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''Times:'' Thursday 13:30 - 16:30
''Times:'' Thursday 13:30 - 16:30


''Venue:'' T.B.A.
''Venue:'' Digital Bauhaus Lab, Performance Platform


''First meeting:'' April 18, 13:30
''First meeting:'' April 18, 13:30
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Registration by Sunday (April 7) via e-mail, subject "Embodiment Toolkit", with a short letter of motivation (3-4 sentences) to christian.doeller@uni-weimar.de.
Registration by Sunday (April 7) via e-mail, subject "Embodiment Toolkit", with a short letter of motivation (3-4 sentences) to christian.doeller@uni-weimar.de.
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<u>Participants:</u>
<u>Participants:</u>
*YOUR NAME HERE
*[[Maxi Götz]]
*...
*[[JAN Munske]]
*[[Vivi Morais]]
*[[Cosmo Schueppel/Embodiment Toolkit|Cosmo Schueppel]]
*[[Jonah Martensen]]
*[[Amelia /Embodiment Toolkit |Amelia]]
*[[Carmen Kalata /Embodiment Toolkit|Carmen Kalata]]
*[[Gift Lalicha Lalitsasivimol/embodiment toolkit|Gift Lalicha Lalitsasivimol]]
*[[Sabah Elhadid / Embodiment Toolkit|Sabah Elhadid]]




<u>Artists / Links:</u>
<u>Notes:</u>
*''coming soon''
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<u>Schedule:</u>
<u>Schedule:</u>


April 18, 13:30 – 16:30
April 18 – Introduction
:- first meeting
:- first meeting @ DBL - Digital Bauhaus Lab
April 25 – Observing
:- Exercise I: "Look Around"May 2 – Analyzing
:- Presentations: Vivi: Embodiment of other bodies
:- Exercise II: "Connect the Dots"May 9 – Holliday
 
May 16 – Performing
: - Presentations: Cosmo: Derive / Rhythms, Amelia: Cyborg / ANT
: - Donella Meadows: "Thinking in Systems. A Primer"
 
May 23 – Performing
: - Presentations: Maxi
: - Exercise III: "Performing the Other"
: - Group Exercises
 
May 30 – Performing
:- Exercise III: "Performing the Other"
:- Group Exercises


June 6 – Embodiment 
:- Erika Fischer-Lichte: The Transformative Power of Performance
:- Group Exercises
:- Internal Evaluation & Feedback


<u>Topics:</u>
June 13 – Projects
 
:- Open Embodiment Lab
: - Summaery Ideas
 
June 20 – Projects 
 
:- Open Embodiment Lab
:- Summaery Preparations
 
June 27 – Projects
 
: - Open Embodiment Lab
:- Summaery Ideas
 
July 4 – Final Class
:- Summaery Preparations
July 11-14 – Summaery
 
 
<u>Topics:</u>  
*strategies of observation
*strategies of observation
**experience and human perception as data collection processes
** experience and human perception as data collection processes
**build your own world by setting a frame
**build your own world by setting a frame
*strategies of analysis
*strategies of analysis
**formalizing processes, dependencies, relationships in our environment
**formalizing processes, dependencies, relationships in our environment
**is everything part of a larger system?
**is everything part of a larger system?
**flow charts, diagrams, schemas as choreography
** flow charts, diagrams, schemas as choreography
**pattern recognition and chaos
**pattern recognition and chaos
*strategies of transformation
*strategies of transformation  
**building on the above to design simple sets of rules for performative exercises
** building on the above to design simple sets of rules for performative exercises
**algorithmic behavior and human identity
** algorithmic behavior and human identity
**ppp - performative programming practice / pap - programming as play
*interactive settings + power relations
*interactive settings + power relations
*the audience + participation
*the audience + participation
*iterative learning + design processes
*iterative learning + design processes
*what is a toolkit and what does it need?
*what is a toolkit and what does it need?
<u>Artists:</u>
*John Cage
*Xavier Le Roy
*Pauline Oliveros
*Jennifer Gabrys
*William Forsythe
*Marina Abramovic
*AND Lab
*Mark Lombardi
*Esther Hovers
* Bambi van Balen
*Anna Oppermann
*Adelheid Mers
*La Monte Young
*Bruce Naumann
*Trisha Brown
*Tino Sehgal
''extended:'' Nadine Fecht, Helio Oiticica, Lygia Clark, Nise da Silveira, Abraham Palatinik, Arthur Bispo do Rosário, Castiel Vitorino Brasiliero, Stellarc, Ana Rewakowicz, Hyungkoo Lee, Alfonse Schilling, Allan Wexler, Rebecca Horn, Marepe, Cocky Eek, Haus Rucker Co, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Anna Jermolaewa, Tomas Saraceno, Philippe Parreno




