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GMU:Sensing-the-campus

2026-02-11T14:59:25Z

CDoeller25:

Fachmodul

''Lecturer:'' [[Christian Doeller]]

''Credits:'' 6 [[ECTS]], 4 [[SWS]]

''Times:'' Thursday 13:30 - 17:00

''Venue:'' Bauhausstraße 15, room K07 (DIY Electronics Lab)

''First meeting:'' October 23, 13:30 @ B15, K07

[[File:Thumb.jpg|frameless|900x900px]]

Description:

Clicking sounds of RFID-controlled door locks; footsteps echoing through hallways and stairwells; wastewater rushing intermittently through drainpipes; airflows being drawn in, guided through a labyrinth of shafts, and expelled back into the environment. Architectural infrastructures, once activated, unfold specific rhythms that more or less subtly manifest as physical phenomena such as sounds, vibrations, pulses of light, or movement.

In the seminar »Sensing the Campus«, we explore the university’s architectural infrastructure as a living organism. Our focus lies on the subtle, often overlooked traces and side effects of human and non-human interaction with the built environment. We begin with simple exercises that sharpen our bodily senses for processes that literally take place »behind the façade«. Subsequently, we work with electronic sensors to detect these phenomena and make them accessible as digital data. Our aim is to develop artistic experiments in the form of »Sensing Nodes« – parasitic detectors, that we distribute across the campus. Ultimately, we feed the collected data into a speculative data center, where it will be artistically visualized or transformed into new experiences such as movements, light impulses, or sounds.

In a series of workshops, we learn to work with microcontrollers (ESP32), electronic sensors, actuators (motors, LEDs, sound) and basic IOT applications. We practice sensitive observation of our everyday surroundings and design artistic concepts for detecting and translating our favorite phenomena. All participants will develop individual prototypes. Finally, we will activate and present our speculative data center as an immersive installation during the Winterwerkschau.

Open to beginners, no prior knowledge necessary. Requirements: interest in electronics and programming, enthusiasm for speculative artistic concepts, and a strong curiosity about the subtle and hidden processes of our everyday environment. Please register via email by October 12, 2025, to christian.doeller@uni-weimar.de with a short motivation letter and the subject »Sensing the Campus«.

Exhibition:<gallery>
File:MG 3283 CD-bba.jpg
File:MG 3237 CD-bba.jpg
File:MG 3196 CD-bba.jpg
File:MG 3193 CD-bba.jpg
File:MG 3282 CD-bba.jpg
File:MG 3245 CD-bba.jpg
File:MG 3200 CD-bba.jpg
File:MG 3226 CD-bba.jpg
File:MG 3219 CD-bba.jpg
File:MG 3224 CD-bba.jpg
File:MG 3259 CD-bba.jpg
File:MG 3293 CD-bba Kopie-bb.jpg
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</gallery>

Participants:
* Luisa Schönn

Schedule:

[[File:Sensing the Campus - Schedule.jpg|866x866px]]

Materials:
*Github Repo [https://github.com/diyElectronicsLab/SensingTheCampus]

Topics:
*related media art positions
*concepts of interactivity and sensor-actuator-systems
*concepts of smart home & IOT technologies
*DIY Electronics & ESP32 programming
*Sensors & Actuators
*Networking & data exchange with ESP32

Artists:
*Konstantin Grcic & Random International [https://www.random-international.com/audience]
*Niklas Roy [https://www.niklasroy.com/project/88/my-little-piece-of-privacy]
*Philippe Parreno [https://www.estherschipper.com/exhibitions/529-philippe-parreno/]
*David Bowen [https://www.dwbowen.com/telepresentwater]
*Jonah Scott [https://ualshowcase.arts.ac.uk/project/666587/cover]
*Olafur Eliasson [https://olafureliasson.net/artwork/ventilator-1997/]
*Christina Kubisch [https://christinakubisch.de/electrical-walks]
*Charlotte Poseneske
*Phillippe Parreno
*Ingo Vetter & Annette Weisser [https://ingovetter.com/project/adaptation-laboratory/]
*Agnes Meyer-Brandis [http://www.blubblubb.net/mga/mga-control-room.html]
*HeHe [http://www.hehe.org/projets/nuage-ver-ivry]
*Timo Arnall, Jorn Knutsen, Einar Sneve Martinussen [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxdjfOkPu-E&t=2s]
*Jason Burges Studio [https://www.jasonbruges.com/art]
*Nedko Sodakov

Other:

*The X-Files: Ghost in the Machine [https://www.michigandaily.com/arts/tv/what-the-x-files-got-wrong-about-ai-and-what-it-got-right/]
*smart home [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dftKArsWaCs]
*smart everything [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIVl9RVIznE]

Literature:
*Udo Brandes – Mikrocontroller ESP32 [https://bibsearch.uni-weimar.de/search?q=id%3A1838896724&v=1838896724]
*Jennifer Gabrys – How to Do Things with Sensors [https://bibsearch.uni-weimar.de/search?q=id%3A1877802816&v=1877802816]
*Jane Bennett – Vibrant Matter: a political ecology of things [https://carbonfarm.us/555/bennetexcerpt.pdf]
*Katharina Hoppe – Neue Materialismen zur Einführung [https://bibsearch.uni-weimar.de/search?q=id%3A174386440X&v=174386440X]
*Michel Serres – The Parasite [https://xenopraxis.net/readings/serres_parasite.pdf]
*Shannon Mattern – Deep Mapping the Media City [https://icd.wordsinspace.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/mattern_deepmapping.pdf]
*Shannon Mattern – A City is Not a Computer. Other Urban Intelligences [https://press.princeton.edu/books/ebook/9780691226750/a-city-is-not-a-computer-pdf?srsltid=AfmBOorB-whQXMgq_Jx8PoKJ9gvHpQZpDquuDp7HFtKzhRVXkOOiPsrP]

Language & skill level:
*The module will be held in English, unless all participants are speaking German.
*No prior knowledge is required.

Criteria for passing:
*be on time, attend the classes, be active
*develop a prototype
*present your prototype during Winterwerkschau
*finalize a documentation on this wiki page

GMU:Sensing-the-campus

2026-02-11T14:59:07Z

CDoeller25:

Fachmodul

''Lecturer:'' [[Christian Doeller]]

''Credits:'' 6 [[ECTS]], 4 [[SWS]]

''Times:'' Thursday 13:30 - 17:00

''Venue:'' Bauhausstraße 15, room K07 (DIY Electronics Lab)

''First meeting:'' October 23, 13:30 @ B15, K07

[[File:Thumb.jpg|frameless|900x900px]]

Description:

Clicking sounds of RFID-controlled door locks; footsteps echoing through hallways and stairwells; wastewater rushing intermittently through drainpipes; airflows being drawn in, guided through a labyrinth of shafts, and expelled back into the environment. Architectural infrastructures, once activated, unfold specific rhythms that more or less subtly manifest as physical phenomena such as sounds, vibrations, pulses of light, or movement.

In the seminar »Sensing the Campus«, we explore the university’s architectural infrastructure as a living organism. Our focus lies on the subtle, often overlooked traces and side effects of human and non-human interaction with the built environment. We begin with simple exercises that sharpen our bodily senses for processes that literally take place »behind the façade«. Subsequently, we work with electronic sensors to detect these phenomena and make them accessible as digital data. Our aim is to develop artistic experiments in the form of »Sensing Nodes« – parasitic detectors, that we distribute across the campus. Ultimately, we feed the collected data into a speculative data center, where it will be artistically visualized or transformed into new experiences such as movements, light impulses, or sounds.

In a series of workshops, we learn to work with microcontrollers (ESP32), electronic sensors, actuators (motors, LEDs, sound) and basic IOT applications. We practice sensitive observation of our everyday surroundings and design artistic concepts for detecting and translating our favorite phenomena. All participants will develop individual prototypes. Finally, we will activate and present our speculative data center as an immersive installation during the Winterwerkschau.

Open to beginners, no prior knowledge necessary. Requirements: interest in electronics and programming, enthusiasm for speculative artistic concepts, and a strong curiosity about the subtle and hidden processes of our everyday environment. Please register via email by October 12, 2025, to christian.doeller@uni-weimar.de with a short motivation letter and the subject »Sensing the Campus«.

