Eastern Bloc

The Temporary Archive explores the overlap between the imagined, the speculative, the subjective, the “experiment” and the sensitive nature of working between site, technical processes, material-objects, and living organisms. The work combines...

WORKSHOP GIVEN BY MATT GOERZEN AND JULIAN GARCIA Goerzen and Garcia will present a short introduction to the network known as the "deep web," "invisible web," the "darknet" and myriad other names. The TOR browser will be...

WORKSHOP GIVEN BY ALEXANDRE CASTONGUAY & MARIANGELA APONTE Agit P.O.V (Petit Objet de Vélo) is a microhack for bicycles relying on the persistence of vision (POV) effect, the propaganda tactics of the russian avant-garde (AGIT Prop) and the...

A 2-day beginner workshop on Arduino with artist Patrice Coulombe. Coulombe will give an introduction to the creation of artistic projects using electronic circuits. Arduino is a prototyping device that can be programmed to analyze and produce electric signals...

WORKSHOP LEAD BY PETER EDWARDS This workshop is for artists and musicians who want to start learning about electronics. We will not be covering any complex theory or math and will instead be looking at physical circuits and identifying the basic building...

WORKSHOP GIVEN BY CRAIG FAHNER Inaugural lab activities In this workshop, Craig Fahner will lead participants in creating simple energy harvesting devices, siphoning wasted vibrational energy into batteries. Craig Fahner is a Calgary-based artist...

WORKSHOP GIVEN BY ESTHER BOURDAGES Inaugural lab activities This workshop-presentation proposes a reflection on visual and sound art practices of the last decades, appropriating the record and turntable as a means of creation. Reuniting the visual realm...

WORKSHOP LEAD BY ADAM BROWN Inaugural lab activities Participants will learn basic soldering techniques while assembling a futuristic light-controlled synthesizer. No prior experience with electronics or soldering is required. Adam Brown is a Montreal...

WORKSHOP GIVEN BY GUY VAN BELLE OF OKNO (BE) Preview activity of the Eastern Bloc Lab Eastern Bloc welcomes Guy Van Belle of OKNO (Brussels) to present an artist talk and workshop. This is an inaugural activity for Eastern Bloc’s new...