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*.pid
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*.pyc
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output/*
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*.pid
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.DS_Store
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.swp
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output/*
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pelican-plugins/
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.venv/
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.gitmodules
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.gitmodules
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[submodule "plugins-custom"]
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path = plugins-custom
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url = https://git.vvvvvvaria.org/varia/plugins-custom
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[submodule "pelican-plugins"]
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path = pelican-plugins
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url = https://github.com/getpelican/pelican-plugins
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Makefile
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Makefile
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PY?=python
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PELICAN?=pelican
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PELICANOPTS=
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BASEDIR=$(CURDIR)
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INPUTDIR=$(BASEDIR)/content
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OUTPUTDIR=$(BASEDIR)/output
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CONFFILE=$(BASEDIR)/pelicanconf.py
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PUBLISHCONF=$(BASEDIR)/publishconf.py
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FTP_HOST=localhost
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FTP_USER=anonymous
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FTP_TARGET_DIR=/
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SSH_HOST=majesticmoo.se
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SSH_PORT=22
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SSH_USER=cat
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SSH_TARGET_DIR=/home/cat/cat-cet
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S3_BUCKET=my_s3_bucket
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CLOUDFILES_USERNAME=my_rackspace_username
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CLOUDFILES_API_KEY=my_rackspace_api_key
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CLOUDFILES_CONTAINER=my_cloudfiles_container
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DROPBOX_DIR=~/Dropbox/Public/
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GITHUB_PAGES_BRANCH=gh-pages
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DEBUG ?= 0
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ifeq ($(DEBUG), 1)
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PELICANOPTS += -D
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endif
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RELATIVE ?= 0
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ifeq ($(RELATIVE), 1)
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PELICANOPTS += --relative-urls
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endif
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help:
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@echo 'Makefile for a pelican Web site '
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@echo ' '
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@echo 'Usage: '
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@echo ' make html (re)generate the web site '
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@echo ' make clean remove the generated files '
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@echo ' make regenerate regenerate files upon modification '
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@echo ' make publish generate using production settings '
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@echo ' make serve [PORT=8000] serve site at http://localhost:8000'
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@echo ' make serve-global [SERVER=0.0.0.0] serve (as root) to $(SERVER):80 '
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@echo ' make devserver [PORT=8000] start/restart develop_server.sh '
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@echo ' make stopserver stop local server '
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@echo ' make ssh_upload upload the web site via SSH '
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@echo ' make rsync_upload upload the web site via rsync+ssh '
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@echo ' make dropbox_upload upload the web site via Dropbox '
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@echo ' make ftp_upload upload the web site via FTP '
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@echo ' make s3_upload upload the web site via S3 '
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@echo ' make cf_upload upload the web site via Cloud Files'
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@echo ' make github upload the web site via gh-pages '
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@echo ' '
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@echo 'Set the DEBUG variable to 1 to enable debugging, e.g. make DEBUG=1 html '
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@echo 'Set the RELATIVE variable to 1 to enable relative urls '
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@echo ' '
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html:
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$(PELICAN) $(INPUTDIR) -o $(OUTPUTDIR) -s $(CONFFILE) $(PELICANOPTS)
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clean:
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[ ! -d $(OUTPUTDIR) ] || rm -rf $(OUTPUTDIR)
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regenerate:
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$(PELICAN) -r $(INPUTDIR) -o $(OUTPUTDIR) -s $(CONFFILE) $(PELICANOPTS)
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serve:
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ifdef PORT
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cd $(OUTPUTDIR) && $(PY) -m pelican.server $(PORT)
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else
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cd $(OUTPUTDIR) && $(PY) -m pelican.server
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endif
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serve-global:
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ifdef SERVER
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cd $(OUTPUTDIR) && $(PY) -m pelican.server 80 $(SERVER)
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else
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cd $(OUTPUTDIR) && $(PY) -m pelican.server 80 0.0.0.0
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endif
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devserver:
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ifdef PORT
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$(BASEDIR)/develop_server.sh restart $(PORT)
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else
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$(BASEDIR)/develop_server.sh restart
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endif
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stopserver:
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$(BASEDIR)/develop_server.sh stop
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@echo 'Stopped Pelican and SimpleHTTPServer processes running in background.'
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publish:
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$(PELICAN) $(INPUTDIR) -o /var/www/html/ -s $(PUBLISHCONF) $(PELICANOPTS)
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ssh_upload: publish
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scp -P $(SSH_PORT) -r $(OUTPUTDIR)/* $(SSH_USER)@$(SSH_HOST):$(SSH_TARGET_DIR)
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rsync_upload: publish
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rsync -e "ssh -p $(SSH_PORT)" -P -rvzc --delete $(OUTPUTDIR)/ $(SSH_USER)@$(SSH_HOST):$(SSH_TARGET_DIR) --cvs-exclude
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dropbox_upload: publish
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cp -r $(OUTPUTDIR)/* $(DROPBOX_DIR)
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ftp_upload: publish
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lftp ftp://$(FTP_USER)@$(FTP_HOST) -e "mirror -R $(OUTPUTDIR) $(FTP_TARGET_DIR) ; quit"
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s3_upload: publish
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s3cmd sync $(OUTPUTDIR)/ s3://$(S3_BUCKET) --acl-public --delete-removed --guess-mime-type --no-mime-magic --no-preserve
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cf_upload: publish
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cd $(OUTPUTDIR) && swift -v -A https://auth.api.rackspacecloud.com/v1.0 -U $(CLOUDFILES_USERNAME) -K $(CLOUDFILES_API_KEY) upload -c $(CLOUDFILES_CONTAINER) .
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github: publish
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ghp-import -m "Generate Pelican site" -b $(GITHUB_PAGES_BRANCH) $(OUTPUTDIR)
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git push origin $(GITHUB_PAGES_BRANCH)
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.PHONY: html help clean regenerate serve serve-global devserver stopserver publish ssh_upload rsync_upload dropbox_upload ftp_upload s3_upload cf_upload github
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66
README.md
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README.md
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# Varia website
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> https://varia.zone
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## Cloning
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## Hackity Hack Hack
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The folder 'plugins' is linked to the Pelican project '[pelican-plugins](https://github.com/getpelican/pelican-plugins/)' repository. To clone both the varia.website and pelican-plugins repository, add the --recurse-submodules option in your git clone command:
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```
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$ git clone https://git.vvvvvvaria.org/varia/varia.website.git
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$ cd varia.website
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$ make
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```
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`git clone https://git.vvvvvvaria.org/varia/varia.website.git --recurse-submodules`
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Visit the website at [localhost:8000](http://localhost:8000)
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## Update submodules
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## Our Tools
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We are currently using two submodules:
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The Varia website is made with Pelican, a static site generator written in
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Python. This means that the website is first generated on a computer (using
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Python, Jinja and Pelican) into a set of html pages, files and images. This set
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of documents is then uploaded to the server.
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* pelican-plugins ([https://github.com/getpelican/pelican-plugins](https://github.com/getpelican/pelican-plugins))
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* plugins-custom ([https://git.vvvvvvaria.org/varia/plugins-custom](https://git.vvvvvvaria.org/varia/plugins-custom))
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To update these submodules within your (already) cloned repository, first init the submodule, and then update it:
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cd /path/to/submodule
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git submodule init
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git submodule update
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One of the things that Pelican uses is _plugins_. They are used to add extra
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features to the generation process of the website. In this repository there is
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a folder called 'pelican-plugins' and another one called 'plugins-custom'. The
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first one, 'pelican-plugins', is linked to the offical collection of plugins from the
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Pelican project
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[pelican-plugins](https://github.com/getpelican/pelican-plugins/). The other
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one, 'plugins-custom', consists of plugins that we wrote ourself.
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## Posting Content
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We're using a platform called pelican to generate static websites. The main way to add content to the website is by making 'posts' in the folder `content`
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We're using Pelican to generate a static website. The main way to add content
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to the website is by making 'posts' in the folder `content`. This can be done
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either locally or via the gitlab interface by creating a new file. Make sure
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that each article contains at least the following at the top of the document:
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This can be done either locally or via the gitlab page by creating a new file.
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Make sure that each article contains at least the following at the top of the document:
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---
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Title: een nieuw initiatief
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Date: 2017-07-07 18:32
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Category: news
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Tags: event, workshop
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slug: the-name-of-the-html-page
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lang: nl OR en
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event_start: 2017-07-07 18:32
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event_duration:4h
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featured_image: /images/image.png
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---
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slug: the name of the html page
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lang: nl or en
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Articles are written in a language called markdown. [Here](https://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax) is an overview of the syntax. You can also use the online editor in gitlab to help you.
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## Editing templates
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todo
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## The 'theme'
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todo
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Articles are written in a markup language called markdown.
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[Here](https://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax) is an overview of
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the syntax. You can also use the online editor in this Gitea interface to help
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you.
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Title: Rotterdams Electronica Depot
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Date: 2017-04-09
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Category: work group
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Slug: red-en
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lang: en
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tags: electronics
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<pre>
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╦═╗┌─┐┌┬┐┌┬┐┌─┐┬─┐┌┬┐┌─┐┌┬┐
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╠╦╝│ │ │ │ ├┤ ├┬┘ ││├─┤│││
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╩╚═└─┘ ┴ ┴ └─┘┴└──┴┘┴ ┴┴ ┴
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┌─────────────────┬───────────────┐
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│misc parts │misc parts │
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│ │ │
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│ │ │
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│ │ │
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│ │ │
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│ │ │
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│ │ │
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├─────────────────┼───────────────┼────────────────────┐
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│IC's │trim pots, │octo couplers │
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│ │ │EEPROMS │
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│ │ │ │
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│ │ │ │
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│ │ │ │
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│ │ │ │
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│ │ │ │
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│ │ │ │
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├─────────────────┼───────────────┼────────────────────┤
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│transistors, │resistors │big resistors, │
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│empty boxes, │big │empty boxes, │
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│ │ │FTDI, │
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│ │ │arduino │
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│ │ │oscilloscope parts │
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│ │ │ │
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│ │ │ │
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│ │ │ │
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├─────────────────┼───────────────┼────────────────────┤
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│transistors, │resistors │capacitors, │
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│diodes │small │transducers │
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│ │ │ │
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│ │ │ │
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│ │ │ │
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│ │ │ │
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│ │ │ │
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│ │ │ │
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└─────────────────┴───────────────┴────────────────────┘
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╔═╗┬ ┌─┐┌─┐┌┬┐┬─┐┌─┐┌┐┌┬┌─┐┌─┐ ╔╦╗┌─┐┌─┐┌─┐┌┬┐
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║╣ │ ├┤ │ │ ├┬┘│ ││││││ ├─┤ ║║├┤ ├─┘│ │ │
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╚═╝┴─┘└─┘└─┘ ┴ ┴└─└─┘┘└┘┴└─┘┴ ┴ ═╩╝└─┘┴ └─┘ ┴
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</pre>
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# Rotterdam Electronics Depot
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Since many of the independent electronics stores in Rotterdam have permanently closed their doors, it has become nearly impossible to hop on a bike and quickly get some parts. In response to this *Varia* started the Rotterdam Electronics Depot, a community resource where members can purchase common parts parts at cost.
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# Become a member:
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get in touch with us via the varia list
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# Opening and picking up
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Opening times are dependent on the members. Pick up location is: Gouwstraat 3, 3082 BA, in Rotterdam
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Title: Rotterdams Electronica Depot
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Date: 2017-04-09
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Category: work group
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Slug: red-nl
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lang: nl
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tags: electronica
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<pre>
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╦═╗┌─┐┌┬┐┌┬┐┌─┐┬─┐┌┬┐┌─┐┌┬┐
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╠╦╝│ │ │ │ ├┤ ├┬┘ ││├─┤│││
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╩╚═└─┘ ┴ ┴ └─┘┴└──┴┘┴ ┴┴ ┴
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┌─────────────────┬───────────────┐
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│div. onderdelen │div. onderd. │
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│ │ │
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│ │ │
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│ │ │
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│ │ │
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│ │ │
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│ │ │
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├─────────────────┼───────────────┼────────────────────┐
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│IC's │trim pots, │octo couplers │
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│ │ │EEPROMS │
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│ │ │ │
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│ │ │ │
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│ │ │ │
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│ │ │ │
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│ │ │ │
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│ │ │ │
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├─────────────────┼───────────────┼────────────────────┤
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│transistoren, │weerstanden │weerstanden, │
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│lege lades, │>0.25W │lege lades, │
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│ │ │FTDI, │
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│ │ │arduino │
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│ │ │oscilloscope onderd │
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│ │ │ │
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│ │ │ │
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│ │ │ │
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├─────────────────┼───────────────┼────────────────────┤
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│transistoren, │weerstande │condensatoren, │
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│diodes │=<0.25W │transducers │
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│ │ │ │
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│ │ │ │
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│ │ │ │
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│ │ │ │
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│ │ │ │
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│ │ │ │
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└─────────────────┴───────────────┴────────────────────┘
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╔═╗┬ ┌─┐┌─┐┌┬┐┬─┐┌─┐┌┐┌┬┌─┐┌─┐ ╔╦╗┌─┐┌─┐┌─┐┌┬┐
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║╣ │ ├┤ │ │ ├┬┘│ ││││││ ├─┤ ║║├┤ ├─┘│ │ │
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╚═╝┴─┘└─┘└─┘ ┴ ┴└─└─┘┘└┘┴└─┘┴ ┴ ═╩╝└─┘┴ └─┘ ┴
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</pre>
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# Het Rotterdams Electronica Depot
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Door de sluiting van onafhankelijke electronica zaakjes in Rotterdam is het is het al een tijd vrijwel niet meer mogelijk om een fysieke electronica winkel te bezoeken in Rotterdam. Op deze manier is het onmogelijk om even op de fiets te springen om wat ontbrekende onderdelen te hallen. Daarom heeft een collectief electronica depot opgericht waar deelnemers van tegen kostprijs onderdelen kunnen komen ophalen.
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# Lid worden:
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Neem contact op met varia via de mailinglijst
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# Openingstijden en ophalen
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Het depot kent geen vaste openingstijden. Ophalen kan aan de Gouwstraat 3, 3082 BA, te Rotterdam
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Title: Century 21 Calling - Rising to the High-Rise
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Date: 2018-05-02
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Category: screening
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slug: 21-High-Rise
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lang: nl
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Event_start: 2018-05-26 20:00
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event_duration: 3h
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featured_image: /images/c21c-02_web_final.jpg
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tags: industriële propaganda, kantoren, 21ste eeuw
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Tijdens de tweede screening van Century 21 Calling zullen we een kijkje nemen naar de ontwikkeling van werkplekken. Hoe zat het ook al weer mat dat beloofde papierloze kantoor? Welke technologie heeft invloed gehad op waar en hoe wij werken? Zijn de situaties van vandaag nieuw of zijn zij slechts een herhaling van het verleden? Wat is er met de telefooncentrale gebeurd toen we die verbinding verbraken? Wat gebeurt er op kantoor na het werk? En hoe reageer je op klanten als ze klagen over je product? Dit alles en meer zal worden beantwoord tijdens de volgende editie van Century 21 Calling.
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In een reeks screenings genaamd 'Century 21 Calling', een initiatief gestart door het collectief [Save_as](http://www.save-as.media/) en gehost door *varia* in Rotterdam, kijken we naar de industriële archieven, 'infomercials' van bedrijven en historische documentaires. Al dit materiaal heeft onze verbeelding van 'morgen' gevormd en dus is het tijd om deze voor het voetlicht van vandaag te werpen.
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* deuren open: 20:00
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* introductie: 20:15
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* screening: 20:30
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* prijs: Donaties welkom
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Title: Century 21 Calling - Rising to the High-Rise
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Date: 2018-05-02
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Category: screening
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slug: 21-High-Rise
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lang: en
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Event_start: 2018-05-26 20:00
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event_duration: 3h
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featured_image: /images/c21c-02_web_final.jpg
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tags: industrial propaganda, offices, 21st century
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During our second screening of Century 21 Calling we will take a look at the development of the workplace. What happened to the paperless office? And how did the development of technology impact where and how we work? Is today's situation new or is it just a repetition of the past? Where is the paperless office? What happened to the phone exchange when we cut the cord? What takes place at the office after work? And how do you react to customers when they complain about your product? All of this and more will the answered at the next edition of Century 21 Calling.
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In a series of screenings called “Century 21 Calling”, an initiative started by the collective [Save_as](http://www.save-as.media/) and hosted at Varia in Rotterdam, we look at the archival industrial films, corporate informercials, tv reports and historical documentaries that shaped the imagination of tomorrow and hold them up to the light of the present.
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* door: 20:00
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* intro: 20:15
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* screening: 20:30
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* price: Donation
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Title: Infinite Outwardness
|
||||
Date: 2018-04-20
|
||||
Category: concert
|
||||
slug: Infinite-Outwardness
|
||||
lang: en
|
||||
Event_start: 2018-05-18 20:00
|
||||
event_duration: 4h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/Infinite.jpg
|
||||
tags: space, time, music
|
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|
||||
Since the beginning of time, space has captured the imagination of artists around the world. On the 18th of May varia is proud to present ‘Infinite Outwardness’; a music event based on the bounties of space, where several artists will present their idiosyncratic view on space exploration. Ranging from playable space junk to cosmic toilets, this will be an evening to remember!
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||||
|
||||
Door: 20:00
|
||||
Start: 20:30
|
||||
Price: Donation
|
||||
|
||||
<http://varia.zone/>
|
||||
|
||||
Line-up:
|
||||
|
||||
* Erik Debny is one of Belgium's hidden gems. On a time travel from the sixties, this man single-handedly, or together with his band the Shovels, transforms the universe of music as we know it into a trip to the boundaries of sonic belief. He will perform songs from 2016's 'Spaced Out In Outer Space' and his brand new album 'Beat The System'.
|
||||
|
||||
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xk1n0D-2OqM>
|
||||
|
||||
* Wojtek Szustak is an inventive composer from Krakow who works with and around space junk. In preparation of 'Infinite Outwardness' he will conduct a synthesizer junk workshop in Charlois where he will make new electronic instruments from old stuff he finds on the streets. The results will be presented during the event.
|
||||
|
||||
* Niek Hilkmann is a topsy-turvy polymath who conducted an amateur avant-garde orchestra, created a one hundred meter long moving panorama, constructed the Universal Notation Ideal (UNI) system and curated events such as "Will VHS Save The Universe?" and "Floppy Totaal”. During ‘Infinite Outwardness’ he will exhibit the debris of his current projects 'Galaxico; Christmas between the stars' and 'The International Space Disenchantment Research Association'.
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||||
|
||||
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGj95EddDos>
|
||||
|
||||
* Joshua Thies is a Rotterdam based artist working predominantly in the field of sound as a jumping off point for new projects. He will present an audible exploration of cosmological phenomena and take us into space via Google’s colonisation of virtual space. Digital and/or virtual mapping of Earth, claiming territory via mapping and viewing Earth from orbit have been the subject of his recent work.
|
||||
|
||||
<http://joshuathies.blogspot.nl/>
|
||||
|
||||
* Squirrel, Arrow, Bee and Fly is the moniker of the international research designer team that brought you Toilettronic; a stress free toilet experience in space. It is a gamified toilet navigation system for space habitats. During 'Infinite Outwardness' the team will present a musical sequel to this project.
|
||||
|
||||
<http://oyoana.com/toilettronic>
|
||||
|
||||
* DJ Cosmos404 and DJ Naam are household names in the global space DJ scene. In May they will team up to bring you music from the fourth dimension and beyond that will take your mind to another level of conscienceless.
|
||||
|
||||
This event is made possible with the kind support of Popunie Rotterdam, WORM Pirate Bay and of course... varia.
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|
||||
Title: Infinite Outwardness
|
||||
Date: 2018-04-20
|
||||
Category: concert
|
||||
slug: Infinite-Outwardness
|
||||
lang: nl
|
||||
Event_start: 2018-05-18 20:00
|
||||
event_duration: 4h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/Infinite.jpg
|
||||
tags: ruimte, tijd, muziek
|
||||
|
||||
Sinds het begin der tijden heeft de ruimte de verbeelding van kunstenaars over de gehele wereld veroverd. Op 18 mei presenteert varia met trots 'Infinite Outwardness'; een muziekevenement gebaseerd op de giften van de ruimte, waar verschillende kunstenaars hun idiosyncratische kijk op ruimteverkenning zullen presenteren. Variërend van bespeelbaar ruimteafval tot kosmische toiletten, wordt dit een avond om niet snel te vergeten!
|
||||
|
||||
Deur: 20:00
|
||||
Start: 20:30
|
||||
Entree: Donatie
|
||||
|
||||
Line-up:
|
||||
|
||||
* Erik Debny is een van de verborgen parels van België. Op een tijdreis uit de jaren zestig transformeert deze man in zijn eentje, of samen met zijn band the Shovels, het universum van muziek zoals we dat kennen tot een reis naar de grenzen van het sonische geloof. Hij zal nummers van 'Spaced Out In Outer Space' uit 2016 en zijn gloednieuwe album 'Beat The System' spelen.
|
||||
|
||||
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xk1n0D-2OqM>
|
||||
|
||||
* Wojtek Szustak is een inventieve componist uit Krakau die met en rond ruimteafval werkt. Ter voorbereiding op 'Infinite Outwardness' zal hij een synthesizer-rommelworkshop geven in Charlois, waarbij hij nieuwe elektronische instrumenten zal maken van oude spullen die hij op straat vindt. De resultaten worden tijdens het evenement gepresenteerd.
|
||||
|
||||
* Niek Hilkmann is een componist die een amateur avant-gardistisch orkest leidde, een honderd meter lang bewegend panorama creëerde, het Universal Notation Ideal (UNI)-systeem construeerde en evenementen organiseerde zoals "Will VHS Save The Universe?" en "Floppy Totaal". Tijdens 'Infinite Outwardness' toont hij het puin van zijn meer recente projecten 'Galaxico, kerst tussen de sterren' en 'The International Space Disenchantment Research Association'.
|
||||
|
||||
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGj95EddDos>
|
||||
|
||||
* Joshua Thies is een Rotterdamse kunstenaar die voornamelijk op het gebied van geluid werkt als een startpunt voor nieuwe projecten. Hij presenteert een sonische verkenning van kosmologische verschijnselen en neemt ons mee naar de ruimte via Google's kolonisatie van virtuele ruimte. Digitale en / of virtuele mapping van de aarde, het claimen van territorium via mapping en het bekijken van de aarde vanuit een baan zijn het onderwerp geweest van zijn recente werk.
|
||||
|
||||
<http://joshuathies.blogspot.nl/>
|
||||
|
||||
* Squirrel, Arrow, Bee and Fly is de naam van het internationale onderzoeksteam dat u Toilettronic heeft geleverd; een stressvrije toiletervaring in de ruimte. Het is een gamified toiletnavigatiesysteem voor ruimtehabitats. Tijdens 'Infinite Outwardness' presenteert het team een muzikaal vervolg op dit project.
|
||||
|
||||
<http://oyoana.com/toilettronic>
|
||||
|
||||
* DJ Cosmos404 en DJ Naam zijn bekende namen in de wereldwijde ruimte-DJ-scene. In mei zullen ze samenwerken om muziek uit de vierde dimensie te brengen die je geest naar een ander niveau zal verplaatsen.
|
||||
|
||||
Dit evenement wordt mogelijk gemaakt met de vriendelijke steun van Popunie Rotterdam, WORM Pirate Bay en natuurlijk ... varia.
|
||||
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|
||||
Title: Moving Monument - Presentation
|
||||
Date: 2018-05-28
|
||||
Category: presentation
|
||||
slug: monument
|
||||
lang: en
|
||||
Event_start: 2018-06-02 13:00
|
||||
event_duration: 5h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/wieisdezefontein.jpg
|
||||
tags: fountain, architecture, presentation
|
||||
|
||||
Long before there were people in Charlois, there was already water. Water is always on the move and always finds a way. Historically, fountains were gathering places that occupied a central place in village- and city life. Often they were installed to commemorate a great battle, a plague epidemic or some other historical event, donated by the municipality or a patron. Unfortunately, Charlois currently has no working fountain. Niek Hilkmann and Anne Kolbe want to remedy this shortcoming and temporarily give Charlois a mobile fountain that is not tied to a single place or interpretation. After an opening ceremony, held on the 2nd June around 13:00, next to Varia, the fountain can be seen during the weekends of the Charlois Speciaal festival, in search of new meaning and appreciation.
|
||||
|
||||
Opening Ceremony: 2 June / 13:00-14:00<br>
|
||||
On Display: 2,3, 9 and 10 June / 13:00-18:00
|
||||
@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
|
||||
Title: Mobiel Monument - Presentatie
|
||||
Date: 2018-05-28
|
||||
Category: presentation
|
||||
slug: monument
|
||||
lang: nl
|
||||
Event_start: 2018-06-02 13:00
|
||||
event_duration: 5h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/wieisdezefontein.jpg
|
||||
tags: fountain, architecture, presentation
|
||||
|
||||
Lang voordat er mensen in Charlois waren, was er al water. Water is altijd in beweging en vindt altijd een weg. Historisch gezien nemen fonteinen als verzamelplaats van water en mensen een centrale plaats in binnen het stads- en dorpsleven. Vaak werden zij geplaatst ter herdenking van een grote veldslag, pestepidemie of andere historische gebeurtenis, geschonken door een veldheer of mecenas. Helaas bezit Charlois momenteel geen werkende fontein. Niek Hilkmann en Anne Kolbe willen dit gebrek verhelpen door Charlois tijdelijk een mobiele fontein te geven die niet gebonden is aan een vaste plek of duiding. Deze fontein zal op 2 juni om 13:00 bij Varia gepresenteerd worden en is vervolgens tijdens de weekenden van Charlois Speciaal te zien, op zoek naar nieuwe betekenis en waardering.
|
||||
|
||||
Openingsceremonie: 2 Juni / 13:00-14:00<br>
|
||||
Uitgestald: 2, 3, 9 en 10 Juni / 13:00-18:00
|
||||
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|
||||
Title: Concert: Matheus Silva and Theo Krantz Album Release
|
||||
Date: 2018-08-09
|
||||
Category: concert
|
||||
slug: Silva-and-Krantz
|
||||
lang: en
|
||||
Event_start: 2018-08-17 21:00
|
||||
event_duration: 3h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/Krantz.jpg
|
||||
|
||||
Theo Krantz is an American artist currently based in New Mexico. He plays guitar and sings in the sentimental grunge band Dog Park and contributes to a variety of collaborative projects under his indie label Cry Like Donna. He recently released his most experimental solo album yet, Wednesday Two, which blends ambient synthesizer work with tape sounds and the human voice.
|
||||
|
||||
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/we7YlJ8ZAHA" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe>
|
||||
|
||||
[Theo Krantz's bandcamp page](https://crylikedonna.bandcamp.com/)
|
||||
|
||||
Matheus Silva is an electronic artist originating from Brazil. From his start as a musician in the Florida hardcore punk scene in 2011, he eventually moved onto producing electronic music as a solo artist. With an eclectic musical background, he draws inspiration from various genres of music such as ambient drone and hip hop to produce a unique sound.