Exhibition:<gallery mode="slideshow">
File:MG 3283 CD-bba.jpg
File:MG 3237 CD-bba.jpg
File:MG 3196 CD-bba.jpg
File:MG 3193 CD-bba.jpg
File:MG 3282 CD-bba.jpg
File:MG 3245 CD-bba.jpg
File:MG 3200 CD-bba.jpg
File:MG 3226 CD-bba.jpg
File:MG 3219 CD-bba.jpg
File:MG 3224 CD-bba.jpg
File:MG 3259 CD-bba.jpg
File:MG 3293 CD-bba Kopie-bb.jpg
File:MG 3253 CD-bba.jpg
</gallery>

Participants:
* Luisa Schönn

Schedule:

[[File:Sensing the Campus - Schedule.jpg|866x866px]]

Materials:
*Github Repo [https://github.com/diyElectronicsLab/SensingTheCampus]

Topics:
*related media art positions
*concepts of interactivity and sensor-actuator-systems
*concepts of smart home & IOT technologies
*DIY Electronics & ESP32 programming
*Sensors & Actuators
*Networking & data exchange with ESP32

Artists:
*Konstantin Grcic & Random International [https://www.random-international.com/audience]
*Niklas Roy [https://www.niklasroy.com/project/88/my-little-piece-of-privacy]
*Philippe Parreno [https://www.estherschipper.com/exhibitions/529-philippe-parreno/]
*David Bowen [https://www.dwbowen.com/telepresentwater]
*Jonah Scott [https://ualshowcase.arts.ac.uk/project/666587/cover]
*Olafur Eliasson [https://olafureliasson.net/artwork/ventilator-1997/]
*Christina Kubisch [https://christinakubisch.de/electrical-walks]
*Charlotte Poseneske
*Phillippe Parreno
*Ingo Vetter & Annette Weisser [https://ingovetter.com/project/adaptation-laboratory/]
*Agnes Meyer-Brandis [http://www.blubblubb.net/mga/mga-control-room.html]
*HeHe [http://www.hehe.org/projets/nuage-ver-ivry]
*Timo Arnall, Jorn Knutsen, Einar Sneve Martinussen [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxdjfOkPu-E&t=2s]
*Jason Burges Studio [https://www.jasonbruges.com/art]
*Nedko Sodakov

Other:

*The X-Files: Ghost in the Machine [https://www.michigandaily.com/arts/tv/what-the-x-files-got-wrong-about-ai-and-what-it-got-right/]
*smart home [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dftKArsWaCs]
*smart everything [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIVl9RVIznE]

Literature:
*Udo Brandes – Mikrocontroller ESP32 [https://bibsearch.uni-weimar.de/search?q=id%3A1838896724&v=1838896724]
*Jennifer Gabrys – How to Do Things with Sensors [https://bibsearch.uni-weimar.de/search?q=id%3A1877802816&v=1877802816]
*Jane Bennett – Vibrant Matter: a political ecology of things [https://carbonfarm.us/555/bennetexcerpt.pdf]
*Katharina Hoppe – Neue Materialismen zur Einführung [https://bibsearch.uni-weimar.de/search?q=id%3A174386440X&v=174386440X]
*Michel Serres – The Parasite [https://xenopraxis.net/readings/serres_parasite.pdf]
*Shannon Mattern – Deep Mapping the Media City [https://icd.wordsinspace.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/mattern_deepmapping.pdf]
*Shannon Mattern – A City is Not a Computer. Other Urban Intelligences [https://press.princeton.edu/books/ebook/9780691226750/a-city-is-not-a-computer-pdf?srsltid=AfmBOorB-whQXMgq_Jx8PoKJ9gvHpQZpDquuDp7HFtKzhRVXkOOiPsrP]

Language & skill level:
*The module will be held in English, unless all participants are speaking German.
*No prior knowledge is required.

Criteria for passing:
*be on time, attend the classes, be active
*develop a prototype
*present your prototype during Winterwerkschau
*finalize a documentation on this wiki page

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GMU:Postcompost-forest-reset

2026-01-20T16:42:49Z

CDoeller25:

Projektmodul

''Lecturer:'' [[Christian Doeller]], Klaus Fritze, Prof. Ursula Damm

''Student Assistant:'' Leandra Schieder

''Credits:'' 18 [[ECTS]], 16 [[SWS]]

''Times:'' Thursday 13:30 - 17:00

''Venue:'' Marienstraße 7b, room 104

''First meeting:'' April 17, 13:30 @ t.b.a.

[[File:ForestReset_thumb.jpg|frameless|960x960px]]

Description:

Vast stretches of woodland reminiscent of lunar landscapes; heavy forestry machinery for the efficient clearing of infected trees; countless shipping containers and lorry loads full of felled timber piled up in forest car parks.

These are the consequences of the consistent afforestation with spruce trees in recent decades; their monoculture has led to an increased vulnerability of the Thuringian forest landscape. In this environment, »Buchbunder« and »Kupferstecher« - both descendants of bark beetles - found excellent living conditions. They were able to feed on their favourite trees in peace. What remains is a dystopian scenery of destruction, which at the same time heralds a new phase of ecological transformation: Berry bushes, ferns, mosses and lichens find a new habitat among the remnants of dead wood.

In the project module »PostCompost - Forest Reset«, we will dedicate ourselves to artistically examining the traces and effects of this drastic transformation. At the centre of the seminar is an excursion to the deforested areas of Thuringian landscapes. Here we will form a temporary artistic research group that will investigate the area from various perspectives using different forms of documentation (e.g. collecting, drawing, mapping, photographing, filming) and DIY technologies (e.g. electronic sensors, 3D scanning). We explicitly focus on interdisciplinary collaboration within the group and a lively exchange with local actors. Our aim is to construct a fragmentary description of the site that addresses the phenomenon of »forest reset« with individual, artistic and speculative approaches. Prior to the excursion, we will learn about historical, ecological and political aspects by means of short presentations. The processes and results of our artistic field research will be presented as part of the Summaery 2025.

The excursion is planned for 2 – 6 June (please note: there will be a fee of about 200 Euro per person). Successful completion of the project module includes a short presentation, participation in the excursion, the development of an artistic documentation and active participation in the Summaery 2025 exhibition. Group work is explicitly encouraged. The seminar is open to all semesters and departments, no prior knowledge is required. Registration with the subject »Forest Reset« and a short letter of motivation by 6 April 2025 via email to christian.doeller@uni-weimar.de.

Prepartions / Research<gallery>
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File:02-IMG 9127-insta Kopie.jpg
File:03-IMG 9151-insta Kopie.jpg
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</gallery>Guests / Process<gallery>
File:MG 2926 Kopie.jpg
File:MG 2897 Kopie.jpg
File:7F3A9811.jpg
File:7F3A9843.jpg
File:MG 2948 Kopie.jpg
</gallery>Excursion / Field Work
<gallery>
File:03-1-7F3A0171 Kopie.jpg
File:04-1-7F3A0274 Kopie.jpg
File:05-7F3A0009 Kopie.jpg
File:02-7F3A0028 Kopie.jpg
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File:06-7F3A0230 Kopie.jpg
File:05-1-7F3A0352 Kopie.jpg
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</gallery>Performance / Sculpture<gallery>
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</gallery>

<youtube width="800" height="450">7jPvdSMjDe8</youtube>

[[File:ForestReset-Schedule.jpg|frameless|800x800px]]

Schedule:

17. April, 13:30, Marienstraße 7b, room 104 –– first meeting

24. April, 13:30, Marienstraße 7b, room 104 –– presentations I

8. May, 13:30, Marienstraße 7b, room 104 –– presentations II

'''15. May, 13:30, Digital Bauhaus Lab''' '''–– Artist Talk'''

22. May, 13:30, Marienstraße 7b, room 104 –– presentations III, excursion planning

'''2. June – 6. June –– Excursion to Hohenfelden / Kranichfeld'''

'''20. June – 21. June –– Workshop with Merle Petsch and Emil Kowalzcyk'''

26. June, Marienstraße 7b, room 104 –– individual consultations, finish documentations, prepare for Summaery

3. July 3, t.b.a. –– prepare for Summaery, setting up exhibition

'''July 10 – July 13 –– Summaery 2025'''

Topics:
*concept of oppositions like nature / culture, wilderness / civilization
*topos of the german forest & romanticism in the woods
*economic and ecological aspects of the forest
*history of the forest in Thüringen
*definitions of »Unkraut« and »Kulturpflanze«
*dynamics of demolition, reset and new beginnings
*processes of succession and renaturation
*Monoculture / Permaculture
*anthropocene and climate change
*»Umwelt« according to Jakob von Üexküll
*strategies of artistic research and documentation
*the romantic era
*social media content: lonely men who cook or build huts in the woods
*Dannenröder Forst / Eco Activism [https://www.google.com/search?q=dannenr%C3%B6der+forst&rlz=1C5CHFA_enDE1033DE1034&oq=Dannenr%C3%B6der+Forst&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqDAgAECMYJxiABBiKBTIMCAAQIxgnGIAEGIoFMggIARAAGBYYHjIICAIQABgWGB4yCAgDEAAYFhgeMggIBBAAGBYYHjIICAUQABgWGB4yCAgGEAAYFhgeMgYIBxBFGDzSAQcyMzlqMGo3qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:7a13d8ce,vid:GTPZN0Kkj4k,st:0]

Artists:
*Agnes Meyer-Brandis [http://www.blubblubb.net/tea/index.html]
*Markus Maeder [https://marcusmaeder.ch/]
*Annelie Berner [https://annelieberner.com/Plant-Futures]
*Franziska Klose [https://www.franziskaklose.de/the-new-wild/]
*Davor Sanvincenti [https://davorsanvincenti.com/work/]
*Anna Tsing [https://feralatlas.org/]
*Future Farmers (forest radio stations) [https://www.futurefarmers.com/]
*Raitis Smits & Rasa Smite [https://smitesmits.com/AtmosphericForest.html]
*Ivo Weber [https://waldfegen.com/]
*Michael Sailsdorfer [https://sailstorfer.com/works/forst] [http://www.alfredkurz.de/albums/waldputz/]
*Zheng Bo / Queer Ecology [https://www.artbasel.com/catalog/artwork/92456/Zheng-Bo-Pteridophilia-I-IV?lang=en] [https://vimeo.com/577497991]
*Thomas Struth [https://www.mgksiegen.de/de/sammlung/62078-paradise]
*Julius von Bismarck [https://juliusvonbismarck.com/bank/index.php/projects/baeume-ohne-grenzen/]
*Vija Celmins [https://www.documenta14.de/de/artists/13590/vija-celmins]
*Gil Delindro [http://www.delindro.com/selected-work.html]
*Nina Schuiki [https://mdbk.de/museumskarree/]
*Zimoun [https://vimeo.com/6191050]
*Construct Lab [https://old.constructlab.net/projects/waldraum/]
*Fabian Knecht [https://fabianknecht.de/]