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*Erika Fischer Lichte: ''The Transformative Power of Performance''
*Erika Fischer Lichte: ''The Transformative Power of Performance''
*Donella Meadows''':''' ''Thinking in Systems. A Primer''
*Donella Meadows''':''' ''Thinking in Systems. A Primer''
*Ludwig von Bertalaffny: ''General Systems Theory''
*Ludwig von Bertalaffny: ''General Systems Theory''  
*Bruno Latour: ''An Introduction to Actor Network Theory''
*Bruno Latour: ''An Introduction to Actor Network Theory''
*W. Ross Ashby: ''An Introduction to Cybernetics''
*W. Ross Ashby: ''An Introduction to Cybernetics''
*Valentino Breitenberg: ''Vehicles: Experiments in synthetic psychology''
*Valentino Breitenberg: ''Vehicles: Experiments in synthetic psychology''
*Donna Haraway: ''Situated Knowledges: The Science Question in Feminism and the Privilege of Partial Perspective''
*Donna Haraway: ''Situated Knowledges: The Science Question in Feminism and the Privilege of Partial Perspective''
<u>General References:</u>
*Obsidian
*KNN
*Move Bank (MPI)
*Predator-Prey Equations
*State Machines
* Brownian Motion
*Flocking Simulations
*Swarm Robotics
*Heisenberg Uncertainty





Latest revision as of 06:28, 7 August 2024

Werk/Fachmodul

Lecturer: Christian Doeller

Credits: 6 ECTS, 4 SWS

Times: Thursday 13:30 - 16:30

Venue: Digital Bauhaus Lab, Performance Platform

First meeting: April 18, 13:30

EmbodimentToolkit-header.jpg


Description:

How can we physically immerse ourselves in the non-human protagonists in our environment? How can we approach otherness and develop empathy, what tools do we need and what can we learn about ourselves in the process?

The seminar "Embodiment Toolkit" is an immersive experiment in which we ourselves become the test objects: we re-enact the role of the Other. The goals of our performative research process are a change of perspective and the exploration of new spaces of experience.

Our starting point are non-human beings, things and technologies from our everyday environment. We explore different speculative strategies to closely observe, describe and systematically analyze these role models. Ultimately, we translate our assumptions into simple guidelines for performative exercises and role plays, which we carry out and evaluate together in the group. We either only act within the limits of our own physiological capabilities or with the help of interactive tools from the world of DIY electronics.

Our weekly meetings mainly consist of performative experiments outside the seminar room; here we attempt to swap roles, and test, document and discuss our ideas and prototypes. On the other hand, we engage with related artistic and theoretical positions. We will get in touch with individual ideas and approaches, for example from the fields of systems theory, embodiment, media- and performance art. The course ultimately aims at the independent conception of interactive performative exercises, which will be carried out together with visitors during the upcoming Summaery exhibition.

This course is open to programming enthusiasts, system thinkers, data collectors and anyone who likes to move, observe, be outdoors and create something together. You do not need to be a performer or extrovert to participate. Requirements for participation: Regular attendance, short presentation on a topic of your choice, conception of a performative exercise, upload of documentation to the GMU media wiki. Open to all disciplines and semesters, no prior knowledge necessary.