|
||||
|
||||
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/82UqyYrfZXY" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe>
|
||||
|
||||
[Matheus Silva on Soundcloud](https://soundcloud.com/calls-for-beautiful-acts)
|
||||
|
||||
**Date**: 17 August 2018<br>
|
||||
**Entrance**: Free / Donation<br>
|
||||
**Door**: 21:00<br>
|
||||
**Start**: 22:00<br>
|
||||
|
||||
@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
|
||||
Title: Concert: Matheus Silva and Theo Krantz Album Release
|
||||
Date: 2018-08-09
|
||||
Category: concert
|
||||
slug: Silva-and-Krantz
|
||||
lang: nl
|
||||
Event_start: 2018-08-17 21:00
|
||||
event_duration: 3h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/Krantz.jpg
|
||||
|
||||
Theo Krantz is een Amerikaanse kunstenaar die momenteel in New Mexico woont. Hij speelt gitaar en zingt in de sentimentele grunge-band Dog Park en levert een bijdrage aan verschillende samenwerkingsprojecten via zijn indie-label Cry Like Donna. Onlangs bracht hij zijn meest experimentele soloalbum uit, Wednesday Two, dat ambient-synthesizerwerk combineert met tape-geluiden en de menselijke stem.
|
||||
|
||||
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/we7YlJ8ZAHA" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe>
|
||||
|
||||
[Theo Krantz's op Bandcamp](https://crylikedonna.bandcamp.com/)
|
||||
|
||||
Matheus Silva is een elektronische kunstenaar, afkomstig uit Brazilië. Na een begin als muzikant in de hardcore punkscene van Florida in 2011, stapte hij over op het produceren van elektronische muziek als soloartiest. Vanuit een eclectische muzikale achtergrond haalt hij inspiratie uit verschillende muziekgenres, zoals ambient, drone en hiphop, om een uniek geluid te produceren.
|
||||
|
||||
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/82UqyYrfZXY" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe>
|
||||
|
||||
[Matheus Silva op Soundcloud](https://soundcloud.com/calls-for-beautiful-acts)
|
||||
|
||||
**Datum**: 17 Augustus 2018<br>
|
||||
**Entree**: Gratis / Donatie <br>
|
||||
**Deur**: 21:00<br>
|
||||
**Start**: 22:00<br>
|
||||
|
||||
@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
|
||||
Title: Wojtek Szustak - Space Junk Workshop
|
||||
Date: 2018-04-23
|
||||
Category: workshop
|
||||
slug: Space-Junk-Workshop
|
||||
lang: nl
|
||||
Event_start: 2018-05-18 10:00
|
||||
event_duration: 8h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/Spacejunk.jpg
|
||||
tags: synthezisers, afval
|
||||
|
||||
Wojtek Szustak is een elektronische intermedialist uit Krakau gespecialiseerd in muziek en ruimteafval. Ter voorbereiding op 'Infinite Outwardness' zal hij een synthesizer-vuilnisworkshop leiden in Varia, waarbij nieuwe elektronische instrumenten worden gemaakt van oude rommel die in de straten van Charlois is te vinden. De resultaten worden 's avonds gepresenteerd.
|
||||
|
||||
## Wil je meedoen?
|
||||
|
||||
Meld je dan aan via: info@varia.zone.
|
||||
|
||||
Er is slechts ruimte voor een beperkt aantal deelnemers, dus wacht niet te lang!
|
||||
|
||||
* deur: 10:00
|
||||
* start: 10:30
|
||||
* eind: 18:00
|
||||
* prijs: 5 euro
|
||||
@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
|
||||
Title: Wojtek Szustak - Space Junk Workshop
|
||||
Date: 2018-04-23
|
||||
Category: workshop
|
||||
slug: Space-Junk-Workshop
|
||||
lang: en
|
||||
Event_start: 2018-05-18 10:00
|
||||
event_duration: 8h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/Spacejunk.jpg
|
||||
tags: ewaste, synths
|
||||
|
||||
Wojtek Szustak is an electronic intermedialist from Krakow who works with and around music and space junk. In preparation of 'Infinite Outwardness' he will conduct a synthesizer junk workshop at Varia where we will make new electronic instruments from old rubbish we find on the streets of Charlois. The results will be presented during the evening.
|
||||
|
||||
## Want to join?
|
||||
Please sign up through: info@varia.zone.
|
||||
There's only limited capacity, so don't wait too long!
|
||||
|
||||
* door: 10:00
|
||||
* start: 10:30
|
||||
* end: 18:00
|
||||
* price: 5 euro
|
||||
@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
|
||||
Title: Christmas at Varia - With adammmmmmmmmmmm and Logosamphia
|
||||
Date: 2018-12-22
|
||||
Category: concert
|
||||
slug: christmas
|
||||
lang: en
|
||||
Event_start: 2018-12-22 20:30
|
||||
event_duration: 4h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/tuch.jpg
|
||||
|
||||
A cold wind is blowing through Charlois; leaves are falling from of trees, birds fly to the south and people start waxing their ice skates. The end of 2018 is neigh! What can we do about this? Celebrate the holidays at Varia of course! Come and dance to some holiday themed music, warm your heart up with a hot cup of glühwein and discuss your new years resolutions like there is no tomorrow! There will be performances by:
|
||||
|
||||
**adammmmmmmmmmmm**, also known as Adam Tuch, is an artist/musician based out of Boston. He is part of a collective called media_rins that creates and publishes work in the fields of electronic music, new media, and performance art. They organize events in the Boston area for adventurous and contemporary artists working with Hi-Fi digital tools, analogue electronics, and information media. In his work he focuses on absurdity within online/digital identities and reflexivity.
|
||||
|
||||
[adammmmmmmmmmmm on Bandcamp](https://adammmmmmmmmmmm.bandcamp.com)<br>
|
||||
[Website of media_rins](http://mediarins.xyz/)
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
**Logosamphia** is a project of Sadra Hemati. With one foot in the French underground party scene, and another in Netherlands’ avant-garde noise performance & arts world, he represents one of the few Iranian musicians active in non-mainstream electronic music. Hemati has a penchant for combining influences from both traditional & modern techniques in unique and catchy arrangements.
|
||||
|
||||
[Logosamphia on Bandcamp](https://logosamphia.bandcamp.com/)
|
||||
|
||||
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_4Oc_RCTYmw" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>
|
||||
|
||||
**DJ The Sound of C** brings you a dirt cheap Christmas extravaganza selected at your local thrift store. Records will be wrapped and gifts will get scratched. Everything is for free, after it’s being played. Santa comes early this year. Warm hearts only!
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
See you at Varia!
|
||||
|
||||
**Date:** Saturday, 22 December 2018<br>
|
||||
**Entrance:** 4 euro<br>
|
||||
**Door:** 20:30<br>
|
||||
**Start:** 21:00
|
||||
@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
|
||||
Title: Kerst bij Varia - Met adammmmmmmmmmmm en Logosamphia
|
||||
Date: 2018-12-22
|
||||
Category: concert
|
||||
slug: christmas
|
||||
lang: nl
|
||||
Event_start: 2018-12-22 20:30
|
||||
event_duration: 4h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/tuch.jpg
|
||||
|
||||
Er waait een koude wind door Charlois; bladeren vallen van de bomen, vogels vliegen naar het zuiden en mensen beginnen hun schaatsen in te vetten. Het einde van 2018 is nabij! Wat kunnen we nog doen? De feestdagen bij Varia vieren natuurlijk! Kom dansen op muziek met een winters tintje, warm je hart op met een kop glühwein en bespreek al je goede voornemens zolang ze nog goed zijn! Er zullen optredens zijn van:
|
||||
|
||||
** adammmmmmmmmmmm**, ook bekend als Adam Tuch, is een artiest / muzikant uit Boston. Hij maakt deel uit van een collectief met de naam media_rins dat werk creëert en publiceert op het gebied van elektronische muziek, nieuwe media en performance art. Zij organiseren evenementen in de omgeving van Boston voor avontuurlijke en hedendaagse kunstenaars die werken met digitale Hi-Fi-tools, analoge elektronica en informatiemedia. In zijn werk richt hij zich op de absurditeit binnen online/digitale identiteiten en reflexiviteit.
|
||||
|
||||
[Adam Tuch op Bandcamp](https://adammmmmmmmmmmm.bandcamp.com)<br>
|
||||
[Website van media_rins](http://mediarins.xyz/)
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
** Logosamphia ** is een project van Sadra Hemati. Met een voet in de Franse underground party scene, en een andere in de Nederlandse avant-garde noise performance & kunstwereld, vertegenwoordigt hij een van de weinige Iraanse muzikanten die actief is in niet-mainstream elektronische muziek. Hemati heeft een voorliefde voor het combineren van invloeden uit zowel traditionele als moderne technieken in unieke en pakkende arrangementen.
|
||||
|
||||
[Logosamphia on Bandcamp](https://logosamphia.bandcamp.com/)
|
||||
|
||||
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_4Oc_RCTYmw" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>
|
||||
|
||||
** DJ The Sound of C ** brengt je een spotgoedkoop kerst extravaganza, geselecteerd bij je lokale kringloopwinkel. Platen worden ingepakt en cadeaus brkrast. Alles is gratis nadat het is afgespeeld. De kerstman komt vroeg dit jaar!
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
Tot in Varia!
|
||||
|
||||
**Datum:** Zaterdag, 22 December 2018<br>
|
||||
**Entree:** 4 euro<br>
|
||||
**Deur:** 20:30<br>
|
||||
**Start:** 21:00
|
||||
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|
||||
Title: Looking Back - Varia Anniversary
|
||||
Date: 2018-11-09
|
||||
Category: party
|
||||
slug: anniversary
|
||||
lang: en
|
||||
Event_start: 2018-11-09 20:00
|
||||
event_duration: 4h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/colours.gif
|
||||
|
||||
It is a rule of life that everything that moves forward, must also one day also look back. Varia is no exception to this truism and that is why we are going to celebrate the first anniversary of our residence at the Gouwstraat.
|
||||
|
||||
You are welcome to join us, feast on our exclusive varia drinks and enjoy nostalgic memories of varia's past and future!
|
||||
|
||||
Thanks to the DJ skills of Newk and DJ USB, plus the rare appearance of the varia karaoke set, this will surely be a night to help you remember!
|
||||
|
||||
**Date:** Friday, 9 November 2018<br>
|
||||
**Door:** 20:00<br>
|
||||
@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
|
||||
Title: Looking Back - Varia Anniversary
|
||||
Date: 2018-11-09
|
||||
Category: party
|
||||
slug: anniversary
|
||||
lang: nl
|
||||
Event_start: 2018-11-09 20:00
|
||||
event_duration: 4h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/colours.gif
|
||||
|
||||
Het is algemeen bekend dat alles wat vooruit gaat, op een dag ook weer achterom moet kijken. Varia is zich terdege bewust van deze waarheid als een koe. Daarom vieren we volgende week gezamelijk de eerste verjaardag van ons verblijf aan de Gouwstraat.
|
||||
|
||||
Je bent van harte uitgenodigd om te komen genieten van onze exclusieve varia-drankjes en nostalgische herinneringen aan Varia's verleden en toekomst!
|
||||
|
||||
Dankzij de DJ-vaardigheden van Newk en DJ USB, plus de zeldzame aanwezigheid van de varia karaoke-set, zal dit zeker een nacht worden die iedereen zal helpen herinneren!
|
||||
|
||||
**Datum:** Vrijdag, 9 November 2018<br>
|
||||
**Deur:** 20:00<br>
|
||||
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|
||||
Title: Century 21 Calling - I'd Buy That For A Dollar!
|
||||
Date: 2018-12-15
|
||||
Category: event
|
||||
lang: en
|
||||
Slug: id-buy-that-for-a-dollar
|
||||
Event_start: 2018-12-15 20:00
|
||||
event_duration: 4h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/C212_shopping.jpg
|
||||
|
||||
During our fourth and final screening of Century 21 Calling this year, we will honour the holiday season by taking a look at the development of ‘the shopping experience’. During this 'Christmas special' we'll take a walk through the shopping center and focus our attention on amazon.com, creditcards and refund instruction video’s. This will surely get you in the shopping mood!
|
||||
|
||||
**Century 21 Calling** is a series by the collective Save_as and hosted at Varia in Rotterdam. During these screenings we take a look at the archival industrial films, corporate infomercials, tv reports and historical documentary of yesterday that shaped the imagination of tomorrow and hold it up to the light of the present.
|
||||
|
||||
**Save_as** is a platform for 360 degrees media exploration by Thomas Walskaar and Léna Robin, initiated in 2017. Save_as investigates media and alternative publishing practices, to observe tensions which emanate from them. Save_as is also an independent publisher of printed and non-printed matter.
|
||||
|
||||
**Date:** Saturday, 15 December 2018<br>
|
||||
**Door:** 20:00<br>
|
||||
**Start:** 20:30<br>
|
||||
**Entrance:** Donation
|
||||
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|
||||
Title: Century 21 Calling - I'd Buy That For A Dollar!
|
||||
Date: 2018-12-15
|
||||
Category: event
|
||||
lang: nl
|
||||
Slug: id-buy-that-for-a-dollar
|
||||
Event_start: 2018-12-15 20:00
|
||||
event_duration: 4h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/C212_shopping.jpg
|
||||
|
||||
Tijdens onze vierde en laatste screening van Century 21 Calling dit jaar, zullen we de feestdagen eren door een blik te werpen op de ontwikkeling van 'de winkelervaring'. Gedurende deze "kerstspecial" maken we een wandeling door het winkelcentrum en vertonen materiaal met betrekking tot amazon.com, creditcards en het terugbrengen van je spelcomputer naar de winkel.
|
||||
|
||||
**Century 21 Calling** gebruikt archiefmateriaal uit de industrie, infomercials van bedrijven, tv uitzendingen en documentaires die in het verleden ons beeld van de toekomst hebben gevormd, en gebruiken die om het heden te doorgronden. Het is een initiatief van Save_as en vindt plaats in Varia in Rotterdam.
|
||||
|
||||
**Datum:** Zaterdag, 15 December 2018<br>
|
||||
**Deur:** 20:00<br>
|
||||
**Start:** 20:30<br>
|
||||
**Entree:** Donatie
|
||||
|
||||
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|
||||
Title: The Big Bounce - Century 21 Calling
|
||||
Date: 2018-10-20
|
||||
Category: screening
|
||||
slug: the-big-bounce_century-21-calling
|
||||
lang: en
|
||||
Event_start: 2018-10-20 20:00
|
||||
event_duration: 3h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/century21_the-big-bounce.jpg
|
||||
summary: During our third screening of Century 21 Calling, we will be taking a look at the development of satellite communications. From the shiny orbs of the 1950s to our present day SATCOM systems.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
During our third screening of Century 21 Calling, we will be taking a
|
||||
look at the development of satellite communications. From the shiny orbs
|
||||
of the 1950s to our present day SATCOM systems.
|
||||
|
||||
How do they work? How do they get into space? What happens when the
|
||||
systems break down? Why are there no more shiny orb satellites in space?
|
||||
|
||||
This and many more questions will put into the light of today, via the
|
||||
present.
|
||||
|
||||
Later in the evening you can join mmths on a trip through the radio
|
||||
spectrum, to listen to the satellite pirates in GEO Oribt and drown in
|
||||
the noise of the static and signals of ghost satellites.
|
||||
|
||||
mmths is a sound artist currently based in Rotterdam. In his practice,
|
||||
he often is fascinated by outer space activities. His current research
|
||||
deals with harvesting satellite transmissions and signal hunting as a
|
||||
tool for exploring live performance and composition.
|
||||
|
||||
In a series of screenings called “Century 21 Calling” we will have a
|
||||
look at archival industrial films, corporate infomercials, tv reports
|
||||
and historical documentary of yesterday that shaped the imagination of
|
||||
tomorrow and we hold it up to the light of the present.
|
||||
|
||||
“Century 21 Calling” is an event by the collective *Save_as* and hosted at
|
||||
Varia in Rotterdam.
|
||||
|
||||
**Date**: Saturday 20th of October 2018<br>
|
||||
**Doors open**: 20:00h<br>
|
||||
**Start screening**: 20:30h<br>
|
||||
**Performance**: 21:30h<br>
|
||||
**End of the evening**: 23:00h<br>
|
||||
|
||||
**Entree**: Donation
|
||||
|
||||
------
|
||||
|
||||
Save as is a platform for 360° media exploration. Save as investigates in media, alternative publishing practices, and observes tensions which emanate from them. Save as is also an independent publisher of printed and non printed matter. Save as is a project by [Thomas Walskaar](http://www.walskaar.com) and [Léna Robin](http://www.lenarobin.com), initiated in 2017.
|
||||
|
||||
@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
|
||||
Title: The Big Bounce - Century 21 Calling
|
||||
Date: 2018-10-20
|
||||
Category: screening
|
||||
slug: the-big-bounce_century-21-calling
|
||||
lang: nl
|
||||
Event_start: 2018-10-20 20:00
|
||||
event_duration: 3h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/century21_the-big-bounce.jpg
|
||||
summary: De derde editie van Century 21 Calling is gewijd aan de ontwikkeling van satellietcommunicatie. Van de spiegelende kogels in de jaren 50 tot hedendaagse SATCOM systemen.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
De derde editie van Century 21 Calling is gewijd aan de ontwikkeling van
|
||||
satellietcommunicatie. Van de spiegelende kogels in de jaren 50 tot
|
||||
hedendaagse SATCOM systemen.
|
||||
|
||||
Hoe werken deze dingen? Hoe krijgt men ze de ruimte in? Wat gebeurt er
|
||||
als ze kapotgaan? En waarom zijn er geen kogelvormige satellieten meer?
|
||||
|
||||
Na de screening neemt mmths ons mee op een reis door het radiospectrum.
|
||||
In zijn performance bezoeken we de ontmoetingsplekken van
|
||||
satellietpiraten en worden we ondergedompeld in de ruis en signalen van
|
||||
spooksatellieten.
|
||||
|
||||
mmths is een geluidskunstenaar in Rotterdam. Hij is gefascineerd door
|
||||
wat er in het heelal gebeurt en zijn huidige werk gaat over de ontvangst
|
||||
van onbekende radiosignalen en satellieten als basis voor live
|
||||
performance en compositie.
|
||||
|
||||
“Century 21 Calling” gebruikt archiefmateriaal uit de industrie,
|
||||
infomercials van bedrijven, tv uitzendingen en documentaires die in het
|
||||
verleden ons beeld van de toekomst hebben gevormd en gebruikt die om het
|
||||
heden te doorgronden. Het is een initiatief van *Save_as* en vindt plaats
|
||||
in Varia in Rotterdam.
|
||||
|
||||
**Datum**: Zaterdag 20 oktober 2018<br>
|
||||
**Deuren open**: 20:00u<br>
|
||||
**Start screening**: 20:30u<br>
|
||||
**Performance**: 21:30u<br>
|
||||
**Einde van de avond**: 23:00u<br>
|
||||
|
||||
**Entree**: Donatie
|
||||
|
||||
------
|
||||
|
||||
Save_as is een platform voor 360° media exploratie. Save_as onderzoekt media en alternatieve publicatiepraktijken, en observeert spanningen die hieruit voortkomen. Save_as is ook een onafhankelijke uitgever van gedrukt en niet-gedrukt materiaal. Save_as is een project van [Thomas Walskaar](http://www.walskaar.com) en [Léna Robin](http://www.lenarobin.com) en is geïnitieerd in 2017.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
@ -1,68 +0,0 @@
|
||||
Title: Choreo-Graphic-Hypothesis Book Launch
|
||||
Date: 2018-11-15
|
||||
Category: event
|
||||
Slug: choreographic
|
||||
lang: en
|
||||
event_start: 2018-11-15 19:00
|
||||
event_duration: 2h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/choreo_joanachicau.gif
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
< body > < script >
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|
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var delay="5"; <br>
|
||||
var count="0";
|
||||
|
||||
Texts=new Array (); <br>
|
||||
Texts[0]="Media Choreographies."; <br>
|
||||
Texts[1]="ChoreoGraphic Vocabularies"; <br>
|
||||
Texts[2]="Choreo-Graphic-Matters"; <br>
|
||||
Texts[3]="Choreo-Graphic-Hypothesis"; <br>
|
||||
Texts[4]="Rehearsal Series"; <br>
|
||||
Texts[5]="Scores & Scripts"; <br>
|
||||
Texts[6]="A glossary of language for movements"; <br>
|
||||
Texts[7]="Choreographing from 0 to 1 and beyond"; <br>
|
||||
Texts[8]="Algorithmic Anatomies"; <br>
|
||||
Texts[9]="Language(s) and Breathing"; <br>
|
||||
Texts[10]="Dancing Bodi{es} & Choreographing Code{s}"; <br>
|
||||
Texts[11]="ChoreoGraphing Design"; <br>
|
||||
Texts[12]="Designing Choreographies"; <br>
|
||||
|
||||
function Moving_Title ( ) { document.querySelector("#title").innerHTML=Texts[count]; count++; if (count==Texts.length) {count="0";} setTimeout ("Moving_Title ( )", delay * 1000);
|
||||
}
|
||||
|
||||
Moving_Title ( )
|
||||
|
||||
</ script > </ body > <br>
|
||||
< head > <br>
|
||||
< meta content="choreographic scores; programming scripts; notation systems; languages; poetics; composition; improvisation; process; temporalities; code; coding; emergence; error; failure; opportunity; interface; human-computer interactions; design; web; site; action; dramaturgy; movement; presence; (a)live; performance; performativity; affect; body; vocabularies; syntax; discourse; voices; speech; public; privacy; transparency; digital; physicality; embodiment; collaboration; trans- disciplinary practices"; name="corpus terms" > <br>
|
||||
</ head> <br>
|
||||
< meta author="Joana Chicau"; > <br>
|
||||
|
||||
Find here a sneak preview of the publication at: <http://joanachicau.com/choreo-graphic-hypothesis-preview.pdf>
|
||||
|
||||
Come dance along ~
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
**Date**: Thursday, 15th of November 2018<br>
|
||||
**Time**: 19:00h - 21:00h<br>
|
||||
**Location**: Varia, Gouwstraat 3 Rotterdam<br>
|
||||
**Entrance**: Free
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
Joana Chicau [PT/NL] is a graphic designer, coder, researcher - with background in dance. Her trans-disciplinary project interweaves media design and web environments with choreographic practices. Chicau has been researching the intersection of the body with the constructed, designed, programmed environment, aiming at in widening the ways in which digital sciences is presented and made accessible to the public. She has been actively participating and organizing events with performances involving multi- location collaborative algorithmic improvisation, open discussions on gender equality and activism.
|
||||
She is a member of Varia! <http://joanachicau.com>
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
<small>Choreo-Graphic-Hypothesis gif preview.</small>
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
*Cover image: Joana Chicau*
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
@ -1,69 +0,0 @@
|
||||
Title: Choreo-Graphische-Hypothese Boeklancering
|
||||
Date: 2018-11-15
|
||||
Category: event
|
||||
Slug: choreographic
|
||||
lang: nl
|
||||
event_start: 2018-11-15 19:00
|
||||
event_duration: 2h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/choreo_joanachicau.gif
|
||||
|
||||
< body > < script >
|
||||
|
||||
var delay="5"; <br>
|
||||
var count="0";
|
||||
|
||||
Texts=new Array (); <br>
|
||||
Texts[0]="Media Choreographies."; <br>
|
||||
Texts[1]="ChoreoGraphic Vocabularies"; <br>
|
||||
Texts[2]="Choreo-Graphic-Matters"; <br>
|
||||
Texts[3]="Choreo-Graphic-Hypothesis"; <br>
|
||||
Texts[4]="Rehearsal Series"; <br>
|
||||
Texts[5]="Scores & Scripts"; <br>
|
||||
Texts[6]="A glossary of language for movements"; <br>
|
||||
Texts[7]="Choreographing from 0 to 1 and beyond"; <br>
|
||||
Texts[8]="Algorithmic Anatomies"; <br>
|
||||
Texts[9]="Language(s) and Breathing"; <br>
|
||||
Texts[10]="Dancing Bodi{es} & Choreographing Code{s}"; <br>
|
||||
Texts[11]="ChoreoGraphing Design"; <br>
|
||||
Texts[12]="Designing Choreographies"; <br>
|
||||
|
||||
function Moving_Title ( ) { document.querySelector("#title").innerHTML=Texts[count]; count++; if (count==Texts.length) {count="0";} setTimeout ("Moving_Title ( )", delay * 1000);
|
||||
}
|
||||
|
||||
Moving_Title ( )
|
||||
|
||||
</ script > </ body > <br>
|
||||
< head > <br>
|
||||
< meta content="choreographic scores; programming scripts; notation systems; languages; poetics; composition; improvisation; process; temporalities; code; coding; emergence; error; failure; opportunity; interface; human-computer interactions; design; web; site; action; dramaturgy; movement; presence; (a)live; performance; performativity; affect; body; vocabularies; syntax; discourse; voices; speech; public; privacy; transparency; digital; physicality; embodiment; collaboration; trans- disciplinary practices"; name="corpus terms" > <br>
|
||||
</ head> <br>
|
||||
< meta author="Joana Chicau"; > <br>
|
||||
|
||||
Zie hier een voorproef van de publicatie: <http://joanachicau.com/choreo-graphic-hypothesis-preview.pdf>
|
||||
|
||||
Kom en dans mee ~
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
**Datum**: Donderdag, 15th of November 2018<br>
|
||||
**Duur**: van 19:00 uur tot 21:00 uur <br>
|
||||
**Locatie**: Varia, Gouwstraat 3 Rotterdam<br>
|
||||
**Entreeprijs**: Free
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
Joana Chicau [PT/NL] is grafisch ontwerper, coder, onderzoeker met een achtergrond in dans. Haar trans-disciplinaire project verweeft media ontwerp en web omgevingen met choreochrafische praktijken. Chicau heeft onderzoek gedaan naar het snijvlak van lichamelijkheid met geconstruuerde, vormgegeven en geprogrammeerde omgevingen. Daarme heeft ze voor ogen om de manieren waarop digitale kennis wordt gepresenteerd en toegankelijk gemaakt aan een groter publiek te verbreden.
|
||||
Ze is actief in het organiseren en deelnemen aan evenementen waarbij performances op meerdere locaties gezamelijk algorithmisch geimproveerd wordt. Ook organiseert ze open discussies over gendergelijkwaardigheid en activisme.
|
||||
|
||||
Ze is ook lid van Varia! <http://joanachicau.com>
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
<small>Choreo-Graphic-Hypothesis gif preview.</small>
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
*Cover image: Joana Chicau*
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
|
||||
Title: Concert: Crimson Butterfly, Evamuss and St. Fractalium
|
||||
Date: 2018-09-14
|
||||
Category: concert
|
||||
slug: crimson
|
||||
lang: en
|
||||
Event_start: 2018-09-14 20:00
|
||||
event_duration: 4h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/Evamuss1.jpg
|
||||
|
||||
**Crimson Butterfly (Russia)** is a cosmoenergetic alliance of two cats with synths and laptop. Physical bodies of the band are located in Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia, the sounds have been created for more than ten years. For this period different genres had been tried: coldwave with mysterious autist singer, then synthpop with two lead singers, and currently the band returned to what it had started with: improvisational abstract electronic. The band makes very intense and hypnotic music with dance and ambient elements, improvisational by nature. People often call it "experimental". Crimson Butterfly love to give concerts and play at any venues from vaults to museums in any cities from Balashikha to Barcelona. Their faces are so beautiful that they hide them behind the masks and all their unforgettable shows are always accompanied by hipnotic visual sequences.
