Videogames create worlds. Often, those worlds mirror our own, reproducing certain ideals and values as norm through their narrative, game play, design, etc. This session begins with an invitation to the participants to critically consider those worlds, identifying the key points and elements through which specific videogames circulate political, cultural and social values. How do […]
Embroidered patches have a long and rich history cross-culturally, functioning as symbols of status, achievement, and identity within communities. In this workshop, we invite you to consider what skills and statuses are undervalued within contemporary society. How can a merit badge bring attention to invisible, unseen, or otherwise unappreciated forms of knowledge? Participants will learn […]
Are you curious about adding textile embroidery to your research practice? Join Textiles & Materiality for their upcoming Texting on Tajima workshop! In this workshop, you will learn design techniques and software basics required to embroider different text formats, fonts, and textures. You will have the opportunity to embroider your own quote using the digital thread placement […]
Join the Visual Methods Studio for a workshop led by HUMA Ph.D Candidate Magdalena Hutter. This workshop invites members of the community who work with documentary photography and/or film to come together and ask questions around how we address the violence of visual representation. How can we work with the lives of real people without […]
What does Big Data look like? How do we visually materialize information? In this workshop, Textiles and Materiality invites you to consider how data may be materialized through the transformation of vectors into simple embroidered forms. Participants will learn design techniques and software basics required to stitch continuous line drawings onto textiles using colourful threads […]
Join the Visual Methods Studio to critically unpack ways of viewing research exhibitions, engaging "Youth United Will Never Be Defeated" and your projects! If you're interested in learning more about the politics of looking, join Transform co-investigator Dr. Carolina Cambre at the Vectors of Visualization workshop session. Come and engage critically with your own photos […]
This workshop aims to explore the senses by transforming the experience of sound from the auditory to the tactile and visual. How can we re-imagine the experience of sound via textiles and other material substrates? Together with multi-disciplinary artists Ryth Kesselring and Geneviève Moisan, participants will look at different computational and electronic platforms for integrating […]
Join us for an introductory workshop exploring the use of mycelium in bioart & design, facilitated by Amélie Brindamour and Alex Bachmayer. Mycelium, the fibrous, vegetative part of mushrooms, has been used in recent years to build furniture, art pieces, and even small buildings. Come to the Speculative Life Biolab to learn more about mycelium, […]
After an introduction to the Biolab, Alex Bachmayer will guide participants through the exploration a variety of tools that can be used for imaging tiny worlds: DIY macro-lenses that can be easily mounted to a cellphone camera, small-scale magnifiers, portable lab microscopes, as well as polarization, dark-field and fluorescence on the main lab microscope! This […]
Machine Agencies and LePARC invite you to a practical workshop led by creative technologist Michel Didier. Over the course of this hand-on workshop, participants will learn how utilize TouchDesigner to generate real-time visual projections, synchronize visual effects with music, and create electrifying artistic experiences at the intersection of researching creation. No prior experience with TouchDesigner […]
Join the Visual Methods Studio and the Concordia Ethnography Lab for an interactive workshop about zines led by Sage Pantony! In this workshop, we will: Review what zines are and discuss their history Review various examples of zines Explore using zines in and outside of classrooms (zines in formal, non-formal, and informal education) Explore using […]
In this virtual workshop, Machine Agencies member Luciano Frizzera will guide you on how to self-host your own digital projects using Coolify. Learn to deploy apps, websites, databases, and creative tools on your own infrastructure, giving you autonomy and control over your data. Whether you’re prototyping a research project, building interactive art, or experimenting with […]