WASHINGTON SQUARE PARK (NORTH WEST) | SUNDAY 20TH | 11.30 AM TO 5PM
A project by: Petra Farinha + Chris Cerrito + Carolina Vallejo + Tymm Twillman
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ELECTRONIC PICNIC
A picnic-based workshop/experiment in which participants are invited
to bring inexpensive, old, or discarded (but working!) battery powered
electronic components to hack and create an interactive project within
Washington Square Park.
Each participant is invited (required for participation to bring to a
combination of: food/beverage + an electronic component (please see the registration form below in order to get a general idea of what to bring). Based on the social characteristics of a picnic, the goal of this workshop is to bring people together for an afternoon of sharing food and knowledge, while hopefully creating new and interactive devices from hacked everyday electronic items. Contributors will be forced to use their own creativity in working within the constraints of the Electronic Picnic, including having to build electronics in an unconventional setting, incorporating unknown components into the project, while having limited access to additional parts and materials.
No prior experience with electronics is necessary, as participants will be loosely guided in how to hack,recycle, transform, and combine their old devices into something new and unusual. The result of the workshop, picnic will be driven by the type of electronic devices brought by each team member, the materials and tools brought by the workshop leaders, and what can be found locally around Washington Square Park.
This workshop can accommodate a maximum of two groups of six participants.
REGISTER FOR THE ELECTRONIC PICNIC:
- The workshop will run from 11.30 am to 5pm on Sunday 20th
- All items that you bring should be battery powered and electronic.
- We luv scrap, low-tech and trash, silly toys and hacking
- You don't need to be a geek or have an electronic background
- Just come, bring food/beverages and have fun with us!