reserve (WA).<br /> <br /> https://danndisciglio.com/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Miranda Moss (Cape Town, South Africa | wuwäähä, Sweden) ==<br /> <br /> Artist / designer Miranda has been popping into SGMK events since 2017. In the period 2020-21 she has been conducting chicken/robot research at Bitwäscherei and Randelab as part of the &quot;Chicken-in-Residence Program&quot;, along with Daniel Brownell, co-ran a solar water bot workshop with Dj Livia, joined the Homemade summercamp for the first time where she turned everyone's pee into electricity, continues to collaborate on sound and water geeking with Oli Jäggi, and regularly comes to the 2D OpenLab. She has also become the in-house graphic designer for events, always makes sure everyone has enough beer to drink, and is also the resident anticolonial feminist killjoy. <br /> <br /> She says: <br /> <br /> ''&quot;I'm super grateful to have had all the time as a hacker in residence at the Bitwäscherei. I am always meeting new amazing and inspiring people, am constantly learning cool things, and new projects and collaborations seem to blossom exponentially. I try to take the spirit of the lab with me on all my travels and to the other global communities I am involved in. Can't wait to return!&quot;'' <br /> <br /> * https://mirandamoss.com/<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:Miranda_geeking.png<br /> File:miranda_chicken_headhshot.jpg<br /> File:Miranda_Homemade.jpeg<br /> File:Dinner_in_werkstatt.jpeg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> Miranda's recent residency was supported partially through her artistic research project &quot;Gallus Gallus Roboticus&quot; within the konS paltfrom, funded by European Union and Cultural Ministry of Slovenia. Other visits privately and partially through Pro Helvetia.<br /> <br /> == Scott Beibin (Philadelphia, USA) ==<br /> <br /> Scott Beibin, aka [https://www.instagram.com/grouchofractal/ Groucho Fractal] has been a regular visitor to the MechArtLab over the last couple of years.<br /> <br /> &lt;youtube width=&quot;480&quot; height=&quot;360&quot;&gt;BLsgLAaJ5cs&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> * https://www.mandelbot.io/<br /> <br /> == Liz Cole - Evil Twin Booking Agency (Philadelphia, USA) ==<br /> <br /> Elizabeth Jane Cole is co founder of Evil Twin Booking Agency (eviltwinbooking.org), a podcast producer, writer, and DIY biology and open source hardware enthusiast. She participated in the Wild Open PCR Project @ Hacketeria (mentored by Urs Gaudenz of GaudiLabs and Marc Dusseiller).<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I’m very grateful for the time I spent at Bitwäscherei! The passion for collaboration and understanding how things work embodied in the culture of the space is so inspiring. Bitwäscherei empowers people to explore their environments through building open source tools and technology, and it opened up a new world of creativity for me.&quot;'' <br /> <br /> [[File:liz_hacking.jpeg|400px]][[File:liz_portrait.jpeg|400px]]<br /> <br /> * https://eviltwinbooking.org/about/<br /> <br /> == Adam Zaretsky (Woodstock, USA | somewhere in Greece) ==<br /> <br /> ''First I am thankful to Hackteria – Zentrum für Experimentelle Transdisziplinarität (Center for Experimental Transdisciplinariy), Research Node: ReproTech &amp; Art / Germline Hacks and Designer Babies''<br /> <br /> ''Including time spent well in the Swiss Embassy of San Francisco and Garage MCA in Moscow working on Methods of Transgenesis and GMO DIY Crispr Baby workshopoligies.''<br /> <br /> ''I also do want to than the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society for the time in residence plotting and making a crying machine and exploding miso neck living gooper gore bioart special effects performance.''<br /> <br /> ''We got into the wetness of reproductive technology, open source science, and the text to flesh interface of human germline genome editing. We learned how to read GENbank, FASTA, PubMed and SciHub pubs creatively. We got beyond the intimidating complexity by uploading equally as complex analogical and qualitative artistic data including: accordion music, drawings, collages, poetry and experimental video and more.''<br /> <br /> ''We involved people from wildly diverse backgrounds and international origins as is normal for Hackteria a global open house for odd, queer and oblique DIYbioart Hacker tweek and freekerz. We also group-geeked hard and stayed ridiculous about reporter genes, safe harbors, inducible promoters, off target mutations and IVF microinjection.''<br /> <br /> ''What we did was amazing. Like truly groundbreaking, wildly silly and depth informative. Beyond the call of duty living on the fumes of Marc's covid pay and minky little eth donations... We taught hybrid simultaneous in-person and online/off--ground... which is a form of super depleting heroism. I think it was super inspiring for those involved and has yet to mature but will make a great database if it continues.''<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:GOSPHA-whatdidshedo-web.jpg<br /> File:thGAP_flyer_web.jpg|400px<br /> File:CGCB_flyer_web.jpg|400px<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Mind thGAP'''<br /> <br /> We made three super relaxed bioinformatics primer labs for public understanding of databases of hereditary data (gene scans and gene scrolls) but also an understanding of the social implication of issues of gene piracy, genetic privacy.<br /> <br /> * Lab 1 - Transgenic Human Genome Alternatives Project (thGAP)<br /> * Lab 2 - Generic Open-Source Plasmid for Human Arts (GOSPHA)<br /> * Lab 3 - Creative Germline Constructs Bank (CGCB)<br /> <br /> Future Plans: We are going to be making an Open ArtSci Call for Creative Science Fiction Writers, Citizen Bioethicists and Untrained Art Critics to critically review the 5 entries we have compiled online on the CGDB. After that we might put some of the results up on GitHub and then make an NFT of them. Then we will call the World Congress on New Reproductive Technology Arts, for a GLOBAL AESTHETIC RESPONSE TO TRANSGENIC HUMANS AS BIOART and work on updating to a ‘real’ database. Oh yeah, and we did come up with a list of fifteen next steps, all of which are near impossible legally and technically so we should. Finally, we wrote a letter to the WHO Expert Advisory Committee on Developing Global Standards for Governance and Oversight of Human Genome Editing. No word back from them but I am sure they got the message. We might need to get their attention.<br /> <br /> https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/thgap/<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:adam_dusjagr_misoanal.JPG<br /> File:Lab3_CGCB_screenshot_single.png<br /> File:Adam_blue_bitw_smokers.jpg<br /> File:MISO_anus.jpg<br /> File:AZ_rc3_virtual.jpeg<br /> File:pin_adam.jpeg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> Adam's residency was supported privately by Marc Dusseiller and partially with some of the profits of the Hackteria Crypto Food Fund (HCFF).<br /> <br /> == Dominik Mahnič (Ljubljana, Slovnenia) ==<br /> <br /> ''Residency gives me rare opportunity to present, discuss and make different new works influenced by people, the enviroment of Bitwesherai and the city of Zurich. It was an intense experience in a place that offers great working conditions, deep reflections, and a friendly atmosphere.''<br /> <br /> * https://app.assembla.com/spaces/dominik-mahnic/<br /> <br /> [[File:Mahnic_klobukom.jpg|400px]][[File:zoom_2020_by_doms.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> Dom's residency was supported privately by the Center for Alternative Coconut Research.<br /> <br /> == Zohar Messeca - Fara AKA the idiot | [http://idiot.io/ idiot.io] (karkun, Israel) ==<br /> <br /> ''I have been very lucky to escape the israeli wilderness between Covid lockdowns to spend long month’s geeking like an idiot at the Bitwäscherei hackerspace and SGMK activities of the past year. Had great time sharing my DIY approach and attitude with my latest flexible circuits methods and techniques while spreading [http://idiot.io/ idiot.io] latest kits and propaganda at multiple workshops. Met plenty of talented local and international freaks/artists with mutual interests and curiosities. Also collaborated on several projects with the locals and made plenty of new friends!!''<br /> <br /> ''SGMK network is fantastisch!!! See you soooon!!''<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:idiot_covidCenter.jpg<br /> File:idioten.jpg<br /> File:idiot_residency.jpg<br /> File:rC3.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> * http://idiot.io/ idiot.io<br /> <br /> Zohar's residencies were supported by himself. Accommodation was shared with dusjagr and Veli.<br /> <br /> = Short term visitors =<br /> <br /> == Fransisca Tan ==<br /> [[File:Foodhacking Fransisca.jpg|thumb]]<br /> <br /> Fransisca Tan / artist statement<br /> <br /> ''“I first visited the Bitwäscherei in August 2022, coinciding with the open lab day. I was immediately smitten with the creative chaos, diversity and infrastructure of this hacker space. Chatting with some local and other visiting international artists I got to exchange on projects and find inspiration while food hacking throughout a lively evening.'' <br /> <br /> ''This community exchange set the first seeds for future opportunities to collaborate, such as for the performance “Future Food” at Kunsthaus Zürich (Oct 2023, CH), the LLL CoLaboratory in Chang Mai (Jan 2024, TH) and Amazonies Spatiales (Apr 2024, FR).''<br /> <br /> ''My experience at this Hackerspace underlines the core of what these community spaces ought to achieve: bring likeminded people together, have late night conversations about random stuff over a club mate and see if inspiration flows to join for a collaboration.”''<br /> <br /> Ressources &amp; Links<br /> * https://www.hinto.net/de/events/future-food-kunsthaus-zuerich-zuerich-e420326-20.html<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/hackterialab/cnx-openlab/<br /> * https://amazonies-spatiales.fr/ <br /> <br /> Biography<br /> Fransisca Tan is a creative producer and food experience designer with a background in internet &amp; media, communications and cognitive sciences<br /> <br /> Her diverse spectrum of engagement ranges from hosting workshops as science communicator, consulting artists and creatives on project management, to producing events such as festivals, art performances and hybrid residencies. All these root in her second nature as facilitator with a firm belief in a community arts approach.<br /> <br /> In her work and art she aspires towards bringing together people from all strides of life and revealing the value of community and collaboration.<br /> <br /> Find more on her portfolio on * https://www.fransiscatan.com/<br /> <br /> == Fran Quero, et al ==<br /> <br /> [[File:franGeng.jpg|400px|none]]<br /> <br /> The visit was part of their µ-residency at GaudiLabs in Luzern, where they shared newest experiments with qLAMP, openDROPs and electro-active bacteria.<br /> <br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Fran%20+%20Felipe%20nanoresidency%20GaudiLabs<br /> <br /> == Juan Duarte (Berlin / CDMX, Mexico) ==<br /> <br /> '''Sound spatialisation multichannel instrument'''<br /> <br /> During our short stay I could develop further a new iteration of this sound spatialisation instrument:<br /> * https://juanduarteregino.com/I<br /> <br /> This also was thrilling to connect with some members of the community in the lab, specially those who are also making with synthesisers and other sound gadgetry. Although the time to put together the instrument was quite intensive and busy, it was also good to discuss with other colleagues about the instrument’s potential in future. altogether, it was a very productive and fun experience to be here.<br /> <br /> [[File:Juan_II.JPG|400px]][[File:Juan_I.JPG|400px]]<br /> <br /> == Mary Maggic (Vienna / Los Angeles, USA) ==<br /> <br /> Mary Maggic comes to hang out and prototype various art projects and interventions, and geek out in nature!<br /> <br /> Some examples of projects: <br /> * Molecular Queering Agency - an experimental performance with a heavy metal hardware fountain for corona safe urine worshipping. <br /> * Lap Dance - motorized panorama camera for collective disobedience on a pink gynecology chair. <br /> * SCOBY Spin Cycle - rotating disc bioreactor for industrialized production of kombucha scoby. <br /> * Genital Panic - 3D printing genitals. <br /> * Weed Brownies (hide them from the kids). <br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=360px&gt;<br /> File:Marry_Costume.png<br /> File:Marry_genitalPanic.png<br /> File:Marry_Weidling.JPG<br /> File:Marry_Urinal.jpg<br /> File:Marry_peeParty.png<br /> <br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> * https://maggic.ooo/<br /> <br /> == Ewen Chardronnet (Paris, France) ==<br /> <br /> <br /> == Paula Pin (Lugo, Spain) ==<br /> <br /> coming soon...<br /> <br /> == František Apfelbeck (Czech Republic / Vale de Saire, France) ==<br /> <br /> When in Zürich I've had the opportunity to organize Cider Tasting at MechArtLab, which for me, is an interesting cross between hackerspace and bio hacking spot with quite a strong artistic approach. For me of course I liked a lot that they do lots of bio stuff, from kombucha artificial skin production, mushroom growing and many others to fermentation so when I've a chance I would like to visit again. Also I've found the building, which is a formal hospital laundry facility very interesting. I would say there are well over ten different projects of the alternative scene which makes a decent foundation for exchange and functioning as kind of independent entity. At the end we have set up outside just by the entrance of the building and were &quot;fishing&quot; for some people to join the core group for our noble activity spending a really nice evening together with open minded people. Next day I've actually joined the MechArtLab group on their trip to Saint Gallen were we have done another tasting event as part of the open doors of Ruum 42 hackerspace and theirs SGMK On-Tour: Chill &amp; Taste happening, fallowed later on by tasting of distillates made by local producer, barbecuing experimental locally made sausages by their creators and so on. It was a really nice finishing of the Switzerland part of my tour and I hope I can pop in again.<br /> <br /> <br /> * https://foodhackingbase.org/wiki/2021_cider_tour</div>

Dusjagr https://wiki.sgmk-ssam.ch/index.php?title=Hacker-in-Residence_Programme&diff=14152 2026-07-21T10:31:31Z

<p>Dusjagr: /* Faried Noor &quot;Askal&quot; Siregar (Yogyakarta, Indonesia) - 19. Sep - 11. Oct 2026 */</p> <hr /> <div>&lt;div style=&quot;right&quot; class=&quot;toclimit-2&quot;&gt;__TOC__&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> The Hacker-in-Residence Programme is jointly organized by various people from the environment of [https://bitwaescherei.ch/ Bitwäscherei], and directed primarily by [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Dusjagr Marc Dusseiller aka dusjagr], Center for Alternative Coconut Research, in his role as as co-founder and board member of both the [https://mechatronicart.ch/about/ Swiss Mechatronic Art Society] and Global Ambassador of the [https://www.hackteria.org/ Hackteria Network].<br /> <br /> = Ongoing =<br /> <br /> == Adam Zaretzky (Woodstock, NY, USA - 22. July - 20. August 2026 ==<br /> [[File:adam_headshot_embryo.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]<br /> Zaretsky is a Wet-Lab Art Practitioner mixing Ecology, Biotechnology, Non-human Relations, Body Performance and Gastronomy. Zaretsky stages lively, hands-on bioart production labs based on topics such as: foreign species invasion (pure/impure), radical food science (edible/inedible), jazz bioinformatics (code/flesh), tissue culture (undead/semi-alive), transgenic design issues (traits/desires), interactive ethology (person/machine/non-human) and physiology (performance/stress). A former researcher at the MIT department of biology, for the past 25 years Zaretsky has been teaching an experimental bioart class called VivoArts at: San Francisco State University (SFSU), SymbioticA (UWA), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), University of Leiden’s The Arts and Genomic Centre (TAGC) and with the Waag Society. He has also taught DIY-IGM (Do-It-Yourself Inherited Genetic Modification of the Human Genome) at New York University (NYU) and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU). He also runs a public life arts school: VASTAL (The Vivoarts School for Transgenic Aesthetics Ltd.) His art practice focuses on an array of legal, ethical, social and libidinal implications of biotechnological materials and methods with a focus on transgenic humans.<br /> <br /> * http://www.emutagen.com/<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/projects/artist-in-residence-adam-zaretsky/<br /> * https://thgap.hackteria.org<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Nupur Maneesh Doshi (Mumbai, India) - 24. July - 18. August 2026 ==<br /> [[File:nupur_headshot_02.jpg|thumb|250px]]<br /> During the SGMK Homemade 2026 and the follow up retreat at EAR, Nupur Maneesh Doshi is hosted as BEAK critic-in-residence working on a creative writing project based on Science Fictionesque poetic reflections on Bioart, Do-It-With-Others, Bioethics meets Travelogue and Speculative literary reflections. Earlier this year Nupur also was incorporated into the [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/CoLabs_Chiang_Mai#CoLabs_Kick-off_Feb_2026 Kickoff of Co-Laboratories], hired to pen a Technobiological Futures review article, with her curatorial and critical commentary published in English and French through Makery.info.<br /> <br /> * [https://www.makery.info/en/2026/05/11/english-epistemic-sludge-the-ontology-of-the-post-institutional-lab/ Epistemic sludge: the ontology of the post-institutional lab]<br /> <br /> Nupur Doshi is a curator and researcher based in Mumbai, India. Her work explores para-art trajectories, transgressing mediums and traditional materiality. She examines provocations from critical philosophy and transdisciplinary studies across counter-histories and speculative futures. She is the Fall '26 Draper Scholar at the Experimental Humanities (XE) Department at NYU. She has also been awarded the Global South Scholarship for the Art &amp; Curatorial Practice Certificate Program at The New Centre for Research &amp; Practice.<br /> <br /> * https://bioartethics.xyz/beak-news/f/nupur-maneesh-doshi---beak-critic-in-residence-colabs-thailand<br /> * https://nupurdoshi.hotglue.me/<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> = In preperation =<br /> <br /> == Faried Noor &quot;Askal&quot; Siregar (Yogyakarta, Indonesia) - 19. Sep - 11. Oct 2026 ==<br /> [[File:Askal_synthplaying2.jpg|250px|thumb|right|playing the [https://www.instagram.com/p/DWC5WO1k-An &quot;sistem modular terpadu&quot;]]]<br /> Faried Noor Siregar is an interdisciplinary artist, theater practitioner, and Batak manuscript (Pustaha) enthusiast based in Yogyakarta, graduated from the Theater Department at ISI Yogyakarta.<br /> <br /> As an artist, he is deeply interested in topics such as cultural preservation, social issues, and the environment, which he expresses and develops through interdisciplinary art, including theater and other visual arts. He also works across disciplines in DIY instrument engineering, exploring the intersection of craftsmanship, sound, and technology.<br /> <br /> He is an active member of Kawan Pustaha, Bauhouse Consorxium, and Lifepatch.<br /> <br /> As an interdisciplinary artist, I am deeply committed to exploring the convergence of art, technology, and cultural heritage. My primary interest lies in expanding the boundaries of contemporary artistic practice by treating imagination as my principal raw material—and in developing methods to render that imagination into tangible, experiential form. My work is grounded in three interconnected concerns: cultural preservation, social issues, and the environment. I approach these not as fixed subjects but as living inquiries, expressed through theater, visual arts, and DIY instrument engineering, where craftsmanship, sound, and technology intersect. My ongoing engagement with the Batak manuscript tradition (Pustaha) reflects my belief that cultural preservation is not an act of archiving, but a practice of reactivating ancestral knowledge through contemporary tools.<br /> <br /> I am particularly interested in the creative application of artificial intelligence—not as a means of automation, but as a collaborator for transgressing the limits of medium, discipline, and perception. Through generative and machine-learning systems, I seek to visualize speculative narratives, reinterpret traditional knowledge, and transform imagination into implementable works. I am motivated by the opportunity to work critically and experimentally at this intersection, and to contribute to a practice that positions technology as an amplifier of human creativity rather than a replacement for it.<br /> <br /> * https://askal.id/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/asucalypto/<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> = Others =<br /> <br /> = Testimonials of our Residents of the past=<br /> <br /> == Maria Jose Besoain - LABVA (Valdivia, Chile) - 20. Nov - 4. Dec 2025 ==<br /> [[File:GaudiResidensi_Jose.png|250px|thumb|right|Micro-residency in GaudiLabs]]<br /> Situated Ecologies and Material Practice from South America (An Encounter with LABVA)&lt;br&gt;<br /> In a time marked by ecological crisis it becomes necessary to establish a critical perspective on the dominant industrial model of material trade and propose alternatives to how we relate to materiality. Rather than simply replacing one set of materials with another, the challenge lies in engendering a processual rethinking of the techniques, values, and epistemologies that underpin material practices. This open dialogue invites us to ask: how can we imagine alternatives to our pervasive dependency on petrochemical-based substances within an ecosystem shaped by extractive economies and technological determinism?&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> https://mustekala.info/beyond-substitution-situated-ecologies-and-material-practice-from-south-america-an-encounter-with-labva/&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == The Solar Mini Disc Walkmen mini residency of Shih Wei-chieh (Taipei, Taiwan) - 1. August - 5. September 2025 ==<br /> [[File:abao_stupidPhoto2.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Abao with amazing haircut. Stylist: Veli Silver.]]<br /> During a three-week micro-residency, I prototyped a “solar mini-disc walkman” that turns a handmade dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) into music. Building on my earlier portable, solar-powered starvation synth, I explore the “fingerprint” of a solar cell: using the I–V curve of each handmade DSSC as a musical score so its photovoltaic character becomes reproducible, generative sound. The instrument is self-powered: a 6×6 cm “solar mini disc” can be inserted and rendered to audio in real time. Beyond sculptural design, the device encourages open collection of natural-dye data and serves as a minimal-viable prototype for asking whether photovoltaic energy could—or should—be traceable. At present, the sound engine is implemented in Max/MSP with RAVE, where a 7-dimensional I–V “fingerprint” is directly connected to the decoder’s latent inlets. This pragmatic choice exploits RAVE’s real-time, high-fidelity synthesis, but the mapping remains largely hand-crafted. Framing the process more generally, the mapping can be understood as a vec2vec-style cross-modal alignment: a bridge function projects photovoltaic features into the latent space of a neural audio synthesizer. Unlike the recent vec2vec work in natural language processing—which aligns embeddings within the same modality and assumes comparable semantic geometry across models—our case is cross-modal (physics → sound) and uses a generative decoder as its target space. This difference requires stronger priors, such as monotonicity (e.g. larger photocurrents should not map to quieter or “darker” sounds) and local smoothness (similar I–V curves should yield nearby latents). In the vec2vec framework, semantic stability is maintained through three key constraints: reconstruction (the translated representation can be mapped back to the source), cycle-consistency (round-trips preserve meaning), and vector space preservation (VSP), which ensures that pairwise distances among embeddings remain intact across the mapping. While these methods were originally developed for aligning text embeddings, they provide a valuable reference for future work: similar constraints could regulate how photovoltaic features enter the RAVE latent space, ensuring that sonic identities preserve the geometric relationships of their underlying energy curves. In that sense, the Solar Mini-Disc Walkman not only produces reproducible sonic identities for each handmade cell, but also gestures toward a broader research question: how cross-system “languages” of energy and sound might be aligned in a universal latent space.<br /> &lt;gallery widths=&quot;220px&quot; heights=&quot;400px&quot;&gt;<br /> File:I-V tester made by Marc Dusseiller.jpg|The DIY I-V tester made by Marc Dusseiller. <br /> File:I-V tester made by Marc Dusseiller_2.jpg|The measurement of the I-V curve tester is uploaded to Thingspeak and a local server, and can be fetched in Max/MSP.<br /> File:DIY DSSC with screen printed pattern.jpg|DIY DSSC with screen printed pattern and hollyhock dye made by Shih Wei Chieh.<br /> File:DIY DSSC with cyanotype pattern.jpg|DIY DSSC with cyanotype pattern made by Shih Wei Chieh.<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> [[The Solar Mini-Disc Walkman: Cross-Modal Alignment of DSSC Fingerprints and Audio Latent Space|residency documentation]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Yair Reshef (Tel Aviv) - 23 - 31. July 2025 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Yair hardbrucke.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Yair arrives in Hardbrücke]]<br /> bureaucrat at [https://wiki.telavivmakers.org/ T.A.M.I], recovering [https://wiki.idiot.io idiot.io]<br /> <br /> * https://wiki.telavivmakers.org/<br /> * https://github.com/5shekel/<br /> * [[PASAR SENGGOL]]<br /> * https://stikka.zrok.yair.cc/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Will Robertson (various trees and forests, Scotland and Switzerland) - 1. May - 31. July 2025 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Will-Robertson-Looking-to-the-Future-DJI_0490-2048x1536-cropped-90.jpeg|250px|thumb|right|Will on a tree]]<br /> <br /> Sprache: Schweizerdeutsch, English, Französisch, Norwegisch<br /> <br /> ''' Research '''<br /> <br /> Will's research focuses on the interaction between trees and endangered tree dwelling dormouse (family ''Gliridae''), bat (family ''Vespertilionidae'') and squirrel (family ''Sciurus'') species. By making use of advances in our understanding of endangered ''Eliomys quercinus'' and ''Myomimus roachi'' and moving forward the boundaries of what's athletically and technically possible in aerial arboriculture, Will has developed new chainsaw carving and rotary boring techniques to precisely carve nest holes for Europe's most endangered mammals and reverse habitat destruction. Collaborations with Susan Kerwin, Goedele Verbeylen, Stiftung Wildstation Landshuit, Nedko Nedyalkov, Ralf Wistbacka and Thomas Briner have brought groundbreaking results in conservation of the Garden Dormouse (''Eliomys quercinus'') - a high conservation priority in Switzerland and Europe. Field studies with ''Myomimus roachi'' (Bulgaria) and ''Pteromys volans'' (Finland) are currently being planned.<br /> <br /> Will leads an international consortium of leading semiconductor manufacturers, software experts, hardware manufacturers and ecologists developing a new, completely open source wildlife camera and field ecology system with integrated NPU (Neural Processing Unit) for neutral network inference and Edge AI which offers unparalleled capabilities, reliability and independence in the field. Other research includes lexicography and use of neural networks in phonology and lexicography.<br /> <br /> Where wildlife cameras are unsuitable, eDNA (Environmental DNA) PCR/NAAT (Polymerase Chain Reaction / Nucleic Acid Amplification Technique) techniques are used.<br /> <br /> He served both in armed forces in the UK and in the Swiss fire service in Atemschutz at Stützpunkt Feuerwehr Küssnacht am Rigi where he handled some of Switzerlands's worst industrial and chemical fires of recent tdecades.<br /> <br /> Born in Scotland, Will became the first person in history to be honored by Parliamentary motions in both the Edinburgh and London parliaments.<br /> <br /> ''' The Art of the Climbing Arborist '''<br /> <br /> Will's artistic work focuses on natural forms in tree care and bringing the peace and beauty of the forest to gardens. His distinctive artistic style, implemented in a profession with the highest death rate in Europe, is athletically and technically extremely demanding and was influenced by de Breanski and Dutton then by contemporary Swiss gardeners and artists including Frei and Jope.<br /> <br /> '''Glass Art '''<br /> <br /> His other artistic medium is molten glass, working with glass chemistry of crystal and borosilicate glasses and the ligand field quantum chemistry of Neodymium, Erbium, Praseodymium, Cobalt, Copper and Iron and nanoparticleq chemistry and nonlinear optics of Copper, Silver and Gold to create color within clear glass. Molten glass is a uniquely difficult artistic medium but it is the only medium that allows color to exist independent of surface and allows the user to directly experience the quantum mechanical worlds of ligand field theory and nanoparticle nonlinear optics.<br /> <br /> To obtain the high temperatures and homogeneous furnace conditions needed to make colored glass, Will designs furnaces heated with FeCrAl, SiC Microwave susceptor and SiC electrical technologies controlled via PID computer control and insulated with high purity alumina refractories.<br /> <br /> Collaborations with professional glass artists develop and document the science of colored glass.<br /> <br /> ''' Here to Help'''<br /> <br /> Will is grateful to get a break from his current battles to learn kernel space software engineering and image sensor integration and is available to assist with microelectronics, power electronics, unpasteurized cheese making, wine making, pizza making, aerial arboriculture and user space and database software engineering.<br /> <br /> '''Wine, Cheese, Sauerkraut'''<br /> <br /> High quality unpasteurized cheeses from both home-grown and commercial lactic acid bacteria cultures come to life and high quality wine is made via the ''Méthode traditionnelle'''. Outside the precise order of the cleanroom, Sauerkraut, Kombucha, wine and cheese making cultures also find their way into bread and fruit juice.<br /> <br /> '''Research in English:'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/quick-summary-new-homes-for-old-friends-switzerland/<br /> '''Forschung in Deutsch'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/de/zusammenfassung-neue-heimat-fur-alte-freunde-schweiz/<br /> '''Recherche en Français'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/fr/resume-rapide-de-nouvelles-maisons-pour-de-vieux-amis-en-suisse/<br /> <br /> '''faclair.com:'''<br /> * https://www.faclair.com/<br /> * https://focloir.info/<br /> <br /> '''GIT Repositories:'''<br /> * https://github.com/William-Robert-Robertson/WildCamera<br /> * https://prototypefund.opendata.ch/project/wildcamera/<br /> <br /> '''Recent Publications:'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ARBMagazine208-P72-Spring2025-New-Homes-For-Old-Friends-An-Update.pdf<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ARBMagazine-New-Homes-for-Old-Friends-206-pp60-66.pdf<br /> <br /> '''Social media:'''<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/william_robert_robertson/<br /> * https://www.facebook.com/will.robertson.58555<br /> <br /> '''Folk often ask about.. Soldering'''<br /> <br /> Folk often ask me about soldering - here are some ideas that help:<br /> <br /> https://github.com/William-Robert-Robertson/WildCamera/blob/main/Development_Environment/Practical_Electronics/Soldering.md<br /> <br /> ==Maximiliano Laina (filmaker) and Olivia Laina (youth-activistin)== <br /> <br /> As a family short time residency they are visiting Zurich on the weekend of 11.-14th April, as part of the More-Than-Planet exhibition curated by Ewen Chardronnet and Martina Huber at Löwenbräu Zürich, We are AIA | Awareness in Art. <br /> <br /> 11.04.24, 6 - 9pm<br /> &quot;Flying with Patcha - Into the Aerocene&quot; Films creening at Luma Schwarzcafé <br /> <br /> 14.04.24, 9 - 12 am<br /> political Manifestation &quot;Earthrise&quot; flying the solar ballon at &quot;Alte Kaserene&quot; <br /> [[File:WhatsApp Image 2024-04-11 at 12.43.44.jpg|250px|thumb|Aerocene.org]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Toru (Ryu) Oyama (Okinawa City / Gifu, Japan) - 15 - 31. July 2025 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Toru.jpg|thumb]]<br /> <br /> Toru (Ryu) Oyama is born in Japan, after graduating in pharmaceutical chemistry and fine art in japan, he studied and worked in a field of contemporary art in germany. moved to okinawa in 2017, he has been developing unique art projects in taiwan, south Korea, finland, indonesia and other parts of the world, based on the knowledge cultivated in science. his research and artistic practice explore topics such as food, land, human-nature relations, archaeology, and anthropology, through the site specific fieldwork. he has participated in various cross-disciplinary art-and-science projects worldwide,including projects and collaborates with artists and researchers.<br /> <br /> * https://www.ryuoyama.com/<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Andrey Chugonow (Yekaterinburg, Russia / Glasgow, UK) - 1. Oct - 30. November 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Square facebook 7sec.gif|250px|thumb|right|Glitching Andrey]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;During my stay in Switzerland, I plan to start developing a project that takes my autoimmune disease, multiple sclerosis, beyond my body into the realm of peer interaction. I plan to create a performative situation within which we will begin to interact with this autoimmune agent, forming several feedback loops in an attempt to find the equilibrium of the event.&quot;''<br /> <br /> Andrey Chugunov is a conceptual artist working at the intersection of digital and analogue media. He combines sound art, light installation, generative graphics, technological sculpture, media performances and readymade in his practice. He researches topics of mortality, temporality, autonomy, and memory decay in his artworks from the perspective of meditative media.<br /> <br /> He got a master's degree in Digital art at the Far Eastern Federal University in Vladivostok, Russia in 2018-2020. He participated in the &quot;Laboratory of a young artist&quot; at the Ural branch of the State Center for Contemporary Art in Yekaterinburg, Russia in 2018. He received an engineering degree in the field of alternative and renewable energy sources at the Ural Federal University in Yekaterinburg, Russia in 2008-2013.<br /> <br /> Andrey was born in Sverdlovsk, USSR in 1991.<br /> <br /> Now he resides in East Kilbride, Scotland, United Kingdom.<br /> <br /> * https://andreychugunov.com/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Giulia Tomasello / ALMA Futura (Rome, Italy) - 5. - 24. October 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Giulia screenshot.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Giulia preparing &quot;Future Flora&quot;]]<br /> <br /> Interaction designer and educator committed to female’s healthcare and its innovation, combining biotechnology and interactive wearables. Founder of ALMA Futura.<br /> <br /> Giulia will visit Switzerland and collaborate with [http://GaudiLabshttps://www.gaudi.ch/GaudiLabs/?page_id=2 GaudiLabs] in Luzern (5-10. Oct) and at the [http://Hackteria%20ZET%20-%20Open%20Science%20Labhttps://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/hackteria-zet-open-science-lab-in-zurich/ Hackteria ZET - Open Science Lab] (15-24. Oct) on participatory community research and hacking around the theme of reproductive justice and DIY pregnancy tests.<br /> <br /> ''&quot;Xenopia is a research, art and design project aimed at prototyping a domestic hormones Beta Hcg test as a tool to address reproductive justice and the right to access abortion. We will investigate the historical scientific practices around living interfaces as controlling technologies (i.e. the living pregnancy test Xenopus Leavis frog, mice, seeds). The right to access abortion is under attack and Beta Hcg testing is a mandatory test to access safe abortion but is poorly available for people living in rural areas and in marginalised conditions. Weeks of pregnancy are the playing field on which the war against access to abortion is waged, so we see in this prototype the possibility of facilitating the path autonomously by giving people back control. Collectives defending reproductive rights in countries where abortion is illegal or restricted (as Italy) and safely providing support, do not have access to this kind of easing. With an inter-species perspective, we would therefore develop this prototype and participatory workshops as political act of empowerment and concrete response to reproductive justice.&quot;''<br /> <br /> here wiki content to visit here:<br /> https://hackteria.org/wiki/Xenopia<br /> <br /> <br /> * https://gitomasello.com/<br /> * https://almafutura.org/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/gitomasello/<br /> <br /> Read Giulia's full Report on the Project here on the hackteria Wiki, use spread, duplicate!<br /> *https://hackteria.org/wiki/Xenopia<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Dominik Mahnič (Ljubljana, Slovnenia) - 25. Okt - 10. Nov 2024==<br /> <br /> [[File:Mahnic_klobukom.jpg||250px|thumb|right|Is it Jesus?]]<br /> <br /> We are planning to host our regular Hacker-in-Residence Dominik Mahnič aka Doms again to continue our long-term collaborations and work / reflect with Sofie on various robotic painting machines and it's philosophical implications.<br /> <br /> During the [https://mechatronicart.ch/brushology-ways-of-painting-with-a-mechatronic-brush/ &quot;Brushology&quot; Session] the shared their recent insigts of the collaboration.<br /> <br /> * https://app.assembla.com/spaces/dominik-mahnic/<br /> <br /> [[File:DomsAlone.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Sofie Mart (Zürich) - 20. Juli - 9. August 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Sofie.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Sofie Mart]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I was lucky to meet Marc and Maya in summer 2024 when I was looking for a workshop space to bring to life a custom-built robotic drawing machine. Bitwäscherei is a great space and a playground for DIY robotics projects. I got a lot of help and inspiration from the other artists- and hackers-in-residence. Thank you Bitwäscherei and SGMK for hosting me!&quot;''<br /> <br /> [[File:Bitwascherai.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> Sofie Mart a Swiss-based creative technologist passionate about contextualizing complexity through visual media. In the past few years, Sofie has been venturing projects on the intersection of arts, culture, technology and humanities. With the background in cultural analytics and data visualization, she collaborated with the private cultural estates on the immersive visualization of art collections, directed virtual reality experiences for corporate and public sector clients and created digital applications for creativity. https://sofiem.art/<br /> <br /> In 2024 Sofie started her studio focusing on media processing, creative coding and art fabrication - https://uncorporated.studio/ . With the support from [https://matr.art/ Matr Labs] engineers, she built and launched the first art-making machine in Bitwäscherei, Zurich.<br /> <br /> * https://www.instagram.com/uncorporated.studio/<br /> * https://sofiem.art/<br /> <br /> == Tengal (Manila, Philippines / Berlin, Germany) - 1. - 10. August 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Tengal hacking.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Tengal hacking some academic writing]]<br /> <br /> Tengal is a composer, media artist, and cultural instigator, engaged in research-based production that bridges art, technology, and society. Since 2005, he has initiated numerous projects and collectives in Manila and across Southeast Asia. Notably, he founded the organization ''SABAW Media Art Kitchen'', a curatorial platform specializing in sound, media art, and interstices between art and science. In 2008, he established the Philippines' first international media art and experimental music festival, ''WSK Festival of the Recently Possible'' where he has served as artistic director since its inception.<br /> <br /> From 2017 to 2018, Tengal curated the exhibition ''&quot;INTERSTICES: Manifolds of The In-between&quot;'' and served as exhibition director for the ''&quot;Self-reflexivity: Thinking Media and Digital Articulations&quot;'' exhibition at the Tokyo Media Art Festival MeCA | Media Culture in Asia, initiated by the Japan Foundation.<br /> <br /> Tengal co-created the international music platform ''NUSASONIC'', a creative collaboration between ''YES NO KLUB, WSK Festival of The Recently Possible, Playfreely/BlackKaji, CTM Festival'', and the ''Goethe Institute''. ''Nusasonic'' was a multi-year project that explores a wide spectrum of experimental sound and music cultures in Southeast Asia, fostering dialogue not only within the region but also with Europe.<br /> <br /> Recently relocating to Berlin, Tengal served as curator-at-large at ''Art Laboratory Berlin'' and played a significant role as co-curator of the projects ''&quot;Hackers, Makers, Thinkers”'', and ''“Radyo Somatodelia: Experiments in Sonic Animism.”''<br /> <br /> * https://www.instagram.com/tengal/<br /> * [https://www.instagram.com/wsk.io/ wsk.io]<br /> * [http://nusasonic.com/ nusasonic.com]<br /> <br /> == Kaldi Moss (Goa, Dehli, India) - June - August 2024 ==<br /> <br /> ''&quot;Bitwäscherei was an inspiring space that opened up new ways of thinking. It offers an alternative to the mainstream Swiss logic. The techniques and specifics of mediums and materials are exploded and explored everyday - in a way it is a dreamland.&quot;''<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=320px heights=240px&gt;<br /> File:Photo 2024-10-14 17-10-39.jpg<br /> File:Photo 2024-10-14 17-10-35.jpg<br /> File:Photo 2024-10-14 17-10-46.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Biography:'''<br /> <br /> Moss is an artist interested in sense perception, time, networked systems, insect perception, tree intelligence and experiences of beings that are not human. <br /> <br /> Moss’ (they/them) practice spans sound, video, browser-based art and bio art. They are part of a community of engineers and technologists, and are invested in exploring alternate methods of knowledge production. Their video and installation work has been shown in multiple exhibitions in Zurich, Milan, Toronto, Dresden, Brighton, Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Himachal and Goa.<br /> <br /> They are a part of Cynk Collective, a noise band producing immersive audiovisual concerts. In addition, they are the artistic director at Walkin Studios,an independent multidisciplinary art studio and project space in Bangalore, India and have co-founded the collective NOTAAT with artist Puneet Jain.<br /> <br /> * https://whattt.cargo.site/<br /> <br /> == Elisa Chaveneau (Le Mans, France) - 01. - 15. July 2024 ==<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=240px heights=180px&gt;<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.13.54.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.07.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.16.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.43.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.28.png<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Bio:''' Elisa Chaveneau is a French artist born in 2000 who specialises in the design and exhibition of sculptures, <br /> installations and materials on the subject of «Other-than-human». Her search for new media involving geo-materials and fermentation processes is keen to question inter-species relations in an ecosystem and consumer habits facing industry. With specialist training in geomaterials and ceramics at the Le Mans Fine Arts School, the materiality and supposed aesthetics of the material take on a primordial role in her approach to creation, as well as in her formal process is to rediscover the links with the living world. Through her interests in ecology, design, craft practices and performance, she tries to focus our imagination and make us contemplate the landscapes and the immensity of the ecosystems we are confronted with. &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> Her work has been exhibited at the Centre Contemporain de Céramique de la Borne and in a duo with Noémie Vincent-Maudry at the 2022 Saint-Etienne Biennial and at the Musée d’Art Moderne in Paris for the Flammes exhibition.<br /> <br /> https://www.instagram.com/elisachaveneau/<br /> <br /> '''Workshop: Saturday 13.7.24, 12-18h''' <br /> <br /> https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Kitchenlab_Bioplastic<br /> <br /> DIY Workshop on BIOPLASTIC Making. Together with Hacker-in-Residency(SGMK) Elisa Chaveneau (FR) we dive into the topic of bioplastic as novel material research. Starting point is the kitchen lab! Why working with materials that originate from our kitchen and how easy and fun it is to repurpose materials from there to revalue and repurpose and close circles. Circular thinking at the base of everyday practice! Starting with a Lunch by Gasthaus Kitchenlab we will be working on testing and creating various recipes and experimentations on Bioplastic.<br /> <br /> == Moch Hasrul (Jakarta, Indonesia) - 11-14. July 2024 ==<br /> [[File:Hasrol kopicup.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Hasrul likes kopi]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I have known [https://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/hackteria-zet-open-science-lab-in-zurich/ Hackteria ZET] and [https://mechatronicart.ch/mechartlab/ SGMK's MechArtLab] for quite some time, and I always enjoy visiting their shared studio and laboratory. The atmosphere is incredibly pleasant and inspiring, filled with a playful yet highly productive energy. When I was a speaker at a talk about [https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/plastik/ '''Operasi Plastik'''], I was truly impressed by the enthusiasm and participation of the attendees. Additionally, the experience of preparing a dinner together was delightful, with a warm and welcoming atmosphere. Hackteria ZET, Bitwäscherei, is truly a special place for creativity and collaborative learning.&quot;''<br /> <br /> '''Bio: Moch Hasrul''' is a media artist based in Jakarta who combines art and technology in his work. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Art Education from Universitas Negeri Jakarta and a Master's degree in Fine Arts from Institut Teknologi Bandung. Currently, he serves as the director of Serrum and teaches at Kalbis University. His artistic practice includes experiments with computational devices, mechanical and electronic systems, and plastic recycling. Managing Studio Batur Jakarta and actively involved in the Gudskul Ecosystem, Hasrul initiated GudRnD, focusing on plastic recycling experiments. He is also developing context-based, student-centered learning methods using art approach.<br /> <br /> * https://mochhasrul.com/<br /> * https://www.gudrnd.id/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/_gudrnd/<br /> <br /> '''TALK: Operasi Plastik - 18:00 Saturday 13. July 2024 @ Bitwäscherei'''<br /> <br /> Hasrul will give an overview of their activities, researching and developing OPERASI PLASTIK, an artistic approach to plastic waste management. After the talk everybody is invited for a dinner, exploring Indonesian cuisine and cooking together.<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/plastik/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> [[File:OperasiPlastik.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Operasi Plastik]]<br /> '''OPERASI PLASTIK''' is an initiative that offers an artistic approach to plastic waste management by incorporating artistic and imaginative aspects into the process. By using art as a medium, OPERASI PLASTIK not only focuses on conventional plastic recycling but also transforms the waste into captivating and meaningful artworks. This approach aims to raise public awareness about plastic waste issues while changing their perception of materials that are usually considered trash.<br /> <br /> * https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6mqJyGB8EM/?igsh=eXBiOHJ2c2h3Nnh5<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> == Servando Barreiro (digital nomad, Spain) - February 2024 ==<br /> [[File:servando_goggles.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Servando]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;During my time at Bitwäscherei, I had a blast! Interacting with a bunch of creative minds from different backgrounds was super cool. We did some coding, had fun with puredata, and created some awesome stuff together. The weeks at Bitwäscherei flew by, filled with lots of laughs and learning. I'm already thinking about coming back for more. It's a great place to explore new ideas and make music with like-minded folks. Thanks, Bitwäscherei, for the awesome experience. Looking forward to hanging out again and making more magic together!&quot;''<br /> <br /> '''Biography'''<br /> <br /> I'm an Audiovisual artist with a background in electronics, sound, and audiovisual communication. I lived in Madrid, Berlin, Peru, and Stockholm, among other places.<br /> I'm A Pure Data expert (If you know, you know..). I created music and/or software for brands such as Audi, Redbull, Polestar, and Teenage Engineering. My work has been exhibited in renowned locations such as: Reina Sofia Museum, Medialab Prado, Transmediale, and Ars Electronica. For more information, keep browsing this [http://servando.teks.no/ site].<br /> <br /> * http://servando.teks.no/<br /> <br /> '''Workshop at Bitwäscherei'''<br /> <br /> See more about the [[Puredata (Pd) Workshop with Servando]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Yuzuru Maeda (Japan) - Dec 2023==<br /> [[File:WhatsApp Image 2023-12-04 at 16.42.09.jpeg|300px|thumb|right|Zentai Interview]]<br /> <br /> '''Biography'''<br /> <br /> Yuzuru born in Japan, Gifu. Yuzuru graduated from LaSalle College of Arts, Singapore in 2009 for Bachelor of the Arts program in music composition. She has embarked on performing music and improvisation and making video, installation and performance art with [Zentai Art Project - http://yuzuru.weebly.com/]. She also organizes Zentai exhibition, Zentai walk, Zentai performance with [http://www.zentaiart.com/ Zentai Art Festival].<br /> <br /> <br /> For her residency at Bitwäscherei she will conduct interviews with people on their life and practices wearing a Zentai outfit while doing and creating friction in how to perceive the oposite. She also wants to conduct a participatory Zentai performance in public space in Zurich.<br /> If interested in giving an interview or participate at the zentai performance pls contact &quot;zentaiartproject[at]yahoo.com&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ''&quot;I embarked on an artistic exploration using Zentai suits as a central component in my video work. This unconventional choice served as a catalyst for probing the complex layers of identity within the realm of art and human interaction. During my residency in December 2023, I had the privilege of engaging in insightful interviews with notable figures such as Serge Bertschy, Oliver Jaggi, and Chruut. These encounters provided invaluable glimpses into their creative processes and methodologies. It was a fascinating journey delving into their artistic minds, discovering their techniques, and learning about their endeavors to push the boundaries of expression. One of the most profound lessons gleaned from these conversations was the importance of innovation and resourcefulness in the pursuit of artistic vision. Witnessing how each individual crafted their own tools and methods to breathe life into creations inspired me to seek out my own unique approaches in my artistic practice. Moreover, these interactions sparked a deeper contemplation on the interconnectedness between art and sustainability. I was profoundly moved by the dedication of these artists to not only their craft but also to contributing positively to our planet. Their commitment to sustainable living resonated deeply with me, prompting introspection on how I, too, could leverage my art to foster a more environmentally conscious world. As I reflect on the insights gained during my residency, I am filled with a renewed sense of purpose and direction. Armed with newfound inspiration and a heightened awareness of the intersection between art and sustainability, I am eager to embark on my own journey of creative exploration and meaningful contribution to the world around me.&quot;''<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> small trailer of the zurich session:<br /> * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHhvpPR0JRQ&amp;ab_channel=Zentai%E9%87%87%E8%AE%BF%28ZentaiArtProject%29<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=240px heights=180px&gt;<br /> File:WhatsApp_Image_2023-12-04_at_16.42.53.jpeg<br /> File:WhatsApp Image 2023-12-04 at 16.42.40.jpeg<br /> File:WhatsApp Image 2023-12-04 at 16.42.16.jpeg<br /> File:Yuzuru interviewing Serge Bertschi.jpg<br /> File:Yuzuru and Oliver Jäggi.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Shih Wei-chieh (Taipei, Taiwan) - 11. September - 1. November 2023 ==<br /> [[File:abao_stupidPhoto.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Abao with amazing haircut]]<br /> '''What was the purpose of your residency in Zurich? What did you learn from it?'''<br /> <br /> ''“In addition to my pursuit of practical solar applications, my most successful DSSC prototype currently produces only around ~2.5 mA per square centimeter. The significance lies more in the opportunities to collaborate with scientists and engage in visits to the laboratory at ETH. This experience has served as valuable training for me, offering insights into how scientists work with nanomaterials. Understanding the conventional applications and purposes, as well as the established protocols for synthesizing nano materials, has been a rare and precious experience for artists. It raises pertinent questions about the relationship between art and science, and how these two domains can and should collaborate effectively.”''<br /> <br /> ''“Although it was a fantastic experience for artists to work with scientists with complete freedom and full access to knowledge, I wonder how we can repeat the model without any funding to support the free sofa accommodation and the efforts from volunteers. On the other hand, I believe this is a great model that differs from those residency organized by institutes and centers which always comes with political requirements and demands. The property of the community plays a big part too. During the residency I have met many community members in Bitwäscherei, the role of them are usually very mixed, like chemist with musician background or artist with scientific degree, or engineer with profound knowledge for history of analog computer, the people are a great library and the culture was naturally provided by the community. This dynamic is relatively rare in Taiwan, where career roles tend to be more singular, and scientists typically don’t serve other fields in the same integrated manner.”''<br /> <br /> Part 1/2: [https://www.makery.info/en/2023/12/20/english-from-e-textile-to-gratzel-cells-encounter-with-the-taiwanese-designer-shih-wei-chieh/ “From e-textile to Grätzel cells, encounter with the taiwanese designer Shih Wei Chieh“], Makery 2023<br /> <br /> Part 2/2: [https://www.makery.info/en/2023/12/21/une-residence-de-recherche-en-cellules-gratzel-a-hackteria-rencontre-avec-shih-wei-chieh-2-2/ “A residency to research Grätzel cells at Hackteria, encounter with Shih Wei Chieh“], Makery 2023<br /> <br /> '''施惟捷 Shih Wei Chieh''' works with wearable art, e-textile, and laser audiovisual. He is also a self-taught material science researcher. His &quot;Laser Dye Project&quot; innovates an optical textile printing method by programmable laser projector and New Cyanotype solution, which inspire him to explore the trans-disciplinary collaboration between new medias and traditional craft techniques. He’s the founder of “Tribe Against Machine”, a project exploring how culture preservation works with modern technologies. His current research develops a DIY dye sensitized solar glass made with natural dye in a large size format, which is used for both energy and as a smart interface for sonic art. <br /> <br /> * https://shihweichieh.com/<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/HLabX_Fellows#HLabX_Fellow_Shih_Wei_Chieh<br /> <br /> Application to NanoArts grant done / not received :-(: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Prep-NanoArts<br /> <br /> Now combined with Workshop at [https://www.weareaia.ch/energy-giveaway/ Energy Giveaway @ WEAREAIA], to be held on 22/23 September 2023.<br /> <br /> More info is documented on the hackteria wiki: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Abao_Residency<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Helmi Hardian (Surabaya, Indonesia) - Mid July - Mid August 2023 | [[BIR residensi]] ==<br /> [[File:Helim_Ugly.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Helmi in his full beauty]]<br /> <br /> '''Reflection / Testimonial'''<br /> <br /> ''Best residency ever!!'' - Helmi<br /> <br /> ''During my residency, I had the opportunity to collaborate on the project The [https://mechatronicart.ch/diy-microscope-workshop-low-energy-circuit-performances/ Loose Energy Curriculum for the exhibition at the Humus Punk Library] in Zurich. We created a low-voltage and high-energy visual performance, utilizing previously unknown equipment from the hackteria studio. The experience of playing together and improvising with the hacked equipment was incredibly rewarding. ''<br /> <br /> ''One of the highlights was simply attending a wide range of workshops at the [https://mechatronicart.ch/homemade-summercamp-2023-berghaus-girlen/ Homemade Summercamp] in Switzerland, which differs a lot from my usual practice usually being the host of workshops. This privilege of learning from others and expanding my knowledge in various media arts fields felt utterly precious. From building a music station where we learned to play drums, to skillbuilding on keyboard, DJ equipment, and more. The overall cultural exchange during cooking time allowed us to share and transform traditional recipes into vegan and vegetarian versions. And the plurality of trips and destination furthermore offered precious insights into local cultures. Stops included: [http://www.randelab.ch/ Randelab], [http://www.gaudi.ch/GaudiLabs/ GaudiLabs], collaborating with [https://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/hackteria-zet-open-science-lab-in-zurich/ Hackteria ZET in Zurich], attending [https://mechatronicart.ch/homemade-summercamp-2023-berghaus-girlen/ Homemade Summercamp], visiting the art and science residency at Max-Planck in Konstanz and organizing the program [https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/pasar-senggol/ &quot;Pasar Senggol&quot; at Chaos Communication Camp] outside of Berlin.''<br /> <br /> ''It was unexpected but exciting to explore personal studios for local artists, experiencing the different styles of how collective spaces can be implemented and getting to know the individual studio approach. The residency taught me valuable lessons in space management, as I observed how collectives like [https://bitwaescherei.ch/ Bitwäscherei] or [https://maisonshift.ch/ Fashion Revolution] collaborate with the municiapal government to establish independent spaces. Overall, this residency provided a rich and diverse learning experience.'' - Written by Francisca Tan during a discussion with Helmi in Chiang Mai<br /> <br /> '''Biography'''<br /> <br /> Helmi Hardian is a grassroots artist and ghetto scientist, with a specific interest in cooking and smoking at the same time. He lives in Surabaya, the city that is well known for its industry and technology, as well as being the center of electronic component trading (chiefly, Pasar Genteng). Hence, almost all of his works are closely related to science and technology as the medium of creativity. He is the co-founder of Waft Lab, a creative-based initiative that works at interdisciplinary practices. Currently, he focuses on tech development through DIY/DIWO culture and playing his role in researching, hacking, or deconstructing daily materials to provide some devices with new functional aspects, as well as developing workshop kits, lecturing contents, and presentation materials, which aim to learn, share, and exchange knowledge.<br /> <br /> * https://waft-lab.com/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/helmihardian/<br /> * [[:File:Helmi Hardian - Artwork and Workshop 2022.pdf]]<br /> * Recent TUAK residensi in Tuban: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/TUAK<br /> * Application submitted: https://www.suedkulturfonds.ch/<br /> * Download application here: [[:File:Dossier-iiw0pYiT.pdf]]<br /> * Full project outline here: [[:File:2023_ProjectOutline_Helmi-Residensi.pdf]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:helmi_collage.jpg<br /> File:helmi_collage_02.jpg<br /> File:helmi_collage_03.jpg<br /> File:wafltlab_blue.jpg<br /> File:helmi_collage_01.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> == Arnont Nongyao - Thailand | early May 2023 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Arnont Nongyao portrait.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Arnont Nongyao]]<br /> <br /> '''Biography''' <br /> <br /> Arnont Nongyao lives in Chiangmai (TH) - Ho Chi Minh city (VN) and He is an artist interested and fell in love with the vibration of things. He likes listening to everything that inspires him to do experimental sound art. The most important teacher “the master Khvay Loeung &quot;inspired him to listen and “destroy yourself from being yourself” .-.. .. ... - . -. -.-- --- ..- .-. ... . .-.. ..-.<br /> <br /> Born in Bangkok, works and lives in Chiangmai (TH) - Ho Chi Minh city (VN). Arnont is working with various and different media includes sound, video, installation, site specific, public art etc. Arnont’s work is engage with his interest in vibration; he works on diverse art experimental projects, vibration-related.<br /> <br /> Arnont has been interested and research into sound with concentration on vibration, so most of his works are differently experimental and relative to vibration in order to search for the value of vibration derived from connected things, such as human beings, objects and society. His works are involved in a specific space and audience’s participation. They are also connected with the mode of listening/hearing in a social situation, and with how people interact with and participate in sound. Moreover, also he is Co-Director of Aesthetics of Error ( Chiang Mai Collective) with Thatchatham Silsupan and Pathompong Manakitsomboon that is a group of sound artists &amp; musician working on sound art &amp; experimental music in Chiangmai.<br /> <br /> Some of his selected exhibitions include solo exhibition “Sphere”, SAC Art lap, Chiang Mai, Thailand(2018).“Another Sound” co-work with Khvay Loeung, Sa Sa Art projects, Phnom Penh and Chiang Mai, Cambodia - Thailand (2018). and group exhibitions “Opera of Kard”, Singapore Biennale 2019, Singapore. “Currents 2019”, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. “A Visiblelity Matrix”, The Secession 2019, Vienna, Austria. Bangkok Art Biennale 2018, Bangkok, Thailand. “Postcripts” Bangkok Biennale, Bangkok, Thailand (2018).“Unstable(ry) Life”, 2016, Manif d’art, Quebec, Canada. 16th Media Art Biennale WRO 2015: Test Exposure, Wroclaw, Poland, TRANCE at Gallery VER, Bangkok, Thailand (2014). PROXIMITY, part of inSPIRACJE International at 13 MUZ, Szczecin, Poland (2014).<br /> <br /> '''External Links'''<br /> <br /> * [http://www.arnontnongyao.com Arnont Nongnyao's personal website]<br /> * [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/GBMN WORKSHOP: Gentle but make noise]<br /> <br /> [[File:Arnont_mixerli.jpg|thumb|left|400px|Arnont lötet das Mixerli!!]]<br /> <br /> [[Category: Biography]]<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Bostjan Čadež (Ljubljana, Slovenia - April 2023 ==<br /> [[File:Bos_Robot.jpg|thumb|right]]<br /> Bostjan Čadež (b. 1979, Ljubljana) is a new media artist whose interdisciplinary practice explores the intersections of art, technology, and human experience. His innovative installations and performances often challenge the boundaries between the digital and physical world, incorporating elements such as artificial intelligence, virtual reality, robotics, and real-time data processing. Čadež’s art is characterized by a dynamism and unique life that stems from the algorithms and guidelines he uses to shape his works. His interest in simple guidelines from which an infinite number of images or situations arise, which are never the same as before, is one of the key aspects of his creations. His works often include interaction with viewers, who with their involvement become part of the artistic experience and at the same time co-create the work they observe.<br /> <br /> * https://www.bostjancadez.art/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Dann Disciglio (Chicago, USA) &amp; Angelina Almukhametova (Chicago, USA) - March 2022 ==<br /> <br /> ''“I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to have participated in the Hacker-in-Residence program at the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society. The atmosphere of curiosity and artistic research was both inspiring and endlessly encouraging. During my residency, I led a workshop called, “Biodegradable Sound: Gelatin Records.” This hands-on workshop aimed to explore the intersection of recorded sound and biodegradability by introducing a method for creating functional and fully biodegradable phonograph records made from gelatin. The Swiss Mechatronic Art Society and its diverse group of members not only helped facilitate this workshop, they supported me by offering the resources and technical support needed to realize the event. My residency also produced various connections with other artists, musicians, and hackers which I continue to maintain to this day. I cannot wait to return to SGMK to continue to explore new topics of research, and continue picking the brains of the incredible community who stands behind this space”''<br /> <br /> During their short residency they will work on their research with parametric speakers, host a workhop on [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/BiodegradableSound &quot;Biodegradable Sounds&quot;] and do a performance with artist-made video transmitters, and retro tech!<br /> <br /> See this little add by the Hive people, where in the end they show the workshop and performance: https://peakd.com/hive-127039/@mind.force/ladjdnnz<br /> <br /> '''Angelina Almukhametova'''<br /> <br /> An G is a Chicago based neon artist who creates digital &amp; physical works in pursuit of happiness.<br /> <br /> Angelina Almukhametova’s work interfaces digital and analog technologies with custom built software and handmade electronics to create responsive audiovisual installations and performances. She holds a BFA in Art and Technology from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2020) and has exhibited work and performed in New York City, Chicago, Houston, and Iceland. She has led workshops at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Experimental Sound Studio in Chicago.<br /> <br /> https://aan-g.com/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Dann Disciglio'''<br /> [[File:Headshot _Disciglio.jpg|thumb|400px|right]]<br /> Dann Disciglio (b.1993) is a US-based intermedia artist whose practice investigates contemporary ecologies through both analog and digital technologies. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Hampshire College (2015) in art and media theory and a Master of Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago's Sound Department (2019). Disciglio has shown work and performed in New York City, Chicago, Boston, Zürich, Leipzig, Iceland, and Panama City and has published texts in the Journal of Visual Culture (SAGE) and the Minding Nature journal. In 2022, he was selected to be an Emerging Artist Resident at Franconia Sculpture Park (Shafer, MN), Hacker-in-Residence at the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society (ZRH), and as a Creative Resident at the Bloedel Reserve (WA).<br /> <br /> https://danndisciglio.com/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Miranda Moss (Cape Town, South Africa | wuwäähä, Sweden) ==<br /> <br /> Artist / designer Miranda has been popping into SGMK events since 2017. In the period 2020-21 she has been conducting chicken/robot research at Bitwäscherei and Randelab as part of the &quot;Chicken-in-Residence Program&quot;, along with Daniel Brownell, co-ran a solar water bot workshop with Dj Livia, joined the Homemade summercamp for the first time where she turned everyone's pee into electricity, continues to collaborate on sound and water geeking with Oli Jäggi, and regularly comes to the 2D OpenLab. She has also become the in-house graphic designer for events, always makes sure everyone has enough beer to drink, and is also the resident anticolonial feminist killjoy. <br /> <br /> She says: <br /> <br /> ''&quot;I'm super grateful to have had all the time as a hacker in residence at the Bitwäscherei. I am always meeting new amazing and inspiring people, am constantly learning cool things, and new projects and collaborations seem to blossom exponentially. I try to take the spirit of the lab with me on all my travels and to the other global communities I am involved in. Can't wait to return!&quot;'' <br /> <br /> * https://mirandamoss.com/<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:Miranda_geeking.png<br /> File:miranda_chicken_headhshot.jpg<br /> File:Miranda_Homemade.jpeg<br /> File:Dinner_in_werkstatt.jpeg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> Miranda's recent residency was supported partially through her artistic research project &quot;Gallus Gallus Roboticus&quot; within the konS paltfrom, funded by European Union and Cultural Ministry of Slovenia. Other visits privately and partially through Pro Helvetia.<br /> <br /> == Scott Beibin (Philadelphia, USA) ==<br /> <br /> Scott Beibin, aka [https://www.instagram.com/grouchofractal/ Groucho Fractal] has been a regular visitor to the MechArtLab over the last couple of years.<br /> <br /> &lt;youtube width=&quot;480&quot; height=&quot;360&quot;&gt;BLsgLAaJ5cs&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> * https://www.mandelbot.io/<br /> <br /> == Liz Cole - Evil Twin Booking Agency (Philadelphia, USA) ==<br /> <br /> Elizabeth Jane Cole is co founder of Evil Twin Booking Agency (eviltwinbooking.org), a podcast producer, writer, and DIY biology and open source hardware enthusiast. She participated in the Wild Open PCR Project @ Hacketeria (mentored by Urs Gaudenz of GaudiLabs and Marc Dusseiller).<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I’m very grateful for the time I spent at Bitwäscherei! The passion for collaboration and understanding how things work embodied in the culture of the space is so inspiring. Bitwäscherei empowers people to explore their environments through building open source tools and technology, and it opened up a new world of creativity for me.&quot;'' <br /> <br /> [[File:liz_hacking.jpeg|400px]][[File:liz_portrait.jpeg|400px]]<br /> <br /> * https://eviltwinbooking.org/about/<br /> <br /> == Adam Zaretsky (Woodstock, USA | somewhere in Greece) ==<br /> <br /> ''First I am thankful to Hackteria – Zentrum für Experimentelle Transdisziplinarität (Center for Experimental Transdisciplinariy), Research Node: ReproTech &amp; Art / Germline Hacks and Designer Babies''<br /> <br /> ''Including time spent well in the Swiss Embassy of San Francisco and Garage MCA in Moscow working on Methods of Transgenesis and GMO DIY Crispr Baby workshopoligies.''<br /> <br /> ''I also do want to than the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society for the time in residence plotting and making a crying machine and exploding miso neck living gooper gore bioart special effects performance.''<br /> <br /> ''We got into the wetness of reproductive technology, open source science, and the text to flesh interface of human germline genome editing. We learned how to read GENbank, FASTA, PubMed and SciHub pubs creatively. We got beyond the intimidating complexity by uploading equally as complex analogical and qualitative artistic data including: accordion music, drawings, collages, poetry and experimental video and more.''<br /> <br /> ''We involved people from wildly diverse backgrounds and international origins as is normal for Hackteria a global open house for odd, queer and oblique DIYbioart Hacker tweek and freekerz. We also group-geeked hard and stayed ridiculous about reporter genes, safe harbors, inducible promoters, off target mutations and IVF microinjection.''<br /> <br /> ''What we did was amazing. Like truly groundbreaking, wildly silly and depth informative. Beyond the call of duty living on the fumes of Marc's covid pay and minky little eth donations... We taught hybrid simultaneous in-person and online/off--ground... which is a form of super depleting heroism. I think it was super inspiring for those involved and has yet to mature but will make a great database if it continues.''<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:GOSPHA-whatdidshedo-web.jpg<br /> File:thGAP_flyer_web.jpg|400px<br /> File:CGCB_flyer_web.jpg|400px<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Mind thGAP'''<br /> <br /> We made three super relaxed bioinformatics primer labs for public understanding of databases of hereditary data (gene scans and gene scrolls) but also an understanding of the social implication of issues of gene piracy, genetic privacy.<br /> <br /> * Lab 1 - Transgenic Human Genome Alternatives Project (thGAP)<br /> * Lab 2 - Generic Open-Source Plasmid for Human Arts (GOSPHA)<br /> * Lab 3 - Creative Germline Constructs Bank (CGCB)<br /> <br /> Future Plans: We are going to be making an Open ArtSci Call for Creative Science Fiction Writers, Citizen Bioethicists and Untrained Art Critics to critically review the 5 entries we have compiled online on the CGDB. After that we might put some of the results up on GitHub and then make an NFT of them. Then we will call the World Congress on New Reproductive Technology Arts, for a GLOBAL AESTHETIC RESPONSE TO TRANSGENIC HUMANS AS BIOART and work on updating to a ‘real’ database. Oh yeah, and we did come up with a list of fifteen next steps, all of which are near impossible legally and technically so we should. Finally, we wrote a letter to the WHO Expert Advisory Committee on Developing Global Standards for Governance and Oversight of Human Genome Editing. No word back from them but I am sure they got the message. We might need to get their attention.<br /> <br /> https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/thgap/<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:adam_dusjagr_misoanal.JPG<br /> File:Lab3_CGCB_screenshot_single.png<br /> File:Adam_blue_bitw_smokers.jpg<br /> File:MISO_anus.jpg<br /> File:AZ_rc3_virtual.jpeg<br /> File:pin_adam.jpeg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> Adam's residency was supported privately by Marc Dusseiller and partially with some of the profits of the Hackteria Crypto Food Fund (HCFF).<br /> <br /> == Dominik Mahnič (Ljubljana, Slovnenia) ==<br /> <br /> ''Residency gives me rare opportunity to present, discuss and make different new works influenced by people, the enviroment of Bitwesherai and the city of Zurich. It was an intense experience in a place that offers great working conditions, deep reflections, and a friendly atmosphere.''<br /> <br /> * https://app.assembla.com/spaces/dominik-mahnic/<br /> <br /> [[File:Mahnic_klobukom.jpg|400px]][[File:zoom_2020_by_doms.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> Dom's residency was supported privately by the Center for Alternative Coconut Research.<br /> <br /> == Zohar Messeca - Fara AKA the idiot | [http://idiot.io/ idiot.io] (karkun, Israel) ==<br /> <br /> ''I have been very lucky to escape the israeli wilderness between Covid lockdowns to spend long month’s geeking like an idiot at the Bitwäscherei hackerspace and SGMK activities of the past year. Had great time sharing my DIY approach and attitude with my latest flexible circuits methods and techniques while spreading [http://idiot.io/ idiot.io] latest kits and propaganda at multiple workshops. Met plenty of talented local and international freaks/artists with mutual interests and curiosities. Also collaborated on several projects with the locals and made plenty of new friends!!''<br /> <br /> ''SGMK network is fantastisch!!! See you soooon!!''<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:idiot_covidCenter.jpg<br /> File:idioten.jpg<br /> File:idiot_residency.jpg<br /> File:rC3.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> * http://idiot.io/ idiot.io<br /> <br /> Zohar's residencies were supported by himself. Accommodation was shared with dusjagr and Veli.<br /> <br /> = Short term visitors =<br /> <br /> == Fransisca Tan ==<br /> [[File:Foodhacking Fransisca.jpg|thumb]]<br /> <br /> Fransisca Tan / artist statement<br /> <br /> ''“I first visited the Bitwäscherei in August 2022, coinciding with the open lab day. I was immediately smitten with the creative chaos, diversity and infrastructure of this hacker space. Chatting with some local and other visiting international artists I got to exchange on projects and find inspiration while food hacking throughout a lively evening.'' <br /> <br /> ''This community exchange set the first seeds for future opportunities to collaborate, such as for the performance “Future Food” at Kunsthaus Zürich (Oct 2023, CH), the LLL CoLaboratory in Chang Mai (Jan 2024, TH) and Amazonies Spatiales (Apr 2024, FR).''<br /> <br /> ''My experience at this Hackerspace underlines the core of what these community spaces ought to achieve: bring likeminded people together, have late night conversations about random stuff over a club mate and see if inspiration flows to join for a collaboration.”''<br /> <br /> Ressources &amp; Links<br /> * https://www.hinto.net/de/events/future-food-kunsthaus-zuerich-zuerich-e420326-20.html<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/hackterialab/cnx-openlab/<br /> * https://amazonies-spatiales.fr/ <br /> <br /> Biography<br /> Fransisca Tan is a creative producer and food experience designer with a background in internet &amp; media, communications and cognitive sciences<br /> <br /> Her diverse spectrum of engagement ranges from hosting workshops as science communicator, consulting artists and creatives on project management, to producing events such as festivals, art performances and hybrid residencies. All these root in her second nature as facilitator with a firm belief in a community arts approach.<br /> <br /> In her work and art she aspires towards bringing together people from all strides of life and revealing the value of community and collaboration.<br /> <br /> Find more on her portfolio on * https://www.fransiscatan.com/<br /> <br /> == Fran Quero, et al ==<br /> <br /> [[File:franGeng.jpg|400px|none]]<br /> <br /> The visit was part of their µ-residency at GaudiLabs in Luzern, where they shared newest experiments with qLAMP, openDROPs and electro-active bacteria.<br /> <br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Fran%20+%20Felipe%20nanoresidency%20GaudiLabs<br /> <br /> == Juan Duarte (Berlin / CDMX, Mexico) ==<br /> <br /> '''Sound spatialisation multichannel instrument'''<br /> <br /> During our short stay I could develop further a new iteration of this sound spatialisation instrument:<br /> * https://juanduarteregino.com/I<br /> <br /> This also was thrilling to connect with some members of the community in the lab, specially those who are also making with synthesisers and other sound gadgetry. Although the time to put together the instrument was quite intensive and busy, it was also good to discuss with other colleagues about the instrument’s potential in future. altogether, it was a very productive and fun experience to be here.<br /> <br /> [[File:Juan_II.JPG|400px]][[File:Juan_I.JPG|400px]]<br /> <br /> == Mary Maggic (Vienna / Los Angeles, USA) ==<br /> <br /> Mary Maggic comes to hang out and prototype various art projects and interventions, and geek out in nature!<br /> <br /> Some examples of projects: <br /> * Molecular Queering Agency - an experimental performance with a heavy metal hardware fountain for corona safe urine worshipping. <br /> * Lap Dance - motorized panorama camera for collective disobedience on a pink gynecology chair. <br /> * SCOBY Spin Cycle - rotating disc bioreactor for industrialized production of kombucha scoby. <br /> * Genital Panic - 3D printing genitals. <br /> * Weed Brownies (hide them from the kids). <br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=360px&gt;<br /> File:Marry_Costume.png<br /> File:Marry_genitalPanic.png<br /> File:Marry_Weidling.JPG<br /> File:Marry_Urinal.jpg<br /> File:Marry_peeParty.png<br /> <br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> * https://maggic.ooo/<br /> <br /> == Ewen Chardronnet (Paris, France) ==<br /> <br /> <br /> == Paula Pin (Lugo, Spain) ==<br /> <br /> coming soon...<br /> <br /> == František Apfelbeck (Czech Republic / Vale de Saire, France) ==<br /> <br /> When in Zürich I've had the opportunity to organize Cider Tasting at MechArtLab, which for me, is an interesting cross between hackerspace and bio hacking spot with quite a strong artistic approach. For me of course I liked a lot that they do lots of bio stuff, from kombucha artificial skin production, mushroom growing and many others to fermentation so when I've a chance I would like to visit again. Also I've found the building, which is a formal hospital laundry facility very interesting. I would say there are well over ten different projects of the alternative scene which makes a decent foundation for exchange and functioning as kind of independent entity. At the end we have set up outside just by the entrance of the building and were &quot;fishing&quot; for some people to join the core group for our noble activity spending a really nice evening together with open minded people. Next day I've actually joined the MechArtLab group on their trip to Saint Gallen were we have done another tasting event as part of the open doors of Ruum 42 hackerspace and theirs SGMK On-Tour: Chill &amp; Taste happening, fallowed later on by tasting of distillates made by local producer, barbecuing experimental locally made sausages by their creators and so on. It was a really nice finishing of the Switzerland part of my tour and I hope I can pop in again.<br /> <br /> <br /> * https://foodhackingbase.org/wiki/2021_cider_tour</div>

Dusjagr https://wiki.sgmk-ssam.ch/index.php?title=HOME_MADE_2025&diff=14145 2026-07-20T16:21:47Z

