Every year Pixelache Helsinki features contributions from several academic and independent art/design/media/tech labs. This year there are so many of them that I will only pick some highlights here (see the FablabsOur fablab guests this year come from Ghent...

You will be able to follow a live video stream from map me if you will seminar on Friday 11 March from this address:http://www.ustream.tv/channel/pixelache-helsinki-2011We might do some other live streams as well - more details will be posted on this blog.

Last week the Finnish Government made an important decision - that all public institutions should make their data easily available in a digital form, without cost. Announcement about this in FinnishAt the moment there is a lot of information that can be...

In the context of the map me if you will programme of Pixelache Helsinki 2011, Christian Nold (UK) has been invited to realise a new artwork in Helsinki during 2011-2012. This new artwork will be situated on Suomenlinna island and will be a kind of...

(information in Finnish below / suomenkielinen versio tekstin lopussa)HIAP TalksBrian Holmes: A Cultural Critique for the 21st Century?Pajasali, Suomenlinna, Helsinki6pm Thursday, 10 March 2011In this edition of HIAP Talks, the American writer and activist...

The Acoustic Space No 8: "Energy" publication has just been published and will be presented in Camp Pixelache on Sunday 13 March. More information in the announcement below.- - - -We are pleased to announce that the ENERGY publication has been just...

The daily poll question two weeks ago on the website of Helsingin Sanomat (the biggest mainstream newspaper in Finland) was 'Can a crime be considered less severe, if it's committed for the sake of art?' (In Finnish: Lieveneekö rikos, jos se tehdään taiteen...

Photo: Temporary photoElectric Digestopians worklab at TEXTILE FUTURES / Feb 2011The deadline for signing up to Pixelache Helsinki 2011 pre-festival workshops is Monday 7 March!There is still room in: Timelab Mini-CNC-kit workshop Temporary photoElectric...

Photo: Sensor development during M.A.R.I.N. Hacklab at the Sea workshop, summer 2010. Picture Tuomo Tammenpää.- - -Below you can find info about an open call for proposals for the M.A.R.I.N residencies during summer 2011 around the Baltic Sea.The Pixelache...

Helsinki 3 weeks before Pixelache 2011: bright sunshine, a lot of snow, a steadily frozen Baltic Sea, temperature approx -20 Celsius.It's likely that during the festival the weather will not be as cold as right now, but it's also certain that it won't be...

We are happy to announce 3 pre-festival workshops: Lieven & Kurt will teach how to build a CNC machine, Bartaku will show the delights of photoelectric cuisine and Adnan & Lisa & Marisa will introduce the wonders of CCTV sniffing and open source...

Photo: ZOE by Niki PassathThe Camp Pixelache exhibition/lab programme is now almost complete! A couple of more additions might still come up during the next days...Currently confirmed projects are:* RIXC: Renewable Network Interface* groWorld Bazaar: Draw a...