Literature:
*philippe descola, ''Beyond Nature and Culture / Jenseits Natur Kultur''
*Eva Horn, Hannes Bergthaller, ''Anthropozän zur Einführung''
*Jakob von Üexküll ''Umwelt [https://monoskop.org/images/1/1f/Uexkuell_Jakob_von_Streifzuge_durch_die_Umwelten_von_Tieren_und_Menschen_Ein_Bilderbuch_unsichtbarer_Welten_1956.pdf]''
*Donna Haraway, ''Situated Knowledges: The Science Question in Feminism and the Privilege of Partial Perspective [https://www.jstor.org/stable/3178066?seq=1]''
*Marcus Maeder (Hg.), ''Kunst, Wissenschaft, Natur: Zur Ästhetik und Epistemologie der künstlerisch-wissenschaftlichen Naturbeobachtung''
*Bruno Latour, ''Circulating Reference [http://www.bruno-latour.fr/sites/default/files/downloads/53-PANDORA-TOPOFIL-pdf.pdf]''
*Simon Schama, ''Der Traum von der Wildnis. Natur als Imagination''

Language & skill level:
*The module will be held in English, unless all participants are speaking German.
*No prior knowledge is required.

Criteria for passing:
*be on time, attend the classes, be active
*short presentation on the topic
*develop artistic documentation

GMU:Postcompost-forest-reset

2026-01-20T16:36:52Z

CDoeller25:

Projektmodul

''Lecturer:'' [[Christian Doeller]], Klaus Fritze, Prof. Ursula Damm

''Student Assistant:'' Leandra Schieder

''Credits:'' 18 [[ECTS]], 16 [[SWS]]

''Times:'' Thursday 13:30 - 17:00

''Venue:'' Marienstraße 7b, room 104

''First meeting:'' April 17, 13:30 @ t.b.a.

[[File:ForestReset_thumb.jpg|frameless|960x960px]]

Description:

Vast stretches of woodland reminiscent of lunar landscapes; heavy forestry machinery for the efficient clearing of infected trees; countless shipping containers and lorry loads full of felled timber piled up in forest car parks.

These are the consequences of the consistent afforestation with spruce trees in recent decades; their monoculture has led to an increased vulnerability of the Thuringian forest landscape. In this environment, »Buchbunder« and »Kupferstecher« - both descendants of bark beetles - found excellent living conditions. They were able to feed on their favourite trees in peace. What remains is a dystopian scenery of destruction, which at the same time heralds a new phase of ecological transformation: Berry bushes, ferns, mosses and lichens find a new habitat among the remnants of dead wood.

In the project module »PostCompost - Forest Reset«, we will dedicate ourselves to artistically examining the traces and effects of this drastic transformation. At the centre of the seminar is an excursion to the deforested areas of Thuringian landscapes. Here we will form a temporary artistic research group that will investigate the area from various perspectives using different forms of documentation (e.g. collecting, drawing, mapping, photographing, filming) and DIY technologies (e.g. electronic sensors, 3D scanning). We explicitly focus on interdisciplinary collaboration within the group and a lively exchange with local actors. Our aim is to construct a fragmentary description of the site that addresses the phenomenon of »forest reset« with individual, artistic and speculative approaches. Prior to the excursion, we will learn about historical, ecological and political aspects by means of short presentations. The processes and results of our artistic field research will be presented as part of the Summaery 2025.

The excursion is planned for 2 – 6 June (please note: there will be a fee of about 200 Euro per person). Successful completion of the project module includes a short presentation, participation in the excursion, the development of an artistic documentation and active participation in the Summaery 2025 exhibition. Group work is explicitly encouraged. The seminar is open to all semesters and departments, no prior knowledge is required. Registration with the subject »Forest Reset« and a short letter of motivation by 6 April 2025 via email to christian.doeller@uni-weimar.de.

Prepartions / Research<gallery>
File:01-IMG 9136-insta Kopie.jpg
File:02-IMG 9127-insta Kopie.jpg
File:03-IMG 9151-insta Kopie.jpg
File:04-IMG 9153-insta Kopie.jpg
</gallery>Guests / Process<gallery>
File:MG 2926 Kopie.jpg
File:MG 2897 Kopie.jpg
File:7F3A9811.jpg
File:7F3A9843.jpg
File:MG 2948 Kopie.jpg
</gallery>Excursion / Field Work
<gallery>
File:03-1-7F3A0171 Kopie.jpg
File:04-1-7F3A0274 Kopie.jpg
File:05-7F3A0009 Kopie.jpg
File:02-7F3A0028 Kopie.jpg
File:01-7F3A0020 Kopie.jpg
File:03-7F3A0047 Kopie.jpg
File:06-7F3A0230 Kopie.jpg
File:05-1-7F3A0352 Kopie.jpg
File:02-1-7F3A0382 Kopie.jpg
</gallery>Performance / Sculpture<gallery>
File:Bildschirmfoto 2025-11-30 um 17.57.08-9917 Kopie-cut.jpg
File:Bildschirmfoto 2025-11-30 um 17.56.06-enhanced-9993-cut.jpg
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</gallery>

[[File:ForestReset-Schedule.jpg|frameless|800x800px]]

Schedule:

17. April, 13:30, Marienstraße 7b, room 104 –– first meeting

24. April, 13:30, Marienstraße 7b, room 104 –– presentations I

8. May, 13:30, Marienstraße 7b, room 104 –– presentations II

'''15. May, 13:30, Digital Bauhaus Lab''' '''–– Artist Talk'''

22. May, 13:30, Marienstraße 7b, room 104 –– presentations III, excursion planning

'''2. June – 6. June –– Excursion to Hohenfelden / Kranichfeld'''

'''20. June – 21. June –– Workshop with Merle Petsch and Emil Kowalzcyk'''

26. June, Marienstraße 7b, room 104 –– individual consultations, finish documentations, prepare for Summaery

3. July 3, t.b.a. –– prepare for Summaery, setting up exhibition

'''July 10 – July 13 –– Summaery 2025'''

Topics:
*concept of oppositions like nature / culture, wilderness / civilization
*topos of the german forest & romanticism in the woods
*economic and ecological aspects of the forest
*history of the forest in Thüringen
*definitions of »Unkraut« and »Kulturpflanze«
*dynamics of demolition, reset and new beginnings
*processes of succession and renaturation
*Monoculture / Permaculture
*anthropocene and climate change
*»Umwelt« according to Jakob von Üexküll
*strategies of artistic research and documentation
*the romantic era
*social media content: lonely men who cook or build huts in the woods
*Dannenröder Forst / Eco Activism [https://www.google.com/search?q=dannenr%C3%B6der+forst&rlz=1C5CHFA_enDE1033DE1034&oq=Dannenr%C3%B6der+Forst&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqDAgAECMYJxiABBiKBTIMCAAQIxgnGIAEGIoFMggIARAAGBYYHjIICAIQABgWGB4yCAgDEAAYFhgeMggIBBAAGBYYHjIICAUQABgWGB4yCAgGEAAYFhgeMgYIBxBFGDzSAQcyMzlqMGo3qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:7a13d8ce,vid:GTPZN0Kkj4k,st:0]

Artists:
*Agnes Meyer-Brandis [http://www.blubblubb.net/tea/index.html]
*Markus Maeder [https://marcusmaeder.ch/]
*Annelie Berner [https://annelieberner.com/Plant-Futures]
*Franziska Klose [https://www.franziskaklose.de/the-new-wild/]
*Davor Sanvincenti [https://davorsanvincenti.com/work/]
*Anna Tsing [https://feralatlas.org/]
*Future Farmers (forest radio stations) [https://www.futurefarmers.com/]
*Raitis Smits & Rasa Smite [https://smitesmits.com/AtmosphericForest.html]
*Ivo Weber [https://waldfegen.com/]
*Michael Sailsdorfer [https://sailstorfer.com/works/forst] [http://www.alfredkurz.de/albums/waldputz/]
*Zheng Bo / Queer Ecology [https://www.artbasel.com/catalog/artwork/92456/Zheng-Bo-Pteridophilia-I-IV?lang=en] [https://vimeo.com/577497991]
*Thomas Struth [https://www.mgksiegen.de/de/sammlung/62078-paradise]
*Julius von Bismarck [https://juliusvonbismarck.com/bank/index.php/projects/baeume-ohne-grenzen/]
*Vija Celmins [https://www.documenta14.de/de/artists/13590/vija-celmins]
*Gil Delindro [http://www.delindro.com/selected-work.html]
*Nina Schuiki [https://mdbk.de/museumskarree/]
*Zimoun [https://vimeo.com/6191050]
*Construct Lab [https://old.constructlab.net/projects/waldraum/]
*Fabian Knecht [https://fabianknecht.de/]

Literature:
*philippe descola, ''Beyond Nature and Culture / Jenseits Natur Kultur''
*Eva Horn, Hannes Bergthaller, ''Anthropozän zur Einführung''
*Jakob von Üexküll ''Umwelt [https://monoskop.org/images/1/1f/Uexkuell_Jakob_von_Streifzuge_durch_die_Umwelten_von_Tieren_und_Menschen_Ein_Bilderbuch_unsichtbarer_Welten_1956.pdf]''
*Donna Haraway, ''Situated Knowledges: The Science Question in Feminism and the Privilege of Partial Perspective [https://www.jstor.org/stable/3178066?seq=1]''
*Marcus Maeder (Hg.), ''Kunst, Wissenschaft, Natur: Zur Ästhetik und Epistemologie der künstlerisch-wissenschaftlichen Naturbeobachtung''
*Bruno Latour, ''Circulating Reference [http://www.bruno-latour.fr/sites/default/files/downloads/53-PANDORA-TOPOFIL-pdf.pdf]''
*Simon Schama, ''Der Traum von der Wildnis. Natur als Imagination''

Language & skill level:
*The module will be held in English, unless all participants are speaking German.
*No prior knowledge is required.