|
||||
|
||||
[Crimson Butterfly's Bandcamp page](https://crimsonbutterfly.bandcamp.com/)
|
||||
|
||||
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/geT-mXeW7ek" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe>
|
||||
|
||||
**Evamuss (Peru/The Netherlands)** was a project of the Peruvian Chrs Galarreta (aka: Sajjra, DiosMeHaViolado, Tica, among others alias). This project was very active in the underground Lima scene between 1997-2003. Evamuss have 9 solo albums published on very limited editions, also appears in a lot of collaborations and compilations of that period. At the beginning Evamuss used home made amps, oscillators, pedal effects and toy keywords , last years it will include the misuse of computer and the pirate software. Error and non-functionality were welcome in its process. On November 2017, Evamuss resurrects with a pair of self-hacked synth toys, some effects, hand made sequencers furbished in collaboration with some hackers in Paruro (the legendary electronic black market's in Lima City). In the current days its sounds mutated towards a warm and humid analog jungle. Its recent - 2018- assaults included tours between Portugal, Spain, Lithuania, Russia, The Netherlands and a publication of a release in Favela Discos (Porto).
|
||||
|
||||
[Eva Muss on Soundcloud](https://soundcloud.com/evamuss/sets/evamuss)
|
||||
[Eva Muss on Bandcamp](https://soundcloud.com/evamuss/sets/evamuss)
|
||||
|
||||
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DH9TSLzrKMg" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe>
|
||||
|
||||
**St. Fractalium (Russia)** St.Fractalium is an audio-visual duo from Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia, residents of local cult place Black Ho. Inspired by bands like Autechre and Coil, and having impressive experience in various musical projects, the guys bring the light of Saint Fractalium, an enlightening nectar for those are tired of conventional music, using only computers and controllers.
|
||||
|
||||
[St. Fractalium on Bandcamp](https://stfractalium.bandcamp.com/releases)
|
||||
|
||||
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/lgUqJUZmEqg" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe>
|
||||
|
||||
Organized by [**ALOARDI**](http://www.aloardi.org/)
|
||||
|
||||
**Date**: Friday, 14 September 2018<br>
|
||||
**Entrance**: 3 euro (donation) <br>
|
||||
**Door**: 20:00<br>
|
||||
**Start**: 21:00<br>
|
||||
@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
|
||||
Title: Concert: Crimson Butterfly, Evamuss en St. Fractalium
|
||||
Date: 2018-09-14
|
||||
Category: concert
|
||||
slug: crimson
|
||||
lang: nl
|
||||
Event_start: 2018-09-14 20:00
|
||||
event_duration: 4h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/Evamuss1.jpg
|
||||
|
||||
** Crimson Butterfly (Rusland) ** is een kosmoenergetische alliantie van twee katten met synths en laptop. De fysieke lichamen van de band bevinden zich in Nizhniy Novgorod, Rusland, maar de geluiden zijn al meer dan tien jaar geleden gemaakt. Voor deze periode hadden zij al verschillende genres geprobeerd: coldwave met een mysterieuze autistische zangeres, vervolgens synthpop met twee leadzangers, om daarna terug te keren naar waar alles mee begonnen was: improvisatie en abstracte elektronica. De band maakt zeer intense en hypnotiserende muziek met dans en ambient elementen, improviserend van aard. Mensen noemen het vaak 'experimenteel'. Crimson Butterfly houdt ervan om concerten te geven en te spelen op locaties zoals kluizen van musea, ergens tussen Balashikha en Barcelona. Hun gezichten zijn zo mooi dat ze zich achter maskers verbergen en al hun onvergetelijke shows worden vergezeld door heupnotische visuele sequenties.
|
||||
|
||||
[Crimson Butterfly's Bandcamp page](https://crimsonbutterfly.bandcamp.com/)
|
||||
|
||||
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/geT-mXeW7ek" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe>
|
||||
|
||||
** Evamuss (Peru / Nederland) ** was een project van de Peruviaanse Chrs Galarreta (ook bekend als Sajjra, DiosMeHaViolado en Tica). Dit project was tussen 1997 en 2003 erg actief in de ondergrondse scene van Lima. Evamuss heeft 9 solo-albums gepubliceerd in zeer beperkte oplage en verscheen ook op veel samenwerkingen en compilaties uit die periode. In het begin gebruikte Evamuss zelfgemaakte versterkers, oscillatoren, pedaaleffecten en speelgoed-sleutelwoorden, later richtte hij zich ook op het misbruik van computers en piraten-software. Fouten en niet-functionaliteit zijn welkom in het proces. In november 2017 herrees Evamuss met een paar zelf-gehackte synthspeeltjes, een paar effecten en enkele met de hand gemaakte sequencers die in samenwerking met enkele hackers in Paruro (de legendarische elektronische zwarte markt in Lima City) zijn vervaardigd. De geluiden zijn nu gemuteerd in de richting van een warme en vochtige analoge jungle.
|
||||
|
||||
[Eva Muss on Soundcloud](https://soundcloud.com/evamuss/sets/evamuss)
|
||||
[Eva Muss on Bandcamp](https://soundcloud.com/evamuss/sets/evamuss)
|
||||
|
||||
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DH9TSLzrKMg" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe>
|
||||
|
||||
** St. Fractalium (Rusland) ** St.Fractalium is een audiovisueel duo uit Nizhniy Novgorod, Rusland; bewoners van de plaatselijke cultusplaats Black Ho. Geïnspireerd door bands als Autechre en Coil, en met indrukwekkende ervaring in verschillende muzikale projecten, brengen de jongens het licht van Saint Fractalium, een verhelderende nectar voor degenen die de conventionele muziek beu zijn, alles met behulp van computers en controllers.
|
||||
|
||||
[St. Fractalium on Bandcamp](https://stfractalium.bandcamp.com/releases)
|
||||
|
||||
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/lgUqJUZmEqg" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe>
|
||||
|
||||
Georganiseerd door [**ALOARDI**](http://www.aloardi.org/)
|
||||
|
||||
**Datum**: Vrijdag, 14 September 2018<br>
|
||||
**Entree**: 3 euro (donatie) <br>
|
||||
**Deur**: 20:00<br>
|
||||
**Start**: 21:00<br>
|
||||
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|
||||
Title: Druk: An Evening With Cantos Deus & Bohman Family
|
||||
Date: 2018-11-24
|
||||
Category: event
|
||||
lang: en
|
||||
Slug: druk-cantos-bohman-evening
|
||||
Event_start: 2018-11-24 20:00
|
||||
event_duration: 3h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/druk-concert.jpg
|
||||
Tags: music, fluxus, improv, revival
|
||||
Summary: Because we can't always keep the pressure on, we've added a musical intermezzo during Woodstone Kugelblitz: Druk In Varia.
|
||||
|
||||
Because we can't always keep the pressure on, we've added a musical intermezzo during Woodstone Kugelblitz: Druk In Varia.
|
||||
|
||||
And what an intermezzo it is!
|
||||
|
||||
# Bohman Family
|
||||
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/oKIm1HFXYCs" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>
|
||||
|
||||
For more than two decades the English [Bohman Brothers](https://lukas.home.xs4all.nl/pagina/bohmans.htm) have been summoning a mix of unique and impure experimental music from a table stuffed with ordinary day to day objects. The mix contains fluxus elements, musique concrete and free improv. For this one evening the Bohman Brothers become a Bohman Family as they will adopt a bunch of local musicians and perform together as a nonet.
|
||||
|
||||
# Cantos Deus
|
||||
|
||||
<iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/279671196?portrait=0" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe>
|
||||
<p><a href="https://vimeo.com/279671196">2018 • cantos deus</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/user24991829">arnold schalks</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
|
||||
|
||||
[Cantos Deus](http://www.podiumocw.nl/02_crimmp_28c.html) will play a selection of no-wave, gospel, reli-pop en psychedelica worship, all in the form of an entertaining revival show. Plenty of opportunity for the audience to dance, sing and worship. The company consists of Bruno Xavier da Silva, Lukas Simonis en Jacco Weener.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
**Date:** Saturday, 24th of November 2018<br>
|
||||
**Door:** 20:00<br>
|
||||
**Start:** 20:30<br>
|
||||
**Entrance:** 3 euros
|
||||
@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
|
||||
Title: Druk: Een avond met Cantos Deus & Bohman Family
|
||||
Date: 2018-11-24
|
||||
Category: event
|
||||
lang: nl
|
||||
Slug: druk-cantos-bohman-evening
|
||||
Event_start: 2018-11-24 20:00
|
||||
event_duration: 3h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/druk-concert.jpg
|
||||
Tags: music, fluxus, improv, revival
|
||||
Summary:Omdat de boog niet altijd gespannen kan staan, lassen we tijdens het evenement Woodstone Kugelblitz: Druk In Varia een muzikale pauze in.
|
||||
|
||||
Omdat de boog niet altijd gespannen kan staan, lassen we tijdens het evenement Woodstone Kugelblitz: Druk In Varia een muzikale pauze in.
|
||||
|
||||
En wat voor een pauze!
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
# Bohman Family
|
||||
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/oKIm1HFXYCs" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>
|
||||
|
||||
De Engelse [Bohman Brothers](https://lukas.home.xs4all.nl/pagina/bohmans.htm) toveren al meer dan twee decenia unieke en impure experimentele muziek uit een tafel vol huis, tuin en keuken-rommel. Er zijn sporen van fluxus ongein, musique concrete, en vrije improvisatie. Voor deze avond worden de Bohman Brothers een Bohman Family: ze adopteren een aantal lokale muzikanten en zullen als een nonet optreden.
|
||||
|
||||
# Cantos Deus
|
||||
<iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/279671196?portrait=0" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe>
|
||||
<p><a href="https://vimeo.com/279671196">2018 • cantos deus</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/user24991829">arnold schalks</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
|
||||
|
||||
Door [Cantos Deus](http://www.podiumocw.nl/02_crimmp_28c.html) zal een selectie van no-wave, gospel, reli-pop en psychedelica worship gespeeld worden, dit alles verpakt in een amusante revival show. Voor het publiek is er mogelijkheid tot dans, zang en aanbidding. Het gezelschap bestaat uit Bruno Xavier da Silva, Lukas Simonis en Jacco Weener.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
**Date:** Zaterdag, 24 November 2018<br>
|
||||
**Door:** 20:00<br>
|
||||
**Start:** 20:30<br>
|
||||
**Entrance:** 3 euro
|
||||
@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
|
||||
Title: Life Hacks: Space
|
||||
Date: 2018-10-31
|
||||
Category: event
|
||||
Slug: lifehacks
|
||||
lang: en
|
||||
event_start: 2018-10-31 19:00
|
||||
event_duration: 2h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/lifehacks-girard-meunier.jpg
|
||||
|
||||
What shapes the daily routine of a telemarketing sales agent? How to go beyond the co-working model when it comes to organize a place for collaboration? What's the territorial and political role of furniture within the semi-domestic area of the artist's studio? Are life hacks a form of liberation or yet another burden? Together with author and designer François Girard-Meunier, the WORKNOT! collective (Arvand Pourabbasi and Golnar Abbasi), Varia, the Centre for Everyday Technology (represented by Roel Roscam Abbing, Manetta Berends and Niek Hilkmann) and XPUB (the Experimental Publishing program of the Piet Zwart Institute), we will tackle these and more questions during an evening dedicated to spaces that are at once entrepreneurial and precarious.
|
||||
|
||||
Life Hacks is part of Het Nieuwe Instituut’s fellowship program around the theme of ‘burn out’. As 2017 fellow Ramon Amaro states, *“on the one hand, to ‘burn out’ is to stall, break, or become otherwise unusable. In other words, processes, procedure and participation simply stop working. On the other hand, ‘burn out’ is an opportunity to break open, promote action and catalyse change towards new structures and relations.”*
|
||||
|
||||
Life Hacks manifests in a series of gatherings that respond to this ambivalence by exploring the approaches and techniques adopted to design or redesign life against the backdrop of growing precarity and an intensified entrepreneurial regime.
|
||||
|
||||
Together with theorists, practitioners and XPUB, the Experimental Publishing program of the Piet Zwart Institute, Life Hacks looks into the tensions and releases that emerge from the constant reinvention and progressive self-optimization necessary to inhabit public and private space, manage time and productivity, and tweak one's own thoughts and feelings.
|
||||
|
||||
Life Hacks is curated by Silvio Lorusso, and jointly organized by HNI’s Research Department and XPUB.
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
**Date**: Wednesday, 31st of October 2018<br>
|
||||
**Time**: 19:00h - 21:00h<br>
|
||||
**Location**: Varia, Gouwstraat 3 Rotterdam<br>
|
||||
**Entrance**: Donation
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
Roel Roscam Abbing (NL) is an artist and researcher whose work engages with the issues and cultures surrounding networked computation. He engages with themes such as network infrastructures, the politics of technology and do-it-yourself approaches. He holds an MA Networked Media from the Piet Zwart Institute in Rotterdam and a Fine Arts BA from the Willem De Kooning Academy. Currently he also works as a teacher in Digital Media at the department of Graphic Design in Artez, Arnhem. He is also a member of the homebrewserver.club and Varia. <https://roelof.info>
|
||||
|
||||
Manetta Berends (NL) is a graphic designer with an interest in networked publishing & free software. Her practice is rooted in practical investigations into the sociality of software related to publishing infrastructures. Besides working on commissions, projects and workshops, Manetta is also member of Varia. <https://www.manettaberends.nl>
|
||||
|
||||
François Girard-Meunier (CA/NL) is interested by the performativity and politics of labour in the contemporary western post-fordist context. Graduated from the Graphic Design department of the Gerrit Rietveld Academie (2015) and the Critical Studies department of the Sandberg Instituut (2018), he works mainly in the cultural field as a designer, web developer, writer and so on. Recent projects include *Flexible Bodies* (2017), at the Tallinn Photomonth 17, and *Talent at Work* (2017), in collaboration with Mirjam Reili and re-published in the context of Signals From The Periphery (EE). He is based in Amsterdam, where he runs the Office for Workspace Studies and self-publishes. <http://www.francoisgm.com/>
|
||||
|
||||
Niek Hilkmann (NL) is an artist with a background in media design, art history and musicology. After graduating from the Piet Zwart Institute in Rotterdam, he started collaborating with various institutes, designers and artists on the fringe of speculative design, science fiction, media archeology and extratonal music. Besides being the curator of events such as "Floppy Totaal" and "De Grote Hoop", he is also one of the core members of Varia, the conductor of an amateur avant-garde orchestra, the editor of the UNI Graphical Notation System, a part-time dodologist and the creator of one of the first moving panoramas since the nineteenth century. <https://niekhilkmann.nl/>
|
||||
|
||||
Varia (NL) is a Rotterdam based initiative focused on working with, on and through everyday technology. At its core the initiative aims to be a social infrastructure from which to collaboratively facilitate critical understandings on the technologies that surround us. The initiative is a membership-based organisation striving to become a space for questions, opinions, modifications, help and action. <http://varia.zone/>
|
||||
|
||||
WORKNOT! (NL/IR) is a Rotterdam-based independent open collective that works to create a platform for the representation of the life and work of today’s cognitarians. It works with seemingly banal, yet extreme (and political) conditions that shape our today’s contemporary forms of living and working. The collective consists of Arvand Pourabbasi and Golnar Abbasi, researchers/designers/makers with a background in architecture and art. Since its foundation in Tehran (2012), it has worked in a variety of context through a broad range of collaborations, and has created workshops, exhibitions, performances, images, writings, lectures and publications. <https://worknot.info/>
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
*Cover image: François Girard-Meunier*
|
||||
@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
|
||||
Title: Life Hacks:Space
|
||||
Date: 2018-10-31
|
||||
Category: event
|
||||
Slug: lifehacks
|
||||
lang: nl
|
||||
event_start: 2018-10-31 19:00
|
||||
event_duration: 2h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/lifehacks-girard-meunier.jpg
|
||||
|
||||
Wat vormt de dagelijkse routine van een telemarketeer? Hoe kunnen we voorbij gaan aan *co-working* als model voor ruimtes voor samenwerking? Wat zijn de territoriale en politieke functies van meubels in de context van de kunststudio-aan-huis? Werken *lifehacks* bevrijdend of zijn ze een extra last?
|
||||
|
||||
Samen met auteur en vormgever [François Girard-Meunier](https://www.francoisgm.com/), het [WORKNOT! collectief](https://worknot.info/) (Arvand Pourabbasi and Golnar Abbasi), [Varia](https://varia.zone) (vertegenwoordigd door Manetta Berends, Niek Hilkmann, Roel Roscam Abbing) en [XPUB](http://xpub.nl) gaan we deze en meer vragen aan tijdens een avond gewijd aan ruimtes die zowel ondernemend als precair zijn.
|
||||
|
||||
Life Hacks is onderdeel van het fellowship-programma van Het Nieuwe Instituut met het thema 'burn out'. Zoals verwoord door *fellow* Ramon Amaro:
|
||||
|
||||
*“aan de ene kant is een 'burn out' een moment van stilstand, van breken of van andersinds onbruikbaar worden. Met andere woorden, processesen, procedures en participatie werkt gewoon niet meer. Aan de andere kant is een 'burn out' een mogelijkheid om open te breken, om actie te bevorderen en verandering te catalyseren richting nieuwe structuren en relaties.”*
|
||||
|
||||
*Life Hacks* is een serie bijeenkomsten met die reageren op deze ambivalenties. Deze bijeenkomsten gaan over benaderingen en technieken die helpen bij het (hernieuwd) vormgeven van een leven in de context van toenemende onzekerheid en afgedwongen ondernemersmentaliteit.
|
||||
|
||||
Life Hacks wordt gecureerd door Silvio Lorusso en is een samenwerking tussen het Research Department van Het Nieuwe Instituut en XPUB.
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
**Datum**: Woensdag, 31 Oktober 2018<br>
|
||||
**Duur**: van 19:00 uur tot 21:00 uur <br>
|
||||
**Locatie**: Varia, Gouwstraat 3 Rotterdam<br>
|
||||
**Entreeprijs**: Donaties
|
||||
|
||||
*Afbeelding: François Girard-Meunier*
|
||||
@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
|
||||
Title: Maximum Velocity
|
||||
Date: 2018-12-07
|
||||
Category: concert
|
||||
slug: velocity
|
||||
lang: en
|
||||
Event_start: 2018-12-07 20:00
|
||||
event_duration: 4h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/Velocity.jpg
|
||||
|
||||
Pitch, timbre, texture, volume, duration and form; These are the secret ingredients to most compositions. The question remains however; Is there also room for something extra? And what could that extra element be? Today we will focus on the concept of velocity by showcasing concerts by musicians working with both speed and movement in their compositions and performances!
|
||||
|
||||
The event is comprised of the following elements:
|
||||
|
||||
**Bismuth** is a two-man formation, made up of experimental instrument builder Yuri Landman and multi-instrumentalist Arnold van de Velde (ex-Feverdream). Together they play a space-filling amount of self-built instruments made of wood, steel, strings, motors and electronics. This colorful collection of instruments leads to a rhythmic amalgamation of experimental noise rock, dance and gamelan.
|
||||
|
||||
[Yuri Landman's website](http://www.hypercustom.nl/)
|
||||
|
||||
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tGqiDOiOIPc" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe>
|
||||
|
||||
**good cop / naughty cop** make instant electronic compositions with self-programmed software and self-made controllers. They aim for a physical approach towards electronic music (and in particular realtime synthesis) by using objects such as bicycles, radios, FM transmitters and little solar cell synths in their performances. Their music – sometimes described as ‘improvised noise ambient’ – is influenced by the music and ideas of artists like John Cage, Tim Hecker, John Zorn and Captain Beefheart. Current members are composer/sound artist Sjoerd Leijten and ambient producer/pianist Patrick Bossink aka. Arpatle.
|
||||
|
||||
[Sjoerd Leijten on the web](http://www.sjoerdleijten.nl/)
|
||||
|
||||
[Arpatle Online](http://www.arpatle.com/)
|
||||
|
||||
<iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/139567976" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe>
|
||||
|
||||
**Jacco Weener** is a performer, artist and theologist working between Charlois and Scheveningen. For the last 10 years he has performed continuously under various monikors (Gul Night Out, Het Open Hart, Moonflower Warrior, DJ La Dolce Vita) and in a variety of setups. At Maximum Velocity he will perform a dance inspired by the concept of meditative sufi whirling, practiced by the Sufi Dervishes of the Mevlevi order.
|
||||
|
||||
[More on Jacco Weener](http://jaccoweener.nl/)
|
||||
|
||||
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/i3MFrF_3Vas" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe>
|
||||
|
||||
**DJ Knapzak** will display the hypnotic effect of rotating disks made out of vinyl at various speeds, coming into contact with a more or less stable needle. You might be surprised by the results!
|
||||
|
||||
**Date:** Friday, 7 December 2018<br>
|
||||
**Entrance:** 5 euro<br>
|
||||
**Door:** 20:00<br>
|
||||
**Start:** 21:00
|
||||
@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
|
||||
Title: Maximum Velocity
|
||||
Date: 2018-12-07
|
||||
Category: concert
|
||||
slug: velocity
|
||||
lang: nl
|
||||
Event_start: 2018-12-07 20:00
|
||||
event_duration: 4h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/Velocity.jpg
|
||||
|
||||
Toonhoogte, timbre, textuur, volume, duur en vorm; Dit zijn de geheime ingrediënten van de meeste composities. De vraag blijft echter; Is er ook ruimte voor iets extra's? En wat zou dat extra element kunnen zijn? Tijdens Maximum Velocity richten we ons op 'velocity' door concerten te presenteren van muzikanten die met snelheid en beweging werken in hun composities en uitvoeringen!
|
||||
|
||||
Ditevenement bestaat uit de volgende elementen:
|
||||
|
||||
**Bismuth** is een tweemansformatie, opgebouwd uit experimenteel instrumentenbouwer Yuri Landman en multi-instrumentalist Arnold van de Velde (ex-Feverdream). Samen bespelen zij een ruimtevullende hoeveelheid zelfgebouwde instrumenten, gemaakt uit hout, staal, snaren, motoren en electronica. Dzee bonte collectie instrumenten leidt tot een ritmische samensmelting van experimentele noise rock, dance en gamelan.
|
||||
|
||||
[Yuri Landman's website](http://www.hypercustom.nl/)
|
||||
|
||||
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tGqiDOiOIPc" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe>
|
||||
|
||||
**good cop / naughty cop** maak directe elektronische composities met zelfgeprogrammeerde software en zelf gemaakte controllers. Ze streven naar een fysieke benadering van elektronische muziek (en in het bijzonder realtime synthese) door het gebruik van objecten als fietsen, radio's, FM-zenders en kleine zonnecelsynths bij hun uitvoeringen. Hun muziek - soms omschreven als 'geïmproviseerde noise ambient' - wordt beïnvloed door de muziek en ideeën van artiesten als John Cage, Tim Hecker, John Zorn en Captain Beefheart. De huidige leden zijn componist/geluidskunstenaar Sjoerd Leijten en ambient producer/pianist Patrick Bossink aka. Arpatle.
|
||||
|
||||
[Sjoerd Leijten op het web](http://www.sjoerdleijten.nl/)
|
||||
|
||||
[Arpatle Online](http://www.arpatle.com/)
|
||||
|
||||
<iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/139567976" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe>
|
||||
|
||||
**Jacco Weener** is een performer, kunstenaar en theoloog die werkt tussen Charlois en Scheveningen. De laatste 10 jaar heeft hij onafgebroken opgetreden onder verschillende namen (Gul Night Out, Het Open Hart, Moonflower Warrior, DJ La Dolce Vita) en in verschillende gelegenheden. Op Maximum Velocity zal hij een dans uitvoeren die is geïnspireerd door de meditatieve wervelen van de Sufi-derwisjen van de Mevlevi-orde.
|
||||
|
||||
[Meer over Jacco Weener](http://jaccoweener.nl/)
|
||||
|
||||
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/i3MFrF_3Vas" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe>
|
||||
|
||||
**DJ Knapzak** toont het hypnotiserende effect van roterende schijven gemaakt van vinyl die op verschillende snelheden in contact komen met een min of meer stabiele naald. Het effect is verrassend!
|
||||
|
||||
**Datum:** Vrijdag, 7 December 2018<br>
|
||||
**Entree:** 5 euro<br>
|
||||
**Deur:** 20:00<br>
|
||||
**Start:** 21:00
|
||||
@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
|
||||
Title: Open Day @ Varia
|
||||
Date: 2018-04-12
|
||||
Category: event
|
||||
Slug: varia-open-day
|
||||
lang: en
|
||||
event_start: 2018-05-12 12:00
|
||||
event_duration: 6h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/varia-open-day-flyer.png
|
||||
tags: open day, linux presentation day, workshops
|
||||
|
||||
On the 12th of May, varia opens her doors and invites you to join an afternoon of informal conversations, workshops and demos. There will be free coffee, tea and software![^1]
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
We will have the following activities throughout the day:
|
||||
|
||||
## Linux Presentation Day (All day)
|
||||
Bored Windows or Apple? Unable to update your operating system? Time to try linux, an operating system that comes in all shapes and flavors! Linux runs on the latest macbooks, your Playstation, possibly on your brand new fridge, but also on very old computers. Don't throw your old computer away yet. Bring your old and new laptops and breathe new life into them. Have a try or get help installing Linux on it. The Leeszaal West group that have been organising Linux Presentation Day in the previous years will be around to help you with your installation or with any other questions.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
## Adblockers for beginners (all day)
|
||||
Are you tired of looking at online ads? Are you tired of on-line ads looking at you? Bring your computer or smartphone and we'll show you how to enjoy the tranquility and privacy of an ad-free internet.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
## Introduction to soldering (14:00 - 16:00), 12+
|
||||
Learn how to make a pocket boombox using only a few electronic components, a soldering iron and a steady hand. Bring your favourite tune(s) as mp3 files and a (disposable) memory card (micro)SD!. There is space for a maximum of 6 participants. Participation fee: €5. Please sign up by writing us an email.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
## Graphic tool-test-party (15:00 - 16:00)
|
||||
Tired of having to crack yet another version of Photoshop? Tired of Microsoft Publisher? What about Microsoft Paint :-(? Come and play around with a series of graphic tools such as Gimp and ImageMagick (image editors), Laidout, or self-built ones: make a zine with [Publish or Perish!](http://www.publishorperish.pro/about), a Desktop Publishing tool that is also a game. We will group together in an intense one-hour tool-test-party to make visual reviews of these tools and print them on one of Varia's printers.
|
||||
|
||||
We speak Dutch/English/Italian/French/Norwegian/Spanish and Portuguese!