<p>Dusjagr: /* Documentation */</p> <hr /> <div>[[File:GroupPicture_68A5010.jpg|800px]]<br /> <br /> == Documentation ==<br /> <br /> We are collecting the best photos on our cloud: view-only link: https://sgmkcloud.ocloud.de/index.php/s/3m5CzKitMLdRxd5<br /> <br /> For uploading please check our signal group to receive the link.<br /> <br /> '''Document your projects here ---&gt; Forward to [[HOME MADE 2025 Fields Of Results]]'''<br /> <br /> === Podcast ===<br /> <br /> Listen to the [https://podcast.pingbase.net/@julbel/episodes podcasts] made by [https://eauchaude.bandcamp.com PiNG, Doris Abela - Julien Bellanger (EAUCHAUDE Bandcamp)] during Home Made: https://podcast.pingbase.net/@julbel/episodes<br /> <br /> === Articles ===<br /> <br /> [https://climatechangelab.org/2025/09/14/homemade-2025-au-pays-des-merveilleux/ '''Homemade 2025 : au pays des merveilleux'''], by Hugues Aubin, Climate Change Lab – CC Lab<br /> <br /> [https://www.makery.info/en/2025/09/07/english-interaction-improvisation-and-transdisciplinarity-interview-with-simon-berz-at-home-made-2025/ '''Interaction, improvisation and transdisciplinarity: interview with Simon Berz at Home Made 2025'''], by Doris Abela, [https://podcast.pingbase.net/@julbel/episodes/hmm-interview-simon-berz P-Node radio], and Francois Robin, Makery<br /> <br /> More articles coming soon on [https://www.makery.info/en/ makery]<br /> <br /> === Video Documentations ===<br /> Video Documentation by Christoph Krummer [https://makertube.net/w/5J2mAyKfAk4CJ6Jt8v5L7K --&gt; watch here]<br /> <br /> [[File:HomeMade2025_kummerDocu.jpg|thumb|none|400px|[https://sgmkcloud.ocloud.de/index.php/s/KerY4Zjrz2kAFar ]]]<br /> <br /> = Information =<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;float:right&quot; class=&quot;toclimit-3&quot;&gt;__TOC__&lt;/div&gt;<br /> [[File:Homemade webbanner.jpg|640px|thumb]]<br /> '''¡ǝʇɐᗡ ǝɥʇ ǝʌɐS''' 1th - 10th August 2025<br /> <br /> '''New Starting DATE!!'''<br /> <br /> We made a deal to start HOME MADE already on the '''1st of August''', so we can have a little party and BBQ together on Friday Evening at Wartburg. Due to the extra cost for the night, we will be happy for small donations to cover the additional rent.<br /> <br /> ==About==<br /> <br /> The Homemade summercamp is a week that is open for beginners as well as experts and everyone in between interested in exploring ideas in art &amp; technology or creating objects for sound, light or movement. The participants can bring their individual projects or work in groups and get inspired by related topics from all other participants. During this self-organized research week we will do workshops and talks, run experiments, cook &amp; eat together, go hiking and there will also be time for party and relaxing.<br /> <br /> See an [[Archive HOME MADE|Overview of 20 Years of Homemade]]<br /> <br /> [[File:Homemade collage.jpg|800px]]<br /> <br /> As 2025 also marks the '''20 years anniversary of HOME MADE''', this is a great opportunity to bring together more new and old friends to join our summer activities, share and celebrate with us the do-it-yourself (DIY) &amp; do-it-with-others (DIWO). And also a unique opportunity to join double-camp in colaboration with our '''[https://mechatronicart.ch/summercamps-2025/ friends from Bretagne. See more here]'''.<br /> [[File:Groupphoto Wartburg Badeplatz.jpg|400px|thumb|Our team is getting ready!!]]<br /> Home Made is a summer camp centered on open-ended research, sharing ideas and skills, and fostering a sense of community in a relaxed, collaborative environment. Organized by the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society, the event emphasizes DIWO (Do It With Others), especially in experimental electronics projects used in sound, light, kinetic art, and music. However, the camp celebrates a diverse array of practices, including Bio-art, Ceramics, Mushroom and wild herb foraging, Hiking, Crystal growing, Hobby horse dressage, Microscopy, Textile art, Fermentation, Metal and woodwork, Model airplane construction and flying, Videography, Comic art, and writing.<br /> <br /> The philosophy of the camp is that everyone has something valuable to share and something new to learn, regardless of their background. It’s a space for curiosity, creativity, and connecting with others who love making things. This year’s edition is extra special, as it is the 20th Anniversary of Home Made! We have also secured a larger house than usual (so feel free to share with friends who would be interested to join!), which is also situated on the bodensee – so lots of swimming and water geeking opportunities. Visit and edit our wiki for continous updates on the programme, participants, projects and dreams.<br /> <br /> There will also be the collaboration with our friends from Bretagne, who will be hosting the [https://roscosmoe.org/artlabo-retreat-2023/ Artlabo Retreat, “a week of creating in and with nature”], June 29 – July 14 2025, on Île de Batz, off the Roscoff coast in France.<br /> <br /> ==Date==<br /> <br /> '''1th August-10th August 2025'''<br /> <br /> We made a deal to start HOME MADE already on the '''1st of August''', so we can have a little party and BBQ together on Friday Evening at Wartburg. Due to the extra cost for the night, we will be happy for small donations to cover the additional rent.<br /> <br /> ==Venue==<br /> [[File:Wartburg aerialview.jpg|400px|thumb]]<br /> <br /> [https://www.wartburg.ch/ Wartburg]<br /> <br /> ''„weit, aber traurig. Dieser Blick beherrscht den Konstanzer Untersee, der nichts ist als eine Erweiterung des Rheines auf überschwemmten Wiesen. Auf der anderen Seite des Sees erblickt man düstere Wälder, Überbleibsel des Schwarzwaldes, und weiße Vögel im Fluge unter grauem Himmel, von eisigen Winden getrieben.“ - [https://epdf.pub/erzaehlte-geschichte.html François-René de Chateaubriand] (1768-1848)''<br /> <br /> [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Cevi-Wartburg+I+Kurs-+und+Ferienhaus+Wartburg/ Louisenbergstrasse 20, 8268 Mannenbach-Salenstein] or for our friends of [https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/205095533 OpenStreetMap]<br /> <br /> For the first time with HOME MADE 2025 we go to the lake! We found a nice location on the banks of Untersee, near Salenstein (TG), and already have reserved the Wartburg for us to spend a week of geeking and celebrating, soldering and swimming. The location consists of two houses, the big one with outdoor terasse and professional kitchen and dining rooms, and many many small rooms for sleeping with 2-4 beds each. The second place &quot;Waldhaus&quot; a few steps down can serve as additional working spaces, music rooms, outdoor barbeque and laboratory.<br /> <br /> Finally, we also have a small &quot;private&quot; spot down by the lake for water experimentations and cooling down in the lake, including a port to land your boat!<br /> <br /> [[File:Wartburg collage.jpg|800px]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Registration and Fee==<br /> ===Please register by email===<br /> We are kinda getting full now.... please contact us before coming unannounced.<br /> <br /> Mail to [mailto:homemade@sgmk-ssam.ch homemade@sgmk-ssam.ch]<br /> <br /> Also feel free to join our Telegram group: https://t.me/+JLUdETpgPiAzMTg8<br /> <br /> ===Fee===<br /> <br /> '''Cost for participation (full 9 days):'''<br /> <br /> SGMK Members: CHF 295.-<br /> <br /> non SGMK Members: CHF 345.-<br /> <br /> We expanded the summercamp for 1 day. If you stay the full 10 days please add CHF 50.- to the fee.<br /> <br /> If you only come for a few days: CHF 50.- / night<br /> <br /> The fee includes food, accommodation and basic materials. Please get into contact with us, if you need to find support for your travels, invitations letters for grants, or discuss other means to help you to be able to participate!<br /> <br /> The camp is family-friendly and welcoming for children. Non-human companions are also warmly welcomed. 🐕🦜🐌<br /> <br /> '''Bank info'''<br /> <br /> Account Nr.: 85-690767-2<br /> <br /> IBAN: CH42 0900 0000 8569 0767 2<br /> <br /> SWIFT Code / BIC: POFICHBEXXX<br /> <br /> Bank: PostFinance AG, Mingerstrasse 20, 3030 Bern, Schweiz<br /> <br /> Beneficiary: Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Mechatronische Kunst SGMK, 8004 Zürich<br /> <br /> ==Participant Info==<br /> <br /> ===Who are all the Participants===<br /> <br /> [[HOME MADE 2025 Participants]]<br /> <br /> Please start editing this page linked above to tell us who you are and what you might be interested to work on!<br /> <br /> ===What you should prepare and bring===<br /> [[File:homemade_whattobring.jpg.jpeg|400px|thumb|right]]<br /> '''Important things to bring:'''<br /> * sleeping bag or other cover to keep you warm<br /> * fitting sheet for the bed (single)<br /> * towel (mbe two?)<br /> * your own power strip (we never have enough) (230V)<br /> * and CH electricity power connector if you come from outside Switzerland<br /> * second pair of underwear (we stay from friday 1. - sunday 10. August, so there are 2 sundays)<br /> <br /> '''Swimming stuffs and lake fun:'''<br /> <br /> Untersee (Lake Constance) contains a lot of (sharp-edged) quagga mussels. I currently do not know the situation at Mannenbach, but at some other places at Lake Constance / Rhine. Bathing shoes recommended.<br /> <br /> '''Project based tools, toys and materials:'''<br /> <br /> This is up to you! We will provide a lot of stuff from the MechArtLab, but always good to bring your own stuff for things you want to work with. Good to label them properly so you can get them back at the end.<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> ===Directions===<br /> <br /> See the [https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/205095533 map]<br /> <br /> '''By Boat'''<br /> <br /> From Schaffhausen, Stein am Rhein, Kreuzlingen, Konstanz (DE) or Radolfzell (DE) you could do a [https://www.urh.ch/fahrplan-sommer nice boat ride to Mannenbach].<br /> <br /> [[File:Map boat-routes.jpg.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> The boats from Schaffhausen to Stein am Rhein are going regularly again, see https://www.urh.ch/fahrplan-sommer.<br /> <br /> '''By Train'''<br /> <br /> There is a train station [https://www.sbb.ch/de/reiseinformationen/bahnhoefe/bahnhof-finden/bahnhof.6134.mannenbach-salenstein.html Mannenbach-Salenstein] only 9 Minutes from Kreuzlingen. Trains from Zürich via Schaffhausen or Kreuzlingen using local THURBO train (don't get too excited because of the name... it's not thaaaat fast!). If you come from Germany consider to go via Konstanz, or Singen/Radolfzell and take the boat. From Austria, there is the whole Bodensee for you to travel on...<br /> <br /> [[File:Wartburg train map.jpg.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> '''By Plane or Zeppelin'''<br /> <br /> The nearest airports are Zurich, Basel or Stuttgart.<br /> <br /> '''By Car'''<br /> [[File:Parking wartburg.jpg|thumb|400px]]<br /> There is a parking 50 meters above Wartburg. Please put your car there, only short term for unloading in front of the house.<br /> <br /> During Home Made 2024, parking was tight.<br /> Since this years anniversary may attract even more participants, here are some alternatives to the [https://www.wartburg.ch/infos/ 25 parking lots] available at the official parking at Wartburg so we can avoid stressful tetris-maneuvers.<br /> <br /> At [https://www.parking.ch/de/parkings/arenenberg/parking-schloss-arenenberg Parking Schloss Arenenberg], there are 168 parking lots, which can be rented for [https://arenenberg.ch/informationen/ 5 CHF/day (vending machine accepts cash upon arrival)].<br /> The distance from Parking Schloss Arenenberg to HomeMade2025 is 1.8km or about 25min on foot. <br /> <br /> [[File:HomeMade2025-parking-alternatives.excalidraw - 2x scale.png|640px]]<br /> <br /> '''On Foot'''<br /> <br /> From the train / lake: Keep in mind that the Wartburg sits on a steep slope. There is an altitude difference of about 90 meters between the lake and the main house. Walking to the Wartburg's &quot;private beach&quot; is about 1.37 km (ca 18 minutes), along the road and then the path by the railroad. Unfortunately there is no direct way down through the forest...<br /> <br /> [[File:Wartburg Map region.jpg|640px]][[File:Wartburg map closeup topo.jpg|440px]]<br /> <br /> From Zürich: here's a possible [http://www.tamberg.org/sgmk/2025/route.html 3 day tour].<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> ===Where do we sleep? ===<br /> [[File:floorplan_rooms_wartburg.png|240px|thumb|right]]<br /> We have a great main building with many many small rooms, equiped with a sink each, and 3-4 beds. Total number of beds seems to be 109. Number of participants.... 97 adults plus 15 children. some come only a few days in the beginning or the end of the summercamp. so we should be fine.<br /> <br /> See the floorplan [[:File:Wartburg_floorplan.pdf]]<br /> <br /> [[File:Zimmer.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> ==== Can I have a room alone for myself? NO ====<br /> <br /> Let's see how we can fullfil all people's wishes. but with the large number of participants, we might really need all the rooms and mostly full.<br /> <br /> ==== Can we have a more quiet/FLINTA room? That would be nice! ====<br /> <br /> Who would like to join: Mara, ...<br /> <br /> ==== Can I bring a little sleeping matrace and squeeze into a room? YES ====<br /> <br /> ==== Can I put up a tent? NO and YES (We found some spots!) ====<br /> [[File:WartburgWiese.jpg.jpg|right|thumb|240px]]<br /> Although there are 2 nice grass fields in the area, they are dedicated for outdoor activities and sports, and the owner clarified strictly that we are not allowed to put tents there, and we actively agreed to not do so.<br /> <br /> We were visiting Wartbung and looked around for small corners, in the forests, next to Waldhaus or near the parking, where it is possible for those who insist on sleeping in a tent.<br /> <br /> [[File:ZelfOrte wartburg.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> ==== Can I sleep in my car / camper / van? YES ====<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Kitchen Lab==<br /> [[File:Homemade 2024 Obere Wechten KitchenLab.jpg|400px|thumb]]<br /> <br /> As we are expecting up to '''100 people''' this year, it will be a bit more challenging to cook and shop. Thus we need to plan and coordinate in more detail and clarify cleary from the beginning, who will be in charge for the foods on which day, and then self-organize the whole crews that help out with food preparations. The kitchen itself is well equiped for this scale of cooking, see photos below.<br /> <br /> As usual we will primarily cook dinner collaboratively in small teams each day for everyone. Rich Breakfast is organized together. <br /> <br /> If your children are in need of other dinner times or specialized ''&quot;wienerli mit nüdeli und ketchup&quot;'' dishes, please self-organize both shopping and preparations.<br /> <br /> In between small snacks and lunch style meals are self-organized by whoever is hungry. To leave the kitchen for the main dinner team, we will organize in the small dinning room a little snacking station, coffee making, toast and sandwich maker, small hot-plates etc. and we are trying to get a dedicated snack fridge to be put there. so it's not disturbing the kitchen crew's processes.<br /> <br /> Additionally we have 2 big gas powered BBQ grills outside, that can be used throughout the days for little snacks, sausages, hot sandwiches, grilled haloumis and monster Zucchetti, or other experiments. (please leave the poisinous experiments in other locations)<br /> <br /> ==== [[Kitchen / Cooking responsibles]] ====<br /> <br /> '''Please only consider to be the main dinner kitchen responsible if you already have experience in planning menu, shopping and cooking for large groups.'''<br /> <br /> The group of main kitchen responsibles will be introduced and trained in the super nice kitchen after arrival, and also will be the main contacts for questions about how to use the kitchen.<br /> <br /> Follow this link to register and write down [[Kitchen / Cooking responsibles]]<br /> <br /> ===== Friday 1. August BBQ =====<br /> <br /> Responsible: Home Made core team<br /> <br /> Menu: Basic Grill party with veggies, sausages, salads, bread and snacks<br /> <br /> Shopping: done in advance by Marc, Maya, Chrysa<br /> <br /> Kitchen Crew:<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Programm ==<br /> <br /> Communal KitchenLab, Spontaneous AV Jams, Open Program including workshops, talks, performances, and nature excursions. <br /> <br /> Tour to napoleon tower - great view. Distance 7,5 km - bidirectional 15 km. (Markus Sing) <br /> <br /> Final Concerts and Party: A celebratory end to the week.<br /> <br /> === Workshops ===<br /> <br /> A dense and inspring programme of workshops will be co-developed collectively throughout the week.<br /> <br /> [[File:Workshops2025_wednesday.jpg|600px | thumb]]<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> === Kids activities ===<br /> [[File:kidsprogram.png|thumb|400px|right]][[File:kidsprogram2.png|thumb|400px|none]]<br /> <br /> Tesla Chris will be looking after anyone big enough to use a soldering iron and cordless drill. I bring a bag of corks, wool and phenolic paper panels. So we get a sheep, pop-pom, floaties and forest spider web workshop. But we will do it with electronics. Participants welcome. Please advise your age and needs.<br /> <br /> I bring two stand-up paddle boards/life jackets for big kids who can swim.<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> ===20 Years HOME MADE All-stars Super Party===<br /> <br /> [[File:Homemade 2025 Closing Event.jpg|thumb|400px|right]]<br /> <br /> Friday, 8. August 2025 <br /> <br /> Starting at 16:00 with 3 Stages<br /> <br /> '''Open Air Floor 16:00 - 19:00'''<br /> <br /> Flipfloater<br /> <br /> Skynet Johanson<br /> <br /> POUTR<br /> <br /> Salome<br /> <br /> omega attraktor<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Industrial Floor 20:30 - 22:00'''<br /> <br /> DRMBNT<br /> <br /> [anyma] Phonorescence<br /> <br /> vogelsingernoisesyndrome<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> '''Waldhaus Floor 22:00 - 3:00'''<br /> <br /> Tripton<br /> <br /> Tectonic <br /> <br /> GHBZ / Jenna Jang<br /> <br /> stable / unstable<br /> <br /> PIN:FON:6<br /> <br /> Der Warst<br /> <br /> Stahl<br /> <br /> ===20 Years HOME MADE Public Day: Presentations and Workshops===<br /> <br /> Saturday, 9. August 2025<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Infrastructure ==<br /> <br /> '''Tools and Infrastructure provided by SGMK:'''<br /> <br /> * Basic wood and metalworking tools (drills, screwdrivers, bandsaw, etc.)<br /> * Electronics tools (soldering irons, reflow oven, circuit board etching station, binoculars) and basic materials (generic components, solder….)<br /> * 3D printers, laser engraver<br /> * Sound system, speakers<br /> * …<br /> <br /> If you have some cool equipment you want to bring, or wish there was some infrastructure for the project you want to work on, feel free to share your ideas and needs on this wiki.<br /> <br /> === Main House / Wartburg ===<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=320px heights=240x&gt;<br /> File:Terrasse.jpg|Terasse mit Ausblick zum Arbeiten und Essen<br /> File:Gruppenraum.jpg|Kleiner Arbeitsraum<br /> File:Zimmer.jpg|Typische Zimmer 3-4 Betten<br /> File:Wartburg LeiterZimmer.jpg|Fancy Schlafzimmer aka Leiterzimmer<br /> File:Duschi.jpg|Mehrere Duschen auf jedem Stock<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> === Kitchen ===<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=320px heights=240x&gt;<br /> File:Küche alles 2.jpg|Gastro Profi-Küche<br /> File:Küche mega Kipptöpfe.jpg|Geile session!<br /> File:Wartburg küchengestell.jpg|Genug Zeug<br /> File:Wartburg Abwaschbereich.jpeg|Abwaschstrasse<br /> File:Küche Kühlschrank.jpg|Where does the beer go?<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> === Waldhaus ===<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=320px heights=240x&gt;<br /> File:Waldhaus aussen.jpg|Waldhaus aka Partyplace<br /> File:Waldhaus OG.jpg|OG grosser Raum<br /> File:Waldhaus separee.jpg|kleiner Raum im OG<br /> File:Waldhaus unterstock.jpg|Hauptraum Waldhaus EG mit Cheminee<br /> File:Waldhaus starkstrom.jpg|Starkstrom-Stecker<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> === Area ===<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=320px heights=240x&gt;<br /> File:Aussen StauraumPingpong.jpg|AussenstauRaum und Pingpong-Tisch<br /> File:Treppe zu waldhaus.jpg|Treppe runter von Terasse zum Waldhaus<br /> File:Grünfläche gross.jpeg|Sportplatz mit Grillplatz<br /> File:Grillstelle waldhaus.jpeg|Grillplatz bei Waldhaus<br /> File:Grünflache klein.jpeg|Kleinere Grünfläche neben Sportplatz<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> === Waste and organic waste ===<br /> [[File:Wastestation.jpg|thumb|none]]Entsorgung Gebührenabfallsäcke &amp; Bioabfall<br /> <br /> === Cleaning Infos (Pre SummerCamp Gallery) ===<br /> <br /> How did the Wartburg look before we came? Have a look here:<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery&gt;<br /> Dishes1.jpg|Dishes<br /> Dishes2.jpg|Dishes<br /> Dishes3.jpg|Dishes<br /> Kitchen1.jpg|Kitchen<br /> Kitchen2.jpg|Kitchen<br /> Kitchen3.jpg|Kitchen<br /> Kitchen4.jpg|Drawers<br /> Kitchen5.jpg|Drawers<br /> Kitchen6.jpg|Kitchen<br /> Kitchen7.jpg|Kitchen<br /> Kitchen8.jpg|Kitchen<br /> Kitchen10.jpg|Kitchen<br /> Kitchen11.jpg|Kitchen<br /> Waldhaus1.jpg|Waldhaus<br /> Waldhaus2.jpg|Waldhaus<br /> Waldhaus3.jpg|Waldhaus<br /> YES1.jpg| YES Room<br /> YES2.jpg|YES Room<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Documentation==<br /> <br /> See the video of the HomeMade 2024 week by krautmovies:<br /> <br /> https://makertube.net/videos/embed/cb772913-4246-4817-9568-c08a9519aaf1<br /> <br /> {{#widget:Iframe<br /> |url=https://makertube.net/videos/embed/cb772913-4246-4817-9568-c08a9519aaf1<br /> |width=800<br /> |height=640<br /> |border=0<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Links ==<br /> [[File:Ferallabs map.jpg|400px|thumb|More than 20 camps are connected through the Feral Labs network, co-funded by the European Union – Feral Labs (2019-2021) &amp; Rewilding Cultures (2022-2026)]]<br /> '''Earlier HOME MADE summercamps'''<br /> <br /> More about earlier editions of our summercamp on [[Archive HOME MADE]]<br /> <br /> '''Other summercamps accross the globe'''<br /> <br /> “The Feral Labs Network is a network of temporary dislocated hubs for research in art, technology and communities. It’s members share a common interest in art-science research and contemporary do-it-yourself (DIY) &amp; do-it-with-others (DIWO) communities.“ We are happy to be part of this extensive network across Europe!<br /> <br /> See more about all those friends on the website and check their nice publications available on their website: https://ferallabs.net/<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Support ==<br /> <br /> Through the project [[Archipelago|“Archipelago: Art and Science Investigations in Times of Unstable Knowledge”]], which received support from [https://prohelvetia.ch/en/whats-on/synergies-selected-projects-2024/ Pro Helvetia Synergies Programme], we are now preparing for more intense research activities and support of participation of international guests to combine our two summercamps. This joint programme is a collaboration of SGMK – Swiss Mechatronic Art Society and our main partner the Roscosmoe platform by [https://art2m.eu/ Art2M / Makery], aswell various other local and international partners.<br /> <br /> [[File:Archipelago partners logoBanner.jpg|800px]]<br /> <br /> We also thank the donations from [https://wikimedia.ch/ Wikimedia CH], Swiss Association for the advancement of free knowledge supporting Wikipedia, and Migros Genossenschaftsbund Ostschweiz, and the equipment support from [https://www.umbo.wtf/ UMBO], the coolest music club in Zürich.<br /> <br /> [[File:WMCHlogo-RGB_black-horz-type_mark.png|240px]][[File:umbologoSPhorizontal.png|160px]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:HOME MADE]]</div>

Dusjagr https://wiki.sgmk-ssam.ch/index.php?title=Hacker-in-Residence_Programme&diff=14144 2026-07-20T08:31:24Z

<p>Dusjagr: /* Adam Zaretzky (Woodstock, NY, USA - 22. July - 20. August 2026 */</p> <hr /> <div>&lt;div style=&quot;right&quot; class=&quot;toclimit-2&quot;&gt;__TOC__&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> The Hacker-in-Residence Programme is jointly organized by various people from the environment of [https://bitwaescherei.ch/ Bitwäscherei], and directed primarily by [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Dusjagr Marc Dusseiller aka dusjagr], Center for Alternative Coconut Research, in his role as as co-founder and board member of both the [https://mechatronicart.ch/about/ Swiss Mechatronic Art Society] and Global Ambassador of the [https://www.hackteria.org/ Hackteria Network].<br /> <br /> = Ongoing =<br /> <br /> == Adam Zaretzky (Woodstock, NY, USA - 22. July - 20. August 2026 ==<br /> [[File:adam_headshot_embryo.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]<br /> Zaretsky is a Wet-Lab Art Practitioner mixing Ecology, Biotechnology, Non-human Relations, Body Performance and Gastronomy. Zaretsky stages lively, hands-on bioart production labs based on topics such as: foreign species invasion (pure/impure), radical food science (edible/inedible), jazz bioinformatics (code/flesh), tissue culture (undead/semi-alive), transgenic design issues (traits/desires), interactive ethology (person/machine/non-human) and physiology (performance/stress). A former researcher at the MIT department of biology, for the past 25 years Zaretsky has been teaching an experimental bioart class called VivoArts at: San Francisco State University (SFSU), SymbioticA (UWA), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), University of Leiden’s The Arts and Genomic Centre (TAGC) and with the Waag Society. He has also taught DIY-IGM (Do-It-Yourself Inherited Genetic Modification of the Human Genome) at New York University (NYU) and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU). He also runs a public life arts school: VASTAL (The Vivoarts School for Transgenic Aesthetics Ltd.) His art practice focuses on an array of legal, ethical, social and libidinal implications of biotechnological materials and methods with a focus on transgenic humans.<br /> <br /> * http://www.emutagen.com/<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/projects/artist-in-residence-adam-zaretsky/<br /> * https://thgap.hackteria.org<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Nupur Maneesh Doshi (Mumbai, India) - 24. July - 18. August 2026 ==<br /> [[File:nupur_headshot_02.jpg|thumb|250px]]<br /> During the SGMK Homemade 2026 and the follow up retreat at EAR, Nupur Maneesh Doshi is hosted as BEAK critic-in-residence working on a creative writing project based on Science Fictionesque poetic reflections on Bioart, Do-It-With-Others, Bioethics meets Travelogue and Speculative literary reflections. Earlier this year Nupur also was incorporated into the [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/CoLabs_Chiang_Mai#CoLabs_Kick-off_Feb_2026 Kickoff of Co-Laboratories], hired to pen a Technobiological Futures review article, with her curatorial and critical commentary published in English and French through Makery.info.<br /> <br /> * [https://www.makery.info/en/2026/05/11/english-epistemic-sludge-the-ontology-of-the-post-institutional-lab/ Epistemic sludge: the ontology of the post-institutional lab]<br /> <br /> Nupur Doshi is a curator and researcher based in Mumbai, India. Her work explores para-art trajectories, transgressing mediums and traditional materiality. She examines provocations from critical philosophy and transdisciplinary studies across counter-histories and speculative futures. She is the Fall '26 Draper Scholar at the Experimental Humanities (XE) Department at NYU. She has also been awarded the Global South Scholarship for the Art &amp; Curatorial Practice Certificate Program at The New Centre for Research &amp; Practice.<br /> <br /> * https://bioartethics.xyz/beak-news/f/nupur-maneesh-doshi---beak-critic-in-residence-colabs-thailand<br /> * https://nupurdoshi.hotglue.me/<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> = In preperation =<br /> <br /> == Faried Noor &quot;Askal&quot; Siregar (Yogyakarta, Indonesia) - 19. Sep - 11. Oct 2026 ==<br /> [[File:Askal_synthplaying2.jpg|250px|thumb|right|playing the [https://www.instagram.com/p/DWC5WO1k-An &quot;sistem modular terpadu&quot;]]]<br /> Faried Noor Siregar is an interdisciplinary artist, theater practitioner, and Batak manuscript (Pustaha) enthusiast based in Yogyakarta, graduated from the Theater Department at ISI Yogyakarta.<br /> <br /> As an artist, he is deeply interested in topics such as cultural preservation, social issues, and the environment, which he expresses and develops through interdisciplinary art, including theater and other visual arts. He also works across disciplines in DIY instrument engineering, exploring the intersection of craftsmanship, sound, and technology.<br /> <br /> He is an active member of Kawan Pustaha, Bauhouse Consorxium, and Lifepatch.<br /> <br /> * https://askal.id/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/asucalypto/<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> = Others =<br /> <br /> = Testimonials of our Residents of the past=<br /> <br /> == Maria Jose Besoain - LABVA (Valdivia, Chile) - 20. Nov - 4. Dec 2025 ==<br /> [[File:GaudiResidensi_Jose.png|250px|thumb|right|Micro-residency in GaudiLabs]]<br /> Situated Ecologies and Material Practice from South America (An Encounter with LABVA)&lt;br&gt;<br /> In a time marked by ecological crisis it becomes necessary to establish a critical perspective on the dominant industrial model of material trade and propose alternatives to how we relate to materiality. Rather than simply replacing one set of materials with another, the challenge lies in engendering a processual rethinking of the techniques, values, and epistemologies that underpin material practices. This open dialogue invites us to ask: how can we imagine alternatives to our pervasive dependency on petrochemical-based substances within an ecosystem shaped by extractive economies and technological determinism?&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> https://mustekala.info/beyond-substitution-situated-ecologies-and-material-practice-from-south-america-an-encounter-with-labva/&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == The Solar Mini Disc Walkmen mini residency of Shih Wei-chieh (Taipei, Taiwan) - 1. August - 5. September 2025 ==<br /> [[File:abao_stupidPhoto2.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Abao with amazing haircut. Stylist: Veli Silver.]]<br /> During a three-week micro-residency, I prototyped a “solar mini-disc walkman” that turns a handmade dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) into music. Building on my earlier portable, solar-powered starvation synth, I explore the “fingerprint” of a solar cell: using the I–V curve of each handmade DSSC as a musical score so its photovoltaic character becomes reproducible, generative sound. The instrument is self-powered: a 6×6 cm “solar mini disc” can be inserted and rendered to audio in real time. Beyond sculptural design, the device encourages open collection of natural-dye data and serves as a minimal-viable prototype for asking whether photovoltaic energy could—or should—be traceable. At present, the sound engine is implemented in Max/MSP with RAVE, where a 7-dimensional I–V “fingerprint” is directly connected to the decoder’s latent inlets. This pragmatic choice exploits RAVE’s real-time, high-fidelity synthesis, but the mapping remains largely hand-crafted. Framing the process more generally, the mapping can be understood as a vec2vec-style cross-modal alignment: a bridge function projects photovoltaic features into the latent space of a neural audio synthesizer. Unlike the recent vec2vec work in natural language processing—which aligns embeddings within the same modality and assumes comparable semantic geometry across models—our case is cross-modal (physics → sound) and uses a generative decoder as its target space. This difference requires stronger priors, such as monotonicity (e.g. larger photocurrents should not map to quieter or “darker” sounds) and local smoothness (similar I–V curves should yield nearby latents). In the vec2vec framework, semantic stability is maintained through three key constraints: reconstruction (the translated representation can be mapped back to the source), cycle-consistency (round-trips preserve meaning), and vector space preservation (VSP), which ensures that pairwise distances among embeddings remain intact across the mapping. While these methods were originally developed for aligning text embeddings, they provide a valuable reference for future work: similar constraints could regulate how photovoltaic features enter the RAVE latent space, ensuring that sonic identities preserve the geometric relationships of their underlying energy curves. In that sense, the Solar Mini-Disc Walkman not only produces reproducible sonic identities for each handmade cell, but also gestures toward a broader research question: how cross-system “languages” of energy and sound might be aligned in a universal latent space.<br /> &lt;gallery widths=&quot;220px&quot; heights=&quot;400px&quot;&gt;<br /> File:I-V tester made by Marc Dusseiller.jpg|The DIY I-V tester made by Marc Dusseiller. <br /> File:I-V tester made by Marc Dusseiller_2.jpg|The measurement of the I-V curve tester is uploaded to Thingspeak and a local server, and can be fetched in Max/MSP.<br /> File:DIY DSSC with screen printed pattern.jpg|DIY DSSC with screen printed pattern and hollyhock dye made by Shih Wei Chieh.<br /> File:DIY DSSC with cyanotype pattern.jpg|DIY DSSC with cyanotype pattern made by Shih Wei Chieh.<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> [[The Solar Mini-Disc Walkman: Cross-Modal Alignment of DSSC Fingerprints and Audio Latent Space|residency documentation]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Yair Reshef (Tel Aviv) - 23 - 31. July 2025 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Yair hardbrucke.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Yair arrives in Hardbrücke]]<br /> bureaucrat at [https://wiki.telavivmakers.org/ T.A.M.I], recovering [https://wiki.idiot.io idiot.io]<br /> <br /> * https://wiki.telavivmakers.org/<br /> * https://github.com/5shekel/<br /> * [[PASAR SENGGOL]]<br /> * https://stikka.zrok.yair.cc/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Will Robertson (various trees and forests, Scotland and Switzerland) - 1. May - 31. July 2025 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Will-Robertson-Looking-to-the-Future-DJI_0490-2048x1536-cropped-90.jpeg|250px|thumb|right|Will on a tree]]<br /> <br /> Sprache: Schweizerdeutsch, English, Französisch, Norwegisch<br /> <br /> ''' Research '''<br /> <br /> Will's research focuses on the interaction between trees and endangered tree dwelling dormouse (family ''Gliridae''), bat (family ''Vespertilionidae'') and squirrel (family ''Sciurus'') species. By making use of advances in our understanding of endangered ''Eliomys quercinus'' and ''Myomimus roachi'' and moving forward the boundaries of what's athletically and technically possible in aerial arboriculture, Will has developed new chainsaw carving and rotary boring techniques to precisely carve nest holes for Europe's most endangered mammals and reverse habitat destruction. Collaborations with Susan Kerwin, Goedele Verbeylen, Stiftung Wildstation Landshuit, Nedko Nedyalkov, Ralf Wistbacka and Thomas Briner have brought groundbreaking results in conservation of the Garden Dormouse (''Eliomys quercinus'') - a high conservation priority in Switzerland and Europe. Field studies with ''Myomimus roachi'' (Bulgaria) and ''Pteromys volans'' (Finland) are currently being planned.<br /> <br /> Will leads an international consortium of leading semiconductor manufacturers, software experts, hardware manufacturers and ecologists developing a new, completely open source wildlife camera and field ecology system with integrated NPU (Neural Processing Unit) for neutral network inference and Edge AI which offers unparalleled capabilities, reliability and independence in the field. Other research includes lexicography and use of neural networks in phonology and lexicography.<br /> <br /> Where wildlife cameras are unsuitable, eDNA (Environmental DNA) PCR/NAAT (Polymerase Chain Reaction / Nucleic Acid Amplification Technique) techniques are used.<br /> <br /> He served both in armed forces in the UK and in the Swiss fire service in Atemschutz at Stützpunkt Feuerwehr Küssnacht am Rigi where he handled some of Switzerlands's worst industrial and chemical fires of recent tdecades.<br /> <br /> Born in Scotland, Will became the first person in history to be honored by Parliamentary motions in both the Edinburgh and London parliaments.<br /> <br /> ''' The Art of the Climbing Arborist '''<br /> <br /> Will's artistic work focuses on natural forms in tree care and bringing the peace and beauty of the forest to gardens. His distinctive artistic style, implemented in a profession with the highest death rate in Europe, is athletically and technically extremely demanding and was influenced by de Breanski and Dutton then by contemporary Swiss gardeners and artists including Frei and Jope.<br /> <br /> '''Glass Art '''<br /> <br /> His other artistic medium is molten glass, working with glass chemistry of crystal and borosilicate glasses and the ligand field quantum chemistry of Neodymium, Erbium, Praseodymium, Cobalt, Copper and Iron and nanoparticleq chemistry and nonlinear optics of Copper, Silver and Gold to create color within clear glass. Molten glass is a uniquely difficult artistic medium but it is the only medium that allows color to exist independent of surface and allows the user to directly experience the quantum mechanical worlds of ligand field theory and nanoparticle nonlinear optics.<br /> <br /> To obtain the high temperatures and homogeneous furnace conditions needed to make colored glass, Will designs furnaces heated with FeCrAl, SiC Microwave susceptor and SiC electrical technologies controlled via PID computer control and insulated with high purity alumina refractories.<br /> <br /> Collaborations with professional glass artists develop and document the science of colored glass.<br /> <br /> ''' Here to Help'''<br /> <br /> Will is grateful to get a break from his current battles to learn kernel space software engineering and image sensor integration and is available to assist with microelectronics, power electronics, unpasteurized cheese making, wine making, pizza making, aerial arboriculture and user space and database software engineering.<br /> <br /> '''Wine, Cheese, Sauerkraut'''<br /> <br /> High quality unpasteurized cheeses from both home-grown and commercial lactic acid bacteria cultures come to life and high quality wine is made via the ''Méthode traditionnelle'''. Outside the precise order of the cleanroom, Sauerkraut, Kombucha, wine and cheese making cultures also find their way into bread and fruit juice.<br /> <br /> '''Research in English:'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/quick-summary-new-homes-for-old-friends-switzerland/<br /> '''Forschung in Deutsch'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/de/zusammenfassung-neue-heimat-fur-alte-freunde-schweiz/<br /> '''Recherche en Français'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/fr/resume-rapide-de-nouvelles-maisons-pour-de-vieux-amis-en-suisse/<br /> <br /> '''faclair.com:'''<br /> * https://www.faclair.com/<br /> * https://focloir.info/<br /> <br /> '''GIT Repositories:'''<br /> * https://github.com/William-Robert-Robertson/WildCamera<br /> * https://prototypefund.opendata.ch/project/wildcamera/<br /> <br /> '''Recent Publications:'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ARBMagazine208-P72-Spring2025-New-Homes-For-Old-Friends-An-Update.pdf<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ARBMagazine-New-Homes-for-Old-Friends-206-pp60-66.pdf<br /> <br /> '''Social media:'''<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/william_robert_robertson/<br /> * https://www.facebook.com/will.robertson.58555<br /> <br /> '''Folk often ask about.. Soldering'''<br /> <br /> Folk often ask me about soldering - here are some ideas that help:<br /> <br /> https://github.com/William-Robert-Robertson/WildCamera/blob/main/Development_Environment/Practical_Electronics/Soldering.md<br /> <br /> ==Maximiliano Laina (filmaker) and Olivia Laina (youth-activistin)== <br /> <br /> As a family short time residency they are visiting Zurich on the weekend of 11.-14th April, as part of the More-Than-Planet exhibition curated by Ewen Chardronnet and Martina Huber at Löwenbräu Zürich, We are AIA | Awareness in Art. <br /> <br /> 11.04.24, 6 - 9pm<br /> &quot;Flying with Patcha - Into the Aerocene&quot; Films creening at Luma Schwarzcafé <br /> <br /> 14.04.24, 9 - 12 am<br /> political Manifestation &quot;Earthrise&quot; flying the solar ballon at &quot;Alte Kaserene&quot; <br /> [[File:WhatsApp Image 2024-04-11 at 12.43.44.jpg|250px|thumb|Aerocene.org]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Toru (Ryu) Oyama (Okinawa City / Gifu, Japan) - 15 - 31. July 2025 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Toru.jpg|thumb]]<br /> <br /> Toru (Ryu) Oyama is born in Japan, after graduating in pharmaceutical chemistry and fine art in japan, he studied and worked in a field of contemporary art in germany. moved to okinawa in 2017, he has been developing unique art projects in taiwan, south Korea, finland, indonesia and other parts of the world, based on the knowledge cultivated in science. his research and artistic practice explore topics such as food, land, human-nature relations, archaeology, and anthropology, through the site specific fieldwork. he has participated in various cross-disciplinary art-and-science projects worldwide,including projects and collaborates with artists and researchers.<br /> <br /> * https://www.ryuoyama.com/<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Andrey Chugonow (Yekaterinburg, Russia / Glasgow, UK) - 1. Oct - 30. November 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Square facebook 7sec.gif|250px|thumb|right|Glitching Andrey]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;During my stay in Switzerland, I plan to start developing a project that takes my autoimmune disease, multiple sclerosis, beyond my body into the realm of peer interaction. I plan to create a performative situation within which we will begin to interact with this autoimmune agent, forming several feedback loops in an attempt to find the equilibrium of the event.&quot;''<br /> <br /> Andrey Chugunov is a conceptual artist working at the intersection of digital and analogue media. He combines sound art, light installation, generative graphics, technological sculpture, media performances and readymade in his practice. He researches topics of mortality, temporality, autonomy, and memory decay in his artworks from the perspective of meditative media.<br /> <br /> He got a master's degree in Digital art at the Far Eastern Federal University in Vladivostok, Russia in 2018-2020. He participated in the &quot;Laboratory of a young artist&quot; at the Ural branch of the State Center for Contemporary Art in Yekaterinburg, Russia in 2018. He received an engineering degree in the field of alternative and renewable energy sources at the Ural Federal University in Yekaterinburg, Russia in 2008-2013.<br /> <br /> Andrey was born in Sverdlovsk, USSR in 1991.<br /> <br /> Now he resides in East Kilbride, Scotland, United Kingdom.<br /> <br /> * https://andreychugunov.com/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Giulia Tomasello / ALMA Futura (Rome, Italy) - 5. - 24. October 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Giulia screenshot.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Giulia preparing &quot;Future Flora&quot;]]<br /> <br /> Interaction designer and educator committed to female’s healthcare and its innovation, combining biotechnology and interactive wearables. Founder of ALMA Futura.<br /> <br /> Giulia will visit Switzerland and collaborate with [http://GaudiLabshttps://www.gaudi.ch/GaudiLabs/?page_id=2 GaudiLabs] in Luzern (5-10. Oct) and at the [http://Hackteria%20ZET%20-%20Open%20Science%20Labhttps://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/hackteria-zet-open-science-lab-in-zurich/ Hackteria ZET - Open Science Lab] (15-24. Oct) on participatory community research and hacking around the theme of reproductive justice and DIY pregnancy tests.<br /> <br /> ''&quot;Xenopia is a research, art and design project aimed at prototyping a domestic hormones Beta Hcg test as a tool to address reproductive justice and the right to access abortion. We will investigate the historical scientific practices around living interfaces as controlling technologies (i.e. the living pregnancy test Xenopus Leavis frog, mice, seeds). The right to access abortion is under attack and Beta Hcg testing is a mandatory test to access safe abortion but is poorly available for people living in rural areas and in marginalised conditions. Weeks of pregnancy are the playing field on which the war against access to abortion is waged, so we see in this prototype the possibility of facilitating the path autonomously by giving people back control. Collectives defending reproductive rights in countries where abortion is illegal or restricted (as Italy) and safely providing support, do not have access to this kind of easing. With an inter-species perspective, we would therefore develop this prototype and participatory workshops as political act of empowerment and concrete response to reproductive justice.&quot;''<br /> <br /> here wiki content to visit here:<br /> https://hackteria.org/wiki/Xenopia<br /> <br /> <br /> * https://gitomasello.com/<br /> * https://almafutura.org/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/gitomasello/<br /> <br /> Read Giulia's full Report on the Project here on the hackteria Wiki, use spread, duplicate!<br /> *https://hackteria.org/wiki/Xenopia<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Dominik Mahnič (Ljubljana, Slovnenia) - 25. Okt - 10. Nov 2024==<br /> <br /> [[File:Mahnic_klobukom.jpg||250px|thumb|right|Is it Jesus?]]<br /> <br /> We are planning to host our regular Hacker-in-Residence Dominik Mahnič aka Doms again to continue our long-term collaborations and work / reflect with Sofie on various robotic painting machines and it's philosophical implications.<br /> <br /> During the [https://mechatronicart.ch/brushology-ways-of-painting-with-a-mechatronic-brush/ &quot;Brushology&quot; Session] the shared their recent insigts of the collaboration.<br /> <br /> * https://app.assembla.com/spaces/dominik-mahnic/<br /> <br /> [[File:DomsAlone.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Sofie Mart (Zürich) - 20. Juli - 9. August 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Sofie.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Sofie Mart]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I was lucky to meet Marc and Maya in summer 2024 when I was looking for a workshop space to bring to life a custom-built robotic drawing machine. Bitwäscherei is a great space and a playground for DIY robotics projects. I got a lot of help and inspiration from the other artists- and hackers-in-residence. Thank you Bitwäscherei and SGMK for hosting me!&quot;''<br /> <br /> [[File:Bitwascherai.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> Sofie Mart a Swiss-based creative technologist passionate about contextualizing complexity through visual media. In the past few years, Sofie has been venturing projects on the intersection of arts, culture, technology and humanities. With the background in cultural analytics and data visualization, she collaborated with the private cultural estates on the immersive visualization of art collections, directed virtual reality experiences for corporate and public sector clients and created digital applications for creativity. https://sofiem.art/<br /> <br /> In 2024 Sofie started her studio focusing on media processing, creative coding and art fabrication - https://uncorporated.studio/ . With the support from [https://matr.art/ Matr Labs] engineers, she built and launched the first art-making machine in Bitwäscherei, Zurich.<br /> <br /> * https://www.instagram.com/uncorporated.studio/<br /> * https://sofiem.art/<br /> <br /> == Tengal (Manila, Philippines / Berlin, Germany) - 1. - 10. August 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Tengal hacking.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Tengal hacking some academic writing]]<br /> <br /> Tengal is a composer, media artist, and cultural instigator, engaged in research-based production that bridges art, technology, and society. Since 2005, he has initiated numerous projects and collectives in Manila and across Southeast Asia. Notably, he founded the organization ''SABAW Media Art Kitchen'', a curatorial platform specializing in sound, media art, and interstices between art and science. In 2008, he established the Philippines' first international media art and experimental music festival, ''WSK Festival of the Recently Possible'' where he has served as artistic director since its inception.<br /> <br /> From 2017 to 2018, Tengal curated the exhibition ''&quot;INTERSTICES: Manifolds of The In-between&quot;'' and served as exhibition director for the ''&quot;Self-reflexivity: Thinking Media and Digital Articulations&quot;'' exhibition at the Tokyo Media Art Festival MeCA | Media Culture in Asia, initiated by the Japan Foundation.<br /> <br /> Tengal co-created the international music platform ''NUSASONIC'', a creative collaboration between ''YES NO KLUB, WSK Festival of The Recently Possible, Playfreely/BlackKaji, CTM Festival'', and the ''Goethe Institute''. ''Nusasonic'' was a multi-year project that explores a wide spectrum of experimental sound and music cultures in Southeast Asia, fostering dialogue not only within the region but also with Europe.<br /> <br /> Recently relocating to Berlin, Tengal served as curator-at-large at ''Art Laboratory Berlin'' and played a significant role as co-curator of the projects ''&quot;Hackers, Makers, Thinkers”'', and ''“Radyo Somatodelia: Experiments in Sonic Animism.”''<br /> <br /> * https://www.instagram.com/tengal/<br /> * [https://www.instagram.com/wsk.io/ wsk.io]<br /> * [http://nusasonic.com/ nusasonic.com]<br /> <br /> == Kaldi Moss (Goa, Dehli, India) - June - August 2024 ==<br /> <br /> ''&quot;Bitwäscherei was an inspiring space that opened up new ways of thinking. It offers an alternative to the mainstream Swiss logic. The techniques and specifics of mediums and materials are exploded and explored everyday - in a way it is a dreamland.&quot;''<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=320px heights=240px&gt;<br /> File:Photo 2024-10-14 17-10-39.jpg<br /> File:Photo 2024-10-14 17-10-35.jpg<br /> File:Photo 2024-10-14 17-10-46.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Biography:'''<br /> <br /> Moss is an artist interested in sense perception, time, networked systems, insect perception, tree intelligence and experiences of beings that are not human. <br /> <br /> Moss’ (they/them) practice spans sound, video, browser-based art and bio art. They are part of a community of engineers and technologists, and are invested in exploring alternate methods of knowledge production. Their video and installation work has been shown in multiple exhibitions in Zurich, Milan, Toronto, Dresden, Brighton, Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Himachal and Goa.<br /> <br /> They are a part of Cynk Collective, a noise band producing immersive audiovisual concerts. In addition, they are the artistic director at Walkin Studios,an independent multidisciplinary art studio and project space in Bangalore, India and have co-founded the collective NOTAAT with artist Puneet Jain.<br /> <br /> * https://whattt.cargo.site/<br /> <br /> == Elisa Chaveneau (Le Mans, France) - 01. - 15. July 2024 ==<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=240px heights=180px&gt;<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.13.54.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.07.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.16.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.43.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.28.png<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Bio:''' Elisa Chaveneau is a French artist born in 2000 who specialises in the design and exhibition of sculptures, <br /> installations and materials on the subject of «Other-than-human». Her search for new media involving geo-materials and fermentation processes is keen to question inter-species relations in an ecosystem and consumer habits facing industry. With specialist training in geomaterials and ceramics at the Le Mans Fine Arts School, the materiality and supposed aesthetics of the material take on a primordial role in her approach to creation, as well as in her formal process is to rediscover the links with the living world. Through her interests in ecology, design, craft practices and performance, she tries to focus our imagination and make us contemplate the landscapes and the immensity of the ecosystems we are confronted with. &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> Her work has been exhibited at the Centre Contemporain de Céramique de la Borne and in a duo with Noémie Vincent-Maudry at the 2022 Saint-Etienne Biennial and at the Musée d’Art Moderne in Paris for the Flammes exhibition.<br /> <br /> https://www.instagram.com/elisachaveneau/<br /> <br /> '''Workshop: Saturday 13.7.24, 12-18h''' <br /> <br /> https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Kitchenlab_Bioplastic<br /> <br /> DIY Workshop on BIOPLASTIC Making. Together with Hacker-in-Residency(SGMK) Elisa Chaveneau (FR) we dive into the topic of bioplastic as novel material research. Starting point is the kitchen lab! Why working with materials that originate from our kitchen and how easy and fun it is to repurpose materials from there to revalue and repurpose and close circles. Circular thinking at the base of everyday practice! Starting with a Lunch by Gasthaus Kitchenlab we will be working on testing and creating various recipes and experimentations on Bioplastic.<br /> <br /> == Moch Hasrul (Jakarta, Indonesia) - 11-14. July 2024 ==<br /> [[File:Hasrol kopicup.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Hasrul likes kopi]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I have known [https://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/hackteria-zet-open-science-lab-in-zurich/ Hackteria ZET] and [https://mechatronicart.ch/mechartlab/ SGMK's MechArtLab] for quite some time, and I always enjoy visiting their shared studio and laboratory. The atmosphere is incredibly pleasant and inspiring, filled with a playful yet highly productive energy. When I was a speaker at a talk about [https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/plastik/ '''Operasi Plastik'''], I was truly impressed by the enthusiasm and participation of the attendees. Additionally, the experience of preparing a dinner together was delightful, with a warm and welcoming atmosphere. Hackteria ZET, Bitwäscherei, is truly a special place for creativity and collaborative learning.&quot;''<br /> <br /> '''Bio: Moch Hasrul''' is a media artist based in Jakarta who combines art and technology in his work. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Art Education from Universitas Negeri Jakarta and a Master's degree in Fine Arts from Institut Teknologi Bandung. Currently, he serves as the director of Serrum and teaches at Kalbis University. His artistic practice includes experiments with computational devices, mechanical and electronic systems, and plastic recycling. Managing Studio Batur Jakarta and actively involved in the Gudskul Ecosystem, Hasrul initiated GudRnD, focusing on plastic recycling experiments. He is also developing context-based, student-centered learning methods using art approach.<br /> <br /> * https://mochhasrul.com/<br /> * https://www.gudrnd.id/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/_gudrnd/<br /> <br /> '''TALK: Operasi Plastik - 18:00 Saturday 13. July 2024 @ Bitwäscherei'''<br /> <br /> Hasrul will give an overview of their activities, researching and developing OPERASI PLASTIK, an artistic approach to plastic waste management. After the talk everybody is invited for a dinner, exploring Indonesian cuisine and cooking together.<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/plastik/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> [[File:OperasiPlastik.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Operasi Plastik]]<br /> '''OPERASI PLASTIK''' is an initiative that offers an artistic approach to plastic waste management by incorporating artistic and imaginative aspects into the process. By using art as a medium, OPERASI PLASTIK not only focuses on conventional plastic recycling but also transforms the waste into captivating and meaningful artworks. This approach aims to raise public awareness about plastic waste issues while changing their perception of materials that are usually considered trash.<br /> <br /> * https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6mqJyGB8EM/?igsh=eXBiOHJ2c2h3Nnh5<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> == Servando Barreiro (digital nomad, Spain) - February 2024 ==<br /> [[File:servando_goggles.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Servando]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;During my time at Bitwäscherei, I had a blast! Interacting with a bunch of creative minds from different backgrounds was super cool. We did some coding, had fun with puredata, and created some awesome stuff together. The weeks at Bitwäscherei flew by, filled with lots of laughs and learning. I'm already thinking about coming back for more. It's a great place to explore new ideas and make music with like-minded folks. Thanks, Bitwäscherei, for the awesome experience. Looking forward to hanging out again and making more magic together!&quot;''<br /> <br /> '''Biography'''<br /> <br /> I'm an Audiovisual artist with a background in electronics, sound, and audiovisual communication. I lived in Madrid, Berlin, Peru, and Stockholm, among other places.<br /> I'm A Pure Data expert (If you know, you know..). I created music and/or software for brands such as Audi, Redbull, Polestar, and Teenage Engineering. My work has been exhibited in renowned locations such as: Reina Sofia Museum, Medialab Prado, Transmediale, and Ars Electronica. For more information, keep browsing this [http://servando.teks.no/ site].<br /> <br /> * http://servando.teks.no/<br /> <br /> '''Workshop at Bitwäscherei'''<br /> <br /> See more about the [[Puredata (Pd) Workshop with Servando]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Yuzuru Maeda (Japan) - Dec 2023==<br /> [[File:WhatsApp Image 2023-12-04 at 16.42.09.jpeg|300px|thumb|right|Zentai Interview]]<br /> <br /> '''Biography'''<br /> <br /> Yuzuru born in Japan, Gifu. Yuzuru graduated from LaSalle College of Arts, Singapore in 2009 for Bachelor of the Arts program in music composition. She has embarked on performing music and improvisation and making video, installation and performance art with [Zentai Art Project - http://yuzuru.weebly.com/]. She also organizes Zentai exhibition, Zentai walk, Zentai performance with [http://www.zentaiart.com/ Zentai Art Festival].<br /> <br /> <br /> For her residency at Bitwäscherei she will conduct interviews with people on their life and practices wearing a Zentai outfit while doing and creating friction in how to perceive the oposite. She also wants to conduct a participatory Zentai performance in public space in Zurich.<br /> If interested in giving an interview or participate at the zentai performance pls contact &quot;zentaiartproject[at]yahoo.com&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ''&quot;I embarked on an artistic exploration using Zentai suits as a central component in my video work. This unconventional choice served as a catalyst for probing the complex layers of identity within the realm of art and human interaction. During my residency in December 2023, I had the privilege of engaging in insightful interviews with notable figures such as Serge Bertschy, Oliver Jaggi, and Chruut. These encounters provided invaluable glimpses into their creative processes and methodologies. It was a fascinating journey delving into their artistic minds, discovering their techniques, and learning about their endeavors to push the boundaries of expression. One of the most profound lessons gleaned from these conversations was the importance of innovation and resourcefulness in the pursuit of artistic vision. Witnessing how each individual crafted their own tools and methods to breathe life into creations inspired me to seek out my own unique approaches in my artistic practice. Moreover, these interactions sparked a deeper contemplation on the interconnectedness between art and sustainability. I was profoundly moved by the dedication of these artists to not only their craft but also to contributing positively to our planet. Their commitment to sustainable living resonated deeply with me, prompting introspection on how I, too, could leverage my art to foster a more environmentally conscious world. As I reflect on the insights gained during my residency, I am filled with a renewed sense of purpose and direction. Armed with newfound inspiration and a heightened awareness of the intersection between art and sustainability, I am eager to embark on my own journey of creative exploration and meaningful contribution to the world around me.&quot;''<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> small trailer of the zurich session:<br /> * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHhvpPR0JRQ&amp;ab_channel=Zentai%E9%87%87%E8%AE%BF%28ZentaiArtProject%29<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=240px heights=180px&gt;<br /> File:WhatsApp_Image_2023-12-04_at_16.42.53.jpeg<br /> File:WhatsApp Image 2023-12-04 at 16.42.40.jpeg<br /> File:WhatsApp Image 2023-12-04 at 16.42.16.jpeg<br /> File:Yuzuru interviewing Serge Bertschi.jpg<br /> File:Yuzuru and Oliver Jäggi.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Shih Wei-chieh (Taipei, Taiwan) - 11. September - 1. November 2023 ==<br /> [[File:abao_stupidPhoto.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Abao with amazing haircut]]<br /> '''What was the purpose of your residency in Zurich? What did you learn from it?'''<br /> <br /> ''“In addition to my pursuit of practical solar applications, my most successful DSSC prototype currently produces only around ~2.5 mA per square centimeter. The significance lies more in the opportunities to collaborate with scientists and engage in visits to the laboratory at ETH. This experience has served as valuable training for me, offering insights into how scientists work with nanomaterials. Understanding the conventional applications and purposes, as well as the established protocols for synthesizing nano materials, has been a rare and precious experience for artists. It raises pertinent questions about the relationship between art and science, and how these two domains can and should collaborate effectively.”''<br /> <br /> ''“Although it was a fantastic experience for artists to work with scientists with complete freedom and full access to knowledge, I wonder how we can repeat the model without any funding to support the free sofa accommodation and the efforts from volunteers. On the other hand, I believe this is a great model that differs from those residency organized by institutes and centers which always comes with political requirements and demands. The property of the community plays a big part too. During the residency I have met many community members in Bitwäscherei, the role of them are usually very mixed, like chemist with musician background or artist with scientific degree, or engineer with profound knowledge for history of analog computer, the people are a great library and the culture was naturally provided by the community. This dynamic is relatively rare in Taiwan, where career roles tend to be more singular, and scientists typically don’t serve other fields in the same integrated manner.”''<br /> <br /> Part 1/2: [https://www.makery.info/en/2023/12/20/english-from-e-textile-to-gratzel-cells-encounter-with-the-taiwanese-designer-shih-wei-chieh/ “From e-textile to Grätzel cells, encounter with the taiwanese designer Shih Wei Chieh“], Makery 2023<br /> <br /> Part 2/2: [https://www.makery.info/en/2023/12/21/une-residence-de-recherche-en-cellules-gratzel-a-hackteria-rencontre-avec-shih-wei-chieh-2-2/ “A residency to research Grätzel cells at Hackteria, encounter with Shih Wei Chieh“], Makery 2023<br /> <br /> '''施惟捷 Shih Wei Chieh''' works with wearable art, e-textile, and laser audiovisual. He is also a self-taught material science researcher. His &quot;Laser Dye Project&quot; innovates an optical textile printing method by programmable laser projector and New Cyanotype solution, which inspire him to explore the trans-disciplinary collaboration between new medias and traditional craft techniques. He’s the founder of “Tribe Against Machine”, a project exploring how culture preservation works with modern technologies. His current research develops a DIY dye sensitized solar glass made with natural dye in a large size format, which is used for both energy and as a smart interface for sonic art. <br /> <br /> * https://shihweichieh.com/<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/HLabX_Fellows#HLabX_Fellow_Shih_Wei_Chieh<br /> <br /> Application to NanoArts grant done / not received :-(: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Prep-NanoArts<br /> <br /> Now combined with Workshop at [https://www.weareaia.ch/energy-giveaway/ Energy Giveaway @ WEAREAIA], to be held on 22/23 September 2023.<br /> <br /> More info is documented on the hackteria wiki: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Abao_Residency<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Helmi Hardian (Surabaya, Indonesia) - Mid July - Mid August 2023 | [[BIR residensi]] ==<br /> [[File:Helim_Ugly.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Helmi in his full beauty]]<br /> <br /> '''Reflection / Testimonial'''<br /> <br /> ''Best residency ever!!'' - Helmi<br /> <br /> ''During my residency, I had the opportunity to collaborate on the project The [https://mechatronicart.ch/diy-microscope-workshop-low-energy-circuit-performances/ Loose Energy Curriculum for the exhibition at the Humus Punk Library] in Zurich. We created a low-voltage and high-energy visual performance, utilizing previously unknown equipment from the hackteria studio. The experience of playing together and improvising with the hacked equipment was incredibly rewarding. ''<br /> <br /> ''One of the highlights was simply attending a wide range of workshops at the [https://mechatronicart.ch/homemade-summercamp-2023-berghaus-girlen/ Homemade Summercamp] in Switzerland, which differs a lot from my usual practice usually being the host of workshops. This privilege of learning from others and expanding my knowledge in various media arts fields felt utterly precious. From building a music station where we learned to play drums, to skillbuilding on keyboard, DJ equipment, and more. The overall cultural exchange during cooking time allowed us to share and transform traditional recipes into vegan and vegetarian versions. And the plurality of trips and destination furthermore offered precious insights into local cultures. Stops included: [http://www.randelab.ch/ Randelab], [http://www.gaudi.ch/GaudiLabs/ GaudiLabs], collaborating with [https://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/hackteria-zet-open-science-lab-in-zurich/ Hackteria ZET in Zurich], attending [https://mechatronicart.ch/homemade-summercamp-2023-berghaus-girlen/ Homemade Summercamp], visiting the art and science residency at Max-Planck in Konstanz and organizing the program [https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/pasar-senggol/ &quot;Pasar Senggol&quot; at Chaos Communication Camp] outside of Berlin.''<br /> <br /> ''It was unexpected but exciting to explore personal studios for local artists, experiencing the different styles of how collective spaces can be implemented and getting to know the individual studio approach. The residency taught me valuable lessons in space management, as I observed how collectives like [https://bitwaescherei.ch/ Bitwäscherei] or [https://maisonshift.ch/ Fashion Revolution] collaborate with the municiapal government to establish independent spaces. Overall, this residency provided a rich and diverse learning experience.'' - Written by Francisca Tan during a discussion with Helmi in Chiang Mai<br /> <br /> '''Biography'''<br /> <br /> Helmi Hardian is a grassroots artist and ghetto scientist, with a specific interest in cooking and smoking at the same time. He lives in Surabaya, the city that is well known for its industry and technology, as well as being the center of electronic component trading (chiefly, Pasar Genteng). Hence, almost all of his works are closely related to science and technology as the medium of creativity. He is the co-founder of Waft Lab, a creative-based initiative that works at interdisciplinary practices. Currently, he focuses on tech development through DIY/DIWO culture and playing his role in researching, hacking, or deconstructing daily materials to provide some devices with new functional aspects, as well as developing workshop kits, lecturing contents, and presentation materials, which aim to learn, share, and exchange knowledge.<br /> <br /> * https://waft-lab.com/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/helmihardian/<br /> * [[:File:Helmi Hardian - Artwork and Workshop 2022.pdf]]<br /> * Recent TUAK residensi in Tuban: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/TUAK<br /> * Application submitted: https://www.suedkulturfonds.ch/<br /> * Download application here: [[:File:Dossier-iiw0pYiT.pdf]]<br /> * Full project outline here: [[:File:2023_ProjectOutline_Helmi-Residensi.pdf]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:helmi_collage.jpg<br /> File:helmi_collage_02.jpg<br /> File:helmi_collage_03.jpg<br /> File:wafltlab_blue.jpg<br /> File:helmi_collage_01.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> == Arnont Nongyao - Thailand | early May 2023 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Arnont Nongyao portrait.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Arnont Nongyao]]<br /> <br /> '''Biography''' <br /> <br /> Arnont Nongyao lives in Chiangmai (TH) - Ho Chi Minh city (VN) and He is an artist interested and fell in love with the vibration of things. He likes listening to everything that inspires him to do experimental sound art. The most important teacher “the master Khvay Loeung &quot;inspired him to listen and “destroy yourself from being yourself” .-.. .. ... - . -. -.-- --- ..- .-. ... . .-.. ..-.<br /> <br /> Born in Bangkok, works and lives in Chiangmai (TH) - Ho Chi Minh city (VN). Arnont is working with various and different media includes sound, video, installation, site specific, public art etc. Arnont’s work is engage with his interest in vibration; he works on diverse art experimental projects, vibration-related.<br /> <br /> Arnont has been interested and research into sound with concentration on vibration, so most of his works are differently experimental and relative to vibration in order to search for the value of vibration derived from connected things, such as human beings, objects and society. His works are involved in a specific space and audience’s participation. They are also connected with the mode of listening/hearing in a social situation, and with how people interact with and participate in sound. Moreover, also he is Co-Director of Aesthetics of Error ( Chiang Mai Collective) with Thatchatham Silsupan and Pathompong Manakitsomboon that is a group of sound artists &amp; musician working on sound art &amp; experimental music in Chiangmai.<br /> <br /> Some of his selected exhibitions include solo exhibition “Sphere”, SAC Art lap, Chiang Mai, Thailand(2018).“Another Sound” co-work with Khvay Loeung, Sa Sa Art projects, Phnom Penh and Chiang Mai, Cambodia - Thailand (2018). and group exhibitions “Opera of Kard”, Singapore Biennale 2019, Singapore. “Currents 2019”, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. “A Visiblelity Matrix”, The Secession 2019, Vienna, Austria. Bangkok Art Biennale 2018, Bangkok, Thailand. “Postcripts” Bangkok Biennale, Bangkok, Thailand (2018).“Unstable(ry) Life”, 2016, Manif d’art, Quebec, Canada. 16th Media Art Biennale WRO 2015: Test Exposure, Wroclaw, Poland, TRANCE at Gallery VER, Bangkok, Thailand (2014). PROXIMITY, part of inSPIRACJE International at 13 MUZ, Szczecin, Poland (2014).<br /> <br /> '''External Links'''<br /> <br /> * [http://www.arnontnongyao.com Arnont Nongnyao's personal website]<br /> * [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/GBMN WORKSHOP: Gentle but make noise]<br /> <br /> [[File:Arnont_mixerli.jpg|thumb|left|400px|Arnont lötet das Mixerli!!]]<br /> <br /> [[Category: Biography]]<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Bostjan Čadež (Ljubljana, Slovenia - April 2023 ==<br /> [[File:Bos_Robot.jpg|thumb|right]]<br /> Bostjan Čadež (b. 1979, Ljubljana) is a new media artist whose interdisciplinary practice explores the intersections of art, technology, and human experience. His innovative installations and performances often challenge the boundaries between the digital and physical world, incorporating elements such as artificial intelligence, virtual reality, robotics, and real-time data processing. Čadež’s art is characterized by a dynamism and unique life that stems from the algorithms and guidelines he uses to shape his works. His interest in simple guidelines from which an infinite number of images or situations arise, which are never the same as before, is one of the key aspects of his creations. His works often include interaction with viewers, who with their involvement become part of the artistic experience and at the same time co-create the work they observe.<br /> <br /> * https://www.bostjancadez.art/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Dann Disciglio (Chicago, USA) &amp; Angelina Almukhametova (Chicago, USA) - March 2022 ==<br /> <br /> ''“I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to have participated in the Hacker-in-Residence program at the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society. The atmosphere of curiosity and artistic research was both inspiring and endlessly encouraging. During my residency, I led a workshop called, “Biodegradable Sound: Gelatin Records.” This hands-on workshop aimed to explore the intersection of recorded sound and biodegradability by introducing a method for creating functional and fully biodegradable phonograph records made from gelatin. The Swiss Mechatronic Art Society and its diverse group of members not only helped facilitate this workshop, they supported me by offering the resources and technical support needed to realize the event. My residency also produced various connections with other artists, musicians, and hackers which I continue to maintain to this day. I cannot wait to return to SGMK to continue to explore new topics of research, and continue picking the brains of the incredible community who stands behind this space”''<br /> <br /> During their short residency they will work on their research with parametric speakers, host a workhop on [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/BiodegradableSound &quot;Biodegradable Sounds&quot;] and do a performance with artist-made video transmitters, and retro tech!<br /> <br /> See this little add by the Hive people, where in the end they show the workshop and performance: https://peakd.com/hive-127039/@mind.force/ladjdnnz<br /> <br /> '''Angelina Almukhametova'''<br /> <br /> An G is a Chicago based neon artist who creates digital &amp; physical works in pursuit of happiness.<br /> <br /> Angelina Almukhametova’s work interfaces digital and analog technologies with custom built software and handmade electronics to create responsive audiovisual installations and performances. She holds a BFA in Art and Technology from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2020) and has exhibited work and performed in New York City, Chicago, Houston, and Iceland. She has led workshops at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Experimental Sound Studio in Chicago.<br /> <br /> https://aan-g.com/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Dann Disciglio'''<br /> [[File:Headshot _Disciglio.jpg|thumb|400px|right]]<br /> Dann Disciglio (b.1993) is a US-based intermedia artist whose practice investigates contemporary ecologies through both analog and digital technologies. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Hampshire College (2015) in art and media theory and a Master of Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago's Sound Department (2019). Disciglio has shown work and performed in New York City, Chicago, Boston, Zürich, Leipzig, Iceland, and Panama City and has published texts in the Journal of Visual Culture (SAGE) and the Minding Nature journal. In 2022, he was selected to be an Emerging Artist Resident at Franconia Sculpture Park (Shafer, MN), Hacker-in-Residence at the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society (ZRH), and as a Creative Resident at the Bloedel Reserve (WA).<br /> <br /> https://danndisciglio.com/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Miranda Moss (Cape Town, South Africa | wuwäähä, Sweden) ==<br /> <br /> Artist / designer Miranda has been popping into SGMK events since 2017. In the period 2020-21 she has been conducting chicken/robot research at Bitwäscherei and Randelab as part of the &quot;Chicken-in-Residence Program&quot;, along with Daniel Brownell, co-ran a solar water bot workshop with Dj Livia, joined the Homemade summercamp for the first time where she turned everyone's pee into electricity, continues to collaborate on sound and water geeking with Oli Jäggi, and regularly comes to the 2D OpenLab. She has also become the in-house graphic designer for events, always makes sure everyone has enough beer to drink, and is also the resident anticolonial feminist killjoy. <br /> <br /> She says: <br /> <br /> ''&quot;I'm super grateful to have had all the time as a hacker in residence at the Bitwäscherei. I am always meeting new amazing and inspiring people, am constantly learning cool things, and new projects and collaborations seem to blossom exponentially. I try to take the spirit of the lab with me on all my travels and to the other global communities I am involved in. Can't wait to return!&quot;'' <br /> <br /> * https://mirandamoss.com/<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:Miranda_geeking.png<br /> File:miranda_chicken_headhshot.jpg<br /> File:Miranda_Homemade.jpeg<br /> File:Dinner_in_werkstatt.jpeg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> Miranda's recent residency was supported partially through her artistic research project &quot;Gallus Gallus Roboticus&quot; within the konS paltfrom, funded by European Union and Cultural Ministry of Slovenia. Other visits privately and partially through Pro Helvetia.<br /> <br /> == Scott Beibin (Philadelphia, USA) ==<br /> <br /> Scott Beibin, aka [https://www.instagram.com/grouchofractal/ Groucho Fractal] has been a regular visitor to the MechArtLab over the last couple of years.<br /> <br /> &lt;youtube width=&quot;480&quot; height=&quot;360&quot;&gt;BLsgLAaJ5cs&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> * https://www.mandelbot.io/<br /> <br /> == Liz Cole - Evil Twin Booking Agency (Philadelphia, USA) ==<br /> <br /> Elizabeth Jane Cole is co founder of Evil Twin Booking Agency (eviltwinbooking.org), a podcast producer, writer, and DIY biology and open source hardware enthusiast. She participated in the Wild Open PCR Project @ Hacketeria (mentored by Urs Gaudenz of GaudiLabs and Marc Dusseiller).<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I’m very grateful for the time I spent at Bitwäscherei! The passion for collaboration and understanding how things work embodied in the culture of the space is so inspiring. Bitwäscherei empowers people to explore their environments through building open source tools and technology, and it opened up a new world of creativity for me.&quot;'' <br /> <br /> [[File:liz_hacking.jpeg|400px]][[File:liz_portrait.jpeg|400px]]<br /> <br /> * https://eviltwinbooking.org/about/<br /> <br /> == Adam Zaretsky (Woodstock, USA | somewhere in Greece) ==<br /> <br /> ''First I am thankful to Hackteria – Zentrum für Experimentelle Transdisziplinarität (Center for Experimental Transdisciplinariy), Research Node: ReproTech &amp; Art / Germline Hacks and Designer Babies''<br /> <br /> ''Including time spent well in the Swiss Embassy of San Francisco and Garage MCA in Moscow working on Methods of Transgenesis and GMO DIY Crispr Baby workshopoligies.''<br /> <br /> ''I also do want to than the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society for the time in residence plotting and making a crying machine and exploding miso neck living gooper gore bioart special effects performance.''<br /> <br /> ''We got into the wetness of reproductive technology, open source science, and the text to flesh interface of human germline genome editing. We learned how to read GENbank, FASTA, PubMed and SciHub pubs creatively. We got beyond the intimidating complexity by uploading equally as complex analogical and qualitative artistic data including: accordion music, drawings, collages, poetry and experimental video and more.''<br /> <br /> ''We involved people from wildly diverse backgrounds and international origins as is normal for Hackteria a global open house for odd, queer and oblique DIYbioart Hacker tweek and freekerz. We also group-geeked hard and stayed ridiculous about reporter genes, safe harbors, inducible promoters, off target mutations and IVF microinjection.''<br /> <br /> ''What we did was amazing. Like truly groundbreaking, wildly silly and depth informative. Beyond the call of duty living on the fumes of Marc's covid pay and minky little eth donations... We taught hybrid simultaneous in-person and online/off--ground... which is a form of super depleting heroism. I think it was super inspiring for those involved and has yet to mature but will make a great database if it continues.''<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:GOSPHA-whatdidshedo-web.jpg<br /> File:thGAP_flyer_web.jpg|400px<br /> File:CGCB_flyer_web.jpg|400px<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Mind thGAP'''<br /> <br /> We made three super relaxed bioinformatics primer labs for public understanding of databases of hereditary data (gene scans and gene scrolls) but also an understanding of the social implication of issues of gene piracy, genetic privacy.<br /> <br /> * Lab 1 - Transgenic Human Genome Alternatives Project (thGAP)<br /> * Lab 2 - Generic Open-Source Plasmid for Human Arts (GOSPHA)<br /> * Lab 3 - Creative Germline Constructs Bank (CGCB)<br /> <br /> Future Plans: We are going to be making an Open ArtSci Call for Creative Science Fiction Writers, Citizen Bioethicists and Untrained Art Critics to critically review the 5 entries we have compiled online on the CGDB. After that we might put some of the results up on GitHub and then make an NFT of them. Then we will call the World Congress on New Reproductive Technology Arts, for a GLOBAL AESTHETIC RESPONSE TO TRANSGENIC HUMANS AS BIOART and work on updating to a ‘real’ database. Oh yeah, and we did come up with a list of fifteen next steps, all of which are near impossible legally and technically so we should. Finally, we wrote a letter to the WHO Expert Advisory Committee on Developing Global Standards for Governance and Oversight of Human Genome Editing. No word back from them but I am sure they got the message. We might need to get their attention.<br /> <br /> https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/thgap/<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:adam_dusjagr_misoanal.JPG<br /> File:Lab3_CGCB_screenshot_single.png<br /> File:Adam_blue_bitw_smokers.jpg<br /> File:MISO_anus.jpg<br /> File:AZ_rc3_virtual.jpeg<br /> File:pin_adam.jpeg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> Adam's residency was supported privately by Marc Dusseiller and partially with some of the profits of the Hackteria Crypto Food Fund (HCFF).<br /> <br /> == Dominik Mahnič (Ljubljana, Slovnenia) ==<br /> <br /> ''Residency gives me rare opportunity to present, discuss and make different new works influenced by people, the enviroment of Bitwesherai and the city of Zurich. It was an intense experience in a place that offers great working conditions, deep reflections, and a friendly atmosphere.''<br /> <br /> * https://app.assembla.com/spaces/dominik-mahnic/<br /> <br /> [[File:Mahnic_klobukom.jpg|400px]][[File:zoom_2020_by_doms.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> Dom's residency was supported privately by the Center for Alternative Coconut Research.<br /> <br /> == Zohar Messeca - Fara AKA the idiot | [http://idiot.io/ idiot.io] (karkun, Israel) ==<br /> <br /> ''I have been very lucky to escape the israeli wilderness between Covid lockdowns to spend long month’s geeking like an idiot at the Bitwäscherei hackerspace and SGMK activities of the past year. Had great time sharing my DIY approach and attitude with my latest flexible circuits methods and techniques while spreading [http://idiot.io/ idiot.io] latest kits and propaganda at multiple workshops. Met plenty of talented local and international freaks/artists with mutual interests and curiosities. Also collaborated on several projects with the locals and made plenty of new friends!!''<br /> <br /> ''SGMK network is fantastisch!!! See you soooon!!''<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:idiot_covidCenter.jpg<br /> File:idioten.jpg<br /> File:idiot_residency.jpg<br /> File:rC3.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> * http://idiot.io/ idiot.io<br /> <br /> Zohar's residencies were supported by himself. Accommodation was shared with dusjagr and Veli.<br /> <br /> = Short term visitors =<br /> <br /> == Fransisca Tan ==<br /> [[File:Foodhacking Fransisca.jpg|thumb]]<br /> <br /> Fransisca Tan / artist statement<br /> <br /> ''“I first visited the Bitwäscherei in August 2022, coinciding with the open lab day. I was immediately smitten with the creative chaos, diversity and infrastructure of this hacker space. Chatting with some local and other visiting international artists I got to exchange on projects and find inspiration while food hacking throughout a lively evening.'' <br /> <br /> ''This community exchange set the first seeds for future opportunities to collaborate, such as for the performance “Future Food” at Kunsthaus Zürich (Oct 2023, CH), the LLL CoLaboratory in Chang Mai (Jan 2024, TH) and Amazonies Spatiales (Apr 2024, FR).''<br /> <br /> ''My experience at this Hackerspace underlines the core of what these community spaces ought to achieve: bring likeminded people together, have late night conversations about random stuff over a club mate and see if inspiration flows to join for a collaboration.”''<br /> <br /> Ressources &amp; Links<br /> * https://www.hinto.net/de/events/future-food-kunsthaus-zuerich-zuerich-e420326-20.html<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/hackterialab/cnx-openlab/<br /> * https://amazonies-spatiales.fr/ <br /> <br /> Biography<br /> Fransisca Tan is a creative producer and food experience designer with a background in internet &amp; media, communications and cognitive sciences<br /> <br /> Her diverse spectrum of engagement ranges from hosting workshops as science communicator, consulting artists and creatives on project management, to producing events such as festivals, art performances and hybrid residencies. All these root in her second nature as facilitator with a firm belief in a community arts approach.<br /> <br /> In her work and art she aspires towards bringing together people from all strides of life and revealing the value of community and collaboration.<br /> <br /> Find more on her portfolio on * https://www.fransiscatan.com/<br /> <br /> == Fran Quero, et al ==<br /> <br /> [[File:franGeng.jpg|400px|none]]<br /> <br /> The visit was part of their µ-residency at GaudiLabs in Luzern, where they shared newest experiments with qLAMP, openDROPs and electro-active bacteria.<br /> <br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Fran%20+%20Felipe%20nanoresidency%20GaudiLabs<br /> <br /> == Juan Duarte (Berlin / CDMX, Mexico) ==<br /> <br /> '''Sound spatialisation multichannel instrument'''<br /> <br /> During our short stay I could develop further a new iteration of this sound spatialisation instrument:<br /> * https://juanduarteregino.com/I<br /> <br /> This also was thrilling to connect with some members of the community in the lab, specially those who are also making with synthesisers and other sound gadgetry. Although the time to put together the instrument was quite intensive and busy, it was also good to discuss with other colleagues about the instrument’s potential in future. altogether, it was a very productive and fun experience to be here.<br /> <br /> [[File:Juan_II.JPG|400px]][[File:Juan_I.JPG|400px]]<br /> <br /> == Mary Maggic (Vienna / Los Angeles, USA) ==<br /> <br /> Mary Maggic comes to hang out and prototype various art projects and interventions, and geek out in nature!<br /> <br /> Some examples of projects: <br /> * Molecular Queering Agency - an experimental performance with a heavy metal hardware fountain for corona safe urine worshipping. <br /> * Lap Dance - motorized panorama camera for collective disobedience on a pink gynecology chair. <br /> * SCOBY Spin Cycle - rotating disc bioreactor for industrialized production of kombucha scoby. <br /> * Genital Panic - 3D printing genitals. <br /> * Weed Brownies (hide them from the kids). <br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=360px&gt;<br /> File:Marry_Costume.png<br /> File:Marry_genitalPanic.png<br /> File:Marry_Weidling.JPG<br /> File:Marry_Urinal.jpg<br /> File:Marry_peeParty.png<br /> <br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> * https://maggic.ooo/<br /> <br /> == Ewen Chardronnet (Paris, France) ==<br /> <br /> <br /> == Paula Pin (Lugo, Spain) ==<br /> <br /> coming soon...<br /> <br /> == František Apfelbeck (Czech Republic / Vale de Saire, France) ==<br /> <br /> When in Zürich I've had the opportunity to organize Cider Tasting at MechArtLab, which for me, is an interesting cross between hackerspace and bio hacking spot with quite a strong artistic approach. For me of course I liked a lot that they do lots of bio stuff, from kombucha artificial skin production, mushroom growing and many others to fermentation so when I've a chance I would like to visit again. Also I've found the building, which is a formal hospital laundry facility very interesting. I would say there are well over ten different projects of the alternative scene which makes a decent foundation for exchange and functioning as kind of independent entity. At the end we have set up outside just by the entrance of the building and were &quot;fishing&quot; for some people to join the core group for our noble activity spending a really nice evening together with open minded people. Next day I've actually joined the MechArtLab group on their trip to Saint Gallen were we have done another tasting event as part of the open doors of Ruum 42 hackerspace and theirs SGMK On-Tour: Chill &amp; Taste happening, fallowed later on by tasting of distillates made by local producer, barbecuing experimental locally made sausages by their creators and so on. It was a really nice finishing of the Switzerland part of my tour and I hope I can pop in again.<br /> <br /> <br /> * https://foodhackingbase.org/wiki/2021_cider_tour</div>

Dusjagr https://wiki.sgmk-ssam.ch/index.php?title=File:Adam_headshot_embryo.jpg&diff=14143 2026-07-20T08:31:07Z

<p>Dusjagr: </p> <hr /> <div></div>

Dusjagr https://wiki.sgmk-ssam.ch/index.php?title=Hacker-in-Residence_Programme&diff=14142 2026-07-20T08:29:46Z