Criteria for passing:
*be on time, attend the classes, be active
*short presentation on the topic
*develop artistic documentation

GMU:Postcompost-forest-reset

2026-01-20T16:35:18Z

CDoeller25:

Projektmodul

''Lecturer:'' [[Christian Doeller]], Klaus Fritze, Prof. Ursula Damm

''Student Assistant:'' Leandra Schieder

''Credits:'' 18 [[ECTS]], 16 [[SWS]]

''Times:'' Thursday 13:30 - 17:00

''Venue:'' Marienstraße 7b, room 104

''First meeting:'' April 17, 13:30 @ t.b.a.

[[File:ForestReset_thumb.jpg|frameless|960x960px]]

Description:

Vast stretches of woodland reminiscent of lunar landscapes; heavy forestry machinery for the efficient clearing of infected trees; countless shipping containers and lorry loads full of felled timber piled up in forest car parks.

These are the consequences of the consistent afforestation with spruce trees in recent decades; their monoculture has led to an increased vulnerability of the Thuringian forest landscape. In this environment, »Buchbunder« and »Kupferstecher« - both descendants of bark beetles - found excellent living conditions. They were able to feed on their favourite trees in peace. What remains is a dystopian scenery of destruction, which at the same time heralds a new phase of ecological transformation: Berry bushes, ferns, mosses and lichens find a new habitat among the remnants of dead wood.

In the project module »PostCompost - Forest Reset«, we will dedicate ourselves to artistically examining the traces and effects of this drastic transformation. At the centre of the seminar is an excursion to the deforested areas of Thuringian landscapes. Here we will form a temporary artistic research group that will investigate the area from various perspectives using different forms of documentation (e.g. collecting, drawing, mapping, photographing, filming) and DIY technologies (e.g. electronic sensors, 3D scanning). We explicitly focus on interdisciplinary collaboration within the group and a lively exchange with local actors. Our aim is to construct a fragmentary description of the site that addresses the phenomenon of »forest reset« with individual, artistic and speculative approaches. Prior to the excursion, we will learn about historical, ecological and political aspects by means of short presentations. The processes and results of our artistic field research will be presented as part of the Summaery 2025.

The excursion is planned for 2 – 6 June (please note: there will be a fee of about 200 Euro per person). Successful completion of the project module includes a short presentation, participation in the excursion, the development of an artistic documentation and active participation in the Summaery 2025 exhibition. Group work is explicitly encouraged. The seminar is open to all semesters and departments, no prior knowledge is required. Registration with the subject »Forest Reset« and a short letter of motivation by 6 April 2025 via email to christian.doeller@uni-weimar.de.

Prepartions / Research<gallery>
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[[File:ForestReset-Schedule.jpg|frameless|800x800px]]

Schedule:

17. April, 13:30, Marienstraße 7b, room 104 –– first meeting

24. April, 13:30, Marienstraße 7b, room 104 –– presentations I

8. May, 13:30, Marienstraße 7b, room 104 –– presentations II

'''15. May, 13:30, Digital Bauhaus Lab''' '''–– Artist Talk'''

22. May, 13:30, Marienstraße 7b, room 104 –– presentations III, excursion planning

'''2. June – 6. June –– Excursion to Hohenfelden / Kranichfeld'''

'''20. June – 21. June –– Workshop with Merle Petsch and Emil Kowalzcyk'''

26. June, Marienstraße 7b, room 104 –– individual consultations, finish documentations, prepare for Summaery

3. July 3, t.b.a. –– prepare for Summaery, setting up exhibition

'''July 10 – July 13 –– Summaery 2025'''

Topics:
*concept of oppositions like nature / culture, wilderness / civilization
*topos of the german forest & romanticism in the woods
*economic and ecological aspects of the forest
*history of the forest in Thüringen
*definitions of »Unkraut« and »Kulturpflanze«
*dynamics of demolition, reset and new beginnings
*processes of succession and renaturation
*Monoculture / Permaculture
*anthropocene and climate change
*»Umwelt« according to Jakob von Üexküll
*strategies of artistic research and documentation
*the romantic era
*social media content: lonely men who cook or build huts in the woods
*Dannenröder Forst / Eco Activism [https://www.google.com/search?q=dannenr%C3%B6der+forst&rlz=1C5CHFA_enDE1033DE1034&oq=Dannenr%C3%B6der+Forst&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqDAgAECMYJxiABBiKBTIMCAAQIxgnGIAEGIoFMggIARAAGBYYHjIICAIQABgWGB4yCAgDEAAYFhgeMggIBBAAGBYYHjIICAUQABgWGB4yCAgGEAAYFhgeMgYIBxBFGDzSAQcyMzlqMGo3qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:7a13d8ce,vid:GTPZN0Kkj4k,st:0]

Artists:
*Agnes Meyer-Brandis [http://www.blubblubb.net/tea/index.html]
*Markus Maeder [https://marcusmaeder.ch/]
*Annelie Berner [https://annelieberner.com/Plant-Futures]
*Franziska Klose [https://www.franziskaklose.de/the-new-wild/]
*Davor Sanvincenti [https://davorsanvincenti.com/work/]
*Anna Tsing [https://feralatlas.org/]
*Future Farmers (forest radio stations) [https://www.futurefarmers.com/]
*Raitis Smits & Rasa Smite [https://smitesmits.com/AtmosphericForest.html]
*Ivo Weber [https://waldfegen.com/]
*Michael Sailsdorfer [https://sailstorfer.com/works/forst] [http://www.alfredkurz.de/albums/waldputz/]
*Zheng Bo / Queer Ecology [https://www.artbasel.com/catalog/artwork/92456/Zheng-Bo-Pteridophilia-I-IV?lang=en] [https://vimeo.com/577497991]
*Thomas Struth [https://www.mgksiegen.de/de/sammlung/62078-paradise]
*Julius von Bismarck [https://juliusvonbismarck.com/bank/index.php/projects/baeume-ohne-grenzen/]
*Vija Celmins [https://www.documenta14.de/de/artists/13590/vija-celmins]
*Gil Delindro [http://www.delindro.com/selected-work.html]
*Nina Schuiki [https://mdbk.de/museumskarree/]
*Zimoun [https://vimeo.com/6191050]
*Construct Lab [https://old.constructlab.net/projects/waldraum/]
*Fabian Knecht [https://fabianknecht.de/]

Literature:
*philippe descola, ''Beyond Nature and Culture / Jenseits Natur Kultur''
*Eva Horn, Hannes Bergthaller, ''Anthropozän zur Einführung''
*Jakob von Üexküll ''Umwelt [https://monoskop.org/images/1/1f/Uexkuell_Jakob_von_Streifzuge_durch_die_Umwelten_von_Tieren_und_Menschen_Ein_Bilderbuch_unsichtbarer_Welten_1956.pdf]''
*Donna Haraway, ''Situated Knowledges: The Science Question in Feminism and the Privilege of Partial Perspective [https://www.jstor.org/stable/3178066?seq=1]''
*Marcus Maeder (Hg.), ''Kunst, Wissenschaft, Natur: Zur Ästhetik und Epistemologie der künstlerisch-wissenschaftlichen Naturbeobachtung''
*Bruno Latour, ''Circulating Reference [http://www.bruno-latour.fr/sites/default/files/downloads/53-PANDORA-TOPOFIL-pdf.pdf]''
*Simon Schama, ''Der Traum von der Wildnis. Natur als Imagination''

Language & skill level:
*The module will be held in English, unless all participants are speaking German.
*No prior knowledge is required.

Criteria for passing:
*be on time, attend the classes, be active
*short presentation on the topic
*develop artistic documentation

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CDoeller25:

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GMU:Postcompost-forest-reset

2026-01-20T16:29:09Z

CDoeller25:

Projektmodul

''Lecturer:'' [[Christian Doeller]], Klaus Fritze, Prof. Ursula Damm

''Student Assistant:'' Leandra Schieder

''Credits:'' 18 [[ECTS]], 16 [[SWS]]

''Times:'' Thursday 13:30 - 17:00

''Venue:'' Marienstraße 7b, room 104

''First meeting:'' April 17, 13:30 @ t.b.a.