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
[^1]: Free software refers to a movement around(in?) computer cultures. Thanks to a (open/)free license, a user is given the freedom to run, study, modify and share it. Grounded in communities of people writing and maintaining all different kinds of software. Free software lies at the heart of Varia's activities and way of working.
|
||||
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|
||||
Title: Open Dag @ Varia
|
||||
Date: 2018-04-12
|
||||
Category: event
|
||||
Slug: varia-open-day
|
||||
lang: nl
|
||||
event_start: 2018-05-12 12:00
|
||||
event_duration: 6h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/varia-open-day-flyer.png
|
||||
tags: open dag, linux presentation day, workshops
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
Varia opent op 12 mei haar deuren voor een middag met informele presentaties, kopjes koffie of thee en workshops rondom vrije software[^1] en elektronica.
|
||||
|
||||
Gedurende de dag vinden de volgende activiteiten plaats:
|
||||
|
||||
## Linux Presentation Day (hele dag)
|
||||
Klaar met Microsoft Windows of Mac OS? Is je computer verouderd of kun je de software niet meer bijwerken? Dan is het tijd om Linux te proberen! Het Linux Presentation Day team dat eerdere edities in Leeszaal West heeft georganiseerd staat nu voor je klaar in varia. Wil je jou oude computer nieuw leven inblazen? Vergeet deze dan niet mee te nemen. Dan kun je daar Linux op uit proberen of hulp te krijgen bij het installeren!
|
||||
|
||||
## Adblocken voor beginners (hele dag)
|
||||
Ben je het zat om naar online advertenties te kijken? Ben je het zat dat online advertenties naar jou terug kijken? Neem je computer of smartphone mee en dan laten wij zien hoe je van de rust en privacy van een advertentievrij internet kunt genieten.
|
||||
|
||||
## Solderen kan je leren (14:00 - 16:00)
|
||||
Maak kennis met elektronica door samen met wat onderdelen, een vaste hand en hulp van ons een mini boombox in elkaar te zetten! Neem je favoriete muziek, een oude (micro) SD-kaart en 5 euro voor materialen mee. 12 jaar en ouder. Geef je van tevoren op door ons een mail te sturen.
|
||||
|
||||
## Graphic tool-test-party (15:00 - 16:00)
|
||||
Ben je benieuwd naar andere grafische softwarepaketten dan Photoshop? Kom langs en probeer een set verschillende tools, zoals Gimp en ImageMagick (beeldbewerking), Laidout (een specifieke vector editor) of zelfgemaakte: maak een zine met Publish or Perish!, een Desktop Publishing tool en spel in één. Het idee is om gedurende de één uur intensieve tool-test-party beeldende recensies van deze tools te maken. We kunnen ze dan ook op een van de varia printers afdrukken.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
De open dag begint om 12:00 en duurt tot 18:00. Ons adres is Gouwstraat 3, Rotterdam Charlois.
|
||||
|
||||
[^1]: Vrije software verwijst naar een beweging die door middel van vrije licenties gebruikers het recht geeft om software te gebruiken, bestuderen, aan te passen en te distribueren. Het is gestoeld in gemeenschappen die software gebruiken, schrijven en onderhouden. Van hele professionele server software tot hele experimentele grafische software. Vrije software is een gedeelde interesse en manier van werken voor varia die we graag laten zien!
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
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|
||||
Title: Pushing Scores with De Player
|
||||
Date: 2018-11-29
|
||||
Category: event
|
||||
Slug: pushing-the-score
|
||||
lang: en
|
||||
Event_start: 2018-11-29 20:00
|
||||
event_duration: 3h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/pushingscores2.jpg
|
||||
|
||||
During this evening we focus on the archiving of the Pushing Scores project by **[DE PLAYER](https://www.deplayer.nl/)**; A project on the contemporary meaning of the 'graphic score', which has been running for the last 2-3 years. What are the possibilities of graphic scores, in a day and age in which graphic notation is still usually seen as a ‘drawing’, serving as some kind of sheet music?
|
||||
|
||||
To communicate the project to a larger audience DE PLAYER asked **Varia** to develop a context and technical environment as a web-based archival publication for the Pushing Scores project. The idea is that this material will be embodied by a dynamic, accessible and therefore active archive, which creates new relations, new perspectives and, at its best, new concepts for the production and/or processes of making scores. Julie Boschat Thorez, Cristina Cochior and Niek Hilkmann will explain their ideas and approach to this matter.
|
||||
|
||||
**[Valentina Vuksic](http://trippingthroughruntime.net/)** will bring a live performance in which she approaches computers with transducers that transform electromagnetic radiation into sound within choreographically setups. The ‘runtime’ of executed software is staged for an audience to provide an acoustic experience: that of logic encountering the physical world.
|
||||
|
||||
**[Ana Guedes](http://www.ana-guedes.com/)** is introducing her project Untitled Records; a performative sound installation weaving historical and emotional narratives through the “instrumentalisation” of a collection of records.
|
||||
|
||||
**Niek Hilkmann** (part of Varia) will present his [UNI](https://nothingmore.work/s/in/our-first-audible-profitable-economy-exhibition/) (Universal Notation Ideal), a Pay2Print investigation in the simultaneous production and distribution of standardised graphical scores through the mediation of an automaton. It is developed by Niek Hilkmann and Joseph Knierzinger, based on a new notation system that is created to help conceptual composers in developing and exchanging conceptual music within one uniform language. The actual printing of the thermal paper is a stochastic performance in itself. By emphasizing this aspect of the machine as a musical entrepreneur, earning its own income, we explore the conditions of mechanised labour within the cultural industry and its corresponding ethics.
|
||||
|
||||
##about Pushing Scores
|
||||
What are the possibilities of graphic scores, in a day and age in which graphic notation is still usually seen as a ‘drawing’, serving as some kind of sheet music?
|
||||
|
||||
In an attempt to redefine this concept, DE PLAYER compiles a programme in which artists, musicians, theoreticians and practitioners are invited to participate. The collective goal is to develop and present new audio-visual and media-technical forms of graphic notation through artistic research and development.
|
||||
|
||||
Based on our compilation of the most contemporary and innovative graphic notation practices in the fields of music, sound art, performance art, e-culture, new-media art, graphic design and media design, we introduce artists and designers from various creative disciplines to a national and international audience, with the goal of collectively developing new forms of graphic notation.
|
||||
|
||||
**Date:** Thursday, 29 November 2018<br>
|
||||
**Door:** 20:00<br>
|
||||
**Start:** 20:30<br>
|
||||
**Entrance:** 5 euro
|
||||
@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
|
||||
Title: Pushing Scores met De Player
|
||||
Date: 2018-11-29
|
||||
Category: event
|
||||
Slug: pushing-the-score
|
||||
lang: nl
|
||||
Event_start: 2018-11-29 20:00
|
||||
event_duration: 3h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/pushingscores2.jpg
|
||||
|
||||
Deze avond gaat over het archiveren van het project 'Pushing Scores'. Dit initiatief over de hedendaagse betekenis van de 'grafische score' is de afgelopen 2-3 jaar door **[De Player](https://www.deplayer.nl/)** uitgevoerd. Zij heeft aan **Varia** gevraagd om een contextuele en technische 'omgeving' op te zetten die dienst kan doen als een online archiefuitgave van het project. Julie Boschat Thorez, Cristina Cochior en Niek Hilkmann zal deze aanpak toelichten, tijdens een avond met verschillende presentaties.
|
||||
|
||||
**[Valentina Vuksic](http://trippingthroughruntime.net/)** zal een liveset spelen. Zij benadert computers met 'transducers' die elektromagnetische straling in geluid transformeren via choreografisch opstellingen. De 'runtime' van uitgevoerde software wordt geënsceneerd voor een publiek om een akoestische ervaring te bieden.
|
||||
|
||||
**[Ana Guedes](http://www.ana-guedes.com/)** introduceert haar project 'Untitled Records'; een performatieve geluidsinstallatie die historische en emotionele vertellingen verweeft door middel van de 'instrumentalisatie' van een verzameling platen.
|
||||
|
||||
**Niek Hilkmann** (onderdeel van Varia) presenteert zijn [UNI](https://nothingmore.work/s/in/our-first-audible-profitable-economy-exhibition/) (Universele Notatie Ideaal); een Pay2Print verkenning van de simultane productie en distributie van gestandaardiseerde grafische notatie gemedieerd door automatiek. Deze is ontwikkelt in samenwerking met Joseph Knierzinger en gebaseerd op een nieuw notatiesysteem dat conceptuele componisten kan helpen in de ontwikkeling en uitwisseling van conceptuele muziek in een uniforme taal. Het daadwerkelijke afdrukken van de composities op papier kan gelezen worden als een stochastische compositie in zichzelf. Door dit aspect te benadrukken, waardoor de machine een muzikale entrepeneur wordt die zijn eigen inkomen verdient, verkennen we de voorwaarden van mechanische arbeid in de creatieve industrie en de daarbij horende ethische kwesties.
|
||||
|
||||
##Over Pushing Scores
|
||||
|
||||
Wat zijn de mogelijkheden van grafische partituren, in een tijd waarin grafische notatie meestal als een 'tekening' wordt gezien en als een soort bladmuziek dienst doet?
|
||||
|
||||
In een poging om dit concept te herdefiniëren, stelde DE PLAYER een programma samen waarvoor artiesten, muzikanten en theoretici werden uitgenodigd. Het collectieve doel is om nieuwe audiovisuele en media-technische vormen van grafische notatie te ontwikkelen en te presenteren door middel van artistiek onderzoek.
|
||||
|
||||
De meest eigentijdse en innovatieve grafische notatiepraktijken op het gebied van muziek, geluidskunst, performancekunst, e-cultuur, nieuwe mediakunst, grafisch ontwerp en mediao-ntwerp introduceerde De Player zo aan een nationaal en internationaal publiek.
|
||||
|
||||
**Datum:** Donderdag, 29 November 2018<br>
|
||||
**Deur:** 20:00<br>
|
||||
**Start:** 20:30<br>
|
||||
**Entree:** 5 euro
|
||||
@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
|
||||
Title: Streaming The Techno-Galactic Guide to Software Observation Stream @ varia
|
||||
Date: 2018-09-07
|
||||
Category: news
|
||||
lang: en
|
||||
Event_start: 2018-09-07 19:00
|
||||
Event_duration: 1h 30m
|
||||
featured_image: /images/arton3017-b0f93.png
|
||||
tags: streaming, book launch, Constant
|
||||
slug: techno-galactic-guide-book-launch-streaming
|
||||
|
||||
"*The Techno-Galactic Guide to Software Observation* is the obsessive fantasy of optimization turned on its head and stuck to the ceiling of a self-reflecting elevator. It is the ultimate book, with almost 300 pages of dos and don’ts, of forgotten histories and un-inevitable futures, of mindful agile actions and improvisational service architectures, of any and all things that you can and cannot imagine needing in a techno-galaxy."
|
||||
|
||||
*The Techno-Galactic Guide to Software Observation* gathers methods from the *Techno-Galactic Software Observatory*, a worksession that took place in June 2017 at the Constant headquarters in Brussels. It was collectively edited by Carlin Wing, Martino Morandi, Peggy Pierrot, Anita Burato, Christoph Haag, Michael Murtaugh, Femke Snelting, Seda Gürses and designed by Christoph Haag.
|
||||
|
||||
The book-launch can be attended online at [http://observatory.constantvzw.org/stream](http://observatory.constantvzw.org/stream) or offline at the WTC25 in Brussels.
|
||||
|
||||
For those who are not able to go to Brussels to attend the book launch, we will be projecting the event in varia!
|
||||
|
||||
Original announcement: [http://constantvzw.org/site/The-Techno-Galactic-Guide-to-Software-Observation-A-streaming-book-launch.html](http://constantvzw.org/site/The-Techno-Galactic-Guide-to-Software-Observation-A-streaming-book-launch.html)
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
* Date: Friday, 07 September 2018
|
||||
* Start: 19:00 (sharp)
|
||||
* End: 20:30
|
||||
@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
|
||||
Title: The Key to Casio (and Yamaha too)
|
||||
Date: 2018-10-12
|
||||
Category: concert
|
||||
slug: casio
|
||||
lang: en
|
||||
Event_start: 2018-10-12 20:00
|
||||
event_duration: 4h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/Casio.jpg
|
||||
|
||||
In celebration of all casio’s, yamaha’s and other home keyboards worldwide Varia will host an exclusive event called ‘The Key To Casio (And Yamaha Too)’. On the 12th of October we will acknowledge the wonderful things these instruments have brought mankind during the last 50 years; from [Casio’s Rapman](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfluL6zuAVc) to [Trio’s Dadada](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtMThVUpc-U)!
|
||||
|
||||
The event is comprised of the following elements:
|
||||
|
||||
**Dion & The Magic Chords** is the lovechild of casio freaks Dion Woestenburg and Griffin Stuip and sounds like the toybox equivalent to your favourite progressive acts, such as Jean Michelle Jarre and Yes. With the help of stunning visuals and a wild arrangement of casio’s and yamahama’s they will bring your mind towards the next level of levitation
|
||||
|
||||
[Dion & The Magic Chords on Soundcloud](https://soundcloud.com/dion-andthe-magic-chords/curiosa-side-a)
|
||||
|
||||
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0iID2Tvmrh0" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe>
|
||||
|
||||
**ZOONTOON** is een Nederlands muzikant/kunstenaar. Hij maakt gebruik van een loopstation en de presets op een kleine zelf bewerkte SK-1 Casio keyboard om te experimenteren met Noord-Afrikaanse ritmes, geluid verstoringen en melodieen.
|
||||
|
||||
<iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/239463987" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe>
|
||||
|
||||
**M. Klein** is also known for his work in Sweat Tongue, Lewsberg, Eklin and his label De Hef. Inspired by Satie and Fauré he decided to compose some minimalist electronic piano compositions. At Varia M. Klein will perform these with the help of his Yamaha PSS-170 and who knows what else?
|
||||
|
||||
**Listentomerijn** is the pseudonym of Merijn van Ham. What has not been said about him? This renowned Rotterdam DJ will prove his skills once more; this time behind the keys and maybe some drumpads too. What kind of drumpads? Those of the Casio MT205 course! Would you expect anything less?
|
||||
|
||||
**Casio Show and tell**; Interluding the way, there will be a series of keyboard presentations that showcase the many shapes and sizes these instruments have taken throughout the years. The show and tell will be presented by none other than Lídia Pereira and her assistant, Niek Hilkmann. Want to present a keyboard yourself? Send an email to: info@varia.zone
|
||||
|
||||
**Date:** Friday, 12 October 2018<br>
|
||||
**Entrance:** 5 euro<br>
|
||||
**Door:** 20:00<br>
|
||||
**Start:** 21:00
|
||||
@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
|
||||
Title: The Key to Casio (and Yamaha too)
|
||||
Date: 2018-10-12
|
||||
Category: concert
|
||||
slug: casio
|
||||
lang: nl
|
||||
Event_start: 2018-10-12 20:00
|
||||
event_duration: 4h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/Casio.jpg
|
||||
|
||||
Ter ere van alle casio's, yamaha's en andere home keyboards wereldwijd organiseert Varia een exclusief evenement met de naam 'The Key To Casio (en Yamaha Too)'. Op 12 oktober zullen we de prachtige dingen erkennen die deze instrumenten de mensheid hebben gebracht; van [Casio's Rapman](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfluL6zuAVc) tot [Trio's Dadada](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtMThVUpc-U)!
|
||||
|
||||
Het evenement bestaat uit de volgende elementen:
|
||||
|
||||
** Dion & The Magic Chords ** is het liefdeskind van casio-freaks Dion Woestenburg en Griffin Stuip en klinkt als het mechaniche speeldoosje van je favoriete progressieve acts, zoals Jean Michelle Jarre en Yes. Met behulp van eleverende beelden en een wilde samenstelling van casio's en yamahama's brengen ze je geest naar het volgende bewustzijnsniveau.
|
||||
|
||||
[Dion & The Magic Chords op Soundcloud](https://soundcloud.com/dion-andthe-magic-chords/curiosa-side-a)
|
||||
|
||||
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0iID2Tvmrh0" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe>
|
||||
|
||||
** Zoontoon ** gebruikt een loopstation en een aangepast Casio SK-1-keyboard om te experimenteren met de eenvoud van elektronische trillingen. De trance van de natuur en de ritmes van oosterse muziek zijn hier de belangrijkste inspiratiebronnen. Zoontoon's uitvoeringen zitten vol met loops en deuntjes die je zullen laten dansen als Apollo!
|
||||
|
||||
<iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/239463987" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe>
|
||||
|
||||
** M. Klein ** is ook wel bekend van zijn werk in bands als Sweat Tongue, Lewsberg en Eklin en het label De Hef. Geïnspireerd door Satie en Fauré besloot hij om een aantal minimalistische elektronische pianocomposities samen te stellen. Daarbij kunnen wij als toeschouwer genieten van zijn organische toetsenbordspel, misschien wel op zijn Yamaha PSS-170, en wie weet wat nog meer?
|
||||
|
||||
** Listentomerijn ** is het pseudoniem van Merijn van Ham. Wat is er nog niet over hem gezegd? Deze gerenommeerde Rotterdamse DJ toont zijn talent bij Varia achter de toetsen en misschien ook enkele drumpads. Wat voor soort drumpads? Die van de Casio MT205FF natuurlijk! Zou je iets minder verwachten?
|
||||
|
||||
** Casio Show And Tell **; Tussen de bedrijven door zal er een reeks toetsenbordpresentaties te zien zijn die de vele vormen en afmetingen die deze wonderlijke instrumenten door de loop der jaren hebben gehad, demonstreert. De show en vertel wordt gepresenteerd door niemand minder dan Lídia Pereira en haar assistent, Niek Hilkmann. Wil je zelf een keyboard presenteren? Stuur een e-mail naar: info@varia.zone
|
||||
|
||||
**Datum:** Vrijdag, 12 October 2018<br>
|
||||
**Entree:** 5 euro<br>
|
||||
**Deur:** 20:00<br>
|
||||
**Start:** 21:00
|
||||
@ -1,119 +0,0 @@
|
||||
Title: What a website can be
|
||||
Author: Roel, Manetta
|
||||
Date: 2018-06-13
|
||||
Category: article
|
||||
Slug: what-a-website-can-be
|
||||
lang: en
|
||||
summary: This website is built with a static site generator. This article delves into the implications of both 'static site' and 'generator' for its design process.
|
||||
featured_image: /images/this.gif
|
||||
tags: workgroup, web, publishing
|
||||
|
||||
When considering how to design a website for varia, our[^1] mutual but implicit understanding was not to *just* make a site. But rather that there was a potential for the process of site-making to become a process of exploring what a website can be. Exploring how one could do web publishing in a self-hosted[^2], minimal[^3], portable[^4], documented[^5], FLOSS[^6] and playfull[^6b] way. In a way that connects to the multiplicity of practices that varia consists of. This text is the beginning of an attempt to make explicit and put to words some of the ideas and questions that drove this process. In the spirit of release early, release often we will publish a series of texts as we develop this site. Hopefully this can trigger questions on web design in the conceptual sense, not as a practice only involved with visual language, but as a practice considering on-line publishing ecosystems. One of the fundamental choices we made early on was to use a static site generator as our publishing tool, so we'll start by introducing the concepts of both 'static site' and 'generator'.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
<small>The varia website unfolding over time.</small>
|
||||
|
||||
##Static site
|
||||
|
||||
Varia.zone is a *static* website. A static website is a 'traditional' website where all the content consists of HTML documents on the server's hard disk. In our case these are generated through Pelican[^7], which is a collection of Python[^8] scripts and plugins[^9] to turn unstyled plain text into HTML pages.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
<small>Schematic overview of the main differences between a static and a dynamic website.</small>
|
||||
|
||||
This way of working can be understood to be different to 'more modern' websites. These modern methods use server side programming languages that generate the website on the fly by querying a database. This means that every time someone visits the site, it gets generated on demand.
|
||||
|
||||
A static website instead gets generated once and exists as a set of documents. They are always there, not only when a visitor visits the page. Like the tree in the forest that also falls when nobody is there to hear it. Static websites are thus based on file storage whereas dynamic websites depend on recurrent computation. A website based on storage has some advantages for performance, security, portability and reproducibility that we will address in detail later in the series.
|
||||
|
||||
The static website is supportive to another idea we would like to push for: independent, self-hosted services. Since a static website requires less resources, one can do with a not-so-powerful, energy efficient server to host them. This opens up the possibility to (economically) serve the site directly from our space, which we currently do.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
<small>The varia server in the space, where various self-hosted services are installed.</small>
|
||||
|
||||
In general hosting a server from one's own space introduces some security concerns. These are however partly mitigated by a static site, because it doesn't use server side languages. That also means the web server doesn't become a liability in terms of exploitable plug-ins or databases like in popular systems such as Wordpress. Once it has been generated, it is very much a case of set and forget.
|
||||
|
||||
In essence the minimal file-based website is contrary to a cloud mentality, where the material circumstances of the hardware and hosting location are made irrelevant (for the cloud/vps customer) meaning that any 'service' can be 'deployed', 'scaled' 'migrated' etc. Our approach instead informs what can be hosted based on the material circumstances of the server. The choice to self-host this website is a start for us to think about what it means to base web design decisions on a specific situation in terms of hardware and hosting location.
|
||||
|
||||
##Generator
|
||||
|
||||
The static HTML documents that together make the varia website are not manually written in the html language, but are generated out of a set 'plain text'[^10] documents. This *generating* aspect allows for multiple ways to engage with the texts and images that we publish. It is a promising way to think about possible transformations of plain text into not just web pages but different media altogether.
|
||||
|
||||
One of the needs for transformability comes from the fact that our website exists in a context where usage of the web has atrophied to the point where one is required to publish on or via social media in order to reach an audience at all. However, politically we are not interested in dedicated profiles on social media platforms for our organization. This is a clear decision driven by a strong desire to self-host and own our content, yet allowing to let that content be referred to comfortably within social media as well. The technique of the generator allows us to do this[^11].
|
||||
|
||||
Working with generative processes also triggers our interest and enthusiasm for exploring other publishing tools. One can imagine a single text or article morphing into widely different media such as calendar entries, RSS feeds, email newsletters, posters, etc. Each of these introducing their own potentials for playful aesthetics, reading experiences and publics. This is on the one hand interesting as a form of automation that reduces (or better: re-uses) work, but more importantly as a process which necessarily will introduce new 'forms' and aesthetics.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
<small>This article in its plain text 'view', showing the markdown mark-up language.</small>
|
||||
|
||||
At the center this processes relies heavily on the habit of writing in markdown, a mark-up language that allows one to add styling information to plain text, so that it can be read by both people and a variety of tools. The markdown files can be archived using versioning tools[^12] or easily converted into different formats using generators. The content of the website, in its 'raw' form, can therefore be read by many other softwares across (historical) operating systems or included in other workflows, and thus stay open for potential reuse and long-term re-accesibility. Using this process makes it possible for our source files to remain simple, fluid and archivable.
|
||||
|
||||
##Concluding
|
||||
|
||||
Revisiting static sites and taking all these small steps feels like going back in time. However, revisiting web-development basics in this sense becomes a vehicle for understanding the web of these days. To get a sense of the compound choices that have sedimented over time into 'web design' practices and that remain opaque when using ready made frameworks. Creating an on-line publishing work flow from ground up instead allows one to explore the potentials and challenge the conventions of what a website should be.
|
||||
|
||||
[^1]: Varia works via different thematic work groups, one which is concerned with its website. We use the word 'group' here, which only works if you consider two people to be a group already. Current website work group members are Roel Roscam Abbing & Manetta Berends.
|
||||
[^2]: *Self-hosting culture* as a way to speak about network infrastructures and preferences. This is also the main subject of the [homebrewserver.club](https://homebrewserver.club), a group for discussions, learning and reflection on the practice of hosting a server from home.
|
||||
[^3]: *Minimal* not as in minimalism in design but rather understood as simple/low-tech/appropriate technologies, understood in (some) aspects of [Minimal Computing](http://go-dh.github.io/mincomp/).
|
||||
[^4]: *Portable* in the sense that it allows for multiple transformations and media, generated by various tools and distributed to various contexts and publics.
|
||||
[^5]: What does a *documented* process mean? For whom? Currently the varia website is translated into two different languages (dual NL/EN), but documenting can also refer to other types of languages like explanatory articles such as this one, to accompany a work-in-progress to enable further reading than rather just 'reading the code'.
|
||||
[^6]: *FLOSS*, or Free Libre and Open Source Software, refers to free culture communities and the use of free licenses.
|
||||
[^6b]: The context of varia creates a *playful* space that enables us to experiment with different tools, modes of address and publishing work flows.
|
||||
[^7]: Pelican is static site generator software written in Python, [getpelican.com](https://blog.getpelican.com/).
|
||||
[^8]: Python is a commonly used object-oriented programming language, [Python](https://python.org).
|
||||
[^9]: We use both [the plugins made by the pelican community](https://github.com/getpelican/pelican-plugins) and [our own custom ones](https://git.vvvvvvaria.org/varia/plugins-custom).
|
||||
[^10]: *"Plain text identifies a file format and a frame of mind. (...) [A] kind of a systematic minimalism when it comes to our use of computers, a minimalism that privileges access to source materials, ensuring legibility and comprehension."* - A quote from: Plain Text, the poetics of Computation (2017), by Dennis Tenen - Stanford University Press
|
||||
[^11]: For example by generating meta tags in our web page following [Open Graph](http://ogp.me/) or [Twitter Cards](https://developer.twitter.com/en/docs/tweets/optimize-with-cards/overview/abouts-cards.html). These provide previews of one's page when a link is published on social media or in mobile apps. Right click on any page and view source to have a look. The OG headers are at the beginning in the `<meta>` tags.
|
||||
[^12]: The source files of the varia website are stored in and tracked by a Git versioning system. You can access these files through this [Gitea interface](https://git.vvvvvvaria.org/varia/varia.website/commits/branch/master), where you can read the markdown documents and follow the changes that are being made. For example: this article can be found [here](https://git.vvvvvvaria.org/varia/varia.website/src/branch/master/content/what-a-website-can-be.en.md).
