Anna Schäffner, Soft Collision. Photo by Michelle Mantel ©

LASER Talks in Amsterdam: Arts in Industry

What can artists and their artistic research offer robotic research and manufacturing?

Hosted by the Waag Futurelab

EVENT INFO

When:Thursday, April 17, 2024 – 18:00-20:45 pm CEST, Find your timezone here

Where:Waag Futurelab, Nieuwmarkt 4, 1012 CR Amsterdam, Netherlands

Online: via ZOOM

Website: https://waag.org/en/event/laser-talk-arts-industry/ 

Registration via Eventbrite

From March until December 2023, three artists explored human-robotic interactions in the VOJEXT S+T+ARTS residencies mentored by Waag. Through their creative works, they reflect on our constantly changing relationship with AI and robots, and offer new perspectives on care for waste, circularity and collaboration with machines. During this LASER Talk on Wednesday 17 April, come to Waag for an in-depth event on creative collaborations for innovations that matter.

The goals of the VOJEXT S+T+ARTS residencies are twofold: to push for art-driven innovation and societal understanding of human-robot interactions, and to integrate them in industrial manufacturing robotics that work on construction, arts and crafts.

VOJEXT is a European project that aims to design, develop, validate and demonstrate robotic systems for industry. S+T+ARTS is a European Commissioned initiative that supports and awards the most cutting-edge works of transdisciplinary European science, art and technology. works. Waag is partner in both VOJEXT and S+T+ARTS.

SPEAKERS BIOS 

Anna Schäffner is an Interaction designer, exploring the field of human-computer interaction through a Practice-based PhD at École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, France. Her research centers on soft robotics and the design of deformation as a vehicle for movement, dynamic material adaptation, and expressiveness.

Calin Segal is a Romanian artist and designer based in Paris, focussing on interactive and generative art. Co-founding the In-Dialog collective, he delves into multidisciplinary research at the intersection of art, technology, and design.

Marielena Papandreou is an experienced designer with a background in technical, manufacturing and academic fields. Her artistic research delves into the factors influencing the materialisation of building products, exploring circularity, natural resources and materials utilising algorithmic pathways and digital fabrication techniques.

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About Waag

Waag Society is an interdisciplinary non-profit media lab researching and developing new technology, art and culture. Its mission is to provide meaning and give direction to the role of technology in society.

About the residencies

The goals of the VOJEXT S+T+ARTS residencies are twofold: to push for art-driven innovation and societal understanding of human-robot interactions, and to integrate them in industrial manufacturing robotics that work on construction, arts and crafts. 

About VOJEXT and S+T+ARTS 

VOJEXT is a European project that aims to design, develop, validate and demonstrate robotic systems for industry. S+T+ARTS is a European Commissioned initiative that supports and awards the most cutting-edge works of transdisciplinary European science, art and technology. works. Waag is partner in both VOJEXT and S+T+ARTS. 

The Leonardo/ISAST LASERs are a program of international gatherings that bring artists, scientists, humanists and technologists together for informal presentations, performances and conversations with the wider public. The mission of the LASERs is to encourage contribution to the cultural environment of a region by fostering interdisciplinary dialogue and opportunities for community building to over 50 cities around the world. To learn more about how our LASER Hosts and to visit a LASER near you please visit our website. @lasertalks

SPONSORS

The Leonardo/ISAST LASERs are a program of international gatherings that bring artists, scientists, humanists and technologists together for informal presentations, performances and conversations with the wider public. The mission of the LASERs is to encourage contribution to the cultural environment of a region by fostering interdisciplinary dialogue and opportunities for community building to over 50 cities around the world. To learn more about how our LASER Hosts and to visit a LASER near you please visit our website. @lasertalks