Trashlab Expedition to Konala sorting station
31. elokuuta 2012 19.00
To accompany the theme of James Wallbank's Talking Trash(lab) lecture the day before, Trashlabber Albert Laine will lead a visit on Friday 31.8. to Helsinki City's Sortti station in Konala which handles electrical and electronic waste. Bring your documentation devices to record what we find there!
We rendezvous with Albert on friday afternoon 16.00 at the sorting station (Betonitie 3, Konala). You can get bus 324 from Elienaukio at 15:17 to be there in time. Get off at 'Vanha Hämeenkyläntie stop', and go 500m from bus stop northwards on right-hand side (Check HSL journey planner for more details of route or other options).
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29. elokuuta 2012 09.39,
Andrew Gryf Paterson
To accompany the theme of James Wallbank's Talking Trash(lab) lecture the day before, Trashlabber Albert Laine will lead a visit on Friday 31.8. to Helsinki City's Sortti station in Konala which handles electrical and electronic waste. Bring your documentation devices to record what we find there! We rendezvous with Albert on friday afternoon 16.00 at the sorting station (Betonitie 3, Konala). You can get bus 324 from Elienaukio at 15:17 to be there in time. Get off at 'Vanha Hämeenkyläntie stop', and go 500m from bus stop northwards on right-hand side (Check HSL journey planner for more...
In 2012, the Trashlab/Renewable Festivals theme began.This cluster of learning opportunities related to sustainable, low-carbon, renewable use and decentralised production of do-it-ourselves energy. Included for exploration are waste materials, biomass, kinetic-mechanic, solar & wind sources for electricity, as well as alternative human sustenance in our cultural production models, considering change holistically. This theme was proposed by Antti Ahonen (Pixelache member & Koelse.org). In 2013, this project evolved intoTrashlab, which has been a central project of Pixelache since...
31. toukokuuta 2012 08.13,
Kati Hurme
Pixelversity's Talking Trash(lab) lecture series continues on 7th June from 17.30 when Peter Kuria Githinji from Shalin Finland talks about”Using absurd ideas to co-create - Addressing an ecosystems challenge through technology.” The idea of co However, how do you design for this fragmented market that is unpredictable and yet very vibrant? Is there a contradiction in the thinking, when the BOP is depicted as desperate, resource rich and poor at the same time?When do absurd ideas count? When do the natural resources become a valued asset to the market? Photo: Tends in energy efficiency:...
20. huhtikuuta 2012 10.51,
Kati Hurme
Jennifer Gabrys, Senior Lecturer and Convener of the MA Design and Environment from Goldsmiths University, London, visits Pixelache events in May. Gabrys gives a Talking Trash(lab) lecture on Thursday 10 May at Aalto Media Factory and is a plenary speaker and facilitator of Camp Pixelache subtheme ‘The art of gathering environmental data‘on Saturday 12 May at Arbis. ‘The art of gathering environmental data‘theme at Camp Pixelache covers ecosystem theory, environmental monitoring, and citizen/ participatory science, in the context of open data. How can we support and develop the activities...
6. marraskuuta 2011 21.53,
Andrew Gryf Paterson
We gather at Pub Magneetti, Vallila on Friday 11.11. from 18.00- to discuss what might be the ‘TrashLab’ monthly workshop next year as part of Pixelversity, including ambitions, tool & material needs, & to decide upon it’s name. The event follows on from the gathering that took place at Megapolis2026 on 13.10. Anyone is welcome to join! Keep an ear/eye out for December gathering date.
29. lokakuuta 2012 22.21,
Andrew Gryf Paterson
The upcoming Talking Trash(lab) lecture in November is by Cindy Kohtala (Aalto ARTS Design) on Thursday 15.11. from 17.30-19.00 at Aalto Media Factory. Titled 'Sustainable Maker Culture: Angels and Demons', Kohtala introduces her talk as following: "The Helsinki maker scene is small and fragmented but extremely active. Like everywhere, Finnish actors have different conceptions of what the Maker Movement actually is, and everyone brings in their own practices, motivations, and devils. In my talk I will present the conversations makers are having about fabricating, consuming, producing,...