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
------------------
|
||||
|
||||
** To unpack the website ... **
|
||||
|
||||
This folder of Pelican scripts, markdown documents, images, template and css files ...
|
||||
|
||||
[varia.website.git](https://git.vvvvvvaria.org/varia/varia.website)<br>
|
||||
├── content/<br>
|
||||
| └── post1.en.md<br>
|
||||
| └── post1.nl.md<br>
|
||||
├── LICENSE<br>
|
||||
├── Makefile<br>
|
||||
├── output<br>
|
||||
├── pelicanconf.py<br>
|
||||
├── pelican-plugins<br>
|
||||
├── plugins-custom<br>
|
||||
├── publishconf.py<br>
|
||||
├── README.md<br>
|
||||
└── themes<br>
|
||||
|
||||
... generates the following output folder ...
|
||||
|
||||
output/<br>
|
||||
├── author/<br>
|
||||
| └── [varia.html](https://varia.zone/author/varia.html)<br>
|
||||
├── [categories.html](https://varia.zone/categories.html)<br>
|
||||
├── category/<br>
|
||||
| └── [event.html](https://varia.zone/category/event.html)<br>
|
||||
├── [en/](https://varia.zone/en/)<br>
|
||||
| └── feeds/<br>
|
||||
| | └── [all-en.rss.xml](https://varia.zone/en/feeds/all-en.rss.xml)<br>
|
||||
│ ├── [post1.en.html](https://varia.zone/en/century-21-calling.html)<br>
|
||||
│ ├── [post2.en.html](https://varia.zone/en/algologs.html)<br>
|
||||
| └── [post3.en.html](https://varia.zone/en/itisasif.html)<br>
|
||||
├── [events.ics](http://varia.zone/events.ics)<br>
|
||||
├── feeds/<br>
|
||||
| └── [all.rss.xml](http://varia.zone/feeds/all.rss.xml)<br>
|
||||
├── images/<br>
|
||||
├── [index.html](https://varia.zone/)<br>
|
||||
├── pages/<br>
|
||||
│ ├── [about.html](http://varia.zone/pages/about.html)<br>
|
||||
| └── [stream.html](http://varia.zone/pages/stream.html)<br>
|
||||
├── [post1.nl.html](http://varia.zone/century-21-calling.html)<br>
|
||||
├── [post2.nl.html](http://varia.zone/algologs.html)<br>
|
||||
├── [post3.nl.html](http://varia.zone/itisasif.html)<br>
|
||||
└── theme/<br>
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
|
||||
Title: What a website can be
|
||||
Author: Roel, Manetta
|
||||
Date: 2018-06-13
|
||||
Category: artikel
|
||||
Slug: what-a-website-can-be
|
||||
lang: nl
|
||||
summary: Deze website is gebouwd met een statische site-generator. Dit artikel gaat in op de implicaties van zowel het maken van een 'statische site' en 'generatieve' publiceer processen.
|
||||
featured_image: /images/this.gif
|
||||
tags: werkgroep, web, publiceren
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
*Dit artikel is in het Engels geschreven, [klik hier voor de volledige versie](/en/what-a-website-can-be.html).*
|
||||
|
||||
----
|
||||
|
||||
Tijdens het maakproces van een website voor varia, werd het duidelijk dat we niet *alleen maar* een website wilden maken. Het werd een moment om het proces te onderzoeken en te verkennen wat een website kan zijn.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
<small>De varia website in de loop der tijd.</small>
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
|
||||
Title: What Remains - Final Playtest
|
||||
Date: 2018-06-14
|
||||
event_start: 2018-06-22 19:00
|
||||
event_duration: 3h 30m
|
||||
Category: event
|
||||
Slug: what-remains-final-playtest
|
||||
lang: en
|
||||
summary: *It is 1986. You just came home from a skate session when a Nintendo game cartridge falls into your hands. Excited to find out what kind of game is on the cartridge, you visit your friend who just bought a brand new Nintendo console two weeks ago. You plug in the cartridge and …*
|
||||
featured_image: /images/varia-remains.png
|
||||
tags: video game
|
||||
|
||||
*It is 1986. You just came home from a skate session when a Nintendo game cartridge falls into your hands. Excited to find out what kind of game is on the cartridge, you visit your friend who just bought a brand new Nintendo console two weeks ago. You plug in the cartridge and …*
|
||||
|
||||
<iframe width="560" height="400" src="https://video.vvvvvvaria.org/videos/embed/63eb05c3-e53a-4f65-87d2-c058ad2d082c" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
|
||||
|
||||
What Remains is a new darkly humorous 8-bit homebrew adventure video game for the 1985 Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), and developed by Iodine Dynamics. The game is currently in final development and will be released for free in 2018. By free we mean a free of charge NES ROM download, and we will publish the source code and assets of the game and tools we used. A limited edition of physical cartridges for the NES and the Famicom, using recycled hardware, will be also be produced.
|
||||
|
||||
During the development of the game Iodine Dynamics has worked with Het Nieuwe Instituut for preliminary research, and V2_ for hosting the early playtests.
|
||||
On June 22, Varia will host the last playtest for the game, and we are looking for players to come and give us feedback one last time!
|
||||
|
||||
Come save the planet and join us the evening of June 22!
|
||||
|
||||
[Iodine Dynamics](https://iodinedynamics.com)
|
||||
|
||||
Starting at 19:00h<br>
|
||||
Ending around 22:30h
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
<small>What Remains is made possible with the support from creative industries fund nl.</small>
|
||||
@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
|
||||
Title: What Remains - Final Playtest
|
||||
Date: 2018-06-14
|
||||
event_start: 2018-06-22 19:00
|
||||
event_duration: 3h 30m
|
||||
Category: event
|
||||
Slug: what-remains-final-playtest
|
||||
lang: nl
|
||||
summary: *We zijn in het jaar 1986. Als je thuis komt van het skaten vind je een mysterieuze Nintendo spelcasette. Nieuwsgierig naar wat er op staat snel je naar een vriend die net een spelconsole heeft gekocht. Jullie grijpen de casette en stoppen hem in de Nintendo ...*
|
||||
featured_image: /images/varia-remains.png
|
||||
tags: video game
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
*We zijn in het jaar 1986. Als je thuis komt van het skaten vind je een mysterieuze Nintendo spelcasette. Nieuwsgierig naar wat er op staat snel je naar een vriend die net een spelconsole heeft gekocht. Jullie grijpen de casette en stoppen hem in de Nintendo ...*
|
||||
|
||||
<iframe width="560" height="400" src="https://video.vvvvvvaria.org/videos/embed/63eb05c3-e53a-4f65-87d2-c058ad2d082c" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
|
||||
|
||||
*What Remains* is een gloednieuw, duister humoristisch computerspel voor de Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) uit 1985, ontwikkeld door Iodine Dynamics. De game is momenteel in haar laatste ontwikkelfase belandt en zal in 2018 vrij worden uitgebracht. Met 'vrij' bedoelen we een gratis NES ROM-download en we zullen de broncode en artworks van de game en tools die we hebben gebruikt publiceren. Tevens zal er een gelimiteerde oplage aan fysieke, NES en Famicom casettes van gerecyclede hardware worden geproduceerd.
|
||||
|
||||
Tijdens de ontwikkeling van het spel heeft Iodine Dynamics in samenwerking met Het Nieuwe Instituut voorzonderzoek gedaan en bij V2_ de eerste playtests georganiseerd. Op 22 juni organiseert Varia de laatste playtest voor het spel en we zijn op zoek naar spelers die ons nog één keer feedback willen geven!
|
||||
|
||||
Kom de planeet redden en doe met ons mee op 22 juni!
|
||||
|
||||
[Iodine Dynamics](https://iodinedynamics.com)
|
||||
|
||||
We beginnen om 19:00u en stoppen rond 22:30u.
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
<small>*What Remains* wordt mogelijk gemaakt door de steun van Stimuleringsfonds, Creatieve Industrie NL.</small>
|
||||
@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
|
||||
Title: Woodstone Kugelblitz: Druk in Varia
|
||||
Date: 2018-11-23
|
||||
Category: event
|
||||
Slug: woodstone-kugelblitz-druk-in-varia
|
||||
lang: en
|
||||
event_start: 2018-11-23 10:00
|
||||
event_end: 2018-11-25 18:00
|
||||
featured_image: /images/woodstonekugelblitzdruk.jpg
|
||||
summary: Woodstone Kugelblitz: Druk in Varia is a three day convivial book sprint where we make a Very Useful Cookbook based on recipes for and from daily life.
|
||||
tags: print, collaboration, really useful knowledge, recipe book
|
||||
|
||||
Some things are more useful to know than others.
|
||||
|
||||
On the 23rd, 24th and 25th of November during *Woodstone Kugelblitz: Druk in Varia* we will make a Really Useful Knowledge Cookbook. A manual to be more an actor and less a consumer in your day to day affairs. The cookbook brings together recipes and instructions from the practice and theory of daily life.
|
||||
|
||||
This three day convivial book sprint is about exchanging knowledge on analog printing techniques, eating together, sharing of recipes for and from daily life, discussing Really Useful Knowledge, hanging out and editing and designing the publication.
|
||||
|
||||
> 'What we want to be informed about is how to get out of our present trouble'
|
||||
<small>Poor Man's Guardian</small>
|
||||
|
||||
## A Call For Really Useful Recipes!
|
||||
|
||||
For this event we are looking for DIY-advice, tips and tricks, that need to be inscribed in our collective memory as part of this recipebook. We already have recipes about raising toddlers without diapers, blocking online advertising and making of hot sauce based on lactic fermentation!
|
||||
|
||||
All of your recipes for daily life are very welcome!
|
||||
|
||||
These can be submitted just as text or as already designed pages.
|
||||
|
||||
Please send us recipes for the book by email(info[at]varia.zone) or by post (Gouwstraat 3, 3082 BA, Rotterdam) before **November 15th**.
|
||||
|
||||
You can also submit via this Really Useful Etherpad: <https://pad.vvvvvvaria.org/really_useful_knowledge>
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
## About the book sprint
|
||||
|
||||
If you are interested in participating in the book sprint you can also drop us an email (info[at]varia.zone). Please note that to ensure continuity we prefer you to join the full three days.
|
||||
|
||||
We will have the following machines on site:
|
||||
|
||||
* Riso automatic A3 with black and blue ink
|
||||
* A0 Roll inkjet plotter
|
||||
* A0 Roll pen plotter
|
||||
* A4 b/w laser printer
|
||||
* Dot matrix printer
|
||||
* automatic stencil copy printer -> yellow and black ink
|
||||
* manual stenciling machines -> red, green, blue, black ink
|
||||
* Fax machine (can be used to make stencil masters)
|
||||
* Telex FS200 Teletypewriters
|
||||
* Thermal receipt sprinter
|
||||
@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
|
||||
Title: Woodstone Kugelblitz: Druk in Varia
|
||||
Date: 2018-11-23
|
||||
Category: event
|
||||
Slug: woodstone-kugelblitz-druk-in-varia
|
||||
lang: nl
|
||||
event_start: 2018-11-23 10:00
|
||||
event_end: 2018-11-25 18:00
|
||||
featured_image: /images/woodstonekugelblitzdruk.jpg
|
||||
summary: Woodstone Kugelblitz: Druk in Varia is een gemoedelijke driedaagse boeksprint waarbij we een kookboek voor Écht Nuttige Kennis maken. Dat doen we op basis van ingezonden recepten uit en voor het dagelijkse leven.
|
||||
tags: druk, samenwerking, écht nuttige kennis, receptenboek.
|
||||
|
||||
Een Kookboek voor Écht Nuttige Kennis
|
||||
|
||||
Want, sommige dingen zijn nou eenmaal nuttiger om te weten dan andere.
|
||||
|
||||
Op 23, 24 en 25 november tijdens *Woodstone Kugelblitz Druk in Varia* gaan we een receptenboek maken.
|
||||
Een handleiding om meer te ageren en minder te consumeren in het dagelijks leven.
|
||||
|
||||
Deze driedaagse gemoedelijke boeksprint gaat over het uitwisselen van kennis over analoge druktechniek, samen koken & eten, het delen van recepten uit- en voor het dagelijkse leven, het bespreken van Écht Nuttige Kennis, samen zijn en het redigeren en vormgeven van de publicatie.
|
||||
|
||||
## Een oproep voor Écht Nuttige Recepten!
|
||||
|
||||
Voor de publicatie zijn we op zoek naar doe-het-zelf advies, tips en handleidingen die opgenomen moeten worden in het receptenboek zodat het onderdeel kan worden van ons collectieve geheugen. Zo hebben we bijvoorbeeld al recepten over het opvoeden van peuters zonder luiers, het blokkeren van online advertenties op de computer en het maken van sambal op basis van lactosefermentatie!
|
||||
|
||||
Alle soorten recepten uit het dagelijkse leven zijn hiervoor welkom.
|
||||
|
||||
Deze recepten kunnen gewoon als platte tekst worden ingediend of al reeds voorzien van een vormgeving.
|
||||
|
||||
Stuur het materiaal per post of email voor 15 november naar:
|
||||
info[at]varia.zone of Gouwstraat 3, 3082 BA, Rotterdam vóór **15 november**.
|
||||
|
||||
Je kunt recepten ook toevoegen via deze Écht Nuttige Etherpad <https://pad.vvvvvvaria.org/really_useful_knowledge>
|
||||
|
||||
## Over de boeksprint
|
||||
|
||||
Als je wilt meedoen met de boeksprint zelf, stuur ons dan een e-mailtje (info[at]varia.zone). Let wel dat we op zoek zijn naar mensen die er gedurende de drie dagen kunnen zijn om de continuïteit en concentratie te kunnen behouden voor het maken van de publicatie!
|
||||
|
||||
We hebben tijdens het evenement de volgende printapparatuur op locatie:
|
||||
|
||||
* Riso automatic A3 met zwarte en blauwe inkt
|
||||
* A0 rol inkt jet plotter op
|
||||
* A0 rol pen plotter
|
||||
* A4 zwart-wit laser printer
|
||||
* Dot matrix printer
|
||||
* automatische stencil kopieermachine -> gele en zwarte inkt
|
||||
* handmatige stencilmachines -> rood, groen, blauw en zwarte inkt
|
||||
* Fax machine (waar we sjablonen voor de stencils mee kunnen maken)
|
||||
* Telex FS200 Teletypewriter
|
||||
* Bonnetjesprinter
|
||||
@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
|
||||
Title: Welcome to the <20> Federation - Mastodon and The Fediverse
|
||||
Date: 2018-12-08
|
||||
Category: event
|
||||
Tags: microblogging, mastodon, activitypub
|
||||
Slug: mastodon-and-fediverse
|
||||
lang: en
|
||||
event_start: 2018-12-08 14:00
|
||||
event_duration: 8h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/wttf-mastodon-and-the-fediverse-e.png
|
||||
summary: What could community-owned social media look like? A public Wtt<74>F discussion on Mastodon, the Fediverse and translations.
|
||||
|
||||
In recent years there has been a lot of dissatisfaction about social media. At the same time there has been a new platform, Mastodon, which has been gaining popularity in the way it seeks to address the sources of this unease. It looks and behaves like similar platforms, but under the hood it works substantially different ways.
|
||||
|
||||
Rather than a single service, [Mastodon](https://joinmastodon.org/) is part of a collection of community-owned independent services that interoperate with each other. This larger set of projects is also known as the Fediverse and is compromised of vastly different softwares, cultures and attitudes.
|
||||
|
||||
## Public conversation
|
||||
*A general introduction into Mastodon and the Fediverse*<br>
|
||||
Saturday 8 December 2018<br>
|
||||
20:00h - 21:30h
|
||||
|
||||
On the Saturday 8th of December [Wtt<EFBFBD>F](https://varia.zone/wttf/) will host an evening roundtable as a general introduction into Mastodon and the Fediverse. How does it work? What are the underlying concepts? Who made it? What has been the history behind it? What kind of different communities inhabit this Fediverse? What does it mean to host such a community?
|
||||
|
||||
It will be hosted together by an administrator of a large Mastodon community and an administrator of a small Mastodon community. Both are also contributors to the fediverse.
|
||||
|
||||
## Worksession
|
||||
*Translating and documentation of the Mastodon project*<br>
|
||||
Saturday 8 December 2018<br>
|
||||
14:00h - 18:00h
|
||||
|
||||
As part of this edition of Wtt<74>F we will also spend the afternoon together to look at the documentation and translation of the Mastodon project. How does the translation of open source projects work? How are projects communicated? How can the technical concepts be made accessible for larger audiences without diluting their significance?
|
||||
|
||||
If you would like to join the worksession, please register in advance by sending a mail to `info[at]varia.zone`.
|
||||
|
||||
## Practical
|
||||
|
||||
This gathering takes place in Varia, Gouwstraat 3 in Rotterdam.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
# Welcome to the <20> Federation
|
||||
|
||||
*Welcome to the <20> Federation* is grounded in a renewed interest in 'alternative' on-line services such as social media and chat. Through meetings and worksessions the project hosts various events around software projects that are working towards these ecosystems. A particular focus will lie on those projects whose activities have reinvigorated interest for their underlying protocols, in part by their focusing on design, language and user experience (UX).
|
||||
|
||||
The Wtt<74>F question is to explore how arts and design communities can play a supportive role in these processes by contributing skills, knowledge, time and exposure. For more information please visit: [Welcome to the <20> Federation](https://varia.zone/wttf/)
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
This project is made possible with the support [CBK Rotterdam](https://www.cbkrotterdam.nl/) and [Varia](https://varia.zone).
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
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|
||||
Title: Welcome to the <20> Federation - Mastodon en de Fediverse
|
||||
Date: 2018-12-08
|
||||
Category: event
|
||||
Tags: microblogging, mastodon, activitypub
|
||||
Slug: mastodon-and-fediverse
|
||||
lang: nl
|
||||
event_start: 2018-12-08 14:00
|
||||
event_duration: 8h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/wttf-mastodon-and-the-fediverse-e.png
|
||||
summary: Hoe kunnen sociale media eruitzien als ze door een gemeenschap beheerd worden? Een publieke Wtt<74>F discussie over Mastodon, de Fediverse en vertalingen.
|
||||
|
||||
De laatste jaren is er veel discussie en ontevredenheid over sociale media. Tegelijkertijd is er een nieuw platform, Mastodon, dat aan populariteit wint door de manier waarop het de kern van dit ongemakkelijke gevoel probeert aan te pakken. Mastodon ziet er uit en gedraagt zich als soortgelijke platforms, maar achter de schermen functioneert het op en totaal andere manier.
|
||||
|
||||
[Mastodon](https://joinmastodon.org/) is geen eigen gesloten platform, maar maakt deel uit van een verzameling onafhankelijke platforms die met elkaar samenwerken. Deze grotere verzameling projecten wordt ook wel *de Fediverse* genoemd en bestaat uit een grote diversiteit van softwares, gemeenschappen, culturen en houdingen.
|
||||
|
||||
## Publiek gesprek
|
||||
*Een algemene inleiding in Mastodon en het Fediverse*<br>
|
||||
Zaterdag 8 december 2018<br>
|
||||
20:00u - 21:30u
|
||||
|
||||
Op zaterdag 8 december zal [Wtt<EFBFBD>F](https://varia.zone/wttf/) een rond-de-tafel gesprek organiseren als algemene introductie over Mastodon en de Fediverse. Hoe werkt het? Wat zijn de onderliggende concepten? Wie heeft het gemaakt? Wat is de geschiedenis erachter? Wat voor soort verschillende gemeenschappen leven er in dit ecosysteem? Wat betekent het om een gemeenschap te hosten?
|
||||
|
||||
De introductie en het rondetafelgesprek worden gefaciliteerd door een beheerder van een grote Mastodon gemeenschap en een beheerder van een kleine Mastodon gemeenschap. Beiden hebben ook bijgedragen aan het vertalen van Fediverse software.
|
||||
|
||||
## Werksessie
|
||||
*Vertaling en documentatie van het Mastodon-project*<br>
|
||||
Zaterdag 8 december 2018<br>
|
||||
14:00 uur - 18:00 uur
|
||||
|
||||
Als onderdeel van deze editie van Wtt<74>F zullen we ook de middag samen doorbrengen om de documentatie en vertaling van het Mastodon-project te bekijken. Hoe worden open-source projecten vertaald? In welke taal worden projecten gecommuniceerd? Hoe kunnen de technische concepten toegankelijk worden gemaakt voor een groter publiek zonder hun betekenis te verliezen?
|
||||
|
||||
Als je wilt deelnemen aan deze werksessie, schrijf je dan vooraf in door een korte mail te sturen naar `info[at]varia.zone`.
|
||||
|
||||
## Praktisch
|
||||
|
||||
Deze bijeenkomst vindt plaats in Varia, Gouwstraat 3 in Rotterdam.
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
# Welcome to the Federation
|
||||
|
||||
*Welcome to the <20> Federation* is gebaseerd op de constatering van een hernieuwde interesse in 'alternatieve' online diensten zoals sociale media en chat. Door middel van presentaties en werksessies wordt er aandacht besteed aan de softwareprojecten die deel uit maken van deze ecosystemen. Een bijzondere focus zal liggen op projecten die (op)nieuw enthousiasme hebben aangewakkerd voor hun onderliggende protocollen, door veel aandacht te besteden aan ontwerp, taal en gebruikerservaring (UX).
|
||||
|
||||
De Wtt<74>F-vraag richt zich op het onderzoeken hoe kunst- en ontwerpgemeenschappen een ondersteunende rol kunnen spelen in deze processen door zowel vaardigheden, kennis of tijd bij te dragen als ook aandacht voor de projecten te genereren. Meer informatie over dit project kun je vinden op: [*Welcome to the <20> Federation*](https://varia.zone/wttf/) (engelstalig).
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
Dit project wordt mogelijk gemaakt met de steun van [CBK Rotterdam](https://www.cbkrotterdam.nl/) en [Varia](https://varia.zone).
|
||||
|
||||
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|
||||
Title: Welcome to the <20> Federation - The Ecosystem is Moving
|
||||
Date: 2018-05-20
|
||||
Category: event
|
||||
Slug: the-ecosystem-is-moving
|
||||
lang: en
|
||||
event_start: 2018-06-01 19:00
|
||||
event_duration: 3h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/wttf-the-ecosystem-is-moving1.png
|
||||
summary: On the 1st and 2nd of June varia will host 'The Ecosystem Is Moving', a lecture by and worksession with Daniel Gultsch about federated instant messaging, open source software and the sustainability of open systems.
|
||||
tags: federation, software, presentation, worksession
|
||||
|
||||
On the 1st and 2nd of June Varia will host ['The Ecosystem Is Moving'](https://varia.zone/wttf/conversations-gultsch.html), a lecture by and worksession with Daniel Gultsch about federated instant messaging, open source software and the sustainability of open systems.
|
||||
|
||||
* June 1st, 19.00 - 22.00 - introduction to XMPP and lecture by Daniel Gultsch
|
||||
* June 2nd, 10.00 - 18.00 - hands on worksession on design and federated chat systems. <br>Please register for the worksession via `info * varia.zone`
|
||||
|
||||
Daniel Gultsch is the developer behind [Conversations](https://conversations.im), an open source instant messaging application for Android. In 2014, he decided to work full time on Conversations and try to make a living from it. Rather than starting from scratch with Conversations, he built it as a client for the existing federated messaging protocol XMPP.
|
||||
|
||||
Since an XMPP messenger can, in a way, only be as good as the entire ecosystem, Daniels work on Conversations also meant work on expanding and improving that larger XMPP ecosystem. This work includes helping to draft and implement protocol standards, such as OMEMO, a modern and user-friendly end-to-end encryption based on Signal's protocol. He also contributed code to other XMPP servers and clients in the ecosystem to bring them up to speed with modern uses. Additionally, [through his critical essays](https://gultsch.de/xmpp_2016.html) he is a vocal defender of XMPP and open standards in general.
|
||||
|
||||
Conversations is notable because, through its continuous focus on user experience, design and security it has garnered a lot of interest for both itself and the XMPP ecosystem as a whole. This makes it an interesting example to talk about what the design field could potentially contribute to critical software practices.
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
# Welcome to the <20> Federation
|
||||
|
||||
*Welcome to the <20> Federation* is grounded in a renewed interest in 'alternative' on-line services such as social media and chat. Through meetings and worksessions the project hosts various events around software projects that are working towards these ecosystems. A particular focus will lie on those projects whose activities have reinvigorated interest for their underlying protocols, in part by their focusing on design, language and user experience (UX).
|
||||
|
||||
The Wtt<74>F question is to explore how arts and design communities can play a supportive role in these processes by contributing skills, knowledge, time and exposure. For more information please visit: [Welcome to the <20> Federation](https://varia.zone/wttf/)
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
This project is made possible with the support of [Varia](https://varia.zone) and [CBK Rotterdam](https://www.cbkrotterdam.nl/).
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
|
||||
Title: Welcome to the <20> Federation - The Ecosystem is Moving
|
||||
Date: 2018-05-20
|
||||
Category: event
|
||||
Slug: the-ecosystem-is-moving
|
||||
lang: nl
|
||||
event_start: 2018-06-01 19:00
|
||||
event_duration: 3h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/wttf-the-ecosystem-is-moving1.png
|
||||
summary: Op 1 en 2 juni organiseert Varia 'The Ecosystem Is Moving', een lezing door en een werksessie met Daniel Gultsch over federatieve chat diensten, open source software en de duurzaamheid van open systemen.
|
||||
tags: federation, software, presentatie, worksessie
|
||||
|
||||
Op 1 en 2 juni organiseert Varia ['The Ecosystem Is Moving'](https://varia.zone/wttf/conversations-gultsch.html), een lezing door en een werksessie met Daniel Gultsch over federatieve chat diensten, open source software en de duurzaamheid van open systemen.
|
||||
|
||||
* 1 juni 19.00 - 22.00 uur - introductie tot XMPP en lezing door Daniel Gultsch
|
||||
* 2 juni, 10.00 - 18.00 uur - werkessie rondom vormgeving en federatieve chat systemen. <br> Registreer voor deze werksessie door een mailtje te sturen naar `info * varia.zone`
|
||||
|
||||
Daniel Gultsch is de ontwikkelaar achter [Conversations](https://conversations.im), een open source instant messaging-applicatie voor Android. In 2014 besloot hij om voltijds te werken aan Conversations en daar ook van proberen te leven. In plaats van helemaal opnieuw met Conversations te beginnen, bouwde hij een nieuwe client voor het bestaande gefedereerde chatprotocol XMPP.
|
||||
|
||||
Omdat een XMPP-applicatie in feite maar net zo goed kan zijn als het hele ecosysteem waar het onderdeel van is, was er voor Daniel een noodzaak om naast zijn werk aan Conversations ook bij te dragen aan het uitbreiden en verbeteren van dat grotere XMPP-ecosysteem. Deze werkzaamheden omvatten het helpen opstellen en implementeren van protocolstandaarden. OMEMO, een moderne en gebruiksvriendelijke end-to-end encryptie op basis van het protocol van Signal is daar een voorbeeld van. Hij draagt ook code bij aan andere XMPP-servers en -clients in het ecosysteem om ze te helpen te moderniseren. Daarnaast is hij [via zijn kritische essays](https://gultsch.de/xmpp_2016.html) een uitgesproken voorstander van XMPP en open standaarden in het algemeen.
|
||||
|
||||
Conversations is een uitzonderlijk project, omdat het door de aanhoudende focus op gebruikerservaring, ontwerp en beveiliging veel belangstelling heeft vergaard voor zowel zichzelf als ook het XMPP-ecosysteem als geheel. Dit maakt het een interessant voorbeeld om vanuit te bevragen hoe het ontwerpveld zou kunnen bijdragen aan kritieke softwarepraktijken.
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
# Welcome to the Federation
|
||||
|
||||
*Welcome to the <20> Federation* is gebaseerd op een hernieuwde interesse in 'alternatieve' onlinediensten zoals sociale media en chat. Door middel van presenaties en werksessies worden in de context van dit project verschillende evenementen georganiseerd rond softwareprojecten die werken aan deze ecosystemen. Een bijzondere focus zal liggen op projecten die opnieuw enthousiasme hebben aangewakkerd voor hun onderliggende protocollen, deels door hun focus op ontwerp, taal en gebruikerservaring (UX).
|
||||
|
||||
De Wtt<74>F-vraag richt zich op het onderzoeken hoe kunst- en ontwerpgemeenschappen een ondersteunende rol kunnen spelen in deze processen door zowel vaardigheden, kennis of tijd bij te dragen als ook aandacht voor de projecten te genereren. Meer informatie over dit project kun je vinden op: [*Welcome to the <20> Federation*](https://varia.zone/wttf/)(engelstalig).