<p>Dusjagr: </p> <hr /> <div>&lt;div style=&quot;right&quot; class=&quot;toclimit-2&quot;&gt;__TOC__&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> The Hacker-in-Residence Programme is jointly organized by various people from the environment of [https://bitwaescherei.ch/ Bitwäscherei], and directed primarily by [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Dusjagr Marc Dusseiller aka dusjagr], Center for Alternative Coconut Research, in his role as as co-founder and board member of both the [https://mechatronicart.ch/about/ Swiss Mechatronic Art Society] and Global Ambassador of the [https://www.hackteria.org/ Hackteria Network].<br /> <br /> = Ongoing =<br /> <br /> == Adam Zaretzky (Woodstock, NY, USA - 22. July - 20. August 2026 ==<br /> [[File:DSC07049.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]<br /> Zaretsky is a Wet-Lab Art Practitioner mixing Ecology, Biotechnology, Non-human Relations, Body Performance and Gastronomy. Zaretsky stages lively, hands-on bioart production labs based on topics such as: foreign species invasion (pure/impure), radical food science (edible/inedible), jazz bioinformatics (code/flesh), tissue culture (undead/semi-alive), transgenic design issues (traits/desires), interactive ethology (person/machine/non-human) and physiology (performance/stress). A former researcher at the MIT department of biology, for the past 25 years Zaretsky has been teaching an experimental bioart class called VivoArts at: San Francisco State University (SFSU), SymbioticA (UWA), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), University of Leiden’s The Arts and Genomic Centre (TAGC) and with the Waag Society. He has also taught DIY-IGM (Do-It-Yourself Inherited Genetic Modification of the Human Genome) at New York University (NYU) and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU). He also runs a public life arts school: VASTAL (The Vivoarts School for Transgenic Aesthetics Ltd.) His art practice focuses on an array of legal, ethical, social and libidinal implications of biotechnological materials and methods with a focus on transgenic humans.<br /> <br /> * http://www.emutagen.com/<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/projects/artist-in-residence-adam-zaretsky/<br /> * https://thgap.hackteria.org<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Nupur Maneesh Doshi (Mumbai, India) - 24. July - 18. August 2026 ==<br /> [[File:nupur_headshot_02.jpg|thumb|250px]]<br /> During the SGMK Homemade 2026 and the follow up retreat at EAR, Nupur Maneesh Doshi is hosted as BEAK critic-in-residence working on a creative writing project based on Science Fictionesque poetic reflections on Bioart, Do-It-With-Others, Bioethics meets Travelogue and Speculative literary reflections. Earlier this year Nupur also was incorporated into the [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/CoLabs_Chiang_Mai#CoLabs_Kick-off_Feb_2026 Kickoff of Co-Laboratories], hired to pen a Technobiological Futures review article, with her curatorial and critical commentary published in English and French through Makery.info.<br /> <br /> * [https://www.makery.info/en/2026/05/11/english-epistemic-sludge-the-ontology-of-the-post-institutional-lab/ Epistemic sludge: the ontology of the post-institutional lab]<br /> <br /> Nupur Doshi is a curator and researcher based in Mumbai, India. Her work explores para-art trajectories, transgressing mediums and traditional materiality. She examines provocations from critical philosophy and transdisciplinary studies across counter-histories and speculative futures. She is the Fall '26 Draper Scholar at the Experimental Humanities (XE) Department at NYU. She has also been awarded the Global South Scholarship for the Art &amp; Curatorial Practice Certificate Program at The New Centre for Research &amp; Practice.<br /> <br /> * https://bioartethics.xyz/beak-news/f/nupur-maneesh-doshi---beak-critic-in-residence-colabs-thailand<br /> * https://nupurdoshi.hotglue.me/<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> = In preperation =<br /> <br /> == Faried Noor &quot;Askal&quot; Siregar (Yogyakarta, Indonesia) - 19. Sep - 11. Oct 2026 ==<br /> [[File:Askal_synthplaying2.jpg|250px|thumb|right|playing the [https://www.instagram.com/p/DWC5WO1k-An &quot;sistem modular terpadu&quot;]]]<br /> Faried Noor Siregar is an interdisciplinary artist, theater practitioner, and Batak manuscript (Pustaha) enthusiast based in Yogyakarta, graduated from the Theater Department at ISI Yogyakarta.<br /> <br /> As an artist, he is deeply interested in topics such as cultural preservation, social issues, and the environment, which he expresses and develops through interdisciplinary art, including theater and other visual arts. He also works across disciplines in DIY instrument engineering, exploring the intersection of craftsmanship, sound, and technology.<br /> <br /> He is an active member of Kawan Pustaha, Bauhouse Consorxium, and Lifepatch.<br /> <br /> * https://askal.id/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/asucalypto/<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> = Others =<br /> <br /> = Testimonials of our Residents of the past=<br /> <br /> == Maria Jose Besoain - LABVA (Valdivia, Chile) - 20. Nov - 4. Dec 2025 ==<br /> [[File:GaudiResidensi_Jose.png|250px|thumb|right|Micro-residency in GaudiLabs]]<br /> Situated Ecologies and Material Practice from South America (An Encounter with LABVA)&lt;br&gt;<br /> In a time marked by ecological crisis it becomes necessary to establish a critical perspective on the dominant industrial model of material trade and propose alternatives to how we relate to materiality. Rather than simply replacing one set of materials with another, the challenge lies in engendering a processual rethinking of the techniques, values, and epistemologies that underpin material practices. This open dialogue invites us to ask: how can we imagine alternatives to our pervasive dependency on petrochemical-based substances within an ecosystem shaped by extractive economies and technological determinism?&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> https://mustekala.info/beyond-substitution-situated-ecologies-and-material-practice-from-south-america-an-encounter-with-labva/&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == The Solar Mini Disc Walkmen mini residency of Shih Wei-chieh (Taipei, Taiwan) - 1. August - 5. September 2025 ==<br /> [[File:abao_stupidPhoto2.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Abao with amazing haircut. Stylist: Veli Silver.]]<br /> During a three-week micro-residency, I prototyped a “solar mini-disc walkman” that turns a handmade dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) into music. Building on my earlier portable, solar-powered starvation synth, I explore the “fingerprint” of a solar cell: using the I–V curve of each handmade DSSC as a musical score so its photovoltaic character becomes reproducible, generative sound. The instrument is self-powered: a 6×6 cm “solar mini disc” can be inserted and rendered to audio in real time. Beyond sculptural design, the device encourages open collection of natural-dye data and serves as a minimal-viable prototype for asking whether photovoltaic energy could—or should—be traceable. At present, the sound engine is implemented in Max/MSP with RAVE, where a 7-dimensional I–V “fingerprint” is directly connected to the decoder’s latent inlets. This pragmatic choice exploits RAVE’s real-time, high-fidelity synthesis, but the mapping remains largely hand-crafted. Framing the process more generally, the mapping can be understood as a vec2vec-style cross-modal alignment: a bridge function projects photovoltaic features into the latent space of a neural audio synthesizer. Unlike the recent vec2vec work in natural language processing—which aligns embeddings within the same modality and assumes comparable semantic geometry across models—our case is cross-modal (physics → sound) and uses a generative decoder as its target space. This difference requires stronger priors, such as monotonicity (e.g. larger photocurrents should not map to quieter or “darker” sounds) and local smoothness (similar I–V curves should yield nearby latents). In the vec2vec framework, semantic stability is maintained through three key constraints: reconstruction (the translated representation can be mapped back to the source), cycle-consistency (round-trips preserve meaning), and vector space preservation (VSP), which ensures that pairwise distances among embeddings remain intact across the mapping. While these methods were originally developed for aligning text embeddings, they provide a valuable reference for future work: similar constraints could regulate how photovoltaic features enter the RAVE latent space, ensuring that sonic identities preserve the geometric relationships of their underlying energy curves. In that sense, the Solar Mini-Disc Walkman not only produces reproducible sonic identities for each handmade cell, but also gestures toward a broader research question: how cross-system “languages” of energy and sound might be aligned in a universal latent space.<br /> &lt;gallery widths=&quot;220px&quot; heights=&quot;400px&quot;&gt;<br /> File:I-V tester made by Marc Dusseiller.jpg|The DIY I-V tester made by Marc Dusseiller. <br /> File:I-V tester made by Marc Dusseiller_2.jpg|The measurement of the I-V curve tester is uploaded to Thingspeak and a local server, and can be fetched in Max/MSP.<br /> File:DIY DSSC with screen printed pattern.jpg|DIY DSSC with screen printed pattern and hollyhock dye made by Shih Wei Chieh.<br /> File:DIY DSSC with cyanotype pattern.jpg|DIY DSSC with cyanotype pattern made by Shih Wei Chieh.<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> [[The Solar Mini-Disc Walkman: Cross-Modal Alignment of DSSC Fingerprints and Audio Latent Space|residency documentation]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Yair Reshef (Tel Aviv) - 23 - 31. July 2025 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Yair hardbrucke.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Yair arrives in Hardbrücke]]<br /> bureaucrat at [https://wiki.telavivmakers.org/ T.A.M.I], recovering [https://wiki.idiot.io idiot.io]<br /> <br /> * https://wiki.telavivmakers.org/<br /> * https://github.com/5shekel/<br /> * [[PASAR SENGGOL]]<br /> * https://stikka.zrok.yair.cc/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Will Robertson (various trees and forests, Scotland and Switzerland) - 1. May - 31. July 2025 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Will-Robertson-Looking-to-the-Future-DJI_0490-2048x1536-cropped-90.jpeg|250px|thumb|right|Will on a tree]]<br /> <br /> Sprache: Schweizerdeutsch, English, Französisch, Norwegisch<br /> <br /> ''' Research '''<br /> <br /> Will's research focuses on the interaction between trees and endangered tree dwelling dormouse (family ''Gliridae''), bat (family ''Vespertilionidae'') and squirrel (family ''Sciurus'') species. By making use of advances in our understanding of endangered ''Eliomys quercinus'' and ''Myomimus roachi'' and moving forward the boundaries of what's athletically and technically possible in aerial arboriculture, Will has developed new chainsaw carving and rotary boring techniques to precisely carve nest holes for Europe's most endangered mammals and reverse habitat destruction. Collaborations with Susan Kerwin, Goedele Verbeylen, Stiftung Wildstation Landshuit, Nedko Nedyalkov, Ralf Wistbacka and Thomas Briner have brought groundbreaking results in conservation of the Garden Dormouse (''Eliomys quercinus'') - a high conservation priority in Switzerland and Europe. Field studies with ''Myomimus roachi'' (Bulgaria) and ''Pteromys volans'' (Finland) are currently being planned.<br /> <br /> Will leads an international consortium of leading semiconductor manufacturers, software experts, hardware manufacturers and ecologists developing a new, completely open source wildlife camera and field ecology system with integrated NPU (Neural Processing Unit) for neutral network inference and Edge AI which offers unparalleled capabilities, reliability and independence in the field. Other research includes lexicography and use of neural networks in phonology and lexicography.<br /> <br /> Where wildlife cameras are unsuitable, eDNA (Environmental DNA) PCR/NAAT (Polymerase Chain Reaction / Nucleic Acid Amplification Technique) techniques are used.<br /> <br /> He served both in armed forces in the UK and in the Swiss fire service in Atemschutz at Stützpunkt Feuerwehr Küssnacht am Rigi where he handled some of Switzerlands's worst industrial and chemical fires of recent tdecades.<br /> <br /> Born in Scotland, Will became the first person in history to be honored by Parliamentary motions in both the Edinburgh and London parliaments.<br /> <br /> ''' The Art of the Climbing Arborist '''<br /> <br /> Will's artistic work focuses on natural forms in tree care and bringing the peace and beauty of the forest to gardens. His distinctive artistic style, implemented in a profession with the highest death rate in Europe, is athletically and technically extremely demanding and was influenced by de Breanski and Dutton then by contemporary Swiss gardeners and artists including Frei and Jope.<br /> <br /> '''Glass Art '''<br /> <br /> His other artistic medium is molten glass, working with glass chemistry of crystal and borosilicate glasses and the ligand field quantum chemistry of Neodymium, Erbium, Praseodymium, Cobalt, Copper and Iron and nanoparticleq chemistry and nonlinear optics of Copper, Silver and Gold to create color within clear glass. Molten glass is a uniquely difficult artistic medium but it is the only medium that allows color to exist independent of surface and allows the user to directly experience the quantum mechanical worlds of ligand field theory and nanoparticle nonlinear optics.<br /> <br /> To obtain the high temperatures and homogeneous furnace conditions needed to make colored glass, Will designs furnaces heated with FeCrAl, SiC Microwave susceptor and SiC electrical technologies controlled via PID computer control and insulated with high purity alumina refractories.<br /> <br /> Collaborations with professional glass artists develop and document the science of colored glass.<br /> <br /> ''' Here to Help'''<br /> <br /> Will is grateful to get a break from his current battles to learn kernel space software engineering and image sensor integration and is available to assist with microelectronics, power electronics, unpasteurized cheese making, wine making, pizza making, aerial arboriculture and user space and database software engineering.<br /> <br /> '''Wine, Cheese, Sauerkraut'''<br /> <br /> High quality unpasteurized cheeses from both home-grown and commercial lactic acid bacteria cultures come to life and high quality wine is made via the ''Méthode traditionnelle'''. Outside the precise order of the cleanroom, Sauerkraut, Kombucha, wine and cheese making cultures also find their way into bread and fruit juice.<br /> <br /> '''Research in English:'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/quick-summary-new-homes-for-old-friends-switzerland/<br /> '''Forschung in Deutsch'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/de/zusammenfassung-neue-heimat-fur-alte-freunde-schweiz/<br /> '''Recherche en Français'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/fr/resume-rapide-de-nouvelles-maisons-pour-de-vieux-amis-en-suisse/<br /> <br /> '''faclair.com:'''<br /> * https://www.faclair.com/<br /> * https://focloir.info/<br /> <br /> '''GIT Repositories:'''<br /> * https://github.com/William-Robert-Robertson/WildCamera<br /> * https://prototypefund.opendata.ch/project/wildcamera/<br /> <br /> '''Recent Publications:'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ARBMagazine208-P72-Spring2025-New-Homes-For-Old-Friends-An-Update.pdf<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ARBMagazine-New-Homes-for-Old-Friends-206-pp60-66.pdf<br /> <br /> '''Social media:'''<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/william_robert_robertson/<br /> * https://www.facebook.com/will.robertson.58555<br /> <br /> '''Folk often ask about.. Soldering'''<br /> <br /> Folk often ask me about soldering - here are some ideas that help:<br /> <br /> https://github.com/William-Robert-Robertson/WildCamera/blob/main/Development_Environment/Practical_Electronics/Soldering.md<br /> <br /> ==Maximiliano Laina (filmaker) and Olivia Laina (youth-activistin)== <br /> <br /> As a family short time residency they are visiting Zurich on the weekend of 11.-14th April, as part of the More-Than-Planet exhibition curated by Ewen Chardronnet and Martina Huber at Löwenbräu Zürich, We are AIA | Awareness in Art. <br /> <br /> 11.04.24, 6 - 9pm<br /> &quot;Flying with Patcha - Into the Aerocene&quot; Films creening at Luma Schwarzcafé <br /> <br /> 14.04.24, 9 - 12 am<br /> political Manifestation &quot;Earthrise&quot; flying the solar ballon at &quot;Alte Kaserene&quot; <br /> [[File:WhatsApp Image 2024-04-11 at 12.43.44.jpg|250px|thumb|Aerocene.org]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Toru (Ryu) Oyama (Okinawa City / Gifu, Japan) - 15 - 31. July 2025 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Toru.jpg|thumb]]<br /> <br /> Toru (Ryu) Oyama is born in Japan, after graduating in pharmaceutical chemistry and fine art in japan, he studied and worked in a field of contemporary art in germany. moved to okinawa in 2017, he has been developing unique art projects in taiwan, south Korea, finland, indonesia and other parts of the world, based on the knowledge cultivated in science. his research and artistic practice explore topics such as food, land, human-nature relations, archaeology, and anthropology, through the site specific fieldwork. he has participated in various cross-disciplinary art-and-science projects worldwide,including projects and collaborates with artists and researchers.<br /> <br /> * https://www.ryuoyama.com/<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Andrey Chugonow (Yekaterinburg, Russia / Glasgow, UK) - 1. Oct - 30. November 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Square facebook 7sec.gif|250px|thumb|right|Glitching Andrey]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;During my stay in Switzerland, I plan to start developing a project that takes my autoimmune disease, multiple sclerosis, beyond my body into the realm of peer interaction. I plan to create a performative situation within which we will begin to interact with this autoimmune agent, forming several feedback loops in an attempt to find the equilibrium of the event.&quot;''<br /> <br /> Andrey Chugunov is a conceptual artist working at the intersection of digital and analogue media. He combines sound art, light installation, generative graphics, technological sculpture, media performances and readymade in his practice. He researches topics of mortality, temporality, autonomy, and memory decay in his artworks from the perspective of meditative media.<br /> <br /> He got a master's degree in Digital art at the Far Eastern Federal University in Vladivostok, Russia in 2018-2020. He participated in the &quot;Laboratory of a young artist&quot; at the Ural branch of the State Center for Contemporary Art in Yekaterinburg, Russia in 2018. He received an engineering degree in the field of alternative and renewable energy sources at the Ural Federal University in Yekaterinburg, Russia in 2008-2013.<br /> <br /> Andrey was born in Sverdlovsk, USSR in 1991.<br /> <br /> Now he resides in East Kilbride, Scotland, United Kingdom.<br /> <br /> * https://andreychugunov.com/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Giulia Tomasello / ALMA Futura (Rome, Italy) - 5. - 24. October 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Giulia screenshot.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Giulia preparing &quot;Future Flora&quot;]]<br /> <br /> Interaction designer and educator committed to female’s healthcare and its innovation, combining biotechnology and interactive wearables. Founder of ALMA Futura.<br /> <br /> Giulia will visit Switzerland and collaborate with [http://GaudiLabshttps://www.gaudi.ch/GaudiLabs/?page_id=2 GaudiLabs] in Luzern (5-10. Oct) and at the [http://Hackteria%20ZET%20-%20Open%20Science%20Labhttps://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/hackteria-zet-open-science-lab-in-zurich/ Hackteria ZET - Open Science Lab] (15-24. Oct) on participatory community research and hacking around the theme of reproductive justice and DIY pregnancy tests.<br /> <br /> ''&quot;Xenopia is a research, art and design project aimed at prototyping a domestic hormones Beta Hcg test as a tool to address reproductive justice and the right to access abortion. We will investigate the historical scientific practices around living interfaces as controlling technologies (i.e. the living pregnancy test Xenopus Leavis frog, mice, seeds). The right to access abortion is under attack and Beta Hcg testing is a mandatory test to access safe abortion but is poorly available for people living in rural areas and in marginalised conditions. Weeks of pregnancy are the playing field on which the war against access to abortion is waged, so we see in this prototype the possibility of facilitating the path autonomously by giving people back control. Collectives defending reproductive rights in countries where abortion is illegal or restricted (as Italy) and safely providing support, do not have access to this kind of easing. With an inter-species perspective, we would therefore develop this prototype and participatory workshops as political act of empowerment and concrete response to reproductive justice.&quot;''<br /> <br /> here wiki content to visit here:<br /> https://hackteria.org/wiki/Xenopia<br /> <br /> <br /> * https://gitomasello.com/<br /> * https://almafutura.org/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/gitomasello/<br /> <br /> Read Giulia's full Report on the Project here on the hackteria Wiki, use spread, duplicate!<br /> *https://hackteria.org/wiki/Xenopia<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Dominik Mahnič (Ljubljana, Slovnenia) - 25. Okt - 10. Nov 2024==<br /> <br /> [[File:Mahnic_klobukom.jpg||250px|thumb|right|Is it Jesus?]]<br /> <br /> We are planning to host our regular Hacker-in-Residence Dominik Mahnič aka Doms again to continue our long-term collaborations and work / reflect with Sofie on various robotic painting machines and it's philosophical implications.<br /> <br /> During the [https://mechatronicart.ch/brushology-ways-of-painting-with-a-mechatronic-brush/ &quot;Brushology&quot; Session] the shared their recent insigts of the collaboration.<br /> <br /> * https://app.assembla.com/spaces/dominik-mahnic/<br /> <br /> [[File:DomsAlone.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Sofie Mart (Zürich) - 20. Juli - 9. August 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Sofie.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Sofie Mart]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I was lucky to meet Marc and Maya in summer 2024 when I was looking for a workshop space to bring to life a custom-built robotic drawing machine. Bitwäscherei is a great space and a playground for DIY robotics projects. I got a lot of help and inspiration from the other artists- and hackers-in-residence. Thank you Bitwäscherei and SGMK for hosting me!&quot;''<br /> <br /> [[File:Bitwascherai.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> Sofie Mart a Swiss-based creative technologist passionate about contextualizing complexity through visual media. In the past few years, Sofie has been venturing projects on the intersection of arts, culture, technology and humanities. With the background in cultural analytics and data visualization, she collaborated with the private cultural estates on the immersive visualization of art collections, directed virtual reality experiences for corporate and public sector clients and created digital applications for creativity. https://sofiem.art/<br /> <br /> In 2024 Sofie started her studio focusing on media processing, creative coding and art fabrication - https://uncorporated.studio/ . With the support from [https://matr.art/ Matr Labs] engineers, she built and launched the first art-making machine in Bitwäscherei, Zurich.<br /> <br /> * https://www.instagram.com/uncorporated.studio/<br /> * https://sofiem.art/<br /> <br /> == Tengal (Manila, Philippines / Berlin, Germany) - 1. - 10. August 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Tengal hacking.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Tengal hacking some academic writing]]<br /> <br /> Tengal is a composer, media artist, and cultural instigator, engaged in research-based production that bridges art, technology, and society. Since 2005, he has initiated numerous projects and collectives in Manila and across Southeast Asia. Notably, he founded the organization ''SABAW Media Art Kitchen'', a curatorial platform specializing in sound, media art, and interstices between art and science. In 2008, he established the Philippines' first international media art and experimental music festival, ''WSK Festival of the Recently Possible'' where he has served as artistic director since its inception.<br /> <br /> From 2017 to 2018, Tengal curated the exhibition ''&quot;INTERSTICES: Manifolds of The In-between&quot;'' and served as exhibition director for the ''&quot;Self-reflexivity: Thinking Media and Digital Articulations&quot;'' exhibition at the Tokyo Media Art Festival MeCA | Media Culture in Asia, initiated by the Japan Foundation.<br /> <br /> Tengal co-created the international music platform ''NUSASONIC'', a creative collaboration between ''YES NO KLUB, WSK Festival of The Recently Possible, Playfreely/BlackKaji, CTM Festival'', and the ''Goethe Institute''. ''Nusasonic'' was a multi-year project that explores a wide spectrum of experimental sound and music cultures in Southeast Asia, fostering dialogue not only within the region but also with Europe.<br /> <br /> Recently relocating to Berlin, Tengal served as curator-at-large at ''Art Laboratory Berlin'' and played a significant role as co-curator of the projects ''&quot;Hackers, Makers, Thinkers”'', and ''“Radyo Somatodelia: Experiments in Sonic Animism.”''<br /> <br /> * https://www.instagram.com/tengal/<br /> * [https://www.instagram.com/wsk.io/ wsk.io]<br /> * [http://nusasonic.com/ nusasonic.com]<br /> <br /> == Kaldi Moss (Goa, Dehli, India) - June - August 2024 ==<br /> <br /> ''&quot;Bitwäscherei was an inspiring space that opened up new ways of thinking. It offers an alternative to the mainstream Swiss logic. The techniques and specifics of mediums and materials are exploded and explored everyday - in a way it is a dreamland.&quot;''<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=320px heights=240px&gt;<br /> File:Photo 2024-10-14 17-10-39.jpg<br /> File:Photo 2024-10-14 17-10-35.jpg<br /> File:Photo 2024-10-14 17-10-46.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Biography:'''<br /> <br /> Moss is an artist interested in sense perception, time, networked systems, insect perception, tree intelligence and experiences of beings that are not human. <br /> <br /> Moss’ (they/them) practice spans sound, video, browser-based art and bio art. They are part of a community of engineers and technologists, and are invested in exploring alternate methods of knowledge production. Their video and installation work has been shown in multiple exhibitions in Zurich, Milan, Toronto, Dresden, Brighton, Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Himachal and Goa.<br /> <br /> They are a part of Cynk Collective, a noise band producing immersive audiovisual concerts. In addition, they are the artistic director at Walkin Studios,an independent multidisciplinary art studio and project space in Bangalore, India and have co-founded the collective NOTAAT with artist Puneet Jain.<br /> <br /> * https://whattt.cargo.site/<br /> <br /> == Elisa Chaveneau (Le Mans, France) - 01. - 15. July 2024 ==<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=240px heights=180px&gt;<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.13.54.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.07.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.16.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.43.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.28.png<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Bio:''' Elisa Chaveneau is a French artist born in 2000 who specialises in the design and exhibition of sculptures, <br /> installations and materials on the subject of «Other-than-human». Her search for new media involving geo-materials and fermentation processes is keen to question inter-species relations in an ecosystem and consumer habits facing industry. With specialist training in geomaterials and ceramics at the Le Mans Fine Arts School, the materiality and supposed aesthetics of the material take on a primordial role in her approach to creation, as well as in her formal process is to rediscover the links with the living world. Through her interests in ecology, design, craft practices and performance, she tries to focus our imagination and make us contemplate the landscapes and the immensity of the ecosystems we are confronted with. &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> Her work has been exhibited at the Centre Contemporain de Céramique de la Borne and in a duo with Noémie Vincent-Maudry at the 2022 Saint-Etienne Biennial and at the Musée d’Art Moderne in Paris for the Flammes exhibition.<br /> <br /> https://www.instagram.com/elisachaveneau/<br /> <br /> '''Workshop: Saturday 13.7.24, 12-18h''' <br /> <br /> https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Kitchenlab_Bioplastic<br /> <br /> DIY Workshop on BIOPLASTIC Making. Together with Hacker-in-Residency(SGMK) Elisa Chaveneau (FR) we dive into the topic of bioplastic as novel material research. Starting point is the kitchen lab! Why working with materials that originate from our kitchen and how easy and fun it is to repurpose materials from there to revalue and repurpose and close circles. Circular thinking at the base of everyday practice! Starting with a Lunch by Gasthaus Kitchenlab we will be working on testing and creating various recipes and experimentations on Bioplastic.<br /> <br /> == Moch Hasrul (Jakarta, Indonesia) - 11-14. July 2024 ==<br /> [[File:Hasrol kopicup.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Hasrul likes kopi]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I have known [https://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/hackteria-zet-open-science-lab-in-zurich/ Hackteria ZET] and [https://mechatronicart.ch/mechartlab/ SGMK's MechArtLab] for quite some time, and I always enjoy visiting their shared studio and laboratory. The atmosphere is incredibly pleasant and inspiring, filled with a playful yet highly productive energy. When I was a speaker at a talk about [https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/plastik/ '''Operasi Plastik'''], I was truly impressed by the enthusiasm and participation of the attendees. Additionally, the experience of preparing a dinner together was delightful, with a warm and welcoming atmosphere. Hackteria ZET, Bitwäscherei, is truly a special place for creativity and collaborative learning.&quot;''<br /> <br /> '''Bio: Moch Hasrul''' is a media artist based in Jakarta who combines art and technology in his work. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Art Education from Universitas Negeri Jakarta and a Master's degree in Fine Arts from Institut Teknologi Bandung. Currently, he serves as the director of Serrum and teaches at Kalbis University. His artistic practice includes experiments with computational devices, mechanical and electronic systems, and plastic recycling. Managing Studio Batur Jakarta and actively involved in the Gudskul Ecosystem, Hasrul initiated GudRnD, focusing on plastic recycling experiments. He is also developing context-based, student-centered learning methods using art approach.<br /> <br /> * https://mochhasrul.com/<br /> * https://www.gudrnd.id/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/_gudrnd/<br /> <br /> '''TALK: Operasi Plastik - 18:00 Saturday 13. July 2024 @ Bitwäscherei'''<br /> <br /> Hasrul will give an overview of their activities, researching and developing OPERASI PLASTIK, an artistic approach to plastic waste management. After the talk everybody is invited for a dinner, exploring Indonesian cuisine and cooking together.<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/plastik/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> [[File:OperasiPlastik.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Operasi Plastik]]<br /> '''OPERASI PLASTIK''' is an initiative that offers an artistic approach to plastic waste management by incorporating artistic and imaginative aspects into the process. By using art as a medium, OPERASI PLASTIK not only focuses on conventional plastic recycling but also transforms the waste into captivating and meaningful artworks. This approach aims to raise public awareness about plastic waste issues while changing their perception of materials that are usually considered trash.<br /> <br /> * https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6mqJyGB8EM/?igsh=eXBiOHJ2c2h3Nnh5<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> == Servando Barreiro (digital nomad, Spain) - February 2024 ==<br /> [[File:servando_goggles.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Servando]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;During my time at Bitwäscherei, I had a blast! Interacting with a bunch of creative minds from different backgrounds was super cool. We did some coding, had fun with puredata, and created some awesome stuff together. The weeks at Bitwäscherei flew by, filled with lots of laughs and learning. I'm already thinking about coming back for more. It's a great place to explore new ideas and make music with like-minded folks. Thanks, Bitwäscherei, for the awesome experience. Looking forward to hanging out again and making more magic together!&quot;''<br /> <br /> '''Biography'''<br /> <br /> I'm an Audiovisual artist with a background in electronics, sound, and audiovisual communication. I lived in Madrid, Berlin, Peru, and Stockholm, among other places.<br /> I'm A Pure Data expert (If you know, you know..). I created music and/or software for brands such as Audi, Redbull, Polestar, and Teenage Engineering. My work has been exhibited in renowned locations such as: Reina Sofia Museum, Medialab Prado, Transmediale, and Ars Electronica. For more information, keep browsing this [http://servando.teks.no/ site].<br /> <br /> * http://servando.teks.no/<br /> <br /> '''Workshop at Bitwäscherei'''<br /> <br /> See more about the [[Puredata (Pd) Workshop with Servando]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Yuzuru Maeda (Japan) - Dec 2023==<br /> [[File:WhatsApp Image 2023-12-04 at 16.42.09.jpeg|300px|thumb|right|Zentai Interview]]<br /> <br /> '''Biography'''<br /> <br /> Yuzuru born in Japan, Gifu. Yuzuru graduated from LaSalle College of Arts, Singapore in 2009 for Bachelor of the Arts program in music composition. She has embarked on performing music and improvisation and making video, installation and performance art with [Zentai Art Project - http://yuzuru.weebly.com/]. She also organizes Zentai exhibition, Zentai walk, Zentai performance with [http://www.zentaiart.com/ Zentai Art Festival].<br /> <br /> <br /> For her residency at Bitwäscherei she will conduct interviews with people on their life and practices wearing a Zentai outfit while doing and creating friction in how to perceive the oposite. She also wants to conduct a participatory Zentai performance in public space in Zurich.<br /> If interested in giving an interview or participate at the zentai performance pls contact &quot;zentaiartproject[at]yahoo.com&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ''&quot;I embarked on an artistic exploration using Zentai suits as a central component in my video work. This unconventional choice served as a catalyst for probing the complex layers of identity within the realm of art and human interaction. During my residency in December 2023, I had the privilege of engaging in insightful interviews with notable figures such as Serge Bertschy, Oliver Jaggi, and Chruut. These encounters provided invaluable glimpses into their creative processes and methodologies. It was a fascinating journey delving into their artistic minds, discovering their techniques, and learning about their endeavors to push the boundaries of expression. One of the most profound lessons gleaned from these conversations was the importance of innovation and resourcefulness in the pursuit of artistic vision. Witnessing how each individual crafted their own tools and methods to breathe life into creations inspired me to seek out my own unique approaches in my artistic practice. Moreover, these interactions sparked a deeper contemplation on the interconnectedness between art and sustainability. I was profoundly moved by the dedication of these artists to not only their craft but also to contributing positively to our planet. Their commitment to sustainable living resonated deeply with me, prompting introspection on how I, too, could leverage my art to foster a more environmentally conscious world. As I reflect on the insights gained during my residency, I am filled with a renewed sense of purpose and direction. Armed with newfound inspiration and a heightened awareness of the intersection between art and sustainability, I am eager to embark on my own journey of creative exploration and meaningful contribution to the world around me.&quot;''<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> small trailer of the zurich session:<br /> * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHhvpPR0JRQ&amp;ab_channel=Zentai%E9%87%87%E8%AE%BF%28ZentaiArtProject%29<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=240px heights=180px&gt;<br /> File:WhatsApp_Image_2023-12-04_at_16.42.53.jpeg<br /> File:WhatsApp Image 2023-12-04 at 16.42.40.jpeg<br /> File:WhatsApp Image 2023-12-04 at 16.42.16.jpeg<br /> File:Yuzuru interviewing Serge Bertschi.jpg<br /> File:Yuzuru and Oliver Jäggi.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Shih Wei-chieh (Taipei, Taiwan) - 11. September - 1. November 2023 ==<br /> [[File:abao_stupidPhoto.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Abao with amazing haircut]]<br /> '''What was the purpose of your residency in Zurich? What did you learn from it?'''<br /> <br /> ''“In addition to my pursuit of practical solar applications, my most successful DSSC prototype currently produces only around ~2.5 mA per square centimeter. The significance lies more in the opportunities to collaborate with scientists and engage in visits to the laboratory at ETH. This experience has served as valuable training for me, offering insights into how scientists work with nanomaterials. Understanding the conventional applications and purposes, as well as the established protocols for synthesizing nano materials, has been a rare and precious experience for artists. It raises pertinent questions about the relationship between art and science, and how these two domains can and should collaborate effectively.”''<br /> <br /> ''“Although it was a fantastic experience for artists to work with scientists with complete freedom and full access to knowledge, I wonder how we can repeat the model without any funding to support the free sofa accommodation and the efforts from volunteers. On the other hand, I believe this is a great model that differs from those residency organized by institutes and centers which always comes with political requirements and demands. The property of the community plays a big part too. During the residency I have met many community members in Bitwäscherei, the role of them are usually very mixed, like chemist with musician background or artist with scientific degree, or engineer with profound knowledge for history of analog computer, the people are a great library and the culture was naturally provided by the community. This dynamic is relatively rare in Taiwan, where career roles tend to be more singular, and scientists typically don’t serve other fields in the same integrated manner.”''<br /> <br /> Part 1/2: [https://www.makery.info/en/2023/12/20/english-from-e-textile-to-gratzel-cells-encounter-with-the-taiwanese-designer-shih-wei-chieh/ “From e-textile to Grätzel cells, encounter with the taiwanese designer Shih Wei Chieh“], Makery 2023<br /> <br /> Part 2/2: [https://www.makery.info/en/2023/12/21/une-residence-de-recherche-en-cellules-gratzel-a-hackteria-rencontre-avec-shih-wei-chieh-2-2/ “A residency to research Grätzel cells at Hackteria, encounter with Shih Wei Chieh“], Makery 2023<br /> <br /> '''施惟捷 Shih Wei Chieh''' works with wearable art, e-textile, and laser audiovisual. He is also a self-taught material science researcher. His &quot;Laser Dye Project&quot; innovates an optical textile printing method by programmable laser projector and New Cyanotype solution, which inspire him to explore the trans-disciplinary collaboration between new medias and traditional craft techniques. He’s the founder of “Tribe Against Machine”, a project exploring how culture preservation works with modern technologies. His current research develops a DIY dye sensitized solar glass made with natural dye in a large size format, which is used for both energy and as a smart interface for sonic art. <br /> <br /> * https://shihweichieh.com/<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/HLabX_Fellows#HLabX_Fellow_Shih_Wei_Chieh<br /> <br /> Application to NanoArts grant done / not received :-(: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Prep-NanoArts<br /> <br /> Now combined with Workshop at [https://www.weareaia.ch/energy-giveaway/ Energy Giveaway @ WEAREAIA], to be held on 22/23 September 2023.<br /> <br /> More info is documented on the hackteria wiki: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Abao_Residency<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Helmi Hardian (Surabaya, Indonesia) - Mid July - Mid August 2023 | [[BIR residensi]] ==<br /> [[File:Helim_Ugly.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Helmi in his full beauty]]<br /> <br /> '''Reflection / Testimonial'''<br /> <br /> ''Best residency ever!!'' - Helmi<br /> <br /> ''During my residency, I had the opportunity to collaborate on the project The [https://mechatronicart.ch/diy-microscope-workshop-low-energy-circuit-performances/ Loose Energy Curriculum for the exhibition at the Humus Punk Library] in Zurich. We created a low-voltage and high-energy visual performance, utilizing previously unknown equipment from the hackteria studio. The experience of playing together and improvising with the hacked equipment was incredibly rewarding. ''<br /> <br /> ''One of the highlights was simply attending a wide range of workshops at the [https://mechatronicart.ch/homemade-summercamp-2023-berghaus-girlen/ Homemade Summercamp] in Switzerland, which differs a lot from my usual practice usually being the host of workshops. This privilege of learning from others and expanding my knowledge in various media arts fields felt utterly precious. From building a music station where we learned to play drums, to skillbuilding on keyboard, DJ equipment, and more. The overall cultural exchange during cooking time allowed us to share and transform traditional recipes into vegan and vegetarian versions. And the plurality of trips and destination furthermore offered precious insights into local cultures. Stops included: [http://www.randelab.ch/ Randelab], [http://www.gaudi.ch/GaudiLabs/ GaudiLabs], collaborating with [https://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/hackteria-zet-open-science-lab-in-zurich/ Hackteria ZET in Zurich], attending [https://mechatronicart.ch/homemade-summercamp-2023-berghaus-girlen/ Homemade Summercamp], visiting the art and science residency at Max-Planck in Konstanz and organizing the program [https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/pasar-senggol/ &quot;Pasar Senggol&quot; at Chaos Communication Camp] outside of Berlin.''<br /> <br /> ''It was unexpected but exciting to explore personal studios for local artists, experiencing the different styles of how collective spaces can be implemented and getting to know the individual studio approach. The residency taught me valuable lessons in space management, as I observed how collectives like [https://bitwaescherei.ch/ Bitwäscherei] or [https://maisonshift.ch/ Fashion Revolution] collaborate with the municiapal government to establish independent spaces. Overall, this residency provided a rich and diverse learning experience.'' - Written by Francisca Tan during a discussion with Helmi in Chiang Mai<br /> <br /> '''Biography'''<br /> <br /> Helmi Hardian is a grassroots artist and ghetto scientist, with a specific interest in cooking and smoking at the same time. He lives in Surabaya, the city that is well known for its industry and technology, as well as being the center of electronic component trading (chiefly, Pasar Genteng). Hence, almost all of his works are closely related to science and technology as the medium of creativity. He is the co-founder of Waft Lab, a creative-based initiative that works at interdisciplinary practices. Currently, he focuses on tech development through DIY/DIWO culture and playing his role in researching, hacking, or deconstructing daily materials to provide some devices with new functional aspects, as well as developing workshop kits, lecturing contents, and presentation materials, which aim to learn, share, and exchange knowledge.<br /> <br /> * https://waft-lab.com/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/helmihardian/<br /> * [[:File:Helmi Hardian - Artwork and Workshop 2022.pdf]]<br /> * Recent TUAK residensi in Tuban: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/TUAK<br /> * Application submitted: https://www.suedkulturfonds.ch/<br /> * Download application here: [[:File:Dossier-iiw0pYiT.pdf]]<br /> * Full project outline here: [[:File:2023_ProjectOutline_Helmi-Residensi.pdf]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:helmi_collage.jpg<br /> File:helmi_collage_02.jpg<br /> File:helmi_collage_03.jpg<br /> File:wafltlab_blue.jpg<br /> File:helmi_collage_01.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> == Arnont Nongyao - Thailand | early May 2023 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Arnont Nongyao portrait.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Arnont Nongyao]]<br /> <br /> '''Biography''' <br /> <br /> Arnont Nongyao lives in Chiangmai (TH) - Ho Chi Minh city (VN) and He is an artist interested and fell in love with the vibration of things. He likes listening to everything that inspires him to do experimental sound art. The most important teacher “the master Khvay Loeung &quot;inspired him to listen and “destroy yourself from being yourself” .-.. .. ... - . -. -.-- --- ..- .-. ... . .-.. ..-.<br /> <br /> Born in Bangkok, works and lives in Chiangmai (TH) - Ho Chi Minh city (VN). Arnont is working with various and different media includes sound, video, installation, site specific, public art etc. Arnont’s work is engage with his interest in vibration; he works on diverse art experimental projects, vibration-related.<br /> <br /> Arnont has been interested and research into sound with concentration on vibration, so most of his works are differently experimental and relative to vibration in order to search for the value of vibration derived from connected things, such as human beings, objects and society. His works are involved in a specific space and audience’s participation. They are also connected with the mode of listening/hearing in a social situation, and with how people interact with and participate in sound. Moreover, also he is Co-Director of Aesthetics of Error ( Chiang Mai Collective) with Thatchatham Silsupan and Pathompong Manakitsomboon that is a group of sound artists &amp; musician working on sound art &amp; experimental music in Chiangmai.<br /> <br /> Some of his selected exhibitions include solo exhibition “Sphere”, SAC Art lap, Chiang Mai, Thailand(2018).“Another Sound” co-work with Khvay Loeung, Sa Sa Art projects, Phnom Penh and Chiang Mai, Cambodia - Thailand (2018). and group exhibitions “Opera of Kard”, Singapore Biennale 2019, Singapore. “Currents 2019”, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. “A Visiblelity Matrix”, The Secession 2019, Vienna, Austria. Bangkok Art Biennale 2018, Bangkok, Thailand. “Postcripts” Bangkok Biennale, Bangkok, Thailand (2018).“Unstable(ry) Life”, 2016, Manif d’art, Quebec, Canada. 16th Media Art Biennale WRO 2015: Test Exposure, Wroclaw, Poland, TRANCE at Gallery VER, Bangkok, Thailand (2014). PROXIMITY, part of inSPIRACJE International at 13 MUZ, Szczecin, Poland (2014).<br /> <br /> '''External Links'''<br /> <br /> * [http://www.arnontnongyao.com Arnont Nongnyao's personal website]<br /> * [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/GBMN WORKSHOP: Gentle but make noise]<br /> <br /> [[File:Arnont_mixerli.jpg|thumb|left|400px|Arnont lötet das Mixerli!!]]<br /> <br /> [[Category: Biography]]<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Bostjan Čadež (Ljubljana, Slovenia - April 2023 ==<br /> [[File:Bos_Robot.jpg|thumb|right]]<br /> Bostjan Čadež (b. 1979, Ljubljana) is a new media artist whose interdisciplinary practice explores the intersections of art, technology, and human experience. His innovative installations and performances often challenge the boundaries between the digital and physical world, incorporating elements such as artificial intelligence, virtual reality, robotics, and real-time data processing. Čadež’s art is characterized by a dynamism and unique life that stems from the algorithms and guidelines he uses to shape his works. His interest in simple guidelines from which an infinite number of images or situations arise, which are never the same as before, is one of the key aspects of his creations. His works often include interaction with viewers, who with their involvement become part of the artistic experience and at the same time co-create the work they observe.<br /> <br /> * https://www.bostjancadez.art/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Dann Disciglio (Chicago, USA) &amp; Angelina Almukhametova (Chicago, USA) - March 2022 ==<br /> <br /> ''“I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to have participated in the Hacker-in-Residence program at the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society. The atmosphere of curiosity and artistic research was both inspiring and endlessly encouraging. During my residency, I led a workshop called, “Biodegradable Sound: Gelatin Records.” This hands-on workshop aimed to explore the intersection of recorded sound and biodegradability by introducing a method for creating functional and fully biodegradable phonograph records made from gelatin. The Swiss Mechatronic Art Society and its diverse group of members not only helped facilitate this workshop, they supported me by offering the resources and technical support needed to realize the event. My residency also produced various connections with other artists, musicians, and hackers which I continue to maintain to this day. I cannot wait to return to SGMK to continue to explore new topics of research, and continue picking the brains of the incredible community who stands behind this space”''<br /> <br /> During their short residency they will work on their research with parametric speakers, host a workhop on [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/BiodegradableSound &quot;Biodegradable Sounds&quot;] and do a performance with artist-made video transmitters, and retro tech!<br /> <br /> See this little add by the Hive people, where in the end they show the workshop and performance: https://peakd.com/hive-127039/@mind.force/ladjdnnz<br /> <br /> '''Angelina Almukhametova'''<br /> <br /> An G is a Chicago based neon artist who creates digital &amp; physical works in pursuit of happiness.<br /> <br /> Angelina Almukhametova’s work interfaces digital and analog technologies with custom built software and handmade electronics to create responsive audiovisual installations and performances. She holds a BFA in Art and Technology from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2020) and has exhibited work and performed in New York City, Chicago, Houston, and Iceland. She has led workshops at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Experimental Sound Studio in Chicago.<br /> <br /> https://aan-g.com/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Dann Disciglio'''<br /> [[File:Headshot _Disciglio.jpg|thumb|400px|right]]<br /> Dann Disciglio (b.1993) is a US-based intermedia artist whose practice investigates contemporary ecologies through both analog and digital technologies. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Hampshire College (2015) in art and media theory and a Master of Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago's Sound Department (2019). Disciglio has shown work and performed in New York City, Chicago, Boston, Zürich, Leipzig, Iceland, and Panama City and has published texts in the Journal of Visual Culture (SAGE) and the Minding Nature journal. In 2022, he was selected to be an Emerging Artist Resident at Franconia Sculpture Park (Shafer, MN), Hacker-in-Residence at the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society (ZRH), and as a Creative Resident at the Bloedel Reserve (WA).<br /> <br /> https://danndisciglio.com/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Miranda Moss (Cape Town, South Africa | wuwäähä, Sweden) ==<br /> <br /> Artist / designer Miranda has been popping into SGMK events since 2017. In the period 2020-21 she has been conducting chicken/robot research at Bitwäscherei and Randelab as part of the &quot;Chicken-in-Residence Program&quot;, along with Daniel Brownell, co-ran a solar water bot workshop with Dj Livia, joined the Homemade summercamp for the first time where she turned everyone's pee into electricity, continues to collaborate on sound and water geeking with Oli Jäggi, and regularly comes to the 2D OpenLab. She has also become the in-house graphic designer for events, always makes sure everyone has enough beer to drink, and is also the resident anticolonial feminist killjoy. <br /> <br /> She says: <br /> <br /> ''&quot;I'm super grateful to have had all the time as a hacker in residence at the Bitwäscherei. I am always meeting new amazing and inspiring people, am constantly learning cool things, and new projects and collaborations seem to blossom exponentially. I try to take the spirit of the lab with me on all my travels and to the other global communities I am involved in. Can't wait to return!&quot;'' <br /> <br /> * https://mirandamoss.com/<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:Miranda_geeking.png<br /> File:miranda_chicken_headhshot.jpg<br /> File:Miranda_Homemade.jpeg<br /> File:Dinner_in_werkstatt.jpeg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> Miranda's recent residency was supported partially through her artistic research project &quot;Gallus Gallus Roboticus&quot; within the konS paltfrom, funded by European Union and Cultural Ministry of Slovenia. Other visits privately and partially through Pro Helvetia.<br /> <br /> == Scott Beibin (Philadelphia, USA) ==<br /> <br /> Scott Beibin, aka [https://www.instagram.com/grouchofractal/ Groucho Fractal] has been a regular visitor to the MechArtLab over the last couple of years.<br /> <br /> &lt;youtube width=&quot;480&quot; height=&quot;360&quot;&gt;BLsgLAaJ5cs&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> * https://www.mandelbot.io/<br /> <br /> == Liz Cole - Evil Twin Booking Agency (Philadelphia, USA) ==<br /> <br /> Elizabeth Jane Cole is co founder of Evil Twin Booking Agency (eviltwinbooking.org), a podcast producer, writer, and DIY biology and open source hardware enthusiast. She participated in the Wild Open PCR Project @ Hacketeria (mentored by Urs Gaudenz of GaudiLabs and Marc Dusseiller).<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I’m very grateful for the time I spent at Bitwäscherei! The passion for collaboration and understanding how things work embodied in the culture of the space is so inspiring. Bitwäscherei empowers people to explore their environments through building open source tools and technology, and it opened up a new world of creativity for me.&quot;'' <br /> <br /> [[File:liz_hacking.jpeg|400px]][[File:liz_portrait.jpeg|400px]]<br /> <br /> * https://eviltwinbooking.org/about/<br /> <br /> == Adam Zaretsky (Woodstock, USA | somewhere in Greece) ==<br /> <br /> ''First I am thankful to Hackteria – Zentrum für Experimentelle Transdisziplinarität (Center for Experimental Transdisciplinariy), Research Node: ReproTech &amp; Art / Germline Hacks and Designer Babies''<br /> <br /> ''Including time spent well in the Swiss Embassy of San Francisco and Garage MCA in Moscow working on Methods of Transgenesis and GMO DIY Crispr Baby workshopoligies.''<br /> <br /> ''I also do want to than the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society for the time in residence plotting and making a crying machine and exploding miso neck living gooper gore bioart special effects performance.''<br /> <br /> ''We got into the wetness of reproductive technology, open source science, and the text to flesh interface of human germline genome editing. We learned how to read GENbank, FASTA, PubMed and SciHub pubs creatively. We got beyond the intimidating complexity by uploading equally as complex analogical and qualitative artistic data including: accordion music, drawings, collages, poetry and experimental video and more.''<br /> <br /> ''We involved people from wildly diverse backgrounds and international origins as is normal for Hackteria a global open house for odd, queer and oblique DIYbioart Hacker tweek and freekerz. We also group-geeked hard and stayed ridiculous about reporter genes, safe harbors, inducible promoters, off target mutations and IVF microinjection.''<br /> <br /> ''What we did was amazing. Like truly groundbreaking, wildly silly and depth informative. Beyond the call of duty living on the fumes of Marc's covid pay and minky little eth donations... We taught hybrid simultaneous in-person and online/off--ground... which is a form of super depleting heroism. I think it was super inspiring for those involved and has yet to mature but will make a great database if it continues.''<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:GOSPHA-whatdidshedo-web.jpg<br /> File:thGAP_flyer_web.jpg|400px<br /> File:CGCB_flyer_web.jpg|400px<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Mind thGAP'''<br /> <br /> We made three super relaxed bioinformatics primer labs for public understanding of databases of hereditary data (gene scans and gene scrolls) but also an understanding of the social implication of issues of gene piracy, genetic privacy.<br /> <br /> * Lab 1 - Transgenic Human Genome Alternatives Project (thGAP)<br /> * Lab 2 - Generic Open-Source Plasmid for Human Arts (GOSPHA)<br /> * Lab 3 - Creative Germline Constructs Bank (CGCB)<br /> <br /> Future Plans: We are going to be making an Open ArtSci Call for Creative Science Fiction Writers, Citizen Bioethicists and Untrained Art Critics to critically review the 5 entries we have compiled online on the CGDB. After that we might put some of the results up on GitHub and then make an NFT of them. Then we will call the World Congress on New Reproductive Technology Arts, for a GLOBAL AESTHETIC RESPONSE TO TRANSGENIC HUMANS AS BIOART and work on updating to a ‘real’ database. Oh yeah, and we did come up with a list of fifteen next steps, all of which are near impossible legally and technically so we should. Finally, we wrote a letter to the WHO Expert Advisory Committee on Developing Global Standards for Governance and Oversight of Human Genome Editing. No word back from them but I am sure they got the message. We might need to get their attention.<br /> <br /> https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/thgap/<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:adam_dusjagr_misoanal.JPG<br /> File:Lab3_CGCB_screenshot_single.png<br /> File:Adam_blue_bitw_smokers.jpg<br /> File:MISO_anus.jpg<br /> File:AZ_rc3_virtual.jpeg<br /> File:pin_adam.jpeg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> Adam's residency was supported privately by Marc Dusseiller and partially with some of the profits of the Hackteria Crypto Food Fund (HCFF).<br /> <br /> == Dominik Mahnič (Ljubljana, Slovnenia) ==<br /> <br /> ''Residency gives me rare opportunity to present, discuss and make different new works influenced by people, the enviroment of Bitwesherai and the city of Zurich. It was an intense experience in a place that offers great working conditions, deep reflections, and a friendly atmosphere.''<br /> <br /> * https://app.assembla.com/spaces/dominik-mahnic/<br /> <br /> [[File:Mahnic_klobukom.jpg|400px]][[File:zoom_2020_by_doms.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> Dom's residency was supported privately by the Center for Alternative Coconut Research.<br /> <br /> == Zohar Messeca - Fara AKA the idiot | [http://idiot.io/ idiot.io] (karkun, Israel) ==<br /> <br /> ''I have been very lucky to escape the israeli wilderness between Covid lockdowns to spend long month’s geeking like an idiot at the Bitwäscherei hackerspace and SGMK activities of the past year. Had great time sharing my DIY approach and attitude with my latest flexible circuits methods and techniques while spreading [http://idiot.io/ idiot.io] latest kits and propaganda at multiple workshops. Met plenty of talented local and international freaks/artists with mutual interests and curiosities. Also collaborated on several projects with the locals and made plenty of new friends!!''<br /> <br /> ''SGMK network is fantastisch!!! See you soooon!!''<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:idiot_covidCenter.jpg<br /> File:idioten.jpg<br /> File:idiot_residency.jpg<br /> File:rC3.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> * http://idiot.io/ idiot.io<br /> <br /> Zohar's residencies were supported by himself. Accommodation was shared with dusjagr and Veli.<br /> <br /> = Short term visitors =<br /> <br /> == Fransisca Tan ==<br /> [[File:Foodhacking Fransisca.jpg|thumb]]<br /> <br /> Fransisca Tan / artist statement<br /> <br /> ''“I first visited the Bitwäscherei in August 2022, coinciding with the open lab day. I was immediately smitten with the creative chaos, diversity and infrastructure of this hacker space. Chatting with some local and other visiting international artists I got to exchange on projects and find inspiration while food hacking throughout a lively evening.'' <br /> <br /> ''This community exchange set the first seeds for future opportunities to collaborate, such as for the performance “Future Food” at Kunsthaus Zürich (Oct 2023, CH), the LLL CoLaboratory in Chang Mai (Jan 2024, TH) and Amazonies Spatiales (Apr 2024, FR).''<br /> <br /> ''My experience at this Hackerspace underlines the core of what these community spaces ought to achieve: bring likeminded people together, have late night conversations about random stuff over a club mate and see if inspiration flows to join for a collaboration.”''<br /> <br /> Ressources &amp; Links<br /> * https://www.hinto.net/de/events/future-food-kunsthaus-zuerich-zuerich-e420326-20.html<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/hackterialab/cnx-openlab/<br /> * https://amazonies-spatiales.fr/ <br /> <br /> Biography<br /> Fransisca Tan is a creative producer and food experience designer with a background in internet &amp; media, communications and cognitive sciences<br /> <br /> Her diverse spectrum of engagement ranges from hosting workshops as science communicator, consulting artists and creatives on project management, to producing events such as festivals, art performances and hybrid residencies. All these root in her second nature as facilitator with a firm belief in a community arts approach.<br /> <br /> In her work and art she aspires towards bringing together people from all strides of life and revealing the value of community and collaboration.<br /> <br /> Find more on her portfolio on * https://www.fransiscatan.com/<br /> <br /> == Fran Quero, et al ==<br /> <br /> [[File:franGeng.jpg|400px|none]]<br /> <br /> The visit was part of their µ-residency at GaudiLabs in Luzern, where they shared newest experiments with qLAMP, openDROPs and electro-active bacteria.<br /> <br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Fran%20+%20Felipe%20nanoresidency%20GaudiLabs<br /> <br /> == Juan Duarte (Berlin / CDMX, Mexico) ==<br /> <br /> '''Sound spatialisation multichannel instrument'''<br /> <br /> During our short stay I could develop further a new iteration of this sound spatialisation instrument:<br /> * https://juanduarteregino.com/I<br /> <br /> This also was thrilling to connect with some members of the community in the lab, specially those who are also making with synthesisers and other sound gadgetry. Although the time to put together the instrument was quite intensive and busy, it was also good to discuss with other colleagues about the instrument’s potential in future. altogether, it was a very productive and fun experience to be here.<br /> <br /> [[File:Juan_II.JPG|400px]][[File:Juan_I.JPG|400px]]<br /> <br /> == Mary Maggic (Vienna / Los Angeles, USA) ==<br /> <br /> Mary Maggic comes to hang out and prototype various art projects and interventions, and geek out in nature!<br /> <br /> Some examples of projects: <br /> * Molecular Queering Agency - an experimental performance with a heavy metal hardware fountain for corona safe urine worshipping. <br /> * Lap Dance - motorized panorama camera for collective disobedience on a pink gynecology chair. <br /> * SCOBY Spin Cycle - rotating disc bioreactor for industrialized production of kombucha scoby. <br /> * Genital Panic - 3D printing genitals. <br /> * Weed Brownies (hide them from the kids). <br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=360px&gt;<br /> File:Marry_Costume.png<br /> File:Marry_genitalPanic.png<br /> File:Marry_Weidling.JPG<br /> File:Marry_Urinal.jpg<br /> File:Marry_peeParty.png<br /> <br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> * https://maggic.ooo/<br /> <br /> == Ewen Chardronnet (Paris, France) ==<br /> <br /> <br /> == Paula Pin (Lugo, Spain) ==<br /> <br /> coming soon...<br /> <br /> == František Apfelbeck (Czech Republic / Vale de Saire, France) ==<br /> <br /> When in Zürich I've had the opportunity to organize Cider Tasting at MechArtLab, which for me, is an interesting cross between hackerspace and bio hacking spot with quite a strong artistic approach. For me of course I liked a lot that they do lots of bio stuff, from kombucha artificial skin production, mushroom growing and many others to fermentation so when I've a chance I would like to visit again. Also I've found the building, which is a formal hospital laundry facility very interesting. I would say there are well over ten different projects of the alternative scene which makes a decent foundation for exchange and functioning as kind of independent entity. At the end we have set up outside just by the entrance of the building and were &quot;fishing&quot; for some people to join the core group for our noble activity spending a really nice evening together with open minded people. Next day I've actually joined the MechArtLab group on their trip to Saint Gallen were we have done another tasting event as part of the open doors of Ruum 42 hackerspace and theirs SGMK On-Tour: Chill &amp; Taste happening, fallowed later on by tasting of distillates made by local producer, barbecuing experimental locally made sausages by their creators and so on. It was a really nice finishing of the Switzerland part of my tour and I hope I can pop in again.<br /> <br /> <br /> * https://foodhackingbase.org/wiki/2021_cider_tour</div>

Dusjagr https://wiki.sgmk-ssam.ch/index.php?title=Hacker-in-Residence_Programme&diff=14141 2026-07-20T08:25:04Z

<p>Dusjagr: /* Nupur Maneesh Doshi (Mumbai, India) - 24. July - 18. August 2026 */</p> <hr /> <div>&lt;div style=&quot;right&quot; class=&quot;toclimit-2&quot;&gt;__TOC__&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> The Hacker-in-Residence Programme is jointly organized by various people from the environment of [https://bitwaescherei.ch/ Bitwäscherei], and directed primarily by [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Dusjagr Marc Dusseiller aka dusjagr], Center for Alternative Coconut Research, in his role as as co-founder and board member of both the [https://mechatronicart.ch/about/ Swiss Mechatronic Art Society] and Global Ambassador of the [https://www.hackteria.org/ Hackteria Network].<br /> <br /> = Ongoing =<br /> <br /> == Nupur Maneesh Doshi (Mumbai, India) - 24. July - 18. August 2026 ==<br /> [[File:nupur_headshot_02.jpg|thumb|250px]]<br /> During the SGMK Homemade 2026 and the follow up retreat at EAR, Nupur Maneesh Doshi is hosted as BEAK critic-in-residence working on a creative writing project based on Science Fictionesque poetic reflections on Bioart, Do-It-With-Others, Bioethics meets Travelogue and Speculative literary reflections. Earlier this year Nupur also was incorporated into the [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/CoLabs_Chiang_Mai#CoLabs_Kick-off_Feb_2026 Kickoff of Co-Laboratories], hired to pen a Technobiological Futures review article, with her curatorial and critical commentary published in English and French through Makery.info.<br /> <br /> * [https://www.makery.info/en/2026/05/11/english-epistemic-sludge-the-ontology-of-the-post-institutional-lab/ Epistemic sludge: the ontology of the post-institutional lab]<br /> <br /> Nupur Doshi is a curator and researcher based in Mumbai, India. Her work explores para-art trajectories, transgressing mediums and traditional materiality. She examines provocations from critical philosophy and transdisciplinary studies across counter-histories and speculative futures. She is the Fall '26 Draper Scholar at the Experimental Humanities (XE) Department at NYU. She has also been awarded the Global South Scholarship for the Art &amp; Curatorial Practice Certificate Program at The New Centre for Research &amp; Practice.<br /> <br /> * https://bioartethics.xyz/beak-news/f/nupur-maneesh-doshi---beak-critic-in-residence-colabs-thailand<br /> * https://nupurdoshi.hotglue.me/<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> = In preperation =<br /> <br /> == Faried Noor &quot;Askal&quot; Siregar (Yogyakarta, Indonesia) - 19. Sep - 11. Oct 2026 ==<br /> [[File:Askal_synthplaying2.jpg|250px|thumb|right|playing the [https://www.instagram.com/p/DWC5WO1k-An &quot;sistem modular terpadu&quot;]]]<br /> Faried Noor Siregar is an interdisciplinary artist, theater practitioner, and Batak manuscript (Pustaha) enthusiast based in Yogyakarta, graduated from the Theater Department at ISI Yogyakarta.<br /> <br /> As an artist, he is deeply interested in topics such as cultural preservation, social issues, and the environment, which he expresses and develops through interdisciplinary art, including theater and other visual arts. He also works across disciplines in DIY instrument engineering, exploring the intersection of craftsmanship, sound, and technology.<br /> <br /> He is an active member of Kawan Pustaha, Bauhouse Consorxium, and Lifepatch.<br /> <br /> * https://askal.id/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/asucalypto/<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> = Others =<br /> <br /> = Testimonials of our Residents of the past=<br /> <br /> == Maria Jose Besoain - LABVA (Valdivia, Chile) - 20. Nov - 4. Dec 2025 ==<br /> [[File:GaudiResidensi_Jose.png|250px|thumb|right|Micro-residency in GaudiLabs]]<br /> Situated Ecologies and Material Practice from South America (An Encounter with LABVA)&lt;br&gt;<br /> In a time marked by ecological crisis it becomes necessary to establish a critical perspective on the dominant industrial model of material trade and propose alternatives to how we relate to materiality. Rather than simply replacing one set of materials with another, the challenge lies in engendering a processual rethinking of the techniques, values, and epistemologies that underpin material practices. This open dialogue invites us to ask: how can we imagine alternatives to our pervasive dependency on petrochemical-based substances within an ecosystem shaped by extractive economies and technological determinism?&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> https://mustekala.info/beyond-substitution-situated-ecologies-and-material-practice-from-south-america-an-encounter-with-labva/&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == The Solar Mini Disc Walkmen mini residency of Shih Wei-chieh (Taipei, Taiwan) - 1. August - 5. September 2025 ==<br /> [[File:abao_stupidPhoto2.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Abao with amazing haircut. Stylist: Veli Silver.]]<br /> During a three-week micro-residency, I prototyped a “solar mini-disc walkman” that turns a handmade dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) into music. Building on my earlier portable, solar-powered starvation synth, I explore the “fingerprint” of a solar cell: using the I–V curve of each handmade DSSC as a musical score so its photovoltaic character becomes reproducible, generative sound. The instrument is self-powered: a 6×6 cm “solar mini disc” can be inserted and rendered to audio in real time. Beyond sculptural design, the device encourages open collection of natural-dye data and serves as a minimal-viable prototype for asking whether photovoltaic energy could—or should—be traceable. At present, the sound engine is implemented in Max/MSP with RAVE, where a 7-dimensional I–V “fingerprint” is directly connected to the decoder’s latent inlets. This pragmatic choice exploits RAVE’s real-time, high-fidelity synthesis, but the mapping remains largely hand-crafted. Framing the process more generally, the mapping can be understood as a vec2vec-style cross-modal alignment: a bridge function projects photovoltaic features into the latent space of a neural audio synthesizer. Unlike the recent vec2vec work in natural language processing—which aligns embeddings within the same modality and assumes comparable semantic geometry across models—our case is cross-modal (physics → sound) and uses a generative decoder as its target space. This difference requires stronger priors, such as monotonicity (e.g. larger photocurrents should not map to quieter or “darker” sounds) and local smoothness (similar I–V curves should yield nearby latents). In the vec2vec framework, semantic stability is maintained through three key constraints: reconstruction (the translated representation can be mapped back to the source), cycle-consistency (round-trips preserve meaning), and vector space preservation (VSP), which ensures that pairwise distances among embeddings remain intact across the mapping. While these methods were originally developed for aligning text embeddings, they provide a valuable reference for future work: similar constraints could regulate how photovoltaic features enter the RAVE latent space, ensuring that sonic identities preserve the geometric relationships of their underlying energy curves. In that sense, the Solar Mini-Disc Walkman not only produces reproducible sonic identities for each handmade cell, but also gestures toward a broader research question: how cross-system “languages” of energy and sound might be aligned in a universal latent space.<br /> &lt;gallery widths=&quot;220px&quot; heights=&quot;400px&quot;&gt;<br /> File:I-V tester made by Marc Dusseiller.jpg|The DIY I-V tester made by Marc Dusseiller. <br /> File:I-V tester made by Marc Dusseiller_2.jpg|The measurement of the I-V curve tester is uploaded to Thingspeak and a local server, and can be fetched in Max/MSP.<br /> File:DIY DSSC with screen printed pattern.jpg|DIY DSSC with screen printed pattern and hollyhock dye made by Shih Wei Chieh.<br /> File:DIY DSSC with cyanotype pattern.jpg|DIY DSSC with cyanotype pattern made by Shih Wei Chieh.<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> [[The Solar Mini-Disc Walkman: Cross-Modal Alignment of DSSC Fingerprints and Audio Latent Space|residency documentation]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Yair Reshef (Tel Aviv) - 23 - 31. July 2025 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Yair hardbrucke.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Yair arrives in Hardbrücke]]<br /> bureaucrat at [https://wiki.telavivmakers.org/ T.A.M.I], recovering [https://wiki.idiot.io idiot.io]<br /> <br /> * https://wiki.telavivmakers.org/<br /> * https://github.com/5shekel/<br /> * [[PASAR SENGGOL]]<br /> * https://stikka.zrok.yair.cc/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Will Robertson (various trees and forests, Scotland and Switzerland) - 1. May - 31. July 2025 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Will-Robertson-Looking-to-the-Future-DJI_0490-2048x1536-cropped-90.jpeg|250px|thumb|right|Will on a tree]]<br /> <br /> Sprache: Schweizerdeutsch, English, Französisch, Norwegisch<br /> <br /> ''' Research '''<br /> <br /> Will's research focuses on the interaction between trees and endangered tree dwelling dormouse (family ''Gliridae''), bat (family ''Vespertilionidae'') and squirrel (family ''Sciurus'') species. By making use of advances in our understanding of endangered ''Eliomys quercinus'' and ''Myomimus roachi'' and moving forward the boundaries of what's athletically and technically possible in aerial arboriculture, Will has developed new chainsaw carving and rotary boring techniques to precisely carve nest holes for Europe's most endangered mammals and reverse habitat destruction. Collaborations with Susan Kerwin, Goedele Verbeylen, Stiftung Wildstation Landshuit, Nedko Nedyalkov, Ralf Wistbacka and Thomas Briner have brought groundbreaking results in conservation of the Garden Dormouse (''Eliomys quercinus'') - a high conservation priority in Switzerland and Europe. Field studies with ''Myomimus roachi'' (Bulgaria) and ''Pteromys volans'' (Finland) are currently being planned.<br /> <br /> Will leads an international consortium of leading semiconductor manufacturers, software experts, hardware manufacturers and ecologists developing a new, completely open source wildlife camera and field ecology system with integrated NPU (Neural Processing Unit) for neutral network inference and Edge AI which offers unparalleled capabilities, reliability and independence in the field. Other research includes lexicography and use of neural networks in phonology and lexicography.<br /> <br /> Where wildlife cameras are unsuitable, eDNA (Environmental DNA) PCR/NAAT (Polymerase Chain Reaction / Nucleic Acid Amplification Technique) techniques are used.<br /> <br /> He served both in armed forces in the UK and in the Swiss fire service in Atemschutz at Stützpunkt Feuerwehr Küssnacht am Rigi where he handled some of Switzerlands's worst industrial and chemical fires of recent tdecades.<br /> <br /> Born in Scotland, Will became the first person in history to be honored by Parliamentary motions in both the Edinburgh and London parliaments.<br /> <br /> ''' The Art of the Climbing Arborist '''<br /> <br /> Will's artistic work focuses on natural forms in tree care and bringing the peace and beauty of the forest to gardens. His distinctive artistic style, implemented in a profession with the highest death rate in Europe, is athletically and technically extremely demanding and was influenced by de Breanski and Dutton then by contemporary Swiss gardeners and artists including Frei and Jope.<br /> <br /> '''Glass Art '''<br /> <br /> His other artistic medium is molten glass, working with glass chemistry of crystal and borosilicate glasses and the ligand field quantum chemistry of Neodymium, Erbium, Praseodymium, Cobalt, Copper and Iron and nanoparticleq chemistry and nonlinear optics of Copper, Silver and Gold to create color within clear glass. Molten glass is a uniquely difficult artistic medium but it is the only medium that allows color to exist independent of surface and allows the user to directly experience the quantum mechanical worlds of ligand field theory and nanoparticle nonlinear optics.<br /> <br /> To obtain the high temperatures and homogeneous furnace conditions needed to make colored glass, Will designs furnaces heated with FeCrAl, SiC Microwave susceptor and SiC electrical technologies controlled via PID computer control and insulated with high purity alumina refractories.<br /> <br /> Collaborations with professional glass artists develop and document the science of colored glass.<br /> <br /> ''' Here to Help'''<br /> <br /> Will is grateful to get a break from his current battles to learn kernel space software engineering and image sensor integration and is available to assist with microelectronics, power electronics, unpasteurized cheese making, wine making, pizza making, aerial arboriculture and user space and database software engineering.<br /> <br /> '''Wine, Cheese, Sauerkraut'''<br /> <br /> High quality unpasteurized cheeses from both home-grown and commercial lactic acid bacteria cultures come to life and high quality wine is made via the ''Méthode traditionnelle'''. Outside the precise order of the cleanroom, Sauerkraut, Kombucha, wine and cheese making cultures also find their way into bread and fruit juice.<br /> <br /> '''Research in English:'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/quick-summary-new-homes-for-old-friends-switzerland/<br /> '''Forschung in Deutsch'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/de/zusammenfassung-neue-heimat-fur-alte-freunde-schweiz/<br /> '''Recherche en Français'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/fr/resume-rapide-de-nouvelles-maisons-pour-de-vieux-amis-en-suisse/<br /> <br /> '''faclair.com:'''<br /> * https://www.faclair.com/<br /> * https://focloir.info/<br /> <br /> '''GIT Repositories:'''<br /> * https://github.com/William-Robert-Robertson/WildCamera<br /> * https://prototypefund.opendata.ch/project/wildcamera/<br /> <br /> '''Recent Publications:'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ARBMagazine208-P72-Spring2025-New-Homes-For-Old-Friends-An-Update.pdf<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ARBMagazine-New-Homes-for-Old-Friends-206-pp60-66.pdf<br /> <br /> '''Social media:'''<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/william_robert_robertson/<br /> * https://www.facebook.com/will.robertson.58555<br /> <br /> '''Folk often ask about.. Soldering'''<br /> <br /> Folk often ask me about soldering - here are some ideas that help:<br /> <br /> https://github.com/William-Robert-Robertson/WildCamera/blob/main/Development_Environment/Practical_Electronics/Soldering.md<br /> <br /> ==Maximiliano Laina (filmaker) and Olivia Laina (youth-activistin)== <br /> <br /> As a family short time residency they are visiting Zurich on the weekend of 11.-14th April, as part of the More-Than-Planet exhibition curated by Ewen Chardronnet and Martina Huber at Löwenbräu Zürich, We are AIA | Awareness in Art. <br /> <br /> 11.04.24, 6 - 9pm<br /> &quot;Flying with Patcha - Into the Aerocene&quot; Films creening at Luma Schwarzcafé <br /> <br /> 14.04.24, 9 - 12 am<br /> political Manifestation &quot;Earthrise&quot; flying the solar ballon at &quot;Alte Kaserene&quot; <br /> [[File:WhatsApp Image 2024-04-11 at 12.43.44.jpg|250px|thumb|Aerocene.org]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Toru (Ryu) Oyama (Okinawa City / Gifu, Japan) - 15 - 31. July 2025 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Toru.jpg|thumb]]<br /> <br /> Toru (Ryu) Oyama is born in Japan, after graduating in pharmaceutical chemistry and fine art in japan, he studied and worked in a field of contemporary art in germany. moved to okinawa in 2017, he has been developing unique art projects in taiwan, south Korea, finland, indonesia and other parts of the world, based on the knowledge cultivated in science. his research and artistic practice explore topics such as food, land, human-nature relations, archaeology, and anthropology, through the site specific fieldwork. he has participated in various cross-disciplinary art-and-science projects worldwide,including projects and collaborates with artists and researchers.<br /> <br /> * https://www.ryuoyama.com/<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Andrey Chugonow (Yekaterinburg, Russia / Glasgow, UK) - 1. Oct - 30. November 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Square facebook 7sec.gif|250px|thumb|right|Glitching Andrey]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;During my stay in Switzerland, I plan to start developing a project that takes my autoimmune disease, multiple sclerosis, beyond my body into the realm of peer interaction. I plan to create a performative situation within which we will begin to interact with this autoimmune agent, forming several feedback loops in an attempt to find the equilibrium of the event.&quot;''<br /> <br /> Andrey Chugunov is a conceptual artist working at the intersection of digital and analogue media. He combines sound art, light installation, generative graphics, technological sculpture, media performances and readymade in his practice. He researches topics of mortality, temporality, autonomy, and memory decay in his artworks from the perspective of meditative media.<br /> <br /> He got a master's degree in Digital art at the Far Eastern Federal University in Vladivostok, Russia in 2018-2020. He participated in the &quot;Laboratory of a young artist&quot; at the Ural branch of the State Center for Contemporary Art in Yekaterinburg, Russia in 2018. He received an engineering degree in the field of alternative and renewable energy sources at the Ural Federal University in Yekaterinburg, Russia in 2008-2013.<br /> <br /> Andrey was born in Sverdlovsk, USSR in 1991.<br /> <br /> Now he resides in East Kilbride, Scotland, United Kingdom.<br /> <br /> * https://andreychugunov.com/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Giulia Tomasello / ALMA Futura (Rome, Italy) - 5. - 24. October 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Giulia screenshot.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Giulia preparing &quot;Future Flora&quot;]]<br /> <br /> Interaction designer and educator committed to female’s healthcare and its innovation, combining biotechnology and interactive wearables. Founder of ALMA Futura.<br /> <br /> Giulia will visit Switzerland and collaborate with [http://GaudiLabshttps://www.gaudi.ch/GaudiLabs/?page_id=2 GaudiLabs] in Luzern (5-10. Oct) and at the [http://Hackteria%20ZET%20-%20Open%20Science%20Labhttps://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/hackteria-zet-open-science-lab-in-zurich/ Hackteria ZET - Open Science Lab] (15-24. Oct) on participatory community research and hacking around the theme of reproductive justice and DIY pregnancy tests.<br /> <br /> ''&quot;Xenopia is a research, art and design project aimed at prototyping a domestic hormones Beta Hcg test as a tool to address reproductive justice and the right to access abortion. We will investigate the historical scientific practices around living interfaces as controlling technologies (i.e. the living pregnancy test Xenopus Leavis frog, mice, seeds). The right to access abortion is under attack and Beta Hcg testing is a mandatory test to access safe abortion but is poorly available for people living in rural areas and in marginalised conditions. Weeks of pregnancy are the playing field on which the war against access to abortion is waged, so we see in this prototype the possibility of facilitating the path autonomously by giving people back control. Collectives defending reproductive rights in countries where abortion is illegal or restricted (as Italy) and safely providing support, do not have access to this kind of easing. With an inter-species perspective, we would therefore develop this prototype and participatory workshops as political act of empowerment and concrete response to reproductive justice.&quot;''<br /> <br /> here wiki content to visit here:<br /> https://hackteria.org/wiki/Xenopia<br /> <br /> <br /> * https://gitomasello.com/<br /> * https://almafutura.org/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/gitomasello/<br /> <br /> Read Giulia's full Report on the Project here on the hackteria Wiki, use spread, duplicate!<br /> *https://hackteria.org/wiki/Xenopia<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Dominik Mahnič (Ljubljana, Slovnenia) - 25. Okt - 10. Nov 2024==<br /> <br /> [[File:Mahnic_klobukom.jpg||250px|thumb|right|Is it Jesus?]]<br /> <br /> We are planning to host our regular Hacker-in-Residence Dominik Mahnič aka Doms again to continue our long-term collaborations and work / reflect with Sofie on various robotic painting machines and it's philosophical implications.<br /> <br /> During the [https://mechatronicart.ch/brushology-ways-of-painting-with-a-mechatronic-brush/ &quot;Brushology&quot; Session] the shared their recent insigts of the collaboration.<br /> <br /> * https://app.assembla.com/spaces/dominik-mahnic/<br /> <br /> [[File:DomsAlone.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Sofie Mart (Zürich) - 20. Juli - 9. August 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Sofie.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Sofie Mart]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I was lucky to meet Marc and Maya in summer 2024 when I was looking for a workshop space to bring to life a custom-built robotic drawing machine. Bitwäscherei is a great space and a playground for DIY robotics projects. I got a lot of help and inspiration from the other artists- and hackers-in-residence. Thank you Bitwäscherei and SGMK for hosting me!&quot;''<br /> <br /> [[File:Bitwascherai.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> Sofie Mart a Swiss-based creative technologist passionate about contextualizing complexity through visual media. In the past few years, Sofie has been venturing projects on the intersection of arts, culture, technology and humanities. With the background in cultural analytics and data visualization, she collaborated with the private cultural estates on the immersive visualization of art collections, directed virtual reality experiences for corporate and public sector clients and created digital applications for creativity. https://sofiem.art/<br /> <br /> In 2024 Sofie started her studio focusing on media processing, creative coding and art fabrication - https://uncorporated.studio/ . With the support from [https://matr.art/ Matr Labs] engineers, she built and launched the first art-making machine in Bitwäscherei, Zurich.<br /> <br /> * https://www.instagram.com/uncorporated.studio/<br /> * https://sofiem.art/<br /> <br /> == Tengal (Manila, Philippines / Berlin, Germany) - 1. - 10. August 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Tengal hacking.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Tengal hacking some academic writing]]<br /> <br /> Tengal is a composer, media artist, and cultural instigator, engaged in research-based production that bridges art, technology, and society. Since 2005, he has initiated numerous projects and collectives in Manila and across Southeast Asia. Notably, he founded the organization ''SABAW Media Art Kitchen'', a curatorial platform specializing in sound, media art, and interstices between art and science. In 2008, he established the Philippines' first international media art and experimental music festival, ''WSK Festival of the Recently Possible'' where he has served as artistic director since its inception.<br /> <br /> From 2017 to 2018, Tengal curated the exhibition ''&quot;INTERSTICES: Manifolds of The In-between&quot;'' and served as exhibition director for the ''&quot;Self-reflexivity: Thinking Media and Digital Articulations&quot;'' exhibition at the Tokyo Media Art Festival MeCA | Media Culture in Asia, initiated by the Japan Foundation.<br /> <br /> Tengal co-created the international music platform ''NUSASONIC'', a creative collaboration between ''YES NO KLUB, WSK Festival of The Recently Possible, Playfreely/BlackKaji, CTM Festival'', and the ''Goethe Institute''. ''Nusasonic'' was a multi-year project that explores a wide spectrum of experimental sound and music cultures in Southeast Asia, fostering dialogue not only within the region but also with Europe.<br /> <br /> Recently relocating to Berlin, Tengal served as curator-at-large at ''Art Laboratory Berlin'' and played a significant role as co-curator of the projects ''&quot;Hackers, Makers, Thinkers”'', and ''“Radyo Somatodelia: Experiments in Sonic Animism.”''<br /> <br /> * https://www.instagram.com/tengal/<br /> * [https://www.instagram.com/wsk.io/ wsk.io]<br /> * [http://nusasonic.com/ nusasonic.com]<br /> <br /> == Kaldi Moss (Goa, Dehli, India) - June - August 2024 ==<br /> <br /> ''&quot;Bitwäscherei was an inspiring space that opened up new ways of thinking. It offers an alternative to the mainstream Swiss logic. The techniques and specifics of mediums and materials are exploded and explored everyday - in a way it is a dreamland.&quot;''<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=320px heights=240px&gt;<br /> File:Photo 2024-10-14 17-10-39.jpg<br /> File:Photo 2024-10-14 17-10-35.jpg<br /> File:Photo 2024-10-14 17-10-46.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Biography:'''<br /> <br /> Moss is an artist interested in sense perception, time, networked systems, insect perception, tree intelligence and experiences of beings that are not human. <br /> <br /> Moss’ (they/them) practice spans sound, video, browser-based art and bio art. They are part of a community of engineers and technologists, and are invested in exploring alternate methods of knowledge production. Their video and installation work has been shown in multiple exhibitions in Zurich, Milan, Toronto, Dresden, Brighton, Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Himachal and Goa.<br /> <br /> They are a part of Cynk Collective, a noise band producing immersive audiovisual concerts. In addition, they are the artistic director at Walkin Studios,an independent multidisciplinary art studio and project space in Bangalore, India and have co-founded the collective NOTAAT with artist Puneet Jain.<br /> <br /> * https://whattt.cargo.site/<br /> <br /> == Elisa Chaveneau (Le Mans, France) - 01. - 15. July 2024 ==<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=240px heights=180px&gt;<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.13.54.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.07.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.16.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.43.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.28.png<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Bio:''' Elisa Chaveneau is a French artist born in 2000 who specialises in the design and exhibition of sculptures, <br /> installations and materials on the subject of «Other-than-human». Her search for new media involving geo-materials and fermentation processes is keen to question inter-species relations in an ecosystem and consumer habits facing industry. With specialist training in geomaterials and ceramics at the Le Mans Fine Arts School, the materiality and supposed aesthetics of the material take on a primordial role in her approach to creation, as well as in her formal process is to rediscover the links with the living world. Through her interests in ecology, design, craft practices and performance, she tries to focus our imagination and make us contemplate the landscapes and the immensity of the ecosystems we are confronted with. &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> Her work has been exhibited at the Centre Contemporain de Céramique de la Borne and in a duo with Noémie Vincent-Maudry at the 2022 Saint-Etienne Biennial and at the Musée d’Art Moderne in Paris for the Flammes exhibition.<br /> <br /> https://www.instagram.com/elisachaveneau/<br /> <br /> '''Workshop: Saturday 13.7.24, 12-18h''' <br /> <br /> https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Kitchenlab_Bioplastic<br /> <br /> DIY Workshop on BIOPLASTIC Making. Together with Hacker-in-Residency(SGMK) Elisa Chaveneau (FR) we dive into the topic of bioplastic as novel material research. Starting point is the kitchen lab! Why working with materials that originate from our kitchen and how easy and fun it is to repurpose materials from there to revalue and repurpose and close circles. Circular thinking at the base of everyday practice! Starting with a Lunch by Gasthaus Kitchenlab we will be working on testing and creating various recipes and experimentations on Bioplastic.<br /> <br /> == Moch Hasrul (Jakarta, Indonesia) - 11-14. July 2024 ==<br /> [[File:Hasrol kopicup.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Hasrul likes kopi]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I have known [https://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/hackteria-zet-open-science-lab-in-zurich/ Hackteria ZET] and [https://mechatronicart.ch/mechartlab/ SGMK's MechArtLab] for quite some time, and I always enjoy visiting their shared studio and laboratory. The atmosphere is incredibly pleasant and inspiring, filled with a playful yet highly productive energy. When I was a speaker at a talk about [https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/plastik/ '''Operasi Plastik'''], I was truly impressed by the enthusiasm and participation of the attendees. Additionally, the experience of preparing a dinner together was delightful, with a warm and welcoming atmosphere. Hackteria ZET, Bitwäscherei, is truly a special place for creativity and collaborative learning.&quot;''<br /> <br /> '''Bio: Moch Hasrul''' is a media artist based in Jakarta who combines art and technology in his work. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Art Education from Universitas Negeri Jakarta and a Master's degree in Fine Arts from Institut Teknologi Bandung. Currently, he serves as the director of Serrum and teaches at Kalbis University. His artistic practice includes experiments with computational devices, mechanical and electronic systems, and plastic recycling. Managing Studio Batur Jakarta and actively involved in the Gudskul Ecosystem, Hasrul initiated GudRnD, focusing on plastic recycling experiments. He is also developing context-based, student-centered learning methods using art approach.<br /> <br /> * https://mochhasrul.com/<br /> * https://www.gudrnd.id/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/_gudrnd/<br /> <br /> '''TALK: Operasi Plastik - 18:00 Saturday 13. July 2024 @ Bitwäscherei'''<br /> <br /> Hasrul will give an overview of their activities, researching and developing OPERASI PLASTIK, an artistic approach to plastic waste management. After the talk everybody is invited for a dinner, exploring Indonesian cuisine and cooking together.<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/plastik/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> [[File:OperasiPlastik.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Operasi Plastik]]<br /> '''OPERASI PLASTIK''' is an initiative that offers an artistic approach to plastic waste management by incorporating artistic and imaginative aspects into the process. By using art as a medium, OPERASI PLASTIK not only focuses on conventional plastic recycling but also transforms the waste into captivating and meaningful artworks. This approach aims to raise public awareness about plastic waste issues while changing their perception of materials that are usually considered trash.<br /> <br /> * https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6mqJyGB8EM/?igsh=eXBiOHJ2c2h3Nnh5<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> == Servando Barreiro (digital nomad, Spain) - February 2024 ==<br /> [[File:servando_goggles.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Servando]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;During my time at Bitwäscherei, I had a blast! Interacting with a bunch of creative minds from different backgrounds was super cool. We did some coding, had fun with puredata, and created some awesome stuff together. The weeks at Bitwäscherei flew by, filled with lots of laughs and learning. I'm already thinking about coming back for more. It's a great place to explore new ideas and make music with like-minded folks. Thanks, Bitwäscherei, for the awesome experience. Looking forward to hanging out again and making more magic together!&quot;''<br /> <br /> '''Biography'''<br /> <br /> I'm an Audiovisual artist with a background in electronics, sound, and audiovisual communication. I lived in Madrid, Berlin, Peru, and Stockholm, among other places.<br /> I'm A Pure Data expert (If you know, you know..). I created music and/or software for brands such as Audi, Redbull, Polestar, and Teenage Engineering. My work has been exhibited in renowned locations such as: Reina Sofia Museum, Medialab Prado, Transmediale, and Ars Electronica. For more information, keep browsing this [http://servando.teks.no/ site].<br /> <br /> * http://servando.teks.no/<br /> <br /> '''Workshop at Bitwäscherei'''<br /> <br /> See more about the [[Puredata (Pd) Workshop with Servando]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Yuzuru Maeda (Japan) - Dec 2023==<br /> [[File:WhatsApp Image 2023-12-04 at 16.42.09.jpeg|300px|thumb|right|Zentai Interview]]<br /> <br /> '''Biography'''<br /> <br /> Yuzuru born in Japan, Gifu. Yuzuru graduated from LaSalle College of Arts, Singapore in 2009 for Bachelor of the Arts program in music composition. She has embarked on performing music and improvisation and making video, installation and performance art with [Zentai Art Project - http://yuzuru.weebly.com/]. She also organizes Zentai exhibition, Zentai walk, Zentai performance with [http://www.zentaiart.com/ Zentai Art Festival].<br /> <br /> <br /> For her residency at Bitwäscherei she will conduct interviews with people on their life and practices wearing a Zentai outfit while doing and creating friction in how to perceive the oposite. She also wants to conduct a participatory Zentai performance in public space in Zurich.<br /> If interested in giving an interview or participate at the zentai performance pls contact &quot;zentaiartproject[at]yahoo.com&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ''&quot;I embarked on an artistic exploration using Zentai suits as a central component in my video work. This unconventional choice served as a catalyst for probing the complex layers of identity within the realm of art and human interaction. During my residency in December 2023, I had the privilege of engaging in insightful interviews with notable figures such as Serge Bertschy, Oliver Jaggi, and Chruut. These encounters provided invaluable glimpses into their creative processes and methodologies. It was a fascinating journey delving into their artistic minds, discovering their techniques, and learning about their endeavors to push the boundaries of expression. One of the most profound lessons gleaned from these conversations was the importance of innovation and resourcefulness in the pursuit of artistic vision. Witnessing how each individual crafted their own tools and methods to breathe life into creations inspired me to seek out my own unique approaches in my artistic practice. Moreover, these interactions sparked a deeper contemplation on the interconnectedness between art and sustainability. I was profoundly moved by the dedication of these artists to not only their craft but also to contributing positively to our planet. Their commitment to sustainable living resonated deeply with me, prompting introspection on how I, too, could leverage my art to foster a more environmentally conscious world. As I reflect on the insights gained during my residency, I am filled with a renewed sense of purpose and direction. Armed with newfound inspiration and a heightened awareness of the intersection between art and sustainability, I am eager to embark on my own journey of creative exploration and meaningful contribution to the world around me.&quot;''<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> small trailer of the zurich session:<br /> * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHhvpPR0JRQ&amp;ab_channel=Zentai%E9%87%87%E8%AE%BF%28ZentaiArtProject%29<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=240px heights=180px&gt;<br /> File:WhatsApp_Image_2023-12-04_at_16.42.53.jpeg<br /> File:WhatsApp Image 2023-12-04 at 16.42.40.jpeg<br /> File:WhatsApp Image 2023-12-04 at 16.42.16.jpeg<br /> File:Yuzuru interviewing Serge Bertschi.jpg<br /> File:Yuzuru and Oliver Jäggi.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Shih Wei-chieh (Taipei, Taiwan) - 11. September - 1. November 2023 ==<br /> [[File:abao_stupidPhoto.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Abao with amazing haircut]]<br /> '''What was the purpose of your residency in Zurich? What did you learn from it?'''<br /> <br /> ''“In addition to my pursuit of practical solar applications, my most successful DSSC prototype currently produces only around ~2.5 mA per square centimeter. The significance lies more in the opportunities to collaborate with scientists and engage in visits to the laboratory at ETH. This experience has served as valuable training for me, offering insights into how scientists work with nanomaterials. Understanding the conventional applications and purposes, as well as the established protocols for synthesizing nano materials, has been a rare and precious experience for artists. It raises pertinent questions about the relationship between art and science, and how these two domains can and should collaborate effectively.”''<br /> <br /> ''“Although it was a fantastic experience for artists to work with scientists with complete freedom and full access to knowledge, I wonder how we can repeat the model without any funding to support the free sofa accommodation and the efforts from volunteers. On the other hand, I believe this is a great model that differs from those residency organized by institutes and centers which always comes with political requirements and demands. The property of the community plays a big part too. During the residency I have met many community members in Bitwäscherei, the role of them are usually very mixed, like chemist with musician background or artist with scientific degree, or engineer with profound knowledge for history of analog computer, the people are a great library and the culture was naturally provided by the community. This dynamic is relatively rare in Taiwan, where career roles tend to be more singular, and scientists typically don’t serve other fields in the same integrated manner.”''<br /> <br /> Part 1/2: [https://www.makery.info/en/2023/12/20/english-from-e-textile-to-gratzel-cells-encounter-with-the-taiwanese-designer-shih-wei-chieh/ “From e-textile to Grätzel cells, encounter with the taiwanese designer Shih Wei Chieh“], Makery 2023<br /> <br /> Part 2/2: [https://www.makery.info/en/2023/12/21/une-residence-de-recherche-en-cellules-gratzel-a-hackteria-rencontre-avec-shih-wei-chieh-2-2/ “A residency to research Grätzel cells at Hackteria, encounter with Shih Wei Chieh“], Makery 2023<br /> <br /> '''施惟捷 Shih Wei Chieh''' works with wearable art, e-textile, and laser audiovisual. He is also a self-taught material science researcher. His &quot;Laser Dye Project&quot; innovates an optical textile printing method by programmable laser projector and New Cyanotype solution, which inspire him to explore the trans-disciplinary collaboration between new medias and traditional craft techniques. He’s the founder of “Tribe Against Machine”, a project exploring how culture preservation works with modern technologies. His current research develops a DIY dye sensitized solar glass made with natural dye in a large size format, which is used for both energy and as a smart interface for sonic art. <br /> <br /> * https://shihweichieh.com/<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/HLabX_Fellows#HLabX_Fellow_Shih_Wei_Chieh<br /> <br /> Application to NanoArts grant done / not received :-(: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Prep-NanoArts<br /> <br /> Now combined with Workshop at [https://www.weareaia.ch/energy-giveaway/ Energy Giveaway @ WEAREAIA], to be held on 22/23 September 2023.<br /> <br /> More info is documented on the hackteria wiki: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Abao_Residency<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Helmi Hardian (Surabaya, Indonesia) - Mid July - Mid August 2023 | [[BIR residensi]] ==<br /> [[File:Helim_Ugly.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Helmi in his full beauty]]<br /> <br /> '''Reflection / Testimonial'''<br /> <br /> ''Best residency ever!!'' - Helmi<br /> <br /> ''During my residency, I had the opportunity to collaborate on the project The [https://mechatronicart.ch/diy-microscope-workshop-low-energy-circuit-performances/ Loose Energy Curriculum for the exhibition at the Humus Punk Library] in Zurich. We created a low-voltage and high-energy visual performance, utilizing previously unknown equipment from the hackteria studio. The experience of playing together and improvising with the hacked equipment was incredibly rewarding. ''<br /> <br /> ''One of the highlights was simply attending a wide range of workshops at the [https://mechatronicart.ch/homemade-summercamp-2023-berghaus-girlen/ Homemade Summercamp] in Switzerland, which differs a lot from my usual practice usually being the host of workshops. This privilege of learning from others and expanding my knowledge in various media arts fields felt utterly precious. From building a music station where we learned to play drums, to skillbuilding on keyboard, DJ equipment, and more. The overall cultural exchange during cooking time allowed us to share and transform traditional recipes into vegan and vegetarian versions. And the plurality of trips and destination furthermore offered precious insights into local cultures. Stops included: [http://www.randelab.ch/ Randelab], [http://www.gaudi.ch/GaudiLabs/ GaudiLabs], collaborating with [https://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/hackteria-zet-open-science-lab-in-zurich/ Hackteria ZET in Zurich], attending [https://mechatronicart.ch/homemade-summercamp-2023-berghaus-girlen/ Homemade Summercamp], visiting the art and science residency at Max-Planck in Konstanz and organizing the program [https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/pasar-senggol/ &quot;Pasar Senggol&quot; at Chaos Communication Camp] outside of Berlin.''<br /> <br /> ''It was unexpected but exciting to explore personal studios for local artists, experiencing the different styles of how collective spaces can be implemented and getting to know the individual studio approach. The residency taught me valuable lessons in space management, as I observed how collectives like [https://bitwaescherei.ch/ Bitwäscherei] or [https://maisonshift.ch/ Fashion Revolution] collaborate with the municiapal government to establish independent spaces. Overall, this residency provided a rich and diverse learning experience.'' - Written by Francisca Tan during a discussion with Helmi in Chiang Mai<br /> <br /> '''Biography'''<br /> <br /> Helmi Hardian is a grassroots artist and ghetto scientist, with a specific interest in cooking and smoking at the same time. He lives in Surabaya, the city that is well known for its industry and technology, as well as being the center of electronic component trading (chiefly, Pasar Genteng). Hence, almost all of his works are closely related to science and technology as the medium of creativity. He is the co-founder of Waft Lab, a creative-based initiative that works at interdisciplinary practices. Currently, he focuses on tech development through DIY/DIWO culture and playing his role in researching, hacking, or deconstructing daily materials to provide some devices with new functional aspects, as well as developing workshop kits, lecturing contents, and presentation materials, which aim to learn, share, and exchange knowledge.<br /> <br /> * https://waft-lab.com/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/helmihardian/<br /> * [[:File:Helmi Hardian - Artwork and Workshop 2022.pdf]]<br /> * Recent TUAK residensi in Tuban: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/TUAK<br /> * Application submitted: https://www.suedkulturfonds.ch/<br /> * Download application here: [[:File:Dossier-iiw0pYiT.pdf]]<br /> * Full project outline here: [[:File:2023_ProjectOutline_Helmi-Residensi.pdf]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:helmi_collage.jpg<br /> File:helmi_collage_02.jpg<br /> File:helmi_collage_03.jpg<br /> File:wafltlab_blue.jpg<br /> File:helmi_collage_01.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> == Arnont Nongyao - Thailand | early May 2023 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Arnont Nongyao portrait.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Arnont Nongyao]]<br /> <br /> '''Biography''' <br /> <br /> Arnont Nongyao lives in Chiangmai (TH) - Ho Chi Minh city (VN) and He is an artist interested and fell in love with the vibration of things. He likes listening to everything that inspires him to do experimental sound art. The most important teacher “the master Khvay Loeung &quot;inspired him to listen and “destroy yourself from being yourself” .-.. .. ... - . -. -.-- --- ..- .-. ... . .-.. ..-.<br /> <br /> Born in Bangkok, works and lives in Chiangmai (TH) - Ho Chi Minh city (VN). Arnont is working with various and different media includes sound, video, installation, site specific, public art etc. Arnont’s work is engage with his interest in vibration; he works on diverse art experimental projects, vibration-related.<br /> <br /> Arnont has been interested and research into sound with concentration on vibration, so most of his works are differently experimental and relative to vibration in order to search for the value of vibration derived from connected things, such as human beings, objects and society. His works are involved in a specific space and audience’s participation. They are also connected with the mode of listening/hearing in a social situation, and with how people interact with and participate in sound. Moreover, also he is Co-Director of Aesthetics of Error ( Chiang Mai Collective) with Thatchatham Silsupan and Pathompong Manakitsomboon that is a group of sound artists &amp; musician working on sound art &amp; experimental music in Chiangmai.<br /> <br /> Some of his selected exhibitions include solo exhibition “Sphere”, SAC Art lap, Chiang Mai, Thailand(2018).“Another Sound” co-work with Khvay Loeung, Sa Sa Art projects, Phnom Penh and Chiang Mai, Cambodia - Thailand (2018). and group exhibitions “Opera of Kard”, Singapore Biennale 2019, Singapore. “Currents 2019”, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. “A Visiblelity Matrix”, The Secession 2019, Vienna, Austria. Bangkok Art Biennale 2018, Bangkok, Thailand. “Postcripts” Bangkok Biennale, Bangkok, Thailand (2018).“Unstable(ry) Life”, 2016, Manif d’art, Quebec, Canada. 16th Media Art Biennale WRO 2015: Test Exposure, Wroclaw, Poland, TRANCE at Gallery VER, Bangkok, Thailand (2014). PROXIMITY, part of inSPIRACJE International at 13 MUZ, Szczecin, Poland (2014).<br /> <br /> '''External Links'''<br /> <br /> * [http://www.arnontnongyao.com Arnont Nongnyao's personal website]<br /> * [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/GBMN WORKSHOP: Gentle but make noise]<br /> <br /> [[File:Arnont_mixerli.jpg|thumb|left|400px|Arnont lötet das Mixerli!!]]<br /> <br /> [[Category: Biography]]<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Bostjan Čadež (Ljubljana, Slovenia - April 2023 ==<br /> [[File:Bos_Robot.jpg|thumb|right]]<br /> Bostjan Čadež (b. 1979, Ljubljana) is a new media artist whose interdisciplinary practice explores the intersections of art, technology, and human experience. His innovative installations and performances often challenge the boundaries between the digital and physical world, incorporating elements such as artificial intelligence, virtual reality, robotics, and real-time data processing. Čadež’s art is characterized by a dynamism and unique life that stems from the algorithms and guidelines he uses to shape his works. His interest in simple guidelines from which an infinite number of images or situations arise, which are never the same as before, is one of the key aspects of his creations. His works often include interaction with viewers, who with their involvement become part of the artistic experience and at the same time co-create the work they observe.<br /> <br /> * https://www.bostjancadez.art/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Dann Disciglio (Chicago, USA) &amp; Angelina Almukhametova (Chicago, USA) - March 2022 ==<br /> <br /> ''“I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to have participated in the Hacker-in-Residence program at the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society. The atmosphere of curiosity and artistic research was both inspiring and endlessly encouraging. During my residency, I led a workshop called, “Biodegradable Sound: Gelatin Records.” This hands-on workshop aimed to explore the intersection of recorded sound and biodegradability by introducing a method for creating functional and fully biodegradable phonograph records made from gelatin. The Swiss Mechatronic Art Society and its diverse group of members not only helped facilitate this workshop, they supported me by offering the resources and technical support needed to realize the event. My residency also produced various connections with other artists, musicians, and hackers which I continue to maintain to this day. I cannot wait to return to SGMK to continue to explore new topics of research, and continue picking the brains of the incredible community who stands behind this space”''<br /> <br /> During their short residency they will work on their research with parametric speakers, host a workhop on [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/BiodegradableSound &quot;Biodegradable Sounds&quot;] and do a performance with artist-made video transmitters, and retro tech!<br /> <br /> See this little add by the Hive people, where in the end they show the workshop and performance: https://peakd.com/hive-127039/@mind.force/ladjdnnz<br /> <br /> '''Angelina Almukhametova'''<br /> <br /> An G is a Chicago based neon artist who creates digital &amp; physical works in pursuit of happiness.<br /> <br /> Angelina Almukhametova’s work interfaces digital and analog technologies with custom built software and handmade electronics to create responsive audiovisual installations and performances. She holds a BFA in Art and Technology from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2020) and has exhibited work and performed in New York City, Chicago, Houston, and Iceland. She has led workshops at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Experimental Sound Studio in Chicago.<br /> <br /> https://aan-g.com/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Dann Disciglio'''<br /> [[File:Headshot _Disciglio.jpg|thumb|400px|right]]<br /> Dann Disciglio (b.1993) is a US-based intermedia artist whose practice investigates contemporary ecologies through both analog and digital technologies. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Hampshire College (2015) in art and media theory and a Master of Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago's Sound Department (2019). Disciglio has shown work and performed in New York City, Chicago, Boston, Zürich, Leipzig, Iceland, and Panama City and has published texts in the Journal of Visual Culture (SAGE) and the Minding Nature journal. In 2022, he was selected to be an Emerging Artist Resident at Franconia Sculpture Park (Shafer, MN), Hacker-in-Residence at the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society (ZRH), and as a Creative Resident at the Bloedel Reserve (WA).<br /> <br /> https://danndisciglio.com/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Miranda Moss (Cape Town, South Africa | wuwäähä, Sweden) ==<br /> <br /> Artist / designer Miranda has been popping into SGMK events since 2017. In the period 2020-21 she has been conducting chicken/robot research at Bitwäscherei and Randelab as part of the &quot;Chicken-in-Residence Program&quot;, along with Daniel Brownell, co-ran a solar water bot workshop with Dj Livia, joined the Homemade summercamp for the first time where she turned everyone's pee into electricity, continues to collaborate on sound and water geeking with Oli Jäggi, and regularly comes to the 2D OpenLab. She has also become the in-house graphic designer for events, always makes sure everyone has enough beer to drink, and is also the resident anticolonial feminist killjoy. <br /> <br /> She says: <br /> <br /> ''&quot;I'm super grateful to have had all the time as a hacker in residence at the Bitwäscherei. I am always meeting new amazing and inspiring people, am constantly learning cool things, and new projects and collaborations seem to blossom exponentially. I try to take the spirit of the lab with me on all my travels and to the other global communities I am involved in. Can't wait to return!&quot;'' <br /> <br /> * https://mirandamoss.com/<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:Miranda_geeking.png<br /> File:miranda_chicken_headhshot.jpg<br /> File:Miranda_Homemade.jpeg<br /> File:Dinner_in_werkstatt.jpeg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> Miranda's recent residency was supported partially through her artistic research project &quot;Gallus Gallus Roboticus&quot; within the konS paltfrom, funded by European Union and Cultural Ministry of Slovenia. Other visits privately and partially through Pro Helvetia.<br /> <br /> == Scott Beibin (Philadelphia, USA) ==<br /> <br /> Scott Beibin, aka [https://www.instagram.com/grouchofractal/ Groucho Fractal] has been a regular visitor to the MechArtLab over the last couple of years.<br /> <br /> &lt;youtube width=&quot;480&quot; height=&quot;360&quot;&gt;BLsgLAaJ5cs&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> * https://www.mandelbot.io/<br /> <br /> == Liz Cole - Evil Twin Booking Agency (Philadelphia, USA) ==<br /> <br /> Elizabeth Jane Cole is co founder of Evil Twin Booking Agency (eviltwinbooking.org), a podcast producer, writer, and DIY biology and open source hardware enthusiast. She participated in the Wild Open PCR Project @ Hacketeria (mentored by Urs Gaudenz of GaudiLabs and Marc Dusseiller).<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I’m very grateful for the time I spent at Bitwäscherei! The passion for collaboration and understanding how things work embodied in the culture of the space is so inspiring. Bitwäscherei empowers people to explore their environments through building open source tools and technology, and it opened up a new world of creativity for me.&quot;'' <br /> <br /> [[File:liz_hacking.jpeg|400px]][[File:liz_portrait.jpeg|400px]]<br /> <br /> * https://eviltwinbooking.org/about/<br /> <br /> == Adam Zaretsky (Woodstock, USA | somewhere in Greece) ==<br /> <br /> ''First I am thankful to Hackteria – Zentrum für Experimentelle Transdisziplinarität (Center for Experimental Transdisciplinariy), Research Node: ReproTech &amp; Art / Germline Hacks and Designer Babies''<br /> <br /> ''Including time spent well in the Swiss Embassy of San Francisco and Garage MCA in Moscow working on Methods of Transgenesis and GMO DIY Crispr Baby workshopoligies.''<br /> <br /> ''I also do want to than the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society for the time in residence plotting and making a crying machine and exploding miso neck living gooper gore bioart special effects performance.''<br /> <br /> ''We got into the wetness of reproductive technology, open source science, and the text to flesh interface of human germline genome editing. We learned how to read GENbank, FASTA, PubMed and SciHub pubs creatively. We got beyond the intimidating complexity by uploading equally as complex analogical and qualitative artistic data including: accordion music, drawings, collages, poetry and experimental video and more.''<br /> <br /> ''We involved people from wildly diverse backgrounds and international origins as is normal for Hackteria a global open house for odd, queer and oblique DIYbioart Hacker tweek and freekerz. We also group-geeked hard and stayed ridiculous about reporter genes, safe harbors, inducible promoters, off target mutations and IVF microinjection.''<br /> <br /> ''What we did was amazing. Like truly groundbreaking, wildly silly and depth informative. Beyond the call of duty living on the fumes of Marc's covid pay and minky little eth donations... We taught hybrid simultaneous in-person and online/off--ground... which is a form of super depleting heroism. I think it was super inspiring for those involved and has yet to mature but will make a great database if it continues.''<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:GOSPHA-whatdidshedo-web.jpg<br /> File:thGAP_flyer_web.jpg|400px<br /> File:CGCB_flyer_web.jpg|400px<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Mind thGAP'''<br /> <br /> We made three super relaxed bioinformatics primer labs for public understanding of databases of hereditary data (gene scans and gene scrolls) but also an understanding of the social implication of issues of gene piracy, genetic privacy.<br /> <br /> * Lab 1 - Transgenic Human Genome Alternatives Project (thGAP)<br /> * Lab 2 - Generic Open-Source Plasmid for Human Arts (GOSPHA)<br /> * Lab 3 - Creative Germline Constructs Bank (CGCB)<br /> <br /> Future Plans: We are going to be making an Open ArtSci Call for Creative Science Fiction Writers, Citizen Bioethicists and Untrained Art Critics to critically review the 5 entries we have compiled online on the CGDB. After that we might put some of the results up on GitHub and then make an NFT of them. Then we will call the World Congress on New Reproductive Technology Arts, for a GLOBAL AESTHETIC RESPONSE TO TRANSGENIC HUMANS AS BIOART and work on updating to a ‘real’ database. Oh yeah, and we did come up with a list of fifteen next steps, all of which are near impossible legally and technically so we should. Finally, we wrote a letter to the WHO Expert Advisory Committee on Developing Global Standards for Governance and Oversight of Human Genome Editing. No word back from them but I am sure they got the message. We might need to get their attention.<br /> <br /> https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/thgap/<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:adam_dusjagr_misoanal.JPG<br /> File:Lab3_CGCB_screenshot_single.png<br /> File:Adam_blue_bitw_smokers.jpg<br /> File:MISO_anus.jpg<br /> File:AZ_rc3_virtual.jpeg<br /> File:pin_adam.jpeg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> Adam's residency was supported privately by Marc Dusseiller and partially with some of the profits of the Hackteria Crypto Food Fund (HCFF).<br /> <br /> == Dominik Mahnič (Ljubljana, Slovnenia) ==<br /> <br /> ''Residency gives me rare opportunity to present, discuss and make different new works influenced by people, the enviroment of Bitwesherai and the city of Zurich. It was an intense experience in a place that offers great working conditions, deep reflections, and a friendly atmosphere.''<br /> <br /> * https://app.assembla.com/spaces/dominik-mahnic/<br /> <br /> [[File:Mahnic_klobukom.jpg|400px]][[File:zoom_2020_by_doms.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> Dom's residency was supported privately by the Center for Alternative Coconut Research.<br /> <br /> == Zohar Messeca - Fara AKA the idiot | [http://idiot.io/ idiot.io] (karkun, Israel) ==<br /> <br /> ''I have been very lucky to escape the israeli wilderness between Covid lockdowns to spend long month’s geeking like an idiot at the Bitwäscherei hackerspace and SGMK activities of the past year. Had great time sharing my DIY approach and attitude with my latest flexible circuits methods and techniques while spreading [http://idiot.io/ idiot.io] latest kits and propaganda at multiple workshops. Met plenty of talented local and international freaks/artists with mutual interests and curiosities. Also collaborated on several projects with the locals and made plenty of new friends!!''<br /> <br /> ''SGMK network is fantastisch!!! See you soooon!!''<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:idiot_covidCenter.jpg<br /> File:idioten.jpg<br /> File:idiot_residency.jpg<br /> File:rC3.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> * http://idiot.io/ idiot.io<br /> <br /> Zohar's residencies were supported by himself. Accommodation was shared with dusjagr and Veli.<br /> <br /> = Short term visitors =<br /> <br /> == Fransisca Tan ==<br /> [[File:Foodhacking Fransisca.jpg|thumb]]<br /> <br /> Fransisca Tan / artist statement<br /> <br /> ''“I first visited the Bitwäscherei in August 2022, coinciding with the open lab day. I was immediately smitten with the creative chaos, diversity and infrastructure of this hacker space. Chatting with some local and other visiting international artists I got to exchange on projects and find inspiration while food hacking throughout a lively evening.'' <br /> <br /> ''This community exchange set the first seeds for future opportunities to collaborate, such as for the performance “Future Food” at Kunsthaus Zürich (Oct 2023, CH), the LLL CoLaboratory in Chang Mai (Jan 2024, TH) and Amazonies Spatiales (Apr 2024, FR).''<br /> <br /> ''My experience at this Hackerspace underlines the core of what these community spaces ought to achieve: bring likeminded people together, have late night conversations about random stuff over a club mate and see if inspiration flows to join for a collaboration.”''<br /> <br /> Ressources &amp; Links<br /> * https://www.hinto.net/de/events/future-food-kunsthaus-zuerich-zuerich-e420326-20.html<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/hackterialab/cnx-openlab/<br /> * https://amazonies-spatiales.fr/ <br /> <br /> Biography<br /> Fransisca Tan is a creative producer and food experience designer with a background in internet &amp; media, communications and cognitive sciences<br /> <br /> Her diverse spectrum of engagement ranges from hosting workshops as science communicator, consulting artists and creatives on project management, to producing events such as festivals, art performances and hybrid residencies. All these root in her second nature as facilitator with a firm belief in a community arts approach.<br /> <br /> In her work and art she aspires towards bringing together people from all strides of life and revealing the value of community and collaboration.<br /> <br /> Find more on her portfolio on * https://www.fransiscatan.com/<br /> <br /> == Fran Quero, et al ==<br /> <br /> [[File:franGeng.jpg|400px|none]]<br /> <br /> The visit was part of their µ-residency at GaudiLabs in Luzern, where they shared newest experiments with qLAMP, openDROPs and electro-active bacteria.<br /> <br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Fran%20+%20Felipe%20nanoresidency%20GaudiLabs<br /> <br /> == Juan Duarte (Berlin / CDMX, Mexico) ==<br /> <br /> '''Sound spatialisation multichannel instrument'''<br /> <br /> During our short stay I could develop further a new iteration of this sound spatialisation instrument:<br /> * https://juanduarteregino.com/I<br /> <br /> This also was thrilling to connect with some members of the community in the lab, specially those who are also making with synthesisers and other sound gadgetry. Although the time to put together the instrument was quite intensive and busy, it was also good to discuss with other colleagues about the instrument’s potential in future. altogether, it was a very productive and fun experience to be here.<br /> <br /> [[File:Juan_II.JPG|400px]][[File:Juan_I.JPG|400px]]<br /> <br /> == Mary Maggic (Vienna / Los Angeles, USA) ==<br /> <br /> Mary Maggic comes to hang out and prototype various art projects and interventions, and geek out in nature!<br /> <br /> Some examples of projects: <br /> * Molecular Queering Agency - an experimental performance with a heavy metal hardware fountain for corona safe urine worshipping. <br /> * Lap Dance - motorized panorama camera for collective disobedience on a pink gynecology chair. <br /> * SCOBY Spin Cycle - rotating disc bioreactor for industrialized production of kombucha scoby. <br /> * Genital Panic - 3D printing genitals. <br /> * Weed Brownies (hide them from the kids). <br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=360px&gt;<br /> File:Marry_Costume.png<br /> File:Marry_genitalPanic.png<br /> File:Marry_Weidling.JPG<br /> File:Marry_Urinal.jpg<br /> File:Marry_peeParty.png<br /> <br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> * https://maggic.ooo/<br /> <br /> == Ewen Chardronnet (Paris, France) ==<br /> <br /> <br /> == Paula Pin (Lugo, Spain) ==<br /> <br /> coming soon...<br /> <br /> == František Apfelbeck (Czech Republic / Vale de Saire, France) ==<br /> <br /> When in Zürich I've had the opportunity to organize Cider Tasting at MechArtLab, which for me, is an interesting cross between hackerspace and bio hacking spot with quite a strong artistic approach. For me of course I liked a lot that they do lots of bio stuff, from kombucha artificial skin production, mushroom growing and many others to fermentation so when I've a chance I would like to visit again. Also I've found the building, which is a formal hospital laundry facility very interesting. I would say there are well over ten different projects of the alternative scene which makes a decent foundation for exchange and functioning as kind of independent entity. At the end we have set up outside just by the entrance of the building and were &quot;fishing&quot; for some people to join the core group for our noble activity spending a really nice evening together with open minded people. Next day I've actually joined the MechArtLab group on their trip to Saint Gallen were we have done another tasting event as part of the open doors of Ruum 42 hackerspace and theirs SGMK On-Tour: Chill &amp; Taste happening, fallowed later on by tasting of distillates made by local producer, barbecuing experimental locally made sausages by their creators and so on. It was a really nice finishing of the Switzerland part of my tour and I hope I can pop in again.<br /> <br /> <br /> * https://foodhackingbase.org/wiki/2021_cider_tour</div>