[[File:ForestReset_thumb.jpg|frameless|960x960px]]

Description:

Vast stretches of woodland reminiscent of lunar landscapes; heavy forestry machinery for the efficient clearing of infected trees; countless shipping containers and lorry loads full of felled timber piled up in forest car parks.

These are the consequences of the consistent afforestation with spruce trees in recent decades; their monoculture has led to an increased vulnerability of the Thuringian forest landscape. In this environment, »Buchbunder« and »Kupferstecher« - both descendants of bark beetles - found excellent living conditions. They were able to feed on their favourite trees in peace. What remains is a dystopian scenery of destruction, which at the same time heralds a new phase of ecological transformation: Berry bushes, ferns, mosses and lichens find a new habitat among the remnants of dead wood.

In the project module »PostCompost - Forest Reset«, we will dedicate ourselves to artistically examining the traces and effects of this drastic transformation. At the centre of the seminar is an excursion to the deforested areas of Thuringian landscapes. Here we will form a temporary artistic research group that will investigate the area from various perspectives using different forms of documentation (e.g. collecting, drawing, mapping, photographing, filming) and DIY technologies (e.g. electronic sensors, 3D scanning). We explicitly focus on interdisciplinary collaboration within the group and a lively exchange with local actors. Our aim is to construct a fragmentary description of the site that addresses the phenomenon of »forest reset« with individual, artistic and speculative approaches. Prior to the excursion, we will learn about historical, ecological and political aspects by means of short presentations. The processes and results of our artistic field research will be presented as part of the Summaery 2025.

The excursion is planned for 2 – 6 June (please note: there will be a fee of about 200 Euro per person). Successful completion of the project module includes a short presentation, participation in the excursion, the development of an artistic documentation and active participation in the Summaery 2025 exhibition. Group work is explicitly encouraged. The seminar is open to all semesters and departments, no prior knowledge is required. Registration with the subject »Forest Reset« and a short letter of motivation by 6 April 2025 via email to christian.doeller@uni-weimar.de.

Prepartions / Research<gallery>
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File:02-IMG 9127-insta Kopie.jpg
File:03-IMG 9151-insta Kopie.jpg
File:04-IMG 9153-insta Kopie.jpg
</gallery>Guests / Process<gallery>
File:MG 2926 Kopie.jpg
File:MG 2897 Kopie.jpg
File:7F3A9811.jpg
File:7F3A9843.jpg
File:MG 2948 Kopie.jpg
</gallery>Excursion / Field Work

Performance / Sculpture

[[File:ForestReset-Schedule.jpg|frameless|800x800px]]

Schedule:

17. April, 13:30, Marienstraße 7b, room 104 –– first meeting

24. April, 13:30, Marienstraße 7b, room 104 –– presentations I

8. May, 13:30, Marienstraße 7b, room 104 –– presentations II

'''15. May, 13:30, Digital Bauhaus Lab''' '''–– Artist Talk'''

22. May, 13:30, Marienstraße 7b, room 104 –– presentations III, excursion planning

'''2. June – 6. June –– Excursion to Hohenfelden / Kranichfeld'''

'''20. June – 21. June –– Workshop with Merle Petsch and Emil Kowalzcyk'''

26. June, Marienstraße 7b, room 104 –– individual consultations, finish documentations, prepare for Summaery

3. July 3, t.b.a. –– prepare for Summaery, setting up exhibition

'''July 10 – July 13 –– Summaery 2025'''

Topics:
*concept of oppositions like nature / culture, wilderness / civilization
*topos of the german forest & romanticism in the woods
*economic and ecological aspects of the forest
*history of the forest in Thüringen
*definitions of »Unkraut« and »Kulturpflanze«
*dynamics of demolition, reset and new beginnings
*processes of succession and renaturation
*Monoculture / Permaculture
*anthropocene and climate change
*»Umwelt« according to Jakob von Üexküll
*strategies of artistic research and documentation
*the romantic era
*social media content: lonely men who cook or build huts in the woods
*Dannenröder Forst / Eco Activism [https://www.google.com/search?q=dannenr%C3%B6der+forst&rlz=1C5CHFA_enDE1033DE1034&oq=Dannenr%C3%B6der+Forst&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqDAgAECMYJxiABBiKBTIMCAAQIxgnGIAEGIoFMggIARAAGBYYHjIICAIQABgWGB4yCAgDEAAYFhgeMggIBBAAGBYYHjIICAUQABgWGB4yCAgGEAAYFhgeMgYIBxBFGDzSAQcyMzlqMGo3qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:7a13d8ce,vid:GTPZN0Kkj4k,st:0]

Artists:
*Agnes Meyer-Brandis [http://www.blubblubb.net/tea/index.html]
*Markus Maeder [https://marcusmaeder.ch/]
*Annelie Berner [https://annelieberner.com/Plant-Futures]
*Franziska Klose [https://www.franziskaklose.de/the-new-wild/]
*Davor Sanvincenti [https://davorsanvincenti.com/work/]
*Anna Tsing [https://feralatlas.org/]
*Future Farmers (forest radio stations) [https://www.futurefarmers.com/]
*Raitis Smits & Rasa Smite [https://smitesmits.com/AtmosphericForest.html]
*Ivo Weber [https://waldfegen.com/]
*Michael Sailsdorfer [https://sailstorfer.com/works/forst] [http://www.alfredkurz.de/albums/waldputz/]
*Zheng Bo / Queer Ecology [https://www.artbasel.com/catalog/artwork/92456/Zheng-Bo-Pteridophilia-I-IV?lang=en] [https://vimeo.com/577497991]
*Thomas Struth [https://www.mgksiegen.de/de/sammlung/62078-paradise]
*Julius von Bismarck [https://juliusvonbismarck.com/bank/index.php/projects/baeume-ohne-grenzen/]
*Vija Celmins [https://www.documenta14.de/de/artists/13590/vija-celmins]
*Gil Delindro [http://www.delindro.com/selected-work.html]
*Nina Schuiki [https://mdbk.de/museumskarree/]
*Zimoun [https://vimeo.com/6191050]
*Construct Lab [https://old.constructlab.net/projects/waldraum/]
*Fabian Knecht [https://fabianknecht.de/]

Literature:
*philippe descola, ''Beyond Nature and Culture / Jenseits Natur Kultur''
*Eva Horn, Hannes Bergthaller, ''Anthropozän zur Einführung''
*Jakob von Üexküll ''Umwelt [https://monoskop.org/images/1/1f/Uexkuell_Jakob_von_Streifzuge_durch_die_Umwelten_von_Tieren_und_Menschen_Ein_Bilderbuch_unsichtbarer_Welten_1956.pdf]''
*Donna Haraway, ''Situated Knowledges: The Science Question in Feminism and the Privilege of Partial Perspective [https://www.jstor.org/stable/3178066?seq=1]''
*Marcus Maeder (Hg.), ''Kunst, Wissenschaft, Natur: Zur Ästhetik und Epistemologie der künstlerisch-wissenschaftlichen Naturbeobachtung''
*Bruno Latour, ''Circulating Reference [http://www.bruno-latour.fr/sites/default/files/downloads/53-PANDORA-TOPOFIL-pdf.pdf]''
*Simon Schama, ''Der Traum von der Wildnis. Natur als Imagination''

Language & skill level:
*The module will be held in English, unless all participants are speaking German.
*No prior knowledge is required.

Criteria for passing:
*be on time, attend the classes, be active
*short presentation on the topic
*develop artistic documentation

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2026-01-20T16:29:00Z

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2026-01-20T16:28:29Z

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GMU:Postcompost-forest-reset

2026-01-20T16:25:34Z

CDoeller25:

Projektmodul

''Lecturer:'' [[Christian Doeller]], Klaus Fritze, Prof. Ursula Damm

''Student Assistant:'' Leandra Schieder

''Credits:'' 18 [[ECTS]], 16 [[SWS]]

''Times:'' Thursday 13:30 - 17:00

''Venue:'' Marienstraße 7b, room 104

''First meeting:'' April 17, 13:30 @ t.b.a.

[[File:ForestReset_thumb.jpg|frameless|960x960px]]

Description:

Vast stretches of woodland reminiscent of lunar landscapes; heavy forestry machinery for the efficient clearing of infected trees; countless shipping containers and lorry loads full of felled timber piled up in forest car parks.

These are the consequences of the consistent afforestation with spruce trees in recent decades; their monoculture has led to an increased vulnerability of the Thuringian forest landscape. In this environment, »Buchbunder« and »Kupferstecher« - both descendants of bark beetles - found excellent living conditions. They were able to feed on their favourite trees in peace. What remains is a dystopian scenery of destruction, which at the same time heralds a new phase of ecological transformation: Berry bushes, ferns, mosses and lichens find a new habitat among the remnants of dead wood.