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
Dit project wordt mogelijk gemaakt met de steun van [CBK Rotterdam](https://www.cbkrotterdam.nl/).
|
||||
@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
|
||||
Title: Century 21 Calling - Crystals Go To War
|
||||
Date: 2019-08-24
|
||||
Category: screening
|
||||
slug: 21-Crystals-War
|
||||
lang: nl
|
||||
Event_start: 2019-08-24 20:30
|
||||
event_duration: 3h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/Crystals_goes_to_war_poster.jpeg
|
||||
tags: crystals, war, 21st century
|
||||
|
||||
Century 21 Calling is terug! Wederom tonen we de industriële archieffilms, bedrijfsinformercials, tv reportages en historische documentaires die de verbeelding van morgen hebben gevormd en houden deze tegen het licht van vandaag.
|
||||
|
||||
Op deze avond zullen we de documentaire "Crystal Go To War" uit 1943 vertonen. Gemaakt door U.S. Army Signal Corps in 1943, toont de film de processen die kwartskristallen moeten doorlopen voordat ze klaar zijn om in radio's en communicatieapparatuur te worden ingebracht.
|
||||
|
||||
Kwartskristallen maken al tientallen jaren deel uit van het daglijks leven en vormen sinds de ontdekking van hun piëzo-elektrische eigenschappen in de jaren 1880 een belangrijk onderdeel van onze moderne technologie.
|
||||
|
||||
Voorafgaand aan de screening zal er een korte introductie worden gegeven van het gebruik van kristallen in technologie. Een mooi begin van het tweede seizoen van Century 21 Calling!
|
||||
|
||||
"Century 21 Calling" is een reeks screenings die is geïnitieerd door het collectief [Save_as]((http://www.save-as.media/)) en wordt gehost door Varia.
|
||||
|
||||
* deur: 20:30
|
||||
* intro: 20:45
|
||||
* screening: 21:00
|
||||
* prijs: donatie
|
||||
@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
|
||||
Title: Century 21 Calling - Camp Century
|
||||
Date: 2019-11-09
|
||||
Category: screening
|
||||
slug: 21-Camp-Century
|
||||
lang: en
|
||||
Event_start: 2019-11-09 20:30
|
||||
event_duration: 3h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/Camp%20Century.jpeg
|
||||
tags: camp, century, 21, calling
|
||||
|
||||
With Donald Trump's eagerness to buy Greenland, a new spotlight have been put on this island. However, it is not something new for Greenland to be in the centre of international geopolitics. With the melting of the ice sheets, new trade routes opening and a huge amount of mineral, oil and gas deposits, a new rush for the artic has started.
|
||||
|
||||
In the late 1950s, during the height of the Cold War, the US military constructed a secret base in the arctic, hidden from the populations of Greenland and Denmark. This base was a nuclear power facility and part of the secret **Project Iceworm**. During this edition of **Century 21 Calling** we will be screening the documentary **Camp Century**, which is about the construction of the base "Camp Century", the first of many envisioned bases on Greenland, to give you more context about the topic. Before the lecture there will be a lecture by David Young on the topic of Greenland, American politics and control and command strutter of the cold war.
|
||||
|
||||
**David Young** is a researcher interested in archiving media technologies, the history of computing, and the discourses of defence research in the United States during the Cold War. He is currently a M3C/AHRC-funded doctoral researcher at the University of Nottingham; his PhD topic is an examination of the technological administration of command and control systems, the forms of disciplinary practices they depend on in order to operate, and the strategic rationalities which shape their development over time. He has a background in digital media art, and has collaborated with artists, designers, and scientists in the production of experimental, research-oriented artworks funded by the Arts Trust Scotland, New Scotland's Alt-W award, and Creative Scotland.
|
||||
|
||||
**Century 21 Calling** is a series of screenings initiated by the [Save_as](http://www.save-as.media/) collective and hosted at Varia in Rotterdam. Together, we take a look at the archival industrial films, corporate infomercials, tv reports and historical documentary of yesterday that shaped the imagination of tomorrow and hold it up to the light of the present.
|
||||
|
||||
**Door open:** 20:30<br>
|
||||
**David Young lecture starts:** 21:00<br>
|
||||
**Screening:** 21:45<br>
|
||||
**Entry:** Donation
|
||||
@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
|
||||
Title: Century 21 Calling - Camp Century
|
||||
Date: 2019-11-09
|
||||
Category: screening
|
||||
slug: 21-Camp-Century
|
||||
lang: nl
|
||||
Event_start: 2019-11-09 20:30
|
||||
event_duration: 3h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/Camp%20Century.jpeg
|
||||
tags: camp, century, 21, calling
|
||||
|
||||
Mede dankzij de gretigheid waarmee Donald Trump Groenland wou kopen, staat dit eiland opnieuw in de schijnwerpers. Het is echter niets nieuws voor Groenland om onder de aandacht van de internationale geopolitiek te komen. Met het smelten van de ijskappen, het openen van nieuwe handelsroutes en een enorme hoeveelheid minerale, olie- en gasafzettingen, is een nieuwe stormloop op het poolgebied een feit.
|
||||
|
||||
In de late jaren 1950, op het hoogtepunt van de Koude Oorlog, bouwde het Amerikaanse leger een geheime basis in het noordpoolgebied, verborgen voor de bevolking van Groenland en Denemarken. Deze basis werd een kerncentrale en was onderdeel van het geheime ** Project Iceworm **.Tijdens deze editie van ** Century 21 Calling ** zullen we de documentaire ** Camp Century ** bekijken om meer context te geven over dit onderwerp. De film gaat over de bouw van de basis "Camp Century", de eerste van vele voorgestelde bases op Groenland. Voor de lezing geeft David Young een lezing over Groenland, de Amerikaanse politiek en de controle en commando strutter van de koude oorlog.
|
||||
|
||||
** David Young ** is een onderzoeker die geïnteresseerd is in het archiveren van mediatechnologieën, de geschiedenis van informatica en het discours van defensie-onderzoek in de Verenigde Staten tijdens de Koude Oorlog. Hij is momenteel een M3C / AHRC-gefinancierd doctoraatsonderzoeker aan de Universiteit van Nottingham; zijn doctoraatsthema is een onderzoek naar de technologische administratie van commando- en controlesystemen, de vormen van disciplinaire praktijken waarvan ze afhankelijk zijn om te opereren, en de strategische rationaliteiten die hun ontwikkeling in de loop van de tijd bepalen. Hij heeft een achtergrond in digitale mediakunst en heeft samengewerkt met kunstenaars, ontwerpers en wetenschappers bij de productie van experimentele, op onderzoek gerichte kunstwerken gefinancierd door de Arts Trust Scotland, de Alt-W Award van New Scotland en Creative Scotland.
|
||||
|
||||
** Century 21 Calling ** is een initiatief van het collectief [Save_as](http://www.save-as.media/) en wordt georganiseerd bij Varia in Rotterdam. Samen kijken we naar de industriële archieffilms, infomercials, tv-rapporten en documentaires die in het verleden ons beeld van de toekomst hebben gevormd, en gebruiken deze om het heden te doorgronden.
|
||||
|
||||
**Deur open:** 20:30<br>
|
||||
**David Young lezing begint:** 21:00<br>
|
||||
**Screening:** 21:45<br>
|
||||
**Entree:** Donatie
|
||||
@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
|
||||
Title: Century 21 Calling - Crystals Go To War
|
||||
Date: 2019-08-24
|
||||
Category: screening
|
||||
slug: 21-Crystals-War
|
||||
lang: en
|
||||
Event_start: 2019-08-24 20:30
|
||||
event_duration: 3h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/Crystals_goes_to_war_poster.jpeg
|
||||
tags: crystals, war, 21st century
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
Century 21 Calling is back; still showing archival industrial films, corporate infomercials, TV reports and historical documentaries that shaped the imagination of tomorrow and hold them up to the light of the present.
|
||||
|
||||
This evening we will be screening the documentary Crystal Go To War from 1943. Created by the U.S. Army Signal Corps in 1943, it shows the processes that quartz crystals have to go through before they are ready to be inserted into radios and communication equipment.
|
||||
|
||||
Quartz crystals have been part of human life for decades and since the discovery of its piezoelectric properties in the 1880's it has been a key component in modern technology.
|
||||
|
||||
Before the screening, there will be a small introduction the usage of crystals in technology. So join us on the 24 for the first screening of the 2 seasons of Century 21 Calling!
|
||||
|
||||
“Century 21 Calling” is a series of screenings initiated by the [Save_as](http://www.save-as.media/) collective and hosted at Varia in Rotterdam.
|
||||
|
||||
* door: 20:30
|
||||
* intro: 20:45
|
||||
* screening: 21:00
|
||||
* price: Donation
|
||||
@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
|
||||
Title: Entreprecariat: Everyone Is an Entrepreneur. Nobody Is Safe. Mini Book Launch
|
||||
Date: 2019-11-09
|
||||
Category: launch
|
||||
slug: Entrepecariat-Book-Launch
|
||||
lang: en
|
||||
Event_start: 2019-11-09 18:00
|
||||
event_duration: 1h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/Entrepecariat%20Book%20Launch.jpeg
|
||||
tags: entrepecariat, book, launch
|
||||
|
||||
Join us for an image roulette session: together with Lìdia Pereira, Silvio Lorusso will randomly dig into his research directories to exhume entreprecarious memes, illustrations, screenshots, artworks, etc.
|
||||
|
||||
Entrepreneur or precarious worker? These are the terms of a cognitive dissonance that turns everyone’s life into a shaky project in perennial start-up phase. [Silvio Lorusso](https://silviolorusso.com/) guides us through the entreprecariat, a world where change is natural and healthy, whatever it may bring. A world populated by motivational posters, productivity tools, mobile offices and self-help techniques. A world in which a mix of entrepreneurial ideology and widespread precarity is what regulates professional social media, online marketplaces for self-employment and crowdfunding platforms for personal needs. The result? A life in permanent beta, with sometimes tragic implications.
|
||||
|
||||
“A compelling and relentless j’accuse: debunking the social and political myths that push an increasing number of persons to perform in the entrepreneurship circus — with no safety nets.” — Antonio Casilli, author of En attendant les robots, 2019
|
||||
|
||||
** Time:** 18:00h - 19:00h
|
||||
|
||||
** Entry:** Free/Donation
|
||||
@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
|
||||
Title: Entreprecariat: Everyone Is an Entrepreneur. Nobody Is Safe. Mini Boekpresentatie
|
||||
Date: 2019-11-09
|
||||
Category: launch
|
||||
slug: Entrepecariat-Book-Launch
|
||||
lang: nl
|
||||
Event_start: 2019-11-09 18:00
|
||||
event_duration: 1h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/Entrepecariat%20Book%20Launch.jpeg
|
||||
tags: entrepecariat, book, launch
|
||||
|
||||
Ondernemer of precaire arbeider? Dit zijn de termen voor een cognitieve dissonantie die het leven van iedereen verandert in een wankel project dat verkeert in een eeuwige startup-fase. [Silvio Lorusso](https://silviolorusso.com/) gidst ons door het entreprecariat, een wereld waar verandering natuurlijk en gezond is, wat het ook met zich meebrengt. Een wereld die bevolkt wordt door motiverende posters, productiviteitstools, mobiele kantoren en zelfhulptechnieken. Een wereld waarin een mengeling van ondernemersideologie en wijdverbreide precariteit de professionele sociale media, online marktplaatsen voor zelfstandig ondernemerschap en crowdfundingplatforms voor persoonlijke behoeften reguleert. Het resultaat? Een leven in permanente bèta, met soms tragische implicaties.
|
||||
|
||||
“A compelling and relentless j’accuse: debunking the social and political myths that push an increasing number of persons to perform in the entrepreneurship circus — with no safety nets.” — Antonio Casilli, author of En attendant les robots, 2019
|
||||
|
||||
** Tijden:** 18:00h - 19:00h
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||||
|
||||
** Entree:** Gratis/Donatie
|
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|
||||
Title: Floppy Totaal: Double Density
|
||||
Date: 2019-10-19
|
||||
Category: event
|
||||
slug: floppy-totaal-DD
|
||||
lang: nl
|
||||
Event_start: 2019-10-19 14:00
|
||||
event_duration: 10h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/FloppyTotaa_HIGHDESNITY_A2_NEW_web-(2).jpg
|
||||
tags: floppy, totaal, event
|
||||
|
||||
Floppy Totaal bezoekt Varia voor een tweede programma gewijd aan hedendaagse diskette cultuur. Bij "Floppy Totaal: Double Density" kun je 's middags tijdens een workshop samen met de leden van het muzieklabel Floppy Kick een nieuwe floppy release opnemen en publiceren. Het daaropvolgende avondprogramma is tot de nok toe gevuld met optredens van Kisszántó en Eoforwine, presentaties en gesprekken met Joak en Jason Scott en een bijdrage op lange afstand van Michael Ridge.
|
||||
|
||||
De nadruk van dit evenement ligt op het concept van de diskette als comfortfood in een "future / present shocked" tijdperk. Op welke manier helpt de omgang met diskettes ons om te overleven in een tijd die vooral wordt gekenmerkt door "nieuwe media" en "planned obsolescence"? Bevat de diskette meer inhoud dan enkel 1,44 MB aan data? Op 19 oktober zoeken we het uit!
|
||||
|
||||
* workshop: 14:00 / gratis
|
||||
* avondprogramma: 20:00 / 5 euro
|
||||
|
||||
Full Program (in het Engels):
|
||||
|
||||
Part 1 of Floppy Totaal @ Varia (14:00-18:00) is free and consists of a special Floppy Kick workshop and a conversation.
|
||||
|
||||
Part 2 of Floppy Totaal: Magnetic Flux starts at 20:00 and has tickets for sale that can be purchased at the door for 5 euro's each. The event consists of a series of talks, performances and contributions by Eoforwine, Kisszántó, Michael Ridge, Joak and Jason Scott.
|
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|
||||
* Floppy Kick Workshop
|
||||
|
||||
Floppy Kick Records is a not-for-profit, floppy-only label that was formed in Budapest in 2013. All its releases are handmade and any "income" they produce goes straight into future releases. They take a non-political, yet critical position by explicitally rejecting any racism, sexism, homophobic or other forms of radicalism on their releases, choosing to instead focus on the beauty of sound. This can be in any style; experimental, noise, ambient, musique concrète, dark sounds, hnw, avantgarde, field recordings, industrial, power electronics, lo-fi, grindcore, or anything interesting. They believe in physical formats and respect their collectors. During their workshop at Floppy Totaal you can contribute to Floppy Kick by helping out with the recording and releasing of a brand new floppy release.
|
||||
|
||||
[http://floppykickrecords.blogspot.com/](http://floppykickrecords.blogspot.com/)
|
||||
[https://floppykick.bandcamp.com/](https://floppykick.bandcamp.com/)
|
||||
|
||||
* Eoforwine
|
||||
|
||||
Mark Windisch aka. Eoforwine is the founder of the Floppy Kick label and plays beatless lo-fi noise music, spiced with modified field recordings, synths and a light theremin. He is a regular participant of Eastern Hungary's noise events, including the annual Zajkert (Noise Garden) and the Banzaj series, and has toured through and played at many experimental festivals and gallery openings through Middle-Europe and Ireland.
|
||||
|
||||
[https://eoforwine.bandcamp.com/](https://eoforwine.bandcamp.com/)
|
||||
|
||||
* Kisszántó
|
||||
|
||||
Tamás Szántó is a DJ, producer, cratedigger and promotor who is dedicated to seeking strange soundings and musical forms with peculiar diligence. He harkens the musical topicalities; not to adapt, but to avoid them. Collecting records such as experimental noise mixes, or fine theatrical idm ones; he might as well have just the right, harsh & obscure
|
||||
acid vinyl to mix further with.
|
||||
|
||||
[https://kisszanto.bandcamp.com/](https://kisszanto.bandcamp.com/)
|
||||
|
||||
* Joak
|
||||
|
||||
Joseph Oliver Anton Knierzinger or JoaK is an artist and ghost artist. At the moment he works on different algorithms and alogisms between Vienna, Guangzhou and Wartberg. At Floppy Totaal he will present the results of his explorations into the recordable magnetic properties of the floppy disk.
|
||||
|
||||
[https://joak.nospace.at/](https://joak.nospace.at/)
|
||||
|
||||
* Michael Ridge
|
||||
|
||||
Michael Ridge is a UK based artist that creates works whichoften incorporate sound, video, electronics, sculpture, collage and found objects, often exploring the properties of sound reproduction through non-musical materials and objects. He has a keen interest in documenting and presenting the unwanted, overlooked or decayed. Some of his activities include recording and performing Noise Music under the alias Zebra Mu, running the DIY record label Quagga Curious Sounds, being one half of the drawing/zine/mail art duo Ridge & Scrase and being a member of the artist collective other/other/other. For Floppy Totaal Michael Ridge will compose a new sound art composition that draws inspiration from the works of John Cage and Alvin Lucier; whilst examining the physical and storage limitations of the humble floppy disk. A commemoration of extreme file compression!
|
||||
|
||||
[https://michaelridge.wordpress.com/](https://michaelridge.wordpress.com/)
|
||||
|
||||
* Jason Scott
|
||||
|
||||
Jason Scott Sadofsky is an American archivist, historian of technology, filmmaker, performer, and actor. Scott has been known by the online pseudonyms Sketch, SketchCow, and The Slipped Disk and has been called "figurehead of the digital archiving world". He is the creator, owner and maintainer of textfiles.com, a web site which archives files from historic bulletin board systems. He is the creator of a 2005 documentary film about BBSes, BBS: The Documentary, and a 2010 documentary film about interactive fiction, GET LAMP. During Floppy Totaal a long distance conversation will be held with Jason Scott about his work, his life and the current state of the floppy disk.
|
||||
|
||||
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Scott](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Scott)
|
||||
|
||||
* Floppy Totaal
|
||||
|
||||
Floppy Totaal is a Rotterdam based initiative by Niek Hilkmann, Thomas Walskaar and Lídia Pereira that investigates the reuse and re-purposing of 'outdated' technology as a cultural phenomenon. By examining the contemporary usage of the iconic floppy diskette, they hope to assess the way past technology is integrated into our culture today, as well as its future potential. The goal of the project is to inject the debate surrounding obsolescent media with new enthusiasm and stimulate a critical approach to the topic with the help of extensive field research in the realm of the floppy disk.
|
||||
|
||||
[http://www.floppytotaal.org/](http://www.floppytotaal.org/)
|
||||
|
||||
This event is made possible with the kind support of Varia and Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie (Creative Industries Fund NL).
|
||||
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|
||||
Title: Music: Able Noise, Goldblum and Piyojo
|
||||
Date: 2019-09-12
|
||||
Category: concert
|
||||
slug: music-able-noise
|
||||
lang: en
|
||||
Event_start: 2019-09-14 20:30
|
||||
event_duration: 3h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/able-noise-3.jpg
|
||||
tags: able, noise, concert
|
||||
|
||||
A new season has arrived; time for some fresh concerts at Varia! Kicking of the second half of 2019, we organize an event where three stirring acts will show their craft.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
Able Noise is a baritone guitar/drum duo that is based in The Hague and Athens and consists of Alex and George. They indecisively balance themselves on the border between pop rock and noisy free jazz. With the help of tapes and by employing less consistent ways of playing their instruments, they create a somewhat minimal and rather visual musical performance.
|
||||
|
||||
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MacLS1n0l_0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MacLS1n0l_0)
|
||||
|
||||
Piyoji is the monikor of Dutch artist Rik Möhlmann. The music he makes has a distinct, liberating sound, characterized by a modest and direct way of recording musical sessions in which different textures are explored. Sounds appear from left to right, as if hidden behind trees or emerging from rivers. Möhlmann uses his eccentric and inquisitive approach to music to make songs that don't necessarily behave in a narrative way. Instead, his tracks expose themselves like little paintings
|
||||
|
||||
[https://soundcloud.com/piyojo?fbclid=IwAR3Dj-IZUWjOgQXt2bpofTPCV4riTPNSgouNV1D3tuyvslAk4Nqc_BO6xuE](https://soundcloud.com/piyojo?fbclid=IwAR3Dj-IZUWjOgQXt2bpofTPCV4riTPNSgouNV1D3tuyvslAk4Nqc_BO6xuE)
|
||||
|
||||
Goldblum is an eye blinding duo from Middelland messing around with flea market cassette tapes and analogue synthesizers. Expect fragments of golden oldies, crippled rhythms and synthesized sounds buried in tape hiss. The duo has cut their teeth in acts like Sweat Tongue and Red Brut.
|
||||
|
||||
* door: 20:30
|
||||
* start: 21:00
|
||||
* price: 5 euro
|
||||
@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
|
||||
Title: Muziek: Able Noise, Goldblum en Piyojo
|
||||
Date: 2019-09-12
|
||||
Category: concert
|
||||
slug: music-able-noise
|
||||
lang: nl
|
||||
Event_start: 2019-09-14 20:30
|
||||
event_duration: 3h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/able-noise-3.jpg
|
||||
tags: able, noise, concert
|
||||
|
||||
Een nieuw seizoen is aangebroken; tijd voor een nieuwe concertreeks bij Varia! De tweede helft van 2019 begint meteen goed; met drie opwindende acts die allen hun kunsten bij ons zullen tonen:
|
||||
|
||||
Able Noise is een bariton gitaar / drum duo, gevestigd in Den Haag en Athene en bestaande uit Alex en George. Ze balanceren op de grens tussen poprock en lawaaierige free jazz. Met behulp van tapes en misbruik van hun instrumenten, creëren ze een ietwat minimale en vrij visuele muzikale beleving.
|
||||
|
||||
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MacLS1n0l_0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MacLS1n0l_0)
|
||||
|
||||
Piyoji is de naam waaronder de Nederlandse kunstenaar Rik Möhlmann onderscheidende bevrijdende geluiden maakt die worden gekenmerkt door bescheiden, doch directe texturen. Geluiden verplaatsen zich in zijn muziek van links naar rechts, alsof ze zich verschuilen achter bomen of opduiken uit rivieren. Möhlmann gebruikt zijn excentrieke en nieuwsgierige benadering van muziek om liedjes te maken die zich niet noodzakelijk verhalend gedragen. In plaats daarvan openbaren ze zich als kleine schilderijen
|
||||
|
||||
[https://soundcloud.com/piyojo?fbclid=IwAR3Dj-IZUWjOgQXt2bpofTPCV4riTPNSgouNV1D3tuyvslAk4Nqc_BO6xuE](https://soundcloud.com/piyojo?fbclid=IwAR3Dj-IZUWjOgQXt2bpofTPCV4riTPNSgouNV1D3tuyvslAk4Nqc_BO6xuE)
|
||||
|
||||
Goldblum is een oogverblindend duo uit Middelland dat rommelt met cassettes van de rommelmarkt en analoge synthesizers. Verwacht fragmenten van gouden oudjes, kreupele ritmes en gesynthetiseerde geluiden, begraven in sissende tape. Het duo heeft hun tanden eerder geslepen in acts als Sweat Tongue en Red Brut.
|
||||
|
||||
* deur: 20:30
|
||||
* start: 21:00
|
||||
* entree: 5 euro
|
||||
@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
|
||||
Title: Varia New Year's Reception
|
||||
Date: 2019-01-11
|
||||
Category: event
|
||||
Tags: event
|
||||
slug: borrel2019
|
||||
lang: en
|
||||
Event_start: 2019-01-11 19:30
|
||||
event_duration: 4h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/20195.jpg
|
||||
|
||||
It's a new year! Dennis (de Bel) is back, the window is broken and l'intolerant #18 is out. Enough reasons to come together and have a drink.
|
||||
|
||||
This Friday, the 11th of January, from 19:30, Varia opens its doors for some special new year's drinks and some fitting music.
|
||||
|
||||
Woodstone Kugelblitz will also be presenting the latest issue of L'Intolerant #18: A Really Useful Cookbook.
|
||||
|
||||
Almost everyone is welcome and the entrance is free. However, a voluntary donation of 5 euros will help us replace our window and is greatly appreciated!
|
||||
|
||||
See you there!
|
||||
@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
|
||||
Title: Varia's Nieuwjaarsborrel
|
||||
Date: 2019-01-11
|
||||
Category: event
|
||||
slug: borrel2019
|
||||
Tags: event
|
||||
lang: nl
|
||||
Event_start: 2019-01-11 19:30
|
||||
event_duration: 4h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/20195.jpg
|
||||
|
||||
Varia's Nieuwjaarsborrel
|
||||
|
||||
Een nieuw jaar is aangebroken; Dennis (de Bel) is terug, de ruit ligt aan diggelen en l'intolerant #18 moet worden gelanceerd! Reden genoeg om bijeen te komen voor een drankje!
|
||||
|
||||
Deze vrijdag, 7 januari opent Varia om 19:30 de deuren voor een nieuwjaarsborrel met bijpassende muziek van DJ Listentomerijn.
|
||||
|
||||
Woodstone Kugelblitz zal dan de nieuwste editie van L'Intolerant presenteren: Nummer 18, A Really Useful Cookbook.
|
||||
|
||||
Iedereen is welkom en de toegang is uiteraard vrij. Echter, vrijwillige donatie van 5 euro helpen ons bij het vervangen van de ruit en worden zeer gewaardeerd!
|
||||
|
||||
Tot dan!
|
||||
@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
|
||||
Title: BPW Rotterdam Tenant Consultation & Introduction
|
||||
Date: 2019-05-02
|
||||
Category: event
|
||||
slug: bpw-consultation-introduction
|
||||
lang: en
|
||||
Event_start: 2019-05-06 17:00
|
||||
event_duration: 3h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/bpwlogo.jpg
|
||||
summary: Please feel welcome to join us for a day of discussion, co-learning and reflection on the housing situation in Rotterdam, our rights as tenants and how we can support each other to work towards solutions for more safe, secure and affordable housing.
|
||||
|
||||
Dear all,
|
||||
|
||||
We are very happy to announce that members of the Union of Precarious Dwellings
|
||||
(Bond Precaire Woonvormen, BPW) are organising a tenant consultation and an
|
||||
introduction session at Varia on the 6th of May between 15:00 and 20:00.
|
||||
|
||||
BPW is a solidarity movement organised by volunteers who support each other
|
||||
based on the conviction that housing is a fundamental right that must be
|
||||
protected.
|
||||
|
||||
Please feel welcome to join us for a day of discussion, co-learning and
|
||||
reflection on the housing situation in Rotterdam, our rights as tenants and how
|
||||
we can support each other to work towards solutions for more safe, secure and
|
||||
affordable housing.
|
||||
|
||||
For more information on the event, please see [this announcement](https://bondprecairewoonvormen.nl/2019/04/bpw-rotterdam-huurdersspreekuur-introductie/).
|
||||
|
||||
To learn more about the union, please see [bondprecairewoonvormen.nl](http://bondprecairewoonvormen.nl).
|
||||
|
||||
SoliGreets,
|
||||
|
||||
Varia
|
||||
@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
|
||||
Title: BPW Rotterdam Huurdersspreekuur & Introductie
|
||||
Date: 2019-05-02
|
||||
Category: event
|
||||
slug: bpw-consultation-introduction
|
||||
lang: nl
|
||||
Event_start: 2019-05-06 17:00
|
||||
event_duration: 3h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/bpwlogo.jpg
|
||||
summary: Iedereen is van harte welkom om deel te nemen aan discussies, of om samen te reflecteren op de huisvestingsituatie in Rotterdam, onze huurrechten en hoe we elkaar kunnen steunen in het zoeken naar oplossingen voor veilige, zekere en betaalbare wonen.
|
||||
|
||||
Beste allemaal,
|
||||
|
||||
We zijn erg blij om aan te kondigen dat de leden van Bond Precaire Woonvormen
|
||||
(BPW) een introductie en huurdersspreekuur organiseren in Varia op 6 mei tussen
|
||||
15:00 en 20:00 uur.
