Student Workshop Amsterdam

Workshop 1 Amsterdam

Workshop timeline 4 June 11.00 - 15.00

• 11.00 - 13.15

  • Gathering at the buurtwerkplaats and going into the area to source & document wild clay
  • Back at the buurtwerkplaats sieving and preparing the clay
• 13.15 - 13.45
  • Lunch back at the buurtwerkplaats, Márk will make sure there is a simple lunch available for all participants
  • introduction to the buurtwerkplaats by Claire
• 13.45 - 14.15
  • Making the tile with Esra with support from Benedetta as a base for the PCB

• 14.15 - 15.00

  • Participants gather in 3 different groups and make a second object out of clay that can funtion as an instrument / something that can be activated via sound during a performance when we receive a signal from the clay pcb. Team roles 4 June

• Esra: Sourcing the wild clay, preparing it, making the tile with the whole group and working with one group to make the instrument

• Benedetta: Overall support sourcing, preparing and working with the clay and working with one group to make the instrument. documentation around aspects of the wild clay (colour, content, plasticity)

• Heerko:

• Amalia: Working with the recycled clay to make the intrument, documenting this process

• Sophie: Alternative forms of documentating the process (like tracing, writing, phtography)

• Mark: Audio documentation, documentation via photography, organising the lunch

• Dorine: Overall coordination

• Claire: Introduction to Buurtwerkplaats during lunch

Material list for 4 June

• studio clay to mix with the wild clay (4 kilo): Benedetta
• sieves: Esra, Benedetta
• tools like spatula’s to work with the clay and wires to cut it: Benedetta
• scale: Benedetta
• buckets: Mark
• textiles: sophie
• gyproc for drying: Mark
• alternative recycled clay: Amalie
• rollers: Esra, Benedetta

Workshop 2 Amsterdam

Schedule 8 June 13:00 - 17:00: TO BE DISCUSSED!!!

• 13.00 - 14.00

  • Silver painting the tiles together with Heerko
• 14.00 - 15.30
  • group 1 building the bonfire and firing the ceramic objects on the fire (with Esra, Sophie, Amalia and Benedetta) Conversations around the fire with regard to some of the questions relevant to our workshop
  • Group 2: Arduino workshop with Heerko
• 15.30 - 17.00
  • soldering with Heerko

Team roles 8 June

• Esra: Firing the clay with participants

• Benedetta: Firing the clay with participants and leading conversation around the fire

• Heerko: silverpainting, soldering and Arduino workshop

• Amalia: Firing the clay with participants and leading conversation around the fire

• Sophie: Alternative forms of documentating the process (like tracing, writing, phtography)

• Mark: Audio documentation, documentation via photography

• Dorine: Overall coordination

• Claire:

Material list for 8 June

• some heat resistant bricks (Benedetta)
• firewood (?)
• heat resistant gloves (Benedetta?)
• metal tongs (Benedetta)?
• materials needed for the hardware: https://ec.hackersanddesigners.nl/connectingotherwisematerials

• paint brushed for the silver? Questions for our conversation around the bonfire (please add!)

Documentation

Audio recording