Dusjagr https://wiki.sgmk-ssam.ch/index.php?title=Hacker-in-Residence_Programme&diff=14140 2026-07-20T08:24:49Z

<p>Dusjagr: /* Faried Noor &quot;Askal&quot; Siregar, 19. Sep - 11. Oct 2026 */</p> <hr /> <div>&lt;div style=&quot;right&quot; class=&quot;toclimit-2&quot;&gt;__TOC__&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> The Hacker-in-Residence Programme is jointly organized by various people from the environment of [https://bitwaescherei.ch/ Bitwäscherei], and directed primarily by [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Dusjagr Marc Dusseiller aka dusjagr], Center for Alternative Coconut Research, in his role as as co-founder and board member of both the [https://mechatronicart.ch/about/ Swiss Mechatronic Art Society] and Global Ambassador of the [https://www.hackteria.org/ Hackteria Network].<br /> <br /> = Ongoing =<br /> <br /> == Nupur Maneesh Doshi (Mumbai, India) - 24. July - 18. August 2026 ==<br /> [[File:nupur_headshot_02.jpg|thumb|250px]]<br /> During the SGMK Homemade 2026 and the follow up retreat at EAR, Nupur Maneesh Doshi is hosted as BEAK critic-in-residence working on a creative writing project based on Science Fictionesque poetic reflections on Bioart, Do-It-With-Others, Bioethics meets Travelogue and Speculative literary reflections. Earlier this year Nupur also was incorporated into the [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/CoLabs_Chiang_Mai#CoLabs_Kick-off_Feb_2026 Kickoff of Co-Laboratories], hired to pen a Technobiological Futures review article, with her curatorial and critical commentary published in English and French through Makery.info.<br /> <br /> * [https://www.makery.info/en/2026/05/11/english-epistemic-sludge-the-ontology-of-the-post-institutional-lab/ Epistemic sludge: the ontology of the post-institutional lab]<br /> <br /> Nupur Doshi is a curator and researcher based in Mumbai, India. Her work explores para-art trajectories, transgressing mediums and traditional materiality. She examines provocations from critical philosophy and transdisciplinary studies across counter-histories and speculative futures. She is the Fall '26 Draper Scholar at the Experimental Humanities (XE) Department at NYU. She has also been awarded the Global South Scholarship for the Art &amp; Curatorial Practice Certificate Program at The New Centre for Research &amp; Practice.<br /> <br /> * https://bioartethics.xyz/beak-news/f/nupur-maneesh-doshi---beak-critic-in-residence-colabs-thailand<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> = In preperation =<br /> <br /> == Faried Noor &quot;Askal&quot; Siregar (Yogyakarta, Indonesia) - 19. Sep - 11. Oct 2026 ==<br /> [[File:Askal_synthplaying2.jpg|250px|thumb|right|playing the [https://www.instagram.com/p/DWC5WO1k-An &quot;sistem modular terpadu&quot;]]]<br /> Faried Noor Siregar is an interdisciplinary artist, theater practitioner, and Batak manuscript (Pustaha) enthusiast based in Yogyakarta, graduated from the Theater Department at ISI Yogyakarta.<br /> <br /> As an artist, he is deeply interested in topics such as cultural preservation, social issues, and the environment, which he expresses and develops through interdisciplinary art, including theater and other visual arts. He also works across disciplines in DIY instrument engineering, exploring the intersection of craftsmanship, sound, and technology.<br /> <br /> He is an active member of Kawan Pustaha, Bauhouse Consorxium, and Lifepatch.<br /> <br /> * https://askal.id/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/asucalypto/<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> = Others =<br /> <br /> = Testimonials of our Residents of the past=<br /> <br /> == Maria Jose Besoain - LABVA (Valdivia, Chile) - 20. Nov - 4. Dec 2025 ==<br /> [[File:GaudiResidensi_Jose.png|250px|thumb|right|Micro-residency in GaudiLabs]]<br /> Situated Ecologies and Material Practice from South America (An Encounter with LABVA)&lt;br&gt;<br /> In a time marked by ecological crisis it becomes necessary to establish a critical perspective on the dominant industrial model of material trade and propose alternatives to how we relate to materiality. Rather than simply replacing one set of materials with another, the challenge lies in engendering a processual rethinking of the techniques, values, and epistemologies that underpin material practices. This open dialogue invites us to ask: how can we imagine alternatives to our pervasive dependency on petrochemical-based substances within an ecosystem shaped by extractive economies and technological determinism?&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> https://mustekala.info/beyond-substitution-situated-ecologies-and-material-practice-from-south-america-an-encounter-with-labva/&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == The Solar Mini Disc Walkmen mini residency of Shih Wei-chieh (Taipei, Taiwan) - 1. August - 5. September 2025 ==<br /> [[File:abao_stupidPhoto2.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Abao with amazing haircut. Stylist: Veli Silver.]]<br /> During a three-week micro-residency, I prototyped a “solar mini-disc walkman” that turns a handmade dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) into music. Building on my earlier portable, solar-powered starvation synth, I explore the “fingerprint” of a solar cell: using the I–V curve of each handmade DSSC as a musical score so its photovoltaic character becomes reproducible, generative sound. The instrument is self-powered: a 6×6 cm “solar mini disc” can be inserted and rendered to audio in real time. Beyond sculptural design, the device encourages open collection of natural-dye data and serves as a minimal-viable prototype for asking whether photovoltaic energy could—or should—be traceable. At present, the sound engine is implemented in Max/MSP with RAVE, where a 7-dimensional I–V “fingerprint” is directly connected to the decoder’s latent inlets. This pragmatic choice exploits RAVE’s real-time, high-fidelity synthesis, but the mapping remains largely hand-crafted. Framing the process more generally, the mapping can be understood as a vec2vec-style cross-modal alignment: a bridge function projects photovoltaic features into the latent space of a neural audio synthesizer. Unlike the recent vec2vec work in natural language processing—which aligns embeddings within the same modality and assumes comparable semantic geometry across models—our case is cross-modal (physics → sound) and uses a generative decoder as its target space. This difference requires stronger priors, such as monotonicity (e.g. larger photocurrents should not map to quieter or “darker” sounds) and local smoothness (similar I–V curves should yield nearby latents). In the vec2vec framework, semantic stability is maintained through three key constraints: reconstruction (the translated representation can be mapped back to the source), cycle-consistency (round-trips preserve meaning), and vector space preservation (VSP), which ensures that pairwise distances among embeddings remain intact across the mapping. While these methods were originally developed for aligning text embeddings, they provide a valuable reference for future work: similar constraints could regulate how photovoltaic features enter the RAVE latent space, ensuring that sonic identities preserve the geometric relationships of their underlying energy curves. In that sense, the Solar Mini-Disc Walkman not only produces reproducible sonic identities for each handmade cell, but also gestures toward a broader research question: how cross-system “languages” of energy and sound might be aligned in a universal latent space.<br /> &lt;gallery widths=&quot;220px&quot; heights=&quot;400px&quot;&gt;<br /> File:I-V tester made by Marc Dusseiller.jpg|The DIY I-V tester made by Marc Dusseiller. <br /> File:I-V tester made by Marc Dusseiller_2.jpg|The measurement of the I-V curve tester is uploaded to Thingspeak and a local server, and can be fetched in Max/MSP.<br /> File:DIY DSSC with screen printed pattern.jpg|DIY DSSC with screen printed pattern and hollyhock dye made by Shih Wei Chieh.<br /> File:DIY DSSC with cyanotype pattern.jpg|DIY DSSC with cyanotype pattern made by Shih Wei Chieh.<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> [[The Solar Mini-Disc Walkman: Cross-Modal Alignment of DSSC Fingerprints and Audio Latent Space|residency documentation]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Yair Reshef (Tel Aviv) - 23 - 31. July 2025 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Yair hardbrucke.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Yair arrives in Hardbrücke]]<br /> bureaucrat at [https://wiki.telavivmakers.org/ T.A.M.I], recovering [https://wiki.idiot.io idiot.io]<br /> <br /> * https://wiki.telavivmakers.org/<br /> * https://github.com/5shekel/<br /> * [[PASAR SENGGOL]]<br /> * https://stikka.zrok.yair.cc/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Will Robertson (various trees and forests, Scotland and Switzerland) - 1. May - 31. July 2025 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Will-Robertson-Looking-to-the-Future-DJI_0490-2048x1536-cropped-90.jpeg|250px|thumb|right|Will on a tree]]<br /> <br /> Sprache: Schweizerdeutsch, English, Französisch, Norwegisch<br /> <br /> ''' Research '''<br /> <br /> Will's research focuses on the interaction between trees and endangered tree dwelling dormouse (family ''Gliridae''), bat (family ''Vespertilionidae'') and squirrel (family ''Sciurus'') species. By making use of advances in our understanding of endangered ''Eliomys quercinus'' and ''Myomimus roachi'' and moving forward the boundaries of what's athletically and technically possible in aerial arboriculture, Will has developed new chainsaw carving and rotary boring techniques to precisely carve nest holes for Europe's most endangered mammals and reverse habitat destruction. Collaborations with Susan Kerwin, Goedele Verbeylen, Stiftung Wildstation Landshuit, Nedko Nedyalkov, Ralf Wistbacka and Thomas Briner have brought groundbreaking results in conservation of the Garden Dormouse (''Eliomys quercinus'') - a high conservation priority in Switzerland and Europe. Field studies with ''Myomimus roachi'' (Bulgaria) and ''Pteromys volans'' (Finland) are currently being planned.<br /> <br /> Will leads an international consortium of leading semiconductor manufacturers, software experts, hardware manufacturers and ecologists developing a new, completely open source wildlife camera and field ecology system with integrated NPU (Neural Processing Unit) for neutral network inference and Edge AI which offers unparalleled capabilities, reliability and independence in the field. Other research includes lexicography and use of neural networks in phonology and lexicography.<br /> <br /> Where wildlife cameras are unsuitable, eDNA (Environmental DNA) PCR/NAAT (Polymerase Chain Reaction / Nucleic Acid Amplification Technique) techniques are used.<br /> <br /> He served both in armed forces in the UK and in the Swiss fire service in Atemschutz at Stützpunkt Feuerwehr Küssnacht am Rigi where he handled some of Switzerlands's worst industrial and chemical fires of recent tdecades.<br /> <br /> Born in Scotland, Will became the first person in history to be honored by Parliamentary motions in both the Edinburgh and London parliaments.<br /> <br /> ''' The Art of the Climbing Arborist '''<br /> <br /> Will's artistic work focuses on natural forms in tree care and bringing the peace and beauty of the forest to gardens. His distinctive artistic style, implemented in a profession with the highest death rate in Europe, is athletically and technically extremely demanding and was influenced by de Breanski and Dutton then by contemporary Swiss gardeners and artists including Frei and Jope.<br /> <br /> '''Glass Art '''<br /> <br /> His other artistic medium is molten glass, working with glass chemistry of crystal and borosilicate glasses and the ligand field quantum chemistry of Neodymium, Erbium, Praseodymium, Cobalt, Copper and Iron and nanoparticleq chemistry and nonlinear optics of Copper, Silver and Gold to create color within clear glass. Molten glass is a uniquely difficult artistic medium but it is the only medium that allows color to exist independent of surface and allows the user to directly experience the quantum mechanical worlds of ligand field theory and nanoparticle nonlinear optics.<br /> <br /> To obtain the high temperatures and homogeneous furnace conditions needed to make colored glass, Will designs furnaces heated with FeCrAl, SiC Microwave susceptor and SiC electrical technologies controlled via PID computer control and insulated with high purity alumina refractories.<br /> <br /> Collaborations with professional glass artists develop and document the science of colored glass.<br /> <br /> ''' Here to Help'''<br /> <br /> Will is grateful to get a break from his current battles to learn kernel space software engineering and image sensor integration and is available to assist with microelectronics, power electronics, unpasteurized cheese making, wine making, pizza making, aerial arboriculture and user space and database software engineering.<br /> <br /> '''Wine, Cheese, Sauerkraut'''<br /> <br /> High quality unpasteurized cheeses from both home-grown and commercial lactic acid bacteria cultures come to life and high quality wine is made via the ''Méthode traditionnelle'''. Outside the precise order of the cleanroom, Sauerkraut, Kombucha, wine and cheese making cultures also find their way into bread and fruit juice.<br /> <br /> '''Research in English:'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/quick-summary-new-homes-for-old-friends-switzerland/<br /> '''Forschung in Deutsch'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/de/zusammenfassung-neue-heimat-fur-alte-freunde-schweiz/<br /> '''Recherche en Français'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/fr/resume-rapide-de-nouvelles-maisons-pour-de-vieux-amis-en-suisse/<br /> <br /> '''faclair.com:'''<br /> * https://www.faclair.com/<br /> * https://focloir.info/<br /> <br /> '''GIT Repositories:'''<br /> * https://github.com/William-Robert-Robertson/WildCamera<br /> * https://prototypefund.opendata.ch/project/wildcamera/<br /> <br /> '''Recent Publications:'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ARBMagazine208-P72-Spring2025-New-Homes-For-Old-Friends-An-Update.pdf<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ARBMagazine-New-Homes-for-Old-Friends-206-pp60-66.pdf<br /> <br /> '''Social media:'''<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/william_robert_robertson/<br /> * https://www.facebook.com/will.robertson.58555<br /> <br /> '''Folk often ask about.. Soldering'''<br /> <br /> Folk often ask me about soldering - here are some ideas that help:<br /> <br /> https://github.com/William-Robert-Robertson/WildCamera/blob/main/Development_Environment/Practical_Electronics/Soldering.md<br /> <br /> ==Maximiliano Laina (filmaker) and Olivia Laina (youth-activistin)== <br /> <br /> As a family short time residency they are visiting Zurich on the weekend of 11.-14th April, as part of the More-Than-Planet exhibition curated by Ewen Chardronnet and Martina Huber at Löwenbräu Zürich, We are AIA | Awareness in Art. <br /> <br /> 11.04.24, 6 - 9pm<br /> &quot;Flying with Patcha - Into the Aerocene&quot; Films creening at Luma Schwarzcafé <br /> <br /> 14.04.24, 9 - 12 am<br /> political Manifestation &quot;Earthrise&quot; flying the solar ballon at &quot;Alte Kaserene&quot; <br /> [[File:WhatsApp Image 2024-04-11 at 12.43.44.jpg|250px|thumb|Aerocene.org]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Toru (Ryu) Oyama (Okinawa City / Gifu, Japan) - 15 - 31. July 2025 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Toru.jpg|thumb]]<br /> <br /> Toru (Ryu) Oyama is born in Japan, after graduating in pharmaceutical chemistry and fine art in japan, he studied and worked in a field of contemporary art in germany. moved to okinawa in 2017, he has been developing unique art projects in taiwan, south Korea, finland, indonesia and other parts of the world, based on the knowledge cultivated in science. his research and artistic practice explore topics such as food, land, human-nature relations, archaeology, and anthropology, through the site specific fieldwork. he has participated in various cross-disciplinary art-and-science projects worldwide,including projects and collaborates with artists and researchers.<br /> <br /> * https://www.ryuoyama.com/<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Andrey Chugonow (Yekaterinburg, Russia / Glasgow, UK) - 1. Oct - 30. November 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Square facebook 7sec.gif|250px|thumb|right|Glitching Andrey]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;During my stay in Switzerland, I plan to start developing a project that takes my autoimmune disease, multiple sclerosis, beyond my body into the realm of peer interaction. I plan to create a performative situation within which we will begin to interact with this autoimmune agent, forming several feedback loops in an attempt to find the equilibrium of the event.&quot;''<br /> <br /> Andrey Chugunov is a conceptual artist working at the intersection of digital and analogue media. He combines sound art, light installation, generative graphics, technological sculpture, media performances and readymade in his practice. He researches topics of mortality, temporality, autonomy, and memory decay in his artworks from the perspective of meditative media.<br /> <br /> He got a master's degree in Digital art at the Far Eastern Federal University in Vladivostok, Russia in 2018-2020. He participated in the &quot;Laboratory of a young artist&quot; at the Ural branch of the State Center for Contemporary Art in Yekaterinburg, Russia in 2018. He received an engineering degree in the field of alternative and renewable energy sources at the Ural Federal University in Yekaterinburg, Russia in 2008-2013.<br /> <br /> Andrey was born in Sverdlovsk, USSR in 1991.<br /> <br /> Now he resides in East Kilbride, Scotland, United Kingdom.<br /> <br /> * https://andreychugunov.com/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Giulia Tomasello / ALMA Futura (Rome, Italy) - 5. - 24. October 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Giulia screenshot.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Giulia preparing &quot;Future Flora&quot;]]<br /> <br /> Interaction designer and educator committed to female’s healthcare and its innovation, combining biotechnology and interactive wearables. Founder of ALMA Futura.<br /> <br /> Giulia will visit Switzerland and collaborate with [http://GaudiLabshttps://www.gaudi.ch/GaudiLabs/?page_id=2 GaudiLabs] in Luzern (5-10. Oct) and at the [http://Hackteria%20ZET%20-%20Open%20Science%20Labhttps://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/hackteria-zet-open-science-lab-in-zurich/ Hackteria ZET - Open Science Lab] (15-24. Oct) on participatory community research and hacking around the theme of reproductive justice and DIY pregnancy tests.<br /> <br /> ''&quot;Xenopia is a research, art and design project aimed at prototyping a domestic hormones Beta Hcg test as a tool to address reproductive justice and the right to access abortion. We will investigate the historical scientific practices around living interfaces as controlling technologies (i.e. the living pregnancy test Xenopus Leavis frog, mice, seeds). The right to access abortion is under attack and Beta Hcg testing is a mandatory test to access safe abortion but is poorly available for people living in rural areas and in marginalised conditions. Weeks of pregnancy are the playing field on which the war against access to abortion is waged, so we see in this prototype the possibility of facilitating the path autonomously by giving people back control. Collectives defending reproductive rights in countries where abortion is illegal or restricted (as Italy) and safely providing support, do not have access to this kind of easing. With an inter-species perspective, we would therefore develop this prototype and participatory workshops as political act of empowerment and concrete response to reproductive justice.&quot;''<br /> <br /> here wiki content to visit here:<br /> https://hackteria.org/wiki/Xenopia<br /> <br /> <br /> * https://gitomasello.com/<br /> * https://almafutura.org/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/gitomasello/<br /> <br /> Read Giulia's full Report on the Project here on the hackteria Wiki, use spread, duplicate!<br /> *https://hackteria.org/wiki/Xenopia<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Dominik Mahnič (Ljubljana, Slovnenia) - 25. Okt - 10. Nov 2024==<br /> <br /> [[File:Mahnic_klobukom.jpg||250px|thumb|right|Is it Jesus?]]<br /> <br /> We are planning to host our regular Hacker-in-Residence Dominik Mahnič aka Doms again to continue our long-term collaborations and work / reflect with Sofie on various robotic painting machines and it's philosophical implications.<br /> <br /> During the [https://mechatronicart.ch/brushology-ways-of-painting-with-a-mechatronic-brush/ &quot;Brushology&quot; Session] the shared their recent insigts of the collaboration.<br /> <br /> * https://app.assembla.com/spaces/dominik-mahnic/<br /> <br /> [[File:DomsAlone.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Sofie Mart (Zürich) - 20. Juli - 9. August 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Sofie.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Sofie Mart]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I was lucky to meet Marc and Maya in summer 2024 when I was looking for a workshop space to bring to life a custom-built robotic drawing machine. Bitwäscherei is a great space and a playground for DIY robotics projects. I got a lot of help and inspiration from the other artists- and hackers-in-residence. Thank you Bitwäscherei and SGMK for hosting me!&quot;''<br /> <br /> [[File:Bitwascherai.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> Sofie Mart a Swiss-based creative technologist passionate about contextualizing complexity through visual media. In the past few years, Sofie has been venturing projects on the intersection of arts, culture, technology and humanities. With the background in cultural analytics and data visualization, she collaborated with the private cultural estates on the immersive visualization of art collections, directed virtual reality experiences for corporate and public sector clients and created digital applications for creativity. https://sofiem.art/<br /> <br /> In 2024 Sofie started her studio focusing on media processing, creative coding and art fabrication - https://uncorporated.studio/ . With the support from [https://matr.art/ Matr Labs] engineers, she built and launched the first art-making machine in Bitwäscherei, Zurich.<br /> <br /> * https://www.instagram.com/uncorporated.studio/<br /> * https://sofiem.art/<br /> <br /> == Tengal (Manila, Philippines / Berlin, Germany) - 1. - 10. August 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Tengal hacking.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Tengal hacking some academic writing]]<br /> <br /> Tengal is a composer, media artist, and cultural instigator, engaged in research-based production that bridges art, technology, and society. Since 2005, he has initiated numerous projects and collectives in Manila and across Southeast Asia. Notably, he founded the organization ''SABAW Media Art Kitchen'', a curatorial platform specializing in sound, media art, and interstices between art and science. In 2008, he established the Philippines' first international media art and experimental music festival, ''WSK Festival of the Recently Possible'' where he has served as artistic director since its inception.<br /> <br /> From 2017 to 2018, Tengal curated the exhibition ''&quot;INTERSTICES: Manifolds of The In-between&quot;'' and served as exhibition director for the ''&quot;Self-reflexivity: Thinking Media and Digital Articulations&quot;'' exhibition at the Tokyo Media Art Festival MeCA | Media Culture in Asia, initiated by the Japan Foundation.<br /> <br /> Tengal co-created the international music platform ''NUSASONIC'', a creative collaboration between ''YES NO KLUB, WSK Festival of The Recently Possible, Playfreely/BlackKaji, CTM Festival'', and the ''Goethe Institute''. ''Nusasonic'' was a multi-year project that explores a wide spectrum of experimental sound and music cultures in Southeast Asia, fostering dialogue not only within the region but also with Europe.<br /> <br /> Recently relocating to Berlin, Tengal served as curator-at-large at ''Art Laboratory Berlin'' and played a significant role as co-curator of the projects ''&quot;Hackers, Makers, Thinkers”'', and ''“Radyo Somatodelia: Experiments in Sonic Animism.”''<br /> <br /> * https://www.instagram.com/tengal/<br /> * [https://www.instagram.com/wsk.io/ wsk.io]<br /> * [http://nusasonic.com/ nusasonic.com]<br /> <br /> == Kaldi Moss (Goa, Dehli, India) - June - August 2024 ==<br /> <br /> ''&quot;Bitwäscherei was an inspiring space that opened up new ways of thinking. It offers an alternative to the mainstream Swiss logic. The techniques and specifics of mediums and materials are exploded and explored everyday - in a way it is a dreamland.&quot;''<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=320px heights=240px&gt;<br /> File:Photo 2024-10-14 17-10-39.jpg<br /> File:Photo 2024-10-14 17-10-35.jpg<br /> File:Photo 2024-10-14 17-10-46.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Biography:'''<br /> <br /> Moss is an artist interested in sense perception, time, networked systems, insect perception, tree intelligence and experiences of beings that are not human. <br /> <br /> Moss’ (they/them) practice spans sound, video, browser-based art and bio art. They are part of a community of engineers and technologists, and are invested in exploring alternate methods of knowledge production. Their video and installation work has been shown in multiple exhibitions in Zurich, Milan, Toronto, Dresden, Brighton, Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Himachal and Goa.<br /> <br /> They are a part of Cynk Collective, a noise band producing immersive audiovisual concerts. In addition, they are the artistic director at Walkin Studios,an independent multidisciplinary art studio and project space in Bangalore, India and have co-founded the collective NOTAAT with artist Puneet Jain.<br /> <br /> * https://whattt.cargo.site/<br /> <br /> == Elisa Chaveneau (Le Mans, France) - 01. - 15. July 2024 ==<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=240px heights=180px&gt;<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.13.54.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.07.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.16.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.43.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.28.png<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Bio:''' Elisa Chaveneau is a French artist born in 2000 who specialises in the design and exhibition of sculptures, <br /> installations and materials on the subject of «Other-than-human». Her search for new media involving geo-materials and fermentation processes is keen to question inter-species relations in an ecosystem and consumer habits facing industry. With specialist training in geomaterials and ceramics at the Le Mans Fine Arts School, the materiality and supposed aesthetics of the material take on a primordial role in her approach to creation, as well as in her formal process is to rediscover the links with the living world. Through her interests in ecology, design, craft practices and performance, she tries to focus our imagination and make us contemplate the landscapes and the immensity of the ecosystems we are confronted with. &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> Her work has been exhibited at the Centre Contemporain de Céramique de la Borne and in a duo with Noémie Vincent-Maudry at the 2022 Saint-Etienne Biennial and at the Musée d’Art Moderne in Paris for the Flammes exhibition.<br /> <br /> https://www.instagram.com/elisachaveneau/<br /> <br /> '''Workshop: Saturday 13.7.24, 12-18h''' <br /> <br /> https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Kitchenlab_Bioplastic<br /> <br /> DIY Workshop on BIOPLASTIC Making. Together with Hacker-in-Residency(SGMK) Elisa Chaveneau (FR) we dive into the topic of bioplastic as novel material research. Starting point is the kitchen lab! Why working with materials that originate from our kitchen and how easy and fun it is to repurpose materials from there to revalue and repurpose and close circles. Circular thinking at the base of everyday practice! Starting with a Lunch by Gasthaus Kitchenlab we will be working on testing and creating various recipes and experimentations on Bioplastic.<br /> <br /> == Moch Hasrul (Jakarta, Indonesia) - 11-14. July 2024 ==<br /> [[File:Hasrol kopicup.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Hasrul likes kopi]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I have known [https://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/hackteria-zet-open-science-lab-in-zurich/ Hackteria ZET] and [https://mechatronicart.ch/mechartlab/ SGMK's MechArtLab] for quite some time, and I always enjoy visiting their shared studio and laboratory. The atmosphere is incredibly pleasant and inspiring, filled with a playful yet highly productive energy. When I was a speaker at a talk about [https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/plastik/ '''Operasi Plastik'''], I was truly impressed by the enthusiasm and participation of the attendees. Additionally, the experience of preparing a dinner together was delightful, with a warm and welcoming atmosphere. Hackteria ZET, Bitwäscherei, is truly a special place for creativity and collaborative learning.&quot;''<br /> <br /> '''Bio: Moch Hasrul''' is a media artist based in Jakarta who combines art and technology in his work. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Art Education from Universitas Negeri Jakarta and a Master's degree in Fine Arts from Institut Teknologi Bandung. Currently, he serves as the director of Serrum and teaches at Kalbis University. His artistic practice includes experiments with computational devices, mechanical and electronic systems, and plastic recycling. Managing Studio Batur Jakarta and actively involved in the Gudskul Ecosystem, Hasrul initiated GudRnD, focusing on plastic recycling experiments. He is also developing context-based, student-centered learning methods using art approach.<br /> <br /> * https://mochhasrul.com/<br /> * https://www.gudrnd.id/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/_gudrnd/<br /> <br /> '''TALK: Operasi Plastik - 18:00 Saturday 13. July 2024 @ Bitwäscherei'''<br /> <br /> Hasrul will give an overview of their activities, researching and developing OPERASI PLASTIK, an artistic approach to plastic waste management. After the talk everybody is invited for a dinner, exploring Indonesian cuisine and cooking together.<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/plastik/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> [[File:OperasiPlastik.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Operasi Plastik]]<br /> '''OPERASI PLASTIK''' is an initiative that offers an artistic approach to plastic waste management by incorporating artistic and imaginative aspects into the process. By using art as a medium, OPERASI PLASTIK not only focuses on conventional plastic recycling but also transforms the waste into captivating and meaningful artworks. This approach aims to raise public awareness about plastic waste issues while changing their perception of materials that are usually considered trash.<br /> <br /> * https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6mqJyGB8EM/?igsh=eXBiOHJ2c2h3Nnh5<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> == Servando Barreiro (digital nomad, Spain) - February 2024 ==<br /> [[File:servando_goggles.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Servando]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;During my time at Bitwäscherei, I had a blast! Interacting with a bunch of creative minds from different backgrounds was super cool. We did some coding, had fun with puredata, and created some awesome stuff together. The weeks at Bitwäscherei flew by, filled with lots of laughs and learning. I'm already thinking about coming back for more. It's a great place to explore new ideas and make music with like-minded folks. Thanks, Bitwäscherei, for the awesome experience. Looking forward to hanging out again and making more magic together!&quot;''<br /> <br /> '''Biography'''<br /> <br /> I'm an Audiovisual artist with a background in electronics, sound, and audiovisual communication. I lived in Madrid, Berlin, Peru, and Stockholm, among other places.<br /> I'm A Pure Data expert (If you know, you know..). I created music and/or software for brands such as Audi, Redbull, Polestar, and Teenage Engineering. My work has been exhibited in renowned locations such as: Reina Sofia Museum, Medialab Prado, Transmediale, and Ars Electronica. For more information, keep browsing this [http://servando.teks.no/ site].<br /> <br /> * http://servando.teks.no/<br /> <br /> '''Workshop at Bitwäscherei'''<br /> <br /> See more about the [[Puredata (Pd) Workshop with Servando]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Yuzuru Maeda (Japan) - Dec 2023==<br /> [[File:WhatsApp Image 2023-12-04 at 16.42.09.jpeg|300px|thumb|right|Zentai Interview]]<br /> <br /> '''Biography'''<br /> <br /> Yuzuru born in Japan, Gifu. Yuzuru graduated from LaSalle College of Arts, Singapore in 2009 for Bachelor of the Arts program in music composition. She has embarked on performing music and improvisation and making video, installation and performance art with [Zentai Art Project - http://yuzuru.weebly.com/]. She also organizes Zentai exhibition, Zentai walk, Zentai performance with [http://www.zentaiart.com/ Zentai Art Festival].<br /> <br /> <br /> For her residency at Bitwäscherei she will conduct interviews with people on their life and practices wearing a Zentai outfit while doing and creating friction in how to perceive the oposite. She also wants to conduct a participatory Zentai performance in public space in Zurich.<br /> If interested in giving an interview or participate at the zentai performance pls contact &quot;zentaiartproject[at]yahoo.com&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ''&quot;I embarked on an artistic exploration using Zentai suits as a central component in my video work. This unconventional choice served as a catalyst for probing the complex layers of identity within the realm of art and human interaction. During my residency in December 2023, I had the privilege of engaging in insightful interviews with notable figures such as Serge Bertschy, Oliver Jaggi, and Chruut. These encounters provided invaluable glimpses into their creative processes and methodologies. It was a fascinating journey delving into their artistic minds, discovering their techniques, and learning about their endeavors to push the boundaries of expression. One of the most profound lessons gleaned from these conversations was the importance of innovation and resourcefulness in the pursuit of artistic vision. Witnessing how each individual crafted their own tools and methods to breathe life into creations inspired me to seek out my own unique approaches in my artistic practice. Moreover, these interactions sparked a deeper contemplation on the interconnectedness between art and sustainability. I was profoundly moved by the dedication of these artists to not only their craft but also to contributing positively to our planet. Their commitment to sustainable living resonated deeply with me, prompting introspection on how I, too, could leverage my art to foster a more environmentally conscious world. As I reflect on the insights gained during my residency, I am filled with a renewed sense of purpose and direction. Armed with newfound inspiration and a heightened awareness of the intersection between art and sustainability, I am eager to embark on my own journey of creative exploration and meaningful contribution to the world around me.&quot;''<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> small trailer of the zurich session:<br /> * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHhvpPR0JRQ&amp;ab_channel=Zentai%E9%87%87%E8%AE%BF%28ZentaiArtProject%29<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=240px heights=180px&gt;<br /> File:WhatsApp_Image_2023-12-04_at_16.42.53.jpeg<br /> File:WhatsApp Image 2023-12-04 at 16.42.40.jpeg<br /> File:WhatsApp Image 2023-12-04 at 16.42.16.jpeg<br /> File:Yuzuru interviewing Serge Bertschi.jpg<br /> File:Yuzuru and Oliver Jäggi.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Shih Wei-chieh (Taipei, Taiwan) - 11. September - 1. November 2023 ==<br /> [[File:abao_stupidPhoto.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Abao with amazing haircut]]<br /> '''What was the purpose of your residency in Zurich? What did you learn from it?'''<br /> <br /> ''“In addition to my pursuit of practical solar applications, my most successful DSSC prototype currently produces only around ~2.5 mA per square centimeter. The significance lies more in the opportunities to collaborate with scientists and engage in visits to the laboratory at ETH. This experience has served as valuable training for me, offering insights into how scientists work with nanomaterials. Understanding the conventional applications and purposes, as well as the established protocols for synthesizing nano materials, has been a rare and precious experience for artists. It raises pertinent questions about the relationship between art and science, and how these two domains can and should collaborate effectively.”''<br /> <br /> ''“Although it was a fantastic experience for artists to work with scientists with complete freedom and full access to knowledge, I wonder how we can repeat the model without any funding to support the free sofa accommodation and the efforts from volunteers. On the other hand, I believe this is a great model that differs from those residency organized by institutes and centers which always comes with political requirements and demands. The property of the community plays a big part too. During the residency I have met many community members in Bitwäscherei, the role of them are usually very mixed, like chemist with musician background or artist with scientific degree, or engineer with profound knowledge for history of analog computer, the people are a great library and the culture was naturally provided by the community. This dynamic is relatively rare in Taiwan, where career roles tend to be more singular, and scientists typically don’t serve other fields in the same integrated manner.”''<br /> <br /> Part 1/2: [https://www.makery.info/en/2023/12/20/english-from-e-textile-to-gratzel-cells-encounter-with-the-taiwanese-designer-shih-wei-chieh/ “From e-textile to Grätzel cells, encounter with the taiwanese designer Shih Wei Chieh“], Makery 2023<br /> <br /> Part 2/2: [https://www.makery.info/en/2023/12/21/une-residence-de-recherche-en-cellules-gratzel-a-hackteria-rencontre-avec-shih-wei-chieh-2-2/ “A residency to research Grätzel cells at Hackteria, encounter with Shih Wei Chieh“], Makery 2023<br /> <br /> '''施惟捷 Shih Wei Chieh''' works with wearable art, e-textile, and laser audiovisual. He is also a self-taught material science researcher. His &quot;Laser Dye Project&quot; innovates an optical textile printing method by programmable laser projector and New Cyanotype solution, which inspire him to explore the trans-disciplinary collaboration between new medias and traditional craft techniques. He’s the founder of “Tribe Against Machine”, a project exploring how culture preservation works with modern technologies. His current research develops a DIY dye sensitized solar glass made with natural dye in a large size format, which is used for both energy and as a smart interface for sonic art. <br /> <br /> * https://shihweichieh.com/<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/HLabX_Fellows#HLabX_Fellow_Shih_Wei_Chieh<br /> <br /> Application to NanoArts grant done / not received :-(: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Prep-NanoArts<br /> <br /> Now combined with Workshop at [https://www.weareaia.ch/energy-giveaway/ Energy Giveaway @ WEAREAIA], to be held on 22/23 September 2023.<br /> <br /> More info is documented on the hackteria wiki: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Abao_Residency<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Helmi Hardian (Surabaya, Indonesia) - Mid July - Mid August 2023 | [[BIR residensi]] ==<br /> [[File:Helim_Ugly.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Helmi in his full beauty]]<br /> <br /> '''Reflection / Testimonial'''<br /> <br /> ''Best residency ever!!'' - Helmi<br /> <br /> ''During my residency, I had the opportunity to collaborate on the project The [https://mechatronicart.ch/diy-microscope-workshop-low-energy-circuit-performances/ Loose Energy Curriculum for the exhibition at the Humus Punk Library] in Zurich. We created a low-voltage and high-energy visual performance, utilizing previously unknown equipment from the hackteria studio. The experience of playing together and improvising with the hacked equipment was incredibly rewarding. ''<br /> <br /> ''One of the highlights was simply attending a wide range of workshops at the [https://mechatronicart.ch/homemade-summercamp-2023-berghaus-girlen/ Homemade Summercamp] in Switzerland, which differs a lot from my usual practice usually being the host of workshops. This privilege of learning from others and expanding my knowledge in various media arts fields felt utterly precious. From building a music station where we learned to play drums, to skillbuilding on keyboard, DJ equipment, and more. The overall cultural exchange during cooking time allowed us to share and transform traditional recipes into vegan and vegetarian versions. And the plurality of trips and destination furthermore offered precious insights into local cultures. Stops included: [http://www.randelab.ch/ Randelab], [http://www.gaudi.ch/GaudiLabs/ GaudiLabs], collaborating with [https://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/hackteria-zet-open-science-lab-in-zurich/ Hackteria ZET in Zurich], attending [https://mechatronicart.ch/homemade-summercamp-2023-berghaus-girlen/ Homemade Summercamp], visiting the art and science residency at Max-Planck in Konstanz and organizing the program [https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/pasar-senggol/ &quot;Pasar Senggol&quot; at Chaos Communication Camp] outside of Berlin.''<br /> <br /> ''It was unexpected but exciting to explore personal studios for local artists, experiencing the different styles of how collective spaces can be implemented and getting to know the individual studio approach. The residency taught me valuable lessons in space management, as I observed how collectives like [https://bitwaescherei.ch/ Bitwäscherei] or [https://maisonshift.ch/ Fashion Revolution] collaborate with the municiapal government to establish independent spaces. Overall, this residency provided a rich and diverse learning experience.'' - Written by Francisca Tan during a discussion with Helmi in Chiang Mai<br /> <br /> '''Biography'''<br /> <br /> Helmi Hardian is a grassroots artist and ghetto scientist, with a specific interest in cooking and smoking at the same time. He lives in Surabaya, the city that is well known for its industry and technology, as well as being the center of electronic component trading (chiefly, Pasar Genteng). Hence, almost all of his works are closely related to science and technology as the medium of creativity. He is the co-founder of Waft Lab, a creative-based initiative that works at interdisciplinary practices. Currently, he focuses on tech development through DIY/DIWO culture and playing his role in researching, hacking, or deconstructing daily materials to provide some devices with new functional aspects, as well as developing workshop kits, lecturing contents, and presentation materials, which aim to learn, share, and exchange knowledge.<br /> <br /> * https://waft-lab.com/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/helmihardian/<br /> * [[:File:Helmi Hardian - Artwork and Workshop 2022.pdf]]<br /> * Recent TUAK residensi in Tuban: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/TUAK<br /> * Application submitted: https://www.suedkulturfonds.ch/<br /> * Download application here: [[:File:Dossier-iiw0pYiT.pdf]]<br /> * Full project outline here: [[:File:2023_ProjectOutline_Helmi-Residensi.pdf]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:helmi_collage.jpg<br /> File:helmi_collage_02.jpg<br /> File:helmi_collage_03.jpg<br /> File:wafltlab_blue.jpg<br /> File:helmi_collage_01.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> == Arnont Nongyao - Thailand | early May 2023 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Arnont Nongyao portrait.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Arnont Nongyao]]<br /> <br /> '''Biography''' <br /> <br /> Arnont Nongyao lives in Chiangmai (TH) - Ho Chi Minh city (VN) and He is an artist interested and fell in love with the vibration of things. He likes listening to everything that inspires him to do experimental sound art. The most important teacher “the master Khvay Loeung &quot;inspired him to listen and “destroy yourself from being yourself” .-.. .. ... - . -. -.-- --- ..- .-. ... . .-.. ..-.<br /> <br /> Born in Bangkok, works and lives in Chiangmai (TH) - Ho Chi Minh city (VN). Arnont is working with various and different media includes sound, video, installation, site specific, public art etc. Arnont’s work is engage with his interest in vibration; he works on diverse art experimental projects, vibration-related.<br /> <br /> Arnont has been interested and research into sound with concentration on vibration, so most of his works are differently experimental and relative to vibration in order to search for the value of vibration derived from connected things, such as human beings, objects and society. His works are involved in a specific space and audience’s participation. They are also connected with the mode of listening/hearing in a social situation, and with how people interact with and participate in sound. Moreover, also he is Co-Director of Aesthetics of Error ( Chiang Mai Collective) with Thatchatham Silsupan and Pathompong Manakitsomboon that is a group of sound artists &amp; musician working on sound art &amp; experimental music in Chiangmai.<br /> <br /> Some of his selected exhibitions include solo exhibition “Sphere”, SAC Art lap, Chiang Mai, Thailand(2018).“Another Sound” co-work with Khvay Loeung, Sa Sa Art projects, Phnom Penh and Chiang Mai, Cambodia - Thailand (2018). and group exhibitions “Opera of Kard”, Singapore Biennale 2019, Singapore. “Currents 2019”, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. “A Visiblelity Matrix”, The Secession 2019, Vienna, Austria. Bangkok Art Biennale 2018, Bangkok, Thailand. “Postcripts” Bangkok Biennale, Bangkok, Thailand (2018).“Unstable(ry) Life”, 2016, Manif d’art, Quebec, Canada. 16th Media Art Biennale WRO 2015: Test Exposure, Wroclaw, Poland, TRANCE at Gallery VER, Bangkok, Thailand (2014). PROXIMITY, part of inSPIRACJE International at 13 MUZ, Szczecin, Poland (2014).<br /> <br /> '''External Links'''<br /> <br /> * [http://www.arnontnongyao.com Arnont Nongnyao's personal website]<br /> * [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/GBMN WORKSHOP: Gentle but make noise]<br /> <br /> [[File:Arnont_mixerli.jpg|thumb|left|400px|Arnont lötet das Mixerli!!]]<br /> <br /> [[Category: Biography]]<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Bostjan Čadež (Ljubljana, Slovenia - April 2023 ==<br /> [[File:Bos_Robot.jpg|thumb|right]]<br /> Bostjan Čadež (b. 1979, Ljubljana) is a new media artist whose interdisciplinary practice explores the intersections of art, technology, and human experience. His innovative installations and performances often challenge the boundaries between the digital and physical world, incorporating elements such as artificial intelligence, virtual reality, robotics, and real-time data processing. Čadež’s art is characterized by a dynamism and unique life that stems from the algorithms and guidelines he uses to shape his works. His interest in simple guidelines from which an infinite number of images or situations arise, which are never the same as before, is one of the key aspects of his creations. His works often include interaction with viewers, who with their involvement become part of the artistic experience and at the same time co-create the work they observe.<br /> <br /> * https://www.bostjancadez.art/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Dann Disciglio (Chicago, USA) &amp; Angelina Almukhametova (Chicago, USA) - March 2022 ==<br /> <br /> ''“I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to have participated in the Hacker-in-Residence program at the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society. The atmosphere of curiosity and artistic research was both inspiring and endlessly encouraging. During my residency, I led a workshop called, “Biodegradable Sound: Gelatin Records.” This hands-on workshop aimed to explore the intersection of recorded sound and biodegradability by introducing a method for creating functional and fully biodegradable phonograph records made from gelatin. The Swiss Mechatronic Art Society and its diverse group of members not only helped facilitate this workshop, they supported me by offering the resources and technical support needed to realize the event. My residency also produced various connections with other artists, musicians, and hackers which I continue to maintain to this day. I cannot wait to return to SGMK to continue to explore new topics of research, and continue picking the brains of the incredible community who stands behind this space”''<br /> <br /> During their short residency they will work on their research with parametric speakers, host a workhop on [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/BiodegradableSound &quot;Biodegradable Sounds&quot;] and do a performance with artist-made video transmitters, and retro tech!<br /> <br /> See this little add by the Hive people, where in the end they show the workshop and performance: https://peakd.com/hive-127039/@mind.force/ladjdnnz<br /> <br /> '''Angelina Almukhametova'''<br /> <br /> An G is a Chicago based neon artist who creates digital &amp; physical works in pursuit of happiness.<br /> <br /> Angelina Almukhametova’s work interfaces digital and analog technologies with custom built software and handmade electronics to create responsive audiovisual installations and performances. She holds a BFA in Art and Technology from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2020) and has exhibited work and performed in New York City, Chicago, Houston, and Iceland. She has led workshops at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Experimental Sound Studio in Chicago.<br /> <br /> https://aan-g.com/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Dann Disciglio'''<br /> [[File:Headshot _Disciglio.jpg|thumb|400px|right]]<br /> Dann Disciglio (b.1993) is a US-based intermedia artist whose practice investigates contemporary ecologies through both analog and digital technologies. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Hampshire College (2015) in art and media theory and a Master of Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago's Sound Department (2019). Disciglio has shown work and performed in New York City, Chicago, Boston, Zürich, Leipzig, Iceland, and Panama City and has published texts in the Journal of Visual Culture (SAGE) and the Minding Nature journal. In 2022, he was selected to be an Emerging Artist Resident at Franconia Sculpture Park (Shafer, MN), Hacker-in-Residence at the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society (ZRH), and as a Creative Resident at the Bloedel Reserve (WA).<br /> <br /> https://danndisciglio.com/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Miranda Moss (Cape Town, South Africa | wuwäähä, Sweden) ==<br /> <br /> Artist / designer Miranda has been popping into SGMK events since 2017. In the period 2020-21 she has been conducting chicken/robot research at Bitwäscherei and Randelab as part of the &quot;Chicken-in-Residence Program&quot;, along with Daniel Brownell, co-ran a solar water bot workshop with Dj Livia, joined the Homemade summercamp for the first time where she turned everyone's pee into electricity, continues to collaborate on sound and water geeking with Oli Jäggi, and regularly comes to the 2D OpenLab. She has also become the in-house graphic designer for events, always makes sure everyone has enough beer to drink, and is also the resident anticolonial feminist killjoy. <br /> <br /> She says: <br /> <br /> ''&quot;I'm super grateful to have had all the time as a hacker in residence at the Bitwäscherei. I am always meeting new amazing and inspiring people, am constantly learning cool things, and new projects and collaborations seem to blossom exponentially. I try to take the spirit of the lab with me on all my travels and to the other global communities I am involved in. Can't wait to return!&quot;'' <br /> <br /> * https://mirandamoss.com/<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:Miranda_geeking.png<br /> File:miranda_chicken_headhshot.jpg<br /> File:Miranda_Homemade.jpeg<br /> File:Dinner_in_werkstatt.jpeg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> Miranda's recent residency was supported partially through her artistic research project &quot;Gallus Gallus Roboticus&quot; within the konS paltfrom, funded by European Union and Cultural Ministry of Slovenia. Other visits privately and partially through Pro Helvetia.<br /> <br /> == Scott Beibin (Philadelphia, USA) ==<br /> <br /> Scott Beibin, aka [https://www.instagram.com/grouchofractal/ Groucho Fractal] has been a regular visitor to the MechArtLab over the last couple of years.<br /> <br /> &lt;youtube width=&quot;480&quot; height=&quot;360&quot;&gt;BLsgLAaJ5cs&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> * https://www.mandelbot.io/<br /> <br /> == Liz Cole - Evil Twin Booking Agency (Philadelphia, USA) ==<br /> <br /> Elizabeth Jane Cole is co founder of Evil Twin Booking Agency (eviltwinbooking.org), a podcast producer, writer, and DIY biology and open source hardware enthusiast. She participated in the Wild Open PCR Project @ Hacketeria (mentored by Urs Gaudenz of GaudiLabs and Marc Dusseiller).<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I’m very grateful for the time I spent at Bitwäscherei! The passion for collaboration and understanding how things work embodied in the culture of the space is so inspiring. Bitwäscherei empowers people to explore their environments through building open source tools and technology, and it opened up a new world of creativity for me.&quot;'' <br /> <br /> [[File:liz_hacking.jpeg|400px]][[File:liz_portrait.jpeg|400px]]<br /> <br /> * https://eviltwinbooking.org/about/<br /> <br /> == Adam Zaretsky (Woodstock, USA | somewhere in Greece) ==<br /> <br /> ''First I am thankful to Hackteria – Zentrum für Experimentelle Transdisziplinarität (Center for Experimental Transdisciplinariy), Research Node: ReproTech &amp; Art / Germline Hacks and Designer Babies''<br /> <br /> ''Including time spent well in the Swiss Embassy of San Francisco and Garage MCA in Moscow working on Methods of Transgenesis and GMO DIY Crispr Baby workshopoligies.''<br /> <br /> ''I also do want to than the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society for the time in residence plotting and making a crying machine and exploding miso neck living gooper gore bioart special effects performance.''<br /> <br /> ''We got into the wetness of reproductive technology, open source science, and the text to flesh interface of human germline genome editing. We learned how to read GENbank, FASTA, PubMed and SciHub pubs creatively. We got beyond the intimidating complexity by uploading equally as complex analogical and qualitative artistic data including: accordion music, drawings, collages, poetry and experimental video and more.''<br /> <br /> ''We involved people from wildly diverse backgrounds and international origins as is normal for Hackteria a global open house for odd, queer and oblique DIYbioart Hacker tweek and freekerz. We also group-geeked hard and stayed ridiculous about reporter genes, safe harbors, inducible promoters, off target mutations and IVF microinjection.''<br /> <br /> ''What we did was amazing. Like truly groundbreaking, wildly silly and depth informative. Beyond the call of duty living on the fumes of Marc's covid pay and minky little eth donations... We taught hybrid simultaneous in-person and online/off--ground... which is a form of super depleting heroism. I think it was super inspiring for those involved and has yet to mature but will make a great database if it continues.''<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:GOSPHA-whatdidshedo-web.jpg<br /> File:thGAP_flyer_web.jpg|400px<br /> File:CGCB_flyer_web.jpg|400px<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Mind thGAP'''<br /> <br /> We made three super relaxed bioinformatics primer labs for public understanding of databases of hereditary data (gene scans and gene scrolls) but also an understanding of the social implication of issues of gene piracy, genetic privacy.<br /> <br /> * Lab 1 - Transgenic Human Genome Alternatives Project (thGAP)<br /> * Lab 2 - Generic Open-Source Plasmid for Human Arts (GOSPHA)<br /> * Lab 3 - Creative Germline Constructs Bank (CGCB)<br /> <br /> Future Plans: We are going to be making an Open ArtSci Call for Creative Science Fiction Writers, Citizen Bioethicists and Untrained Art Critics to critically review the 5 entries we have compiled online on the CGDB. After that we might put some of the results up on GitHub and then make an NFT of them. Then we will call the World Congress on New Reproductive Technology Arts, for a GLOBAL AESTHETIC RESPONSE TO TRANSGENIC HUMANS AS BIOART and work on updating to a ‘real’ database. Oh yeah, and we did come up with a list of fifteen next steps, all of which are near impossible legally and technically so we should. Finally, we wrote a letter to the WHO Expert Advisory Committee on Developing Global Standards for Governance and Oversight of Human Genome Editing. No word back from them but I am sure they got the message. We might need to get their attention.<br /> <br /> https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/thgap/<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:adam_dusjagr_misoanal.JPG<br /> File:Lab3_CGCB_screenshot_single.png<br /> File:Adam_blue_bitw_smokers.jpg<br /> File:MISO_anus.jpg<br /> File:AZ_rc3_virtual.jpeg<br /> File:pin_adam.jpeg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> Adam's residency was supported privately by Marc Dusseiller and partially with some of the profits of the Hackteria Crypto Food Fund (HCFF).<br /> <br /> == Dominik Mahnič (Ljubljana, Slovnenia) ==<br /> <br /> ''Residency gives me rare opportunity to present, discuss and make different new works influenced by people, the enviroment of Bitwesherai and the city of Zurich. It was an intense experience in a place that offers great working conditions, deep reflections, and a friendly atmosphere.''<br /> <br /> * https://app.assembla.com/spaces/dominik-mahnic/<br /> <br /> [[File:Mahnic_klobukom.jpg|400px]][[File:zoom_2020_by_doms.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> Dom's residency was supported privately by the Center for Alternative Coconut Research.<br /> <br /> == Zohar Messeca - Fara AKA the idiot | [http://idiot.io/ idiot.io] (karkun, Israel) ==<br /> <br /> ''I have been very lucky to escape the israeli wilderness between Covid lockdowns to spend long month’s geeking like an idiot at the Bitwäscherei hackerspace and SGMK activities of the past year. Had great time sharing my DIY approach and attitude with my latest flexible circuits methods and techniques while spreading [http://idiot.io/ idiot.io] latest kits and propaganda at multiple workshops. Met plenty of talented local and international freaks/artists with mutual interests and curiosities. Also collaborated on several projects with the locals and made plenty of new friends!!''<br /> <br /> ''SGMK network is fantastisch!!! See you soooon!!''<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:idiot_covidCenter.jpg<br /> File:idioten.jpg<br /> File:idiot_residency.jpg<br /> File:rC3.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> * http://idiot.io/ idiot.io<br /> <br /> Zohar's residencies were supported by himself. Accommodation was shared with dusjagr and Veli.<br /> <br /> = Short term visitors =<br /> <br /> == Fransisca Tan ==<br /> [[File:Foodhacking Fransisca.jpg|thumb]]<br /> <br /> Fransisca Tan / artist statement<br /> <br /> ''“I first visited the Bitwäscherei in August 2022, coinciding with the open lab day. I was immediately smitten with the creative chaos, diversity and infrastructure of this hacker space. Chatting with some local and other visiting international artists I got to exchange on projects and find inspiration while food hacking throughout a lively evening.'' <br /> <br /> ''This community exchange set the first seeds for future opportunities to collaborate, such as for the performance “Future Food” at Kunsthaus Zürich (Oct 2023, CH), the LLL CoLaboratory in Chang Mai (Jan 2024, TH) and Amazonies Spatiales (Apr 2024, FR).''<br /> <br /> ''My experience at this Hackerspace underlines the core of what these community spaces ought to achieve: bring likeminded people together, have late night conversations about random stuff over a club mate and see if inspiration flows to join for a collaboration.”''<br /> <br /> Ressources &amp; Links<br /> * https://www.hinto.net/de/events/future-food-kunsthaus-zuerich-zuerich-e420326-20.html<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/hackterialab/cnx-openlab/<br /> * https://amazonies-spatiales.fr/ <br /> <br /> Biography<br /> Fransisca Tan is a creative producer and food experience designer with a background in internet &amp; media, communications and cognitive sciences<br /> <br /> Her diverse spectrum of engagement ranges from hosting workshops as science communicator, consulting artists and creatives on project management, to producing events such as festivals, art performances and hybrid residencies. All these root in her second nature as facilitator with a firm belief in a community arts approach.<br /> <br /> In her work and art she aspires towards bringing together people from all strides of life and revealing the value of community and collaboration.<br /> <br /> Find more on her portfolio on * https://www.fransiscatan.com/<br /> <br /> == Fran Quero, et al ==<br /> <br /> [[File:franGeng.jpg|400px|none]]<br /> <br /> The visit was part of their µ-residency at GaudiLabs in Luzern, where they shared newest experiments with qLAMP, openDROPs and electro-active bacteria.<br /> <br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Fran%20+%20Felipe%20nanoresidency%20GaudiLabs<br /> <br /> == Juan Duarte (Berlin / CDMX, Mexico) ==<br /> <br /> '''Sound spatialisation multichannel instrument'''<br /> <br /> During our short stay I could develop further a new iteration of this sound spatialisation instrument:<br /> * https://juanduarteregino.com/I<br /> <br /> This also was thrilling to connect with some members of the community in the lab, specially those who are also making with synthesisers and other sound gadgetry. Although the time to put together the instrument was quite intensive and busy, it was also good to discuss with other colleagues about the instrument’s potential in future. altogether, it was a very productive and fun experience to be here.<br /> <br /> [[File:Juan_II.JPG|400px]][[File:Juan_I.JPG|400px]]<br /> <br /> == Mary Maggic (Vienna / Los Angeles, USA) ==<br /> <br /> Mary Maggic comes to hang out and prototype various art projects and interventions, and geek out in nature!<br /> <br /> Some examples of projects: <br /> * Molecular Queering Agency - an experimental performance with a heavy metal hardware fountain for corona safe urine worshipping. <br /> * Lap Dance - motorized panorama camera for collective disobedience on a pink gynecology chair. <br /> * SCOBY Spin Cycle - rotating disc bioreactor for industrialized production of kombucha scoby. <br /> * Genital Panic - 3D printing genitals. <br /> * Weed Brownies (hide them from the kids). <br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=360px&gt;<br /> File:Marry_Costume.png<br /> File:Marry_genitalPanic.png<br /> File:Marry_Weidling.JPG<br /> File:Marry_Urinal.jpg<br /> File:Marry_peeParty.png<br /> <br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> * https://maggic.ooo/<br /> <br /> == Ewen Chardronnet (Paris, France) ==<br /> <br /> <br /> == Paula Pin (Lugo, Spain) ==<br /> <br /> coming soon...<br /> <br /> == František Apfelbeck (Czech Republic / Vale de Saire, France) ==<br /> <br /> When in Zürich I've had the opportunity to organize Cider Tasting at MechArtLab, which for me, is an interesting cross between hackerspace and bio hacking spot with quite a strong artistic approach. For me of course I liked a lot that they do lots of bio stuff, from kombucha artificial skin production, mushroom growing and many others to fermentation so when I've a chance I would like to visit again. Also I've found the building, which is a formal hospital laundry facility very interesting. I would say there are well over ten different projects of the alternative scene which makes a decent foundation for exchange and functioning as kind of independent entity. At the end we have set up outside just by the entrance of the building and were &quot;fishing&quot; for some people to join the core group for our noble activity spending a really nice evening together with open minded people. Next day I've actually joined the MechArtLab group on their trip to Saint Gallen were we have done another tasting event as part of the open doors of Ruum 42 hackerspace and theirs SGMK On-Tour: Chill &amp; Taste happening, fallowed later on by tasting of distillates made by local producer, barbecuing experimental locally made sausages by their creators and so on. It was a really nice finishing of the Switzerland part of my tour and I hope I can pop in again.<br /> <br /> <br /> * https://foodhackingbase.org/wiki/2021_cider_tour</div>

Dusjagr https://wiki.sgmk-ssam.ch/index.php?title=Hacker-in-Residence_Programme&diff=14139 2026-07-20T08:24:25Z

