Calendars:Networked Media Calendar/Networked Media Calendar/06-11-2014 -Event 3

Outside event: new materials, new methods 1-day workshop @V2_

http://v2.nl/events/blowup-new-material-new-methods

I'd like to extend to you a special invite to take part in a free workshop happening at V2_ on November 6: http://v2.nl/events/blowup-new-material-new-methods

It's a workshop in techniques and tools for innovation, based on the life's work of British eccentric and genius Geoffrey Pyke, who invented, among other things, an aircraft carrier made of a special kind of super strong ice which became part of Churchill's strategy as part of the Allied war effort in WWII. The workshop leader, Henry Hemming, is an accomplished author and has just released a new book on Geoffrey Pyke. He's also coming to us fresh from running a highly successful workshop on similar themes at MIT Media Lab.

It will be a fun evening and should bring a lot of insight into new ways of looking at your own creative practice and how you can be more innovative using sometimes unconventional techniques. It's free but places are limited, so to secure your place send an email to:mk@v2.nl

On November 7 we pose the question: what is the impossible dream for new materials today? Featuring a live stage interview with renowned Dutch artists Driessens & Verstappen by Boukje Cnossen, insights into the innovative practices of Superuse Studios by their Head of Research Jan Jongert, and a re-enactment of a lecture on the divide between art and science by C.P. Snow, played by Giles Lane. Through its three formats (interview, lecture, re-enactment) this evening will touch on the subject of innovation and creativity in a multiplicity of ways. Free admission. http://v2.nl/events/blowup-new-materials-new-methods-day-ii