In the project module »PostCompost - Forest Reset«, we will dedicate ourselves to artistically examining the traces and effects of this drastic transformation. At the centre of the seminar is an excursion to the deforested areas of Thuringian landscapes. Here we will form a temporary artistic research group that will investigate the area from various perspectives using different forms of documentation (e.g. collecting, drawing, mapping, photographing, filming) and DIY technologies (e.g. electronic sensors, 3D scanning). We explicitly focus on interdisciplinary collaboration within the group and a lively exchange with local actors. Our aim is to construct a fragmentary description of the site that addresses the phenomenon of »forest reset« with individual, artistic and speculative approaches. Prior to the excursion, we will learn about historical, ecological and political aspects by means of short presentations. The processes and results of our artistic field research will be presented as part of the Summaery 2025.

The excursion is planned for 2 – 6 June (please note: there will be a fee of about 200 Euro per person). Successful completion of the project module includes a short presentation, participation in the excursion, the development of an artistic documentation and active participation in the Summaery 2025 exhibition. Group work is explicitly encouraged. The seminar is open to all semesters and departments, no prior knowledge is required. Registration with the subject »Forest Reset« and a short letter of motivation by 6 April 2025 via email to christian.doeller@uni-weimar.de.

Prepartions

Guests and Process

Field Work

Performance / Sculpture

[[File:ForestReset-Schedule.jpg|frameless|800x800px]]

Schedule:

17. April, 13:30, Marienstraße 7b, room 104 –– first meeting

24. April, 13:30, Marienstraße 7b, room 104 –– presentations I

8. May, 13:30, Marienstraße 7b, room 104 –– presentations II

'''15. May, 13:30, Digital Bauhaus Lab''' '''–– Artist Talk'''

22. May, 13:30, Marienstraße 7b, room 104 –– presentations III, excursion planning

'''2. June – 6. June –– Excursion to Hohenfelden / Kranichfeld'''

'''20. June – 21. June –– Workshop with Merle Petsch and Emil Kowalzcyk'''

26. June, Marienstraße 7b, room 104 –– individual consultations, finish documentations, prepare for Summaery

3. July 3, t.b.a. –– prepare for Summaery, setting up exhibition

'''July 10 – July 13 –– Summaery 2025'''

Topics:
*concept of oppositions like nature / culture, wilderness / civilization
*topos of the german forest & romanticism in the woods
*economic and ecological aspects of the forest
*history of the forest in Thüringen
*definitions of »Unkraut« and »Kulturpflanze«
*dynamics of demolition, reset and new beginnings
*processes of succession and renaturation
*Monoculture / Permaculture
*anthropocene and climate change
*»Umwelt« according to Jakob von Üexküll
*strategies of artistic research and documentation
*the romantic era
*social media content: lonely men who cook or build huts in the woods
*Dannenröder Forst / Eco Activism [https://www.google.com/search?q=dannenr%C3%B6der+forst&rlz=1C5CHFA_enDE1033DE1034&oq=Dannenr%C3%B6der+Forst&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqDAgAECMYJxiABBiKBTIMCAAQIxgnGIAEGIoFMggIARAAGBYYHjIICAIQABgWGB4yCAgDEAAYFhgeMggIBBAAGBYYHjIICAUQABgWGB4yCAgGEAAYFhgeMgYIBxBFGDzSAQcyMzlqMGo3qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:7a13d8ce,vid:GTPZN0Kkj4k,st:0]

Artists:
*Agnes Meyer-Brandis [http://www.blubblubb.net/tea/index.html]
*Markus Maeder [https://marcusmaeder.ch/]
*Annelie Berner [https://annelieberner.com/Plant-Futures]
*Franziska Klose [https://www.franziskaklose.de/the-new-wild/]
*Davor Sanvincenti [https://davorsanvincenti.com/work/]
*Anna Tsing [https://feralatlas.org/]
*Future Farmers (forest radio stations) [https://www.futurefarmers.com/]
*Raitis Smits & Rasa Smite [https://smitesmits.com/AtmosphericForest.html]
*Ivo Weber [https://waldfegen.com/]
*Michael Sailsdorfer [https://sailstorfer.com/works/forst] [http://www.alfredkurz.de/albums/waldputz/]
*Zheng Bo / Queer Ecology [https://www.artbasel.com/catalog/artwork/92456/Zheng-Bo-Pteridophilia-I-IV?lang=en] [https://vimeo.com/577497991]
*Thomas Struth [https://www.mgksiegen.de/de/sammlung/62078-paradise]
*Julius von Bismarck [https://juliusvonbismarck.com/bank/index.php/projects/baeume-ohne-grenzen/]
*Vija Celmins [https://www.documenta14.de/de/artists/13590/vija-celmins]
*Gil Delindro [http://www.delindro.com/selected-work.html]
*Nina Schuiki [https://mdbk.de/museumskarree/]
*Zimoun [https://vimeo.com/6191050]
*Construct Lab [https://old.constructlab.net/projects/waldraum/]
*Fabian Knecht [https://fabianknecht.de/]

Literature:
*philippe descola, ''Beyond Nature and Culture / Jenseits Natur Kultur''
*Eva Horn, Hannes Bergthaller, ''Anthropozän zur Einführung''
*Jakob von Üexküll ''Umwelt [https://monoskop.org/images/1/1f/Uexkuell_Jakob_von_Streifzuge_durch_die_Umwelten_von_Tieren_und_Menschen_Ein_Bilderbuch_unsichtbarer_Welten_1956.pdf]''
*Donna Haraway, ''Situated Knowledges: The Science Question in Feminism and the Privilege of Partial Perspective [https://www.jstor.org/stable/3178066?seq=1]''
*Marcus Maeder (Hg.), ''Kunst, Wissenschaft, Natur: Zur Ästhetik und Epistemologie der künstlerisch-wissenschaftlichen Naturbeobachtung''
*Bruno Latour, ''Circulating Reference [http://www.bruno-latour.fr/sites/default/files/downloads/53-PANDORA-TOPOFIL-pdf.pdf]''
*Simon Schama, ''Der Traum von der Wildnis. Natur als Imagination''

Language & skill level:
*The module will be held in English, unless all participants are speaking German.
*No prior knowledge is required.

Criteria for passing:
*be on time, attend the classes, be active
*short presentation on the topic
*develop artistic documentation

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GMU:Speculative Atmospheres/Anna Wißmüller

2026-01-19T14:56:57Z

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'''Observing nature'''

A walk in the park: playing with shadow and reflection

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File:schatten1.jpg
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</gallery>

'''Processing & Arduino experiments'''

Fun processing experiment:
a heart form that changes colors by moving the cursor
[[:File:processing_heart.pde]]

Arduino light sensor sets shape of triangle:

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File:Screenshot (427).png
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'''1.Project'''

How can light and shadow be experienced in another way? I think the world is more colourful, then we think it is. Even grey shadows can be translated into colorful shapes.

project idea:

painting with shadows: a light sensors isused to sense light/shadow. every grade of shadow outputs a different colour in processing. sitting under a tree, while the sun shines through the leaves and the wind moves them will create a unique painting. going for a walk while carrying the prototype while output a different colourful painting every time.

[[File:Schattenfarbem_processing.pde]]

[[File:Schattenfarben_Arduino.ino]]

This project did not turn out as i wanted it to. The shapes are too randomly located and the colourchanging background in processing is always overlayering the already existing shapes. It was still fun to experiment with colours and shapes. I learnt a lot about how arduino and processing works and how to connect both.

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'''2. Project'''

I want to create an autonomous agent - a "random walker" - that is not moving randomly, but steered by the light that falls on the light sensor.

See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqecAdEGW6I

'''Arduino code:'''
[[:File:Agent_Arduino.ino]]

i used the same arduino code for all following versions.

This is the arduino setup:

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'''Processing codes:'''

Moving ball:

[[File:movingball_pic.jpg|400px]]

[[:File:ball_moving.pde]]

[[:File:movingball_vid.mp4]]

'''WALKER'''

'''1st Version'''

[[:File:processing_agent.pde]]

Problems:

- mainly the first case is triggered, this means that the line constantly moves to the left and vanishes quickly from the canvas

- sometimes the second case applies but this is barely visible, as the agent just moves back the same line

If the line leaves the canvas it should come back on the other side. I tried to use the line

"if ( x > width ) {
x = 300;
y = 300;
}"

placed in the void draw, to make the line reappear at the given coordinates, but the agent only drew a short line and then stopped

'''2nd version:'''

[[:File:1processing_agent.pde]]

the agent reacts better to the light sensor now. it still moves steadily to the left, but if i cover the light sonsor with my finger it moves to the top left.

--> i wrote "int r =int( map (intData, 0, 1024'''/2''', 0, 3));"

i still cannot bring the agent to move downwards or to reappear on the canvas after it vanished

my idea is to use if satemtents or the function boolean to make it reappear. so far both did not work out

'''3rd version'''

[[File:1Screenshot (1555).png|400px]]

[[:File:3processing_agent.pde]]

the walker now moves directly up, down, left and right.
If the walker disappears from the screen, it reappears at its starting point.

'''Final Version'''

[[File:Screenshot (1559).png|frameless]]

to make the walker "shorter" i used a timer that erases the path that the walker took. Now it seems like an autonomous line is walking over the screen.