<p>Dusjagr: /* Nupur Maneesh Doshi (New Dehli, India) - 24. July - 18. August 2026 */</p> <hr /> <div>&lt;div style=&quot;right&quot; class=&quot;toclimit-2&quot;&gt;__TOC__&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> The Hacker-in-Residence Programme is jointly organized by various people from the environment of [https://bitwaescherei.ch/ Bitwäscherei], and directed primarily by [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Dusjagr Marc Dusseiller aka dusjagr], Center for Alternative Coconut Research, in his role as as co-founder and board member of both the [https://mechatronicart.ch/about/ Swiss Mechatronic Art Society] and Global Ambassador of the [https://www.hackteria.org/ Hackteria Network].<br /> <br /> = Ongoing =<br /> <br /> == Nupur Maneesh Doshi (Mumbai, India) - 24. July - 18. August 2026 ==<br /> [[File:nupur_headshot_02.jpg|thumb|250px]]<br /> During the SGMK Homemade 2026 and the follow up retreat at EAR, Nupur Maneesh Doshi is hosted as BEAK critic-in-residence working on a creative writing project based on Science Fictionesque poetic reflections on Bioart, Do-It-With-Others, Bioethics meets Travelogue and Speculative literary reflections. Earlier this year Nupur also was incorporated into the [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/CoLabs_Chiang_Mai#CoLabs_Kick-off_Feb_2026 Kickoff of Co-Laboratories], hired to pen a Technobiological Futures review article, with her curatorial and critical commentary published in English and French through Makery.info.<br /> <br /> * [https://www.makery.info/en/2026/05/11/english-epistemic-sludge-the-ontology-of-the-post-institutional-lab/ Epistemic sludge: the ontology of the post-institutional lab]<br /> <br /> Nupur Doshi is a curator and researcher based in Mumbai, India. Her work explores para-art trajectories, transgressing mediums and traditional materiality. She examines provocations from critical philosophy and transdisciplinary studies across counter-histories and speculative futures. She is the Fall '26 Draper Scholar at the Experimental Humanities (XE) Department at NYU. She has also been awarded the Global South Scholarship for the Art &amp; Curatorial Practice Certificate Program at The New Centre for Research &amp; Practice.<br /> <br /> * https://bioartethics.xyz/beak-news/f/nupur-maneesh-doshi---beak-critic-in-residence-colabs-thailand<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> = In preperation =<br /> <br /> == Faried Noor &quot;Askal&quot; Siregar, 19. Sep - 11. Oct 2026 ==<br /> [[File:Askal_synthplaying2.jpg|250px|thumb|right|playing the [https://www.instagram.com/p/DWC5WO1k-An &quot;sistem modular terpadu&quot;]]]<br /> Faried Noor Siregar is an interdisciplinary artist, theater practitioner, and Batak manuscript (Pustaha) enthusiast based in Yogyakarta, graduated from the Theater Department at ISI Yogyakarta.<br /> <br /> As an artist, he is deeply interested in topics such as cultural preservation, social issues, and the environment, which he expresses and develops through interdisciplinary art, including theater and other visual arts. He also works across disciplines in DIY instrument engineering, exploring the intersection of craftsmanship, sound, and technology.<br /> <br /> He is an active member of Kawan Pustaha, Bauhouse Consorxium, and Lifepatch.<br /> <br /> * https://askal.id/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/asucalypto/<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> = Others =<br /> <br /> = Testimonials of our Residents of the past=<br /> <br /> == Maria Jose Besoain - LABVA (Valdivia, Chile) - 20. Nov - 4. Dec 2025 ==<br /> [[File:GaudiResidensi_Jose.png|250px|thumb|right|Micro-residency in GaudiLabs]]<br /> Situated Ecologies and Material Practice from South America (An Encounter with LABVA)&lt;br&gt;<br /> In a time marked by ecological crisis it becomes necessary to establish a critical perspective on the dominant industrial model of material trade and propose alternatives to how we relate to materiality. Rather than simply replacing one set of materials with another, the challenge lies in engendering a processual rethinking of the techniques, values, and epistemologies that underpin material practices. This open dialogue invites us to ask: how can we imagine alternatives to our pervasive dependency on petrochemical-based substances within an ecosystem shaped by extractive economies and technological determinism?&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> https://mustekala.info/beyond-substitution-situated-ecologies-and-material-practice-from-south-america-an-encounter-with-labva/&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == The Solar Mini Disc Walkmen mini residency of Shih Wei-chieh (Taipei, Taiwan) - 1. August - 5. September 2025 ==<br /> [[File:abao_stupidPhoto2.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Abao with amazing haircut. Stylist: Veli Silver.]]<br /> During a three-week micro-residency, I prototyped a “solar mini-disc walkman” that turns a handmade dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) into music. Building on my earlier portable, solar-powered starvation synth, I explore the “fingerprint” of a solar cell: using the I–V curve of each handmade DSSC as a musical score so its photovoltaic character becomes reproducible, generative sound. The instrument is self-powered: a 6×6 cm “solar mini disc” can be inserted and rendered to audio in real time. Beyond sculptural design, the device encourages open collection of natural-dye data and serves as a minimal-viable prototype for asking whether photovoltaic energy could—or should—be traceable. At present, the sound engine is implemented in Max/MSP with RAVE, where a 7-dimensional I–V “fingerprint” is directly connected to the decoder’s latent inlets. This pragmatic choice exploits RAVE’s real-time, high-fidelity synthesis, but the mapping remains largely hand-crafted. Framing the process more generally, the mapping can be understood as a vec2vec-style cross-modal alignment: a bridge function projects photovoltaic features into the latent space of a neural audio synthesizer. Unlike the recent vec2vec work in natural language processing—which aligns embeddings within the same modality and assumes comparable semantic geometry across models—our case is cross-modal (physics → sound) and uses a generative decoder as its target space. This difference requires stronger priors, such as monotonicity (e.g. larger photocurrents should not map to quieter or “darker” sounds) and local smoothness (similar I–V curves should yield nearby latents). In the vec2vec framework, semantic stability is maintained through three key constraints: reconstruction (the translated representation can be mapped back to the source), cycle-consistency (round-trips preserve meaning), and vector space preservation (VSP), which ensures that pairwise distances among embeddings remain intact across the mapping. While these methods were originally developed for aligning text embeddings, they provide a valuable reference for future work: similar constraints could regulate how photovoltaic features enter the RAVE latent space, ensuring that sonic identities preserve the geometric relationships of their underlying energy curves. In that sense, the Solar Mini-Disc Walkman not only produces reproducible sonic identities for each handmade cell, but also gestures toward a broader research question: how cross-system “languages” of energy and sound might be aligned in a universal latent space.<br /> &lt;gallery widths=&quot;220px&quot; heights=&quot;400px&quot;&gt;<br /> File:I-V tester made by Marc Dusseiller.jpg|The DIY I-V tester made by Marc Dusseiller. <br /> File:I-V tester made by Marc Dusseiller_2.jpg|The measurement of the I-V curve tester is uploaded to Thingspeak and a local server, and can be fetched in Max/MSP.<br /> File:DIY DSSC with screen printed pattern.jpg|DIY DSSC with screen printed pattern and hollyhock dye made by Shih Wei Chieh.<br /> File:DIY DSSC with cyanotype pattern.jpg|DIY DSSC with cyanotype pattern made by Shih Wei Chieh.<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> [[The Solar Mini-Disc Walkman: Cross-Modal Alignment of DSSC Fingerprints and Audio Latent Space|residency documentation]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Yair Reshef (Tel Aviv) - 23 - 31. July 2025 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Yair hardbrucke.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Yair arrives in Hardbrücke]]<br /> bureaucrat at [https://wiki.telavivmakers.org/ T.A.M.I], recovering [https://wiki.idiot.io idiot.io]<br /> <br /> * https://wiki.telavivmakers.org/<br /> * https://github.com/5shekel/<br /> * [[PASAR SENGGOL]]<br /> * https://stikka.zrok.yair.cc/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Will Robertson (various trees and forests, Scotland and Switzerland) - 1. May - 31. July 2025 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Will-Robertson-Looking-to-the-Future-DJI_0490-2048x1536-cropped-90.jpeg|250px|thumb|right|Will on a tree]]<br /> <br /> Sprache: Schweizerdeutsch, English, Französisch, Norwegisch<br /> <br /> ''' Research '''<br /> <br /> Will's research focuses on the interaction between trees and endangered tree dwelling dormouse (family ''Gliridae''), bat (family ''Vespertilionidae'') and squirrel (family ''Sciurus'') species. By making use of advances in our understanding of endangered ''Eliomys quercinus'' and ''Myomimus roachi'' and moving forward the boundaries of what's athletically and technically possible in aerial arboriculture, Will has developed new chainsaw carving and rotary boring techniques to precisely carve nest holes for Europe's most endangered mammals and reverse habitat destruction. Collaborations with Susan Kerwin, Goedele Verbeylen, Stiftung Wildstation Landshuit, Nedko Nedyalkov, Ralf Wistbacka and Thomas Briner have brought groundbreaking results in conservation of the Garden Dormouse (''Eliomys quercinus'') - a high conservation priority in Switzerland and Europe. Field studies with ''Myomimus roachi'' (Bulgaria) and ''Pteromys volans'' (Finland) are currently being planned.<br /> <br /> Will leads an international consortium of leading semiconductor manufacturers, software experts, hardware manufacturers and ecologists developing a new, completely open source wildlife camera and field ecology system with integrated NPU (Neural Processing Unit) for neutral network inference and Edge AI which offers unparalleled capabilities, reliability and independence in the field. Other research includes lexicography and use of neural networks in phonology and lexicography.<br /> <br /> Where wildlife cameras are unsuitable, eDNA (Environmental DNA) PCR/NAAT (Polymerase Chain Reaction / Nucleic Acid Amplification Technique) techniques are used.<br /> <br /> He served both in armed forces in the UK and in the Swiss fire service in Atemschutz at Stützpunkt Feuerwehr Küssnacht am Rigi where he handled some of Switzerlands's worst industrial and chemical fires of recent tdecades.<br /> <br /> Born in Scotland, Will became the first person in history to be honored by Parliamentary motions in both the Edinburgh and London parliaments.<br /> <br /> ''' The Art of the Climbing Arborist '''<br /> <br /> Will's artistic work focuses on natural forms in tree care and bringing the peace and beauty of the forest to gardens. His distinctive artistic style, implemented in a profession with the highest death rate in Europe, is athletically and technically extremely demanding and was influenced by de Breanski and Dutton then by contemporary Swiss gardeners and artists including Frei and Jope.<br /> <br /> '''Glass Art '''<br /> <br /> His other artistic medium is molten glass, working with glass chemistry of crystal and borosilicate glasses and the ligand field quantum chemistry of Neodymium, Erbium, Praseodymium, Cobalt, Copper and Iron and nanoparticleq chemistry and nonlinear optics of Copper, Silver and Gold to create color within clear glass. Molten glass is a uniquely difficult artistic medium but it is the only medium that allows color to exist independent of surface and allows the user to directly experience the quantum mechanical worlds of ligand field theory and nanoparticle nonlinear optics.<br /> <br /> To obtain the high temperatures and homogeneous furnace conditions needed to make colored glass, Will designs furnaces heated with FeCrAl, SiC Microwave susceptor and SiC electrical technologies controlled via PID computer control and insulated with high purity alumina refractories.<br /> <br /> Collaborations with professional glass artists develop and document the science of colored glass.<br /> <br /> ''' Here to Help'''<br /> <br /> Will is grateful to get a break from his current battles to learn kernel space software engineering and image sensor integration and is available to assist with microelectronics, power electronics, unpasteurized cheese making, wine making, pizza making, aerial arboriculture and user space and database software engineering.<br /> <br /> '''Wine, Cheese, Sauerkraut'''<br /> <br /> High quality unpasteurized cheeses from both home-grown and commercial lactic acid bacteria cultures come to life and high quality wine is made via the ''Méthode traditionnelle'''. Outside the precise order of the cleanroom, Sauerkraut, Kombucha, wine and cheese making cultures also find their way into bread and fruit juice.<br /> <br /> '''Research in English:'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/quick-summary-new-homes-for-old-friends-switzerland/<br /> '''Forschung in Deutsch'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/de/zusammenfassung-neue-heimat-fur-alte-freunde-schweiz/<br /> '''Recherche en Français'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/fr/resume-rapide-de-nouvelles-maisons-pour-de-vieux-amis-en-suisse/<br /> <br /> '''faclair.com:'''<br /> * https://www.faclair.com/<br /> * https://focloir.info/<br /> <br /> '''GIT Repositories:'''<br /> * https://github.com/William-Robert-Robertson/WildCamera<br /> * https://prototypefund.opendata.ch/project/wildcamera/<br /> <br /> '''Recent Publications:'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ARBMagazine208-P72-Spring2025-New-Homes-For-Old-Friends-An-Update.pdf<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ARBMagazine-New-Homes-for-Old-Friends-206-pp60-66.pdf<br /> <br /> '''Social media:'''<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/william_robert_robertson/<br /> * https://www.facebook.com/will.robertson.58555<br /> <br /> '''Folk often ask about.. Soldering'''<br /> <br /> Folk often ask me about soldering - here are some ideas that help:<br /> <br /> https://github.com/William-Robert-Robertson/WildCamera/blob/main/Development_Environment/Practical_Electronics/Soldering.md<br /> <br /> ==Maximiliano Laina (filmaker) and Olivia Laina (youth-activistin)== <br /> <br /> As a family short time residency they are visiting Zurich on the weekend of 11.-14th April, as part of the More-Than-Planet exhibition curated by Ewen Chardronnet and Martina Huber at Löwenbräu Zürich, We are AIA | Awareness in Art. <br /> <br /> 11.04.24, 6 - 9pm<br /> &quot;Flying with Patcha - Into the Aerocene&quot; Films creening at Luma Schwarzcafé <br /> <br /> 14.04.24, 9 - 12 am<br /> political Manifestation &quot;Earthrise&quot; flying the solar ballon at &quot;Alte Kaserene&quot; <br /> [[File:WhatsApp Image 2024-04-11 at 12.43.44.jpg|250px|thumb|Aerocene.org]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Toru (Ryu) Oyama (Okinawa City / Gifu, Japan) - 15 - 31. July 2025 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Toru.jpg|thumb]]<br /> <br /> Toru (Ryu) Oyama is born in Japan, after graduating in pharmaceutical chemistry and fine art in japan, he studied and worked in a field of contemporary art in germany. moved to okinawa in 2017, he has been developing unique art projects in taiwan, south Korea, finland, indonesia and other parts of the world, based on the knowledge cultivated in science. his research and artistic practice explore topics such as food, land, human-nature relations, archaeology, and anthropology, through the site specific fieldwork. he has participated in various cross-disciplinary art-and-science projects worldwide,including projects and collaborates with artists and researchers.<br /> <br /> * https://www.ryuoyama.com/<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Andrey Chugonow (Yekaterinburg, Russia / Glasgow, UK) - 1. Oct - 30. November 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Square facebook 7sec.gif|250px|thumb|right|Glitching Andrey]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;During my stay in Switzerland, I plan to start developing a project that takes my autoimmune disease, multiple sclerosis, beyond my body into the realm of peer interaction. I plan to create a performative situation within which we will begin to interact with this autoimmune agent, forming several feedback loops in an attempt to find the equilibrium of the event.&quot;''<br /> <br /> Andrey Chugunov is a conceptual artist working at the intersection of digital and analogue media. He combines sound art, light installation, generative graphics, technological sculpture, media performances and readymade in his practice. He researches topics of mortality, temporality, autonomy, and memory decay in his artworks from the perspective of meditative media.<br /> <br /> He got a master's degree in Digital art at the Far Eastern Federal University in Vladivostok, Russia in 2018-2020. He participated in the &quot;Laboratory of a young artist&quot; at the Ural branch of the State Center for Contemporary Art in Yekaterinburg, Russia in 2018. He received an engineering degree in the field of alternative and renewable energy sources at the Ural Federal University in Yekaterinburg, Russia in 2008-2013.<br /> <br /> Andrey was born in Sverdlovsk, USSR in 1991.<br /> <br /> Now he resides in East Kilbride, Scotland, United Kingdom.<br /> <br /> * https://andreychugunov.com/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Giulia Tomasello / ALMA Futura (Rome, Italy) - 5. - 24. October 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Giulia screenshot.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Giulia preparing &quot;Future Flora&quot;]]<br /> <br /> Interaction designer and educator committed to female’s healthcare and its innovation, combining biotechnology and interactive wearables. Founder of ALMA Futura.<br /> <br /> Giulia will visit Switzerland and collaborate with [http://GaudiLabshttps://www.gaudi.ch/GaudiLabs/?page_id=2 GaudiLabs] in Luzern (5-10. Oct) and at the [http://Hackteria%20ZET%20-%20Open%20Science%20Labhttps://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/hackteria-zet-open-science-lab-in-zurich/ Hackteria ZET - Open Science Lab] (15-24. Oct) on participatory community research and hacking around the theme of reproductive justice and DIY pregnancy tests.<br /> <br /> ''&quot;Xenopia is a research, art and design project aimed at prototyping a domestic hormones Beta Hcg test as a tool to address reproductive justice and the right to access abortion. We will investigate the historical scientific practices around living interfaces as controlling technologies (i.e. the living pregnancy test Xenopus Leavis frog, mice, seeds). The right to access abortion is under attack and Beta Hcg testing is a mandatory test to access safe abortion but is poorly available for people living in rural areas and in marginalised conditions. Weeks of pregnancy are the playing field on which the war against access to abortion is waged, so we see in this prototype the possibility of facilitating the path autonomously by giving people back control. Collectives defending reproductive rights in countries where abortion is illegal or restricted (as Italy) and safely providing support, do not have access to this kind of easing. With an inter-species perspective, we would therefore develop this prototype and participatory workshops as political act of empowerment and concrete response to reproductive justice.&quot;''<br /> <br /> here wiki content to visit here:<br /> https://hackteria.org/wiki/Xenopia<br /> <br /> <br /> * https://gitomasello.com/<br /> * https://almafutura.org/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/gitomasello/<br /> <br /> Read Giulia's full Report on the Project here on the hackteria Wiki, use spread, duplicate!<br /> *https://hackteria.org/wiki/Xenopia<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Dominik Mahnič (Ljubljana, Slovnenia) - 25. Okt - 10. Nov 2024==<br /> <br /> [[File:Mahnic_klobukom.jpg||250px|thumb|right|Is it Jesus?]]<br /> <br /> We are planning to host our regular Hacker-in-Residence Dominik Mahnič aka Doms again to continue our long-term collaborations and work / reflect with Sofie on various robotic painting machines and it's philosophical implications.<br /> <br /> During the [https://mechatronicart.ch/brushology-ways-of-painting-with-a-mechatronic-brush/ &quot;Brushology&quot; Session] the shared their recent insigts of the collaboration.<br /> <br /> * https://app.assembla.com/spaces/dominik-mahnic/<br /> <br /> [[File:DomsAlone.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Sofie Mart (Zürich) - 20. Juli - 9. August 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Sofie.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Sofie Mart]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I was lucky to meet Marc and Maya in summer 2024 when I was looking for a workshop space to bring to life a custom-built robotic drawing machine. Bitwäscherei is a great space and a playground for DIY robotics projects. I got a lot of help and inspiration from the other artists- and hackers-in-residence. Thank you Bitwäscherei and SGMK for hosting me!&quot;''<br /> <br /> [[File:Bitwascherai.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> Sofie Mart a Swiss-based creative technologist passionate about contextualizing complexity through visual media. In the past few years, Sofie has been venturing projects on the intersection of arts, culture, technology and humanities. With the background in cultural analytics and data visualization, she collaborated with the private cultural estates on the immersive visualization of art collections, directed virtual reality experiences for corporate and public sector clients and created digital applications for creativity. https://sofiem.art/<br /> <br /> In 2024 Sofie started her studio focusing on media processing, creative coding and art fabrication - https://uncorporated.studio/ . With the support from [https://matr.art/ Matr Labs] engineers, she built and launched the first art-making machine in Bitwäscherei, Zurich.<br /> <br /> * https://www.instagram.com/uncorporated.studio/<br /> * https://sofiem.art/<br /> <br /> == Tengal (Manila, Philippines / Berlin, Germany) - 1. - 10. August 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Tengal hacking.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Tengal hacking some academic writing]]<br /> <br /> Tengal is a composer, media artist, and cultural instigator, engaged in research-based production that bridges art, technology, and society. Since 2005, he has initiated numerous projects and collectives in Manila and across Southeast Asia. Notably, he founded the organization ''SABAW Media Art Kitchen'', a curatorial platform specializing in sound, media art, and interstices between art and science. In 2008, he established the Philippines' first international media art and experimental music festival, ''WSK Festival of the Recently Possible'' where he has served as artistic director since its inception.<br /> <br /> From 2017 to 2018, Tengal curated the exhibition ''&quot;INTERSTICES: Manifolds of The In-between&quot;'' and served as exhibition director for the ''&quot;Self-reflexivity: Thinking Media and Digital Articulations&quot;'' exhibition at the Tokyo Media Art Festival MeCA | Media Culture in Asia, initiated by the Japan Foundation.<br /> <br /> Tengal co-created the international music platform ''NUSASONIC'', a creative collaboration between ''YES NO KLUB, WSK Festival of The Recently Possible, Playfreely/BlackKaji, CTM Festival'', and the ''Goethe Institute''. ''Nusasonic'' was a multi-year project that explores a wide spectrum of experimental sound and music cultures in Southeast Asia, fostering dialogue not only within the region but also with Europe.<br /> <br /> Recently relocating to Berlin, Tengal served as curator-at-large at ''Art Laboratory Berlin'' and played a significant role as co-curator of the projects ''&quot;Hackers, Makers, Thinkers”'', and ''“Radyo Somatodelia: Experiments in Sonic Animism.”''<br /> <br /> * https://www.instagram.com/tengal/<br /> * [https://www.instagram.com/wsk.io/ wsk.io]<br /> * [http://nusasonic.com/ nusasonic.com]<br /> <br /> == Kaldi Moss (Goa, Dehli, India) - June - August 2024 ==<br /> <br /> ''&quot;Bitwäscherei was an inspiring space that opened up new ways of thinking. It offers an alternative to the mainstream Swiss logic. The techniques and specifics of mediums and materials are exploded and explored everyday - in a way it is a dreamland.&quot;''<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=320px heights=240px&gt;<br /> File:Photo 2024-10-14 17-10-39.jpg<br /> File:Photo 2024-10-14 17-10-35.jpg<br /> File:Photo 2024-10-14 17-10-46.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Biography:'''<br /> <br /> Moss is an artist interested in sense perception, time, networked systems, insect perception, tree intelligence and experiences of beings that are not human. <br /> <br /> Moss’ (they/them) practice spans sound, video, browser-based art and bio art. They are part of a community of engineers and technologists, and are invested in exploring alternate methods of knowledge production. Their video and installation work has been shown in multiple exhibitions in Zurich, Milan, Toronto, Dresden, Brighton, Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Himachal and Goa.<br /> <br /> They are a part of Cynk Collective, a noise band producing immersive audiovisual concerts. In addition, they are the artistic director at Walkin Studios,an independent multidisciplinary art studio and project space in Bangalore, India and have co-founded the collective NOTAAT with artist Puneet Jain.<br /> <br /> * https://whattt.cargo.site/<br /> <br /> == Elisa Chaveneau (Le Mans, France) - 01. - 15. July 2024 ==<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=240px heights=180px&gt;<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.13.54.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.07.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.16.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.43.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.28.png<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Bio:''' Elisa Chaveneau is a French artist born in 2000 who specialises in the design and exhibition of sculptures, <br /> installations and materials on the subject of «Other-than-human». Her search for new media involving geo-materials and fermentation processes is keen to question inter-species relations in an ecosystem and consumer habits facing industry. With specialist training in geomaterials and ceramics at the Le Mans Fine Arts School, the materiality and supposed aesthetics of the material take on a primordial role in her approach to creation, as well as in her formal process is to rediscover the links with the living world. Through her interests in ecology, design, craft practices and performance, she tries to focus our imagination and make us contemplate the landscapes and the immensity of the ecosystems we are confronted with. &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> Her work has been exhibited at the Centre Contemporain de Céramique de la Borne and in a duo with Noémie Vincent-Maudry at the 2022 Saint-Etienne Biennial and at the Musée d’Art Moderne in Paris for the Flammes exhibition.<br /> <br /> https://www.instagram.com/elisachaveneau/<br /> <br /> '''Workshop: Saturday 13.7.24, 12-18h''' <br /> <br /> https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Kitchenlab_Bioplastic<br /> <br /> DIY Workshop on BIOPLASTIC Making. Together with Hacker-in-Residency(SGMK) Elisa Chaveneau (FR) we dive into the topic of bioplastic as novel material research. Starting point is the kitchen lab! Why working with materials that originate from our kitchen and how easy and fun it is to repurpose materials from there to revalue and repurpose and close circles. Circular thinking at the base of everyday practice! Starting with a Lunch by Gasthaus Kitchenlab we will be working on testing and creating various recipes and experimentations on Bioplastic.<br /> <br /> == Moch Hasrul (Jakarta, Indonesia) - 11-14. July 2024 ==<br /> [[File:Hasrol kopicup.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Hasrul likes kopi]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I have known [https://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/hackteria-zet-open-science-lab-in-zurich/ Hackteria ZET] and [https://mechatronicart.ch/mechartlab/ SGMK's MechArtLab] for quite some time, and I always enjoy visiting their shared studio and laboratory. The atmosphere is incredibly pleasant and inspiring, filled with a playful yet highly productive energy. When I was a speaker at a talk about [https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/plastik/ '''Operasi Plastik'''], I was truly impressed by the enthusiasm and participation of the attendees. Additionally, the experience of preparing a dinner together was delightful, with a warm and welcoming atmosphere. Hackteria ZET, Bitwäscherei, is truly a special place for creativity and collaborative learning.&quot;''<br /> <br /> '''Bio: Moch Hasrul''' is a media artist based in Jakarta who combines art and technology in his work. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Art Education from Universitas Negeri Jakarta and a Master's degree in Fine Arts from Institut Teknologi Bandung. Currently, he serves as the director of Serrum and teaches at Kalbis University. His artistic practice includes experiments with computational devices, mechanical and electronic systems, and plastic recycling. Managing Studio Batur Jakarta and actively involved in the Gudskul Ecosystem, Hasrul initiated GudRnD, focusing on plastic recycling experiments. He is also developing context-based, student-centered learning methods using art approach.<br /> <br /> * https://mochhasrul.com/<br /> * https://www.gudrnd.id/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/_gudrnd/<br /> <br /> '''TALK: Operasi Plastik - 18:00 Saturday 13. July 2024 @ Bitwäscherei'''<br /> <br /> Hasrul will give an overview of their activities, researching and developing OPERASI PLASTIK, an artistic approach to plastic waste management. After the talk everybody is invited for a dinner, exploring Indonesian cuisine and cooking together.<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/plastik/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> [[File:OperasiPlastik.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Operasi Plastik]]<br /> '''OPERASI PLASTIK''' is an initiative that offers an artistic approach to plastic waste management by incorporating artistic and imaginative aspects into the process. By using art as a medium, OPERASI PLASTIK not only focuses on conventional plastic recycling but also transforms the waste into captivating and meaningful artworks. This approach aims to raise public awareness about plastic waste issues while changing their perception of materials that are usually considered trash.<br /> <br /> * https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6mqJyGB8EM/?igsh=eXBiOHJ2c2h3Nnh5<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> == Servando Barreiro (digital nomad, Spain) - February 2024 ==<br /> [[File:servando_goggles.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Servando]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;During my time at Bitwäscherei, I had a blast! Interacting with a bunch of creative minds from different backgrounds was super cool. We did some coding, had fun with puredata, and created some awesome stuff together. The weeks at Bitwäscherei flew by, filled with lots of laughs and learning. I'm already thinking about coming back for more. It's a great place to explore new ideas and make music with like-minded folks. Thanks, Bitwäscherei, for the awesome experience. Looking forward to hanging out again and making more magic together!&quot;''<br /> <br /> '''Biography'''<br /> <br /> I'm an Audiovisual artist with a background in electronics, sound, and audiovisual communication. I lived in Madrid, Berlin, Peru, and Stockholm, among other places.<br /> I'm A Pure Data expert (If you know, you know..). I created music and/or software for brands such as Audi, Redbull, Polestar, and Teenage Engineering. My work has been exhibited in renowned locations such as: Reina Sofia Museum, Medialab Prado, Transmediale, and Ars Electronica. For more information, keep browsing this [http://servando.teks.no/ site].<br /> <br /> * http://servando.teks.no/<br /> <br /> '''Workshop at Bitwäscherei'''<br /> <br /> See more about the [[Puredata (Pd) Workshop with Servando]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Yuzuru Maeda (Japan) - Dec 2023==<br /> [[File:WhatsApp Image 2023-12-04 at 16.42.09.jpeg|300px|thumb|right|Zentai Interview]]<br /> <br /> '''Biography'''<br /> <br /> Yuzuru born in Japan, Gifu. Yuzuru graduated from LaSalle College of Arts, Singapore in 2009 for Bachelor of the Arts program in music composition. She has embarked on performing music and improvisation and making video, installation and performance art with [Zentai Art Project - http://yuzuru.weebly.com/]. She also organizes Zentai exhibition, Zentai walk, Zentai performance with [http://www.zentaiart.com/ Zentai Art Festival].<br /> <br /> <br /> For her residency at Bitwäscherei she will conduct interviews with people on their life and practices wearing a Zentai outfit while doing and creating friction in how to perceive the oposite. She also wants to conduct a participatory Zentai performance in public space in Zurich.<br /> If interested in giving an interview or participate at the zentai performance pls contact &quot;zentaiartproject[at]yahoo.com&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ''&quot;I embarked on an artistic exploration using Zentai suits as a central component in my video work. This unconventional choice served as a catalyst for probing the complex layers of identity within the realm of art and human interaction. During my residency in December 2023, I had the privilege of engaging in insightful interviews with notable figures such as Serge Bertschy, Oliver Jaggi, and Chruut. These encounters provided invaluable glimpses into their creative processes and methodologies. It was a fascinating journey delving into their artistic minds, discovering their techniques, and learning about their endeavors to push the boundaries of expression. One of the most profound lessons gleaned from these conversations was the importance of innovation and resourcefulness in the pursuit of artistic vision. Witnessing how each individual crafted their own tools and methods to breathe life into creations inspired me to seek out my own unique approaches in my artistic practice. Moreover, these interactions sparked a deeper contemplation on the interconnectedness between art and sustainability. I was profoundly moved by the dedication of these artists to not only their craft but also to contributing positively to our planet. Their commitment to sustainable living resonated deeply with me, prompting introspection on how I, too, could leverage my art to foster a more environmentally conscious world. As I reflect on the insights gained during my residency, I am filled with a renewed sense of purpose and direction. Armed with newfound inspiration and a heightened awareness of the intersection between art and sustainability, I am eager to embark on my own journey of creative exploration and meaningful contribution to the world around me.&quot;''<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> small trailer of the zurich session:<br /> * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHhvpPR0JRQ&amp;ab_channel=Zentai%E9%87%87%E8%AE%BF%28ZentaiArtProject%29<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=240px heights=180px&gt;<br /> File:WhatsApp_Image_2023-12-04_at_16.42.53.jpeg<br /> File:WhatsApp Image 2023-12-04 at 16.42.40.jpeg<br /> File:WhatsApp Image 2023-12-04 at 16.42.16.jpeg<br /> File:Yuzuru interviewing Serge Bertschi.jpg<br /> File:Yuzuru and Oliver Jäggi.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Shih Wei-chieh (Taipei, Taiwan) - 11. September - 1. November 2023 ==<br /> [[File:abao_stupidPhoto.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Abao with amazing haircut]]<br /> '''What was the purpose of your residency in Zurich? What did you learn from it?'''<br /> <br /> ''“In addition to my pursuit of practical solar applications, my most successful DSSC prototype currently produces only around ~2.5 mA per square centimeter. The significance lies more in the opportunities to collaborate with scientists and engage in visits to the laboratory at ETH. This experience has served as valuable training for me, offering insights into how scientists work with nanomaterials. Understanding the conventional applications and purposes, as well as the established protocols for synthesizing nano materials, has been a rare and precious experience for artists. It raises pertinent questions about the relationship between art and science, and how these two domains can and should collaborate effectively.”''<br /> <br /> ''“Although it was a fantastic experience for artists to work with scientists with complete freedom and full access to knowledge, I wonder how we can repeat the model without any funding to support the free sofa accommodation and the efforts from volunteers. On the other hand, I believe this is a great model that differs from those residency organized by institutes and centers which always comes with political requirements and demands. The property of the community plays a big part too. During the residency I have met many community members in Bitwäscherei, the role of them are usually very mixed, like chemist with musician background or artist with scientific degree, or engineer with profound knowledge for history of analog computer, the people are a great library and the culture was naturally provided by the community. This dynamic is relatively rare in Taiwan, where career roles tend to be more singular, and scientists typically don’t serve other fields in the same integrated manner.”''<br /> <br /> Part 1/2: [https://www.makery.info/en/2023/12/20/english-from-e-textile-to-gratzel-cells-encounter-with-the-taiwanese-designer-shih-wei-chieh/ “From e-textile to Grätzel cells, encounter with the taiwanese designer Shih Wei Chieh“], Makery 2023<br /> <br /> Part 2/2: [https://www.makery.info/en/2023/12/21/une-residence-de-recherche-en-cellules-gratzel-a-hackteria-rencontre-avec-shih-wei-chieh-2-2/ “A residency to research Grätzel cells at Hackteria, encounter with Shih Wei Chieh“], Makery 2023<br /> <br /> '''施惟捷 Shih Wei Chieh''' works with wearable art, e-textile, and laser audiovisual. He is also a self-taught material science researcher. His &quot;Laser Dye Project&quot; innovates an optical textile printing method by programmable laser projector and New Cyanotype solution, which inspire him to explore the trans-disciplinary collaboration between new medias and traditional craft techniques. He’s the founder of “Tribe Against Machine”, a project exploring how culture preservation works with modern technologies. His current research develops a DIY dye sensitized solar glass made with natural dye in a large size format, which is used for both energy and as a smart interface for sonic art. <br /> <br /> * https://shihweichieh.com/<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/HLabX_Fellows#HLabX_Fellow_Shih_Wei_Chieh<br /> <br /> Application to NanoArts grant done / not received :-(: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Prep-NanoArts<br /> <br /> Now combined with Workshop at [https://www.weareaia.ch/energy-giveaway/ Energy Giveaway @ WEAREAIA], to be held on 22/23 September 2023.<br /> <br /> More info is documented on the hackteria wiki: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Abao_Residency<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Helmi Hardian (Surabaya, Indonesia) - Mid July - Mid August 2023 | [[BIR residensi]] ==<br /> [[File:Helim_Ugly.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Helmi in his full beauty]]<br /> <br /> '''Reflection / Testimonial'''<br /> <br /> ''Best residency ever!!'' - Helmi<br /> <br /> ''During my residency, I had the opportunity to collaborate on the project The [https://mechatronicart.ch/diy-microscope-workshop-low-energy-circuit-performances/ Loose Energy Curriculum for the exhibition at the Humus Punk Library] in Zurich. We created a low-voltage and high-energy visual performance, utilizing previously unknown equipment from the hackteria studio. The experience of playing together and improvising with the hacked equipment was incredibly rewarding. ''<br /> <br /> ''One of the highlights was simply attending a wide range of workshops at the [https://mechatronicart.ch/homemade-summercamp-2023-berghaus-girlen/ Homemade Summercamp] in Switzerland, which differs a lot from my usual practice usually being the host of workshops. This privilege of learning from others and expanding my knowledge in various media arts fields felt utterly precious. From building a music station where we learned to play drums, to skillbuilding on keyboard, DJ equipment, and more. The overall cultural exchange during cooking time allowed us to share and transform traditional recipes into vegan and vegetarian versions. And the plurality of trips and destination furthermore offered precious insights into local cultures. Stops included: [http://www.randelab.ch/ Randelab], [http://www.gaudi.ch/GaudiLabs/ GaudiLabs], collaborating with [https://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/hackteria-zet-open-science-lab-in-zurich/ Hackteria ZET in Zurich], attending [https://mechatronicart.ch/homemade-summercamp-2023-berghaus-girlen/ Homemade Summercamp], visiting the art and science residency at Max-Planck in Konstanz and organizing the program [https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/pasar-senggol/ &quot;Pasar Senggol&quot; at Chaos Communication Camp] outside of Berlin.''<br /> <br /> ''It was unexpected but exciting to explore personal studios for local artists, experiencing the different styles of how collective spaces can be implemented and getting to know the individual studio approach. The residency taught me valuable lessons in space management, as I observed how collectives like [https://bitwaescherei.ch/ Bitwäscherei] or [https://maisonshift.ch/ Fashion Revolution] collaborate with the municiapal government to establish independent spaces. Overall, this residency provided a rich and diverse learning experience.'' - Written by Francisca Tan during a discussion with Helmi in Chiang Mai<br /> <br /> '''Biography'''<br /> <br /> Helmi Hardian is a grassroots artist and ghetto scientist, with a specific interest in cooking and smoking at the same time. He lives in Surabaya, the city that is well known for its industry and technology, as well as being the center of electronic component trading (chiefly, Pasar Genteng). Hence, almost all of his works are closely related to science and technology as the medium of creativity. He is the co-founder of Waft Lab, a creative-based initiative that works at interdisciplinary practices. Currently, he focuses on tech development through DIY/DIWO culture and playing his role in researching, hacking, or deconstructing daily materials to provide some devices with new functional aspects, as well as developing workshop kits, lecturing contents, and presentation materials, which aim to learn, share, and exchange knowledge.<br /> <br /> * https://waft-lab.com/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/helmihardian/<br /> * [[:File:Helmi Hardian - Artwork and Workshop 2022.pdf]]<br /> * Recent TUAK residensi in Tuban: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/TUAK<br /> * Application submitted: https://www.suedkulturfonds.ch/<br /> * Download application here: [[:File:Dossier-iiw0pYiT.pdf]]<br /> * Full project outline here: [[:File:2023_ProjectOutline_Helmi-Residensi.pdf]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:helmi_collage.jpg<br /> File:helmi_collage_02.jpg<br /> File:helmi_collage_03.jpg<br /> File:wafltlab_blue.jpg<br /> File:helmi_collage_01.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> == Arnont Nongyao - Thailand | early May 2023 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Arnont Nongyao portrait.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Arnont Nongyao]]<br /> <br /> '''Biography''' <br /> <br /> Arnont Nongyao lives in Chiangmai (TH) - Ho Chi Minh city (VN) and He is an artist interested and fell in love with the vibration of things. He likes listening to everything that inspires him to do experimental sound art. The most important teacher “the master Khvay Loeung &quot;inspired him to listen and “destroy yourself from being yourself” .-.. .. ... - . -. -.-- --- ..- .-. ... . .-.. ..-.<br /> <br /> Born in Bangkok, works and lives in Chiangmai (TH) - Ho Chi Minh city (VN). Arnont is working with various and different media includes sound, video, installation, site specific, public art etc. Arnont’s work is engage with his interest in vibration; he works on diverse art experimental projects, vibration-related.<br /> <br /> Arnont has been interested and research into sound with concentration on vibration, so most of his works are differently experimental and relative to vibration in order to search for the value of vibration derived from connected things, such as human beings, objects and society. His works are involved in a specific space and audience’s participation. They are also connected with the mode of listening/hearing in a social situation, and with how people interact with and participate in sound. Moreover, also he is Co-Director of Aesthetics of Error ( Chiang Mai Collective) with Thatchatham Silsupan and Pathompong Manakitsomboon that is a group of sound artists &amp; musician working on sound art &amp; experimental music in Chiangmai.<br /> <br /> Some of his selected exhibitions include solo exhibition “Sphere”, SAC Art lap, Chiang Mai, Thailand(2018).“Another Sound” co-work with Khvay Loeung, Sa Sa Art projects, Phnom Penh and Chiang Mai, Cambodia - Thailand (2018). and group exhibitions “Opera of Kard”, Singapore Biennale 2019, Singapore. “Currents 2019”, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. “A Visiblelity Matrix”, The Secession 2019, Vienna, Austria. Bangkok Art Biennale 2018, Bangkok, Thailand. “Postcripts” Bangkok Biennale, Bangkok, Thailand (2018).“Unstable(ry) Life”, 2016, Manif d’art, Quebec, Canada. 16th Media Art Biennale WRO 2015: Test Exposure, Wroclaw, Poland, TRANCE at Gallery VER, Bangkok, Thailand (2014). PROXIMITY, part of inSPIRACJE International at 13 MUZ, Szczecin, Poland (2014).<br /> <br /> '''External Links'''<br /> <br /> * [http://www.arnontnongyao.com Arnont Nongnyao's personal website]<br /> * [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/GBMN WORKSHOP: Gentle but make noise]<br /> <br /> [[File:Arnont_mixerli.jpg|thumb|left|400px|Arnont lötet das Mixerli!!]]<br /> <br /> [[Category: Biography]]<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Bostjan Čadež (Ljubljana, Slovenia - April 2023 ==<br /> [[File:Bos_Robot.jpg|thumb|right]]<br /> Bostjan Čadež (b. 1979, Ljubljana) is a new media artist whose interdisciplinary practice explores the intersections of art, technology, and human experience. His innovative installations and performances often challenge the boundaries between the digital and physical world, incorporating elements such as artificial intelligence, virtual reality, robotics, and real-time data processing. Čadež’s art is characterized by a dynamism and unique life that stems from the algorithms and guidelines he uses to shape his works. His interest in simple guidelines from which an infinite number of images or situations arise, which are never the same as before, is one of the key aspects of his creations. His works often include interaction with viewers, who with their involvement become part of the artistic experience and at the same time co-create the work they observe.<br /> <br /> * https://www.bostjancadez.art/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Dann Disciglio (Chicago, USA) &amp; Angelina Almukhametova (Chicago, USA) - March 2022 ==<br /> <br /> ''“I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to have participated in the Hacker-in-Residence program at the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society. The atmosphere of curiosity and artistic research was both inspiring and endlessly encouraging. During my residency, I led a workshop called, “Biodegradable Sound: Gelatin Records.” This hands-on workshop aimed to explore the intersection of recorded sound and biodegradability by introducing a method for creating functional and fully biodegradable phonograph records made from gelatin. The Swiss Mechatronic Art Society and its diverse group of members not only helped facilitate this workshop, they supported me by offering the resources and technical support needed to realize the event. My residency also produced various connections with other artists, musicians, and hackers which I continue to maintain to this day. I cannot wait to return to SGMK to continue to explore new topics of research, and continue picking the brains of the incredible community who stands behind this space”''<br /> <br /> During their short residency they will work on their research with parametric speakers, host a workhop on [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/BiodegradableSound &quot;Biodegradable Sounds&quot;] and do a performance with artist-made video transmitters, and retro tech!<br /> <br /> See this little add by the Hive people, where in the end they show the workshop and performance: https://peakd.com/hive-127039/@mind.force/ladjdnnz<br /> <br /> '''Angelina Almukhametova'''<br /> <br /> An G is a Chicago based neon artist who creates digital &amp; physical works in pursuit of happiness.<br /> <br /> Angelina Almukhametova’s work interfaces digital and analog technologies with custom built software and handmade electronics to create responsive audiovisual installations and performances. She holds a BFA in Art and Technology from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2020) and has exhibited work and performed in New York City, Chicago, Houston, and Iceland. She has led workshops at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Experimental Sound Studio in Chicago.<br /> <br /> https://aan-g.com/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Dann Disciglio'''<br /> [[File:Headshot _Disciglio.jpg|thumb|400px|right]]<br /> Dann Disciglio (b.1993) is a US-based intermedia artist whose practice investigates contemporary ecologies through both analog and digital technologies. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Hampshire College (2015) in art and media theory and a Master of Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago's Sound Department (2019). Disciglio has shown work and performed in New York City, Chicago, Boston, Zürich, Leipzig, Iceland, and Panama City and has published texts in the Journal of Visual Culture (SAGE) and the Minding Nature journal. In 2022, he was selected to be an Emerging Artist Resident at Franconia Sculpture Park (Shafer, MN), Hacker-in-Residence at the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society (ZRH), and as a Creative Resident at the Bloedel Reserve (WA).<br /> <br /> https://danndisciglio.com/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Miranda Moss (Cape Town, South Africa | wuwäähä, Sweden) ==<br /> <br /> Artist / designer Miranda has been popping into SGMK events since 2017. In the period 2020-21 she has been conducting chicken/robot research at Bitwäscherei and Randelab as part of the &quot;Chicken-in-Residence Program&quot;, along with Daniel Brownell, co-ran a solar water bot workshop with Dj Livia, joined the Homemade summercamp for the first time where she turned everyone's pee into electricity, continues to collaborate on sound and water geeking with Oli Jäggi, and regularly comes to the 2D OpenLab. She has also become the in-house graphic designer for events, always makes sure everyone has enough beer to drink, and is also the resident anticolonial feminist killjoy. <br /> <br /> She says: <br /> <br /> ''&quot;I'm super grateful to have had all the time as a hacker in residence at the Bitwäscherei. I am always meeting new amazing and inspiring people, am constantly learning cool things, and new projects and collaborations seem to blossom exponentially. I try to take the spirit of the lab with me on all my travels and to the other global communities I am involved in. Can't wait to return!&quot;'' <br /> <br /> * https://mirandamoss.com/<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:Miranda_geeking.png<br /> File:miranda_chicken_headhshot.jpg<br /> File:Miranda_Homemade.jpeg<br /> File:Dinner_in_werkstatt.jpeg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> Miranda's recent residency was supported partially through her artistic research project &quot;Gallus Gallus Roboticus&quot; within the konS paltfrom, funded by European Union and Cultural Ministry of Slovenia. Other visits privately and partially through Pro Helvetia.<br /> <br /> == Scott Beibin (Philadelphia, USA) ==<br /> <br /> Scott Beibin, aka [https://www.instagram.com/grouchofractal/ Groucho Fractal] has been a regular visitor to the MechArtLab over the last couple of years.<br /> <br /> &lt;youtube width=&quot;480&quot; height=&quot;360&quot;&gt;BLsgLAaJ5cs&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> * https://www.mandelbot.io/<br /> <br /> == Liz Cole - Evil Twin Booking Agency (Philadelphia, USA) ==<br /> <br /> Elizabeth Jane Cole is co founder of Evil Twin Booking Agency (eviltwinbooking.org), a podcast producer, writer, and DIY biology and open source hardware enthusiast. She participated in the Wild Open PCR Project @ Hacketeria (mentored by Urs Gaudenz of GaudiLabs and Marc Dusseiller).<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I’m very grateful for the time I spent at Bitwäscherei! The passion for collaboration and understanding how things work embodied in the culture of the space is so inspiring. Bitwäscherei empowers people to explore their environments through building open source tools and technology, and it opened up a new world of creativity for me.&quot;'' <br /> <br /> [[File:liz_hacking.jpeg|400px]][[File:liz_portrait.jpeg|400px]]<br /> <br /> * https://eviltwinbooking.org/about/<br /> <br /> == Adam Zaretsky (Woodstock, USA | somewhere in Greece) ==<br /> <br /> ''First I am thankful to Hackteria – Zentrum für Experimentelle Transdisziplinarität (Center for Experimental Transdisciplinariy), Research Node: ReproTech &amp; Art / Germline Hacks and Designer Babies''<br /> <br /> ''Including time spent well in the Swiss Embassy of San Francisco and Garage MCA in Moscow working on Methods of Transgenesis and GMO DIY Crispr Baby workshopoligies.''<br /> <br /> ''I also do want to than the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society for the time in residence plotting and making a crying machine and exploding miso neck living gooper gore bioart special effects performance.''<br /> <br /> ''We got into the wetness of reproductive technology, open source science, and the text to flesh interface of human germline genome editing. We learned how to read GENbank, FASTA, PubMed and SciHub pubs creatively. We got beyond the intimidating complexity by uploading equally as complex analogical and qualitative artistic data including: accordion music, drawings, collages, poetry and experimental video and more.''<br /> <br /> ''We involved people from wildly diverse backgrounds and international origins as is normal for Hackteria a global open house for odd, queer and oblique DIYbioart Hacker tweek and freekerz. We also group-geeked hard and stayed ridiculous about reporter genes, safe harbors, inducible promoters, off target mutations and IVF microinjection.''<br /> <br /> ''What we did was amazing. Like truly groundbreaking, wildly silly and depth informative. Beyond the call of duty living on the fumes of Marc's covid pay and minky little eth donations... We taught hybrid simultaneous in-person and online/off--ground... which is a form of super depleting heroism. I think it was super inspiring for those involved and has yet to mature but will make a great database if it continues.''<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:GOSPHA-whatdidshedo-web.jpg<br /> File:thGAP_flyer_web.jpg|400px<br /> File:CGCB_flyer_web.jpg|400px<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Mind thGAP'''<br /> <br /> We made three super relaxed bioinformatics primer labs for public understanding of databases of hereditary data (gene scans and gene scrolls) but also an understanding of the social implication of issues of gene piracy, genetic privacy.<br /> <br /> * Lab 1 - Transgenic Human Genome Alternatives Project (thGAP)<br /> * Lab 2 - Generic Open-Source Plasmid for Human Arts (GOSPHA)<br /> * Lab 3 - Creative Germline Constructs Bank (CGCB)<br /> <br /> Future Plans: We are going to be making an Open ArtSci Call for Creative Science Fiction Writers, Citizen Bioethicists and Untrained Art Critics to critically review the 5 entries we have compiled online on the CGDB. After that we might put some of the results up on GitHub and then make an NFT of them. Then we will call the World Congress on New Reproductive Technology Arts, for a GLOBAL AESTHETIC RESPONSE TO TRANSGENIC HUMANS AS BIOART and work on updating to a ‘real’ database. Oh yeah, and we did come up with a list of fifteen next steps, all of which are near impossible legally and technically so we should. Finally, we wrote a letter to the WHO Expert Advisory Committee on Developing Global Standards for Governance and Oversight of Human Genome Editing. No word back from them but I am sure they got the message. We might need to get their attention.<br /> <br /> https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/thgap/<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:adam_dusjagr_misoanal.JPG<br /> File:Lab3_CGCB_screenshot_single.png<br /> File:Adam_blue_bitw_smokers.jpg<br /> File:MISO_anus.jpg<br /> File:AZ_rc3_virtual.jpeg<br /> File:pin_adam.jpeg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> Adam's residency was supported privately by Marc Dusseiller and partially with some of the profits of the Hackteria Crypto Food Fund (HCFF).<br /> <br /> == Dominik Mahnič (Ljubljana, Slovnenia) ==<br /> <br /> ''Residency gives me rare opportunity to present, discuss and make different new works influenced by people, the enviroment of Bitwesherai and the city of Zurich. It was an intense experience in a place that offers great working conditions, deep reflections, and a friendly atmosphere.''<br /> <br /> * https://app.assembla.com/spaces/dominik-mahnic/<br /> <br /> [[File:Mahnic_klobukom.jpg|400px]][[File:zoom_2020_by_doms.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> Dom's residency was supported privately by the Center for Alternative Coconut Research.<br /> <br /> == Zohar Messeca - Fara AKA the idiot | [http://idiot.io/ idiot.io] (karkun, Israel) ==<br /> <br /> ''I have been very lucky to escape the israeli wilderness between Covid lockdowns to spend long month’s geeking like an idiot at the Bitwäscherei hackerspace and SGMK activities of the past year. Had great time sharing my DIY approach and attitude with my latest flexible circuits methods and techniques while spreading [http://idiot.io/ idiot.io] latest kits and propaganda at multiple workshops. Met plenty of talented local and international freaks/artists with mutual interests and curiosities. Also collaborated on several projects with the locals and made plenty of new friends!!''<br /> <br /> ''SGMK network is fantastisch!!! See you soooon!!''<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:idiot_covidCenter.jpg<br /> File:idioten.jpg<br /> File:idiot_residency.jpg<br /> File:rC3.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> * http://idiot.io/ idiot.io<br /> <br /> Zohar's residencies were supported by himself. Accommodation was shared with dusjagr and Veli.<br /> <br /> = Short term visitors =<br /> <br /> == Fransisca Tan ==<br /> [[File:Foodhacking Fransisca.jpg|thumb]]<br /> <br /> Fransisca Tan / artist statement<br /> <br /> ''“I first visited the Bitwäscherei in August 2022, coinciding with the open lab day. I was immediately smitten with the creative chaos, diversity and infrastructure of this hacker space. Chatting with some local and other visiting international artists I got to exchange on projects and find inspiration while food hacking throughout a lively evening.'' <br /> <br /> ''This community exchange set the first seeds for future opportunities to collaborate, such as for the performance “Future Food” at Kunsthaus Zürich (Oct 2023, CH), the LLL CoLaboratory in Chang Mai (Jan 2024, TH) and Amazonies Spatiales (Apr 2024, FR).''<br /> <br /> ''My experience at this Hackerspace underlines the core of what these community spaces ought to achieve: bring likeminded people together, have late night conversations about random stuff over a club mate and see if inspiration flows to join for a collaboration.”''<br /> <br /> Ressources &amp; Links<br /> * https://www.hinto.net/de/events/future-food-kunsthaus-zuerich-zuerich-e420326-20.html<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/hackterialab/cnx-openlab/<br /> * https://amazonies-spatiales.fr/ <br /> <br /> Biography<br /> Fransisca Tan is a creative producer and food experience designer with a background in internet &amp; media, communications and cognitive sciences<br /> <br /> Her diverse spectrum of engagement ranges from hosting workshops as science communicator, consulting artists and creatives on project management, to producing events such as festivals, art performances and hybrid residencies. All these root in her second nature as facilitator with a firm belief in a community arts approach.<br /> <br /> In her work and art she aspires towards bringing together people from all strides of life and revealing the value of community and collaboration.<br /> <br /> Find more on her portfolio on * https://www.fransiscatan.com/<br /> <br /> == Fran Quero, et al ==<br /> <br /> [[File:franGeng.jpg|400px|none]]<br /> <br /> The visit was part of their µ-residency at GaudiLabs in Luzern, where they shared newest experiments with qLAMP, openDROPs and electro-active bacteria.<br /> <br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Fran%20+%20Felipe%20nanoresidency%20GaudiLabs<br /> <br /> == Juan Duarte (Berlin / CDMX, Mexico) ==<br /> <br /> '''Sound spatialisation multichannel instrument'''<br /> <br /> During our short stay I could develop further a new iteration of this sound spatialisation instrument:<br /> * https://juanduarteregino.com/I<br /> <br /> This also was thrilling to connect with some members of the community in the lab, specially those who are also making with synthesisers and other sound gadgetry. Although the time to put together the instrument was quite intensive and busy, it was also good to discuss with other colleagues about the instrument’s potential in future. altogether, it was a very productive and fun experience to be here.<br /> <br /> [[File:Juan_II.JPG|400px]][[File:Juan_I.JPG|400px]]<br /> <br /> == Mary Maggic (Vienna / Los Angeles, USA) ==<br /> <br /> Mary Maggic comes to hang out and prototype various art projects and interventions, and geek out in nature!<br /> <br /> Some examples of projects: <br /> * Molecular Queering Agency - an experimental performance with a heavy metal hardware fountain for corona safe urine worshipping. <br /> * Lap Dance - motorized panorama camera for collective disobedience on a pink gynecology chair. <br /> * SCOBY Spin Cycle - rotating disc bioreactor for industrialized production of kombucha scoby. <br /> * Genital Panic - 3D printing genitals. <br /> * Weed Brownies (hide them from the kids). <br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=360px&gt;<br /> File:Marry_Costume.png<br /> File:Marry_genitalPanic.png<br /> File:Marry_Weidling.JPG<br /> File:Marry_Urinal.jpg<br /> File:Marry_peeParty.png<br /> <br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> * https://maggic.ooo/<br /> <br /> == Ewen Chardronnet (Paris, France) ==<br /> <br /> <br /> == Paula Pin (Lugo, Spain) ==<br /> <br /> coming soon...<br /> <br /> == František Apfelbeck (Czech Republic / Vale de Saire, France) ==<br /> <br /> When in Zürich I've had the opportunity to organize Cider Tasting at MechArtLab, which for me, is an interesting cross between hackerspace and bio hacking spot with quite a strong artistic approach. For me of course I liked a lot that they do lots of bio stuff, from kombucha artificial skin production, mushroom growing and many others to fermentation so when I've a chance I would like to visit again. Also I've found the building, which is a formal hospital laundry facility very interesting. I would say there are well over ten different projects of the alternative scene which makes a decent foundation for exchange and functioning as kind of independent entity. At the end we have set up outside just by the entrance of the building and were &quot;fishing&quot; for some people to join the core group for our noble activity spending a really nice evening together with open minded people. Next day I've actually joined the MechArtLab group on their trip to Saint Gallen were we have done another tasting event as part of the open doors of Ruum 42 hackerspace and theirs SGMK On-Tour: Chill &amp; Taste happening, fallowed later on by tasting of distillates made by local producer, barbecuing experimental locally made sausages by their creators and so on. It was a really nice finishing of the Switzerland part of my tour and I hope I can pop in again.<br /> <br /> <br /> * https://foodhackingbase.org/wiki/2021_cider_tour</div>

Dusjagr https://wiki.sgmk-ssam.ch/index.php?title=Hacker-in-Residence_Programme&diff=14137 2026-07-20T08:22:50Z

<p>Dusjagr: /* Nupur Maneesh Doshi (New Dehli, India) - 24. July - 18. August 2026 */</p> <hr /> <div>&lt;div style=&quot;right&quot; class=&quot;toclimit-2&quot;&gt;__TOC__&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> The Hacker-in-Residence Programme is jointly organized by various people from the environment of [https://bitwaescherei.ch/ Bitwäscherei], and directed primarily by [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Dusjagr Marc Dusseiller aka dusjagr], Center for Alternative Coconut Research, in his role as as co-founder and board member of both the [https://mechatronicart.ch/about/ Swiss Mechatronic Art Society] and Global Ambassador of the [https://www.hackteria.org/ Hackteria Network].<br /> <br /> = Ongoing =<br /> <br /> == Nupur Maneesh Doshi (New Dehli, India) - 24. July - 18. August 2026 ==<br /> [[File:nupur_headshot_02.jpg|thumb|250px]]<br /> During the SGMK Homemade 2026 and the follow up retreat at EAR, Nupur Maneesh Doshi is hosted as BEAK critic-in-residence working on a creative writing project based on Science Fictionesque poetic reflections on Bioart, Do-It-With-Others, Bioethics meets Travelogue and Speculative literary reflections. Earlier this year Nupur also was incorporated into the [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/CoLabs_Chiang_Mai#CoLabs_Kick-off_Feb_2026 Kickoff of Co-Laboratories], hired to pen a Technobiological Futures review article, with her curatorial and critical commentary published in English and French through Makery.info.<br /> <br /> * [https://www.makery.info/en/2026/05/11/english-epistemic-sludge-the-ontology-of-the-post-institutional-lab/ Epistemic sludge: the ontology of the post-institutional lab]<br /> <br /> Nupur Doshi is a curator and researcher based in Mumbai, India. Her work explores para-art trajectories, transgressing mediums and traditional materiality. She examines provocations from critical philosophy and transdisciplinary studies across counter-histories and speculative futures. She is the Fall '26 Draper Scholar at the Experimental Humanities (XE) Department at NYU. She has also been awarded the Global South Scholarship for the Art &amp; Curatorial Practice Certificate Program at The New Centre for Research &amp; Practice.<br /> <br /> * https://bioartethics.xyz/beak-news/f/nupur-maneesh-doshi---beak-critic-in-residence-colabs-thailand<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> = In preperation =<br /> <br /> == Faried Noor &quot;Askal&quot; Siregar, 19. Sep - 11. Oct 2026 ==<br /> [[File:Askal_synthplaying2.jpg|250px|thumb|right|playing the [https://www.instagram.com/p/DWC5WO1k-An &quot;sistem modular terpadu&quot;]]]<br /> Faried Noor Siregar is an interdisciplinary artist, theater practitioner, and Batak manuscript (Pustaha) enthusiast based in Yogyakarta, graduated from the Theater Department at ISI Yogyakarta.<br /> <br /> As an artist, he is deeply interested in topics such as cultural preservation, social issues, and the environment, which he expresses and develops through interdisciplinary art, including theater and other visual arts. He also works across disciplines in DIY instrument engineering, exploring the intersection of craftsmanship, sound, and technology.<br /> <br /> He is an active member of Kawan Pustaha, Bauhouse Consorxium, and Lifepatch.<br /> <br /> * https://askal.id/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/asucalypto/<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> = Others =<br /> <br /> = Testimonials of our Residents of the past=<br /> <br /> == Maria Jose Besoain - LABVA (Valdivia, Chile) - 20. Nov - 4. Dec 2025 ==<br /> [[File:GaudiResidensi_Jose.png|250px|thumb|right|Micro-residency in GaudiLabs]]<br /> Situated Ecologies and Material Practice from South America (An Encounter with LABVA)&lt;br&gt;<br /> In a time marked by ecological crisis it becomes necessary to establish a critical perspective on the dominant industrial model of material trade and propose alternatives to how we relate to materiality. Rather than simply replacing one set of materials with another, the challenge lies in engendering a processual rethinking of the techniques, values, and epistemologies that underpin material practices. This open dialogue invites us to ask: how can we imagine alternatives to our pervasive dependency on petrochemical-based substances within an ecosystem shaped by extractive economies and technological determinism?&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> https://mustekala.info/beyond-substitution-situated-ecologies-and-material-practice-from-south-america-an-encounter-with-labva/&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == The Solar Mini Disc Walkmen mini residency of Shih Wei-chieh (Taipei, Taiwan) - 1. August - 5. September 2025 ==<br /> [[File:abao_stupidPhoto2.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Abao with amazing haircut. Stylist: Veli Silver.]]<br /> During a three-week micro-residency, I prototyped a “solar mini-disc walkman” that turns a handmade dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) into music. Building on my earlier portable, solar-powered starvation synth, I explore the “fingerprint” of a solar cell: using the I–V curve of each handmade DSSC as a musical score so its photovoltaic character becomes reproducible, generative sound. The instrument is self-powered: a 6×6 cm “solar mini disc” can be inserted and rendered to audio in real time. Beyond sculptural design, the device encourages open collection of natural-dye data and serves as a minimal-viable prototype for asking whether photovoltaic energy could—or should—be traceable. At present, the sound engine is implemented in Max/MSP with RAVE, where a 7-dimensional I–V “fingerprint” is directly connected to the decoder’s latent inlets. This pragmatic choice exploits RAVE’s real-time, high-fidelity synthesis, but the mapping remains largely hand-crafted. Framing the process more generally, the mapping can be understood as a vec2vec-style cross-modal alignment: a bridge function projects photovoltaic features into the latent space of a neural audio synthesizer. Unlike the recent vec2vec work in natural language processing—which aligns embeddings within the same modality and assumes comparable semantic geometry across models—our case is cross-modal (physics → sound) and uses a generative decoder as its target space. This difference requires stronger priors, such as monotonicity (e.g. larger photocurrents should not map to quieter or “darker” sounds) and local smoothness (similar I–V curves should yield nearby latents). In the vec2vec framework, semantic stability is maintained through three key constraints: reconstruction (the translated representation can be mapped back to the source), cycle-consistency (round-trips preserve meaning), and vector space preservation (VSP), which ensures that pairwise distances among embeddings remain intact across the mapping. While these methods were originally developed for aligning text embeddings, they provide a valuable reference for future work: similar constraints could regulate how photovoltaic features enter the RAVE latent space, ensuring that sonic identities preserve the geometric relationships of their underlying energy curves. In that sense, the Solar Mini-Disc Walkman not only produces reproducible sonic identities for each handmade cell, but also gestures toward a broader research question: how cross-system “languages” of energy and sound might be aligned in a universal latent space.<br /> &lt;gallery widths=&quot;220px&quot; heights=&quot;400px&quot;&gt;<br /> File:I-V tester made by Marc Dusseiller.jpg|The DIY I-V tester made by Marc Dusseiller. <br /> File:I-V tester made by Marc Dusseiller_2.jpg|The measurement of the I-V curve tester is uploaded to Thingspeak and a local server, and can be fetched in Max/MSP.<br /> File:DIY DSSC with screen printed pattern.jpg|DIY DSSC with screen printed pattern and hollyhock dye made by Shih Wei Chieh.<br /> File:DIY DSSC with cyanotype pattern.jpg|DIY DSSC with cyanotype pattern made by Shih Wei Chieh.<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> [[The Solar Mini-Disc Walkman: Cross-Modal Alignment of DSSC Fingerprints and Audio Latent Space|residency documentation]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Yair Reshef (Tel Aviv) - 23 - 31. July 2025 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Yair hardbrucke.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Yair arrives in Hardbrücke]]<br /> bureaucrat at [https://wiki.telavivmakers.org/ T.A.M.I], recovering [https://wiki.idiot.io idiot.io]<br /> <br /> * https://wiki.telavivmakers.org/<br /> * https://github.com/5shekel/<br /> * [[PASAR SENGGOL]]<br /> * https://stikka.zrok.yair.cc/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Will Robertson (various trees and forests, Scotland and Switzerland) - 1. May - 31. July 2025 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Will-Robertson-Looking-to-the-Future-DJI_0490-2048x1536-cropped-90.jpeg|250px|thumb|right|Will on a tree]]<br /> <br /> Sprache: Schweizerdeutsch, English, Französisch, Norwegisch<br /> <br /> ''' Research '''<br /> <br /> Will's research focuses on the interaction between trees and endangered tree dwelling dormouse (family ''Gliridae''), bat (family ''Vespertilionidae'') and squirrel (family ''Sciurus'') species. By making use of advances in our understanding of endangered ''Eliomys quercinus'' and ''Myomimus roachi'' and moving forward the boundaries of what's athletically and technically possible in aerial arboriculture, Will has developed new chainsaw carving and rotary boring techniques to precisely carve nest holes for Europe's most endangered mammals and reverse habitat destruction. Collaborations with Susan Kerwin, Goedele Verbeylen, Stiftung Wildstation Landshuit, Nedko Nedyalkov, Ralf Wistbacka and Thomas Briner have brought groundbreaking results in conservation of the Garden Dormouse (''Eliomys quercinus'') - a high conservation priority in Switzerland and Europe. Field studies with ''Myomimus roachi'' (Bulgaria) and ''Pteromys volans'' (Finland) are currently being planned.<br /> <br /> Will leads an international consortium of leading semiconductor manufacturers, software experts, hardware manufacturers and ecologists developing a new, completely open source wildlife camera and field ecology system with integrated NPU (Neural Processing Unit) for neutral network inference and Edge AI which offers unparalleled capabilities, reliability and independence in the field. Other research includes lexicography and use of neural networks in phonology and lexicography.<br /> <br /> Where wildlife cameras are unsuitable, eDNA (Environmental DNA) PCR/NAAT (Polymerase Chain Reaction / Nucleic Acid Amplification Technique) techniques are used.<br /> <br /> He served both in armed forces in the UK and in the Swiss fire service in Atemschutz at Stützpunkt Feuerwehr Küssnacht am Rigi where he handled some of Switzerlands's worst industrial and chemical fires of recent tdecades.<br /> <br /> Born in Scotland, Will became the first person in history to be honored by Parliamentary motions in both the Edinburgh and London parliaments.<br /> <br /> ''' The Art of the Climbing Arborist '''<br /> <br /> Will's artistic work focuses on natural forms in tree care and bringing the peace and beauty of the forest to gardens. His distinctive artistic style, implemented in a profession with the highest death rate in Europe, is athletically and technically extremely demanding and was influenced by de Breanski and Dutton then by contemporary Swiss gardeners and artists including Frei and Jope.<br /> <br /> '''Glass Art '''<br /> <br /> His other artistic medium is molten glass, working with glass chemistry of crystal and borosilicate glasses and the ligand field quantum chemistry of Neodymium, Erbium, Praseodymium, Cobalt, Copper and Iron and nanoparticleq chemistry and nonlinear optics of Copper, Silver and Gold to create color within clear glass. Molten glass is a uniquely difficult artistic medium but it is the only medium that allows color to exist independent of surface and allows the user to directly experience the quantum mechanical worlds of ligand field theory and nanoparticle nonlinear optics.<br /> <br /> To obtain the high temperatures and homogeneous furnace conditions needed to make colored glass, Will designs furnaces heated with FeCrAl, SiC Microwave susceptor and SiC electrical technologies controlled via PID computer control and insulated with high purity alumina refractories.<br /> <br /> Collaborations with professional glass artists develop and document the science of colored glass.<br /> <br /> ''' Here to Help'''<br /> <br /> Will is grateful to get a break from his current battles to learn kernel space software engineering and image sensor integration and is available to assist with microelectronics, power electronics, unpasteurized cheese making, wine making, pizza making, aerial arboriculture and user space and database software engineering.<br /> <br /> '''Wine, Cheese, Sauerkraut'''<br /> <br /> High quality unpasteurized cheeses from both home-grown and commercial lactic acid bacteria cultures come to life and high quality wine is made via the ''Méthode traditionnelle'''. Outside the precise order of the cleanroom, Sauerkraut, Kombucha, wine and cheese making cultures also find their way into bread and fruit juice.<br /> <br /> '''Research in English:'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/quick-summary-new-homes-for-old-friends-switzerland/<br /> '''Forschung in Deutsch'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/de/zusammenfassung-neue-heimat-fur-alte-freunde-schweiz/<br /> '''Recherche en Français'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/fr/resume-rapide-de-nouvelles-maisons-pour-de-vieux-amis-en-suisse/<br /> <br /> '''faclair.com:'''<br /> * https://www.faclair.com/<br /> * https://focloir.info/<br /> <br /> '''GIT Repositories:'''<br /> * https://github.com/William-Robert-Robertson/WildCamera<br /> * https://prototypefund.opendata.ch/project/wildcamera/<br /> <br /> '''Recent Publications:'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ARBMagazine208-P72-Spring2025-New-Homes-For-Old-Friends-An-Update.pdf<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ARBMagazine-New-Homes-for-Old-Friends-206-pp60-66.pdf<br /> <br /> '''Social media:'''<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/william_robert_robertson/<br /> * https://www.facebook.com/will.robertson.58555<br /> <br /> '''Folk often ask about.. Soldering'''<br /> <br /> Folk often ask me about soldering - here are some ideas that help:<br /> <br /> https://github.com/William-Robert-Robertson/WildCamera/blob/main/Development_Environment/Practical_Electronics/Soldering.md<br /> <br /> ==Maximiliano Laina (filmaker) and Olivia Laina (youth-activistin)== <br /> <br /> As a family short time residency they are visiting Zurich on the weekend of 11.-14th April, as part of the More-Than-Planet exhibition curated by Ewen Chardronnet and Martina Huber at Löwenbräu Zürich, We are AIA | Awareness in Art. <br /> <br /> 11.04.24, 6 - 9pm<br /> &quot;Flying with Patcha - Into the Aerocene&quot; Films creening at Luma Schwarzcafé <br /> <br /> 14.04.24, 9 - 12 am<br /> political Manifestation &quot;Earthrise&quot; flying the solar ballon at &quot;Alte Kaserene&quot; <br /> [[File:WhatsApp Image 2024-04-11 at 12.43.44.jpg|250px|thumb|Aerocene.org]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Toru (Ryu) Oyama (Okinawa City / Gifu, Japan) - 15 - 31. July 2025 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Toru.jpg|thumb]]<br /> <br /> Toru (Ryu) Oyama is born in Japan, after graduating in pharmaceutical chemistry and fine art in japan, he studied and worked in a field of contemporary art in germany. moved to okinawa in 2017, he has been developing unique art projects in taiwan, south Korea, finland, indonesia and other parts of the world, based on the knowledge cultivated in science. his research and artistic practice explore topics such as food, land, human-nature relations, archaeology, and anthropology, through the site specific fieldwork. he has participated in various cross-disciplinary art-and-science projects worldwide,including projects and collaborates with artists and researchers.<br /> <br /> * https://www.ryuoyama.com/<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Andrey Chugonow (Yekaterinburg, Russia / Glasgow, UK) - 1. Oct - 30. November 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Square facebook 7sec.gif|250px|thumb|right|Glitching Andrey]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;During my stay in Switzerland, I plan to start developing a project that takes my autoimmune disease, multiple sclerosis, beyond my body into the realm of peer interaction. I plan to create a performative situation within which we will begin to interact with this autoimmune agent, forming several feedback loops in an attempt to find the equilibrium of the event.&quot;''<br /> <br /> Andrey Chugunov is a conceptual artist working at the intersection of digital and analogue media. He combines sound art, light installation, generative graphics, technological sculpture, media performances and readymade in his practice. He researches topics of mortality, temporality, autonomy, and memory decay in his artworks from the perspective of meditative media.<br /> <br /> He got a master's degree in Digital art at the Far Eastern Federal University in Vladivostok, Russia in 2018-2020. He participated in the &quot;Laboratory of a young artist&quot; at the Ural branch of the State Center for Contemporary Art in Yekaterinburg, Russia in 2018. He received an engineering degree in the field of alternative and renewable energy sources at the Ural Federal University in Yekaterinburg, Russia in 2008-2013.<br /> <br /> Andrey was born in Sverdlovsk, USSR in 1991.<br /> <br /> Now he resides in East Kilbride, Scotland, United Kingdom.<br /> <br /> * https://andreychugunov.com/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Giulia Tomasello / ALMA Futura (Rome, Italy) - 5. - 24. October 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Giulia screenshot.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Giulia preparing &quot;Future Flora&quot;]]<br /> <br /> Interaction designer and educator committed to female’s healthcare and its innovation, combining biotechnology and interactive wearables. Founder of ALMA Futura.<br /> <br /> Giulia will visit Switzerland and collaborate with [http://GaudiLabshttps://www.gaudi.ch/GaudiLabs/?page_id=2 GaudiLabs] in Luzern (5-10. Oct) and at the [http://Hackteria%20ZET%20-%20Open%20Science%20Labhttps://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/hackteria-zet-open-science-lab-in-zurich/ Hackteria ZET - Open Science Lab] (15-24. Oct) on participatory community research and hacking around the theme of reproductive justice and DIY pregnancy tests.<br /> <br /> ''&quot;Xenopia is a research, art and design project aimed at prototyping a domestic hormones Beta Hcg test as a tool to address reproductive justice and the right to access abortion. We will investigate the historical scientific practices around living interfaces as controlling technologies (i.e. the living pregnancy test Xenopus Leavis frog, mice, seeds). The right to access abortion is under attack and Beta Hcg testing is a mandatory test to access safe abortion but is poorly available for people living in rural areas and in marginalised conditions. Weeks of pregnancy are the playing field on which the war against access to abortion is waged, so we see in this prototype the possibility of facilitating the path autonomously by giving people back control. Collectives defending reproductive rights in countries where abortion is illegal or restricted (as Italy) and safely providing support, do not have access to this kind of easing. With an inter-species perspective, we would therefore develop this prototype and participatory workshops as political act of empowerment and concrete response to reproductive justice.&quot;''<br /> <br /> here wiki content to visit here:<br /> https://hackteria.org/wiki/Xenopia<br /> <br /> <br /> * https://gitomasello.com/<br /> * https://almafutura.org/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/gitomasello/<br /> <br /> Read Giulia's full Report on the Project here on the hackteria Wiki, use spread, duplicate!<br /> *https://hackteria.org/wiki/Xenopia<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Dominik Mahnič (Ljubljana, Slovnenia) - 25. Okt - 10. Nov 2024==<br /> <br /> [[File:Mahnic_klobukom.jpg||250px|thumb|right|Is it Jesus?]]<br /> <br /> We are planning to host our regular Hacker-in-Residence Dominik Mahnič aka Doms again to continue our long-term collaborations and work / reflect with Sofie on various robotic painting machines and it's philosophical implications.<br /> <br /> During the [https://mechatronicart.ch/brushology-ways-of-painting-with-a-mechatronic-brush/ &quot;Brushology&quot; Session] the shared their recent insigts of the collaboration.<br /> <br /> * https://app.assembla.com/spaces/dominik-mahnic/<br /> <br /> [[File:DomsAlone.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Sofie Mart (Zürich) - 20. Juli - 9. August 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Sofie.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Sofie Mart]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I was lucky to meet Marc and Maya in summer 2024 when I was looking for a workshop space to bring to life a custom-built robotic drawing machine. Bitwäscherei is a great space and a playground for DIY robotics projects. I got a lot of help and inspiration from the other artists- and hackers-in-residence. Thank you Bitwäscherei and SGMK for hosting me!&quot;''<br /> <br /> [[File:Bitwascherai.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> Sofie Mart a Swiss-based creative technologist passionate about contextualizing complexity through visual media. In the past few years, Sofie has been venturing projects on the intersection of arts, culture, technology and humanities. With the background in cultural analytics and data visualization, she collaborated with the private cultural estates on the immersive visualization of art collections, directed virtual reality experiences for corporate and public sector clients and created digital applications for creativity. https://sofiem.art/<br /> <br /> In 2024 Sofie started her studio focusing on media processing, creative coding and art fabrication - https://uncorporated.studio/ . With the support from [https://matr.art/ Matr Labs] engineers, she built and launched the first art-making machine in Bitwäscherei, Zurich.<br /> <br /> * https://www.instagram.com/uncorporated.studio/<br /> * https://sofiem.art/<br /> <br /> == Tengal (Manila, Philippines / Berlin, Germany) - 1. - 10. August 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Tengal hacking.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Tengal hacking some academic writing]]<br /> <br /> Tengal is a composer, media artist, and cultural instigator, engaged in research-based production that bridges art, technology, and society. Since 2005, he has initiated numerous projects and collectives in Manila and across Southeast Asia. Notably, he founded the organization ''SABAW Media Art Kitchen'', a curatorial platform specializing in sound, media art, and interstices between art and science. In 2008, he established the Philippines' first international media art and experimental music festival, ''WSK Festival of the Recently Possible'' where he has served as artistic director since its inception.<br /> <br /> From 2017 to 2018, Tengal curated the exhibition ''&quot;INTERSTICES: Manifolds of The In-between&quot;'' and served as exhibition director for the ''&quot;Self-reflexivity: Thinking Media and Digital Articulations&quot;'' exhibition at the Tokyo Media Art Festival MeCA | Media Culture in Asia, initiated by the Japan Foundation.<br /> <br /> Tengal co-created the international music platform ''NUSASONIC'', a creative collaboration between ''YES NO KLUB, WSK Festival of The Recently Possible, Playfreely/BlackKaji, CTM Festival'', and the ''Goethe Institute''. ''Nusasonic'' was a multi-year project that explores a wide spectrum of experimental sound and music cultures in Southeast Asia, fostering dialogue not only within the region but also with Europe.<br /> <br /> Recently relocating to Berlin, Tengal served as curator-at-large at ''Art Laboratory Berlin'' and played a significant role as co-curator of the projects ''&quot;Hackers, Makers, Thinkers”'', and ''“Radyo Somatodelia: Experiments in Sonic Animism.”''<br /> <br /> * https://www.instagram.com/tengal/<br /> * [https://www.instagram.com/wsk.io/ wsk.io]<br /> * [http://nusasonic.com/ nusasonic.com]<br /> <br /> == Kaldi Moss (Goa, Dehli, India) - June - August 2024 ==<br /> <br /> ''&quot;Bitwäscherei was an inspiring space that opened up new ways of thinking. It offers an alternative to the mainstream Swiss logic. The techniques and specifics of mediums and materials are exploded and explored everyday - in a way it is a dreamland.&quot;''<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=320px heights=240px&gt;<br /> File:Photo 2024-10-14 17-10-39.jpg<br /> File:Photo 2024-10-14 17-10-35.jpg<br /> File:Photo 2024-10-14 17-10-46.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Biography:'''<br /> <br /> Moss is an artist interested in sense perception, time, networked systems, insect perception, tree intelligence and experiences of beings that are not human. <br /> <br /> Moss’ (they/them) practice spans sound, video, browser-based art and bio art. They are part of a community of engineers and technologists, and are invested in exploring alternate methods of knowledge production. Their video and installation work has been shown in multiple exhibitions in Zurich, Milan, Toronto, Dresden, Brighton, Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Himachal and Goa.<br /> <br /> They are a part of Cynk Collective, a noise band producing immersive audiovisual concerts. In addition, they are the artistic director at Walkin Studios,an independent multidisciplinary art studio and project space in Bangalore, India and have co-founded the collective NOTAAT with artist Puneet Jain.<br /> <br /> * https://whattt.cargo.site/<br /> <br /> == Elisa Chaveneau (Le Mans, France) - 01. - 15. July 2024 ==<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=240px heights=180px&gt;<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.13.54.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.07.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.16.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.43.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.28.png<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Bio:''' Elisa Chaveneau is a French artist born in 2000 who specialises in the design and exhibition of sculptures, <br /> installations and materials on the subject of «Other-than-human». Her search for new media involving geo-materials and fermentation processes is keen to question inter-species relations in an ecosystem and consumer habits facing industry. With specialist training in geomaterials and ceramics at the Le Mans Fine Arts School, the materiality and supposed aesthetics of the material take on a primordial role in her approach to creation, as well as in her formal process is to rediscover the links with the living world. Through her interests in ecology, design, craft practices and performance, she tries to focus our imagination and make us contemplate the landscapes and the immensity of the ecosystems we are confronted with. &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> Her work has been exhibited at the Centre Contemporain de Céramique de la Borne and in a duo with Noémie Vincent-Maudry at the 2022 Saint-Etienne Biennial and at the Musée d’Art Moderne in Paris for the Flammes exhibition.<br /> <br /> https://www.instagram.com/elisachaveneau/<br /> <br /> '''Workshop: Saturday 13.7.24, 12-18h''' <br /> <br /> https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Kitchenlab_Bioplastic<br /> <br /> DIY Workshop on BIOPLASTIC Making. Together with Hacker-in-Residency(SGMK) Elisa Chaveneau (FR) we dive into the topic of bioplastic as novel material research. Starting point is the kitchen lab! Why working with materials that originate from our kitchen and how easy and fun it is to repurpose materials from there to revalue and repurpose and close circles. Circular thinking at the base of everyday practice! Starting with a Lunch by Gasthaus Kitchenlab we will be working on testing and creating various recipes and experimentations on Bioplastic.<br /> <br /> == Moch Hasrul (Jakarta, Indonesia) - 11-14. July 2024 ==<br /> [[File:Hasrol kopicup.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Hasrul likes kopi]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I have known [https://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/hackteria-zet-open-science-lab-in-zurich/ Hackteria ZET] and [https://mechatronicart.ch/mechartlab/ SGMK's MechArtLab] for quite some time, and I always enjoy visiting their shared studio and laboratory. The atmosphere is incredibly pleasant and inspiring, filled with a playful yet highly productive energy. When I was a speaker at a talk about [https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/plastik/ '''Operasi Plastik'''], I was truly impressed by the enthusiasm and participation of the attendees. Additionally, the experience of preparing a dinner together was delightful, with a warm and welcoming atmosphere. Hackteria ZET, Bitwäscherei, is truly a special place for creativity and collaborative learning.&quot;''<br /> <br /> '''Bio: Moch Hasrul''' is a media artist based in Jakarta who combines art and technology in his work. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Art Education from Universitas Negeri Jakarta and a Master's degree in Fine Arts from Institut Teknologi Bandung. Currently, he serves as the director of Serrum and teaches at Kalbis University. His artistic practice includes experiments with computational devices, mechanical and electronic systems, and plastic recycling. Managing Studio Batur Jakarta and actively involved in the Gudskul Ecosystem, Hasrul initiated GudRnD, focusing on plastic recycling experiments. He is also developing context-based, student-centered learning methods using art approach.<br /> <br /> * https://mochhasrul.com/<br /> * https://www.gudrnd.id/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/_gudrnd/<br /> <br /> '''TALK: Operasi Plastik - 18:00 Saturday 13. July 2024 @ Bitwäscherei'''<br /> <br /> Hasrul will give an overview of their activities, researching and developing OPERASI PLASTIK, an artistic approach to plastic waste management. After the talk everybody is invited for a dinner, exploring Indonesian cuisine and cooking together.<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/plastik/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> [[File:OperasiPlastik.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Operasi Plastik]]<br /> '''OPERASI PLASTIK''' is an initiative that offers an artistic approach to plastic waste management by incorporating artistic and imaginative aspects into the process. By using art as a medium, OPERASI PLASTIK not only focuses on conventional plastic recycling but also transforms the waste into captivating and meaningful artworks. This approach aims to raise public awareness about plastic waste issues while changing their perception of materials that are usually considered trash.<br /> <br /> * https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6mqJyGB8EM/?igsh=eXBiOHJ2c2h3Nnh5<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> == Servando Barreiro (digital nomad, Spain) - February 2024 ==<br /> [[File:servando_goggles.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Servando]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;During my time at Bitwäscherei, I had a blast! Interacting with a bunch of creative minds from different backgrounds was super cool. We did some coding, had fun with puredata, and created some awesome stuff together. The weeks at Bitwäscherei flew by, filled with lots of laughs and learning. I'm already thinking about coming back for more. It's a great place to explore new ideas and make music with like-minded folks. Thanks, Bitwäscherei, for the awesome experience. Looking forward to hanging out again and making more magic together!&quot;''<br /> <br /> '''Biography'''<br /> <br /> I'm an Audiovisual artist with a background in electronics, sound, and audiovisual communication. I lived in Madrid, Berlin, Peru, and Stockholm, among other places.<br /> I'm A Pure Data expert (If you know, you know..). I created music and/or software for brands such as Audi, Redbull, Polestar, and Teenage Engineering. My work has been exhibited in renowned locations such as: Reina Sofia Museum, Medialab Prado, Transmediale, and Ars Electronica. For more information, keep browsing this [http://servando.teks.no/ site].<br /> <br /> * http://servando.teks.no/<br /> <br /> '''Workshop at Bitwäscherei'''<br /> <br /> See more about the [[Puredata (Pd) Workshop with Servando]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Yuzuru Maeda (Japan) - Dec 2023==<br /> [[File:WhatsApp Image 2023-12-04 at 16.42.09.jpeg|300px|thumb|right|Zentai Interview]]<br /> <br /> '''Biography'''<br /> <br /> Yuzuru born in Japan, Gifu. Yuzuru graduated from LaSalle College of Arts, Singapore in 2009 for Bachelor of the Arts program in music composition. She has embarked on performing music and improvisation and making video, installation and performance art with [Zentai Art Project - http://yuzuru.weebly.com/]. She also organizes Zentai exhibition, Zentai walk, Zentai performance with [http://www.zentaiart.com/ Zentai Art Festival].<br /> <br /> <br /> For her residency at Bitwäscherei she will conduct interviews with people on their life and practices wearing a Zentai outfit while doing and creating friction in how to perceive the oposite. She also wants to conduct a participatory Zentai performance in public space in Zurich.<br /> If interested in giving an interview or participate at the zentai performance pls contact &quot;zentaiartproject[at]yahoo.com&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ''&quot;I embarked on an artistic exploration using Zentai suits as a central component in my video work. This unconventional choice served as a catalyst for probing the complex layers of identity within the realm of art and human interaction. During my residency in December 2023, I had the privilege of engaging in insightful interviews with notable figures such as Serge Bertschy, Oliver Jaggi, and Chruut. These encounters provided invaluable glimpses into their creative processes and methodologies. It was a fascinating journey delving into their artistic minds, discovering their techniques, and learning about their endeavors to push the boundaries of expression. One of the most profound lessons gleaned from these conversations was the importance of innovation and resourcefulness in the pursuit of artistic vision. Witnessing how each individual crafted their own tools and methods to breathe life into creations inspired me to seek out my own unique approaches in my artistic practice. Moreover, these interactions sparked a deeper contemplation on the interconnectedness between art and sustainability. I was profoundly moved by the dedication of these artists to not only their craft but also to contributing positively to our planet. Their commitment to sustainable living resonated deeply with me, prompting introspection on how I, too, could leverage my art to foster a more environmentally conscious world. As I reflect on the insights gained during my residency, I am filled with a renewed sense of purpose and direction. Armed with newfound inspiration and a heightened awareness of the intersection between art and sustainability, I am eager to embark on my own journey of creative exploration and meaningful contribution to the world around me.&quot;''<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> small trailer of the zurich session:<br /> * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHhvpPR0JRQ&amp;ab_channel=Zentai%E9%87%87%E8%AE%BF%28ZentaiArtProject%29<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=240px heights=180px&gt;<br /> File:WhatsApp_Image_2023-12-04_at_16.42.53.jpeg<br /> File:WhatsApp Image 2023-12-04 at 16.42.40.jpeg<br /> File:WhatsApp Image 2023-12-04 at 16.42.16.jpeg<br /> File:Yuzuru interviewing Serge Bertschi.jpg<br /> File:Yuzuru and Oliver Jäggi.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Shih Wei-chieh (Taipei, Taiwan) - 11. September - 1. November 2023 ==<br /> [[File:abao_stupidPhoto.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Abao with amazing haircut]]<br /> '''What was the purpose of your residency in Zurich? What did you learn from it?'''<br /> <br /> ''“In addition to my pursuit of practical solar applications, my most successful DSSC prototype currently produces only around ~2.5 mA per square centimeter. The significance lies more in the opportunities to collaborate with scientists and engage in visits to the laboratory at ETH. This experience has served as valuable training for me, offering insights into how scientists work with nanomaterials. Understanding the conventional applications and purposes, as well as the established protocols for synthesizing nano materials, has been a rare and precious experience for artists. It raises pertinent questions about the relationship between art and science, and how these two domains can and should collaborate effectively.”''<br /> <br /> ''“Although it was a fantastic experience for artists to work with scientists with complete freedom and full access to knowledge, I wonder how we can repeat the model without any funding to support the free sofa accommodation and the efforts from volunteers. On the other hand, I believe this is a great model that differs from those residency organized by institutes and centers which always comes with political requirements and demands. The property of the community plays a big part too. During the residency I have met many community members in Bitwäscherei, the role of them are usually very mixed, like chemist with musician background or artist with scientific degree, or engineer with profound knowledge for history of analog computer, the people are a great library and the culture was naturally provided by the community. This dynamic is relatively rare in Taiwan, where career roles tend to be more singular, and scientists typically don’t serve other fields in the same integrated manner.”''<br /> <br /> Part 1/2: [https://www.makery.info/en/2023/12/20/english-from-e-textile-to-gratzel-cells-encounter-with-the-taiwanese-designer-shih-wei-chieh/ “From e-textile to Grätzel cells, encounter with the taiwanese designer Shih Wei Chieh“], Makery 2023<br /> <br /> Part 2/2: [https://www.makery.info/en/2023/12/21/une-residence-de-recherche-en-cellules-gratzel-a-hackteria-rencontre-avec-shih-wei-chieh-2-2/ “A residency to research Grätzel cells at Hackteria, encounter with Shih Wei Chieh“], Makery 2023<br /> <br /> '''施惟捷 Shih Wei Chieh''' works with wearable art, e-textile, and laser audiovisual. He is also a self-taught material science researcher. His &quot;Laser Dye Project&quot; innovates an optical textile printing method by programmable laser projector and New Cyanotype solution, which inspire him to explore the trans-disciplinary collaboration between new medias and traditional craft techniques. He’s the founder of “Tribe Against Machine”, a project exploring how culture preservation works with modern technologies. His current research develops a DIY dye sensitized solar glass made with natural dye in a large size format, which is used for both energy and as a smart interface for sonic art. <br /> <br /> * https://shihweichieh.com/<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/HLabX_Fellows#HLabX_Fellow_Shih_Wei_Chieh<br /> <br /> Application to NanoArts grant done / not received :-(: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Prep-NanoArts<br /> <br /> Now combined with Workshop at [https://www.weareaia.ch/energy-giveaway/ Energy Giveaway @ WEAREAIA], to be held on 22/23 September 2023.<br /> <br /> More info is documented on the hackteria wiki: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Abao_Residency<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Helmi Hardian (Surabaya, Indonesia) - Mid July - Mid August 2023 | [[BIR residensi]] ==<br /> [[File:Helim_Ugly.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Helmi in his full beauty]]<br /> <br /> '''Reflection / Testimonial'''<br /> <br /> ''Best residency ever!!'' - Helmi<br /> <br /> ''During my residency, I had the opportunity to collaborate on the project The [https://mechatronicart.ch/diy-microscope-workshop-low-energy-circuit-performances/ Loose Energy Curriculum for the exhibition at the Humus Punk Library] in Zurich. We created a low-voltage and high-energy visual performance, utilizing previously unknown equipment from the hackteria studio. The experience of playing together and improvising with the hacked equipment was incredibly rewarding. ''<br /> <br /> ''One of the highlights was simply attending a wide range of workshops at the [https://mechatronicart.ch/homemade-summercamp-2023-berghaus-girlen/ Homemade Summercamp] in Switzerland, which differs a lot from my usual practice usually being the host of workshops. This privilege of learning from others and expanding my knowledge in various media arts fields felt utterly precious. From building a music station where we learned to play drums, to skillbuilding on keyboard, DJ equipment, and more. The overall cultural exchange during cooking time allowed us to share and transform traditional recipes into vegan and vegetarian versions. And the plurality of trips and destination furthermore offered precious insights into local cultures. Stops included: [http://www.randelab.ch/ Randelab], [http://www.gaudi.ch/GaudiLabs/ GaudiLabs], collaborating with [https://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/hackteria-zet-open-science-lab-in-zurich/ Hackteria ZET in Zurich], attending [https://mechatronicart.ch/homemade-summercamp-2023-berghaus-girlen/ Homemade Summercamp], visiting the art and science residency at Max-Planck in Konstanz and organizing the program [https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/pasar-senggol/ &quot;Pasar Senggol&quot; at Chaos Communication Camp] outside of Berlin.''<br /> <br /> ''It was unexpected but exciting to explore personal studios for local artists, experiencing the different styles of how collective spaces can be implemented and getting to know the individual studio approach. The residency taught me valuable lessons in space management, as I observed how collectives like [https://bitwaescherei.ch/ Bitwäscherei] or [https://maisonshift.ch/ Fashion Revolution] collaborate with the municiapal government to establish independent spaces. Overall, this residency provided a rich and diverse learning experience.'' - Written by Francisca Tan during a discussion with Helmi in Chiang Mai<br /> <br /> '''Biography'''<br /> <br /> Helmi Hardian is a grassroots artist and ghetto scientist, with a specific interest in cooking and smoking at the same time. He lives in Surabaya, the city that is well known for its industry and technology, as well as being the center of electronic component trading (chiefly, Pasar Genteng). Hence, almost all of his works are closely related to science and technology as the medium of creativity. He is the co-founder of Waft Lab, a creative-based initiative that works at interdisciplinary practices. Currently, he focuses on tech development through DIY/DIWO culture and playing his role in researching, hacking, or deconstructing daily materials to provide some devices with new functional aspects, as well as developing workshop kits, lecturing contents, and presentation materials, which aim to learn, share, and exchange knowledge.<br /> <br /> * https://waft-lab.com/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/helmihardian/<br /> * [[:File:Helmi Hardian - Artwork and Workshop 2022.pdf]]<br /> * Recent TUAK residensi in Tuban: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/TUAK<br /> * Application submitted: https://www.suedkulturfonds.ch/<br /> * Download application here: [[:File:Dossier-iiw0pYiT.pdf]]<br /> * Full project outline here: [[:File:2023_ProjectOutline_Helmi-Residensi.pdf]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:helmi_collage.jpg<br /> File:helmi_collage_02.jpg<br /> File:helmi_collage_03.jpg<br /> File:wafltlab_blue.jpg<br /> File:helmi_collage_01.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> == Arnont Nongyao - Thailand | early May 2023 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Arnont Nongyao portrait.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Arnont Nongyao]]<br /> <br /> '''Biography''' <br /> <br /> Arnont Nongyao lives in Chiangmai (TH) - Ho Chi Minh city (VN) and He is an artist interested and fell in love with the vibration of things. He likes listening to everything that inspires him to do experimental sound art. The most important teacher “the master Khvay Loeung &quot;inspired him to listen and “destroy yourself from being yourself” .-.. .. ... - . -. -.-- --- ..- .-. ... . .-.. ..-.<br /> <br /> Born in Bangkok, works and lives in Chiangmai (TH) - Ho Chi Minh city (VN). Arnont is working with various and different media includes sound, video, installation, site specific, public art etc. Arnont’s work is engage with his interest in vibration; he works on diverse art experimental projects, vibration-related.<br /> <br /> Arnont has been interested and research into sound with concentration on vibration, so most of his works are differently experimental and relative to vibration in order to search for the value of vibration derived from connected things, such as human beings, objects and society. His works are involved in a specific space and audience’s participation. They are also connected with the mode of listening/hearing in a social situation, and with how people interact with and participate in sound. Moreover, also he is Co-Director of Aesthetics of Error ( Chiang Mai Collective) with Thatchatham Silsupan and Pathompong Manakitsomboon that is a group of sound artists &amp; musician working on sound art &amp; experimental music in Chiangmai.<br /> <br /> Some of his selected exhibitions include solo exhibition “Sphere”, SAC Art lap, Chiang Mai, Thailand(2018).“Another Sound” co-work with Khvay Loeung, Sa Sa Art projects, Phnom Penh and Chiang Mai, Cambodia - Thailand (2018). and group exhibitions “Opera of Kard”, Singapore Biennale 2019, Singapore. “Currents 2019”, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. “A Visiblelity Matrix”, The Secession 2019, Vienna, Austria. Bangkok Art Biennale 2018, Bangkok, Thailand. “Postcripts” Bangkok Biennale, Bangkok, Thailand (2018).“Unstable(ry) Life”, 2016, Manif d’art, Quebec, Canada. 16th Media Art Biennale WRO 2015: Test Exposure, Wroclaw, Poland, TRANCE at Gallery VER, Bangkok, Thailand (2014). PROXIMITY, part of inSPIRACJE International at 13 MUZ, Szczecin, Poland (2014).<br /> <br /> '''External Links'''<br /> <br /> * [http://www.arnontnongyao.com Arnont Nongnyao's personal website]<br /> * [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/GBMN WORKSHOP: Gentle but make noise]<br /> <br /> [[File:Arnont_mixerli.jpg|thumb|left|400px|Arnont lötet das Mixerli!!]]<br /> <br /> [[Category: Biography]]<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Bostjan Čadež (Ljubljana, Slovenia - April 2023 ==<br /> [[File:Bos_Robot.jpg|thumb|right]]<br /> Bostjan Čadež (b. 1979, Ljubljana) is a new media artist whose interdisciplinary practice explores the intersections of art, technology, and human experience. His innovative installations and performances often challenge the boundaries between the digital and physical world, incorporating elements such as artificial intelligence, virtual reality, robotics, and real-time data processing. Čadež’s art is characterized by a dynamism and unique life that stems from the algorithms and guidelines he uses to shape his works. His interest in simple guidelines from which an infinite number of images or situations arise, which are never the same as before, is one of the key aspects of his creations. His works often include interaction with viewers, who with their involvement become part of the artistic experience and at the same time co-create the work they observe.<br /> <br /> * https://www.bostjancadez.art/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Dann Disciglio (Chicago, USA) &amp; Angelina Almukhametova (Chicago, USA) - March 2022 ==<br /> <br /> ''“I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to have participated in the Hacker-in-Residence program at the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society. The atmosphere of curiosity and artistic research was both inspiring and endlessly encouraging. During my residency, I led a workshop called, “Biodegradable Sound: Gelatin Records.” This hands-on workshop aimed to explore the intersection of recorded sound and biodegradability by introducing a method for creating functional and fully biodegradable phonograph records made from gelatin. The Swiss Mechatronic Art Society and its diverse group of members not only helped facilitate this workshop, they supported me by offering the resources and technical support needed to realize the event. My residency also produced various connections with other artists, musicians, and hackers which I continue to maintain to this day. I cannot wait to return to SGMK to continue to explore new topics of research, and continue picking the brains of the incredible community who stands behind this space”''<br /> <br /> During their short residency they will work on their research with parametric speakers, host a workhop on [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/BiodegradableSound &quot;Biodegradable Sounds&quot;] and do a performance with artist-made video transmitters, and retro tech!<br /> <br /> See this little add by the Hive people, where in the end they show the workshop and performance: https://peakd.com/hive-127039/@mind.force/ladjdnnz<br /> <br /> '''Angelina Almukhametova'''<br /> <br /> An G is a Chicago based neon artist who creates digital &amp; physical works in pursuit of happiness.<br /> <br /> Angelina Almukhametova’s work interfaces digital and analog technologies with custom built software and handmade electronics to create responsive audiovisual installations and performances. She holds a BFA in Art and Technology from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2020) and has exhibited work and performed in New York City, Chicago, Houston, and Iceland. She has led workshops at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Experimental Sound Studio in Chicago.<br /> <br /> https://aan-g.com/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Dann Disciglio'''<br /> [[File:Headshot _Disciglio.jpg|thumb|400px|right]]<br /> Dann Disciglio (b.1993) is a US-based intermedia artist whose practice investigates contemporary ecologies through both analog and digital technologies. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Hampshire College (2015) in art and media theory and a Master of Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago's Sound Department (2019). Disciglio has shown work and performed in New York City, Chicago, Boston, Zürich, Leipzig, Iceland, and Panama City and has published texts in the Journal of Visual Culture (SAGE) and the Minding Nature journal. In 2022, he was selected to be an Emerging Artist Resident at Franconia Sculpture Park (Shafer, MN), Hacker-in-Residence at the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society (ZRH), and as a Creative Resident at the Bloedel Reserve (WA).<br /> <br /> https://danndisciglio.com/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Miranda Moss (Cape Town, South Africa | wuwäähä, Sweden) ==<br /> <br /> Artist / designer Miranda has been popping into SGMK events since 2017. In the period 2020-21 she has been conducting chicken/robot research at Bitwäscherei and Randelab as part of the &quot;Chicken-in-Residence Program&quot;, along with Daniel Brownell, co-ran a solar water bot workshop with Dj Livia, joined the Homemade summercamp for the first time where she turned everyone's pee into electricity, continues to collaborate on sound and water geeking with Oli Jäggi, and regularly comes to the 2D OpenLab. She has also become the in-house graphic designer for events, always makes sure everyone has enough beer to drink, and is also the resident anticolonial feminist killjoy. <br /> <br /> She says: <br /> <br /> ''&quot;I'm super grateful to have had all the time as a hacker in residence at the Bitwäscherei. I am always meeting new amazing and inspiring people, am constantly learning cool things, and new projects and collaborations seem to blossom exponentially. I try to take the spirit of the lab with me on all my travels and to the other global communities I am involved in. Can't wait to return!&quot;'' <br /> <br /> * https://mirandamoss.com/<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:Miranda_geeking.png<br /> File:miranda_chicken_headhshot.jpg<br /> File:Miranda_Homemade.jpeg<br /> File:Dinner_in_werkstatt.jpeg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> Miranda's recent residency was supported partially through her artistic research project &quot;Gallus Gallus Roboticus&quot; within the konS paltfrom, funded by European Union and Cultural Ministry of Slovenia. Other visits privately and partially through Pro Helvetia.<br /> <br /> == Scott Beibin (Philadelphia, USA) ==<br /> <br /> Scott Beibin, aka [https://www.instagram.com/grouchofractal/ Groucho Fractal] has been a regular visitor to the MechArtLab over the last couple of years.<br /> <br /> &lt;youtube width=&quot;480&quot; height=&quot;360&quot;&gt;BLsgLAaJ5cs&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> * https://www.mandelbot.io/<br /> <br /> == Liz Cole - Evil Twin Booking Agency (Philadelphia, USA) ==<br /> <br /> Elizabeth Jane Cole is co founder of Evil Twin Booking Agency (eviltwinbooking.org), a podcast producer, writer, and DIY biology and open source hardware enthusiast. She participated in the Wild Open PCR Project @ Hacketeria (mentored by Urs Gaudenz of GaudiLabs and Marc Dusseiller).<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I’m very grateful for the time I spent at Bitwäscherei! The passion for collaboration and understanding how things work embodied in the culture of the space is so inspiring. Bitwäscherei empowers people to explore their environments through building open source tools and technology, and it opened up a new world of creativity for me.&quot;'' <br /> <br /> [[File:liz_hacking.jpeg|400px]][[File:liz_portrait.jpeg|400px]]<br /> <br /> * https://eviltwinbooking.org/about/<br /> <br /> == Adam Zaretsky (Woodstock, USA | somewhere in Greece) ==<br /> <br /> ''First I am thankful to Hackteria – Zentrum für Experimentelle Transdisziplinarität (Center for Experimental Transdisciplinariy), Research Node: ReproTech &amp; Art / Germline Hacks and Designer Babies''<br /> <br /> ''Including time spent well in the Swiss Embassy of San Francisco and Garage MCA in Moscow working on Methods of Transgenesis and GMO DIY Crispr Baby workshopoligies.''<br /> <br /> ''I also do want to than the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society for the time in residence plotting and making a crying machine and exploding miso neck living gooper gore bioart special effects performance.''<br /> <br /> ''We got into the wetness of reproductive technology, open source science, and the text to flesh interface of human germline genome editing. We learned how to read GENbank, FASTA, PubMed and SciHub pubs creatively. We got beyond the intimidating complexity by uploading equally as complex analogical and qualitative artistic data including: accordion music, drawings, collages, poetry and experimental video and more.''<br /> <br /> ''We involved people from wildly diverse backgrounds and international origins as is normal for Hackteria a global open house for odd, queer and oblique DIYbioart Hacker tweek and freekerz. We also group-geeked hard and stayed ridiculous about reporter genes, safe harbors, inducible promoters, off target mutations and IVF microinjection.''<br /> <br /> ''What we did was amazing. Like truly groundbreaking, wildly silly and depth informative. Beyond the call of duty living on the fumes of Marc's covid pay and minky little eth donations... We taught hybrid simultaneous in-person and online/off--ground... which is a form of super depleting heroism. I think it was super inspiring for those involved and has yet to mature but will make a great database if it continues.''<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:GOSPHA-whatdidshedo-web.jpg<br /> File:thGAP_flyer_web.jpg|400px<br /> File:CGCB_flyer_web.jpg|400px<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Mind thGAP'''<br /> <br /> We made three super relaxed bioinformatics primer labs for public understanding of databases of hereditary data (gene scans and gene scrolls) but also an understanding of the social implication of issues of gene piracy, genetic privacy.<br /> <br /> * Lab 1 - Transgenic Human Genome Alternatives Project (thGAP)<br /> * Lab 2 - Generic Open-Source Plasmid for Human Arts (GOSPHA)<br /> * Lab 3 - Creative Germline Constructs Bank (CGCB)<br /> <br /> Future Plans: We are going to be making an Open ArtSci Call for Creative Science Fiction Writers, Citizen Bioethicists and Untrained Art Critics to critically review the 5 entries we have compiled online on the CGDB. After that we might put some of the results up on GitHub and then make an NFT of them. Then we will call the World Congress on New Reproductive Technology Arts, for a GLOBAL AESTHETIC RESPONSE TO TRANSGENIC HUMANS AS BIOART and work on updating to a ‘real’ database. Oh yeah, and we did come up with a list of fifteen next steps, all of which are near impossible legally and technically so we should. Finally, we wrote a letter to the WHO Expert Advisory Committee on Developing Global Standards for Governance and Oversight of Human Genome Editing. No word back from them but I am sure they got the message. We might need to get their attention.<br /> <br /> https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/thgap/<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:adam_dusjagr_misoanal.JPG<br /> File:Lab3_CGCB_screenshot_single.png<br /> File:Adam_blue_bitw_smokers.jpg<br /> File:MISO_anus.jpg<br /> File:AZ_rc3_virtual.jpeg<br /> File:pin_adam.jpeg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> Adam's residency was supported privately by Marc Dusseiller and partially with some of the profits of the Hackteria Crypto Food Fund (HCFF).<br /> <br /> == Dominik Mahnič (Ljubljana, Slovnenia) ==<br /> <br /> ''Residency gives me rare opportunity to present, discuss and make different new works influenced by people, the enviroment of Bitwesherai and the city of Zurich. It was an intense experience in a place that offers great working conditions, deep reflections, and a friendly atmosphere.''<br /> <br /> * https://app.assembla.com/spaces/dominik-mahnic/<br /> <br /> [[File:Mahnic_klobukom.jpg|400px]][[File:zoom_2020_by_doms.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> Dom's residency was supported privately by the Center for Alternative Coconut Research.<br /> <br /> == Zohar Messeca - Fara AKA the idiot | [http://idiot.io/ idiot.io] (karkun, Israel) ==<br /> <br /> ''I have been very lucky to escape the israeli wilderness between Covid lockdowns to spend long month’s geeking like an idiot at the Bitwäscherei hackerspace and SGMK activities of the past year. Had great time sharing my DIY approach and attitude with my latest flexible circuits methods and techniques while spreading [http://idiot.io/ idiot.io] latest kits and propaganda at multiple workshops. Met plenty of talented local and international freaks/artists with mutual interests and curiosities. Also collaborated on several projects with the locals and made plenty of new friends!!''<br /> <br /> ''SGMK network is fantastisch!!! See you soooon!!''<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:idiot_covidCenter.jpg<br /> File:idioten.jpg<br /> File:idiot_residency.jpg<br /> File:rC3.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> * http://idiot.io/ idiot.io<br /> <br /> Zohar's residencies were supported by himself. Accommodation was shared with dusjagr and Veli.<br /> <br /> = Short term visitors =<br /> <br /> == Fransisca Tan ==<br /> [[File:Foodhacking Fransisca.jpg|thumb]]<br /> <br /> Fransisca Tan / artist statement<br /> <br /> ''“I first visited the Bitwäscherei in August 2022, coinciding with the open lab day. I was immediately smitten with the creative chaos, diversity and infrastructure of this hacker space. Chatting with some local and other visiting international artists I got to exchange on projects and find inspiration while food hacking throughout a lively evening.'' <br /> <br /> ''This community exchange set the first seeds for future opportunities to collaborate, such as for the performance “Future Food” at Kunsthaus Zürich (Oct 2023, CH), the LLL CoLaboratory in Chang Mai (Jan 2024, TH) and Amazonies Spatiales (Apr 2024, FR).''<br /> <br /> ''My experience at this Hackerspace underlines the core of what these community spaces ought to achieve: bring likeminded people together, have late night conversations about random stuff over a club mate and see if inspiration flows to join for a collaboration.”''<br /> <br /> Ressources &amp; Links<br /> * https://www.hinto.net/de/events/future-food-kunsthaus-zuerich-zuerich-e420326-20.html<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/hackterialab/cnx-openlab/<br /> * https://amazonies-spatiales.fr/ <br /> <br /> Biography<br /> Fransisca Tan is a creative producer and food experience designer with a background in internet &amp; media, communications and cognitive sciences<br /> <br /> Her diverse spectrum of engagement ranges from hosting workshops as science communicator, consulting artists and creatives on project management, to producing events such as festivals, art performances and hybrid residencies. All these root in her second nature as facilitator with a firm belief in a community arts approach.<br /> <br /> In her work and art she aspires towards bringing together people from all strides of life and revealing the value of community and collaboration.<br /> <br /> Find more on her portfolio on * https://www.fransiscatan.com/<br /> <br /> == Fran Quero, et al ==<br /> <br /> [[File:franGeng.jpg|400px|none]]<br /> <br /> The visit was part of their µ-residency at GaudiLabs in Luzern, where they shared newest experiments with qLAMP, openDROPs and electro-active bacteria.<br /> <br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Fran%20+%20Felipe%20nanoresidency%20GaudiLabs<br /> <br /> == Juan Duarte (Berlin / CDMX, Mexico) ==<br /> <br /> '''Sound spatialisation multichannel instrument'''<br /> <br /> During our short stay I could develop further a new iteration of this sound spatialisation instrument:<br /> * https://juanduarteregino.com/I<br /> <br /> This also was thrilling to connect with some members of the community in the lab, specially those who are also making with synthesisers and other sound gadgetry. Although the time to put together the instrument was quite intensive and busy, it was also good to discuss with other colleagues about the instrument’s potential in future. altogether, it was a very productive and fun experience to be here.<br /> <br /> [[File:Juan_II.JPG|400px]][[File:Juan_I.JPG|400px]]<br /> <br /> == Mary Maggic (Vienna / Los Angeles, USA) ==<br /> <br /> Mary Maggic comes to hang out and prototype various art projects and interventions, and geek out in nature!<br /> <br /> Some examples of projects: <br /> * Molecular Queering Agency - an experimental performance with a heavy metal hardware fountain for corona safe urine worshipping. <br /> * Lap Dance - motorized panorama camera for collective disobedience on a pink gynecology chair. <br /> * SCOBY Spin Cycle - rotating disc bioreactor for industrialized production of kombucha scoby. <br /> * Genital Panic - 3D printing genitals. <br /> * Weed Brownies (hide them from the kids). <br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=360px&gt;<br /> File:Marry_Costume.png<br /> File:Marry_genitalPanic.png<br /> File:Marry_Weidling.JPG<br /> File:Marry_Urinal.jpg<br /> File:Marry_peeParty.png<br /> <br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> * https://maggic.ooo/<br /> <br /> == Ewen Chardronnet (Paris, France) ==<br /> <br /> <br /> == Paula Pin (Lugo, Spain) ==<br /> <br /> coming soon...<br /> <br /> == František Apfelbeck (Czech Republic / Vale de Saire, France) ==<br /> <br /> When in Zürich I've had the opportunity to organize Cider Tasting at MechArtLab, which for me, is an interesting cross between hackerspace and bio hacking spot with quite a strong artistic approach. For me of course I liked a lot that they do lots of bio stuff, from kombucha artificial skin production, mushroom growing and many others to fermentation so when I've a chance I would like to visit again. Also I've found the building, which is a formal hospital laundry facility very interesting. I would say there are well over ten different projects of the alternative scene which makes a decent foundation for exchange and functioning as kind of independent entity. At the end we have set up outside just by the entrance of the building and were &quot;fishing&quot; for some people to join the core group for our noble activity spending a really nice evening together with open minded people. Next day I've actually joined the MechArtLab group on their trip to Saint Gallen were we have done another tasting event as part of the open doors of Ruum 42 hackerspace and theirs SGMK On-Tour: Chill &amp; Taste happening, fallowed later on by tasting of distillates made by local producer, barbecuing experimental locally made sausages by their creators and so on. It was a really nice finishing of the Switzerland part of my tour and I hope I can pop in again.<br /> <br /> <br /> * https://foodhackingbase.org/wiki/2021_cider_tour</div>

