| Beschreibung |
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«. |
| Voraussetzungen |
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. |