[[:File:final.processing_agent.pde]]

[[:File:movingagent.mp4]]

GMU:Speculative Atmospheres/Emil Torp

2026-01-19T14:55:37Z

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[[:File:Soundbeispiel_WindImBusch.wav]]

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- Wie klingt Wind?
- Hat der Wind selbst eigentlich einen Klang oder lässt er sich nur in anderen Dingen resonieren?
- Wie klingen unsere Assoziationen von geräuschlosen Phänomenen?
- Wie lasse ich den Wind mit Hilfe der im Kurs erlernten Techniken erklingen?
- Wie übersetzte ich natürliche Gegebenheiten mit den im Kurs erlernten Techniken?

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Die Idee bestand darin, die Bewegung, welche vom Wind in einer Pflanze ausgelöst wird, hörbar zu machen. Aber Sie nicht wirklich hörbar zu machen, sondern nur die Bewegung, oder besser die Assosation dazu zu synthetisieren.

Ausgehend von der "Fast-Fourier Transformations Theorie", kurz FFT, welche besagt, dass jeder Ton und jedes Geräusch in eine Vielzahl von Sinuswellen aufgeteilt werden kann, wollte ich in meiner Arbeit das Gegenteil erproben. Nämlich mit einer Vielzahl von Sinuswellen den Klang des Windes zu imitieren.

[[File:FFT-Time-Frequency-View-540.png|800px]]

Welche Eigenschaften hat meine Assoziation vom Windklang?

-Luftdurchzug ist stets vorhanden. Er variiert zwischen windstill und stürmisch, doch die Übergänge zwischen diesen Stadien sind stehts fließend. Somit hat der Wind mit der Sinuswelle gemeinsam, dass sie beide nie abrupt verblassen oder auftreten. Dies ist schön in der Bewegung von Blättern im Wind zu beobachten. Sie bieten sich also mit Ihrer Bewegung an, als Datenspender zu dienen. Die Daten bestehen aus den Winkeln der x-, y- und z-Achse.

-Ebenfalls assoziere ich Rauschen mit Wind, besonders gefiltertes Rauschen, bei welchem sich die Filterfrequenz periodisch verändert.

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Erste Versuche mit Processing Sinuswellen zu layern zeigten mir schnell, dass es hunderte, oder wohl eher tausende von Sinuswellen benötigt, um vom Typischen Sinuswellen-Klangbild wegzukommen. Da ich mit meinen bescheidenen Processing-Skills jede dieser Wellen einzeln coden müsste, habe ich mich rasch nach einer alternativen Sprache umgesehen: Max / MSP

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Mit Max MSP stoße ich rasch auf kreative Möglichkeiten, mit Sinuswellen umzugehen. So lassen sich Beispielsweise mit Ringmodulation (RM), Frequenzmodulation (FM) und Amplitudenmodulation (AM) Sinuswellen mit Sinuswellen modelieren. Die FM erspart mir viel Arbeit um den, ach so wichtigen Obertonbereich zu gestalten.

[[File:Amfm3-en-de.gif|800px]]

[[File:AM_FM_RM_.jpg|800px]]

Erste Versuche, sehr viele Sinuswellen zu layern zeigen schon interessante Klangbilder. Auch hier zeigt sich wieder, dass es doch eine enorme Anzahl an Sinuswellen benötigt, um Distanz von der synthetischen Klangfarbe zu gewinnen. So dass ich mich entscheide den Vorsatz einen "natürlichen Sound" zu generieren gelassener entgegensehe. Dieser Schritt bewirkt eine grössere Zufriedenheit mit meiner Arbeit. Dennoch greife ich zu einem weiteren Trick um die Klangfarbe natürlicher wirken zu lassen. Ich multipliziere Frequenzzahlen mit minimalen Veränderungen. So wird beispielsweise eine Sinuswelle vervielfacht und jeweils mit Faktoren wie "1,01", "1,005" und "0,98" multipliziert. Ein Effekt, den man kaum hört aber groß wirkt.

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Bisher erklingt aus meinem Max Patch aber nur ein konstanter Ton. Das er Fluide durch Arduinodaten verändert wird und "windish" klingt, steht noch aus. Denn bisher ist es mir noch nicht gelungen, Arduino mit Max kommunizieren zu lassen :( Wochen hänge ich an diesem Schritt fest.

[[File:Max Translation.png|800px]]

Zum einen funktioniert der Serial Port bei Max anders als bei Processing. Mit einem extra "Print" Objekt muss der Port ermittelt werden und zeigt sich in Form von Buschstaben.

Zum andern werden die Daten, wenn es mehrere sind, von Max in ein Packet gepackt. Welches man mit mehreren Objekten entcodieren und entpacken muss. Das Internet liefert erstaunlich bescheiden und für mich Leihen unverständliche Tutorials zu dem Thema. Großen Dank an meine KommilitonInnen, nicht nur an dieser Stelle!!!!

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Der Spass kann beginnen! Max liefert viele Tools, um Daten zu übersetzten oder zu Skalieren. Anfangs habe ich noch mit der "map" Funktion in Arduino gearbeitet. Das äquivalente "scale" Objekt in Max verwende ich fortan fast überall.
Das Chaos im Max Patch wird mit jeder neu entdeckten Funktion grösser. Organisationshilfe liefern die Objekte "send .." "return ...". Frei vom Kabelsalat, lässt sich das Patch beliebig groß bauen und die Arduinodaten lassen sich überall einsetzten. Kombiniert mit der "scale" Funktion bewegt sich nun fast alles.
Nun schwanken nicht mehr nur die Sinusfrequenzen, sondern auch Modulationsparameter, Velocity, Filterfrequenzen, Amplituden und Balancen.

[[File:06.07.vol send n return.jpg|frameless]]

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Zur Feinjustierung half mir meine geliebt Forellenpelagolie mit ihrem langen Ast ragt sie in den Luftzug zwischen Fenster und Haustür un lässt den 3 Achsensensor konstant baumeln.

[[File:3axfront.JPG|800px]]

[[File:3axroom.JPG|800px]]

[[File:3axback.JPG|800px]]

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Leider haben sich mehrere Unglückliche Zufälle kurz vor dem Präsentationstermin gehäuft.
Im versuch, meinen Lüfter mit einem Kompressor zu reinigen, hat sich wohl die Luftfeuchtigkeit in der CPU angehäuft und nach der Aktion hat mein Computer nie wieder einen Ton von sich gegeben. Mit einem zweiten Computer und dem frischen Vorwissen hatte ich das Patch nochmals geschrieben, doch auf diesen Computer habe ich am Tag vor der Präsi eine Tasse Tee ausgekippt. Dem Schicksal gegenüber demütig und verständnisvoll habe ich den Hut gezogen und es leider nicht im Ilmpark gezeigt. Es wäre dort sehr simpel ausgestellt worden:

Präsentationsidee:

Ca 3 Meter vor einem Busch steckt ein gegabelter Ast im Boden. An diesem Ast hängt ein Kopfhörer, dessen Kabel in den Busch führt. An einem Ast des Busches, ist eine weisse, schimmernde Stoffschlaufe gebunden. So unauffällig, dass man sie im vorbeigehen missachten würde, aber so auffällig, dass sie einem nun, vor dem Busch positioniert ins Auge springt. An dem Markierten Ast ist der Triaxial Acceleration Tilt Sensor befestigt. Dieser Ast fängt den Wind am meisten von all seinen Geschwistern. Hier spielt die Musik. Oder der Wind? Der Rechner mit dem Patch läuft versteckt hinter dem Busch, zu sehen ist nur Der Kopfhörer, hängend auf einem Stock, der Busch und die Schlaufe. Das suchende Auge würde wohl auch ein paar Kabel und den Sensor finden, das Ohr bekommt folgendes zu hören:

[[:File:Soundbeispiel_WindImBusch.wav]]

GMU:Speculative Atmospheres II/Friedrich Wilhelm Albrecht Pittelkow

2026-01-19T14:48:46Z

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== Generative images influenced by tempererature ==
[[File:Scrn_2.jpg|frameless|628x628px]]

=== Idea ===
A genarative image is drawn and influenced by the data of a temperature sensor. The data is used as an offset when generating the images.
The goal is to explore the visualisation data and patterns inside the data in a new way. It's not a scientific visualisation - like a bar graph - more it should be a tool to help understanding the general concept of a data set while being visually appealing.

Maybe it is possible for the viewer to connect own ideas, concepts while viewing the visualisation and find a own interpretation and connection to the environment.

=== Examples / Current state ===
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Each drawn point correlates to a point in the data-set. The eqaution used to generate images would describe a circle. The data pushes the points off the point away from this path in relation to their values.

=== The Toolkit ===
The toolkit provides everything to collect data in the field. In the weather sealed case the Arduino-board with an attached sensor as well as a battery to provide power and a SD card for storrage.
The case protects the arduino and circuit from the environment.

<gallery>
File:fp01.jpeg
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=== Processing ===
In Processing the data-file from the Tool-Kit gets spilt up line by line and stored in an array. Since we can easily analyze an array in processing we can find the lowes and highest point in the data to create a adequate range range to apply it.
Also we find the total ammount of points to determine when to stop plotting them and exporting the image.

