DigitalCraftMinor2017
Minor Theme
The theme of Digital Craft 2017 is “How to be Human”. Over the next 16 weeks, you will explore how human, inhumane, candid, or uncanny your digital/electronic media can be. The first 8 weeks are dedicated to bi-weekly thematic projects. The last 8 weeks consist of an independent research on a medium of your choice.
Minor Overview
| Study Week | Project | Content |
|---|---|---|
| 1 & 2 | Project 1: On The Body | Exploring bespoke technologies as remediation, adaptions or extensions of the human body. |
| 3 & 4 | Project 2: Inhuman Factors / Sensitivity Training | DIY Sensor Exploration / Finetuning Sensitivity / Exploring Reactive Materials |
| 5 & 6 | Project 3: Mind (of) the Machine | Machine Learning Workshop |
| Week 7 | Prepare Produce & Polish | Quarter Presentation Prep/ MICA Workshop Prep |
| Week 8 | Fall Vacation / DDW MICA Meet Up | Informal drinks with MICA Student |
| Week 9 | Quater Exhibition 1-3 + Project 4:International WDKA/MICA Workshop | Quarter Evaluation / Sensitivity Training part II / Public Installation |
| Week 10 - 15 | Final Project: The [medium] is Present | How does a material/tool become alive, become animated, become mindful or act human? Produce a work that shows the “presence” of your medium in a clear and determined way. |
| Week 16 | Digital Craft Exhibition | Final Minor Evaluation / Party |
Projects
On The Body
Week 1
Each minor is asked to draw a body part. In the intro week assignment that are required to make an artefact that reflects, remediates, adapt or extends the function of their choices part of the body. In a addition to the ‘artefact’, a large scale refined drawing of their human body part and campaign poster for the minor will be displayed in a mini exhibition.
Each third year student becomes a body double for the last two days of the Minor project week to help with the work and exhibition (Thursday & Friday).
Week 2 -
Each minor student will deepen/push their project and put extra attention on refinement and craftsmanship
Each third year will produce a new work inspired by one of the minor projects, but in an explicitly different medium or approach.
Project Schedule
| Date | Location | Content | Assignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday 28 August | Interaction Station 11:00-16:00 | Intro & Launch Project 1: On The Body | Sketch Proposals / Concept Braintorm |
| Tuesday 29 August | Interaction Station | On The Body Feedback | Final Sketch / Positioning |
| Wednesday 30 August | Independant Study / Stations | Prototyping | Sketch Prototype / Presentation plan |
| Thursday 31 August | Interaction Station 10:30 - 12:00
Interaction Station 13:00 - 16:00 De Willem 17:00 - 21:00 |
Digital Craft Launch w/ 3rd years: How to Be Human
Exhibition Planning & Production Autonomous Practice Borrel |
Production of artefacts and posters for On the Body Presentation |
| Friday 1 September | Location TBD - 13:00 - 16:00 | On The Body - Digital Craft Project Presentation | first project presentation and introduce Digital Craft Practice/Minor exhibition “How to Be Human” |
| Tuesday 5 September | Interaction Station 13:00 - 16:00 | On the Body Revisited | Critiquing, Refining & Reproducing Artefact |
| Thursday 7 September | Interaction Station 13:00 - 16:00 | Informal Final & Launch Project 2: Sensitivity Training | Sensor Lottery Assignment & Hertzian Tales Reading |