|
||||
|
||||
De BPW is een solidariteitsbeweging en draait op vrijwilligers die elkaar
|
||||
steunen uit de overtuiging dat wonen een grondrecht is waar we samen voor
|
||||
moeten opstaan.
|
||||
|
||||
Iedereen is van harte welkom om deel te nemen aan discussies, of om samen te
|
||||
reflecteren op de huisvestingsituatie in Rotterdam, onze huurrechten en hoe we
|
||||
elkaar kunnen steunen in het zoeken naar oplossingen voor veilige, zekere en
|
||||
betaalbare wonen.
|
||||
|
||||
Voor meer informatie over het evenement, zie [deze aankondiging](https://bondprecairewoonvormen.nl/2019/04/bpw-rotterdam-huurdersspreekuur-introductie/).
|
||||
|
||||
Om meer te leren over de bond, zie [bondprecairewoonvormen.nl](http://bondprecairewoonvormen.nl).
|
||||
|
||||
SoliGroetjes,
|
||||
|
||||
Varia
|
||||
@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
|
||||
Title: BPW Rotterdam Huurdersspreekuur + Meet and greet
|
||||
Date: 2019-11-25
|
||||
Category: event
|
||||
slug: bpw-consultation-plus-meet-and-greet-nov-2019
|
||||
lang: en
|
||||
Event_start: 2019-11-25 15:00
|
||||
event_duration: 6h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/bpwlogo.jpg
|
||||
summary: Bond Precaire Woonvormen (BPW) organizes another round of their *tenant consultation* plus *meet and greet* at Varia on Monday the 25th of November. You are welcome to join us for an afternoon and evening of discussion, co-learning, reflection on the housing situation in Rotterdam, our rights as tenants and how we can support each other to work towards solutions for more safe, secure and affordable housing.
|
||||
|
||||
Dear all,
|
||||
|
||||
Bond Precaire Woonvormen (BPW) organizes another round of their *tenant consultation* plus *meet and greet* at Varia on Monday the 25th of November. You are welcome to join us for an afternoon and evening of discussion, co-learning, reflection on the housing situation in Rotterdam, our rights as tenants and how we can support each other to work towards solutions for more safe, secure and affordable housing.
|
||||
|
||||
BPW is a solidarity movement organised by volunteers who support each other based on the conviction that housing is a fundamental right that must be protected.
|
||||
|
||||
SoliGreets,
|
||||
|
||||
Varia
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
-----
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
*In the Rotterdam/The Hague region there are many problems in finding and keeping affordable housing. Living has become precarious and expensive. As the BPW is relatively unknown in this region, even though there are a couple of members active in this area, we thought it would be a good idea to organize a tenant consultation in the city of Rotterdam.*
|
||||
|
||||
*In addition, we are setting up a local department of BPW's in Rotterdam and The Hague. Do you have the time and would you like to participate? Or do you have questions or ideas about this subject? Then, please feel welcome to join us!*
|
||||
|
||||
**15:00 - 17:00, Tenant consultation**
|
||||
|
||||
*Do you have any questions about (temporary) rent, evictions or unreasonable demands from landlords, and do you want to know what your rights are? During our tenant consultation, experienced people from BPW can inform you about what you can do in such a situation.*
|
||||
|
||||
**19.30 - 21:00, BPW meets and greet**
|
||||
|
||||
*We give a short presentation about the activities that the BPW has undertaken to demand housing security for residents. What methods and goals does the BPW have and what can we do together to organise ourselves? Are you interested in participating in a local department of BPW in the The Hague/Rotterdam region?*
|
||||
|
||||
<br>
|
||||
<br>
|
||||
|
||||
<small>
|
||||
For more information about the event, see [this announcement](https://bondprecairewoonvormen.nl/2019/11/bpw-regio-rotterdam-huurdersspreekuur-meet-and-greet-op-25-november/) [Dutch].
|
||||
|
||||
To learn more about the association, see [bondprecairewoonvormen.nl](http://bondprecairewoonvormen.nl) [Dutch].
|
||||
</small>
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
|
||||
Title: BPW Rotterdam Huurdersspreekuur + Meet and greet
|
||||
Date: 2019-11-25
|
||||
Category: event
|
||||
slug: bpw-consultation-plus-meet-and-greet-nov-2019
|
||||
lang: nl
|
||||
Event_start: 2019-11-25 15:00
|
||||
event_duration: 6h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/bpwlogo.jpg
|
||||
summary: Op maandag 25 november ben je van harte welkom om deel te nemen aan discussies, of om samen te reflecteren op de huisvestingsituatie in Rotterdam, onze huurrechten en hoe we elkaar kunnen steunen in het zoeken naar oplossingen voor veilige, zekere en betaalbare wonen.
|
||||
|
||||
Beste allemaal,
|
||||
|
||||
Bond Precaire Woonvormen (BPW) organiseert wederom een *huurdersspreekuur* en *meet and greet* bij Varia.
|
||||
|
||||
Op maandag 25 november ben je van harte welkom om deel te nemen aan discussies, of om samen te reflecteren op de huisvestingsituatie in Rotterdam, onze huurrechten en hoe we elkaar kunnen steunen in het zoeken naar oplossingen voor veilige, zekere en betaalbare wonen.
|
||||
|
||||
De BPW is een solidariteitsbeweging en draait op vrijwilligers die elkaar steunen uit de overtuiging dat wonen een grondrecht is waar we samen voor moeten opstaan.
|
||||
|
||||
SoliGroetjes,
|
||||
|
||||
Varia
|
||||
|
||||
-----
|
||||
|
||||
*In de Regio Rotterdam/Den Haag zijn er veel problemen op het gebied van betaalbare woonruimte vinden en houden. Wonen is onzeker en duur, en dat lijkt alleen maar erger te worden. Gezien deze situatie leek het ons goed idee om een huurdersspreekuur te houden. Tijdens het huurdersspreekuur kunnen specialisten je vragen beantwoorden over wonen en uitgezet worden, huurrecht / -onrecht.*
|
||||
|
||||
*Daarnaast zijn we bezig met het opzetten van een lokale afdeling van BPWérs in Rotterdam en in Den Haag. Heb je zin en tijd om mee te doen? of heb vragen of ideeën omtrent dit onderwerp? Wil je met anderen van gedachten wisselen over waar je mee bezig bent op dit gebied? Wees dan van harte welkom!*
|
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|
||||
**Datum: Maandag 25 November 2019** <br>
|
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**Locatie: Gouwstraat 3, Rotterdam**
|
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|
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Planning:
|
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|
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**15:00-17:00 Huurdersspreekuur**
|
||||
|
||||
*Heb je vragen over (tijdelijke)huur, huisuitzettingen of bijv. onredelijke eisen van verhuurders, en wil je weten wat je rechten nu eigenlijk zijn? Tijdens ons huurdersspreekuur kunnen ervaren mensen van BPW je informeren over wat jij kunt doen in zo’n situatie.*
|
||||
|
||||
**19.30-21:00: BPW meet and greet**
|
||||
|
||||
*We geven een korte presentatie over de activiteiten die de Bond Precaire Woonvormen heeft ondernomen om woonzekerheid op te eisen voor bewoners. Welke methoden en doelen heeft de BPW en wat kunnen we samen doen om ons te organiseren. Zijn er geïnteresseerden om mee te doen met een lokale afdeling van BPWérs in de regio Den Haag/Rotterdam?*
|
||||
|
||||
<br>
|
||||
<br>
|
||||
|
||||
<small>
|
||||
Voor meer informatie over het evenement, zie [deze aankondiging](https://bondprecairewoonvormen.nl/2019/11/bpw-regio-rotterdam-huurdersspreekuur-meet-and-greet-op-25-november/).
|
||||
|
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Om meer te leren over de bond, zie [bondprecairewoonvormen.nl](http://bondprecairewoonvormen.nl).
|
||||
</small>
|
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|
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|
||||
Title: BPW Rotterdam Tenant Consultation Hours + Meet & Greet
|
||||
Date: 2019-09-13
|
||||
Category: event
|
||||
slug: bpw-consultation-plus-meet-and-greet
|
||||
lang: en
|
||||
Event_start: 2019-09-23 15:00
|
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event_duration: 6h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/bpwlogo.jpg
|
||||
summary: Join us on Monday the 23rd of September for an afternoon or evening of discussion, co-learning and reflection on the housing situation in Rotterdam, our rights as tenants and how we can support each other to work towards solutions for more safe, secure and affordable housing.
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||||
|
||||
Dear all,
|
||||
|
||||
We are very happy to announce that a second *tenant consultation* plus *meet and greet* by Bond Precaire Woonvormen (BPW) will take place at Varia on Monday the 23rd of September. You are welcome to join us for an afternoon and evening of discussion, co-learning, reflection on the housing situation in Rotterdam, our rights as tenants and how we can support each other to work towards solutions for more safe, secure and affordable housing.
|
||||
|
||||
BPW is a solidarity movement organised by volunteers who support each other based on the conviction that housing is a fundamental right that must be protected.
|
||||
|
||||
SoliGreets,
|
||||
|
||||
Varia
|
||||
|
||||
-----
|
||||
|
||||
*In the Rotterdam/The Hague region there are many problems in finding and keeping affordable housing. Living has become precarious and expensive. As the BPW is relatively unknown in this region, even though there are a couple of members active in this area, we thought it would be a good idea to organize a tenant consultation in the city of Rotterdam.*
|
||||
|
||||
*In addition, we are setting up a local department of BPW's in Rotterdam and The Hague. Do you have the time and would you like to participate? Or do you have questions or ideas about this subject? Then, please feel welcome to join us!*
|
||||
|
||||
**15:00 - 17:00, Tenant consultation**
|
||||
|
||||
*Do you have any questions about (temporary) rent, evictions or unreasonable demands from landlords, and do you want to know what your rights are? During our tenant consultation, experienced people from BPW can inform you about what you can do in such a situation.*
|
||||
|
||||
**19.30 - 21:00, BPW meets and greet**
|
||||
|
||||
*We give a short presentation about the activities that the BPW has undertaken to demand housing security for residents. What methods and goals does the BPW have and what can we do together to organise ourselves? Are you interested in participating in a local department of BPW in the The Hague/Rotterdam region?*
|
||||
|
||||
<br>
|
||||
<br>
|
||||
|
||||
<small>
|
||||
For more information about the event, see [this announcement](https://bondprecairewoonvormen.nl/2019/09/bpw-regio-rotterdam-den-haag-huurdersspreekuur-meet-and-greet-op-23-september/) [Dutch].
|
||||
|
||||
To learn more about the association, see [bondprecairewoonvormen.nl](http://bondprecairewoonvormen.nl) [Dutch].
|
||||
</small>
|
||||
|
||||
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|
||||
Title: BPW Rotterdam Huurdersspreekuur + Meet and greet
|
||||
Date: 2019-09-13
|
||||
Category: event
|
||||
slug: bpw-consultation-plus-meet-and-greet
|
||||
lang: nl
|
||||
Event_start: 2019-09-23 15:00
|
||||
event_duration: 6h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/bpwlogo.jpg
|
||||
summary: Op maandag 23 september ben je van harte welkom om deel te nemen aan discussies, of om samen te reflecteren op de huisvestingsituatie in Rotterdam, onze huurrechten en hoe we elkaar kunnen steunen in het zoeken naar oplossingen voor veilige, zekere en betaalbare wonen.
|
||||
|
||||
Beste allemaal,
|
||||
|
||||
We zijn erg blij om aan te mogen kondigen dat een tweede *huurdersspreekuur* en *meet and greet* van de Bond Precaire Woonvormen (BPW) bij Varia plaats zal vinden.
|
||||
|
||||
Op maandag 23 september ben je van harte welkom om deel te nemen aan discussies, of om samen te reflecteren op de huisvestingsituatie in Rotterdam, onze huurrechten en hoe we elkaar kunnen steunen in het zoeken naar oplossingen voor veilige, zekere en betaalbare wonen.
|
||||
|
||||
De BPW is een solidariteitsbeweging en draait op vrijwilligers die elkaar steunen uit de overtuiging dat wonen een grondrecht is waar we samen voor moeten opstaan.
|
||||
|
||||
SoliGroetjes,
|
||||
|
||||
Varia
|
||||
|
||||
-----
|
||||
|
||||
*In de Regio Rotterdam/Den Haag zijn er veel problemen op het gebied van betaalbare woonruimte vinden en houden. Wonen word ook daar onzeker en duur. Omdat de BPW in deze regio relatief onbekend is en er lokaal ook een aantal mensen actief zijn, leek het ons goed idee om een huurdersspreekuur te houden.*
|
||||
|
||||
*Daarnaast zijn we bezig met het opzetten van een lokale afdeling van BPWérs in Rotterdam en in Den Haag. Heb je zin en tijd om mee te doen? Of heb je vragen of ideeën omtrent dit onderwerp? Wees dan van harte welkom!*
|
||||
|
||||
**15:00 - 17:00, Huurdersspreekuur**
|
||||
|
||||
*Heb je vragen over (tijdelijke) huur, huisuitzettingen of bijv. onredelijke eisen van verhuurders, en wil je weten wat je rechten nu eigenlijk zijn? Tijdens ons huurdersspreekuur kunnen ervaren mensen van BPW je informeren over wat jij kunt doen in zo’n situatie.*
|
||||
|
||||
**19.30 - 21:00, BPW meet and greet**
|
||||
|
||||
*We geven een korte presentatie over de activiteiten die de Bond Precaire Woonvormen heeft ondernomen om woonzekerheid op te eisen voor bewoners. Welke methoden en doelen heeft de BPW en wat kunnen we samen doen om ons te organiseren. Zijn er geïnteresseerden om mee te doen met een lokale afdeling van BPWérs in de regio Den Haag/Rotterdam?*
|
||||
|
||||
<br>
|
||||
<br>
|
||||
|
||||
<small>
|
||||
Voor meer informatie over het evenement, zie [deze aankondiging](https://bondprecairewoonvormen.nl/2019/09/bpw-regio-rotterdam-den-haag-huurdersspreekuur-meet-and-greet-op-23-september/).
|
||||
|
||||
Om meer te leren over de bond, zie [bondprecairewoonvormen.nl](http://bondprecairewoonvormen.nl).
|
||||
</small>
|
||||
|
||||
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|
||||
Title: Century 21 Calling - Safety First
|
||||
Date: 2019-04-20
|
||||
Category: screening
|
||||
slug: C21C
|
||||
lang: en
|
||||
Event_start: 2019-04-20 20:00
|
||||
event_duration: 3h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/C212_05_safey.jpg
|
||||
tags: health, safety, 21st century
|
||||
|
||||
During the fifth screening of our Century 21 Calling series we will take a look at how to stay safe in an insecure world. Rules change over the decades; What was once seen as a completely safe thing to do, is now extremely deadly. How do you stay safe in the traffic? What are the dangers around the office? Where can your children play safely? These questions and many more will be addressed during this informative evening.
|
||||
|
||||
During “Century 21 Calling”, an series of screenings started by the collective [Save_as](http://www.save-as.media/) and hosted at Varia in Rotterdam, we observe the archival industrial films, corporate informercials, tv reports and historical documentaries that shaped the imagination of tomorrow and hold them up to the light of the present.
|
||||
|
||||
* door: 20:00
|
||||
* start: 20:30
|
||||
* price: donation
|
||||
@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
|
||||
Title: Century 21 Calling - Safety First
|
||||
Date: 2019-04-20
|
||||
Category: screening
|
||||
slug: C21C
|
||||
lang: nl
|
||||
Event_start: 2019-04-20 20:00
|
||||
event_duration: 3h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/C212_05_safey.jpg
|
||||
tags: health, safety, 21st century
|
||||
|
||||
Tijdens de vijfde vertoning van onze Century 21 Calling-serie leren we hoe we veilig kunnen blijven in een onzekere wereld. Regels veranderen in de loop van de decennia; Wat ooit als volkomen veilig werd gezien, is nu simpelweg dodelijk. Hoe blijf je veilig in het verkeer? Wat zijn de gevaren op kantoor? Waar kunnen je kinderen veilig spelen? Deze vragen en vele andere komen tijdens deze informatieve avond aan bod.
|
||||
|
||||
Tijdens "Century 21 Calling", een reeks screenings die is geïnitieerd door het collectief [Save_as](http://www.save-as.media/) en wordt gehost door Varia, bekijken we de industriële archieven, bedrijfsinformercials, tv reportages en historische documentaires die de verbeelding van morgen vormden en houden deze tegen het licht van het heden.
|
||||
|
||||
* deur: 20:00
|
||||
* start: 20:30
|
||||
* prijs: donatie
|
||||
@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
|
||||
Title: Conversas at varia
|
||||
Date: 2019-02-06
|
||||
Category: event
|
||||
Slug:conversas-february
|
||||
lang: en
|
||||
event_start: 2019-02-06 19:30
|
||||
event_duration: 2h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/ConversasEvento137-02.png
|
||||
summary: In February, Varia has the pleasure to host one of the nomadic Conversas evenings. Conversas is a series of bi-weekly informal meetings made so that we can get to know each other, share projects, stories or interests.
|
||||
tags: Conversas, informal, meetings
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
On the ***6th of February from 19:30 to 21:30***, Varia has the pleasure to host one of the nomadic Conversas evenings.
|
||||
|
||||
Conversas is a series of bi-weekly informal meetings made so that we can get to know each other, share projects, stories or interests.
|
||||
|
||||
During the event, three Conversadores (those who start the conversation) bring something to share with the gathered group, for thirty minutes each. As the title suggests, Conversas (Conversations in Portuguese) aim at an equal set up from which both the Conversadores and the group benefit. In this series, we are challenging our guests to not use a beamer, try to be creative and use only words and/or other objects to tell their story.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
The three Conversadores for the session at Varia are:
|
||||
|
||||
- Karla de Witte (Dutch Love Letters)
|
||||
- Clara Mendes (Nude models, postcolonialism and museums)
|
||||
- Ludovic Lacreuse (Digressions around a flag)
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
**Karla** is designer and educator of visual arts. <a href="www.facebook.com/pg/dutchloveletters/
|
||||
">DLL</a> started when two mothers met at a colorful schoolyard in Rotterdam. Both born and grown up in different parts of the world, sharing similar memories of New Year's Eve with waffles. Delicate and very thin made with great patience by their grandmothers.
|
||||
www.instagram.com/dutch_love_letters/
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
**Clara** has recently moved from Portugal to The Netherlands to pursue her wish to learn more about how art impacts the lives of different people. She will talk about the projects she jumped into throughout her master's program in Arts and Society whilst she was still struggling to find her way around a new city.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
After a 3 month artist residency (State of the City, in Paviljoen aan het Water, in Rotterdam), **<a href="http://ludoviclacreuse.net/">Ludovic</a>** will present a flag which will be hoisted on top of the varia zone building. His conversation will be filled by digressions about different subjects more or less related to the flag.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
The 13th series of ten <a href="www.facebook.com/conversasrotterdam">Conversas Rotterdam</a> starts on the 7th of November and runs every other Wednesday until the 20th of March. This series is happening in different locations spread through the city of Rotterdam. It is organized by Bérénice Staiger, Constança Saraiva, Marco Aperti, Zahra Said and Sebastian Helbers.
|
||||
|
||||
<a href="www.conversas.net">Conversas</a> is a project initiated in Lisbon by Constança Saraiva and Mafalda Fernandes, in 2012. Nowadays, it's a project of many people and cities.
|
||||
|
||||
Events are open to all and the entrance is free.
|
||||
@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
|
||||
Title: Conversas bij varia
|
||||
Date: 2019-02-06
|
||||
Category: event
|
||||
Slug:conversas-february
|
||||
lang: nl
|
||||
event_start: 2019-02-06 19:30
|
||||
event_duration: 2h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/ConversasEvento137-02.png
|
||||
summary: In februari heeft Varia het genoegen een van de nomadische Conversas-avonden te ontvangen. Conversas is een serie van tweewekelijkse informele ontmoetingen, zodat we elkaar kunnen leren kennen, projecten, verhalen of interesses kunnen delen.
|
||||
tags: Conversas, informeel, ontmoetingen
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
Op de ***6 februari van 19.30 tot 21.30 uur*** heeft Varia het genoegen om een van de nomadische Conversas-avonden te ontvangen.
|
||||
|
||||
Conversas is een reeks van tweewekelijkse informele ontmoetingen om elkaar te leren kennen, projecten, verhalen of interesses te delen.
|
||||
|
||||
Tijdens het evenement brengen drie Conversadores (degenen die het gesprek beginnen) gedurende dertig minuten elk iets te delen met de verzamelde groep. Zoals de titel al doet vermoeden, streeft Conversas (Conversations in Portuguese) naar een gelijkwaardige opzet waar zowel de Conversadores als de groep baat bij hebben. In deze serie dagen we onze gasten uit om geen beamer te gebruiken, creatief te zijn en alleen woorden en/of andere objecten te gebruiken om hun verhaal te vertellen.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
De drie Conversadores voor de sessie bij Varia zijn dat wel:
|
||||
|
||||
- Karla de Witte (Nederlandse liefdesbrieven)
|
||||
- Clara Mendes (Naakt modellen, postkolonialisme en musea)
|
||||
- Ludovic Lacreuse (Digressies rond een vlag)
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
**Karla** is ontwerper en docent beeldende kunst. <a href="www.facebook.com/pg/dutchloveletters/">DLL</a> begon toen twee moeders elkaar ontmoetten op een kleurrijk schoolplein in Rotterdam. Zowel geboren als opgegroeid in verschillende delen van de wereld, met wafels die soortgelijke herinneringen aan oud en nieuw delen. Delicaat en zeer dun gemaakt met veel geduld door hun grootmoeders.
|
||||
www.instagram.com/dutch_love_letters/liefdebrieven/
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
**Clara** is onlangs verhuisd van Portugal naar Nederland om haar wens na te streven om meer te weten te komen over de impact van kunst op het leven van verschillende mensen. Ze zal vertellen over de projecten waar ze tijdens haar masteropleiding Kunst en Maatschappij in is gesprongen terwijl ze nog worstelde om haar weg te vinden in een nieuwe stad.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
Na een residentie van 3 maanden (Staat van de Stad, in Paviljoen aan het Water, in Rotterdam), presenteert **<a href="http://ludoviclacreuse.net/">Ludovic</a>** een vlag die bovenop het varia-zonegebouw wordt gehesen. Zijn gesprek wordt gevuld met uitweidingen over verschillende onderwerpen die min of meer met de vlag te maken hebben.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
De 13e serie van tien <a href="www.facebook.com/conversasrotterdam">Conversas Rotterdam</a> begint op 7 november en loopt elke andere woensdag tot 20 maart. Deze serie vindt plaats op verschillende locaties verspreid door de stad Rotterdam. Het wordt georganiseerd door Bérénice Staiger, Constança Saraiva, Marco Aperti, Zahra Said en Sebastian Helbers.
|
||||
|
||||
<a href="www.conversas.net">Conversas</a> is een project geïnitieerd in Lissabon door Constança Saraiva en Mafalda Fernandes, in 2012. Tegenwoordig is het een project van veel mensen en steden.
|
||||
|
||||
Evenementen zijn voor iedereen toegankelijk en de toegang is gratis.
|
||||
@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
|
||||
Title: RecycleReduceReuse and where is Repair Workshop (full)
|
||||
Date: 2018-11-22
|
||||
Category: curriculum
|
||||
tags: repair
|
||||
slug: recycle-reduce-reuse
|
||||
lang: en
|
||||
Event_start: 2018-11-22 10:00
|
||||
event_duration: 8h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/Repair.jpg
|
||||
|
||||
Over the last couple of centuries rapid changes in technology, economic fluctuation, technological replacement and planned obsolescence have resulted in a fast-growing surplus of (electronic) waste around the globe. An equally growing demand has risen for the re-purposing, repair, disposal and salvaging of this material, generating different methods that each have their own impact on the economy and environment. Among others, some relevant questions arise from this matter:
|
||||
|
||||
* What values construct our contemporary attitude towards waste?
|
||||
* Is it perhaps an obsession with utility?
|
||||
* What are the artistic merits of repair?
|
||||
|
||||
In this workshop, hosted by Yoana Buzova and Niek Hilkmann, we will take a look at the implications of recycling (electronic) waste. This will happen in a hands-on workshop in which we will visit places where ‘waste’ is being gathered and turn the concept of repair and recycle upside down. Departing from the idea that uselessness, like a haiku poem, contains a certain subversive potential, we will rework a utility object into something quite useless.
|
||||
|
||||
# Varia curriculum
|
||||
|
||||
This workshop is organised in the context of the very first series of the Varia curriculum, developed in collaboration with the 3rd year minor "Hacking" of the Autonomous practices from the Willem de Kooning Academy (WdKA) in Rotterdam.
|
||||
|
||||
The curriculum is an ongoing series of workshops in which participants are introduced to technical, theoretical and methodological skills at the basis of the various practices that live within *Varia*. These are short intensive master-classes or workshops aimed towards providing high level introductions as a basis for further explorations.
|
||||
|
||||
<del>Would you like to join this workshop? Please send us a short email on the info[a]varia.zone email address before the 19th of November!</del> This workshop is full.
|
||||
|
||||
**⌂** Varia, Gouwstraat 3 (Rotterdam Charlois)<br>
|
||||
**⌚** 22 November, 10:00h - 18:00h (Lunch between 13:00h and 14:00h)<br>
|
||||
**💶** 50 euros (coffee, tea and cookies included)<sup>*</sup><br>
|
||||
**💬** The workshop will be conducted in English
|
||||
|
||||
<sup>*</sup> Lack of money can not obstruct participation. Please get in contact with us to discuss the options (info[a]varia.zone).
|
||||
@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
|
||||
Title: RecycleReduceReuse and waar is Repair Workshop (vol)
|
||||
Date: 2018-11-22
|
||||
Category: curriculum
|
||||
tags: repair
|
||||
slug: recycle-reduce-reuse
|
||||
lang: nl
|
||||
Event_start: 2018-11-22 10:00
|
||||
event_duration: 8h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/Repair.jpg
|
||||
|
||||
In de afgelopen paar eeuwen hebben snelle veranderingen in technologie, economische fluctuatie, technologische vervanging en geplande veroudering geleid tot een snelgroeiend overschot aan (elektronisch) afval over de hele wereld. Er is een eveneens groeiende vraag ontstaan voor het opnieuw gebruiken, repareren, verwijderen en bergen van dit materiaal, waarbij verschillende methoden worden toegepast die elk hun eigen impact hebben op de economie en het milieu. Hieruit vloeien enkele relevante vragen:
|
||||
|
||||
* Welke waarden construeren onze hedendaagse houding tegenover afval?
|
||||
* Is het misschien een obsessie met nuttigheid?
|
||||
* Wat zijn de artistieke verdiensten van reparatie?
|
||||
|
||||
In deze workshop, georganiseerd door Yoana Buzova en Niek Hilkmann, zullen we de implicaties van de recycling van (elektronisch) afval bekijken. Dit gebeurt in een praktische workshop waarin we plaatsen bezoeken waar 'afval' wordt verzameld om vervolgens het concept van reparatie en recyclage op zijn kop zet. Uitgaande van het idee dat nutteloosheid, net als een haiku-gedicht, een bepaald subversief potentieel bevat, zullen we een gebruiksvoorwerp reparen tot iets volkomen nutteloos.
|
||||
|
||||
# Varia curriculum<br>
|
||||
|
||||
Deze workshop is georganiseerd in het kader van de allereerste reeks van het Varia-curriculum, ontwikkeld in samenwerking met de 3ejaars minor "Hacking" van 'Autonomous Practices' van de Willem de Kooning Academie (WdKA) in Rotterdam.
|
||||
|
||||
Het curriculum is een doorlopende reeks workshops waarin deelnemers kennis maken met de technische, theoretische en methodologische vaardigheden die aan de basis staan van de verschillende praktijken die binnen *Varia* leven. Dit zijn korte intensieve masterclasses of workshops die erop gericht zijn op hoog niveau inleidingen te geven die kunnen dienen als basis voor verdere verkenningen.
|
||||
|
||||
<del>Wil je meedoen aan deze workshop? Stuur ons een korte e-mail op het e-mailadres info[a]varia.zone voor 19 november!</del> Deze workshop is vol.
|
||||
|
||||
**⌂** Varia, Gouwstraat 3 (Rotterdam Charlois)<br>
|
||||
**⌚** Donderdag, 22 November, 10:00h - 18:00h (lunch tussen 13:00h en 14:00h)<br>
|
||||
**💶** 50 euro (koffie, thee en koek inbegrepen)<sup>*</sup><br>
|
||||
**💬** De voertaal van deze workshop is Engels
|
||||
|
||||
<sup>*</sup> Geldgebrek kan geen deelname uitsluiten. Neem contact met ons op om de mogelijkheden te bespreken (info[a]varia.zone).