<nowiki> dataArray = float(loadStrings(dataFile));
tMax = dataArray.length;
nMin = min(dataArray);
nMax = max(dataArray);
</nowiki>

To draw the image a simple equation is used:
<nowiki>float x1(float t, float offset) {
return cos(t / calcConst) * 200 + cos(t / calcConst) - offset * 2;
}
float y1(float t, float offset) {
return sin(t / calcConst) * 200 + cos(t / calcConst) - offset * 2;
}</nowiki>

Inside the functions you will find the offset - which gets set by the data - and a calcConstant. By modifing this new varieties of patterns can be genarated.

GMU:Speculative Atmospheres II/Bo Liu

2026-01-19T14:47:59Z

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== '''S◎M◎ REPUBLIC'''==
This project is a system for transforming natural sounds into real time images based on multiple transmitters and single receiver wireless network via NRF24L10 module.

[[File:somocover.jpg|frameless]]
== '''Project Idea'''==
The environment we live in is full of different sounds: the noise of cars driving, birds singing, water running in the park, etc. If these sounds are transformed into graphics, how would they look visually different?
So in this project, the idealized approach is to catch sounds from nature through wireless remote monitoring system with sound sensors and then turn them into graphics that people can "read".

In addition, Multiple transmitters are set up in the project from different locations, to convey a concept of union and integration.

== '''Technical Support'''==
The realization of this project relies greatly on the application of a wireless remote monitoring system, and in the final presentation part the NRF24L10 module [https://www.electroniclinic.com/nrf24l01-with-arduino-nrf24l01-pinout-and-example-codes/] was chosen, which offers the possibility of wireless long-distance communication.

[[File:diagramsomo.jpg|frameless]]

== '''Aesthetic Issues'''==
For the physical part of the product, the multiple wireless Transmitters determine the independence of each module. Packing each transmitter into a single unit, the shape is inspired by the beehive.

[[File:3dmodel1.jpg|350px]]
[[File:3dmodel2.jpg|350px]]

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File:mockup2.JPG|''Mockup-1''
File:mockup1.JPG|''Mockup-2''
File:mockup3.JPG|''Mockup-3''
File:Mockup4.jpg|''Mockup-4''
File:mockup5.JPG|''Mockup-5''
File:mockup6.jpg|''Mockup-6''
</gallery>

For the part of digital graphic design, due to the mixture of multiple sounds in the natural environment, it is difficult to collect sounds like pure bird chirps and water sounds. The biggest problem is that the sound sensor is not sensitive enough, which causes the collected data to be large or small and not continuous. In order to get relatively stable data, the Potentiometer on the sound sensor was tried to be tuned frequently, the instability of the electricity caused the sound sensor to be burnt.

The final image presented is trying to convey a natural concept of landscape painting. Inspired by the works of famous painters, the new images are recomposed by generalizing the basic elements. Different locations represent different shapes. The imperfect data also reflects the "disorder" and "randomness" of the natural environment.

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File:nrfmap.jpg|''Range Test Map''
File:inspirationsomo.jpg|''Inspiration''
File:nrft2.jpg|''Pattern-1''
File:nrft1.jpg|''Pattern-2''
File:nrft6.jpg|''Pattern-3''
File:nrft3.jpg|''Pattern-4''
File:nrft4.jpg|''Pattern-5''
File:nrft5.jpg|''Pattern-6''
</gallery>

{{#ev:youtube|scNt3UTvDc4}}

== '''Experiments'''==
''Experiment 4'' ::: The purpose of this test is to solve the technical aspect of wireless transmission. After searching online, HC-12 Radio module could be a good solution for long distance transmission - about 1km, this makes it possible to collect and transmit the sound signals from different locations in this project. The test site of this time is still the balcony of student apartment near a traffic crossing. The process and the final generated graphic are as follows.
''HC-12 Module Connection Reference :::'' [https://electronoobs.com/eng_arduino_tut96.php]

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File:HC121819.JPG|''Sender''
File:HC121820.jpg|''Receiver''
File: HC1219.jpg|''Outdoor''
File:HC12test.png|''Result''
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{{#ev:youtube|uf3AAt6QHTg}}

''Experiment 3'' ::: In the third experiment, a combination of sound sensor and Processing was used to try to convert the sound in nature into graphic images. In this stage, I still chose circles as the basic elements of an image. At the beginning of the test, the collected changing sound values only affected the size of the circles, forming an image of overlapping circles. After that, the circles generated by each data were arranged sequentially on the canvas, just like "typing/ writing".
One sound sample is the bird song I recorded this summer in the woods below my student apartment. The other sound mimic are real-time car noises recorded from the balcony. Here are the patterns generated by those interesting moments. ''Video links :::'' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erGPgZmhsDU] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trOPudu6Rj0] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eL3xvUyWqI] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZnhLL9TmHU]
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File:SA_T03.jpg|''cico01''
File:SA_T04.jpg|''cico02''
File:SA_T05.jpg|''cico03''
</gallery>
<gallery>
File:SA_T06.jpg|''cico04''
File:SA_T07.jpg|''cico05''
File:SA_T08.jpg|''cico06''
</gallery>
{{#ev:youtube|lTj__kYl90I}}

''Experiment 2'' ::: The second improvement focused on the arrangement of the dots on the canvas, and I tried the "for loop" as recommended by the lecturer and got the following results. The size of the dots and the tone of the generated sound are determined by the input value of LDR in real time.
{{#ev:youtube|C-vnLwamsVQ}}

''Experiment 1'' ::: Learning Arduino for the first time and dealing with Light Dependent Resistor, briefly, the strength of the light projected onto LDR will directly affect the value of the output signal, so I want to make the dots on the screen change according to the changing value.
A small experiment: think of nature where sunlight is projected onto plants to create shadows, which move to create a changing value, and finally generate a screen image.
<gallery>
File:SA_T01.JPG|''DoT01''
File:SA_T02.jpg|''DoT02''
</gallery>
{{#ev:youtube|ZMBYmFUPpLM}}
{{#ev:youtube|5gBoE3Z_P5Y}}

== '''References'''==
[1] NRF24L10 Module Connection https://www.electroniclinic.com/nrf24l01-with-arduino-nrf24l01-pinout-and-example-codes/

[2] HC-12 Module Connection https://electronoobs.com/eng_arduino_tut96.php

[7] Project Arduino Code [[File:arduinocode2.pdf]]

[8] Project Processing Code [[File:processingcode1.pdf]]

[9] NRF24L10 Module Range Test https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pd0VYc2qUtw

GMU:Speculative Atmospheres II/Sam Ryu

2026-01-19T14:47:05Z

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=='''The Light and Resonance in the Air'''==

'''Speculative Atmospheres ll,WiSe 2021/22'''

Sound and Light Sensors Experiment with Arduino+Max/Msp by Ryu, Sam

==Preview Video of the experiment==

This is a basic attempt to make the environment compose music.

The sound is generated randomly according to the movement of light.
Pitch and velocity change according to the data of the light sensors.

''"Let the light and environment play the music."''

{{#ev:vimeo|675006332}}

==1.IDEAS==
'''- Mindmap'''

[[File:SC-001.png]]

5 Light sensors are converted into values through Arduino to Max, which are converted to play in a random combination of five tracks of sound. The flow of music continues to change because the sound layers are played differently each time according to the frequency of light.

Light illumination may not be dynamic outdoors in winter,
so an environment where light can be used indoors as an alternative,
but it would be also possible to use natural light.

'''-Sound material:'''

Sound collection through the field recording:
Pieces such as glass, bell, silver ring, wind etc.
*These five-sound materials become acoustic instruments played by the movement of light.

==2.PROCESS==

'''A .Arduino / Sensors'''

01. Prepared five photoresistors (light sensors).

02. Measuring the lowest/maximum resistance value with a multimeter.

03. The resistance value is calculated according to the following formula.

R2= √R1(max)xR1(Min)

04. Connect the five photoresistors with the appropriate register (R2) to the breadboard.

[[File:sam-breadboard.jpg]]

'''B. Arduino'''

01. Initialize five sensors, receive data values from Arduino, and send them to Max.

//int val[5]; array.5 light sensors total

void setup()
{
Serial.begin(9600); //Serial Communication set up
}
void loop()
{
for(int i = 0; i < 5; i++){
val[i] = analogRead(i);
Serial.print(val[i]);
Serial.print(" ");
}
Serial.println();
delay(10);
}

'''C. MAX/MSP'''

01. Receive data transmitted from Arduino through Arduino and Max connection patches.

02. Sending data to five tracks by applying speed control with random values.

03. Sound generated by the data value of light.

[[File:01-maxmsp.png|frameless]]

'''-Outdoor Experiment'''

[[File:P-001.png|frameless]]

It was not easy to apply various light movements on sensors because cloudy weather persists in winter. However, the experiment was still possible because we could expect the movement of light depending on the movement of the shade or wind.

==3. Review==

Overall, I would like to say that it was a very interesting and meaningful experience. For the first time, this semester, I entered the sensor and Arduino and conducted a sound experiment with Max/Msp. Since I am currently majoring in Electro-Acoustic Composition in the Department of Sound, therefore, I am very interested in acoustic atmosphere and environmental factors. The light environment is actually an environmental factor that has an absolute influence on humans, and I will continue converting the story created by light into sound in the future. I saw the possibility of expanding to areas in nature by working using data from the environment.

The following experiments can create more complex and completed goals by installing them in more diverse locations and developing patches in Max/Msp through the extension of the sensor.
This is planned for the next semester.