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Actuated Matter

Actuated Matter

Workshop organized by Karmen Franinovic and Florian Wille
Guest Lecturers: Loop Design http://loop.ph/
Project Collaborators: Manuel Kretzer (CAAD, ETHZ) and  Daniel Bisig (ICST)
July 25-29 2011, Interaction Design, Zurich University of the Arts
The Actuated Matter workshop explored the application of smart materials and their ability to transform space into responsive, adaptive environments. We developed a speculative model for membrane structures that exhibit properties of sensitivity, resilience, and decay.  By physically engaging with the behaviours of active materials, we experimented with the threshold between the electronic and mechanic, the analog and the digital. The workshop followed a do-it-yourself approach and resulted in the development of  sonic, luminous and moving modules that will populate and activate the environment. This workshop was part of a recent research initiative called “Emotive Environments” funded by Zurich University of the Arts.