Dusjagr https://wiki.sgmk-ssam.ch/index.php?title=Hacker-in-Residence_Programme&diff=14136 2026-07-20T08:22:32Z

<p>Dusjagr: /* Nupur Maneesh Doshi (New Dehli, India) - 24. July - 18. August 2026 */</p> <hr /> <div>&lt;div style=&quot;right&quot; class=&quot;toclimit-2&quot;&gt;__TOC__&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> The Hacker-in-Residence Programme is jointly organized by various people from the environment of [https://bitwaescherei.ch/ Bitwäscherei], and directed primarily by [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Dusjagr Marc Dusseiller aka dusjagr], Center for Alternative Coconut Research, in his role as as co-founder and board member of both the [https://mechatronicart.ch/about/ Swiss Mechatronic Art Society] and Global Ambassador of the [https://www.hackteria.org/ Hackteria Network].<br /> <br /> = Ongoing =<br /> <br /> == Nupur Maneesh Doshi (New Dehli, India) - 24. July - 18. August 2026 ==<br /> [[File:nupur_headshot_02.jpg|thumb|200px]]<br /> During the SGMK Homemade 2026 and the follow up retreat at EAR, Nupur Maneesh Doshi is hosted as BEAK critic-in-residence working on a creative writing project based on Science Fictionesque poetic reflections on Bioart, Do-It-With-Others, Bioethics meets Travelogue and Speculative literary reflections. Earlier this year Nupur also was incorporated into the [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/CoLabs_Chiang_Mai#CoLabs_Kick-off_Feb_2026 Kickoff of Co-Laboratories], hired to pen a Technobiological Futures review article, with her curatorial and critical commentary published in English and French through Makery.info.<br /> <br /> * [https://www.makery.info/en/2026/05/11/english-epistemic-sludge-the-ontology-of-the-post-institutional-lab/ Epistemic sludge: the ontology of the post-institutional lab]<br /> <br /> Nupur Doshi is a curator and researcher based in Mumbai, India. Her work explores para-art trajectories, transgressing mediums and traditional materiality. She examines provocations from critical philosophy and transdisciplinary studies across counter-histories and speculative futures. She is the Fall '26 Draper Scholar at the Experimental Humanities (XE) Department at NYU. She has also been awarded the Global South Scholarship for the Art &amp; Curatorial Practice Certificate Program at The New Centre for Research &amp; Practice.<br /> <br /> * https://bioartethics.xyz/beak-news/f/nupur-maneesh-doshi---beak-critic-in-residence-colabs-thailand<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> = In preperation =<br /> <br /> == Faried Noor &quot;Askal&quot; Siregar, 19. Sep - 11. Oct 2026 ==<br /> [[File:Askal_synthplaying2.jpg|250px|thumb|right|playing the [https://www.instagram.com/p/DWC5WO1k-An &quot;sistem modular terpadu&quot;]]]<br /> Faried Noor Siregar is an interdisciplinary artist, theater practitioner, and Batak manuscript (Pustaha) enthusiast based in Yogyakarta, graduated from the Theater Department at ISI Yogyakarta.<br /> <br /> As an artist, he is deeply interested in topics such as cultural preservation, social issues, and the environment, which he expresses and develops through interdisciplinary art, including theater and other visual arts. He also works across disciplines in DIY instrument engineering, exploring the intersection of craftsmanship, sound, and technology.<br /> <br /> He is an active member of Kawan Pustaha, Bauhouse Consorxium, and Lifepatch.<br /> <br /> * https://askal.id/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/asucalypto/<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> = Others =<br /> <br /> = Testimonials of our Residents of the past=<br /> <br /> == Maria Jose Besoain - LABVA (Valdivia, Chile) - 20. Nov - 4. Dec 2025 ==<br /> [[File:GaudiResidensi_Jose.png|250px|thumb|right|Micro-residency in GaudiLabs]]<br /> Situated Ecologies and Material Practice from South America (An Encounter with LABVA)&lt;br&gt;<br /> In a time marked by ecological crisis it becomes necessary to establish a critical perspective on the dominant industrial model of material trade and propose alternatives to how we relate to materiality. Rather than simply replacing one set of materials with another, the challenge lies in engendering a processual rethinking of the techniques, values, and epistemologies that underpin material practices. This open dialogue invites us to ask: how can we imagine alternatives to our pervasive dependency on petrochemical-based substances within an ecosystem shaped by extractive economies and technological determinism?&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> https://mustekala.info/beyond-substitution-situated-ecologies-and-material-practice-from-south-america-an-encounter-with-labva/&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == The Solar Mini Disc Walkmen mini residency of Shih Wei-chieh (Taipei, Taiwan) - 1. August - 5. September 2025 ==<br /> [[File:abao_stupidPhoto2.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Abao with amazing haircut. Stylist: Veli Silver.]]<br /> During a three-week micro-residency, I prototyped a “solar mini-disc walkman” that turns a handmade dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) into music. Building on my earlier portable, solar-powered starvation synth, I explore the “fingerprint” of a solar cell: using the I–V curve of each handmade DSSC as a musical score so its photovoltaic character becomes reproducible, generative sound. The instrument is self-powered: a 6×6 cm “solar mini disc” can be inserted and rendered to audio in real time. Beyond sculptural design, the device encourages open collection of natural-dye data and serves as a minimal-viable prototype for asking whether photovoltaic energy could—or should—be traceable. At present, the sound engine is implemented in Max/MSP with RAVE, where a 7-dimensional I–V “fingerprint” is directly connected to the decoder’s latent inlets. This pragmatic choice exploits RAVE’s real-time, high-fidelity synthesis, but the mapping remains largely hand-crafted. Framing the process more generally, the mapping can be understood as a vec2vec-style cross-modal alignment: a bridge function projects photovoltaic features into the latent space of a neural audio synthesizer. Unlike the recent vec2vec work in natural language processing—which aligns embeddings within the same modality and assumes comparable semantic geometry across models—our case is cross-modal (physics → sound) and uses a generative decoder as its target space. This difference requires stronger priors, such as monotonicity (e.g. larger photocurrents should not map to quieter or “darker” sounds) and local smoothness (similar I–V curves should yield nearby latents). In the vec2vec framework, semantic stability is maintained through three key constraints: reconstruction (the translated representation can be mapped back to the source), cycle-consistency (round-trips preserve meaning), and vector space preservation (VSP), which ensures that pairwise distances among embeddings remain intact across the mapping. While these methods were originally developed for aligning text embeddings, they provide a valuable reference for future work: similar constraints could regulate how photovoltaic features enter the RAVE latent space, ensuring that sonic identities preserve the geometric relationships of their underlying energy curves. In that sense, the Solar Mini-Disc Walkman not only produces reproducible sonic identities for each handmade cell, but also gestures toward a broader research question: how cross-system “languages” of energy and sound might be aligned in a universal latent space.<br /> &lt;gallery widths=&quot;220px&quot; heights=&quot;400px&quot;&gt;<br /> File:I-V tester made by Marc Dusseiller.jpg|The DIY I-V tester made by Marc Dusseiller. <br /> File:I-V tester made by Marc Dusseiller_2.jpg|The measurement of the I-V curve tester is uploaded to Thingspeak and a local server, and can be fetched in Max/MSP.<br /> File:DIY DSSC with screen printed pattern.jpg|DIY DSSC with screen printed pattern and hollyhock dye made by Shih Wei Chieh.<br /> File:DIY DSSC with cyanotype pattern.jpg|DIY DSSC with cyanotype pattern made by Shih Wei Chieh.<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> [[The Solar Mini-Disc Walkman: Cross-Modal Alignment of DSSC Fingerprints and Audio Latent Space|residency documentation]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Yair Reshef (Tel Aviv) - 23 - 31. July 2025 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Yair hardbrucke.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Yair arrives in Hardbrücke]]<br /> bureaucrat at [https://wiki.telavivmakers.org/ T.A.M.I], recovering [https://wiki.idiot.io idiot.io]<br /> <br /> * https://wiki.telavivmakers.org/<br /> * https://github.com/5shekel/<br /> * [[PASAR SENGGOL]]<br /> * https://stikka.zrok.yair.cc/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Will Robertson (various trees and forests, Scotland and Switzerland) - 1. May - 31. July 2025 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Will-Robertson-Looking-to-the-Future-DJI_0490-2048x1536-cropped-90.jpeg|250px|thumb|right|Will on a tree]]<br /> <br /> Sprache: Schweizerdeutsch, English, Französisch, Norwegisch<br /> <br /> ''' Research '''<br /> <br /> Will's research focuses on the interaction between trees and endangered tree dwelling dormouse (family ''Gliridae''), bat (family ''Vespertilionidae'') and squirrel (family ''Sciurus'') species. By making use of advances in our understanding of endangered ''Eliomys quercinus'' and ''Myomimus roachi'' and moving forward the boundaries of what's athletically and technically possible in aerial arboriculture, Will has developed new chainsaw carving and rotary boring techniques to precisely carve nest holes for Europe's most endangered mammals and reverse habitat destruction. Collaborations with Susan Kerwin, Goedele Verbeylen, Stiftung Wildstation Landshuit, Nedko Nedyalkov, Ralf Wistbacka and Thomas Briner have brought groundbreaking results in conservation of the Garden Dormouse (''Eliomys quercinus'') - a high conservation priority in Switzerland and Europe. Field studies with ''Myomimus roachi'' (Bulgaria) and ''Pteromys volans'' (Finland) are currently being planned.<br /> <br /> Will leads an international consortium of leading semiconductor manufacturers, software experts, hardware manufacturers and ecologists developing a new, completely open source wildlife camera and field ecology system with integrated NPU (Neural Processing Unit) for neutral network inference and Edge AI which offers unparalleled capabilities, reliability and independence in the field. Other research includes lexicography and use of neural networks in phonology and lexicography.<br /> <br /> Where wildlife cameras are unsuitable, eDNA (Environmental DNA) PCR/NAAT (Polymerase Chain Reaction / Nucleic Acid Amplification Technique) techniques are used.<br /> <br /> He served both in armed forces in the UK and in the Swiss fire service in Atemschutz at Stützpunkt Feuerwehr Küssnacht am Rigi where he handled some of Switzerlands's worst industrial and chemical fires of recent tdecades.<br /> <br /> Born in Scotland, Will became the first person in history to be honored by Parliamentary motions in both the Edinburgh and London parliaments.<br /> <br /> ''' The Art of the Climbing Arborist '''<br /> <br /> Will's artistic work focuses on natural forms in tree care and bringing the peace and beauty of the forest to gardens. His distinctive artistic style, implemented in a profession with the highest death rate in Europe, is athletically and technically extremely demanding and was influenced by de Breanski and Dutton then by contemporary Swiss gardeners and artists including Frei and Jope.<br /> <br /> '''Glass Art '''<br /> <br /> His other artistic medium is molten glass, working with glass chemistry of crystal and borosilicate glasses and the ligand field quantum chemistry of Neodymium, Erbium, Praseodymium, Cobalt, Copper and Iron and nanoparticleq chemistry and nonlinear optics of Copper, Silver and Gold to create color within clear glass. Molten glass is a uniquely difficult artistic medium but it is the only medium that allows color to exist independent of surface and allows the user to directly experience the quantum mechanical worlds of ligand field theory and nanoparticle nonlinear optics.<br /> <br /> To obtain the high temperatures and homogeneous furnace conditions needed to make colored glass, Will designs furnaces heated with FeCrAl, SiC Microwave susceptor and SiC electrical technologies controlled via PID computer control and insulated with high purity alumina refractories.<br /> <br /> Collaborations with professional glass artists develop and document the science of colored glass.<br /> <br /> ''' Here to Help'''<br /> <br /> Will is grateful to get a break from his current battles to learn kernel space software engineering and image sensor integration and is available to assist with microelectronics, power electronics, unpasteurized cheese making, wine making, pizza making, aerial arboriculture and user space and database software engineering.<br /> <br /> '''Wine, Cheese, Sauerkraut'''<br /> <br /> High quality unpasteurized cheeses from both home-grown and commercial lactic acid bacteria cultures come to life and high quality wine is made via the ''Méthode traditionnelle'''. Outside the precise order of the cleanroom, Sauerkraut, Kombucha, wine and cheese making cultures also find their way into bread and fruit juice.<br /> <br /> '''Research in English:'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/quick-summary-new-homes-for-old-friends-switzerland/<br /> '''Forschung in Deutsch'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/de/zusammenfassung-neue-heimat-fur-alte-freunde-schweiz/<br /> '''Recherche en Français'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/fr/resume-rapide-de-nouvelles-maisons-pour-de-vieux-amis-en-suisse/<br /> <br /> '''faclair.com:'''<br /> * https://www.faclair.com/<br /> * https://focloir.info/<br /> <br /> '''GIT Repositories:'''<br /> * https://github.com/William-Robert-Robertson/WildCamera<br /> * https://prototypefund.opendata.ch/project/wildcamera/<br /> <br /> '''Recent Publications:'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ARBMagazine208-P72-Spring2025-New-Homes-For-Old-Friends-An-Update.pdf<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ARBMagazine-New-Homes-for-Old-Friends-206-pp60-66.pdf<br /> <br /> '''Social media:'''<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/william_robert_robertson/<br /> * https://www.facebook.com/will.robertson.58555<br /> <br /> '''Folk often ask about.. Soldering'''<br /> <br /> Folk often ask me about soldering - here are some ideas that help:<br /> <br /> https://github.com/William-Robert-Robertson/WildCamera/blob/main/Development_Environment/Practical_Electronics/Soldering.md<br /> <br /> ==Maximiliano Laina (filmaker) and Olivia Laina (youth-activistin)== <br /> <br /> As a family short time residency they are visiting Zurich on the weekend of 11.-14th April, as part of the More-Than-Planet exhibition curated by Ewen Chardronnet and Martina Huber at Löwenbräu Zürich, We are AIA | Awareness in Art. <br /> <br /> 11.04.24, 6 - 9pm<br /> &quot;Flying with Patcha - Into the Aerocene&quot; Films creening at Luma Schwarzcafé <br /> <br /> 14.04.24, 9 - 12 am<br /> political Manifestation &quot;Earthrise&quot; flying the solar ballon at &quot;Alte Kaserene&quot; <br /> [[File:WhatsApp Image 2024-04-11 at 12.43.44.jpg|250px|thumb|Aerocene.org]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Toru (Ryu) Oyama (Okinawa City / Gifu, Japan) - 15 - 31. July 2025 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Toru.jpg|thumb]]<br /> <br /> Toru (Ryu) Oyama is born in Japan, after graduating in pharmaceutical chemistry and fine art in japan, he studied and worked in a field of contemporary art in germany. moved to okinawa in 2017, he has been developing unique art projects in taiwan, south Korea, finland, indonesia and other parts of the world, based on the knowledge cultivated in science. his research and artistic practice explore topics such as food, land, human-nature relations, archaeology, and anthropology, through the site specific fieldwork. he has participated in various cross-disciplinary art-and-science projects worldwide,including projects and collaborates with artists and researchers.<br /> <br /> * https://www.ryuoyama.com/<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Andrey Chugonow (Yekaterinburg, Russia / Glasgow, UK) - 1. Oct - 30. November 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Square facebook 7sec.gif|250px|thumb|right|Glitching Andrey]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;During my stay in Switzerland, I plan to start developing a project that takes my autoimmune disease, multiple sclerosis, beyond my body into the realm of peer interaction. I plan to create a performative situation within which we will begin to interact with this autoimmune agent, forming several feedback loops in an attempt to find the equilibrium of the event.&quot;''<br /> <br /> Andrey Chugunov is a conceptual artist working at the intersection of digital and analogue media. He combines sound art, light installation, generative graphics, technological sculpture, media performances and readymade in his practice. He researches topics of mortality, temporality, autonomy, and memory decay in his artworks from the perspective of meditative media.<br /> <br /> He got a master's degree in Digital art at the Far Eastern Federal University in Vladivostok, Russia in 2018-2020. He participated in the &quot;Laboratory of a young artist&quot; at the Ural branch of the State Center for Contemporary Art in Yekaterinburg, Russia in 2018. He received an engineering degree in the field of alternative and renewable energy sources at the Ural Federal University in Yekaterinburg, Russia in 2008-2013.<br /> <br /> Andrey was born in Sverdlovsk, USSR in 1991.<br /> <br /> Now he resides in East Kilbride, Scotland, United Kingdom.<br /> <br /> * https://andreychugunov.com/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Giulia Tomasello / ALMA Futura (Rome, Italy) - 5. - 24. October 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Giulia screenshot.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Giulia preparing &quot;Future Flora&quot;]]<br /> <br /> Interaction designer and educator committed to female’s healthcare and its innovation, combining biotechnology and interactive wearables. Founder of ALMA Futura.<br /> <br /> Giulia will visit Switzerland and collaborate with [http://GaudiLabshttps://www.gaudi.ch/GaudiLabs/?page_id=2 GaudiLabs] in Luzern (5-10. Oct) and at the [http://Hackteria%20ZET%20-%20Open%20Science%20Labhttps://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/hackteria-zet-open-science-lab-in-zurich/ Hackteria ZET - Open Science Lab] (15-24. Oct) on participatory community research and hacking around the theme of reproductive justice and DIY pregnancy tests.<br /> <br /> ''&quot;Xenopia is a research, art and design project aimed at prototyping a domestic hormones Beta Hcg test as a tool to address reproductive justice and the right to access abortion. We will investigate the historical scientific practices around living interfaces as controlling technologies (i.e. the living pregnancy test Xenopus Leavis frog, mice, seeds). The right to access abortion is under attack and Beta Hcg testing is a mandatory test to access safe abortion but is poorly available for people living in rural areas and in marginalised conditions. Weeks of pregnancy are the playing field on which the war against access to abortion is waged, so we see in this prototype the possibility of facilitating the path autonomously by giving people back control. Collectives defending reproductive rights in countries where abortion is illegal or restricted (as Italy) and safely providing support, do not have access to this kind of easing. With an inter-species perspective, we would therefore develop this prototype and participatory workshops as political act of empowerment and concrete response to reproductive justice.&quot;''<br /> <br /> here wiki content to visit here:<br /> https://hackteria.org/wiki/Xenopia<br /> <br /> <br /> * https://gitomasello.com/<br /> * https://almafutura.org/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/gitomasello/<br /> <br /> Read Giulia's full Report on the Project here on the hackteria Wiki, use spread, duplicate!<br /> *https://hackteria.org/wiki/Xenopia<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Dominik Mahnič (Ljubljana, Slovnenia) - 25. Okt - 10. Nov 2024==<br /> <br /> [[File:Mahnic_klobukom.jpg||250px|thumb|right|Is it Jesus?]]<br /> <br /> We are planning to host our regular Hacker-in-Residence Dominik Mahnič aka Doms again to continue our long-term collaborations and work / reflect with Sofie on various robotic painting machines and it's philosophical implications.<br /> <br /> During the [https://mechatronicart.ch/brushology-ways-of-painting-with-a-mechatronic-brush/ &quot;Brushology&quot; Session] the shared their recent insigts of the collaboration.<br /> <br /> * https://app.assembla.com/spaces/dominik-mahnic/<br /> <br /> [[File:DomsAlone.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Sofie Mart (Zürich) - 20. Juli - 9. August 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Sofie.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Sofie Mart]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I was lucky to meet Marc and Maya in summer 2024 when I was looking for a workshop space to bring to life a custom-built robotic drawing machine. Bitwäscherei is a great space and a playground for DIY robotics projects. I got a lot of help and inspiration from the other artists- and hackers-in-residence. Thank you Bitwäscherei and SGMK for hosting me!&quot;''<br /> <br /> [[File:Bitwascherai.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> Sofie Mart a Swiss-based creative technologist passionate about contextualizing complexity through visual media. In the past few years, Sofie has been venturing projects on the intersection of arts, culture, technology and humanities. With the background in cultural analytics and data visualization, she collaborated with the private cultural estates on the immersive visualization of art collections, directed virtual reality experiences for corporate and public sector clients and created digital applications for creativity. https://sofiem.art/<br /> <br /> In 2024 Sofie started her studio focusing on media processing, creative coding and art fabrication - https://uncorporated.studio/ . With the support from [https://matr.art/ Matr Labs] engineers, she built and launched the first art-making machine in Bitwäscherei, Zurich.<br /> <br /> * https://www.instagram.com/uncorporated.studio/<br /> * https://sofiem.art/<br /> <br /> == Tengal (Manila, Philippines / Berlin, Germany) - 1. - 10. August 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Tengal hacking.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Tengal hacking some academic writing]]<br /> <br /> Tengal is a composer, media artist, and cultural instigator, engaged in research-based production that bridges art, technology, and society. Since 2005, he has initiated numerous projects and collectives in Manila and across Southeast Asia. Notably, he founded the organization ''SABAW Media Art Kitchen'', a curatorial platform specializing in sound, media art, and interstices between art and science. In 2008, he established the Philippines' first international media art and experimental music festival, ''WSK Festival of the Recently Possible'' where he has served as artistic director since its inception.<br /> <br /> From 2017 to 2018, Tengal curated the exhibition ''&quot;INTERSTICES: Manifolds of The In-between&quot;'' and served as exhibition director for the ''&quot;Self-reflexivity: Thinking Media and Digital Articulations&quot;'' exhibition at the Tokyo Media Art Festival MeCA | Media Culture in Asia, initiated by the Japan Foundation.<br /> <br /> Tengal co-created the international music platform ''NUSASONIC'', a creative collaboration between ''YES NO KLUB, WSK Festival of The Recently Possible, Playfreely/BlackKaji, CTM Festival'', and the ''Goethe Institute''. ''Nusasonic'' was a multi-year project that explores a wide spectrum of experimental sound and music cultures in Southeast Asia, fostering dialogue not only within the region but also with Europe.<br /> <br /> Recently relocating to Berlin, Tengal served as curator-at-large at ''Art Laboratory Berlin'' and played a significant role as co-curator of the projects ''&quot;Hackers, Makers, Thinkers”'', and ''“Radyo Somatodelia: Experiments in Sonic Animism.”''<br /> <br /> * https://www.instagram.com/tengal/<br /> * [https://www.instagram.com/wsk.io/ wsk.io]<br /> * [http://nusasonic.com/ nusasonic.com]<br /> <br /> == Kaldi Moss (Goa, Dehli, India) - June - August 2024 ==<br /> <br /> ''&quot;Bitwäscherei was an inspiring space that opened up new ways of thinking. It offers an alternative to the mainstream Swiss logic. The techniques and specifics of mediums and materials are exploded and explored everyday - in a way it is a dreamland.&quot;''<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=320px heights=240px&gt;<br /> File:Photo 2024-10-14 17-10-39.jpg<br /> File:Photo 2024-10-14 17-10-35.jpg<br /> File:Photo 2024-10-14 17-10-46.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Biography:'''<br /> <br /> Moss is an artist interested in sense perception, time, networked systems, insect perception, tree intelligence and experiences of beings that are not human. <br /> <br /> Moss’ (they/them) practice spans sound, video, browser-based art and bio art. They are part of a community of engineers and technologists, and are invested in exploring alternate methods of knowledge production. Their video and installation work has been shown in multiple exhibitions in Zurich, Milan, Toronto, Dresden, Brighton, Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Himachal and Goa.<br /> <br /> They are a part of Cynk Collective, a noise band producing immersive audiovisual concerts. In addition, they are the artistic director at Walkin Studios,an independent multidisciplinary art studio and project space in Bangalore, India and have co-founded the collective NOTAAT with artist Puneet Jain.<br /> <br /> * https://whattt.cargo.site/<br /> <br /> == Elisa Chaveneau (Le Mans, France) - 01. - 15. July 2024 ==<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=240px heights=180px&gt;<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.13.54.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.07.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.16.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.43.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.28.png<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Bio:''' Elisa Chaveneau is a French artist born in 2000 who specialises in the design and exhibition of sculptures, <br /> installations and materials on the subject of «Other-than-human». Her search for new media involving geo-materials and fermentation processes is keen to question inter-species relations in an ecosystem and consumer habits facing industry. With specialist training in geomaterials and ceramics at the Le Mans Fine Arts School, the materiality and supposed aesthetics of the material take on a primordial role in her approach to creation, as well as in her formal process is to rediscover the links with the living world. Through her interests in ecology, design, craft practices and performance, she tries to focus our imagination and make us contemplate the landscapes and the immensity of the ecosystems we are confronted with. &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> Her work has been exhibited at the Centre Contemporain de Céramique de la Borne and in a duo with Noémie Vincent-Maudry at the 2022 Saint-Etienne Biennial and at the Musée d’Art Moderne in Paris for the Flammes exhibition.<br /> <br /> https://www.instagram.com/elisachaveneau/<br /> <br /> '''Workshop: Saturday 13.7.24, 12-18h''' <br /> <br /> https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Kitchenlab_Bioplastic<br /> <br /> DIY Workshop on BIOPLASTIC Making. Together with Hacker-in-Residency(SGMK) Elisa Chaveneau (FR) we dive into the topic of bioplastic as novel material research. Starting point is the kitchen lab! Why working with materials that originate from our kitchen and how easy and fun it is to repurpose materials from there to revalue and repurpose and close circles. Circular thinking at the base of everyday practice! Starting with a Lunch by Gasthaus Kitchenlab we will be working on testing and creating various recipes and experimentations on Bioplastic.<br /> <br /> == Moch Hasrul (Jakarta, Indonesia) - 11-14. July 2024 ==<br /> [[File:Hasrol kopicup.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Hasrul likes kopi]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I have known [https://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/hackteria-zet-open-science-lab-in-zurich/ Hackteria ZET] and [https://mechatronicart.ch/mechartlab/ SGMK's MechArtLab] for quite some time, and I always enjoy visiting their shared studio and laboratory. The atmosphere is incredibly pleasant and inspiring, filled with a playful yet highly productive energy. When I was a speaker at a talk about [https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/plastik/ '''Operasi Plastik'''], I was truly impressed by the enthusiasm and participation of the attendees. Additionally, the experience of preparing a dinner together was delightful, with a warm and welcoming atmosphere. Hackteria ZET, Bitwäscherei, is truly a special place for creativity and collaborative learning.&quot;''<br /> <br /> '''Bio: Moch Hasrul''' is a media artist based in Jakarta who combines art and technology in his work. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Art Education from Universitas Negeri Jakarta and a Master's degree in Fine Arts from Institut Teknologi Bandung. Currently, he serves as the director of Serrum and teaches at Kalbis University. His artistic practice includes experiments with computational devices, mechanical and electronic systems, and plastic recycling. Managing Studio Batur Jakarta and actively involved in the Gudskul Ecosystem, Hasrul initiated GudRnD, focusing on plastic recycling experiments. He is also developing context-based, student-centered learning methods using art approach.<br /> <br /> * https://mochhasrul.com/<br /> * https://www.gudrnd.id/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/_gudrnd/<br /> <br /> '''TALK: Operasi Plastik - 18:00 Saturday 13. July 2024 @ Bitwäscherei'''<br /> <br /> Hasrul will give an overview of their activities, researching and developing OPERASI PLASTIK, an artistic approach to plastic waste management. After the talk everybody is invited for a dinner, exploring Indonesian cuisine and cooking together.<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/plastik/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> [[File:OperasiPlastik.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Operasi Plastik]]<br /> '''OPERASI PLASTIK''' is an initiative that offers an artistic approach to plastic waste management by incorporating artistic and imaginative aspects into the process. By using art as a medium, OPERASI PLASTIK not only focuses on conventional plastic recycling but also transforms the waste into captivating and meaningful artworks. This approach aims to raise public awareness about plastic waste issues while changing their perception of materials that are usually considered trash.<br /> <br /> * https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6mqJyGB8EM/?igsh=eXBiOHJ2c2h3Nnh5<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> == Servando Barreiro (digital nomad, Spain) - February 2024 ==<br /> [[File:servando_goggles.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Servando]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;During my time at Bitwäscherei, I had a blast! Interacting with a bunch of creative minds from different backgrounds was super cool. We did some coding, had fun with puredata, and created some awesome stuff together. The weeks at Bitwäscherei flew by, filled with lots of laughs and learning. I'm already thinking about coming back for more. It's a great place to explore new ideas and make music with like-minded folks. Thanks, Bitwäscherei, for the awesome experience. Looking forward to hanging out again and making more magic together!&quot;''<br /> <br /> '''Biography'''<br /> <br /> I'm an Audiovisual artist with a background in electronics, sound, and audiovisual communication. I lived in Madrid, Berlin, Peru, and Stockholm, among other places.<br /> I'm A Pure Data expert (If you know, you know..). I created music and/or software for brands such as Audi, Redbull, Polestar, and Teenage Engineering. My work has been exhibited in renowned locations such as: Reina Sofia Museum, Medialab Prado, Transmediale, and Ars Electronica. For more information, keep browsing this [http://servando.teks.no/ site].<br /> <br /> * http://servando.teks.no/<br /> <br /> '''Workshop at Bitwäscherei'''<br /> <br /> See more about the [[Puredata (Pd) Workshop with Servando]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Yuzuru Maeda (Japan) - Dec 2023==<br /> [[File:WhatsApp Image 2023-12-04 at 16.42.09.jpeg|300px|thumb|right|Zentai Interview]]<br /> <br /> '''Biography'''<br /> <br /> Yuzuru born in Japan, Gifu. Yuzuru graduated from LaSalle College of Arts, Singapore in 2009 for Bachelor of the Arts program in music composition. She has embarked on performing music and improvisation and making video, installation and performance art with [Zentai Art Project - http://yuzuru.weebly.com/]. She also organizes Zentai exhibition, Zentai walk, Zentai performance with [http://www.zentaiart.com/ Zentai Art Festival].<br /> <br /> <br /> For her residency at Bitwäscherei she will conduct interviews with people on their life and practices wearing a Zentai outfit while doing and creating friction in how to perceive the oposite. She also wants to conduct a participatory Zentai performance in public space in Zurich.<br /> If interested in giving an interview or participate at the zentai performance pls contact &quot;zentaiartproject[at]yahoo.com&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ''&quot;I embarked on an artistic exploration using Zentai suits as a central component in my video work. This unconventional choice served as a catalyst for probing the complex layers of identity within the realm of art and human interaction. During my residency in December 2023, I had the privilege of engaging in insightful interviews with notable figures such as Serge Bertschy, Oliver Jaggi, and Chruut. These encounters provided invaluable glimpses into their creative processes and methodologies. It was a fascinating journey delving into their artistic minds, discovering their techniques, and learning about their endeavors to push the boundaries of expression. One of the most profound lessons gleaned from these conversations was the importance of innovation and resourcefulness in the pursuit of artistic vision. Witnessing how each individual crafted their own tools and methods to breathe life into creations inspired me to seek out my own unique approaches in my artistic practice. Moreover, these interactions sparked a deeper contemplation on the interconnectedness between art and sustainability. I was profoundly moved by the dedication of these artists to not only their craft but also to contributing positively to our planet. Their commitment to sustainable living resonated deeply with me, prompting introspection on how I, too, could leverage my art to foster a more environmentally conscious world. As I reflect on the insights gained during my residency, I am filled with a renewed sense of purpose and direction. Armed with newfound inspiration and a heightened awareness of the intersection between art and sustainability, I am eager to embark on my own journey of creative exploration and meaningful contribution to the world around me.&quot;''<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> small trailer of the zurich session:<br /> * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHhvpPR0JRQ&amp;ab_channel=Zentai%E9%87%87%E8%AE%BF%28ZentaiArtProject%29<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=240px heights=180px&gt;<br /> File:WhatsApp_Image_2023-12-04_at_16.42.53.jpeg<br /> File:WhatsApp Image 2023-12-04 at 16.42.40.jpeg<br /> File:WhatsApp Image 2023-12-04 at 16.42.16.jpeg<br /> File:Yuzuru interviewing Serge Bertschi.jpg<br /> File:Yuzuru and Oliver Jäggi.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Shih Wei-chieh (Taipei, Taiwan) - 11. September - 1. November 2023 ==<br /> [[File:abao_stupidPhoto.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Abao with amazing haircut]]<br /> '''What was the purpose of your residency in Zurich? What did you learn from it?'''<br /> <br /> ''“In addition to my pursuit of practical solar applications, my most successful DSSC prototype currently produces only around ~2.5 mA per square centimeter. The significance lies more in the opportunities to collaborate with scientists and engage in visits to the laboratory at ETH. This experience has served as valuable training for me, offering insights into how scientists work with nanomaterials. Understanding the conventional applications and purposes, as well as the established protocols for synthesizing nano materials, has been a rare and precious experience for artists. It raises pertinent questions about the relationship between art and science, and how these two domains can and should collaborate effectively.”''<br /> <br /> ''“Although it was a fantastic experience for artists to work with scientists with complete freedom and full access to knowledge, I wonder how we can repeat the model without any funding to support the free sofa accommodation and the efforts from volunteers. On the other hand, I believe this is a great model that differs from those residency organized by institutes and centers which always comes with political requirements and demands. The property of the community plays a big part too. During the residency I have met many community members in Bitwäscherei, the role of them are usually very mixed, like chemist with musician background or artist with scientific degree, or engineer with profound knowledge for history of analog computer, the people are a great library and the culture was naturally provided by the community. This dynamic is relatively rare in Taiwan, where career roles tend to be more singular, and scientists typically don’t serve other fields in the same integrated manner.”''<br /> <br /> Part 1/2: [https://www.makery.info/en/2023/12/20/english-from-e-textile-to-gratzel-cells-encounter-with-the-taiwanese-designer-shih-wei-chieh/ “From e-textile to Grätzel cells, encounter with the taiwanese designer Shih Wei Chieh“], Makery 2023<br /> <br /> Part 2/2: [https://www.makery.info/en/2023/12/21/une-residence-de-recherche-en-cellules-gratzel-a-hackteria-rencontre-avec-shih-wei-chieh-2-2/ “A residency to research Grätzel cells at Hackteria, encounter with Shih Wei Chieh“], Makery 2023<br /> <br /> '''施惟捷 Shih Wei Chieh''' works with wearable art, e-textile, and laser audiovisual. He is also a self-taught material science researcher. His &quot;Laser Dye Project&quot; innovates an optical textile printing method by programmable laser projector and New Cyanotype solution, which inspire him to explore the trans-disciplinary collaboration between new medias and traditional craft techniques. He’s the founder of “Tribe Against Machine”, a project exploring how culture preservation works with modern technologies. His current research develops a DIY dye sensitized solar glass made with natural dye in a large size format, which is used for both energy and as a smart interface for sonic art. <br /> <br /> * https://shihweichieh.com/<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/HLabX_Fellows#HLabX_Fellow_Shih_Wei_Chieh<br /> <br /> Application to NanoArts grant done / not received :-(: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Prep-NanoArts<br /> <br /> Now combined with Workshop at [https://www.weareaia.ch/energy-giveaway/ Energy Giveaway @ WEAREAIA], to be held on 22/23 September 2023.<br /> <br /> More info is documented on the hackteria wiki: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Abao_Residency<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Helmi Hardian (Surabaya, Indonesia) - Mid July - Mid August 2023 | [[BIR residensi]] ==<br /> [[File:Helim_Ugly.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Helmi in his full beauty]]<br /> <br /> '''Reflection / Testimonial'''<br /> <br /> ''Best residency ever!!'' - Helmi<br /> <br /> ''During my residency, I had the opportunity to collaborate on the project The [https://mechatronicart.ch/diy-microscope-workshop-low-energy-circuit-performances/ Loose Energy Curriculum for the exhibition at the Humus Punk Library] in Zurich. We created a low-voltage and high-energy visual performance, utilizing previously unknown equipment from the hackteria studio. The experience of playing together and improvising with the hacked equipment was incredibly rewarding. ''<br /> <br /> ''One of the highlights was simply attending a wide range of workshops at the [https://mechatronicart.ch/homemade-summercamp-2023-berghaus-girlen/ Homemade Summercamp] in Switzerland, which differs a lot from my usual practice usually being the host of workshops. This privilege of learning from others and expanding my knowledge in various media arts fields felt utterly precious. From building a music station where we learned to play drums, to skillbuilding on keyboard, DJ equipment, and more. The overall cultural exchange during cooking time allowed us to share and transform traditional recipes into vegan and vegetarian versions. And the plurality of trips and destination furthermore offered precious insights into local cultures. Stops included: [http://www.randelab.ch/ Randelab], [http://www.gaudi.ch/GaudiLabs/ GaudiLabs], collaborating with [https://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/hackteria-zet-open-science-lab-in-zurich/ Hackteria ZET in Zurich], attending [https://mechatronicart.ch/homemade-summercamp-2023-berghaus-girlen/ Homemade Summercamp], visiting the art and science residency at Max-Planck in Konstanz and organizing the program [https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/pasar-senggol/ &quot;Pasar Senggol&quot; at Chaos Communication Camp] outside of Berlin.''<br /> <br /> ''It was unexpected but exciting to explore personal studios for local artists, experiencing the different styles of how collective spaces can be implemented and getting to know the individual studio approach. The residency taught me valuable lessons in space management, as I observed how collectives like [https://bitwaescherei.ch/ Bitwäscherei] or [https://maisonshift.ch/ Fashion Revolution] collaborate with the municiapal government to establish independent spaces. Overall, this residency provided a rich and diverse learning experience.'' - Written by Francisca Tan during a discussion with Helmi in Chiang Mai<br /> <br /> '''Biography'''<br /> <br /> Helmi Hardian is a grassroots artist and ghetto scientist, with a specific interest in cooking and smoking at the same time. He lives in Surabaya, the city that is well known for its industry and technology, as well as being the center of electronic component trading (chiefly, Pasar Genteng). Hence, almost all of his works are closely related to science and technology as the medium of creativity. He is the co-founder of Waft Lab, a creative-based initiative that works at interdisciplinary practices. Currently, he focuses on tech development through DIY/DIWO culture and playing his role in researching, hacking, or deconstructing daily materials to provide some devices with new functional aspects, as well as developing workshop kits, lecturing contents, and presentation materials, which aim to learn, share, and exchange knowledge.<br /> <br /> * https://waft-lab.com/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/helmihardian/<br /> * [[:File:Helmi Hardian - Artwork and Workshop 2022.pdf]]<br /> * Recent TUAK residensi in Tuban: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/TUAK<br /> * Application submitted: https://www.suedkulturfonds.ch/<br /> * Download application here: [[:File:Dossier-iiw0pYiT.pdf]]<br /> * Full project outline here: [[:File:2023_ProjectOutline_Helmi-Residensi.pdf]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:helmi_collage.jpg<br /> File:helmi_collage_02.jpg<br /> File:helmi_collage_03.jpg<br /> File:wafltlab_blue.jpg<br /> File:helmi_collage_01.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> == Arnont Nongyao - Thailand | early May 2023 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Arnont Nongyao portrait.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Arnont Nongyao]]<br /> <br /> '''Biography''' <br /> <br /> Arnont Nongyao lives in Chiangmai (TH) - Ho Chi Minh city (VN) and He is an artist interested and fell in love with the vibration of things. He likes listening to everything that inspires him to do experimental sound art. The most important teacher “the master Khvay Loeung &quot;inspired him to listen and “destroy yourself from being yourself” .-.. .. ... - . -. -.-- --- ..- .-. ... . .-.. ..-.<br /> <br /> Born in Bangkok, works and lives in Chiangmai (TH) - Ho Chi Minh city (VN). Arnont is working with various and different media includes sound, video, installation, site specific, public art etc. Arnont’s work is engage with his interest in vibration; he works on diverse art experimental projects, vibration-related.<br /> <br /> Arnont has been interested and research into sound with concentration on vibration, so most of his works are differently experimental and relative to vibration in order to search for the value of vibration derived from connected things, such as human beings, objects and society. His works are involved in a specific space and audience’s participation. They are also connected with the mode of listening/hearing in a social situation, and with how people interact with and participate in sound. Moreover, also he is Co-Director of Aesthetics of Error ( Chiang Mai Collective) with Thatchatham Silsupan and Pathompong Manakitsomboon that is a group of sound artists &amp; musician working on sound art &amp; experimental music in Chiangmai.<br /> <br /> Some of his selected exhibitions include solo exhibition “Sphere”, SAC Art lap, Chiang Mai, Thailand(2018).“Another Sound” co-work with Khvay Loeung, Sa Sa Art projects, Phnom Penh and Chiang Mai, Cambodia - Thailand (2018). and group exhibitions “Opera of Kard”, Singapore Biennale 2019, Singapore. “Currents 2019”, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. “A Visiblelity Matrix”, The Secession 2019, Vienna, Austria. Bangkok Art Biennale 2018, Bangkok, Thailand. “Postcripts” Bangkok Biennale, Bangkok, Thailand (2018).“Unstable(ry) Life”, 2016, Manif d’art, Quebec, Canada. 16th Media Art Biennale WRO 2015: Test Exposure, Wroclaw, Poland, TRANCE at Gallery VER, Bangkok, Thailand (2014). PROXIMITY, part of inSPIRACJE International at 13 MUZ, Szczecin, Poland (2014).<br /> <br /> '''External Links'''<br /> <br /> * [http://www.arnontnongyao.com Arnont Nongnyao's personal website]<br /> * [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/GBMN WORKSHOP: Gentle but make noise]<br /> <br /> [[File:Arnont_mixerli.jpg|thumb|left|400px|Arnont lötet das Mixerli!!]]<br /> <br /> [[Category: Biography]]<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Bostjan Čadež (Ljubljana, Slovenia - April 2023 ==<br /> [[File:Bos_Robot.jpg|thumb|right]]<br /> Bostjan Čadež (b. 1979, Ljubljana) is a new media artist whose interdisciplinary practice explores the intersections of art, technology, and human experience. His innovative installations and performances often challenge the boundaries between the digital and physical world, incorporating elements such as artificial intelligence, virtual reality, robotics, and real-time data processing. Čadež’s art is characterized by a dynamism and unique life that stems from the algorithms and guidelines he uses to shape his works. His interest in simple guidelines from which an infinite number of images or situations arise, which are never the same as before, is one of the key aspects of his creations. His works often include interaction with viewers, who with their involvement become part of the artistic experience and at the same time co-create the work they observe.<br /> <br /> * https://www.bostjancadez.art/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Dann Disciglio (Chicago, USA) &amp; Angelina Almukhametova (Chicago, USA) - March 2022 ==<br /> <br /> ''“I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to have participated in the Hacker-in-Residence program at the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society. The atmosphere of curiosity and artistic research was both inspiring and endlessly encouraging. During my residency, I led a workshop called, “Biodegradable Sound: Gelatin Records.” This hands-on workshop aimed to explore the intersection of recorded sound and biodegradability by introducing a method for creating functional and fully biodegradable phonograph records made from gelatin. The Swiss Mechatronic Art Society and its diverse group of members not only helped facilitate this workshop, they supported me by offering the resources and technical support needed to realize the event. My residency also produced various connections with other artists, musicians, and hackers which I continue to maintain to this day. I cannot wait to return to SGMK to continue to explore new topics of research, and continue picking the brains of the incredible community who stands behind this space”''<br /> <br /> During their short residency they will work on their research with parametric speakers, host a workhop on [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/BiodegradableSound &quot;Biodegradable Sounds&quot;] and do a performance with artist-made video transmitters, and retro tech!<br /> <br /> See this little add by the Hive people, where in the end they show the workshop and performance: https://peakd.com/hive-127039/@mind.force/ladjdnnz<br /> <br /> '''Angelina Almukhametova'''<br /> <br /> An G is a Chicago based neon artist who creates digital &amp; physical works in pursuit of happiness.<br /> <br /> Angelina Almukhametova’s work interfaces digital and analog technologies with custom built software and handmade electronics to create responsive audiovisual installations and performances. She holds a BFA in Art and Technology from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2020) and has exhibited work and performed in New York City, Chicago, Houston, and Iceland. She has led workshops at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Experimental Sound Studio in Chicago.<br /> <br /> https://aan-g.com/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Dann Disciglio'''<br /> [[File:Headshot _Disciglio.jpg|thumb|400px|right]]<br /> Dann Disciglio (b.1993) is a US-based intermedia artist whose practice investigates contemporary ecologies through both analog and digital technologies. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Hampshire College (2015) in art and media theory and a Master of Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago's Sound Department (2019). Disciglio has shown work and performed in New York City, Chicago, Boston, Zürich, Leipzig, Iceland, and Panama City and has published texts in the Journal of Visual Culture (SAGE) and the Minding Nature journal. In 2022, he was selected to be an Emerging Artist Resident at Franconia Sculpture Park (Shafer, MN), Hacker-in-Residence at the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society (ZRH), and as a Creative Resident at the Bloedel Reserve (WA).<br /> <br /> https://danndisciglio.com/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Miranda Moss (Cape Town, South Africa | wuwäähä, Sweden) ==<br /> <br /> Artist / designer Miranda has been popping into SGMK events since 2017. In the period 2020-21 she has been conducting chicken/robot research at Bitwäscherei and Randelab as part of the &quot;Chicken-in-Residence Program&quot;, along with Daniel Brownell, co-ran a solar water bot workshop with Dj Livia, joined the Homemade summercamp for the first time where she turned everyone's pee into electricity, continues to collaborate on sound and water geeking with Oli Jäggi, and regularly comes to the 2D OpenLab. She has also become the in-house graphic designer for events, always makes sure everyone has enough beer to drink, and is also the resident anticolonial feminist killjoy. <br /> <br /> She says: <br /> <br /> ''&quot;I'm super grateful to have had all the time as a hacker in residence at the Bitwäscherei. I am always meeting new amazing and inspiring people, am constantly learning cool things, and new projects and collaborations seem to blossom exponentially. I try to take the spirit of the lab with me on all my travels and to the other global communities I am involved in. Can't wait to return!&quot;'' <br /> <br /> * https://mirandamoss.com/<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:Miranda_geeking.png<br /> File:miranda_chicken_headhshot.jpg<br /> File:Miranda_Homemade.jpeg<br /> File:Dinner_in_werkstatt.jpeg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> Miranda's recent residency was supported partially through her artistic research project &quot;Gallus Gallus Roboticus&quot; within the konS paltfrom, funded by European Union and Cultural Ministry of Slovenia. Other visits privately and partially through Pro Helvetia.<br /> <br /> == Scott Beibin (Philadelphia, USA) ==<br /> <br /> Scott Beibin, aka [https://www.instagram.com/grouchofractal/ Groucho Fractal] has been a regular visitor to the MechArtLab over the last couple of years.<br /> <br /> &lt;youtube width=&quot;480&quot; height=&quot;360&quot;&gt;BLsgLAaJ5cs&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> * https://www.mandelbot.io/<br /> <br /> == Liz Cole - Evil Twin Booking Agency (Philadelphia, USA) ==<br /> <br /> Elizabeth Jane Cole is co founder of Evil Twin Booking Agency (eviltwinbooking.org), a podcast producer, writer, and DIY biology and open source hardware enthusiast. She participated in the Wild Open PCR Project @ Hacketeria (mentored by Urs Gaudenz of GaudiLabs and Marc Dusseiller).<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I’m very grateful for the time I spent at Bitwäscherei! The passion for collaboration and understanding how things work embodied in the culture of the space is so inspiring. Bitwäscherei empowers people to explore their environments through building open source tools and technology, and it opened up a new world of creativity for me.&quot;'' <br /> <br /> [[File:liz_hacking.jpeg|400px]][[File:liz_portrait.jpeg|400px]]<br /> <br /> * https://eviltwinbooking.org/about/<br /> <br /> == Adam Zaretsky (Woodstock, USA | somewhere in Greece) ==<br /> <br /> ''First I am thankful to Hackteria – Zentrum für Experimentelle Transdisziplinarität (Center for Experimental Transdisciplinariy), Research Node: ReproTech &amp; Art / Germline Hacks and Designer Babies''<br /> <br /> ''Including time spent well in the Swiss Embassy of San Francisco and Garage MCA in Moscow working on Methods of Transgenesis and GMO DIY Crispr Baby workshopoligies.''<br /> <br /> ''I also do want to than the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society for the time in residence plotting and making a crying machine and exploding miso neck living gooper gore bioart special effects performance.''<br /> <br /> ''We got into the wetness of reproductive technology, open source science, and the text to flesh interface of human germline genome editing. We learned how to read GENbank, FASTA, PubMed and SciHub pubs creatively. We got beyond the intimidating complexity by uploading equally as complex analogical and qualitative artistic data including: accordion music, drawings, collages, poetry and experimental video and more.''<br /> <br /> ''We involved people from wildly diverse backgrounds and international origins as is normal for Hackteria a global open house for odd, queer and oblique DIYbioart Hacker tweek and freekerz. We also group-geeked hard and stayed ridiculous about reporter genes, safe harbors, inducible promoters, off target mutations and IVF microinjection.''<br /> <br /> ''What we did was amazing. Like truly groundbreaking, wildly silly and depth informative. Beyond the call of duty living on the fumes of Marc's covid pay and minky little eth donations... We taught hybrid simultaneous in-person and online/off--ground... which is a form of super depleting heroism. I think it was super inspiring for those involved and has yet to mature but will make a great database if it continues.''<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:GOSPHA-whatdidshedo-web.jpg<br /> File:thGAP_flyer_web.jpg|400px<br /> File:CGCB_flyer_web.jpg|400px<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Mind thGAP'''<br /> <br /> We made three super relaxed bioinformatics primer labs for public understanding of databases of hereditary data (gene scans and gene scrolls) but also an understanding of the social implication of issues of gene piracy, genetic privacy.<br /> <br /> * Lab 1 - Transgenic Human Genome Alternatives Project (thGAP)<br /> * Lab 2 - Generic Open-Source Plasmid for Human Arts (GOSPHA)<br /> * Lab 3 - Creative Germline Constructs Bank (CGCB)<br /> <br /> Future Plans: We are going to be making an Open ArtSci Call for Creative Science Fiction Writers, Citizen Bioethicists and Untrained Art Critics to critically review the 5 entries we have compiled online on the CGDB. After that we might put some of the results up on GitHub and then make an NFT of them. Then we will call the World Congress on New Reproductive Technology Arts, for a GLOBAL AESTHETIC RESPONSE TO TRANSGENIC HUMANS AS BIOART and work on updating to a ‘real’ database. Oh yeah, and we did come up with a list of fifteen next steps, all of which are near impossible legally and technically so we should. Finally, we wrote a letter to the WHO Expert Advisory Committee on Developing Global Standards for Governance and Oversight of Human Genome Editing. No word back from them but I am sure they got the message. We might need to get their attention.<br /> <br /> https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/thgap/<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:adam_dusjagr_misoanal.JPG<br /> File:Lab3_CGCB_screenshot_single.png<br /> File:Adam_blue_bitw_smokers.jpg<br /> File:MISO_anus.jpg<br /> File:AZ_rc3_virtual.jpeg<br /> File:pin_adam.jpeg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> Adam's residency was supported privately by Marc Dusseiller and partially with some of the profits of the Hackteria Crypto Food Fund (HCFF).<br /> <br /> == Dominik Mahnič (Ljubljana, Slovnenia) ==<br /> <br /> ''Residency gives me rare opportunity to present, discuss and make different new works influenced by people, the enviroment of Bitwesherai and the city of Zurich. It was an intense experience in a place that offers great working conditions, deep reflections, and a friendly atmosphere.''<br /> <br /> * https://app.assembla.com/spaces/dominik-mahnic/<br /> <br /> [[File:Mahnic_klobukom.jpg|400px]][[File:zoom_2020_by_doms.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> Dom's residency was supported privately by the Center for Alternative Coconut Research.<br /> <br /> == Zohar Messeca - Fara AKA the idiot | [http://idiot.io/ idiot.io] (karkun, Israel) ==<br /> <br /> ''I have been very lucky to escape the israeli wilderness between Covid lockdowns to spend long month’s geeking like an idiot at the Bitwäscherei hackerspace and SGMK activities of the past year. Had great time sharing my DIY approach and attitude with my latest flexible circuits methods and techniques while spreading [http://idiot.io/ idiot.io] latest kits and propaganda at multiple workshops. Met plenty of talented local and international freaks/artists with mutual interests and curiosities. Also collaborated on several projects with the locals and made plenty of new friends!!''<br /> <br /> ''SGMK network is fantastisch!!! See you soooon!!''<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:idiot_covidCenter.jpg<br /> File:idioten.jpg<br /> File:idiot_residency.jpg<br /> File:rC3.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> * http://idiot.io/ idiot.io<br /> <br /> Zohar's residencies were supported by himself. Accommodation was shared with dusjagr and Veli.<br /> <br /> = Short term visitors =<br /> <br /> == Fransisca Tan ==<br /> [[File:Foodhacking Fransisca.jpg|thumb]]<br /> <br /> Fransisca Tan / artist statement<br /> <br /> ''“I first visited the Bitwäscherei in August 2022, coinciding with the open lab day. I was immediately smitten with the creative chaos, diversity and infrastructure of this hacker space. Chatting with some local and other visiting international artists I got to exchange on projects and find inspiration while food hacking throughout a lively evening.'' <br /> <br /> ''This community exchange set the first seeds for future opportunities to collaborate, such as for the performance “Future Food” at Kunsthaus Zürich (Oct 2023, CH), the LLL CoLaboratory in Chang Mai (Jan 2024, TH) and Amazonies Spatiales (Apr 2024, FR).''<br /> <br /> ''My experience at this Hackerspace underlines the core of what these community spaces ought to achieve: bring likeminded people together, have late night conversations about random stuff over a club mate and see if inspiration flows to join for a collaboration.”''<br /> <br /> Ressources &amp; Links<br /> * https://www.hinto.net/de/events/future-food-kunsthaus-zuerich-zuerich-e420326-20.html<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/hackterialab/cnx-openlab/<br /> * https://amazonies-spatiales.fr/ <br /> <br /> Biography<br /> Fransisca Tan is a creative producer and food experience designer with a background in internet &amp; media, communications and cognitive sciences<br /> <br /> Her diverse spectrum of engagement ranges from hosting workshops as science communicator, consulting artists and creatives on project management, to producing events such as festivals, art performances and hybrid residencies. All these root in her second nature as facilitator with a firm belief in a community arts approach.<br /> <br /> In her work and art she aspires towards bringing together people from all strides of life and revealing the value of community and collaboration.<br /> <br /> Find more on her portfolio on * https://www.fransiscatan.com/<br /> <br /> == Fran Quero, et al ==<br /> <br /> [[File:franGeng.jpg|400px|none]]<br /> <br /> The visit was part of their µ-residency at GaudiLabs in Luzern, where they shared newest experiments with qLAMP, openDROPs and electro-active bacteria.<br /> <br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Fran%20+%20Felipe%20nanoresidency%20GaudiLabs<br /> <br /> == Juan Duarte (Berlin / CDMX, Mexico) ==<br /> <br /> '''Sound spatialisation multichannel instrument'''<br /> <br /> During our short stay I could develop further a new iteration of this sound spatialisation instrument:<br /> * https://juanduarteregino.com/I<br /> <br /> This also was thrilling to connect with some members of the community in the lab, specially those who are also making with synthesisers and other sound gadgetry. Although the time to put together the instrument was quite intensive and busy, it was also good to discuss with other colleagues about the instrument’s potential in future. altogether, it was a very productive and fun experience to be here.<br /> <br /> [[File:Juan_II.JPG|400px]][[File:Juan_I.JPG|400px]]<br /> <br /> == Mary Maggic (Vienna / Los Angeles, USA) ==<br /> <br /> Mary Maggic comes to hang out and prototype various art projects and interventions, and geek out in nature!<br /> <br /> Some examples of projects: <br /> * Molecular Queering Agency - an experimental performance with a heavy metal hardware fountain for corona safe urine worshipping. <br /> * Lap Dance - motorized panorama camera for collective disobedience on a pink gynecology chair. <br /> * SCOBY Spin Cycle - rotating disc bioreactor for industrialized production of kombucha scoby. <br /> * Genital Panic - 3D printing genitals. <br /> * Weed Brownies (hide them from the kids). <br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=360px&gt;<br /> File:Marry_Costume.png<br /> File:Marry_genitalPanic.png<br /> File:Marry_Weidling.JPG<br /> File:Marry_Urinal.jpg<br /> File:Marry_peeParty.png<br /> <br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> * https://maggic.ooo/<br /> <br /> == Ewen Chardronnet (Paris, France) ==<br /> <br /> <br /> == Paula Pin (Lugo, Spain) ==<br /> <br /> coming soon...<br /> <br /> == František Apfelbeck (Czech Republic / Vale de Saire, France) ==<br /> <br /> When in Zürich I've had the opportunity to organize Cider Tasting at MechArtLab, which for me, is an interesting cross between hackerspace and bio hacking spot with quite a strong artistic approach. For me of course I liked a lot that they do lots of bio stuff, from kombucha artificial skin production, mushroom growing and many others to fermentation so when I've a chance I would like to visit again. Also I've found the building, which is a formal hospital laundry facility very interesting. I would say there are well over ten different projects of the alternative scene which makes a decent foundation for exchange and functioning as kind of independent entity. At the end we have set up outside just by the entrance of the building and were &quot;fishing&quot; for some people to join the core group for our noble activity spending a really nice evening together with open minded people. Next day I've actually joined the MechArtLab group on their trip to Saint Gallen were we have done another tasting event as part of the open doors of Ruum 42 hackerspace and theirs SGMK On-Tour: Chill &amp; Taste happening, fallowed later on by tasting of distillates made by local producer, barbecuing experimental locally made sausages by their creators and so on. It was a really nice finishing of the Switzerland part of my tour and I hope I can pop in again.<br /> <br /> <br /> * https://foodhackingbase.org/wiki/2021_cider_tour</div>

Dusjagr https://wiki.sgmk-ssam.ch/index.php?title=File:Nupur_headshot_02.jpg&diff=14135 2026-07-20T08:22:12Z

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Dusjagr https://wiki.sgmk-ssam.ch/index.php?title=File:Nupur_headshot.jpg&diff=14134 2026-07-20T08:20:46Z

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Dusjagr https://wiki.sgmk-ssam.ch/index.php?title=Hacker-in-Residence_Programme&diff=14132 2026-07-20T08:20:10Z