Registration by Sunday (April 7) via e-mail, subject "Embodiment Toolkit", with a short letter of motivation (3-4 sentences) to christian.doeller@uni-weimar.de.


Summaery 2024:


Participants:


Notes:


Schedule:

April 18 – Introduction

- first meeting @ DBL - Digital Bauhaus Lab

April 25 – Observing

- Exercise I: "Look Around"May 2 – Analyzing
- Presentations: Vivi: Embodiment of other bodies
- Exercise II: "Connect the Dots"May 9 – Holliday

May 16 – Performing

- Presentations: Cosmo: Derive / Rhythms, Amelia: Cyborg / ANT
- Donella Meadows: "Thinking in Systems. A Primer"

May 23 – Performing

- Presentations: Maxi
- Exercise III: "Performing the Other"
- Group Exercises

May 30 – Performing

- Exercise III: "Performing the Other"
- Group Exercises

June 6 – Embodiment

- Erika Fischer-Lichte: The Transformative Power of Performance
- Group Exercises
- Internal Evaluation & Feedback

June 13 – Projects

- Open Embodiment Lab
- Summaery Ideas

June 20 – Projects

- Open Embodiment Lab
- Summaery Preparations

June 27 – Projects

- Open Embodiment Lab
- Summaery Ideas

July 4 – Final Class

- Summaery Preparations

July 11-14 – Summaery


Topics:

  • strategies of observation
    • experience and human perception as data collection processes
    • build your own world by setting a frame
  • strategies of analysis
    • formalizing processes, dependencies, relationships in our environment
    • is everything part of a larger system?
    • flow charts, diagrams, schemas as choreography
    • pattern recognition and chaos
  • strategies of transformation
    • building on the above to design simple sets of rules for performative exercises
    • algorithmic behavior and human identity
  • interactive settings + power relations
  • the audience + participation
  • iterative learning + design processes
  • what is a toolkit and what does it need?


Artists:

  • John Cage
  • Xavier Le Roy
  • Pauline Oliveros
  • Jennifer Gabrys
  • William Forsythe
  • Marina Abramovic
  • AND Lab
  • Mark Lombardi
  • Esther Hovers
  • Bambi van Balen
  • Anna Oppermann
  • Adelheid Mers
  • La Monte Young
  • Bruce Naumann
  • Trisha Brown
  • Tino Sehgal

extended: Nadine Fecht, Helio Oiticica, Lygia Clark, Nise da Silveira, Abraham Palatinik, Arthur Bispo do Rosário, Castiel Vitorino Brasiliero, Stellarc, Ana Rewakowicz, Hyungkoo Lee, Alfonse Schilling, Allan Wexler, Rebecca Horn, Marepe, Cocky Eek, Haus Rucker Co, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Anna Jermolaewa, Tomas Saraceno, Philippe Parreno


Literature:

  • Erika Fischer Lichte: The Transformative Power of Performance
  • Donella Meadows: Thinking in Systems. A Primer
  • Ludwig von Bertalaffny: General Systems Theory
  • Bruno Latour: An Introduction to Actor Network Theory
  • W. Ross Ashby: An Introduction to Cybernetics
  • Valentino Breitenberg: Vehicles: Experiments in synthetic psychology
  • Donna Haraway: Situated Knowledges: The Science Question in Feminism and the Privilege of Partial Perspective


General References:

  • Obsidian
  • KNN
  • Move Bank (MPI)
  • Predator-Prey Equations
  • State Machines
  • Brownian Motion
  • Flocking Simulations
  • Swarm Robotics
  • Heisenberg Uncertainty


Language & skill level:

  • The module will be held in English, unless all participants are speaking German.
  • No prior knowledge is required.
  • You do not need to be a performer or an extrovert to participate in this course ;)


Criteria for passing:

  • be on time, attend the classes, be active
  • present a topic of your choice
  • develop a prototype for a collective performance
  • document your work and contribute to the Embodiment Toolkit