<p>Dusjagr: </p> <hr /> <div>&lt;div style=&quot;right&quot; class=&quot;toclimit-2&quot;&gt;__TOC__&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> The Hacker-in-Residence Programme is jointly organized by various people from the environment of [https://bitwaescherei.ch/ Bitwäscherei], and directed primarily by [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Dusjagr Marc Dusseiller aka dusjagr], Center for Alternative Coconut Research, in his role as as co-founder and board member of both the [https://mechatronicart.ch/about/ Swiss Mechatronic Art Society] and Global Ambassador of the [https://www.hackteria.org/ Hackteria Network].<br /> <br /> = Ongoing =<br /> <br /> == Nupur Maneesh Doshi (New Dehli, India) - 24. July - 18. August 2026 ==<br /> [[File:nupur_headshot.jpg|thumb|200px]]<br /> During the SGMK Homemade 2026 and the follow up retreat at EAR, Nupur Maneesh Doshi is hosted as BEAK critic-in-residence working on a creative writing project based on Science Fictionesque poetic reflections on Bioart, Do-It-With-Others, Bioethics meets Travelogue and Speculative literary reflections. Earlier this year Nupur also was incorporated into the [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/CoLabs_Chiang_Mai#CoLabs_Kick-off_Feb_2026 Kickoff of Co-Laboratories], hired to pen a Technobiological Futures review article, with her curatorial and critical commentary published in English and French through Makery.info.<br /> <br /> * [https://www.makery.info/en/2026/05/11/english-epistemic-sludge-the-ontology-of-the-post-institutional-lab/ Epistemic sludge: the ontology of the post-institutional lab]<br /> <br /> Nupur Doshi is a curator and researcher based in Mumbai, India. Her work explores para-art trajectories, transgressing mediums and traditional materiality. She examines provocations from critical philosophy and transdisciplinary studies across counter-histories and speculative futures. She is the Fall '26 Draper Scholar at the Experimental Humanities (XE) Department at NYU. She has also been awarded the Global South Scholarship for the Art &amp; Curatorial Practice Certificate Program at The New Centre for Research &amp; Practice.<br /> <br /> * https://bioartethics.xyz/beak-news/f/nupur-maneesh-doshi---beak-critic-in-residence-colabs-thailand<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> = In preperation =<br /> <br /> == Faried Noor &quot;Askal&quot; Siregar, 19. Sep - 11. Oct 2026 ==<br /> [[File:Askal_synthplaying2.jpg|250px|thumb|right|playing the [https://www.instagram.com/p/DWC5WO1k-An &quot;sistem modular terpadu&quot;]]]<br /> Faried Noor Siregar is an interdisciplinary artist, theater practitioner, and Batak manuscript (Pustaha) enthusiast based in Yogyakarta, graduated from the Theater Department at ISI Yogyakarta.<br /> <br /> As an artist, he is deeply interested in topics such as cultural preservation, social issues, and the environment, which he expresses and develops through interdisciplinary art, including theater and other visual arts. He also works across disciplines in DIY instrument engineering, exploring the intersection of craftsmanship, sound, and technology.<br /> <br /> He is an active member of Kawan Pustaha, Bauhouse Consorxium, and Lifepatch.<br /> <br /> * https://askal.id/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/asucalypto/<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> = Others =<br /> <br /> = Testimonials of our Residents of the past=<br /> <br /> == Maria Jose Besoain - LABVA (Valdivia, Chile) - 20. Nov - 4. Dec 2025 ==<br /> [[File:GaudiResidensi_Jose.png|250px|thumb|right|Micro-residency in GaudiLabs]]<br /> Situated Ecologies and Material Practice from South America (An Encounter with LABVA)&lt;br&gt;<br /> In a time marked by ecological crisis it becomes necessary to establish a critical perspective on the dominant industrial model of material trade and propose alternatives to how we relate to materiality. Rather than simply replacing one set of materials with another, the challenge lies in engendering a processual rethinking of the techniques, values, and epistemologies that underpin material practices. This open dialogue invites us to ask: how can we imagine alternatives to our pervasive dependency on petrochemical-based substances within an ecosystem shaped by extractive economies and technological determinism?&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> https://mustekala.info/beyond-substitution-situated-ecologies-and-material-practice-from-south-america-an-encounter-with-labva/&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == The Solar Mini Disc Walkmen mini residency of Shih Wei-chieh (Taipei, Taiwan) - 1. August - 5. September 2025 ==<br /> [[File:abao_stupidPhoto2.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Abao with amazing haircut. Stylist: Veli Silver.]]<br /> During a three-week micro-residency, I prototyped a “solar mini-disc walkman” that turns a handmade dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) into music. Building on my earlier portable, solar-powered starvation synth, I explore the “fingerprint” of a solar cell: using the I–V curve of each handmade DSSC as a musical score so its photovoltaic character becomes reproducible, generative sound. The instrument is self-powered: a 6×6 cm “solar mini disc” can be inserted and rendered to audio in real time. Beyond sculptural design, the device encourages open collection of natural-dye data and serves as a minimal-viable prototype for asking whether photovoltaic energy could—or should—be traceable. At present, the sound engine is implemented in Max/MSP with RAVE, where a 7-dimensional I–V “fingerprint” is directly connected to the decoder’s latent inlets. This pragmatic choice exploits RAVE’s real-time, high-fidelity synthesis, but the mapping remains largely hand-crafted. Framing the process more generally, the mapping can be understood as a vec2vec-style cross-modal alignment: a bridge function projects photovoltaic features into the latent space of a neural audio synthesizer. Unlike the recent vec2vec work in natural language processing—which aligns embeddings within the same modality and assumes comparable semantic geometry across models—our case is cross-modal (physics → sound) and uses a generative decoder as its target space. This difference requires stronger priors, such as monotonicity (e.g. larger photocurrents should not map to quieter or “darker” sounds) and local smoothness (similar I–V curves should yield nearby latents). In the vec2vec framework, semantic stability is maintained through three key constraints: reconstruction (the translated representation can be mapped back to the source), cycle-consistency (round-trips preserve meaning), and vector space preservation (VSP), which ensures that pairwise distances among embeddings remain intact across the mapping. While these methods were originally developed for aligning text embeddings, they provide a valuable reference for future work: similar constraints could regulate how photovoltaic features enter the RAVE latent space, ensuring that sonic identities preserve the geometric relationships of their underlying energy curves. In that sense, the Solar Mini-Disc Walkman not only produces reproducible sonic identities for each handmade cell, but also gestures toward a broader research question: how cross-system “languages” of energy and sound might be aligned in a universal latent space.<br /> &lt;gallery widths=&quot;220px&quot; heights=&quot;400px&quot;&gt;<br /> File:I-V tester made by Marc Dusseiller.jpg|The DIY I-V tester made by Marc Dusseiller. <br /> File:I-V tester made by Marc Dusseiller_2.jpg|The measurement of the I-V curve tester is uploaded to Thingspeak and a local server, and can be fetched in Max/MSP.<br /> File:DIY DSSC with screen printed pattern.jpg|DIY DSSC with screen printed pattern and hollyhock dye made by Shih Wei Chieh.<br /> File:DIY DSSC with cyanotype pattern.jpg|DIY DSSC with cyanotype pattern made by Shih Wei Chieh.<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> [[The Solar Mini-Disc Walkman: Cross-Modal Alignment of DSSC Fingerprints and Audio Latent Space|residency documentation]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Yair Reshef (Tel Aviv) - 23 - 31. July 2025 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Yair hardbrucke.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Yair arrives in Hardbrücke]]<br /> bureaucrat at [https://wiki.telavivmakers.org/ T.A.M.I], recovering [https://wiki.idiot.io idiot.io]<br /> <br /> * https://wiki.telavivmakers.org/<br /> * https://github.com/5shekel/<br /> * [[PASAR SENGGOL]]<br /> * https://stikka.zrok.yair.cc/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Will Robertson (various trees and forests, Scotland and Switzerland) - 1. May - 31. July 2025 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Will-Robertson-Looking-to-the-Future-DJI_0490-2048x1536-cropped-90.jpeg|250px|thumb|right|Will on a tree]]<br /> <br /> Sprache: Schweizerdeutsch, English, Französisch, Norwegisch<br /> <br /> ''' Research '''<br /> <br /> Will's research focuses on the interaction between trees and endangered tree dwelling dormouse (family ''Gliridae''), bat (family ''Vespertilionidae'') and squirrel (family ''Sciurus'') species. By making use of advances in our understanding of endangered ''Eliomys quercinus'' and ''Myomimus roachi'' and moving forward the boundaries of what's athletically and technically possible in aerial arboriculture, Will has developed new chainsaw carving and rotary boring techniques to precisely carve nest holes for Europe's most endangered mammals and reverse habitat destruction. Collaborations with Susan Kerwin, Goedele Verbeylen, Stiftung Wildstation Landshuit, Nedko Nedyalkov, Ralf Wistbacka and Thomas Briner have brought groundbreaking results in conservation of the Garden Dormouse (''Eliomys quercinus'') - a high conservation priority in Switzerland and Europe. Field studies with ''Myomimus roachi'' (Bulgaria) and ''Pteromys volans'' (Finland) are currently being planned.<br /> <br /> Will leads an international consortium of leading semiconductor manufacturers, software experts, hardware manufacturers and ecologists developing a new, completely open source wildlife camera and field ecology system with integrated NPU (Neural Processing Unit) for neutral network inference and Edge AI which offers unparalleled capabilities, reliability and independence in the field. Other research includes lexicography and use of neural networks in phonology and lexicography.<br /> <br /> Where wildlife cameras are unsuitable, eDNA (Environmental DNA) PCR/NAAT (Polymerase Chain Reaction / Nucleic Acid Amplification Technique) techniques are used.<br /> <br /> He served both in armed forces in the UK and in the Swiss fire service in Atemschutz at Stützpunkt Feuerwehr Küssnacht am Rigi where he handled some of Switzerlands's worst industrial and chemical fires of recent tdecades.<br /> <br /> Born in Scotland, Will became the first person in history to be honored by Parliamentary motions in both the Edinburgh and London parliaments.<br /> <br /> ''' The Art of the Climbing Arborist '''<br /> <br /> Will's artistic work focuses on natural forms in tree care and bringing the peace and beauty of the forest to gardens. His distinctive artistic style, implemented in a profession with the highest death rate in Europe, is athletically and technically extremely demanding and was influenced by de Breanski and Dutton then by contemporary Swiss gardeners and artists including Frei and Jope.<br /> <br /> '''Glass Art '''<br /> <br /> His other artistic medium is molten glass, working with glass chemistry of crystal and borosilicate glasses and the ligand field quantum chemistry of Neodymium, Erbium, Praseodymium, Cobalt, Copper and Iron and nanoparticleq chemistry and nonlinear optics of Copper, Silver and Gold to create color within clear glass. Molten glass is a uniquely difficult artistic medium but it is the only medium that allows color to exist independent of surface and allows the user to directly experience the quantum mechanical worlds of ligand field theory and nanoparticle nonlinear optics.<br /> <br /> To obtain the high temperatures and homogeneous furnace conditions needed to make colored glass, Will designs furnaces heated with FeCrAl, SiC Microwave susceptor and SiC electrical technologies controlled via PID computer control and insulated with high purity alumina refractories.<br /> <br /> Collaborations with professional glass artists develop and document the science of colored glass.<br /> <br /> ''' Here to Help'''<br /> <br /> Will is grateful to get a break from his current battles to learn kernel space software engineering and image sensor integration and is available to assist with microelectronics, power electronics, unpasteurized cheese making, wine making, pizza making, aerial arboriculture and user space and database software engineering.<br /> <br /> '''Wine, Cheese, Sauerkraut'''<br /> <br /> High quality unpasteurized cheeses from both home-grown and commercial lactic acid bacteria cultures come to life and high quality wine is made via the ''Méthode traditionnelle'''. Outside the precise order of the cleanroom, Sauerkraut, Kombucha, wine and cheese making cultures also find their way into bread and fruit juice.<br /> <br /> '''Research in English:'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/quick-summary-new-homes-for-old-friends-switzerland/<br /> '''Forschung in Deutsch'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/de/zusammenfassung-neue-heimat-fur-alte-freunde-schweiz/<br /> '''Recherche en Français'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/fr/resume-rapide-de-nouvelles-maisons-pour-de-vieux-amis-en-suisse/<br /> <br /> '''faclair.com:'''<br /> * https://www.faclair.com/<br /> * https://focloir.info/<br /> <br /> '''GIT Repositories:'''<br /> * https://github.com/William-Robert-Robertson/WildCamera<br /> * https://prototypefund.opendata.ch/project/wildcamera/<br /> <br /> '''Recent Publications:'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ARBMagazine208-P72-Spring2025-New-Homes-For-Old-Friends-An-Update.pdf<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ARBMagazine-New-Homes-for-Old-Friends-206-pp60-66.pdf<br /> <br /> '''Social media:'''<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/william_robert_robertson/<br /> * https://www.facebook.com/will.robertson.58555<br /> <br /> '''Folk often ask about.. Soldering'''<br /> <br /> Folk often ask me about soldering - here are some ideas that help:<br /> <br /> https://github.com/William-Robert-Robertson/WildCamera/blob/main/Development_Environment/Practical_Electronics/Soldering.md<br /> <br /> ==Maximiliano Laina (filmaker) and Olivia Laina (youth-activistin)== <br /> <br /> As a family short time residency they are visiting Zurich on the weekend of 11.-14th April, as part of the More-Than-Planet exhibition curated by Ewen Chardronnet and Martina Huber at Löwenbräu Zürich, We are AIA | Awareness in Art. <br /> <br /> 11.04.24, 6 - 9pm<br /> &quot;Flying with Patcha - Into the Aerocene&quot; Films creening at Luma Schwarzcafé <br /> <br /> 14.04.24, 9 - 12 am<br /> political Manifestation &quot;Earthrise&quot; flying the solar ballon at &quot;Alte Kaserene&quot; <br /> [[File:WhatsApp Image 2024-04-11 at 12.43.44.jpg|250px|thumb|Aerocene.org]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Toru (Ryu) Oyama (Okinawa City / Gifu, Japan) - 15 - 31. July 2025 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Toru.jpg|thumb]]<br /> <br /> Toru (Ryu) Oyama is born in Japan, after graduating in pharmaceutical chemistry and fine art in japan, he studied and worked in a field of contemporary art in germany. moved to okinawa in 2017, he has been developing unique art projects in taiwan, south Korea, finland, indonesia and other parts of the world, based on the knowledge cultivated in science. his research and artistic practice explore topics such as food, land, human-nature relations, archaeology, and anthropology, through the site specific fieldwork. he has participated in various cross-disciplinary art-and-science projects worldwide,including projects and collaborates with artists and researchers.<br /> <br /> * https://www.ryuoyama.com/<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Andrey Chugonow (Yekaterinburg, Russia / Glasgow, UK) - 1. Oct - 30. November 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Square facebook 7sec.gif|250px|thumb|right|Glitching Andrey]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;During my stay in Switzerland, I plan to start developing a project that takes my autoimmune disease, multiple sclerosis, beyond my body into the realm of peer interaction. I plan to create a performative situation within which we will begin to interact with this autoimmune agent, forming several feedback loops in an attempt to find the equilibrium of the event.&quot;''<br /> <br /> Andrey Chugunov is a conceptual artist working at the intersection of digital and analogue media. He combines sound art, light installation, generative graphics, technological sculpture, media performances and readymade in his practice. He researches topics of mortality, temporality, autonomy, and memory decay in his artworks from the perspective of meditative media.<br /> <br /> He got a master's degree in Digital art at the Far Eastern Federal University in Vladivostok, Russia in 2018-2020. He participated in the &quot;Laboratory of a young artist&quot; at the Ural branch of the State Center for Contemporary Art in Yekaterinburg, Russia in 2018. He received an engineering degree in the field of alternative and renewable energy sources at the Ural Federal University in Yekaterinburg, Russia in 2008-2013.<br /> <br /> Andrey was born in Sverdlovsk, USSR in 1991.<br /> <br /> Now he resides in East Kilbride, Scotland, United Kingdom.<br /> <br /> * https://andreychugunov.com/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Giulia Tomasello / ALMA Futura (Rome, Italy) - 5. - 24. October 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Giulia screenshot.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Giulia preparing &quot;Future Flora&quot;]]<br /> <br /> Interaction designer and educator committed to female’s healthcare and its innovation, combining biotechnology and interactive wearables. Founder of ALMA Futura.<br /> <br /> Giulia will visit Switzerland and collaborate with [http://GaudiLabshttps://www.gaudi.ch/GaudiLabs/?page_id=2 GaudiLabs] in Luzern (5-10. Oct) and at the [http://Hackteria%20ZET%20-%20Open%20Science%20Labhttps://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/hackteria-zet-open-science-lab-in-zurich/ Hackteria ZET - Open Science Lab] (15-24. Oct) on participatory community research and hacking around the theme of reproductive justice and DIY pregnancy tests.<br /> <br /> ''&quot;Xenopia is a research, art and design project aimed at prototyping a domestic hormones Beta Hcg test as a tool to address reproductive justice and the right to access abortion. We will investigate the historical scientific practices around living interfaces as controlling technologies (i.e. the living pregnancy test Xenopus Leavis frog, mice, seeds). The right to access abortion is under attack and Beta Hcg testing is a mandatory test to access safe abortion but is poorly available for people living in rural areas and in marginalised conditions. Weeks of pregnancy are the playing field on which the war against access to abortion is waged, so we see in this prototype the possibility of facilitating the path autonomously by giving people back control. Collectives defending reproductive rights in countries where abortion is illegal or restricted (as Italy) and safely providing support, do not have access to this kind of easing. With an inter-species perspective, we would therefore develop this prototype and participatory workshops as political act of empowerment and concrete response to reproductive justice.&quot;''<br /> <br /> here wiki content to visit here:<br /> https://hackteria.org/wiki/Xenopia<br /> <br /> <br /> * https://gitomasello.com/<br /> * https://almafutura.org/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/gitomasello/<br /> <br /> Read Giulia's full Report on the Project here on the hackteria Wiki, use spread, duplicate!<br /> *https://hackteria.org/wiki/Xenopia<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Dominik Mahnič (Ljubljana, Slovnenia) - 25. Okt - 10. Nov 2024==<br /> <br /> [[File:Mahnic_klobukom.jpg||250px|thumb|right|Is it Jesus?]]<br /> <br /> We are planning to host our regular Hacker-in-Residence Dominik Mahnič aka Doms again to continue our long-term collaborations and work / reflect with Sofie on various robotic painting machines and it's philosophical implications.<br /> <br /> During the [https://mechatronicart.ch/brushology-ways-of-painting-with-a-mechatronic-brush/ &quot;Brushology&quot; Session] the shared their recent insigts of the collaboration.<br /> <br /> * https://app.assembla.com/spaces/dominik-mahnic/<br /> <br /> [[File:DomsAlone.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Sofie Mart (Zürich) - 20. Juli - 9. August 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Sofie.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Sofie Mart]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I was lucky to meet Marc and Maya in summer 2024 when I was looking for a workshop space to bring to life a custom-built robotic drawing machine. Bitwäscherei is a great space and a playground for DIY robotics projects. I got a lot of help and inspiration from the other artists- and hackers-in-residence. Thank you Bitwäscherei and SGMK for hosting me!&quot;''<br /> <br /> [[File:Bitwascherai.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> Sofie Mart a Swiss-based creative technologist passionate about contextualizing complexity through visual media. In the past few years, Sofie has been venturing projects on the intersection of arts, culture, technology and humanities. With the background in cultural analytics and data visualization, she collaborated with the private cultural estates on the immersive visualization of art collections, directed virtual reality experiences for corporate and public sector clients and created digital applications for creativity. https://sofiem.art/<br /> <br /> In 2024 Sofie started her studio focusing on media processing, creative coding and art fabrication - https://uncorporated.studio/ . With the support from [https://matr.art/ Matr Labs] engineers, she built and launched the first art-making machine in Bitwäscherei, Zurich.<br /> <br /> * https://www.instagram.com/uncorporated.studio/<br /> * https://sofiem.art/<br /> <br /> == Tengal (Manila, Philippines / Berlin, Germany) - 1. - 10. August 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Tengal hacking.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Tengal hacking some academic writing]]<br /> <br /> Tengal is a composer, media artist, and cultural instigator, engaged in research-based production that bridges art, technology, and society. Since 2005, he has initiated numerous projects and collectives in Manila and across Southeast Asia. Notably, he founded the organization ''SABAW Media Art Kitchen'', a curatorial platform specializing in sound, media art, and interstices between art and science. In 2008, he established the Philippines' first international media art and experimental music festival, ''WSK Festival of the Recently Possible'' where he has served as artistic director since its inception.<br /> <br /> From 2017 to 2018, Tengal curated the exhibition ''&quot;INTERSTICES: Manifolds of The In-between&quot;'' and served as exhibition director for the ''&quot;Self-reflexivity: Thinking Media and Digital Articulations&quot;'' exhibition at the Tokyo Media Art Festival MeCA | Media Culture in Asia, initiated by the Japan Foundation.<br /> <br /> Tengal co-created the international music platform ''NUSASONIC'', a creative collaboration between ''YES NO KLUB, WSK Festival of The Recently Possible, Playfreely/BlackKaji, CTM Festival'', and the ''Goethe Institute''. ''Nusasonic'' was a multi-year project that explores a wide spectrum of experimental sound and music cultures in Southeast Asia, fostering dialogue not only within the region but also with Europe.<br /> <br /> Recently relocating to Berlin, Tengal served as curator-at-large at ''Art Laboratory Berlin'' and played a significant role as co-curator of the projects ''&quot;Hackers, Makers, Thinkers”'', and ''“Radyo Somatodelia: Experiments in Sonic Animism.”''<br /> <br /> * https://www.instagram.com/tengal/<br /> * [https://www.instagram.com/wsk.io/ wsk.io]<br /> * [http://nusasonic.com/ nusasonic.com]<br /> <br /> == Kaldi Moss (Goa, Dehli, India) - June - August 2024 ==<br /> <br /> ''&quot;Bitwäscherei was an inspiring space that opened up new ways of thinking. It offers an alternative to the mainstream Swiss logic. The techniques and specifics of mediums and materials are exploded and explored everyday - in a way it is a dreamland.&quot;''<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=320px heights=240px&gt;<br /> File:Photo 2024-10-14 17-10-39.jpg<br /> File:Photo 2024-10-14 17-10-35.jpg<br /> File:Photo 2024-10-14 17-10-46.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Biography:'''<br /> <br /> Moss is an artist interested in sense perception, time, networked systems, insect perception, tree intelligence and experiences of beings that are not human. <br /> <br /> Moss’ (they/them) practice spans sound, video, browser-based art and bio art. They are part of a community of engineers and technologists, and are invested in exploring alternate methods of knowledge production. Their video and installation work has been shown in multiple exhibitions in Zurich, Milan, Toronto, Dresden, Brighton, Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Himachal and Goa.<br /> <br /> They are a part of Cynk Collective, a noise band producing immersive audiovisual concerts. In addition, they are the artistic director at Walkin Studios,an independent multidisciplinary art studio and project space in Bangalore, India and have co-founded the collective NOTAAT with artist Puneet Jain.<br /> <br /> * https://whattt.cargo.site/<br /> <br /> == Elisa Chaveneau (Le Mans, France) - 01. - 15. July 2024 ==<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=240px heights=180px&gt;<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.13.54.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.07.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.16.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.43.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.28.png<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Bio:''' Elisa Chaveneau is a French artist born in 2000 who specialises in the design and exhibition of sculptures, <br /> installations and materials on the subject of «Other-than-human». Her search for new media involving geo-materials and fermentation processes is keen to question inter-species relations in an ecosystem and consumer habits facing industry. With specialist training in geomaterials and ceramics at the Le Mans Fine Arts School, the materiality and supposed aesthetics of the material take on a primordial role in her approach to creation, as well as in her formal process is to rediscover the links with the living world. Through her interests in ecology, design, craft practices and performance, she tries to focus our imagination and make us contemplate the landscapes and the immensity of the ecosystems we are confronted with. &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> Her work has been exhibited at the Centre Contemporain de Céramique de la Borne and in a duo with Noémie Vincent-Maudry at the 2022 Saint-Etienne Biennial and at the Musée d’Art Moderne in Paris for the Flammes exhibition.<br /> <br /> https://www.instagram.com/elisachaveneau/<br /> <br /> '''Workshop: Saturday 13.7.24, 12-18h''' <br /> <br /> https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Kitchenlab_Bioplastic<br /> <br /> DIY Workshop on BIOPLASTIC Making. Together with Hacker-in-Residency(SGMK) Elisa Chaveneau (FR) we dive into the topic of bioplastic as novel material research. Starting point is the kitchen lab! Why working with materials that originate from our kitchen and how easy and fun it is to repurpose materials from there to revalue and repurpose and close circles. Circular thinking at the base of everyday practice! Starting with a Lunch by Gasthaus Kitchenlab we will be working on testing and creating various recipes and experimentations on Bioplastic.<br /> <br /> == Moch Hasrul (Jakarta, Indonesia) - 11-14. July 2024 ==<br /> [[File:Hasrol kopicup.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Hasrul likes kopi]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I have known [https://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/hackteria-zet-open-science-lab-in-zurich/ Hackteria ZET] and [https://mechatronicart.ch/mechartlab/ SGMK's MechArtLab] for quite some time, and I always enjoy visiting their shared studio and laboratory. The atmosphere is incredibly pleasant and inspiring, filled with a playful yet highly productive energy. When I was a speaker at a talk about [https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/plastik/ '''Operasi Plastik'''], I was truly impressed by the enthusiasm and participation of the attendees. Additionally, the experience of preparing a dinner together was delightful, with a warm and welcoming atmosphere. Hackteria ZET, Bitwäscherei, is truly a special place for creativity and collaborative learning.&quot;''<br /> <br /> '''Bio: Moch Hasrul''' is a media artist based in Jakarta who combines art and technology in his work. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Art Education from Universitas Negeri Jakarta and a Master's degree in Fine Arts from Institut Teknologi Bandung. Currently, he serves as the director of Serrum and teaches at Kalbis University. His artistic practice includes experiments with computational devices, mechanical and electronic systems, and plastic recycling. Managing Studio Batur Jakarta and actively involved in the Gudskul Ecosystem, Hasrul initiated GudRnD, focusing on plastic recycling experiments. He is also developing context-based, student-centered learning methods using art approach.<br /> <br /> * https://mochhasrul.com/<br /> * https://www.gudrnd.id/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/_gudrnd/<br /> <br /> '''TALK: Operasi Plastik - 18:00 Saturday 13. July 2024 @ Bitwäscherei'''<br /> <br /> Hasrul will give an overview of their activities, researching and developing OPERASI PLASTIK, an artistic approach to plastic waste management. After the talk everybody is invited for a dinner, exploring Indonesian cuisine and cooking together.<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/plastik/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> [[File:OperasiPlastik.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Operasi Plastik]]<br /> '''OPERASI PLASTIK''' is an initiative that offers an artistic approach to plastic waste management by incorporating artistic and imaginative aspects into the process. By using art as a medium, OPERASI PLASTIK not only focuses on conventional plastic recycling but also transforms the waste into captivating and meaningful artworks. This approach aims to raise public awareness about plastic waste issues while changing their perception of materials that are usually considered trash.<br /> <br /> * https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6mqJyGB8EM/?igsh=eXBiOHJ2c2h3Nnh5<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> == Servando Barreiro (digital nomad, Spain) - February 2024 ==<br /> [[File:servando_goggles.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Servando]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;During my time at Bitwäscherei, I had a blast! Interacting with a bunch of creative minds from different backgrounds was super cool. We did some coding, had fun with puredata, and created some awesome stuff together. The weeks at Bitwäscherei flew by, filled with lots of laughs and learning. I'm already thinking about coming back for more. It's a great place to explore new ideas and make music with like-minded folks. Thanks, Bitwäscherei, for the awesome experience. Looking forward to hanging out again and making more magic together!&quot;''<br /> <br /> '''Biography'''<br /> <br /> I'm an Audiovisual artist with a background in electronics, sound, and audiovisual communication. I lived in Madrid, Berlin, Peru, and Stockholm, among other places.<br /> I'm A Pure Data expert (If you know, you know..). I created music and/or software for brands such as Audi, Redbull, Polestar, and Teenage Engineering. My work has been exhibited in renowned locations such as: Reina Sofia Museum, Medialab Prado, Transmediale, and Ars Electronica. For more information, keep browsing this [http://servando.teks.no/ site].<br /> <br /> * http://servando.teks.no/<br /> <br /> '''Workshop at Bitwäscherei'''<br /> <br /> See more about the [[Puredata (Pd) Workshop with Servando]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Yuzuru Maeda (Japan) - Dec 2023==<br /> [[File:WhatsApp Image 2023-12-04 at 16.42.09.jpeg|300px|thumb|right|Zentai Interview]]<br /> <br /> '''Biography'''<br /> <br /> Yuzuru born in Japan, Gifu. Yuzuru graduated from LaSalle College of Arts, Singapore in 2009 for Bachelor of the Arts program in music composition. She has embarked on performing music and improvisation and making video, installation and performance art with [Zentai Art Project - http://yuzuru.weebly.com/]. She also organizes Zentai exhibition, Zentai walk, Zentai performance with [http://www.zentaiart.com/ Zentai Art Festival].<br /> <br /> <br /> For her residency at Bitwäscherei she will conduct interviews with people on their life and practices wearing a Zentai outfit while doing and creating friction in how to perceive the oposite. She also wants to conduct a participatory Zentai performance in public space in Zurich.<br /> If interested in giving an interview or participate at the zentai performance pls contact &quot;zentaiartproject[at]yahoo.com&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ''&quot;I embarked on an artistic exploration using Zentai suits as a central component in my video work. This unconventional choice served as a catalyst for probing the complex layers of identity within the realm of art and human interaction. During my residency in December 2023, I had the privilege of engaging in insightful interviews with notable figures such as Serge Bertschy, Oliver Jaggi, and Chruut. These encounters provided invaluable glimpses into their creative processes and methodologies. It was a fascinating journey delving into their artistic minds, discovering their techniques, and learning about their endeavors to push the boundaries of expression. One of the most profound lessons gleaned from these conversations was the importance of innovation and resourcefulness in the pursuit of artistic vision. Witnessing how each individual crafted their own tools and methods to breathe life into creations inspired me to seek out my own unique approaches in my artistic practice. Moreover, these interactions sparked a deeper contemplation on the interconnectedness between art and sustainability. I was profoundly moved by the dedication of these artists to not only their craft but also to contributing positively to our planet. Their commitment to sustainable living resonated deeply with me, prompting introspection on how I, too, could leverage my art to foster a more environmentally conscious world. As I reflect on the insights gained during my residency, I am filled with a renewed sense of purpose and direction. Armed with newfound inspiration and a heightened awareness of the intersection between art and sustainability, I am eager to embark on my own journey of creative exploration and meaningful contribution to the world around me.&quot;''<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> small trailer of the zurich session:<br /> * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHhvpPR0JRQ&amp;ab_channel=Zentai%E9%87%87%E8%AE%BF%28ZentaiArtProject%29<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=240px heights=180px&gt;<br /> File:WhatsApp_Image_2023-12-04_at_16.42.53.jpeg<br /> File:WhatsApp Image 2023-12-04 at 16.42.40.jpeg<br /> File:WhatsApp Image 2023-12-04 at 16.42.16.jpeg<br /> File:Yuzuru interviewing Serge Bertschi.jpg<br /> File:Yuzuru and Oliver Jäggi.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Shih Wei-chieh (Taipei, Taiwan) - 11. September - 1. November 2023 ==<br /> [[File:abao_stupidPhoto.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Abao with amazing haircut]]<br /> '''What was the purpose of your residency in Zurich? What did you learn from it?'''<br /> <br /> ''“In addition to my pursuit of practical solar applications, my most successful DSSC prototype currently produces only around ~2.5 mA per square centimeter. The significance lies more in the opportunities to collaborate with scientists and engage in visits to the laboratory at ETH. This experience has served as valuable training for me, offering insights into how scientists work with nanomaterials. Understanding the conventional applications and purposes, as well as the established protocols for synthesizing nano materials, has been a rare and precious experience for artists. It raises pertinent questions about the relationship between art and science, and how these two domains can and should collaborate effectively.”''<br /> <br /> ''“Although it was a fantastic experience for artists to work with scientists with complete freedom and full access to knowledge, I wonder how we can repeat the model without any funding to support the free sofa accommodation and the efforts from volunteers. On the other hand, I believe this is a great model that differs from those residency organized by institutes and centers which always comes with political requirements and demands. The property of the community plays a big part too. During the residency I have met many community members in Bitwäscherei, the role of them are usually very mixed, like chemist with musician background or artist with scientific degree, or engineer with profound knowledge for history of analog computer, the people are a great library and the culture was naturally provided by the community. This dynamic is relatively rare in Taiwan, where career roles tend to be more singular, and scientists typically don’t serve other fields in the same integrated manner.”''<br /> <br /> Part 1/2: [https://www.makery.info/en/2023/12/20/english-from-e-textile-to-gratzel-cells-encounter-with-the-taiwanese-designer-shih-wei-chieh/ “From e-textile to Grätzel cells, encounter with the taiwanese designer Shih Wei Chieh“], Makery 2023<br /> <br /> Part 2/2: [https://www.makery.info/en/2023/12/21/une-residence-de-recherche-en-cellules-gratzel-a-hackteria-rencontre-avec-shih-wei-chieh-2-2/ “A residency to research Grätzel cells at Hackteria, encounter with Shih Wei Chieh“], Makery 2023<br /> <br /> '''施惟捷 Shih Wei Chieh''' works with wearable art, e-textile, and laser audiovisual. He is also a self-taught material science researcher. His &quot;Laser Dye Project&quot; innovates an optical textile printing method by programmable laser projector and New Cyanotype solution, which inspire him to explore the trans-disciplinary collaboration between new medias and traditional craft techniques. He’s the founder of “Tribe Against Machine”, a project exploring how culture preservation works with modern technologies. His current research develops a DIY dye sensitized solar glass made with natural dye in a large size format, which is used for both energy and as a smart interface for sonic art. <br /> <br /> * https://shihweichieh.com/<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/HLabX_Fellows#HLabX_Fellow_Shih_Wei_Chieh<br /> <br /> Application to NanoArts grant done / not received :-(: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Prep-NanoArts<br /> <br /> Now combined with Workshop at [https://www.weareaia.ch/energy-giveaway/ Energy Giveaway @ WEAREAIA], to be held on 22/23 September 2023.<br /> <br /> More info is documented on the hackteria wiki: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Abao_Residency<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Helmi Hardian (Surabaya, Indonesia) - Mid July - Mid August 2023 | [[BIR residensi]] ==<br /> [[File:Helim_Ugly.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Helmi in his full beauty]]<br /> <br /> '''Reflection / Testimonial'''<br /> <br /> ''Best residency ever!!'' - Helmi<br /> <br /> ''During my residency, I had the opportunity to collaborate on the project The [https://mechatronicart.ch/diy-microscope-workshop-low-energy-circuit-performances/ Loose Energy Curriculum for the exhibition at the Humus Punk Library] in Zurich. We created a low-voltage and high-energy visual performance, utilizing previously unknown equipment from the hackteria studio. The experience of playing together and improvising with the hacked equipment was incredibly rewarding. ''<br /> <br /> ''One of the highlights was simply attending a wide range of workshops at the [https://mechatronicart.ch/homemade-summercamp-2023-berghaus-girlen/ Homemade Summercamp] in Switzerland, which differs a lot from my usual practice usually being the host of workshops. This privilege of learning from others and expanding my knowledge in various media arts fields felt utterly precious. From building a music station where we learned to play drums, to skillbuilding on keyboard, DJ equipment, and more. The overall cultural exchange during cooking time allowed us to share and transform traditional recipes into vegan and vegetarian versions. And the plurality of trips and destination furthermore offered precious insights into local cultures. Stops included: [http://www.randelab.ch/ Randelab], [http://www.gaudi.ch/GaudiLabs/ GaudiLabs], collaborating with [https://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/hackteria-zet-open-science-lab-in-zurich/ Hackteria ZET in Zurich], attending [https://mechatronicart.ch/homemade-summercamp-2023-berghaus-girlen/ Homemade Summercamp], visiting the art and science residency at Max-Planck in Konstanz and organizing the program [https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/pasar-senggol/ &quot;Pasar Senggol&quot; at Chaos Communication Camp] outside of Berlin.''<br /> <br /> ''It was unexpected but exciting to explore personal studios for local artists, experiencing the different styles of how collective spaces can be implemented and getting to know the individual studio approach. The residency taught me valuable lessons in space management, as I observed how collectives like [https://bitwaescherei.ch/ Bitwäscherei] or [https://maisonshift.ch/ Fashion Revolution] collaborate with the municiapal government to establish independent spaces. Overall, this residency provided a rich and diverse learning experience.'' - Written by Francisca Tan during a discussion with Helmi in Chiang Mai<br /> <br /> '''Biography'''<br /> <br /> Helmi Hardian is a grassroots artist and ghetto scientist, with a specific interest in cooking and smoking at the same time. He lives in Surabaya, the city that is well known for its industry and technology, as well as being the center of electronic component trading (chiefly, Pasar Genteng). Hence, almost all of his works are closely related to science and technology as the medium of creativity. He is the co-founder of Waft Lab, a creative-based initiative that works at interdisciplinary practices. Currently, he focuses on tech development through DIY/DIWO culture and playing his role in researching, hacking, or deconstructing daily materials to provide some devices with new functional aspects, as well as developing workshop kits, lecturing contents, and presentation materials, which aim to learn, share, and exchange knowledge.<br /> <br /> * https://waft-lab.com/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/helmihardian/<br /> * [[:File:Helmi Hardian - Artwork and Workshop 2022.pdf]]<br /> * Recent TUAK residensi in Tuban: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/TUAK<br /> * Application submitted: https://www.suedkulturfonds.ch/<br /> * Download application here: [[:File:Dossier-iiw0pYiT.pdf]]<br /> * Full project outline here: [[:File:2023_ProjectOutline_Helmi-Residensi.pdf]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:helmi_collage.jpg<br /> File:helmi_collage_02.jpg<br /> File:helmi_collage_03.jpg<br /> File:wafltlab_blue.jpg<br /> File:helmi_collage_01.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> == Arnont Nongyao - Thailand | early May 2023 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Arnont Nongyao portrait.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Arnont Nongyao]]<br /> <br /> '''Biography''' <br /> <br /> Arnont Nongyao lives in Chiangmai (TH) - Ho Chi Minh city (VN) and He is an artist interested and fell in love with the vibration of things. He likes listening to everything that inspires him to do experimental sound art. The most important teacher “the master Khvay Loeung &quot;inspired him to listen and “destroy yourself from being yourself” .-.. .. ... - . -. -.-- --- ..- .-. ... . .-.. ..-.<br /> <br /> Born in Bangkok, works and lives in Chiangmai (TH) - Ho Chi Minh city (VN). Arnont is working with various and different media includes sound, video, installation, site specific, public art etc. Arnont’s work is engage with his interest in vibration; he works on diverse art experimental projects, vibration-related.<br /> <br /> Arnont has been interested and research into sound with concentration on vibration, so most of his works are differently experimental and relative to vibration in order to search for the value of vibration derived from connected things, such as human beings, objects and society. His works are involved in a specific space and audience’s participation. They are also connected with the mode of listening/hearing in a social situation, and with how people interact with and participate in sound. Moreover, also he is Co-Director of Aesthetics of Error ( Chiang Mai Collective) with Thatchatham Silsupan and Pathompong Manakitsomboon that is a group of sound artists &amp; musician working on sound art &amp; experimental music in Chiangmai.<br /> <br /> Some of his selected exhibitions include solo exhibition “Sphere”, SAC Art lap, Chiang Mai, Thailand(2018).“Another Sound” co-work with Khvay Loeung, Sa Sa Art projects, Phnom Penh and Chiang Mai, Cambodia - Thailand (2018). and group exhibitions “Opera of Kard”, Singapore Biennale 2019, Singapore. “Currents 2019”, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. “A Visiblelity Matrix”, The Secession 2019, Vienna, Austria. Bangkok Art Biennale 2018, Bangkok, Thailand. “Postcripts” Bangkok Biennale, Bangkok, Thailand (2018).“Unstable(ry) Life”, 2016, Manif d’art, Quebec, Canada. 16th Media Art Biennale WRO 2015: Test Exposure, Wroclaw, Poland, TRANCE at Gallery VER, Bangkok, Thailand (2014). PROXIMITY, part of inSPIRACJE International at 13 MUZ, Szczecin, Poland (2014).<br /> <br /> '''External Links'''<br /> <br /> * [http://www.arnontnongyao.com Arnont Nongnyao's personal website]<br /> * [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/GBMN WORKSHOP: Gentle but make noise]<br /> <br /> [[File:Arnont_mixerli.jpg|thumb|left|400px|Arnont lötet das Mixerli!!]]<br /> <br /> [[Category: Biography]]<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Bostjan Čadež (Ljubljana, Slovenia - April 2023 ==<br /> [[File:Bos_Robot.jpg|thumb|right]]<br /> Bostjan Čadež (b. 1979, Ljubljana) is a new media artist whose interdisciplinary practice explores the intersections of art, technology, and human experience. His innovative installations and performances often challenge the boundaries between the digital and physical world, incorporating elements such as artificial intelligence, virtual reality, robotics, and real-time data processing. Čadež’s art is characterized by a dynamism and unique life that stems from the algorithms and guidelines he uses to shape his works. His interest in simple guidelines from which an infinite number of images or situations arise, which are never the same as before, is one of the key aspects of his creations. His works often include interaction with viewers, who with their involvement become part of the artistic experience and at the same time co-create the work they observe.<br /> <br /> * https://www.bostjancadez.art/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Dann Disciglio (Chicago, USA) &amp; Angelina Almukhametova (Chicago, USA) - March 2022 ==<br /> <br /> ''“I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to have participated in the Hacker-in-Residence program at the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society. The atmosphere of curiosity and artistic research was both inspiring and endlessly encouraging. During my residency, I led a workshop called, “Biodegradable Sound: Gelatin Records.” This hands-on workshop aimed to explore the intersection of recorded sound and biodegradability by introducing a method for creating functional and fully biodegradable phonograph records made from gelatin. The Swiss Mechatronic Art Society and its diverse group of members not only helped facilitate this workshop, they supported me by offering the resources and technical support needed to realize the event. My residency also produced various connections with other artists, musicians, and hackers which I continue to maintain to this day. I cannot wait to return to SGMK to continue to explore new topics of research, and continue picking the brains of the incredible community who stands behind this space”''<br /> <br /> During their short residency they will work on their research with parametric speakers, host a workhop on [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/BiodegradableSound &quot;Biodegradable Sounds&quot;] and do a performance with artist-made video transmitters, and retro tech!<br /> <br /> See this little add by the Hive people, where in the end they show the workshop and performance: https://peakd.com/hive-127039/@mind.force/ladjdnnz<br /> <br /> '''Angelina Almukhametova'''<br /> <br /> An G is a Chicago based neon artist who creates digital &amp; physical works in pursuit of happiness.<br /> <br /> Angelina Almukhametova’s work interfaces digital and analog technologies with custom built software and handmade electronics to create responsive audiovisual installations and performances. She holds a BFA in Art and Technology from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2020) and has exhibited work and performed in New York City, Chicago, Houston, and Iceland. She has led workshops at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Experimental Sound Studio in Chicago.<br /> <br /> https://aan-g.com/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Dann Disciglio'''<br /> [[File:Headshot _Disciglio.jpg|thumb|400px|right]]<br /> Dann Disciglio (b.1993) is a US-based intermedia artist whose practice investigates contemporary ecologies through both analog and digital technologies. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Hampshire College (2015) in art and media theory and a Master of Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago's Sound Department (2019). Disciglio has shown work and performed in New York City, Chicago, Boston, Zürich, Leipzig, Iceland, and Panama City and has published texts in the Journal of Visual Culture (SAGE) and the Minding Nature journal. In 2022, he was selected to be an Emerging Artist Resident at Franconia Sculpture Park (Shafer, MN), Hacker-in-Residence at the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society (ZRH), and as a Creative Resident at the Bloedel Reserve (WA).<br /> <br /> https://danndisciglio.com/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Miranda Moss (Cape Town, South Africa | wuwäähä, Sweden) ==<br /> <br /> Artist / designer Miranda has been popping into SGMK events since 2017. In the period 2020-21 she has been conducting chicken/robot research at Bitwäscherei and Randelab as part of the &quot;Chicken-in-Residence Program&quot;, along with Daniel Brownell, co-ran a solar water bot workshop with Dj Livia, joined the Homemade summercamp for the first time where she turned everyone's pee into electricity, continues to collaborate on sound and water geeking with Oli Jäggi, and regularly comes to the 2D OpenLab. She has also become the in-house graphic designer for events, always makes sure everyone has enough beer to drink, and is also the resident anticolonial feminist killjoy. <br /> <br /> She says: <br /> <br /> ''&quot;I'm super grateful to have had all the time as a hacker in residence at the Bitwäscherei. I am always meeting new amazing and inspiring people, am constantly learning cool things, and new projects and collaborations seem to blossom exponentially. I try to take the spirit of the lab with me on all my travels and to the other global communities I am involved in. Can't wait to return!&quot;'' <br /> <br /> * https://mirandamoss.com/<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:Miranda_geeking.png<br /> File:miranda_chicken_headhshot.jpg<br /> File:Miranda_Homemade.jpeg<br /> File:Dinner_in_werkstatt.jpeg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> Miranda's recent residency was supported partially through her artistic research project &quot;Gallus Gallus Roboticus&quot; within the konS paltfrom, funded by European Union and Cultural Ministry of Slovenia. Other visits privately and partially through Pro Helvetia.<br /> <br /> == Scott Beibin (Philadelphia, USA) ==<br /> <br /> Scott Beibin, aka [https://www.instagram.com/grouchofractal/ Groucho Fractal] has been a regular visitor to the MechArtLab over the last couple of years.<br /> <br /> &lt;youtube width=&quot;480&quot; height=&quot;360&quot;&gt;BLsgLAaJ5cs&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> * https://www.mandelbot.io/<br /> <br /> == Liz Cole - Evil Twin Booking Agency (Philadelphia, USA) ==<br /> <br /> Elizabeth Jane Cole is co founder of Evil Twin Booking Agency (eviltwinbooking.org), a podcast producer, writer, and DIY biology and open source hardware enthusiast. She participated in the Wild Open PCR Project @ Hacketeria (mentored by Urs Gaudenz of GaudiLabs and Marc Dusseiller).<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I’m very grateful for the time I spent at Bitwäscherei! The passion for collaboration and understanding how things work embodied in the culture of the space is so inspiring. Bitwäscherei empowers people to explore their environments through building open source tools and technology, and it opened up a new world of creativity for me.&quot;'' <br /> <br /> [[File:liz_hacking.jpeg|400px]][[File:liz_portrait.jpeg|400px]]<br /> <br /> * https://eviltwinbooking.org/about/<br /> <br /> == Adam Zaretsky (Woodstock, USA | somewhere in Greece) ==<br /> <br /> ''First I am thankful to Hackteria – Zentrum für Experimentelle Transdisziplinarität (Center for Experimental Transdisciplinariy), Research Node: ReproTech &amp; Art / Germline Hacks and Designer Babies''<br /> <br /> ''Including time spent well in the Swiss Embassy of San Francisco and Garage MCA in Moscow working on Methods of Transgenesis and GMO DIY Crispr Baby workshopoligies.''<br /> <br /> ''I also do want to than the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society for the time in residence plotting and making a crying machine and exploding miso neck living gooper gore bioart special effects performance.''<br /> <br /> ''We got into the wetness of reproductive technology, open source science, and the text to flesh interface of human germline genome editing. We learned how to read GENbank, FASTA, PubMed and SciHub pubs creatively. We got beyond the intimidating complexity by uploading equally as complex analogical and qualitative artistic data including: accordion music, drawings, collages, poetry and experimental video and more.''<br /> <br /> ''We involved people from wildly diverse backgrounds and international origins as is normal for Hackteria a global open house for odd, queer and oblique DIYbioart Hacker tweek and freekerz. We also group-geeked hard and stayed ridiculous about reporter genes, safe harbors, inducible promoters, off target mutations and IVF microinjection.''<br /> <br /> ''What we did was amazing. Like truly groundbreaking, wildly silly and depth informative. Beyond the call of duty living on the fumes of Marc's covid pay and minky little eth donations... We taught hybrid simultaneous in-person and online/off--ground... which is a form of super depleting heroism. I think it was super inspiring for those involved and has yet to mature but will make a great database if it continues.''<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:GOSPHA-whatdidshedo-web.jpg<br /> File:thGAP_flyer_web.jpg|400px<br /> File:CGCB_flyer_web.jpg|400px<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Mind thGAP'''<br /> <br /> We made three super relaxed bioinformatics primer labs for public understanding of databases of hereditary data (gene scans and gene scrolls) but also an understanding of the social implication of issues of gene piracy, genetic privacy.<br /> <br /> * Lab 1 - Transgenic Human Genome Alternatives Project (thGAP)<br /> * Lab 2 - Generic Open-Source Plasmid for Human Arts (GOSPHA)<br /> * Lab 3 - Creative Germline Constructs Bank (CGCB)<br /> <br /> Future Plans: We are going to be making an Open ArtSci Call for Creative Science Fiction Writers, Citizen Bioethicists and Untrained Art Critics to critically review the 5 entries we have compiled online on the CGDB. After that we might put some of the results up on GitHub and then make an NFT of them. Then we will call the World Congress on New Reproductive Technology Arts, for a GLOBAL AESTHETIC RESPONSE TO TRANSGENIC HUMANS AS BIOART and work on updating to a ‘real’ database. Oh yeah, and we did come up with a list of fifteen next steps, all of which are near impossible legally and technically so we should. Finally, we wrote a letter to the WHO Expert Advisory Committee on Developing Global Standards for Governance and Oversight of Human Genome Editing. No word back from them but I am sure they got the message. We might need to get their attention.<br /> <br /> https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/thgap/<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:adam_dusjagr_misoanal.JPG<br /> File:Lab3_CGCB_screenshot_single.png<br /> File:Adam_blue_bitw_smokers.jpg<br /> File:MISO_anus.jpg<br /> File:AZ_rc3_virtual.jpeg<br /> File:pin_adam.jpeg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> Adam's residency was supported privately by Marc Dusseiller and partially with some of the profits of the Hackteria Crypto Food Fund (HCFF).<br /> <br /> == Dominik Mahnič (Ljubljana, Slovnenia) ==<br /> <br /> ''Residency gives me rare opportunity to present, discuss and make different new works influenced by people, the enviroment of Bitwesherai and the city of Zurich. It was an intense experience in a place that offers great working conditions, deep reflections, and a friendly atmosphere.''<br /> <br /> * https://app.assembla.com/spaces/dominik-mahnic/<br /> <br /> [[File:Mahnic_klobukom.jpg|400px]][[File:zoom_2020_by_doms.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> Dom's residency was supported privately by the Center for Alternative Coconut Research.<br /> <br /> == Zohar Messeca - Fara AKA the idiot | [http://idiot.io/ idiot.io] (karkun, Israel) ==<br /> <br /> ''I have been very lucky to escape the israeli wilderness between Covid lockdowns to spend long month’s geeking like an idiot at the Bitwäscherei hackerspace and SGMK activities of the past year. Had great time sharing my DIY approach and attitude with my latest flexible circuits methods and techniques while spreading [http://idiot.io/ idiot.io] latest kits and propaganda at multiple workshops. Met plenty of talented local and international freaks/artists with mutual interests and curiosities. Also collaborated on several projects with the locals and made plenty of new friends!!''<br /> <br /> ''SGMK network is fantastisch!!! See you soooon!!''<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:idiot_covidCenter.jpg<br /> File:idioten.jpg<br /> File:idiot_residency.jpg<br /> File:rC3.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> * http://idiot.io/ idiot.io<br /> <br /> Zohar's residencies were supported by himself. Accommodation was shared with dusjagr and Veli.<br /> <br /> = Short term visitors =<br /> <br /> == Fransisca Tan ==<br /> [[File:Foodhacking Fransisca.jpg|thumb]]<br /> <br /> Fransisca Tan / artist statement<br /> <br /> ''“I first visited the Bitwäscherei in August 2022, coinciding with the open lab day. I was immediately smitten with the creative chaos, diversity and infrastructure of this hacker space. Chatting with some local and other visiting international artists I got to exchange on projects and find inspiration while food hacking throughout a lively evening.'' <br /> <br /> ''This community exchange set the first seeds for future opportunities to collaborate, such as for the performance “Future Food” at Kunsthaus Zürich (Oct 2023, CH), the LLL CoLaboratory in Chang Mai (Jan 2024, TH) and Amazonies Spatiales (Apr 2024, FR).''<br /> <br /> ''My experience at this Hackerspace underlines the core of what these community spaces ought to achieve: bring likeminded people together, have late night conversations about random stuff over a club mate and see if inspiration flows to join for a collaboration.”''<br /> <br /> Ressources &amp; Links<br /> * https://www.hinto.net/de/events/future-food-kunsthaus-zuerich-zuerich-e420326-20.html<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/hackterialab/cnx-openlab/<br /> * https://amazonies-spatiales.fr/ <br /> <br /> Biography<br /> Fransisca Tan is a creative producer and food experience designer with a background in internet &amp; media, communications and cognitive sciences<br /> <br /> Her diverse spectrum of engagement ranges from hosting workshops as science communicator, consulting artists and creatives on project management, to producing events such as festivals, art performances and hybrid residencies. All these root in her second nature as facilitator with a firm belief in a community arts approach.<br /> <br /> In her work and art she aspires towards bringing together people from all strides of life and revealing the value of community and collaboration.<br /> <br /> Find more on her portfolio on * https://www.fransiscatan.com/<br /> <br /> == Fran Quero, et al ==<br /> <br /> [[File:franGeng.jpg|400px|none]]<br /> <br /> The visit was part of their µ-residency at GaudiLabs in Luzern, where they shared newest experiments with qLAMP, openDROPs and electro-active bacteria.<br /> <br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Fran%20+%20Felipe%20nanoresidency%20GaudiLabs<br /> <br /> == Juan Duarte (Berlin / CDMX, Mexico) ==<br /> <br /> '''Sound spatialisation multichannel instrument'''<br /> <br /> During our short stay I could develop further a new iteration of this sound spatialisation instrument:<br /> * https://juanduarteregino.com/I<br /> <br /> This also was thrilling to connect with some members of the community in the lab, specially those who are also making with synthesisers and other sound gadgetry. Although the time to put together the instrument was quite intensive and busy, it was also good to discuss with other colleagues about the instrument’s potential in future. altogether, it was a very productive and fun experience to be here.<br /> <br /> [[File:Juan_II.JPG|400px]][[File:Juan_I.JPG|400px]]<br /> <br /> == Mary Maggic (Vienna / Los Angeles, USA) ==<br /> <br /> Mary Maggic comes to hang out and prototype various art projects and interventions, and geek out in nature!<br /> <br /> Some examples of projects: <br /> * Molecular Queering Agency - an experimental performance with a heavy metal hardware fountain for corona safe urine worshipping. <br /> * Lap Dance - motorized panorama camera for collective disobedience on a pink gynecology chair. <br /> * SCOBY Spin Cycle - rotating disc bioreactor for industrialized production of kombucha scoby. <br /> * Genital Panic - 3D printing genitals. <br /> * Weed Brownies (hide them from the kids). <br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=360px&gt;<br /> File:Marry_Costume.png<br /> File:Marry_genitalPanic.png<br /> File:Marry_Weidling.JPG<br /> File:Marry_Urinal.jpg<br /> File:Marry_peeParty.png<br /> <br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> * https://maggic.ooo/<br /> <br /> == Ewen Chardronnet (Paris, France) ==<br /> <br /> <br /> == Paula Pin (Lugo, Spain) ==<br /> <br /> coming soon...<br /> <br /> == František Apfelbeck (Czech Republic / Vale de Saire, France) ==<br /> <br /> When in Zürich I've had the opportunity to organize Cider Tasting at MechArtLab, which for me, is an interesting cross between hackerspace and bio hacking spot with quite a strong artistic approach. For me of course I liked a lot that they do lots of bio stuff, from kombucha artificial skin production, mushroom growing and many others to fermentation so when I've a chance I would like to visit again. Also I've found the building, which is a formal hospital laundry facility very interesting. I would say there are well over ten different projects of the alternative scene which makes a decent foundation for exchange and functioning as kind of independent entity. At the end we have set up outside just by the entrance of the building and were &quot;fishing&quot; for some people to join the core group for our noble activity spending a really nice evening together with open minded people. Next day I've actually joined the MechArtLab group on their trip to Saint Gallen were we have done another tasting event as part of the open doors of Ruum 42 hackerspace and theirs SGMK On-Tour: Chill &amp; Taste happening, fallowed later on by tasting of distillates made by local producer, barbecuing experimental locally made sausages by their creators and so on. It was a really nice finishing of the Switzerland part of my tour and I hope I can pop in again.<br /> <br /> <br /> * https://foodhackingbase.org/wiki/2021_cider_tour</div>

Dusjagr https://wiki.sgmk-ssam.ch/index.php?title=Hacker-in-Residence_Programme&diff=14131 2026-07-20T08:18:58Z

<p>Dusjagr: /* Ongoing */</p> <hr /> <div>&lt;div style=&quot;right&quot; class=&quot;toclimit-2&quot;&gt;__TOC__&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> The Hacker-in-Residence Programme is jointly organized by various people from the environment of [https://bitwaescherei.ch/ Bitwäscherei], and directed primarily by [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Dusjagr Marc Dusseiller aka dusjagr], Center for Alternative Coconut Research, in his role as as co-founder and board member of both the [https://mechatronicart.ch/about/ Swiss Mechatronic Art Society] and Global Ambassador of the [https://www.hackteria.org/ Hackteria Network].<br /> <br /> = Ongoing =<br /> <br /> == Nupur Maneesh Doshi - BEAK critic-in-residence ==<br /> [[File:nupur_headshot.jpg|thumb|200px]]<br /> During the SGMK Homemade 2026 and the follow up retreat at EAR, Nupur Maneesh Doshi is hosted as BEAK critic-in-residence working on a creative writing project based on Science Fictionesque poetic reflections on Bioart, Do-It-With-Others, Bioethics meets Travelogue and Speculative literary reflections. Earlier this year Nupur also was incorporated into the [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/CoLabs_Chiang_Mai#CoLabs_Kick-off_Feb_2026 Kickoff of Co-Laboratories], hired to pen a Technobiological Futures review article, with her curatorial and critical commentary published in English and French through Makery.info.<br /> <br /> * [https://www.makery.info/en/2026/05/11/english-epistemic-sludge-the-ontology-of-the-post-institutional-lab/ Epistemic sludge: the ontology of the post-institutional lab]<br /> <br /> Nupur Doshi is a curator and researcher based in Mumbai, India. Her work explores para-art trajectories, transgressing mediums and traditional materiality. She examines provocations from critical philosophy and transdisciplinary studies across counter-histories and speculative futures. She is the Fall '26 Draper Scholar at the Experimental Humanities (XE) Department at NYU. She has also been awarded the Global South Scholarship for the Art &amp; Curatorial Practice Certificate Program at The New Centre for Research &amp; Practice.<br /> <br /> https://bioartethics.xyz/beak-news/f/nupur-maneesh-doshi---beak-critic-in-residence-colabs-thailand<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> = In preperation =<br /> <br /> == Faried Noor &quot;Askal&quot; Siregar, 19. Sep - 11. Oct 2026 ==<br /> [[File:Askal_synthplaying2.jpg|250px|thumb|right|playing the [https://www.instagram.com/p/DWC5WO1k-An &quot;sistem modular terpadu&quot;]]]<br /> Faried Noor Siregar is an interdisciplinary artist, theater practitioner, and Batak manuscript (Pustaha) enthusiast based in Yogyakarta, graduated from the Theater Department at ISI Yogyakarta.<br /> <br /> As an artist, he is deeply interested in topics such as cultural preservation, social issues, and the environment, which he expresses and develops through interdisciplinary art, including theater and other visual arts. He also works across disciplines in DIY instrument engineering, exploring the intersection of craftsmanship, sound, and technology.<br /> <br /> He is an active member of Kawan Pustaha, Bauhouse Consorxium, and Lifepatch.<br /> <br /> * https://askal.id/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/asucalypto/<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> = Others =<br /> <br /> = Testimonials of our Residents of the past=<br /> <br /> == Maria Jose Besoain - LABVA (Valdivia, Chile) - 20. Nov - 4. Dec 2025 ==<br /> [[File:GaudiResidensi_Jose.png|250px|thumb|right|Micro-residency in GaudiLabs]]<br /> Situated Ecologies and Material Practice from South America (An Encounter with LABVA)&lt;br&gt;<br /> In a time marked by ecological crisis it becomes necessary to establish a critical perspective on the dominant industrial model of material trade and propose alternatives to how we relate to materiality. Rather than simply replacing one set of materials with another, the challenge lies in engendering a processual rethinking of the techniques, values, and epistemologies that underpin material practices. This open dialogue invites us to ask: how can we imagine alternatives to our pervasive dependency on petrochemical-based substances within an ecosystem shaped by extractive economies and technological determinism?&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> https://mustekala.info/beyond-substitution-situated-ecologies-and-material-practice-from-south-america-an-encounter-with-labva/&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == The Solar Mini Disc Walkmen mini residency of Shih Wei-chieh (Taipei, Taiwan) - 1. August - 5. September 2025 ==<br /> [[File:abao_stupidPhoto2.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Abao with amazing haircut. Stylist: Veli Silver.]]<br /> During a three-week micro-residency, I prototyped a “solar mini-disc walkman” that turns a handmade dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) into music. Building on my earlier portable, solar-powered starvation synth, I explore the “fingerprint” of a solar cell: using the I–V curve of each handmade DSSC as a musical score so its photovoltaic character becomes reproducible, generative sound. The instrument is self-powered: a 6×6 cm “solar mini disc” can be inserted and rendered to audio in real time. Beyond sculptural design, the device encourages open collection of natural-dye data and serves as a minimal-viable prototype for asking whether photovoltaic energy could—or should—be traceable. At present, the sound engine is implemented in Max/MSP with RAVE, where a 7-dimensional I–V “fingerprint” is directly connected to the decoder’s latent inlets. This pragmatic choice exploits RAVE’s real-time, high-fidelity synthesis, but the mapping remains largely hand-crafted. Framing the process more generally, the mapping can be understood as a vec2vec-style cross-modal alignment: a bridge function projects photovoltaic features into the latent space of a neural audio synthesizer. Unlike the recent vec2vec work in natural language processing—which aligns embeddings within the same modality and assumes comparable semantic geometry across models—our case is cross-modal (physics → sound) and uses a generative decoder as its target space. This difference requires stronger priors, such as monotonicity (e.g. larger photocurrents should not map to quieter or “darker” sounds) and local smoothness (similar I–V curves should yield nearby latents). In the vec2vec framework, semantic stability is maintained through three key constraints: reconstruction (the translated representation can be mapped back to the source), cycle-consistency (round-trips preserve meaning), and vector space preservation (VSP), which ensures that pairwise distances among embeddings remain intact across the mapping. While these methods were originally developed for aligning text embeddings, they provide a valuable reference for future work: similar constraints could regulate how photovoltaic features enter the RAVE latent space, ensuring that sonic identities preserve the geometric relationships of their underlying energy curves. In that sense, the Solar Mini-Disc Walkman not only produces reproducible sonic identities for each handmade cell, but also gestures toward a broader research question: how cross-system “languages” of energy and sound might be aligned in a universal latent space.<br /> &lt;gallery widths=&quot;220px&quot; heights=&quot;400px&quot;&gt;<br /> File:I-V tester made by Marc Dusseiller.jpg|The DIY I-V tester made by Marc Dusseiller. <br /> File:I-V tester made by Marc Dusseiller_2.jpg|The measurement of the I-V curve tester is uploaded to Thingspeak and a local server, and can be fetched in Max/MSP.<br /> File:DIY DSSC with screen printed pattern.jpg|DIY DSSC with screen printed pattern and hollyhock dye made by Shih Wei Chieh.<br /> File:DIY DSSC with cyanotype pattern.jpg|DIY DSSC with cyanotype pattern made by Shih Wei Chieh.<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> [[The Solar Mini-Disc Walkman: Cross-Modal Alignment of DSSC Fingerprints and Audio Latent Space|residency documentation]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Yair Reshef (Tel Aviv) - 23 - 31. July 2025 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Yair hardbrucke.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Yair arrives in Hardbrücke]]<br /> bureaucrat at [https://wiki.telavivmakers.org/ T.A.M.I], recovering [https://wiki.idiot.io idiot.io]<br /> <br /> * https://wiki.telavivmakers.org/<br /> * https://github.com/5shekel/<br /> * [[PASAR SENGGOL]]<br /> * https://stikka.zrok.yair.cc/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Will Robertson (various trees and forests, Scotland and Switzerland) - 1. May - 31. July 2025 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Will-Robertson-Looking-to-the-Future-DJI_0490-2048x1536-cropped-90.jpeg|250px|thumb|right|Will on a tree]]<br /> <br /> Sprache: Schweizerdeutsch, English, Französisch, Norwegisch<br /> <br /> ''' Research '''<br /> <br /> Will's research focuses on the interaction between trees and endangered tree dwelling dormouse (family ''Gliridae''), bat (family ''Vespertilionidae'') and squirrel (family ''Sciurus'') species. By making use of advances in our understanding of endangered ''Eliomys quercinus'' and ''Myomimus roachi'' and moving forward the boundaries of what's athletically and technically possible in aerial arboriculture, Will has developed new chainsaw carving and rotary boring techniques to precisely carve nest holes for Europe's most endangered mammals and reverse habitat destruction. Collaborations with Susan Kerwin, Goedele Verbeylen, Stiftung Wildstation Landshuit, Nedko Nedyalkov, Ralf Wistbacka and Thomas Briner have brought groundbreaking results in conservation of the Garden Dormouse (''Eliomys quercinus'') - a high conservation priority in Switzerland and Europe. Field studies with ''Myomimus roachi'' (Bulgaria) and ''Pteromys volans'' (Finland) are currently being planned.<br /> <br /> Will leads an international consortium of leading semiconductor manufacturers, software experts, hardware manufacturers and ecologists developing a new, completely open source wildlife camera and field ecology system with integrated NPU (Neural Processing Unit) for neutral network inference and Edge AI which offers unparalleled capabilities, reliability and independence in the field. Other research includes lexicography and use of neural networks in phonology and lexicography.<br /> <br /> Where wildlife cameras are unsuitable, eDNA (Environmental DNA) PCR/NAAT (Polymerase Chain Reaction / Nucleic Acid Amplification Technique) techniques are used.<br /> <br /> He served both in armed forces in the UK and in the Swiss fire service in Atemschutz at Stützpunkt Feuerwehr Küssnacht am Rigi where he handled some of Switzerlands's worst industrial and chemical fires of recent tdecades.<br /> <br /> Born in Scotland, Will became the first person in history to be honored by Parliamentary motions in both the Edinburgh and London parliaments.<br /> <br /> ''' The Art of the Climbing Arborist '''<br /> <br /> Will's artistic work focuses on natural forms in tree care and bringing the peace and beauty of the forest to gardens. His distinctive artistic style, implemented in a profession with the highest death rate in Europe, is athletically and technically extremely demanding and was influenced by de Breanski and Dutton then by contemporary Swiss gardeners and artists including Frei and Jope.<br /> <br /> '''Glass Art '''<br /> <br /> His other artistic medium is molten glass, working with glass chemistry of crystal and borosilicate glasses and the ligand field quantum chemistry of Neodymium, Erbium, Praseodymium, Cobalt, Copper and Iron and nanoparticleq chemistry and nonlinear optics of Copper, Silver and Gold to create color within clear glass. Molten glass is a uniquely difficult artistic medium but it is the only medium that allows color to exist independent of surface and allows the user to directly experience the quantum mechanical worlds of ligand field theory and nanoparticle nonlinear optics.<br /> <br /> To obtain the high temperatures and homogeneous furnace conditions needed to make colored glass, Will designs furnaces heated with FeCrAl, SiC Microwave susceptor and SiC electrical technologies controlled via PID computer control and insulated with high purity alumina refractories.<br /> <br /> Collaborations with professional glass artists develop and document the science of colored glass.<br /> <br /> ''' Here to Help'''<br /> <br /> Will is grateful to get a break from his current battles to learn kernel space software engineering and image sensor integration and is available to assist with microelectronics, power electronics, unpasteurized cheese making, wine making, pizza making, aerial arboriculture and user space and database software engineering.<br /> <br /> '''Wine, Cheese, Sauerkraut'''<br /> <br /> High quality unpasteurized cheeses from both home-grown and commercial lactic acid bacteria cultures come to life and high quality wine is made via the ''Méthode traditionnelle'''. Outside the precise order of the cleanroom, Sauerkraut, Kombucha, wine and cheese making cultures also find their way into bread and fruit juice.<br /> <br /> '''Research in English:'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/quick-summary-new-homes-for-old-friends-switzerland/<br /> '''Forschung in Deutsch'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/de/zusammenfassung-neue-heimat-fur-alte-freunde-schweiz/<br /> '''Recherche en Français'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/fr/resume-rapide-de-nouvelles-maisons-pour-de-vieux-amis-en-suisse/<br /> <br /> '''faclair.com:'''<br /> * https://www.faclair.com/<br /> * https://focloir.info/<br /> <br /> '''GIT Repositories:'''<br /> * https://github.com/William-Robert-Robertson/WildCamera<br /> * https://prototypefund.opendata.ch/project/wildcamera/<br /> <br /> '''Recent Publications:'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ARBMagazine208-P72-Spring2025-New-Homes-For-Old-Friends-An-Update.pdf<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ARBMagazine-New-Homes-for-Old-Friends-206-pp60-66.pdf<br /> <br /> '''Social media:'''<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/william_robert_robertson/<br /> * https://www.facebook.com/will.robertson.58555<br /> <br /> '''Folk often ask about.. Soldering'''<br /> <br /> Folk often ask me about soldering - here are some ideas that help:<br /> <br /> https://github.com/William-Robert-Robertson/WildCamera/blob/main/Development_Environment/Practical_Electronics/Soldering.md<br /> <br /> ==Maximiliano Laina (filmaker) and Olivia Laina (youth-activistin)== <br /> <br /> As a family short time residency they are visiting Zurich on the weekend of 11.-14th April, as part of the More-Than-Planet exhibition curated by Ewen Chardronnet and Martina Huber at Löwenbräu Zürich, We are AIA | Awareness in Art. <br /> <br /> 11.04.24, 6 - 9pm<br /> &quot;Flying with Patcha - Into the Aerocene&quot; Films creening at Luma Schwarzcafé <br /> <br /> 14.04.24, 9 - 12 am<br /> political Manifestation &quot;Earthrise&quot; flying the solar ballon at &quot;Alte Kaserene&quot; <br /> [[File:WhatsApp Image 2024-04-11 at 12.43.44.jpg|250px|thumb|Aerocene.org]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Toru (Ryu) Oyama (Okinawa City / Gifu, Japan) - 15 - 31. July 2025 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Toru.jpg|thumb]]<br /> <br /> Toru (Ryu) Oyama is born in Japan, after graduating in pharmaceutical chemistry and fine art in japan, he studied and worked in a field of contemporary art in germany. moved to okinawa in 2017, he has been developing unique art projects in taiwan, south Korea, finland, indonesia and other parts of the world, based on the knowledge cultivated in science. his research and artistic practice explore topics such as food, land, human-nature relations, archaeology, and anthropology, through the site specific fieldwork. he has participated in various cross-disciplinary art-and-science projects worldwide,including projects and collaborates with artists and researchers.<br /> <br /> * https://www.ryuoyama.com/<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Andrey Chugonow (Yekaterinburg, Russia / Glasgow, UK) - 1. Oct - 30. November 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Square facebook 7sec.gif|250px|thumb|right|Glitching Andrey]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;During my stay in Switzerland, I plan to start developing a project that takes my autoimmune disease, multiple sclerosis, beyond my body into the realm of peer interaction. I plan to create a performative situation within which we will begin to interact with this autoimmune agent, forming several feedback loops in an attempt to find the equilibrium of the event.&quot;''<br /> <br /> Andrey Chugunov is a conceptual artist working at the intersection of digital and analogue media. He combines sound art, light installation, generative graphics, technological sculpture, media performances and readymade in his practice. He researches topics of mortality, temporality, autonomy, and memory decay in his artworks from the perspective of meditative media.<br /> <br /> He got a master's degree in Digital art at the Far Eastern Federal University in Vladivostok, Russia in 2018-2020. He participated in the &quot;Laboratory of a young artist&quot; at the Ural branch of the State Center for Contemporary Art in Yekaterinburg, Russia in 2018. He received an engineering degree in the field of alternative and renewable energy sources at the Ural Federal University in Yekaterinburg, Russia in 2008-2013.<br /> <br /> Andrey was born in Sverdlovsk, USSR in 1991.<br /> <br /> Now he resides in East Kilbride, Scotland, United Kingdom.<br /> <br /> * https://andreychugunov.com/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Giulia Tomasello / ALMA Futura (Rome, Italy) - 5. - 24. October 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Giulia screenshot.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Giulia preparing &quot;Future Flora&quot;]]<br /> <br /> Interaction designer and educator committed to female’s healthcare and its innovation, combining biotechnology and interactive wearables. Founder of ALMA Futura.<br /> <br /> Giulia will visit Switzerland and collaborate with [http://GaudiLabshttps://www.gaudi.ch/GaudiLabs/?page_id=2 GaudiLabs] in Luzern (5-10. Oct) and at the [http://Hackteria%20ZET%20-%20Open%20Science%20Labhttps://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/hackteria-zet-open-science-lab-in-zurich/ Hackteria ZET - Open Science Lab] (15-24. Oct) on participatory community research and hacking around the theme of reproductive justice and DIY pregnancy tests.<br /> <br /> ''&quot;Xenopia is a research, art and design project aimed at prototyping a domestic hormones Beta Hcg test as a tool to address reproductive justice and the right to access abortion. We will investigate the historical scientific practices around living interfaces as controlling technologies (i.e. the living pregnancy test Xenopus Leavis frog, mice, seeds). The right to access abortion is under attack and Beta Hcg testing is a mandatory test to access safe abortion but is poorly available for people living in rural areas and in marginalised conditions. Weeks of pregnancy are the playing field on which the war against access to abortion is waged, so we see in this prototype the possibility of facilitating the path autonomously by giving people back control. Collectives defending reproductive rights in countries where abortion is illegal or restricted (as Italy) and safely providing support, do not have access to this kind of easing. With an inter-species perspective, we would therefore develop this prototype and participatory workshops as political act of empowerment and concrete response to reproductive justice.&quot;''<br /> <br /> here wiki content to visit here:<br /> https://hackteria.org/wiki/Xenopia<br /> <br /> <br /> * https://gitomasello.com/<br /> * https://almafutura.org/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/gitomasello/<br /> <br /> Read Giulia's full Report on the Project here on the hackteria Wiki, use spread, duplicate!<br /> *https://hackteria.org/wiki/Xenopia<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Dominik Mahnič (Ljubljana, Slovnenia) - 25. Okt - 10. Nov 2024==<br /> <br /> [[File:Mahnic_klobukom.jpg||250px|thumb|right|Is it Jesus?]]<br /> <br /> We are planning to host our regular Hacker-in-Residence Dominik Mahnič aka Doms again to continue our long-term collaborations and work / reflect with Sofie on various robotic painting machines and it's philosophical implications.<br /> <br /> During the [https://mechatronicart.ch/brushology-ways-of-painting-with-a-mechatronic-brush/ &quot;Brushology&quot; Session] the shared their recent insigts of the collaboration.<br /> <br /> * https://app.assembla.com/spaces/dominik-mahnic/<br /> <br /> [[File:DomsAlone.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Sofie Mart (Zürich) - 20. Juli - 9. August 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Sofie.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Sofie Mart]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I was lucky to meet Marc and Maya in summer 2024 when I was looking for a workshop space to bring to life a custom-built robotic drawing machine. Bitwäscherei is a great space and a playground for DIY robotics projects. I got a lot of help and inspiration from the other artists- and hackers-in-residence. Thank you Bitwäscherei and SGMK for hosting me!&quot;''<br /> <br /> [[File:Bitwascherai.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> Sofie Mart a Swiss-based creative technologist passionate about contextualizing complexity through visual media. In the past few years, Sofie has been venturing projects on the intersection of arts, culture, technology and humanities. With the background in cultural analytics and data visualization, she collaborated with the private cultural estates on the immersive visualization of art collections, directed virtual reality experiences for corporate and public sector clients and created digital applications for creativity. https://sofiem.art/<br /> <br /> In 2024 Sofie started her studio focusing on media processing, creative coding and art fabrication - https://uncorporated.studio/ . With the support from [https://matr.art/ Matr Labs] engineers, she built and launched the first art-making machine in Bitwäscherei, Zurich.<br /> <br /> * https://www.instagram.com/uncorporated.studio/<br /> * https://sofiem.art/<br /> <br /> == Tengal (Manila, Philippines / Berlin, Germany) - 1. - 10. August 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Tengal hacking.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Tengal hacking some academic writing]]<br /> <br /> Tengal is a composer, media artist, and cultural instigator, engaged in research-based production that bridges art, technology, and society. Since 2005, he has initiated numerous projects and collectives in Manila and across Southeast Asia. Notably, he founded the organization ''SABAW Media Art Kitchen'', a curatorial platform specializing in sound, media art, and interstices between art and science. In 2008, he established the Philippines' first international media art and experimental music festival, ''WSK Festival of the Recently Possible'' where he has served as artistic director since its inception.<br /> <br /> From 2017 to 2018, Tengal curated the exhibition ''&quot;INTERSTICES: Manifolds of The In-between&quot;'' and served as exhibition director for the ''&quot;Self-reflexivity: Thinking Media and Digital Articulations&quot;'' exhibition at the Tokyo Media Art Festival MeCA | Media Culture in Asia, initiated by the Japan Foundation.<br /> <br /> Tengal co-created the international music platform ''NUSASONIC'', a creative collaboration between ''YES NO KLUB, WSK Festival of The Recently Possible, Playfreely/BlackKaji, CTM Festival'', and the ''Goethe Institute''. ''Nusasonic'' was a multi-year project that explores a wide spectrum of experimental sound and music cultures in Southeast Asia, fostering dialogue not only within the region but also with Europe.<br /> <br /> Recently relocating to Berlin, Tengal served as curator-at-large at ''Art Laboratory Berlin'' and played a significant role as co-curator of the projects ''&quot;Hackers, Makers, Thinkers”'', and ''“Radyo Somatodelia: Experiments in Sonic Animism.”''<br /> <br /> * https://www.instagram.com/tengal/<br /> * [https://www.instagram.com/wsk.io/ wsk.io]<br /> * [http://nusasonic.com/ nusasonic.com]<br /> <br /> == Kaldi Moss (Goa, Dehli, India) - June - August 2024 ==<br /> <br /> ''&quot;Bitwäscherei was an inspiring space that opened up new ways of thinking. It offers an alternative to the mainstream Swiss logic. The techniques and specifics of mediums and materials are exploded and explored everyday - in a way it is a dreamland.&quot;''<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=320px heights=240px&gt;<br /> File:Photo 2024-10-14 17-10-39.jpg<br /> File:Photo 2024-10-14 17-10-35.jpg<br /> File:Photo 2024-10-14 17-10-46.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Biography:'''<br /> <br /> Moss is an artist interested in sense perception, time, networked systems, insect perception, tree intelligence and experiences of beings that are not human. <br /> <br /> Moss’ (they/them) practice spans sound, video, browser-based art and bio art. They are part of a community of engineers and technologists, and are invested in exploring alternate methods of knowledge production. Their video and installation work has been shown in multiple exhibitions in Zurich, Milan, Toronto, Dresden, Brighton, Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Himachal and Goa.<br /> <br /> They are a part of Cynk Collective, a noise band producing immersive audiovisual concerts. In addition, they are the artistic director at Walkin Studios,an independent multidisciplinary art studio and project space in Bangalore, India and have co-founded the collective NOTAAT with artist Puneet Jain.<br /> <br /> * https://whattt.cargo.site/<br /> <br /> == Elisa Chaveneau (Le Mans, France) - 01. - 15. July 2024 ==<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=240px heights=180px&gt;<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.13.54.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.07.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.16.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.43.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.28.png<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Bio:''' Elisa Chaveneau is a French artist born in 2000 who specialises in the design and exhibition of sculptures, <br /> installations and materials on the subject of «Other-than-human». Her search for new media involving geo-materials and fermentation processes is keen to question inter-species relations in an ecosystem and consumer habits facing industry. With specialist training in geomaterials and ceramics at the Le Mans Fine Arts School, the materiality and supposed aesthetics of the material take on a primordial role in her approach to creation, as well as in her formal process is to rediscover the links with the living world. Through her interests in ecology, design, craft practices and performance, she tries to focus our imagination and make us contemplate the landscapes and the immensity of the ecosystems we are confronted with. &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> Her work has been exhibited at the Centre Contemporain de Céramique de la Borne and in a duo with Noémie Vincent-Maudry at the 2022 Saint-Etienne Biennial and at the Musée d’Art Moderne in Paris for the Flammes exhibition.<br /> <br /> https://www.instagram.com/elisachaveneau/<br /> <br /> '''Workshop: Saturday 13.7.24, 12-18h''' <br /> <br /> https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Kitchenlab_Bioplastic<br /> <br /> DIY Workshop on BIOPLASTIC Making. Together with Hacker-in-Residency(SGMK) Elisa Chaveneau (FR) we dive into the topic of bioplastic as novel material research. Starting point is the kitchen lab! Why working with materials that originate from our kitchen and how easy and fun it is to repurpose materials from there to revalue and repurpose and close circles. Circular thinking at the base of everyday practice! Starting with a Lunch by Gasthaus Kitchenlab we will be working on testing and creating various recipes and experimentations on Bioplastic.<br /> <br /> == Moch Hasrul (Jakarta, Indonesia) - 11-14. July 2024 ==<br /> [[File:Hasrol kopicup.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Hasrul likes kopi]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I have known [https://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/hackteria-zet-open-science-lab-in-zurich/ Hackteria ZET] and [https://mechatronicart.ch/mechartlab/ SGMK's MechArtLab] for quite some time, and I always enjoy visiting their shared studio and laboratory. The atmosphere is incredibly pleasant and inspiring, filled with a playful yet highly productive energy. When I was a speaker at a talk about [https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/plastik/ '''Operasi Plastik'''], I was truly impressed by the enthusiasm and participation of the attendees. Additionally, the experience of preparing a dinner together was delightful, with a warm and welcoming atmosphere. Hackteria ZET, Bitwäscherei, is truly a special place for creativity and collaborative learning.&quot;''<br /> <br /> '''Bio: Moch Hasrul''' is a media artist based in Jakarta who combines art and technology in his work. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Art Education from Universitas Negeri Jakarta and a Master's degree in Fine Arts from Institut Teknologi Bandung. Currently, he serves as the director of Serrum and teaches at Kalbis University. His artistic practice includes experiments with computational devices, mechanical and electronic systems, and plastic recycling. Managing Studio Batur Jakarta and actively involved in the Gudskul Ecosystem, Hasrul initiated GudRnD, focusing on plastic recycling experiments. He is also developing context-based, student-centered learning methods using art approach.<br /> <br /> * https://mochhasrul.com/<br /> * https://www.gudrnd.id/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/_gudrnd/<br /> <br /> '''TALK: Operasi Plastik - 18:00 Saturday 13. July 2024 @ Bitwäscherei'''<br /> <br /> Hasrul will give an overview of their activities, researching and developing OPERASI PLASTIK, an artistic approach to plastic waste management. After the talk everybody is invited for a dinner, exploring Indonesian cuisine and cooking together.<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/plastik/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> [[File:OperasiPlastik.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Operasi Plastik]]<br /> '''OPERASI PLASTIK''' is an initiative that offers an artistic approach to plastic waste management by incorporating artistic and imaginative aspects into the process. By using art as a medium, OPERASI PLASTIK not only focuses on conventional plastic recycling but also transforms the waste into captivating and meaningful artworks. This approach aims to raise public awareness about plastic waste issues while changing their perception of materials that are usually considered trash.<br /> <br /> * https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6mqJyGB8EM/?igsh=eXBiOHJ2c2h3Nnh5<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> == Servando Barreiro (digital nomad, Spain) - February 2024 ==<br /> [[File:servando_goggles.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Servando]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;During my time at Bitwäscherei, I had a blast! Interacting with a bunch of creative minds from different backgrounds was super cool. We did some coding, had fun with puredata, and created some awesome stuff together. The weeks at Bitwäscherei flew by, filled with lots of laughs and learning. I'm already thinking about coming back for more. It's a great place to explore new ideas and make music with like-minded folks. Thanks, Bitwäscherei, for the awesome experience. Looking forward to hanging out again and making more magic together!&quot;''<br /> <br /> '''Biography'''<br /> <br /> I'm an Audiovisual artist with a background in electronics, sound, and audiovisual communication. I lived in Madrid, Berlin, Peru, and Stockholm, among other places.<br /> I'm A Pure Data expert (If you know, you know..). I created music and/or software for brands such as Audi, Redbull, Polestar, and Teenage Engineering. My work has been exhibited in renowned locations such as: Reina Sofia Museum, Medialab Prado, Transmediale, and Ars Electronica. For more information, keep browsing this [http://servando.teks.no/ site].<br /> <br /> * http://servando.teks.no/<br /> <br /> '''Workshop at Bitwäscherei'''<br /> <br /> See more about the [[Puredata (Pd) Workshop with Servando]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Yuzuru Maeda (Japan) - Dec 2023==<br /> [[File:WhatsApp Image 2023-12-04 at 16.42.09.jpeg|300px|thumb|right|Zentai Interview]]<br /> <br /> '''Biography'''<br /> <br /> Yuzuru born in Japan, Gifu. Yuzuru graduated from LaSalle College of Arts, Singapore in 2009 for Bachelor of the Arts program in music composition. She has embarked on performing music and improvisation and making video, installation and performance art with [Zentai Art Project - http://yuzuru.weebly.com/]. She also organizes Zentai exhibition, Zentai walk, Zentai performance with [http://www.zentaiart.com/ Zentai Art Festival].<br /> <br /> <br /> For her residency at Bitwäscherei she will conduct interviews with people on their life and practices wearing a Zentai outfit while doing and creating friction in how to perceive the oposite. She also wants to conduct a participatory Zentai performance in public space in Zurich.<br /> If interested in giving an interview or participate at the zentai performance pls contact &quot;zentaiartproject[at]yahoo.com&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ''&quot;I embarked on an artistic exploration using Zentai suits as a central component in my video work. This unconventional choice served as a catalyst for probing the complex layers of identity within the realm of art and human interaction. During my residency in December 2023, I had the privilege of engaging in insightful interviews with notable figures such as Serge Bertschy, Oliver Jaggi, and Chruut. These encounters provided invaluable glimpses into their creative processes and methodologies. It was a fascinating journey delving into their artistic minds, discovering their techniques, and learning about their endeavors to push the boundaries of expression. One of the most profound lessons gleaned from these conversations was the importance of innovation and resourcefulness in the pursuit of artistic vision. Witnessing how each individual crafted their own tools and methods to breathe life into creations inspired me to seek out my own unique approaches in my artistic practice. Moreover, these interactions sparked a deeper contemplation on the interconnectedness between art and sustainability. I was profoundly moved by the dedication of these artists to not only their craft but also to contributing positively to our planet. Their commitment to sustainable living resonated deeply with me, prompting introspection on how I, too, could leverage my art to foster a more environmentally conscious world. As I reflect on the insights gained during my residency, I am filled with a renewed sense of purpose and direction. Armed with newfound inspiration and a heightened awareness of the intersection between art and sustainability, I am eager to embark on my own journey of creative exploration and meaningful contribution to the world around me.&quot;''<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> small trailer of the zurich session:<br /> * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHhvpPR0JRQ&amp;ab_channel=Zentai%E9%87%87%E8%AE%BF%28ZentaiArtProject%29<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=240px heights=180px&gt;<br /> File:WhatsApp_Image_2023-12-04_at_16.42.53.jpeg<br /> File:WhatsApp Image 2023-12-04 at 16.42.40.jpeg<br /> File:WhatsApp Image 2023-12-04 at 16.42.16.jpeg<br /> File:Yuzuru interviewing Serge Bertschi.jpg<br /> File:Yuzuru and Oliver Jäggi.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Shih Wei-chieh (Taipei, Taiwan) - 11. September - 1. November 2023 ==<br /> [[File:abao_stupidPhoto.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Abao with amazing haircut]]<br /> '''What was the purpose of your residency in Zurich? What did you learn from it?'''<br /> <br /> ''“In addition to my pursuit of practical solar applications, my most successful DSSC prototype currently produces only around ~2.5 mA per square centimeter. The significance lies more in the opportunities to collaborate with scientists and engage in visits to the laboratory at ETH. This experience has served as valuable training for me, offering insights into how scientists work with nanomaterials. Understanding the conventional applications and purposes, as well as the established protocols for synthesizing nano materials, has been a rare and precious experience for artists. It raises pertinent questions about the relationship between art and science, and how these two domains can and should collaborate effectively.”''<br /> <br /> ''“Although it was a fantastic experience for artists to work with scientists with complete freedom and full access to knowledge, I wonder how we can repeat the model without any funding to support the free sofa accommodation and the efforts from volunteers. On the other hand, I believe this is a great model that differs from those residency organized by institutes and centers which always comes with political requirements and demands. The property of the community plays a big part too. During the residency I have met many community members in Bitwäscherei, the role of them are usually very mixed, like chemist with musician background or artist with scientific degree, or engineer with profound knowledge for history of analog computer, the people are a great library and the culture was naturally provided by the community. This dynamic is relatively rare in Taiwan, where career roles tend to be more singular, and scientists typically don’t serve other fields in the same integrated manner.”''<br /> <br /> Part 1/2: [https://www.makery.info/en/2023/12/20/english-from-e-textile-to-gratzel-cells-encounter-with-the-taiwanese-designer-shih-wei-chieh/ “From e-textile to Grätzel cells, encounter with the taiwanese designer Shih Wei Chieh“], Makery 2023<br /> <br /> Part 2/2: [https://www.makery.info/en/2023/12/21/une-residence-de-recherche-en-cellules-gratzel-a-hackteria-rencontre-avec-shih-wei-chieh-2-2/ “A residency to research Grätzel cells at Hackteria, encounter with Shih Wei Chieh“], Makery 2023<br /> <br /> '''施惟捷 Shih Wei Chieh''' works with wearable art, e-textile, and laser audiovisual. He is also a self-taught material science researcher. His &quot;Laser Dye Project&quot; innovates an optical textile printing method by programmable laser projector and New Cyanotype solution, which inspire him to explore the trans-disciplinary collaboration between new medias and traditional craft techniques. He’s the founder of “Tribe Against Machine”, a project exploring how culture preservation works with modern technologies. His current research develops a DIY dye sensitized solar glass made with natural dye in a large size format, which is used for both energy and as a smart interface for sonic art. <br /> <br /> * https://shihweichieh.com/<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/HLabX_Fellows#HLabX_Fellow_Shih_Wei_Chieh<br /> <br /> Application to NanoArts grant done / not received :-(: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Prep-NanoArts<br /> <br /> Now combined with Workshop at [https://www.weareaia.ch/energy-giveaway/ Energy Giveaway @ WEAREAIA], to be held on 22/23 September 2023.<br /> <br /> More info is documented on the hackteria wiki: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Abao_Residency<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Helmi Hardian (Surabaya, Indonesia) - Mid July - Mid August 2023 | [[BIR residensi]] ==<br /> [[File:Helim_Ugly.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Helmi in his full beauty]]<br /> <br /> '''Reflection / Testimonial'''<br /> <br /> ''Best residency ever!!'' - Helmi<br /> <br /> ''During my residency, I had the opportunity to collaborate on the project The [https://mechatronicart.ch/diy-microscope-workshop-low-energy-circuit-performances/ Loose Energy Curriculum for the exhibition at the Humus Punk Library] in Zurich. We created a low-voltage and high-energy visual performance, utilizing previously unknown equipment from the hackteria studio. The experience of playing together and improvising with the hacked equipment was incredibly rewarding. ''<br /> <br /> ''One of the highlights was simply attending a wide range of workshops at the [https://mechatronicart.ch/homemade-summercamp-2023-berghaus-girlen/ Homemade Summercamp] in Switzerland, which differs a lot from my usual practice usually being the host of workshops. This privilege of learning from others and expanding my knowledge in various media arts fields felt utterly precious. From building a music station where we learned to play drums, to skillbuilding on keyboard, DJ equipment, and more. The overall cultural exchange during cooking time allowed us to share and transform traditional recipes into vegan and vegetarian versions. And the plurality of trips and destination furthermore offered precious insights into local cultures. Stops included: [http://www.randelab.ch/ Randelab], [http://www.gaudi.ch/GaudiLabs/ GaudiLabs], collaborating with [https://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/hackteria-zet-open-science-lab-in-zurich/ Hackteria ZET in Zurich], attending [https://mechatronicart.ch/homemade-summercamp-2023-berghaus-girlen/ Homemade Summercamp], visiting the art and science residency at Max-Planck in Konstanz and organizing the program [https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/pasar-senggol/ &quot;Pasar Senggol&quot; at Chaos Communication Camp] outside of Berlin.''<br /> <br /> ''It was unexpected but exciting to explore personal studios for local artists, experiencing the different styles of how collective spaces can be implemented and getting to know the individual studio approach. The residency taught me valuable lessons in space management, as I observed how collectives like [https://bitwaescherei.ch/ Bitwäscherei] or [https://maisonshift.ch/ Fashion Revolution] collaborate with the municiapal government to establish independent spaces. Overall, this residency provided a rich and diverse learning experience.'' - Written by Francisca Tan during a discussion with Helmi in Chiang Mai<br /> <br /> '''Biography'''<br /> <br /> Helmi Hardian is a grassroots artist and ghetto scientist, with a specific interest in cooking and smoking at the same time. He lives in Surabaya, the city that is well known for its industry and technology, as well as being the center of electronic component trading (chiefly, Pasar Genteng). Hence, almost all of his works are closely related to science and technology as the medium of creativity. He is the co-founder of Waft Lab, a creative-based initiative that works at interdisciplinary practices. Currently, he focuses on tech development through DIY/DIWO culture and playing his role in researching, hacking, or deconstructing daily materials to provide some devices with new functional aspects, as well as developing workshop kits, lecturing contents, and presentation materials, which aim to learn, share, and exchange knowledge.<br /> <br /> * https://waft-lab.com/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/helmihardian/<br /> * [[:File:Helmi Hardian - Artwork and Workshop 2022.pdf]]<br /> * Recent TUAK residensi in Tuban: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/TUAK<br /> * Application submitted: https://www.suedkulturfonds.ch/<br /> * Download application here: [[:File:Dossier-iiw0pYiT.pdf]]<br /> * Full project outline here: [[:File:2023_ProjectOutline_Helmi-Residensi.pdf]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:helmi_collage.jpg<br /> File:helmi_collage_02.jpg<br /> File:helmi_collage_03.jpg<br /> File:wafltlab_blue.jpg<br /> File:helmi_collage_01.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> == Arnont Nongyao - Thailand | early May 2023 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Arnont Nongyao portrait.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Arnont Nongyao]]<br /> <br /> '''Biography''' <br /> <br /> Arnont Nongyao lives in Chiangmai (TH) - Ho Chi Minh city (VN) and He is an artist interested and fell in love with the vibration of things. He likes listening to everything that inspires him to do experimental sound art. The most important teacher “the master Khvay Loeung &quot;inspired him to listen and “destroy yourself from being yourself” .-.. .. ... - . -. -.-- --- ..- .-. ... . .-.. ..-.<br /> <br /> Born in Bangkok, works and lives in Chiangmai (TH) - Ho Chi Minh city (VN). Arnont is working with various and different media includes sound, video, installation, site specific, public art etc. Arnont’s work is engage with his interest in vibration; he works on diverse art experimental projects, vibration-related.<br /> <br /> Arnont has been interested and research into sound with concentration on vibration, so most of his works are differently experimental and relative to vibration in order to search for the value of vibration derived from connected things, such as human beings, objects and society. His works are involved in a specific space and audience’s participation. They are also connected with the mode of listening/hearing in a social situation, and with how people interact with and participate in sound. Moreover, also he is Co-Director of Aesthetics of Error ( Chiang Mai Collective) with Thatchatham Silsupan and Pathompong Manakitsomboon that is a group of sound artists &amp; musician working on sound art &amp; experimental music in Chiangmai.<br /> <br /> Some of his selected exhibitions include solo exhibition “Sphere”, SAC Art lap, Chiang Mai, Thailand(2018).“Another Sound” co-work with Khvay Loeung, Sa Sa Art projects, Phnom Penh and Chiang Mai, Cambodia - Thailand (2018). and group exhibitions “Opera of Kard”, Singapore Biennale 2019, Singapore. “Currents 2019”, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. “A Visiblelity Matrix”, The Secession 2019, Vienna, Austria. Bangkok Art Biennale 2018, Bangkok, Thailand. “Postcripts” Bangkok Biennale, Bangkok, Thailand (2018).“Unstable(ry) Life”, 2016, Manif d’art, Quebec, Canada. 16th Media Art Biennale WRO 2015: Test Exposure, Wroclaw, Poland, TRANCE at Gallery VER, Bangkok, Thailand (2014). PROXIMITY, part of inSPIRACJE International at 13 MUZ, Szczecin, Poland (2014).<br /> <br /> '''External Links'''<br /> <br /> * [http://www.arnontnongyao.com Arnont Nongnyao's personal website]<br /> * [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/GBMN WORKSHOP: Gentle but make noise]<br /> <br /> [[File:Arnont_mixerli.jpg|thumb|left|400px|Arnont lötet das Mixerli!!]]<br /> <br /> [[Category: Biography]]<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Bostjan Čadež (Ljubljana, Slovenia - April 2023 ==<br /> [[File:Bos_Robot.jpg|thumb|right]]<br /> Bostjan Čadež (b. 1979, Ljubljana) is a new media artist whose interdisciplinary practice explores the intersections of art, technology, and human experience. His innovative installations and performances often challenge the boundaries between the digital and physical world, incorporating elements such as artificial intelligence, virtual reality, robotics, and real-time data processing. Čadež’s art is characterized by a dynamism and unique life that stems from the algorithms and guidelines he uses to shape his works. His interest in simple guidelines from which an infinite number of images or situations arise, which are never the same as before, is one of the key aspects of his creations. His works often include interaction with viewers, who with their involvement become part of the artistic experience and at the same time co-create the work they observe.<br /> <br /> * https://www.bostjancadez.art/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Dann Disciglio (Chicago, USA) &amp; Angelina Almukhametova (Chicago, USA) - March 2022 ==<br /> <br /> ''“I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to have participated in the Hacker-in-Residence program at the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society. The atmosphere of curiosity and artistic research was both inspiring and endlessly encouraging. During my residency, I led a workshop called, “Biodegradable Sound: Gelatin Records.” This hands-on workshop aimed to explore the intersection of recorded sound and biodegradability by introducing a method for creating functional and fully biodegradable phonograph records made from gelatin. The Swiss Mechatronic Art Society and its diverse group of members not only helped facilitate this workshop, they supported me by offering the resources and technical support needed to realize the event. My residency also produced various connections with other artists, musicians, and hackers which I continue to maintain to this day. I cannot wait to return to SGMK to continue to explore new topics of research, and continue picking the brains of the incredible community who stands behind this space”''<br /> <br /> During their short residency they will work on their research with parametric speakers, host a workhop on [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/BiodegradableSound &quot;Biodegradable Sounds&quot;] and do a performance with artist-made video transmitters, and retro tech!<br /> <br /> See this little add by the Hive people, where in the end they show the workshop and performance: https://peakd.com/hive-127039/@mind.force/ladjdnnz<br /> <br /> '''Angelina Almukhametova'''<br /> <br /> An G is a Chicago based neon artist who creates digital &amp; physical works in pursuit of happiness.<br /> <br /> Angelina Almukhametova’s work interfaces digital and analog technologies with custom built software and handmade electronics to create responsive audiovisual installations and performances. She holds a BFA in Art and Technology from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2020) and has exhibited work and performed in New York City, Chicago, Houston, and Iceland. She has led workshops at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Experimental Sound Studio in Chicago.<br /> <br /> https://aan-g.com/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Dann Disciglio'''<br /> [[File:Headshot _Disciglio.jpg|thumb|400px|right]]<br /> Dann Disciglio (b.1993) is a US-based intermedia artist whose practice investigates contemporary ecologies through both analog and digital technologies. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Hampshire College (2015) in art and media theory and a Master of Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago's Sound Department (2019). Disciglio has shown work and performed in New York City, Chicago, Boston, Zürich, Leipzig, Iceland, and Panama City and has published texts in the Journal of Visual Culture (SAGE) and the Minding Nature journal. In 2022, he was selected to be an Emerging Artist Resident at Franconia Sculpture Park (Shafer, MN), Hacker-in-Residence at the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society (ZRH), and as a Creative Resident at the Bloedel Reserve (WA).<br /> <br /> https://danndisciglio.com/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Miranda Moss (Cape Town, South Africa | wuwäähä, Sweden) ==<br /> <br /> Artist / designer Miranda has been popping into SGMK events since 2017. In the period 2020-21 she has been conducting chicken/robot research at Bitwäscherei and Randelab as part of the &quot;Chicken-in-Residence Program&quot;, along with Daniel Brownell, co-ran a solar water bot workshop with Dj Livia, joined the Homemade summercamp for the first time where she turned everyone's pee into electricity, continues to collaborate on sound and water geeking with Oli Jäggi, and regularly comes to the 2D OpenLab. She has also become the in-house graphic designer for events, always makes sure everyone has enough beer to drink, and is also the resident anticolonial feminist killjoy. <br /> <br /> She says: <br /> <br /> ''&quot;I'm super grateful to have had all the time as a hacker in residence at the Bitwäscherei. I am always meeting new amazing and inspiring people, am constantly learning cool things, and new projects and collaborations seem to blossom exponentially. I try to take the spirit of the lab with me on all my travels and to the other global communities I am involved in. Can't wait to return!&quot;'' <br /> <br /> * https://mirandamoss.com/<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:Miranda_geeking.png<br /> File:miranda_chicken_headhshot.jpg<br /> File:Miranda_Homemade.jpeg<br /> File:Dinner_in_werkstatt.jpeg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> Miranda's recent residency was supported partially through her artistic research project &quot;Gallus Gallus Roboticus&quot; within the konS paltfrom, funded by European Union and Cultural Ministry of Slovenia. Other visits privately and partially through Pro Helvetia.<br /> <br /> == Scott Beibin (Philadelphia, USA) ==<br /> <br /> Scott Beibin, aka [https://www.instagram.com/grouchofractal/ Groucho Fractal] has been a regular visitor to the MechArtLab over the last couple of years.<br /> <br /> &lt;youtube width=&quot;480&quot; height=&quot;360&quot;&gt;BLsgLAaJ5cs&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> * https://www.mandelbot.io/<br /> <br /> == Liz Cole - Evil Twin Booking Agency (Philadelphia, USA) ==<br /> <br /> Elizabeth Jane Cole is co founder of Evil Twin Booking Agency (eviltwinbooking.org), a podcast producer, writer, and DIY biology and open source hardware enthusiast. She participated in the Wild Open PCR Project @ Hacketeria (mentored by Urs Gaudenz of GaudiLabs and Marc Dusseiller).<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I’m very grateful for the time I spent at Bitwäscherei! The passion for collaboration and understanding how things work embodied in the culture of the space is so inspiring. Bitwäscherei empowers people to explore their environments through building open source tools and technology, and it opened up a new world of creativity for me.&quot;'' <br /> <br /> [[File:liz_hacking.jpeg|400px]][[File:liz_portrait.jpeg|400px]]<br /> <br /> * https://eviltwinbooking.org/about/<br /> <br /> == Adam Zaretsky (Woodstock, USA | somewhere in Greece) ==<br /> <br /> ''First I am thankful to Hackteria – Zentrum für Experimentelle Transdisziplinarität (Center for Experimental Transdisciplinariy), Research Node: ReproTech &amp; Art / Germline Hacks and Designer Babies''<br /> <br /> ''Including time spent well in the Swiss Embassy of San Francisco and Garage MCA in Moscow working on Methods of Transgenesis and GMO DIY Crispr Baby workshopoligies.''<br /> <br /> ''I also do want to than the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society for the time in residence plotting and making a crying machine and exploding miso neck living gooper gore bioart special effects performance.''<br /> <br /> ''We got into the wetness of reproductive technology, open source science, and the text to flesh interface of human germline genome editing. We learned how to read GENbank, FASTA, PubMed and SciHub pubs creatively. We got beyond the intimidating complexity by uploading equally as complex analogical and qualitative artistic data including: accordion music, drawings, collages, poetry and experimental video and more.''<br /> <br /> ''We involved people from wildly diverse backgrounds and international origins as is normal for Hackteria a global open house for odd, queer and oblique DIYbioart Hacker tweek and freekerz. We also group-geeked hard and stayed ridiculous about reporter genes, safe harbors, inducible promoters, off target mutations and IVF microinjection.''<br /> <br /> ''What we did was amazing. Like truly groundbreaking, wildly silly and depth informative. Beyond the call of duty living on the fumes of Marc's covid pay and minky little eth donations... We taught hybrid simultaneous in-person and online/off--ground... which is a form of super depleting heroism. I think it was super inspiring for those involved and has yet to mature but will make a great database if it continues.''<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:GOSPHA-whatdidshedo-web.jpg<br /> File:thGAP_flyer_web.jpg|400px<br /> File:CGCB_flyer_web.jpg|400px<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Mind thGAP'''<br /> <br /> We made three super relaxed bioinformatics primer labs for public understanding of databases of hereditary data (gene scans and gene scrolls) but also an understanding of the social implication of issues of gene piracy, genetic privacy.<br /> <br /> * Lab 1 - Transgenic Human Genome Alternatives Project (thGAP)<br /> * Lab 2 - Generic Open-Source Plasmid for Human Arts (GOSPHA)<br /> * Lab 3 - Creative Germline Constructs Bank (CGCB)<br /> <br /> Future Plans: We are going to be making an Open ArtSci Call for Creative Science Fiction Writers, Citizen Bioethicists and Untrained Art Critics to critically review the 5 entries we have compiled online on the CGDB. After that we might put some of the results up on GitHub and then make an NFT of them. Then we will call the World Congress on New Reproductive Technology Arts, for a GLOBAL AESTHETIC RESPONSE TO TRANSGENIC HUMANS AS BIOART and work on updating to a ‘real’ database. Oh yeah, and we did come up with a list of fifteen next steps, all of which are near impossible legally and technically so we should. Finally, we wrote a letter to the WHO Expert Advisory Committee on Developing Global Standards for Governance and Oversight of Human Genome Editing. No word back from them but I am sure they got the message. We might need to get their attention.<br /> <br /> https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/thgap/<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:adam_dusjagr_misoanal.JPG<br /> File:Lab3_CGCB_screenshot_single.png<br /> File:Adam_blue_bitw_smokers.jpg<br /> File:MISO_anus.jpg<br /> File:AZ_rc3_virtual.jpeg<br /> File:pin_adam.jpeg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> Adam's residency was supported privately by Marc Dusseiller and partially with some of the profits of the Hackteria Crypto Food Fund (HCFF).<br /> <br /> == Dominik Mahnič (Ljubljana, Slovnenia) ==<br /> <br /> ''Residency gives me rare opportunity to present, discuss and make different new works influenced by people, the enviroment of Bitwesherai and the city of Zurich. It was an intense experience in a place that offers great working conditions, deep reflections, and a friendly atmosphere.''<br /> <br /> * https://app.assembla.com/spaces/dominik-mahnic/<br /> <br /> [[File:Mahnic_klobukom.jpg|400px]][[File:zoom_2020_by_doms.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> Dom's residency was supported privately by the Center for Alternative Coconut Research.<br /> <br /> == Zohar Messeca - Fara AKA the idiot | [http://idiot.io/ idiot.io] (karkun, Israel) ==<br /> <br /> ''I have been very lucky to escape the israeli wilderness between Covid lockdowns to spend long month’s geeking like an idiot at the Bitwäscherei hackerspace and SGMK activities of the past year. Had great time sharing my DIY approach and attitude with my latest flexible circuits methods and techniques while spreading [http://idiot.io/ idiot.io] latest kits and propaganda at multiple workshops. Met plenty of talented local and international freaks/artists with mutual interests and curiosities. Also collaborated on several projects with the locals and made plenty of new friends!!''<br /> <br /> ''SGMK network is fantastisch!!! See you soooon!!''<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:idiot_covidCenter.jpg<br /> File:idioten.jpg<br /> File:idiot_residency.jpg<br /> File:rC3.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> * http://idiot.io/ idiot.io<br /> <br /> Zohar's residencies were supported by himself. Accommodation was shared with dusjagr and Veli.<br /> <br /> = Short term visitors =<br /> <br /> == Fransisca Tan ==<br /> [[File:Foodhacking Fransisca.jpg|thumb]]<br /> <br /> Fransisca Tan / artist statement<br /> <br /> ''“I first visited the Bitwäscherei in August 2022, coinciding with the open lab day. I was immediately smitten with the creative chaos, diversity and infrastructure of this hacker space. Chatting with some local and other visiting international artists I got to exchange on projects and find inspiration while food hacking throughout a lively evening.'' <br /> <br /> ''This community exchange set the first seeds for future opportunities to collaborate, such as for the performance “Future Food” at Kunsthaus Zürich (Oct 2023, CH), the LLL CoLaboratory in Chang Mai (Jan 2024, TH) and Amazonies Spatiales (Apr 2024, FR).''<br /> <br /> ''My experience at this Hackerspace underlines the core of what these community spaces ought to achieve: bring likeminded people together, have late night conversations about random stuff over a club mate and see if inspiration flows to join for a collaboration.”''<br /> <br /> Ressources &amp; Links<br /> * https://www.hinto.net/de/events/future-food-kunsthaus-zuerich-zuerich-e420326-20.html<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/hackterialab/cnx-openlab/<br /> * https://amazonies-spatiales.fr/ <br /> <br /> Biography<br /> Fransisca Tan is a creative producer and food experience designer with a background in internet &amp; media, communications and cognitive sciences<br /> <br /> Her diverse spectrum of engagement ranges from hosting workshops as science communicator, consulting artists and creatives on project management, to producing events such as festivals, art performances and hybrid residencies. All these root in her second nature as facilitator with a firm belief in a community arts approach.<br /> <br /> In her work and art she aspires towards bringing together people from all strides of life and revealing the value of community and collaboration.<br /> <br /> Find more on her portfolio on * https://www.fransiscatan.com/<br /> <br /> == Fran Quero, et al ==<br /> <br /> [[File:franGeng.jpg|400px|none]]<br /> <br /> The visit was part of their µ-residency at GaudiLabs in Luzern, where they shared newest experiments with qLAMP, openDROPs and electro-active bacteria.<br /> <br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Fran%20+%20Felipe%20nanoresidency%20GaudiLabs<br /> <br /> == Juan Duarte (Berlin / CDMX, Mexico) ==<br /> <br /> '''Sound spatialisation multichannel instrument'''<br /> <br /> During our short stay I could develop further a new iteration of this sound spatialisation instrument:<br /> * https://juanduarteregino.com/I<br /> <br /> This also was thrilling to connect with some members of the community in the lab, specially those who are also making with synthesisers and other sound gadgetry. Although the time to put together the instrument was quite intensive and busy, it was also good to discuss with other colleagues about the instrument’s potential in future. altogether, it was a very productive and fun experience to be here.<br /> <br /> [[File:Juan_II.JPG|400px]][[File:Juan_I.JPG|400px]]<br /> <br /> == Mary Maggic (Vienna / Los Angeles, USA) ==<br /> <br /> Mary Maggic comes to hang out and prototype various art projects and interventions, and geek out in nature!<br /> <br /> Some examples of projects: <br /> * Molecular Queering Agency - an experimental performance with a heavy metal hardware fountain for corona safe urine worshipping. <br /> * Lap Dance - motorized panorama camera for collective disobedience on a pink gynecology chair. <br /> * SCOBY Spin Cycle - rotating disc bioreactor for industrialized production of kombucha scoby. <br /> * Genital Panic - 3D printing genitals. <br /> * Weed Brownies (hide them from the kids). <br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=360px&gt;<br /> File:Marry_Costume.png<br /> File:Marry_genitalPanic.png<br /> File:Marry_Weidling.JPG<br /> File:Marry_Urinal.jpg<br /> File:Marry_peeParty.png<br /> <br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> * https://maggic.ooo/<br /> <br /> == Ewen Chardronnet (Paris, France) ==<br /> <br /> <br /> == Paula Pin (Lugo, Spain) ==<br /> <br /> coming soon...<br /> <br /> == František Apfelbeck (Czech Republic / Vale de Saire, France) ==<br /> <br /> When in Zürich I've had the opportunity to organize Cider Tasting at MechArtLab, which for me, is an interesting cross between hackerspace and bio hacking spot with quite a strong artistic approach. For me of course I liked a lot that they do lots of bio stuff, from kombucha artificial skin production, mushroom growing and many others to fermentation so when I've a chance I would like to visit again. Also I've found the building, which is a formal hospital laundry facility very interesting. I would say there are well over ten different projects of the alternative scene which makes a decent foundation for exchange and functioning as kind of independent entity. At the end we have set up outside just by the entrance of the building and were &quot;fishing&quot; for some people to join the core group for our noble activity spending a really nice evening together with open minded people. Next day I've actually joined the MechArtLab group on their trip to Saint Gallen were we have done another tasting event as part of the open doors of Ruum 42 hackerspace and theirs SGMK On-Tour: Chill &amp; Taste happening, fallowed later on by tasting of distillates made by local producer, barbecuing experimental locally made sausages by their creators and so on. It was a really nice finishing of the Switzerland part of my tour and I hope I can pop in again.<br /> <br /> <br /> * https://foodhackingbase.org/wiki/2021_cider_tour</div>

Dusjagr https://wiki.sgmk-ssam.ch/index.php?title=Hacker-in-Residence_Programme&diff=14125 2026-07-19T13:39:38Z

<p>Dusjagr: /* Faried Noor &quot;Askal&quot; Siregar, 19. Sep - xxx 2026 */</p> <hr /> <div>&lt;div style=&quot;right&quot; class=&quot;toclimit-2&quot;&gt;__TOC__&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> The Hacker-in-Residence Programme is jointly organized by various people from the environment of [https://bitwaescherei.ch/ Bitwäscherei], and directed primarily by [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Dusjagr Marc Dusseiller aka dusjagr], Center for Alternative Coconut Research, in his role as as co-founder and board member of both the [https://mechatronicart.ch/about/ Swiss Mechatronic Art Society] and Global Ambassador of the [https://www.hackteria.org/ Hackteria Network].<br /> <br /> = Ongoing =<br /> <br /> <br /> = In preperation =<br /> <br /> == Faried Noor &quot;Askal&quot; Siregar, 19. Sep - 11. Oct 2026 ==<br /> [[File:Askal_synthplaying2.jpg|250px|thumb|right|playing the [https://www.instagram.com/p/DWC5WO1k-An &quot;sistem modular terpadu&quot;]]]<br /> Faried Noor Siregar is an interdisciplinary artist, theater practitioner, and Batak manuscript (Pustaha) enthusiast based in Yogyakarta, graduated from the Theater Department at ISI Yogyakarta.<br /> <br /> As an artist, he is deeply interested in topics such as cultural preservation, social issues, and the environment, which he expresses and develops through interdisciplinary art, including theater and other visual arts. He also works across disciplines in DIY instrument engineering, exploring the intersection of craftsmanship, sound, and technology.<br /> <br /> He is an active member of Kawan Pustaha, Bauhouse Consorxium, and Lifepatch.<br /> <br /> * https://askal.id/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/asucalypto/<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> = Others =<br /> <br /> = Testimonials of our Residents of the past=<br /> <br /> == Maria Jose Besoain - LABVA (Valdivia, Chile) - 20. Nov - 4. Dec 2025 ==<br /> [[File:GaudiResidensi_Jose.png|250px|thumb|right|Micro-residency in GaudiLabs]]<br /> Situated Ecologies and Material Practice from South America (An Encounter with LABVA)&lt;br&gt;<br /> In a time marked by ecological crisis it becomes necessary to establish a critical perspective on the dominant industrial model of material trade and propose alternatives to how we relate to materiality. Rather than simply replacing one set of materials with another, the challenge lies in engendering a processual rethinking of the techniques, values, and epistemologies that underpin material practices. This open dialogue invites us to ask: how can we imagine alternatives to our pervasive dependency on petrochemical-based substances within an ecosystem shaped by extractive economies and technological determinism?&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> https://mustekala.info/beyond-substitution-situated-ecologies-and-material-practice-from-south-america-an-encounter-with-labva/&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == The Solar Mini Disc Walkmen mini residency of Shih Wei-chieh (Taipei, Taiwan) - 1. August - 5. September 2025 ==<br /> [[File:abao_stupidPhoto2.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Abao with amazing haircut. Stylist: Veli Silver.]]<br /> During a three-week micro-residency, I prototyped a “solar mini-disc walkman” that turns a handmade dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) into music. Building on my earlier portable, solar-powered starvation synth, I explore the “fingerprint” of a solar cell: using the I–V curve of each handmade DSSC as a musical score so its photovoltaic character becomes reproducible, generative sound. The instrument is self-powered: a 6×6 cm “solar mini disc” can be inserted and rendered to audio in real time. Beyond sculptural design, the device encourages open collection of natural-dye data and serves as a minimal-viable prototype for asking whether photovoltaic energy could—or should—be traceable. At present, the sound engine is implemented in Max/MSP with RAVE, where a 7-dimensional I–V “fingerprint” is directly connected to the decoder’s latent inlets. This pragmatic choice exploits RAVE’s real-time, high-fidelity synthesis, but the mapping remains largely hand-crafted. Framing the process more generally, the mapping can be understood as a vec2vec-style cross-modal alignment: a bridge function projects photovoltaic features into the latent space of a neural audio synthesizer. Unlike the recent vec2vec work in natural language processing—which aligns embeddings within the same modality and assumes comparable semantic geometry across models—our case is cross-modal (physics → sound) and uses a generative decoder as its target space. This difference requires stronger priors, such as monotonicity (e.g. larger photocurrents should not map to quieter or “darker” sounds) and local smoothness (similar I–V curves should yield nearby latents). In the vec2vec framework, semantic stability is maintained through three key constraints: reconstruction (the translated representation can be mapped back to the source), cycle-consistency (round-trips preserve meaning), and vector space preservation (VSP), which ensures that pairwise distances among embeddings remain intact across the mapping. While these methods were originally developed for aligning text embeddings, they provide a valuable reference for future work: similar constraints could regulate how photovoltaic features enter the RAVE latent space, ensuring that sonic identities preserve the geometric relationships of their underlying energy curves. In that sense, the Solar Mini-Disc Walkman not only produces reproducible sonic identities for each handmade cell, but also gestures toward a broader research question: how cross-system “languages” of energy and sound might be aligned in a universal latent space.<br /> &lt;gallery widths=&quot;220px&quot; heights=&quot;400px&quot;&gt;<br /> File:I-V tester made by Marc Dusseiller.jpg|The DIY I-V tester made by Marc Dusseiller. <br /> File:I-V tester made by Marc Dusseiller_2.jpg|The measurement of the I-V curve tester is uploaded to Thingspeak and a local server, and can be fetched in Max/MSP.<br /> File:DIY DSSC with screen printed pattern.jpg|DIY DSSC with screen printed pattern and hollyhock dye made by Shih Wei Chieh.<br /> File:DIY DSSC with cyanotype pattern.jpg|DIY DSSC with cyanotype pattern made by Shih Wei Chieh.<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> [[The Solar Mini-Disc Walkman: Cross-Modal Alignment of DSSC Fingerprints and Audio Latent Space|residency documentation]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Yair Reshef (Tel Aviv) - 23 - 31. July 2025 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Yair hardbrucke.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Yair arrives in Hardbrücke]]<br /> bureaucrat at [https://wiki.telavivmakers.org/ T.A.M.I], recovering [https://wiki.idiot.io idiot.io]<br /> <br /> * https://wiki.telavivmakers.org/<br /> * https://github.com/5shekel/<br /> * [[PASAR SENGGOL]]<br /> * https://stikka.zrok.yair.cc/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Will Robertson (various trees and forests, Scotland and Switzerland) - 1. May - 31. July 2025 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Will-Robertson-Looking-to-the-Future-DJI_0490-2048x1536-cropped-90.jpeg|250px|thumb|right|Will on a tree]]<br /> <br /> Sprache: Schweizerdeutsch, English, Französisch, Norwegisch<br /> <br /> ''' Research '''<br /> <br /> Will's research focuses on the interaction between trees and endangered tree dwelling dormouse (family ''Gliridae''), bat (family ''Vespertilionidae'') and squirrel (family ''Sciurus'') species. By making use of advances in our understanding of endangered ''Eliomys quercinus'' and ''Myomimus roachi'' and moving forward the boundaries of what's athletically and technically possible in aerial arboriculture, Will has developed new chainsaw carving and rotary boring techniques to precisely carve nest holes for Europe's most endangered mammals and reverse habitat destruction. Collaborations with Susan Kerwin, Goedele Verbeylen, Stiftung Wildstation Landshuit, Nedko Nedyalkov, Ralf Wistbacka and Thomas Briner have brought groundbreaking results in conservation of the Garden Dormouse (''Eliomys quercinus'') - a high conservation priority in Switzerland and Europe. Field studies with ''Myomimus roachi'' (Bulgaria) and ''Pteromys volans'' (Finland) are currently being planned.<br /> <br /> Will leads an international consortium of leading semiconductor manufacturers, software experts, hardware manufacturers and ecologists developing a new, completely open source wildlife camera and field ecology system with integrated NPU (Neural Processing Unit) for neutral network inference and Edge AI which offers unparalleled capabilities, reliability and independence in the field. Other research includes lexicography and use of neural networks in phonology and lexicography.<br /> <br /> Where wildlife cameras are unsuitable, eDNA (Environmental DNA) PCR/NAAT (Polymerase Chain Reaction / Nucleic Acid Amplification Technique) techniques are used.<br /> <br /> He served both in armed forces in the UK and in the Swiss fire service in Atemschutz at Stützpunkt Feuerwehr Küssnacht am Rigi where he handled some of Switzerlands's worst industrial and chemical fires of recent tdecades.<br /> <br /> Born in Scotland, Will became the first person in history to be honored by Parliamentary motions in both the Edinburgh and London parliaments.<br /> <br /> ''' The Art of the Climbing Arborist '''<br /> <br /> Will's artistic work focuses on natural forms in tree care and bringing the peace and beauty of the forest to gardens. His distinctive artistic style, implemented in a profession with the highest death rate in Europe, is athletically and technically extremely demanding and was influenced by de Breanski and Dutton then by contemporary Swiss gardeners and artists including Frei and Jope.<br /> <br /> '''Glass Art '''<br /> <br /> His other artistic medium is molten glass, working with glass chemistry of crystal and borosilicate glasses and the ligand field quantum chemistry of Neodymium, Erbium, Praseodymium, Cobalt, Copper and Iron and nanoparticleq chemistry and nonlinear optics of Copper, Silver and Gold to create color within clear glass. Molten glass is a uniquely difficult artistic medium but it is the only medium that allows color to exist independent of surface and allows the user to directly experience the quantum mechanical worlds of ligand field theory and nanoparticle nonlinear optics.<br /> <br /> To obtain the high temperatures and homogeneous furnace conditions needed to make colored glass, Will designs furnaces heated with FeCrAl, SiC Microwave susceptor and SiC electrical technologies controlled via PID computer control and insulated with high purity alumina refractories.<br /> <br /> Collaborations with professional glass artists develop and document the science of colored glass.<br /> <br /> ''' Here to Help'''<br /> <br /> Will is grateful to get a break from his current battles to learn kernel space software engineering and image sensor integration and is available to assist with microelectronics, power electronics, unpasteurized cheese making, wine making, pizza making, aerial arboriculture and user space and database software engineering.<br /> <br /> '''Wine, Cheese, Sauerkraut'''<br /> <br /> High quality unpasteurized cheeses from both home-grown and commercial lactic acid bacteria cultures come to life and high quality wine is made via the ''Méthode traditionnelle'''. Outside the precise order of the cleanroom, Sauerkraut, Kombucha, wine and cheese making cultures also find their way into bread and fruit juice.<br /> <br /> '''Research in English:'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/quick-summary-new-homes-for-old-friends-switzerland/<br /> '''Forschung in Deutsch'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/de/zusammenfassung-neue-heimat-fur-alte-freunde-schweiz/<br /> '''Recherche en Français'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/fr/resume-rapide-de-nouvelles-maisons-pour-de-vieux-amis-en-suisse/<br /> <br /> '''faclair.com:'''<br /> * https://www.faclair.com/<br /> * https://focloir.info/<br /> <br /> '''GIT Repositories:'''<br /> * https://github.com/William-Robert-Robertson/WildCamera<br /> * https://prototypefund.opendata.ch/project/wildcamera/<br /> <br /> '''Recent Publications:'''<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ARBMagazine208-P72-Spring2025-New-Homes-For-Old-Friends-An-Update.pdf<br /> * https://new-homes-for-old-friends.cairnwater.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ARBMagazine-New-Homes-for-Old-Friends-206-pp60-66.pdf<br /> <br /> '''Social media:'''<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/william_robert_robertson/<br /> * https://www.facebook.com/will.robertson.58555<br /> <br /> '''Folk often ask about.. Soldering'''<br /> <br /> Folk often ask me about soldering - here are some ideas that help:<br /> <br /> https://github.com/William-Robert-Robertson/WildCamera/blob/main/Development_Environment/Practical_Electronics/Soldering.md<br /> <br /> ==Maximiliano Laina (filmaker) and Olivia Laina (youth-activistin)== <br /> <br /> As a family short time residency they are visiting Zurich on the weekend of 11.-14th April, as part of the More-Than-Planet exhibition curated by Ewen Chardronnet and Martina Huber at Löwenbräu Zürich, We are AIA | Awareness in Art. <br /> <br /> 11.04.24, 6 - 9pm<br /> &quot;Flying with Patcha - Into the Aerocene&quot; Films creening at Luma Schwarzcafé <br /> <br /> 14.04.24, 9 - 12 am<br /> political Manifestation &quot;Earthrise&quot; flying the solar ballon at &quot;Alte Kaserene&quot; <br /> [[File:WhatsApp Image 2024-04-11 at 12.43.44.jpg|250px|thumb|Aerocene.org]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Toru (Ryu) Oyama (Okinawa City / Gifu, Japan) - 15 - 31. July 2025 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Toru.jpg|thumb]]<br /> <br /> Toru (Ryu) Oyama is born in Japan, after graduating in pharmaceutical chemistry and fine art in japan, he studied and worked in a field of contemporary art in germany. moved to okinawa in 2017, he has been developing unique art projects in taiwan, south Korea, finland, indonesia and other parts of the world, based on the knowledge cultivated in science. his research and artistic practice explore topics such as food, land, human-nature relations, archaeology, and anthropology, through the site specific fieldwork. he has participated in various cross-disciplinary art-and-science projects worldwide,including projects and collaborates with artists and researchers.<br /> <br /> * https://www.ryuoyama.com/<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Andrey Chugonow (Yekaterinburg, Russia / Glasgow, UK) - 1. Oct - 30. November 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Square facebook 7sec.gif|250px|thumb|right|Glitching Andrey]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;During my stay in Switzerland, I plan to start developing a project that takes my autoimmune disease, multiple sclerosis, beyond my body into the realm of peer interaction. I plan to create a performative situation within which we will begin to interact with this autoimmune agent, forming several feedback loops in an attempt to find the equilibrium of the event.&quot;''<br /> <br /> Andrey Chugunov is a conceptual artist working at the intersection of digital and analogue media. He combines sound art, light installation, generative graphics, technological sculpture, media performances and readymade in his practice. He researches topics of mortality, temporality, autonomy, and memory decay in his artworks from the perspective of meditative media.<br /> <br /> He got a master's degree in Digital art at the Far Eastern Federal University in Vladivostok, Russia in 2018-2020. He participated in the &quot;Laboratory of a young artist&quot; at the Ural branch of the State Center for Contemporary Art in Yekaterinburg, Russia in 2018. He received an engineering degree in the field of alternative and renewable energy sources at the Ural Federal University in Yekaterinburg, Russia in 2008-2013.<br /> <br /> Andrey was born in Sverdlovsk, USSR in 1991.<br /> <br /> Now he resides in East Kilbride, Scotland, United Kingdom.<br /> <br /> * https://andreychugunov.com/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Giulia Tomasello / ALMA Futura (Rome, Italy) - 5. - 24. October 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Giulia screenshot.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Giulia preparing &quot;Future Flora&quot;]]<br /> <br /> Interaction designer and educator committed to female’s healthcare and its innovation, combining biotechnology and interactive wearables. Founder of ALMA Futura.<br /> <br /> Giulia will visit Switzerland and collaborate with [http://GaudiLabshttps://www.gaudi.ch/GaudiLabs/?page_id=2 GaudiLabs] in Luzern (5-10. Oct) and at the [http://Hackteria%20ZET%20-%20Open%20Science%20Labhttps://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/hackteria-zet-open-science-lab-in-zurich/ Hackteria ZET - Open Science Lab] (15-24. Oct) on participatory community research and hacking around the theme of reproductive justice and DIY pregnancy tests.<br /> <br /> ''&quot;Xenopia is a research, art and design project aimed at prototyping a domestic hormones Beta Hcg test as a tool to address reproductive justice and the right to access abortion. We will investigate the historical scientific practices around living interfaces as controlling technologies (i.e. the living pregnancy test Xenopus Leavis frog, mice, seeds). The right to access abortion is under attack and Beta Hcg testing is a mandatory test to access safe abortion but is poorly available for people living in rural areas and in marginalised conditions. Weeks of pregnancy are the playing field on which the war against access to abortion is waged, so we see in this prototype the possibility of facilitating the path autonomously by giving people back control. Collectives defending reproductive rights in countries where abortion is illegal or restricted (as Italy) and safely providing support, do not have access to this kind of easing. With an inter-species perspective, we would therefore develop this prototype and participatory workshops as political act of empowerment and concrete response to reproductive justice.&quot;''<br /> <br /> here wiki content to visit here:<br /> https://hackteria.org/wiki/Xenopia<br /> <br /> <br /> * https://gitomasello.com/<br /> * https://almafutura.org/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/gitomasello/<br /> <br /> Read Giulia's full Report on the Project here on the hackteria Wiki, use spread, duplicate!<br /> *https://hackteria.org/wiki/Xenopia<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Dominik Mahnič (Ljubljana, Slovnenia) - 25. Okt - 10. Nov 2024==<br /> <br /> [[File:Mahnic_klobukom.jpg||250px|thumb|right|Is it Jesus?]]<br /> <br /> We are planning to host our regular Hacker-in-Residence Dominik Mahnič aka Doms again to continue our long-term collaborations and work / reflect with Sofie on various robotic painting machines and it's philosophical implications.<br /> <br /> During the [https://mechatronicart.ch/brushology-ways-of-painting-with-a-mechatronic-brush/ &quot;Brushology&quot; Session] the shared their recent insigts of the collaboration.<br /> <br /> * https://app.assembla.com/spaces/dominik-mahnic/<br /> <br /> [[File:DomsAlone.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Sofie Mart (Zürich) - 20. Juli - 9. August 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Sofie.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Sofie Mart]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I was lucky to meet Marc and Maya in summer 2024 when I was looking for a workshop space to bring to life a custom-built robotic drawing machine. Bitwäscherei is a great space and a playground for DIY robotics projects. I got a lot of help and inspiration from the other artists- and hackers-in-residence. Thank you Bitwäscherei and SGMK for hosting me!&quot;''<br /> <br /> [[File:Bitwascherai.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> Sofie Mart a Swiss-based creative technologist passionate about contextualizing complexity through visual media. In the past few years, Sofie has been venturing projects on the intersection of arts, culture, technology and humanities. With the background in cultural analytics and data visualization, she collaborated with the private cultural estates on the immersive visualization of art collections, directed virtual reality experiences for corporate and public sector clients and created digital applications for creativity. https://sofiem.art/<br /> <br /> In 2024 Sofie started her studio focusing on media processing, creative coding and art fabrication - https://uncorporated.studio/ . With the support from [https://matr.art/ Matr Labs] engineers, she built and launched the first art-making machine in Bitwäscherei, Zurich.<br /> <br /> * https://www.instagram.com/uncorporated.studio/<br /> * https://sofiem.art/<br /> <br /> == Tengal (Manila, Philippines / Berlin, Germany) - 1. - 10. August 2024 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Tengal hacking.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Tengal hacking some academic writing]]<br /> <br /> Tengal is a composer, media artist, and cultural instigator, engaged in research-based production that bridges art, technology, and society. Since 2005, he has initiated numerous projects and collectives in Manila and across Southeast Asia. Notably, he founded the organization ''SABAW Media Art Kitchen'', a curatorial platform specializing in sound, media art, and interstices between art and science. In 2008, he established the Philippines' first international media art and experimental music festival, ''WSK Festival of the Recently Possible'' where he has served as artistic director since its inception.<br /> <br /> From 2017 to 2018, Tengal curated the exhibition ''&quot;INTERSTICES: Manifolds of The In-between&quot;'' and served as exhibition director for the ''&quot;Self-reflexivity: Thinking Media and Digital Articulations&quot;'' exhibition at the Tokyo Media Art Festival MeCA | Media Culture in Asia, initiated by the Japan Foundation.<br /> <br /> Tengal co-created the international music platform ''NUSASONIC'', a creative collaboration between ''YES NO KLUB, WSK Festival of The Recently Possible, Playfreely/BlackKaji, CTM Festival'', and the ''Goethe Institute''. ''Nusasonic'' was a multi-year project that explores a wide spectrum of experimental sound and music cultures in Southeast Asia, fostering dialogue not only within the region but also with Europe.<br /> <br /> Recently relocating to Berlin, Tengal served as curator-at-large at ''Art Laboratory Berlin'' and played a significant role as co-curator of the projects ''&quot;Hackers, Makers, Thinkers”'', and ''“Radyo Somatodelia: Experiments in Sonic Animism.”''<br /> <br /> * https://www.instagram.com/tengal/<br /> * [https://www.instagram.com/wsk.io/ wsk.io]<br /> * [http://nusasonic.com/ nusasonic.com]<br /> <br /> == Kaldi Moss (Goa, Dehli, India) - June - August 2024 ==<br /> <br /> ''&quot;Bitwäscherei was an inspiring space that opened up new ways of thinking. It offers an alternative to the mainstream Swiss logic. The techniques and specifics of mediums and materials are exploded and explored everyday - in a way it is a dreamland.&quot;''<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=320px heights=240px&gt;<br /> File:Photo 2024-10-14 17-10-39.jpg<br /> File:Photo 2024-10-14 17-10-35.jpg<br /> File:Photo 2024-10-14 17-10-46.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Biography:'''<br /> <br /> Moss is an artist interested in sense perception, time, networked systems, insect perception, tree intelligence and experiences of beings that are not human. <br /> <br /> Moss’ (they/them) practice spans sound, video, browser-based art and bio art. They are part of a community of engineers and technologists, and are invested in exploring alternate methods of knowledge production. Their video and installation work has been shown in multiple exhibitions in Zurich, Milan, Toronto, Dresden, Brighton, Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Himachal and Goa.<br /> <br /> They are a part of Cynk Collective, a noise band producing immersive audiovisual concerts. In addition, they are the artistic director at Walkin Studios,an independent multidisciplinary art studio and project space in Bangalore, India and have co-founded the collective NOTAAT with artist Puneet Jain.<br /> <br /> * https://whattt.cargo.site/<br /> <br /> == Elisa Chaveneau (Le Mans, France) - 01. - 15. July 2024 ==<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=240px heights=180px&gt;<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.13.54.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.07.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.16.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.43.png<br /> File:Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.14.28.png<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Bio:''' Elisa Chaveneau is a French artist born in 2000 who specialises in the design and exhibition of sculptures, <br /> installations and materials on the subject of «Other-than-human». Her search for new media involving geo-materials and fermentation processes is keen to question inter-species relations in an ecosystem and consumer habits facing industry. With specialist training in geomaterials and ceramics at the Le Mans Fine Arts School, the materiality and supposed aesthetics of the material take on a primordial role in her approach to creation, as well as in her formal process is to rediscover the links with the living world. Through her interests in ecology, design, craft practices and performance, she tries to focus our imagination and make us contemplate the landscapes and the immensity of the ecosystems we are confronted with. &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> Her work has been exhibited at the Centre Contemporain de Céramique de la Borne and in a duo with Noémie Vincent-Maudry at the 2022 Saint-Etienne Biennial and at the Musée d’Art Moderne in Paris for the Flammes exhibition.<br /> <br /> https://www.instagram.com/elisachaveneau/<br /> <br /> '''Workshop: Saturday 13.7.24, 12-18h''' <br /> <br /> https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Kitchenlab_Bioplastic<br /> <br /> DIY Workshop on BIOPLASTIC Making. Together with Hacker-in-Residency(SGMK) Elisa Chaveneau (FR) we dive into the topic of bioplastic as novel material research. Starting point is the kitchen lab! Why working with materials that originate from our kitchen and how easy and fun it is to repurpose materials from there to revalue and repurpose and close circles. Circular thinking at the base of everyday practice! Starting with a Lunch by Gasthaus Kitchenlab we will be working on testing and creating various recipes and experimentations on Bioplastic.<br /> <br /> == Moch Hasrul (Jakarta, Indonesia) - 11-14. July 2024 ==<br /> [[File:Hasrol kopicup.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Hasrul likes kopi]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I have known [https://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/hackteria-zet-open-science-lab-in-zurich/ Hackteria ZET] and [https://mechatronicart.ch/mechartlab/ SGMK's MechArtLab] for quite some time, and I always enjoy visiting their shared studio and laboratory. The atmosphere is incredibly pleasant and inspiring, filled with a playful yet highly productive energy. When I was a speaker at a talk about [https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/plastik/ '''Operasi Plastik'''], I was truly impressed by the enthusiasm and participation of the attendees. Additionally, the experience of preparing a dinner together was delightful, with a warm and welcoming atmosphere. Hackteria ZET, Bitwäscherei, is truly a special place for creativity and collaborative learning.&quot;''<br /> <br /> '''Bio: Moch Hasrul''' is a media artist based in Jakarta who combines art and technology in his work. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Art Education from Universitas Negeri Jakarta and a Master's degree in Fine Arts from Institut Teknologi Bandung. Currently, he serves as the director of Serrum and teaches at Kalbis University. His artistic practice includes experiments with computational devices, mechanical and electronic systems, and plastic recycling. Managing Studio Batur Jakarta and actively involved in the Gudskul Ecosystem, Hasrul initiated GudRnD, focusing on plastic recycling experiments. He is also developing context-based, student-centered learning methods using art approach.<br /> <br /> * https://mochhasrul.com/<br /> * https://www.gudrnd.id/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/_gudrnd/<br /> <br /> '''TALK: Operasi Plastik - 18:00 Saturday 13. July 2024 @ Bitwäscherei'''<br /> <br /> Hasrul will give an overview of their activities, researching and developing OPERASI PLASTIK, an artistic approach to plastic waste management. After the talk everybody is invited for a dinner, exploring Indonesian cuisine and cooking together.<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/plastik/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> [[File:OperasiPlastik.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Operasi Plastik]]<br /> '''OPERASI PLASTIK''' is an initiative that offers an artistic approach to plastic waste management by incorporating artistic and imaginative aspects into the process. By using art as a medium, OPERASI PLASTIK not only focuses on conventional plastic recycling but also transforms the waste into captivating and meaningful artworks. This approach aims to raise public awareness about plastic waste issues while changing their perception of materials that are usually considered trash.<br /> <br /> * https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6mqJyGB8EM/?igsh=eXBiOHJ2c2h3Nnh5<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> == Servando Barreiro (digital nomad, Spain) - February 2024 ==<br /> [[File:servando_goggles.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Servando]]<br /> <br /> ''&quot;During my time at Bitwäscherei, I had a blast! Interacting with a bunch of creative minds from different backgrounds was super cool. We did some coding, had fun with puredata, and created some awesome stuff together. The weeks at Bitwäscherei flew by, filled with lots of laughs and learning. I'm already thinking about coming back for more. It's a great place to explore new ideas and make music with like-minded folks. Thanks, Bitwäscherei, for the awesome experience. Looking forward to hanging out again and making more magic together!&quot;''<br /> <br /> '''Biography'''<br /> <br /> I'm an Audiovisual artist with a background in electronics, sound, and audiovisual communication. I lived in Madrid, Berlin, Peru, and Stockholm, among other places.<br /> I'm A Pure Data expert (If you know, you know..). I created music and/or software for brands such as Audi, Redbull, Polestar, and Teenage Engineering. My work has been exhibited in renowned locations such as: Reina Sofia Museum, Medialab Prado, Transmediale, and Ars Electronica. For more information, keep browsing this [http://servando.teks.no/ site].<br /> <br /> * http://servando.teks.no/<br /> <br /> '''Workshop at Bitwäscherei'''<br /> <br /> See more about the [[Puredata (Pd) Workshop with Servando]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Yuzuru Maeda (Japan) - Dec 2023==<br /> [[File:WhatsApp Image 2023-12-04 at 16.42.09.jpeg|300px|thumb|right|Zentai Interview]]<br /> <br /> '''Biography'''<br /> <br /> Yuzuru born in Japan, Gifu. Yuzuru graduated from LaSalle College of Arts, Singapore in 2009 for Bachelor of the Arts program in music composition. She has embarked on performing music and improvisation and making video, installation and performance art with [Zentai Art Project - http://yuzuru.weebly.com/]. She also organizes Zentai exhibition, Zentai walk, Zentai performance with [http://www.zentaiart.com/ Zentai Art Festival].<br /> <br /> <br /> For her residency at Bitwäscherei she will conduct interviews with people on their life and practices wearing a Zentai outfit while doing and creating friction in how to perceive the oposite. She also wants to conduct a participatory Zentai performance in public space in Zurich.<br /> If interested in giving an interview or participate at the zentai performance pls contact &quot;zentaiartproject[at]yahoo.com&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ''&quot;I embarked on an artistic exploration using Zentai suits as a central component in my video work. This unconventional choice served as a catalyst for probing the complex layers of identity within the realm of art and human interaction. During my residency in December 2023, I had the privilege of engaging in insightful interviews with notable figures such as Serge Bertschy, Oliver Jaggi, and Chruut. These encounters provided invaluable glimpses into their creative processes and methodologies. It was a fascinating journey delving into their artistic minds, discovering their techniques, and learning about their endeavors to push the boundaries of expression. One of the most profound lessons gleaned from these conversations was the importance of innovation and resourcefulness in the pursuit of artistic vision. Witnessing how each individual crafted their own tools and methods to breathe life into creations inspired me to seek out my own unique approaches in my artistic practice. Moreover, these interactions sparked a deeper contemplation on the interconnectedness between art and sustainability. I was profoundly moved by the dedication of these artists to not only their craft but also to contributing positively to our planet. Their commitment to sustainable living resonated deeply with me, prompting introspection on how I, too, could leverage my art to foster a more environmentally conscious world. As I reflect on the insights gained during my residency, I am filled with a renewed sense of purpose and direction. Armed with newfound inspiration and a heightened awareness of the intersection between art and sustainability, I am eager to embark on my own journey of creative exploration and meaningful contribution to the world around me.&quot;''<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> small trailer of the zurich session:<br /> * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHhvpPR0JRQ&amp;ab_channel=Zentai%E9%87%87%E8%AE%BF%28ZentaiArtProject%29<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=240px heights=180px&gt;<br /> File:WhatsApp_Image_2023-12-04_at_16.42.53.jpeg<br /> File:WhatsApp Image 2023-12-04 at 16.42.40.jpeg<br /> File:WhatsApp Image 2023-12-04 at 16.42.16.jpeg<br /> File:Yuzuru interviewing Serge Bertschi.jpg<br /> File:Yuzuru and Oliver Jäggi.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Shih Wei-chieh (Taipei, Taiwan) - 11. September - 1. November 2023 ==<br /> [[File:abao_stupidPhoto.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Abao with amazing haircut]]<br /> '''What was the purpose of your residency in Zurich? What did you learn from it?'''<br /> <br /> ''“In addition to my pursuit of practical solar applications, my most successful DSSC prototype currently produces only around ~2.5 mA per square centimeter. The significance lies more in the opportunities to collaborate with scientists and engage in visits to the laboratory at ETH. This experience has served as valuable training for me, offering insights into how scientists work with nanomaterials. Understanding the conventional applications and purposes, as well as the established protocols for synthesizing nano materials, has been a rare and precious experience for artists. It raises pertinent questions about the relationship between art and science, and how these two domains can and should collaborate effectively.”''<br /> <br /> ''“Although it was a fantastic experience for artists to work with scientists with complete freedom and full access to knowledge, I wonder how we can repeat the model without any funding to support the free sofa accommodation and the efforts from volunteers. On the other hand, I believe this is a great model that differs from those residency organized by institutes and centers which always comes with political requirements and demands. The property of the community plays a big part too. During the residency I have met many community members in Bitwäscherei, the role of them are usually very mixed, like chemist with musician background or artist with scientific degree, or engineer with profound knowledge for history of analog computer, the people are a great library and the culture was naturally provided by the community. This dynamic is relatively rare in Taiwan, where career roles tend to be more singular, and scientists typically don’t serve other fields in the same integrated manner.”''<br /> <br /> Part 1/2: [https://www.makery.info/en/2023/12/20/english-from-e-textile-to-gratzel-cells-encounter-with-the-taiwanese-designer-shih-wei-chieh/ “From e-textile to Grätzel cells, encounter with the taiwanese designer Shih Wei Chieh“], Makery 2023<br /> <br /> Part 2/2: [https://www.makery.info/en/2023/12/21/une-residence-de-recherche-en-cellules-gratzel-a-hackteria-rencontre-avec-shih-wei-chieh-2-2/ “A residency to research Grätzel cells at Hackteria, encounter with Shih Wei Chieh“], Makery 2023<br /> <br /> '''施惟捷 Shih Wei Chieh''' works with wearable art, e-textile, and laser audiovisual. He is also a self-taught material science researcher. His &quot;Laser Dye Project&quot; innovates an optical textile printing method by programmable laser projector and New Cyanotype solution, which inspire him to explore the trans-disciplinary collaboration between new medias and traditional craft techniques. He’s the founder of “Tribe Against Machine”, a project exploring how culture preservation works with modern technologies. His current research develops a DIY dye sensitized solar glass made with natural dye in a large size format, which is used for both energy and as a smart interface for sonic art. <br /> <br /> * https://shihweichieh.com/<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/HLabX_Fellows#HLabX_Fellow_Shih_Wei_Chieh<br /> <br /> Application to NanoArts grant done / not received :-(: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Prep-NanoArts<br /> <br /> Now combined with Workshop at [https://www.weareaia.ch/energy-giveaway/ Energy Giveaway @ WEAREAIA], to be held on 22/23 September 2023.<br /> <br /> More info is documented on the hackteria wiki: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Abao_Residency<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Helmi Hardian (Surabaya, Indonesia) - Mid July - Mid August 2023 | [[BIR residensi]] ==<br /> [[File:Helim_Ugly.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Helmi in his full beauty]]<br /> <br /> '''Reflection / Testimonial'''<br /> <br /> ''Best residency ever!!'' - Helmi<br /> <br /> ''During my residency, I had the opportunity to collaborate on the project The [https://mechatronicart.ch/diy-microscope-workshop-low-energy-circuit-performances/ Loose Energy Curriculum for the exhibition at the Humus Punk Library] in Zurich. We created a low-voltage and high-energy visual performance, utilizing previously unknown equipment from the hackteria studio. The experience of playing together and improvising with the hacked equipment was incredibly rewarding. ''<br /> <br /> ''One of the highlights was simply attending a wide range of workshops at the [https://mechatronicart.ch/homemade-summercamp-2023-berghaus-girlen/ Homemade Summercamp] in Switzerland, which differs a lot from my usual practice usually being the host of workshops. This privilege of learning from others and expanding my knowledge in various media arts fields felt utterly precious. From building a music station where we learned to play drums, to skillbuilding on keyboard, DJ equipment, and more. The overall cultural exchange during cooking time allowed us to share and transform traditional recipes into vegan and vegetarian versions. And the plurality of trips and destination furthermore offered precious insights into local cultures. Stops included: [http://www.randelab.ch/ Randelab], [http://www.gaudi.ch/GaudiLabs/ GaudiLabs], collaborating with [https://www.hackteria.org/projects/news/hackteria-zet-open-science-lab-in-zurich/ Hackteria ZET in Zurich], attending [https://mechatronicart.ch/homemade-summercamp-2023-berghaus-girlen/ Homemade Summercamp], visiting the art and science residency at Max-Planck in Konstanz and organizing the program [https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/pasar-senggol/ &quot;Pasar Senggol&quot; at Chaos Communication Camp] outside of Berlin.''<br /> <br /> ''It was unexpected but exciting to explore personal studios for local artists, experiencing the different styles of how collective spaces can be implemented and getting to know the individual studio approach. The residency taught me valuable lessons in space management, as I observed how collectives like [https://bitwaescherei.ch/ Bitwäscherei] or [https://maisonshift.ch/ Fashion Revolution] collaborate with the municiapal government to establish independent spaces. Overall, this residency provided a rich and diverse learning experience.'' - Written by Francisca Tan during a discussion with Helmi in Chiang Mai<br /> <br /> '''Biography'''<br /> <br /> Helmi Hardian is a grassroots artist and ghetto scientist, with a specific interest in cooking and smoking at the same time. He lives in Surabaya, the city that is well known for its industry and technology, as well as being the center of electronic component trading (chiefly, Pasar Genteng). Hence, almost all of his works are closely related to science and technology as the medium of creativity. He is the co-founder of Waft Lab, a creative-based initiative that works at interdisciplinary practices. Currently, he focuses on tech development through DIY/DIWO culture and playing his role in researching, hacking, or deconstructing daily materials to provide some devices with new functional aspects, as well as developing workshop kits, lecturing contents, and presentation materials, which aim to learn, share, and exchange knowledge.<br /> <br /> * https://waft-lab.com/<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/helmihardian/<br /> * [[:File:Helmi Hardian - Artwork and Workshop 2022.pdf]]<br /> * Recent TUAK residensi in Tuban: https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/TUAK<br /> * Application submitted: https://www.suedkulturfonds.ch/<br /> * Download application here: [[:File:Dossier-iiw0pYiT.pdf]]<br /> * Full project outline here: [[:File:2023_ProjectOutline_Helmi-Residensi.pdf]]<br /> <br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:helmi_collage.jpg<br /> File:helmi_collage_02.jpg<br /> File:helmi_collage_03.jpg<br /> File:wafltlab_blue.jpg<br /> File:helmi_collage_01.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> == Arnont Nongyao - Thailand | early May 2023 ==<br /> <br /> [[File:Arnont Nongyao portrait.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Arnont Nongyao]]<br /> <br /> '''Biography''' <br /> <br /> Arnont Nongyao lives in Chiangmai (TH) - Ho Chi Minh city (VN) and He is an artist interested and fell in love with the vibration of things. He likes listening to everything that inspires him to do experimental sound art. The most important teacher “the master Khvay Loeung &quot;inspired him to listen and “destroy yourself from being yourself” .-.. .. ... - . -. -.-- --- ..- .-. ... . .-.. ..-.<br /> <br /> Born in Bangkok, works and lives in Chiangmai (TH) - Ho Chi Minh city (VN). Arnont is working with various and different media includes sound, video, installation, site specific, public art etc. Arnont’s work is engage with his interest in vibration; he works on diverse art experimental projects, vibration-related.<br /> <br /> Arnont has been interested and research into sound with concentration on vibration, so most of his works are differently experimental and relative to vibration in order to search for the value of vibration derived from connected things, such as human beings, objects and society. His works are involved in a specific space and audience’s participation. They are also connected with the mode of listening/hearing in a social situation, and with how people interact with and participate in sound. Moreover, also he is Co-Director of Aesthetics of Error ( Chiang Mai Collective) with Thatchatham Silsupan and Pathompong Manakitsomboon that is a group of sound artists &amp; musician working on sound art &amp; experimental music in Chiangmai.<br /> <br /> Some of his selected exhibitions include solo exhibition “Sphere”, SAC Art lap, Chiang Mai, Thailand(2018).“Another Sound” co-work with Khvay Loeung, Sa Sa Art projects, Phnom Penh and Chiang Mai, Cambodia - Thailand (2018). and group exhibitions “Opera of Kard”, Singapore Biennale 2019, Singapore. “Currents 2019”, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. “A Visiblelity Matrix”, The Secession 2019, Vienna, Austria. Bangkok Art Biennale 2018, Bangkok, Thailand. “Postcripts” Bangkok Biennale, Bangkok, Thailand (2018).“Unstable(ry) Life”, 2016, Manif d’art, Quebec, Canada. 16th Media Art Biennale WRO 2015: Test Exposure, Wroclaw, Poland, TRANCE at Gallery VER, Bangkok, Thailand (2014). PROXIMITY, part of inSPIRACJE International at 13 MUZ, Szczecin, Poland (2014).<br /> <br /> '''External Links'''<br /> <br /> * [http://www.arnontnongyao.com Arnont Nongnyao's personal website]<br /> * [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/GBMN WORKSHOP: Gentle but make noise]<br /> <br /> [[File:Arnont_mixerli.jpg|thumb|left|400px|Arnont lötet das Mixerli!!]]<br /> <br /> [[Category: Biography]]<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Bostjan Čadež (Ljubljana, Slovenia - April 2023 ==<br /> [[File:Bos_Robot.jpg|thumb|right]]<br /> Bostjan Čadež (b. 1979, Ljubljana) is a new media artist whose interdisciplinary practice explores the intersections of art, technology, and human experience. His innovative installations and performances often challenge the boundaries between the digital and physical world, incorporating elements such as artificial intelligence, virtual reality, robotics, and real-time data processing. Čadež’s art is characterized by a dynamism and unique life that stems from the algorithms and guidelines he uses to shape his works. His interest in simple guidelines from which an infinite number of images or situations arise, which are never the same as before, is one of the key aspects of his creations. His works often include interaction with viewers, who with their involvement become part of the artistic experience and at the same time co-create the work they observe.<br /> <br /> * https://www.bostjancadez.art/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Dann Disciglio (Chicago, USA) &amp; Angelina Almukhametova (Chicago, USA) - March 2022 ==<br /> <br /> ''“I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to have participated in the Hacker-in-Residence program at the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society. The atmosphere of curiosity and artistic research was both inspiring and endlessly encouraging. During my residency, I led a workshop called, “Biodegradable Sound: Gelatin Records.” This hands-on workshop aimed to explore the intersection of recorded sound and biodegradability by introducing a method for creating functional and fully biodegradable phonograph records made from gelatin. The Swiss Mechatronic Art Society and its diverse group of members not only helped facilitate this workshop, they supported me by offering the resources and technical support needed to realize the event. My residency also produced various connections with other artists, musicians, and hackers which I continue to maintain to this day. I cannot wait to return to SGMK to continue to explore new topics of research, and continue picking the brains of the incredible community who stands behind this space”''<br /> <br /> During their short residency they will work on their research with parametric speakers, host a workhop on [https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/BiodegradableSound &quot;Biodegradable Sounds&quot;] and do a performance with artist-made video transmitters, and retro tech!<br /> <br /> See this little add by the Hive people, where in the end they show the workshop and performance: https://peakd.com/hive-127039/@mind.force/ladjdnnz<br /> <br /> '''Angelina Almukhametova'''<br /> <br /> An G is a Chicago based neon artist who creates digital &amp; physical works in pursuit of happiness.<br /> <br /> Angelina Almukhametova’s work interfaces digital and analog technologies with custom built software and handmade electronics to create responsive audiovisual installations and performances. She holds a BFA in Art and Technology from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2020) and has exhibited work and performed in New York City, Chicago, Houston, and Iceland. She has led workshops at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Experimental Sound Studio in Chicago.<br /> <br /> https://aan-g.com/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Dann Disciglio'''<br /> [[File:Headshot _Disciglio.jpg|thumb|400px|right]]<br /> Dann Disciglio (b.1993) is a US-based intermedia artist whose practice investigates contemporary ecologies through both analog and digital technologies. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Hampshire College (2015) in art and media theory and a Master of Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago's Sound Department (2019). Disciglio has shown work and performed in New York City, Chicago, Boston, Zürich, Leipzig, Iceland, and Panama City and has published texts in the Journal of Visual Culture (SAGE) and the Minding Nature journal. In 2022, he was selected to be an Emerging Artist Resident at Franconia Sculpture Park (Shafer, MN), Hacker-in-Residence at the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society (ZRH), and as a Creative Resident at the Bloedel Reserve (WA).<br /> <br /> https://danndisciglio.com/<br /> &lt;br clear=all&gt;<br /> <br /> == Miranda Moss (Cape Town, South Africa | wuwäähä, Sweden) ==<br /> <br /> Artist / designer Miranda has been popping into SGMK events since 2017. In the period 2020-21 she has been conducting chicken/robot research at Bitwäscherei and Randelab as part of the &quot;Chicken-in-Residence Program&quot;, along with Daniel Brownell, co-ran a solar water bot workshop with Dj Livia, joined the Homemade summercamp for the first time where she turned everyone's pee into electricity, continues to collaborate on sound and water geeking with Oli Jäggi, and regularly comes to the 2D OpenLab. She has also become the in-house graphic designer for events, always makes sure everyone has enough beer to drink, and is also the resident anticolonial feminist killjoy. <br /> <br /> She says: <br /> <br /> ''&quot;I'm super grateful to have had all the time as a hacker in residence at the Bitwäscherei. I am always meeting new amazing and inspiring people, am constantly learning cool things, and new projects and collaborations seem to blossom exponentially. I try to take the spirit of the lab with me on all my travels and to the other global communities I am involved in. Can't wait to return!&quot;'' <br /> <br /> * https://mirandamoss.com/<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:Miranda_geeking.png<br /> File:miranda_chicken_headhshot.jpg<br /> File:Miranda_Homemade.jpeg<br /> File:Dinner_in_werkstatt.jpeg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> Miranda's recent residency was supported partially through her artistic research project &quot;Gallus Gallus Roboticus&quot; within the konS paltfrom, funded by European Union and Cultural Ministry of Slovenia. Other visits privately and partially through Pro Helvetia.<br /> <br /> == Scott Beibin (Philadelphia, USA) ==<br /> <br /> Scott Beibin, aka [https://www.instagram.com/grouchofractal/ Groucho Fractal] has been a regular visitor to the MechArtLab over the last couple of years.<br /> <br /> &lt;youtube width=&quot;480&quot; height=&quot;360&quot;&gt;BLsgLAaJ5cs&lt;/youtube&gt;<br /> <br /> * https://www.mandelbot.io/<br /> <br /> == Liz Cole - Evil Twin Booking Agency (Philadelphia, USA) ==<br /> <br /> Elizabeth Jane Cole is co founder of Evil Twin Booking Agency (eviltwinbooking.org), a podcast producer, writer, and DIY biology and open source hardware enthusiast. She participated in the Wild Open PCR Project @ Hacketeria (mentored by Urs Gaudenz of GaudiLabs and Marc Dusseiller).<br /> <br /> ''&quot;I’m very grateful for the time I spent at Bitwäscherei! The passion for collaboration and understanding how things work embodied in the culture of the space is so inspiring. Bitwäscherei empowers people to explore their environments through building open source tools and technology, and it opened up a new world of creativity for me.&quot;'' <br /> <br /> [[File:liz_hacking.jpeg|400px]][[File:liz_portrait.jpeg|400px]]<br /> <br /> * https://eviltwinbooking.org/about/<br /> <br /> == Adam Zaretsky (Woodstock, USA | somewhere in Greece) ==<br /> <br /> ''First I am thankful to Hackteria – Zentrum für Experimentelle Transdisziplinarität (Center for Experimental Transdisciplinariy), Research Node: ReproTech &amp; Art / Germline Hacks and Designer Babies''<br /> <br /> ''Including time spent well in the Swiss Embassy of San Francisco and Garage MCA in Moscow working on Methods of Transgenesis and GMO DIY Crispr Baby workshopoligies.''<br /> <br /> ''I also do want to than the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society for the time in residence plotting and making a crying machine and exploding miso neck living gooper gore bioart special effects performance.''<br /> <br /> ''We got into the wetness of reproductive technology, open source science, and the text to flesh interface of human germline genome editing. We learned how to read GENbank, FASTA, PubMed and SciHub pubs creatively. We got beyond the intimidating complexity by uploading equally as complex analogical and qualitative artistic data including: accordion music, drawings, collages, poetry and experimental video and more.''<br /> <br /> ''We involved people from wildly diverse backgrounds and international origins as is normal for Hackteria a global open house for odd, queer and oblique DIYbioart Hacker tweek and freekerz. We also group-geeked hard and stayed ridiculous about reporter genes, safe harbors, inducible promoters, off target mutations and IVF microinjection.''<br /> <br /> ''What we did was amazing. Like truly groundbreaking, wildly silly and depth informative. Beyond the call of duty living on the fumes of Marc's covid pay and minky little eth donations... We taught hybrid simultaneous in-person and online/off--ground... which is a form of super depleting heroism. I think it was super inspiring for those involved and has yet to mature but will make a great database if it continues.''<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:GOSPHA-whatdidshedo-web.jpg<br /> File:thGAP_flyer_web.jpg|400px<br /> File:CGCB_flyer_web.jpg|400px<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Mind thGAP'''<br /> <br /> We made three super relaxed bioinformatics primer labs for public understanding of databases of hereditary data (gene scans and gene scrolls) but also an understanding of the social implication of issues of gene piracy, genetic privacy.<br /> <br /> * Lab 1 - Transgenic Human Genome Alternatives Project (thGAP)<br /> * Lab 2 - Generic Open-Source Plasmid for Human Arts (GOSPHA)<br /> * Lab 3 - Creative Germline Constructs Bank (CGCB)<br /> <br /> Future Plans: We are going to be making an Open ArtSci Call for Creative Science Fiction Writers, Citizen Bioethicists and Untrained Art Critics to critically review the 5 entries we have compiled online on the CGDB. After that we might put some of the results up on GitHub and then make an NFT of them. Then we will call the World Congress on New Reproductive Technology Arts, for a GLOBAL AESTHETIC RESPONSE TO TRANSGENIC HUMANS AS BIOART and work on updating to a ‘real’ database. Oh yeah, and we did come up with a list of fifteen next steps, all of which are near impossible legally and technically so we should. Finally, we wrote a letter to the WHO Expert Advisory Committee on Developing Global Standards for Governance and Oversight of Human Genome Editing. No word back from them but I am sure they got the message. We might need to get their attention.<br /> <br /> https://www.hackteria.org/workshops/thgap/<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:adam_dusjagr_misoanal.JPG<br /> File:Lab3_CGCB_screenshot_single.png<br /> File:Adam_blue_bitw_smokers.jpg<br /> File:MISO_anus.jpg<br /> File:AZ_rc3_virtual.jpeg<br /> File:pin_adam.jpeg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> Adam's residency was supported privately by Marc Dusseiller and partially with some of the profits of the Hackteria Crypto Food Fund (HCFF).<br /> <br /> == Dominik Mahnič (Ljubljana, Slovnenia) ==<br /> <br /> ''Residency gives me rare opportunity to present, discuss and make different new works influenced by people, the enviroment of Bitwesherai and the city of Zurich. It was an intense experience in a place that offers great working conditions, deep reflections, and a friendly atmosphere.''<br /> <br /> * https://app.assembla.com/spaces/dominik-mahnic/<br /> <br /> [[File:Mahnic_klobukom.jpg|400px]][[File:zoom_2020_by_doms.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> Dom's residency was supported privately by the Center for Alternative Coconut Research.<br /> <br /> == Zohar Messeca - Fara AKA the idiot | [http://idiot.io/ idiot.io] (karkun, Israel) ==<br /> <br /> ''I have been very lucky to escape the israeli wilderness between Covid lockdowns to spend long month’s geeking like an idiot at the Bitwäscherei hackerspace and SGMK activities of the past year. Had great time sharing my DIY approach and attitude with my latest flexible circuits methods and techniques while spreading [http://idiot.io/ idiot.io] latest kits and propaganda at multiple workshops. Met plenty of talented local and international freaks/artists with mutual interests and curiosities. Also collaborated on several projects with the locals and made plenty of new friends!!''<br /> <br /> ''SGMK network is fantastisch!!! See you soooon!!''<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=280px&gt;<br /> File:idiot_covidCenter.jpg<br /> File:idioten.jpg<br /> File:idiot_residency.jpg<br /> File:rC3.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> * http://idiot.io/ idiot.io<br /> <br /> Zohar's residencies were supported by himself. Accommodation was shared with dusjagr and Veli.<br /> <br /> = Short term visitors =<br /> <br /> == Fransisca Tan ==<br /> [[File:Foodhacking Fransisca.jpg|thumb]]<br /> <br /> Fransisca Tan / artist statement<br /> <br /> ''“I first visited the Bitwäscherei in August 2022, coinciding with the open lab day. I was immediately smitten with the creative chaos, diversity and infrastructure of this hacker space. Chatting with some local and other visiting international artists I got to exchange on projects and find inspiration while food hacking throughout a lively evening.'' <br /> <br /> ''This community exchange set the first seeds for future opportunities to collaborate, such as for the performance “Future Food” at Kunsthaus Zürich (Oct 2023, CH), the LLL CoLaboratory in Chang Mai (Jan 2024, TH) and Amazonies Spatiales (Apr 2024, FR).''<br /> <br /> ''My experience at this Hackerspace underlines the core of what these community spaces ought to achieve: bring likeminded people together, have late night conversations about random stuff over a club mate and see if inspiration flows to join for a collaboration.”''<br /> <br /> Ressources &amp; Links<br /> * https://www.hinto.net/de/events/future-food-kunsthaus-zuerich-zuerich-e420326-20.html<br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/hackterialab/cnx-openlab/<br /> * https://amazonies-spatiales.fr/ <br /> <br /> Biography<br /> Fransisca Tan is a creative producer and food experience designer with a background in internet &amp; media, communications and cognitive sciences<br /> <br /> Her diverse spectrum of engagement ranges from hosting workshops as science communicator, consulting artists and creatives on project management, to producing events such as festivals, art performances and hybrid residencies. All these root in her second nature as facilitator with a firm belief in a community arts approach.<br /> <br /> In her work and art she aspires towards bringing together people from all strides of life and revealing the value of community and collaboration.<br /> <br /> Find more on her portfolio on * https://www.fransiscatan.com/<br /> <br /> == Fran Quero, et al ==<br /> <br /> [[File:franGeng.jpg|400px|none]]<br /> <br /> The visit was part of their µ-residency at GaudiLabs in Luzern, where they shared newest experiments with qLAMP, openDROPs and electro-active bacteria.<br /> <br /> * https://www.hackteria.org/wiki/Fran%20+%20Felipe%20nanoresidency%20GaudiLabs<br /> <br /> == Juan Duarte (Berlin / CDMX, Mexico) ==<br /> <br /> '''Sound spatialisation multichannel instrument'''<br /> <br /> During our short stay I could develop further a new iteration of this sound spatialisation instrument:<br /> * https://juanduarteregino.com/I<br /> <br /> This also was thrilling to connect with some members of the community in the lab, specially those who are also making with synthesisers and other sound gadgetry. Although the time to put together the instrument was quite intensive and busy, it was also good to discuss with other colleagues about the instrument’s potential in future. altogether, it was a very productive and fun experience to be here.<br /> <br /> [[File:Juan_II.JPG|400px]][[File:Juan_I.JPG|400px]]<br /> <br /> == Mary Maggic (Vienna / Los Angeles, USA) ==<br /> <br /> Mary Maggic comes to hang out and prototype various art projects and interventions, and geek out in nature!<br /> <br /> Some examples of projects: <br /> * Molecular Queering Agency - an experimental performance with a heavy metal hardware fountain for corona safe urine worshipping. <br /> * Lap Dance - motorized panorama camera for collective disobedience on a pink gynecology chair. <br /> * SCOBY Spin Cycle - rotating disc bioreactor for industrialized production of kombucha scoby. <br /> * Genital Panic - 3D printing genitals. <br /> * Weed Brownies (hide them from the kids). <br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed-hover&quot; widths=300px heights=360px&gt;<br /> File:Marry_Costume.png<br /> File:Marry_genitalPanic.png<br /> File:Marry_Weidling.JPG<br /> File:Marry_Urinal.jpg<br /> File:Marry_peeParty.png<br /> <br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> * https://maggic.ooo/<br /> <br /> == Ewen Chardronnet (Paris, France) ==<br /> <br /> <br /> == Paula Pin (Lugo, Spain) ==<br /> <br /> coming soon...<br /> <br /> == František Apfelbeck (Czech Republic / Vale de Saire, France) ==<br /> <br /> When in Zürich I've had the opportunity to organize Cider Tasting at MechArtLab, which for me, is an interesting cross between hackerspace and bio hacking spot with quite a strong artistic approach. For me of course I liked a lot that they do lots of bio stuff, from kombucha artificial skin production, mushroom growing and many others to fermentation so when I've a chance I would like to visit again. Also I've found the building, which is a formal hospital laundry facility very interesting. I would say there are well over ten different projects of the alternative scene which makes a decent foundation for exchange and functioning as kind of independent entity. At the end we have set up outside just by the entrance of the building and were &quot;fishing&quot; for some people to join the core group for our noble activity spending a really nice evening together with open minded people. Next day I've actually joined the MechArtLab group on their trip to Saint Gallen were we have done another tasting event as part of the open doors of Ruum 42 hackerspace and theirs SGMK On-Tour: Chill &amp; Taste happening, fallowed later on by tasting of distillates made by local producer, barbecuing experimental locally made sausages by their creators and so on. It was a really nice finishing of the Switzerland part of my tour and I hope I can pop in again.<br /> <br /> <br /> * https://foodhackingbase.org/wiki/2021_cider_tour</div>

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<p>Dusjagr: /* Zeit &amp; Ort / Time ¬ Locatoin */</p> <hr /> <div>[[File:Rubedrum_banner.jpg|640px|thumb|none]]<br /> <br /> === Zeit &amp; Ort / Time ¬ Locatoin ===<br /> [[File:rube_igStory.jpg|thumb|right|400px]]<br /> '''Workshop:''' Saturday, 18. Juli 2026<br /> <br /> '''Zeit / Time:''' 14:00 - 19:0<br /> <br /> '''Prize:''' 50 CHF (Material) + 20-50 CHF (Mentor Fee) - We take cash or twint on site.<br /> <br /> '''Ort / Location:''' [https://mechatronicart.ch/mechartlab/ MechArtLab], 3. Stock, ZWZ, [https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/3772977648 Neue Hard 12, Zürich]<br /> <br /> '''Registration:''' https://sgmkcloud.ocloud.de/index.php/apps/forms/a7spfDGTpTHwRNLz<br /> <br /> ===Turn anything into an Electric Drum===<br /> [[File:Rube_drums.png|400px|thumb]]<br /> Anything can be a Rübedrum! Bring your own cigarbox, plastic container, broken telephone or that cheesy souvenir which is collecting dust since your trip to Japan 10 years back and never could bring yourself to give away. (Nearly) anything can be turned into an electronic music instrument, and this workshop will teach you how.<br /> <br /> The Rübedrum is a custom circuit board designed to turn its housing into a synth drum, triggered by hitting the case ,which can be basically any object of your liking. This is not your regular DIY Workshop where everyone will build the same thing, but rather an opportunity to get creative and build your one of a kind electronic instrument. Besides the enclosure, the actual circuit offers also plenty oportunities for customization: We can choose between different variations and options for influencing the sound of the Rübedrum, such as light sensors or rotary knobs.<br /> <br /> Because of the individual nature of this workshop, it requires some initiative and realistic assesment of your skills. Some previous experience with electronics, soldering or even just electronic music definitely helps. If you are a total beginner it’s still be possible to participate, but be ready for a heap of new information and challenges. We try our best to guide you through it!<br /> <br /> '''''Deutsch'''''<br /> <br /> ''Alles kann eine Rübedrum sein: Bring eine alte Zigarrenbox, eine Tupperdose, ein kaputtes Telefon, oder dieses Souvenir aus dem Japan Urlaub von vor 10 Jahren dass seitdem nur Staub fängt und verwandel es in einen brandneues elektronisches Musikinstrument.''<br /> <br /> ''Grundsatz für jede Rübedrum ist eine maßgefertigte Platine die jegliches Objekt in eine Synthdrum verwandeln kann, das heisst ein Synthesizer der wie eine Trommel mit einem Schlag auf seine Schale aktiviert wird Töne zu erzeugen. Diese Schale kann frei gewählt werden und abgesehen davon hat auch der Schaltkreis selbst verschiedene Design-Möglichkeiten: Die internen Oszillatoren koennen unterschiedlich arrangiert werden um verschiedene Funktionen zu aktivieren. Und auch diese Funktionen können je nach Wahl unterschiedlich gesteuert werden, wie zum Beispiel mit Licht oder mit einem klassischen Drehknopf. Dieser Workshop ist also kein klassischer DIY workshop in dem wir eine Platine bestücken und löten und am Ende alle das gleiche haben, sondern ein Appell an deine Kreativität und eine Chance ein absolut einzigartiges Musikintrument zu bauen.''<br /> <br /> ''Aufgrund dieser Individualität ist dieser Workshop je nach Vorerfahrung eine kleine Herausforderung. Vorheriges Wissen und Erfahrungen in den Bereichen Elektronik, Löten oder auch elektronische Klangsynthese sind definitiv hilfreich. Auch absolute AnfängerInnen sind willkommen, sollten sich aber auf einige Herausforderungen gefasst machen. Wir geben aber unser Bestes euch dabei zu Begleiten.''<br /> <br /> === Rübe Drum Instructions ===<br /> <br /> Find Rübe Drum full colour [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HoodK5Eg_LeUL-78xQOq5WEop1gOwZ1k/view?usp=sharing instruction here].<br /> <br /> [[File:Instructions_rube.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> === About Rübezahl ===<br /> [[File:Rube_headshot.jpg|thumb]]<br /> Ruben Rübe, also known as Rübezahl, is an electronic musician and instrument builder based in Taiwan. For many years he is creating his own electronic instruments like synthesizers and effect units. Mostly employing classic analogue electronics and being self thought he is very enthusiastic about spreading his knowledge and passion for creating electronic sounds from scratch. In the last years he teached many classes from little kids to grown ups, public or at institutions like among others the Shih Chien University or the Taiwan University of Arts. For the summer he is now visiting Europe and passing by Zurich, teaming up with SGMK to offer this class.<br /> <br /> * https://www.ruebezahl.fun<br /> * https://www.instagram.com/ruebezahl_electronics</div>

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