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Title: Bibliotecha, building and maintaining an off-line digital library
|
||||
Date: 2019-05-30
|
||||
Category: curriculum
|
||||
tags: libraries publishing epub pdf
|
||||
slug: curriculum-bibliotecha
|
||||
lang: en
|
||||
Event_start: 2019-07-06 10:00
|
||||
event_duration: 5h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/bibliotecha_01.png
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||||
status: published
|
||||
|
||||
## Building and maintaining an off-line digital library
|
||||
|
||||
Bibliotecha is a toolkit to maintain local off-line digital libraries. With it, communities can create and share collections of digital publications in their local area. Technically Bibliotecha relies on a small single board computer (such as a RaspberryPi) running free and open source software to serve digital publications on an open Wi-fi hotspot. Using a laptop, phone or tablet visitors can connect to it and books can be retrieved or donated via the browser. Since it is a low-power device you can power it with a USB powerbank and take it with you everywhere.
|
||||
|
||||
During the workshop we will guide participants through the installation process of a Bilbiotecha node. Participants will get introduced to the open source software stack, working with a RaspberryPi and Calibre the library management tool. This will be followed by a book sharing session and conversation where we exchange knowledge on taking care of a off-line digital community library.
|
||||
|
||||
* At the end of the workshop participants will have a basic working understanding of the command line interface, working with Linux and the RaspberryPi.
|
||||
* In addition participants will get an understanding of the ins and outs of managing collections of digital books.
|
||||
* Last but not least, participants will take home a working Bibliotecha node, ready to distribute books!
|
||||
|
||||
# Varia curriculum
|
||||
This workshop is organised as part of the Varia curriculum.
|
||||
|
||||
The curriculum is an ongoing series of workshops in which participants are introduced to technical, theoretical and methodological skills at the basis of the various practices that live within Varia. These are short intensive master-classes or workshops aimed towards providing high level introductions as a basis for further explorations.
|
||||
|
||||
Would you like to join this workshop? Please send us a short email on the info[a]varia.zone email address at the 04 of July the latest!
|
||||
|
||||
**⌂** Varia, Gouwstraat 3 (Rotterdam Charlois)<br>
|
||||
**⌚** 06 July 10:00h - 16:00h (Lunch between 12:30h and 13:00h)<br>
|
||||
**💶** Bring your own Raspberry pi workshop price: 50 euros or All materials incuded (Raspberry pi 3, power supply, sd card) price: 100 euros
|
||||
(coffee, tea and cookies included)* <br>
|
||||
**💶** Bring ebooks and pdfs you would like to share with the group<br>
|
||||
**💶** The workshop will be conducted in English
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
<sup>*</sup> Lack of funds should not preclude participation. Please get in contact with us to discuss the options (info[a]varia.zone).
|
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|
||||
Title: Bibliotecha, maak en onderhoud een off-line digitale gemeenschapsbibliotheek
|
||||
Date: 2019-05-30
|
||||
Category: curriculum
|
||||
tags: libraries publishing epub pdf
|
||||
slug: curriculum-bibliotecha
|
||||
lang: nl
|
||||
Event_start: 2019-07-06 10:00
|
||||
event_duration: 5h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/bibliotecha_01.png
|
||||
status: published
|
||||
|
||||
## Maak en onderhoud een off-line digitale gemeenschapsbibliotheek
|
||||
|
||||
Bibliotecha is een systeem voor het beheren van off-line digitale bibliotheken. Met Bibliotecha kunnen gemeenschappen collecties van digitale publicaties aanleggen en delen in een op een fysieke locatie. De onderliggende techniek bestaat uit een 'single board computer' (zoals een RaspberryPi) die op basis van vrije software door middel van een speciale open Wi-fi hotspot het mogelijk maakt de collectie in te zien. Gebruikers kunnen met een laptop, telefoon of tablet verbinding maken met deze hotspot en via de browser publicaties uitnemen of doneren. Aangezien het stroomverbruik zeer gering is kan Bibliotecha draaien vanaf een USB powerbank zodat het overal mee te nemen is.
|
||||
|
||||
Tijdens de workshop leren wordt er veel aandacht besteed aan het process van het installeren van Bibliotecha. Zodoende krijg je als deelnemer een grondige introductie in de onderliggende vrije software, het werken met de RaspberryPi en een introductie in Calibre, het de software om je collectie mee te beheren. Het tweede deel van de workshop is een sessie waarin we met elkaar boeken delen en kennis uitwisselen op het gebied van het beginnen en onderhouden van een off-line digitale bibliotheek voor een gemeenschap.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
*Tegen het einde van de workshop hebben deelnemers een grondige introductie gehad in het werken met de 'command line', het werken met Linux-gebaseerde systemen en het werken met de RaspberryPi.
|
||||
*Bovendien zul je de ins- en outs van het beheren van een digitale collectie meekrijgen met o.a metadatabeheer en bestandsformaten.
|
||||
*En niet het minste: deelnemers kunnen een werkende Bibliotecha mee naar huis nemen.
|
||||
|
||||
# Varia curriculum
|
||||
Deze workshop maakt onderdeel uit van het Varia curriculum.
|
||||
|
||||
Het curriculum is een doorlopende serie workshops waarbij deelnemers kennis maken met de technische, theoretische en methodologische vaardigheden die ten grondslag liggen aan de verschillende praktijken in Varia. De curriculum workshops zijn korte intensieve master-classes of workshops met als doel deelnemers te voorzien van grondige introducties in diverse themas die tengrondslag kunnen liggen aan verder eigen onderzoek.
|
||||
|
||||
Zou je willen deelnemen aan deze workshop? Stuur ons dan **voor 04 juli** een korte mail op info[a]varia.zone
|
||||
|
||||
**⌂** Varia, Gouwstraat 3 (Rotterdam Charlois)<br>
|
||||
**⌚** 06 Juli 10:00h - 16:00h (Lunch tussen 12:30h and 13:00h)<br>
|
||||
**💶** Normaal tarief 50 euros (eigen raspberry pi + wifi dongle meenemen. Tarief alles inclusief (Raspberry pi 3, voeding, SD-kaart) : 100 euro. (koffie, thee en koekjes inbegrepen)* <br>
|
||||
**💶** Neem ebooks of pdfs mee die je met de groep zou willen delen<br>
|
||||
**💶** De voertaal van deze workshop is Engels, maar er Nederlandse vertaling is mogelijk.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
<sup>*</sup> Geldgebrek moet geen deelname kunnen uitsluiten. Mocht dat een probleem zijn, neem dan contact met ons op om te overleggen (info[a]varia.zone).
|
||||
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|
||||
Title: In the Beginning ... Was the Commandline
|
||||
Date: 2018-10-18
|
||||
Category: curriculum
|
||||
tags: interfacing
|
||||
slug: curriculum-command-lines
|
||||
lang: en
|
||||
Event_start: 2018-10-18 10:00
|
||||
event_duration: 8h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/curriculum.command-lines.png
|
||||
|
||||
## On text, encodings and command lines.
|
||||
|
||||
The command line is a textual interface for the computer, rather than being an 'old fashioned' interface it is a completely different methodological approach to computing. Instead of large visual programs aimed at being 'professional tools', command line tools follow the philosophy of doing one thing and doing it well. These small programmes can be 'chained' together into pipelines capable of processing any type of data or text. These pipelines are a way of quickly producing unique and custom toolsets providing a wide range of creative opportunities.
|
||||
|
||||
In this workshop we will focus on command line tools in relation to plain text. During the day we will dive into the social-cultural history of the command line interface, explore the materiality of plain text on a computer and discover a wide range of command line tools.
|
||||
|
||||
* No prior knowledge of programming is required, but note taking skills are essential.
|
||||
* Computer / Laptop is necessary.
|
||||
|
||||
This workshop is initiated by Roel Roscam Abbing and Manetta Berends.
|
||||
|
||||
# Varia curriculum
|
||||
|
||||
This workshop is organised in the context of the very first series of the Varia curriculum, developed in collaboration with the 3rd year minor "Hacking" of the Autonomous practices from the Willem de Kooning Academy (WdKA) in Rotterdam.
|
||||
|
||||
The curriculum is an ongoing series of workshops in which participants are introduced to technical, theoretical and methodological skills at the basis of the various practices that live within *Varia*. These are short intensive master-classes or workshops aimed towards providing high level introductions as a basis for further explorations.
|
||||
|
||||
Would you like to join this workshop? There is still space for a few participants. Please send us a short email on the info[a]varia.zone email address at the 15th of October the latest!
|
||||
|
||||
**⌂** Varia, Gouwstraat 3 (Rotterdam Charlois)<br>
|
||||
**⌚** Thursday 18 October, 10:00h - 18:00h (Lunch between 13:00h and 14:00h)<br>
|
||||
**💶** 50 euros (coffee, tea and cookies included)<sup>*</sup><br>
|
||||
**💬** The workshop will be conducted in English
|
||||
|
||||
<sup>*</sup> Lack of funds should not obstruct participation. Please get in contact with us to discuss the options (info[a]varia.zone).
|
||||
@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
|
||||
Title: In the Beginning ... Was the Commandline
|
||||
Date: 2018-10-18
|
||||
Category: curriculum
|
||||
tags: interfacing
|
||||
slug: curriculum-command-lines
|
||||
lang: nl
|
||||
Event_start: 2018-10-18 10:00
|
||||
event_duration: 8h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/curriculum.command-lines.png
|
||||
|
||||
## Over tekst, encoderen en command lines.
|
||||
|
||||
De *command line* is een tekstuele interface voor de computer, niet zozeer een die 'ouderwets' is maar een die een geheel andere methodolgie van computergebruik mogelijk maakt. In tegenstelling tot grote software paketten die als 'professioneel' worden vermarkt , volgen *command line tools* de filosofie om één ding te doen en dat goed te doen. Deze kleine programma's kunnen samen worden 'gebonden' tot *pipelines* die elk type data of tekst kunnen verwerken. Deze *pipelines* zijn een manier om snel unieke en specifieke gereedschappen te produceren die een breed scala aan creatieve mogelijkheden bieden.
|
||||
|
||||
In deze workshop zullen we ons concentreren op *command line tools* in relatie tot platte tekst (*plain text*). Gedurende de dag verkennen we de sociaal-culturele geschiedenis van de *command line interface*, onderzoeken we de materialiteit van tekst op een computer en proberen we een breed scala aan tools uit.
|
||||
|
||||
* Er is geen voorkennis van programmeren vereist, maar vaardigheden om notities te nemen zijn essentieel.
|
||||
* Computer / Laptop is noodzakelijk.
|
||||
|
||||
Deze workshop is geïnitieerd door Roel Roscam Abbing en Manetta Berends.
|
||||
# Varia curriculum
|
||||
|
||||
Deze workshop is georganiseerd in het kader van de allereerste reeks van het Varia-curriculum, ontwikkeld in samenwerking met de 3ejaars minor "Hacking" van 'Autonomous Practices' van de Willem de Kooning Academie (WdKA) in Rotterdam.
|
||||
|
||||
Het curriculum is een doorlopende reeks workshops waarin deelnemers kennis maken met de technische, theoretische en methodologische vaardigheden die aan de basis staan van de verschillende praktijken die binnen *Varia* leven. Dit zijn korte intensieve masterclasses of workshops die erop gericht zijn op hoog niveau inleidingen te geven die kunnen dienen als basis voor verdere verkenningen.
|
||||
|
||||
Wil je meedoen aan deze workshop? Er is nog plek voor een paar deelnemers. Stuur ons een korte e-mail op het e-mailadres info[a]varia.zone voor 15 oktober!
|
||||
|
||||
**⌂** Varia, Gouwstraat 3 (Rotterdam Charlois)<br>
|
||||
**⌚** Donderdag, 18 Oktober, 10:00h - 18:00h (lunch tussen 13:00h en 14:00h)<br>
|
||||
**💶** 50 euro (koffie, thee en koek inbegrepen)<sup>*</sup><br>
|
||||
**💬** De voertaal van deze workshop is Engels
|
||||
|
||||
<sup>*</sup> Geldgebrek mag geen deelname uitsluiten. Neem contact met ons op om de mogelijkheden te bespreken (info[a]varia.zone).
|
||||
|
||||
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|
||||
Title: Considerate Cake Confection (full)
|
||||
Date: 2018-10-11
|
||||
Category: curriculum
|
||||
tags: cake
|
||||
slug: considerate-cake
|
||||
lang: en
|
||||
Event_start: 2018-10-11 10:00
|
||||
event_duration: 8h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/Cake.jpg
|
||||
|
||||
In our understanding, food as a commodity finds its most revealing expression in the form of the cake. In this workshop we investigate the history of culinary hegemony by collectively baking a specific sweet recipe that showcases the way we perceive and partake in food today. Not only will we be analysing the origins of specific ingredients and recipes, we will also focus on the political economy and class dynamics that engender taste and ingredient accessibility. The actual confection of this cake will provide us with an opportunity to hack into the requirments involved in such practices and turn the table around.
|
||||
|
||||
The workshop will be divided into two practical phases: the recipe analysis phase and the cake baking phase. During the recipe analysis phase we will be looking at each of the required ingredients of our cake of choice and evaluate whether they meet our 'considerate' standards. If they don't, we will consider possible alternatives. During the cake baking phase participants will actually bake the cake, according to our new considerate recipe.
|
||||
|
||||
Considerate Cake Confection is an initiative by Lídia Pereira and Niek Hilkmann.
|
||||
|
||||
# Varia curriculum<br>
|
||||
|
||||
This workshop is organised in the context of the very first series of the Varia curriculum, developed in collaboration with the 3rd year minor "Hacking" of the Autonomous practices from the Willem de Kooning Academy (WdKA) in Rotterdam.
|
||||
|
||||
The curriculum is an ongoing series of workshops in which participants are introduced to technical, theoretical and methodological skills at the basis of the various practices that live within *Varia*. These are short intensive master-classes or workshops aimed towards providing high level introductions as a basis for further explorations.
|
||||
|
||||
<del>Would you like to join this workshop? Please send us a short email on the info[a]varia.zone email address at the 8th of October the latest!</del> This workshop is full.
|
||||
|
||||
**⌂** Varia, Gouwstraat 3 (Rotterdam Charlois)<br>
|
||||
**⌚** 11 oktober, 10:00h - 18:00h (Lunch between 13:00h and 14:00h)<br>
|
||||
**💶** 50 euros (coffee, tea and cookies included)<sup>*</sup><br>
|
||||
**💬** The workshop will be conducted in English
|
||||
|
||||
<sup>*</sup> Lack of money can not obstruct participation. Please get in contact with us to discuss the options (info[a]varia.zone).
|
||||
@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
|
||||
Title: Attente Taart Confectie (vol)
|
||||
Date: 2018-10-11
|
||||
Category: curriculum
|
||||
tags: cake
|
||||
slug: considerate-cake
|
||||
lang: nl
|
||||
Event_start: 2018-10-11 10:00
|
||||
event_duration: 8h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/Cake.jpg
|
||||
|
||||
Voedsel als handelswaar vindt wellicht zijn meest onthullende expressie in de vorm van de taart. In deze workshop onderzoeken we de geschiedenis van culinaire hegemonie door gezamenlijk een specifiek zoet recept te bakken dat de wijze laat zien waarop we voedsel vandaag waarnemen en consumeren. Niet alleen zullen we de oorsprong van specifieke ingrediënten en recepten analyseren, we zullen ons ook richten op de politieke economie en klassendynamiek die toegankelijkheid van deze smaken en ingrediënten teweegbrengen. De daadwerkelijke confectie van een taart biedt ons de mogelijkheid om de voorwaarden van dergelijke praktijken ter discussie te stellen.
|
||||
|
||||
De workshop zal worden onderverdeeld in twee praktische fasen: de receptanalysefase en de taartbakfase. Tijdens de receptanalysefase zullen we elk van de vereiste ingrediënten van de door ons gekozen taart analyseren en evalueren of deze voldoen aan onze 'attente' normen. Als ze dat niet doen, zullen we mogelijke alternatieven overwegen. Tijdens de taartbakfase zullen de deelnemers aan de workshop de taart daadwerkelijk bakken, volgens ons nieuwe attente recept.
|
||||
|
||||
Considerate Cake Confection is een initiatief van Lídia Pereira en Niek Hilkmann.
|
||||
|
||||
# Varia curriculum<br>
|
||||
|
||||
Deze workshop is georganiseerd in het kader van de allereerste reeks van het Varia-curriculum, ontwikkeld in samenwerking met de 3ejaars minor "Hacking" van 'Autonomous Practices' van de Willem de Kooning Academie (WdKA) in Rotterdam.
|
||||
|
||||
Het curriculum is een doorlopende reeks workshops waarin deelnemers kennis maken met de technische, theoretische en methodologische vaardigheden die aan de basis staan van de verschillende praktijken die binnen *Varia* leven. Dit zijn korte intensieve masterclasses of workshops die erop gericht zijn op hoog niveau inleidingen te geven die kunnen dienen als basis voor verdere verkenningen.
|
||||
|
||||
<del>Wil je meedoen aan deze workshop? Stuur ons een korte e-mail op het e-mailadres info[a]varia.zone voor 8 oktober!</del> Deze workshop is vol.
|
||||
|
||||
**⌂** Varia, Gouwstraat 3 (Rotterdam Charlois)<br>
|
||||
**⌚** Donderdag, 11 Oktober, 10:00h - 18:00h (lunch tussen 13:00h en 14:00h)<br>
|
||||
**💶** 50 euro (koffie, thee en koek inbegrepen)<sup>*</sup><br>
|
||||
**💬** De voertaal van deze workshop is Engels
|
||||
|
||||
<sup>*</sup> Geldgebrek kan geen deelname uitsluiten. Neem contact met ons op om de mogelijkheden te bespreken (info[a]varia.zone).
|
||||
|
||||
@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
|
||||
Title: Homebrewserver.club, getting started with self-hosting
|
||||
Date: 2019-06-23
|
||||
Category: curriculum
|
||||
tags: homebrew, server, self-hosting
|
||||
slug: curriculum-homebrewserverclub
|
||||
lang: en
|
||||
Event_start: 2019-06-27 10:00
|
||||
event_duration: 5h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/homebrewserverclub.png
|
||||
status: draft
|
||||
|
||||
## Homebrew server fundamentals
|
||||
|
||||
The homebrewserver.club is part of a larger 'self-hosting' movement where
|
||||
people try to host on-line services such as websites, mail, calendars and chat
|
||||
themselves. They do so in order to avoid reliance on the corporate services of
|
||||
GAFA(google, amazon, facebook, apple), with all the consequences that has. The
|
||||
homebrewserver.club takes the 'home' in homebrewserver.club literally and the
|
||||
'self' in self-hosting figuratively.
|
||||
|
||||
That means we try to host from our homes rather than from datacenters and for
|
||||
and with our communities rather than just ourselves. We host from home from an
|
||||
understanding that paying for a home internet subscription means you use the
|
||||
connection not only to download but also to upload. We learn about this
|
||||
together knowing that it becomes easier, more fun and empowering than when one
|
||||
does so alone.
|
||||
|
||||
During the workshop, we will help participants through the fundamentals of
|
||||
setting up a basic web server and all that entails. We will explore the
|
||||
possibilities of low power hardware (either old or single-board computers),
|
||||
understanding network topologies, re-configuring routers and exposing ports for
|
||||
hosting our own websites outside of the 'cloud'.
|
||||
|
||||
Among others, participants will be learning how to:
|
||||
a) access a remote computer via the terminal
|
||||
b) install web server software and set up a simple web page
|
||||
c) configure a router to make their server accessible from the internet
|
||||
|
||||
No previous experience is required. If you have any old computer lying at home
|
||||
that you would like to turn into a server, please bring it along! Otherwise, we
|
||||
will have some material available that participants can use during the
|
||||
workshop.
|
||||
|
||||
# Varia curriculum
|
||||
|
||||
This workshop is organised as part of the Varia curriculum.
|
||||
|
||||
The curriculum is an ongoing series of workshops in which participants are
|
||||
introduced to technical, theoretical and methodological skills at the basis of
|
||||
the various practices that live within Varia. These are short intensive
|
||||
master-classes or workshops aimed towards providing high level introductions as
|
||||
a basis for further explorations.
|
||||
|
||||
Would you like to join this workshop? Please send us a short email on the
|
||||
info[a]varia.zone email address at the 3rd of July the latest!
|
||||
|
||||
**⌂** Varia, Gouwstraat 3 (Rotterdam Charlois)<br>
|
||||
**⌚** 27 July 10:00h - 16:00h (Lunch between 12:30h and 13:00h)<br>
|
||||
**💶** Workshop price: 50 euros (coffee, tea and cookies included)* <br>
|
||||
**💶** Bring any old computer you would like to turn into a server<br>
|
||||
**💶** The workshop will be conducted in English
|
||||
|
||||
<sup>*</sup> Lack of funds should not preclude participation. Please get in
|
||||
contact with us to discuss the options (info[a]varia.zone).
|
||||
@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
|
||||
Title: Homebrewserver.club, aan de slag met self-hosting
|
||||
Date: 2019-06-23
|
||||
Category: curriculum
|
||||
tags: homebrew, server, self-hosting
|
||||
slug: curriculum-homebrewserverclub
|
||||
lang: nl
|
||||
Event_start: 2019-06-27 10:00
|
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event_duration: 5h
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featured_image: /images/homebrewserverclub.png
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status: draft
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## XXX-TODO-XXX
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...
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# Varia curriculum
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Deze workshop maakt onderdeel uit van het Varia curriculum.
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Het curriculum is een doorlopende serie workshops waarbij deelnemers kennis
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||||
maken met de technische, theoretische en methodologische vaardigheden die ten
|
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grondslag liggen aan de verschillende praktijken in Varia. De curriculum
|
||||
workshops zijn korte intensieve master-classes of workshops met als doel
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deelnemers te voorzien van grondige introducties in diverse themas die
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tengrondslag kunnen liggen aan verder eigen onderzoek.
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Zou je willen deelnemen aan deze workshop? Stuur ons dan **voor 30 juni** een
|
||||
korte mail op info[a]varia.zone
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||||
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||||
**⌂** Varia, Gouwstraat 3 (Rotterdam Charlois)<br>
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||||
**⌚** 06 Juli 10:00h - 16:00h (Lunch tussen 12:30h and 13:00h)<br>
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**💶** Normaal tarief 50 euros (eigen raspberry pi + wifi dongle meenemen. Tarief alles inclusief (Raspberry pi 3, voeding, SD-kaart) : 100 euro. (koffie, thee en koekjes inbegrepen)* <br>
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**💶** Neem ebooks of pdfs mee die je met de groep zou willen delen<br>
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**💶** De voertaal van deze workshop is Engels, maar er Nederlandse vertaling is mogelijk.
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<sup>*</sup> Geldgebrek moet geen deelname kunnen uitsluiten. Mocht dat een probleem zijn, neem dan contact met ons op om te overleggen (info[a]varia.zone).
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Title: Inter-Planetary File System unearthed
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Date: 2018-11-01
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category: curriculum
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tags: IPFS, networks, topology
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slug: curriculum-ipfs
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lang: en
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Event_start: 2018-11-01 10:00
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event_duration: 8h
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featured_image: /images/networktopology.jpeg
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||||
## Off the centralitarian HTTP path.
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||||
In recent years, new peer-to-peer protocols have appeared that attempt to decentralise the transmission of information over the internet. Instead of one central machine delivering information to many others, the focus has shifted to enabling all machines to serve files to one another. The InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) protocol constitutes one of these attempts: a distributed file system that seeks all computing devices with the same system of files for storing and sharing.
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IPFS has raised the interest of many communities, from archivists to activists. Versioning, resiliency and availability make it a useful infrastructure builder for digital archivists, while its distributed nature has enabled groups of people to circumvent censorship. For instance, the 2017 referendum website of Catalonia, which was mirrored on IPFS after the original website was shut down by the Spanish government.
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||||
During this workshop, we will look at the successes, the pitfalls and the potential of this protocol. We will install it, go through the basics, discuss how it differs from other P2P protocols like dat and what types of usage it enables.
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||||
* This workshop will last for 8 hours and a laptop will be necessary.
|
||||
* Prior knowledge of command line would be good, but is not obligatory.
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||||
|
||||
This workshop is an initiative by Sofia Boschat-Thorez, Silvio Lorusso and Cristina Cochior.
|
||||
# Varia curriculum
|
||||
|
||||
This workshop is organised in the context of the very first series of the Varia curriculum, developed in collaboration with the 3rd year minor "Hacking" of the Autonomous practices from the Willem de Kooning Academy (WdKA) in Rotterdam.
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|
||||
The curriculum is an ongoing series of workshops in which participants are introduced to technical, theoretical and methodological skills at the basis of the various practices that live within *Varia*. These are short intensive master-classes or workshops aimed towards providing high level introductions as a basis for further explorations.
|
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|
||||
Would you like to join this workshop? Please send us a short email on the info[a]varia.zone email address at the 29th of October the latest!
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|
||||
**⌂** Varia, Gouwstraat 3 (Rotterdam Charlois)<br>
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||||
**⌚** Thursday 01 November, 10:00h - 18:00h (Lunch between 13:00h and 14:00h)<br>
|
||||
**💶** 50 euros (coffee, tea and cookies included)<sup>*</sup><br>
|
||||
**💬** The workshop will be conducted in English
|
||||
|
||||
<sup>*</sup> Lack of money can not obstruct participation. Please get in contact with us to discuss the options (info[a]varia.zone).
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Title:Inter-Planetary File System unearthed
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||||
Date: 2018-11-01
|
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category: curriculum
|
||||
tags: IPFS, networks, topology
|
||||
slug: curriculum-ipfs
|
||||
lang: nl
|
||||
Event_start: 2018-11-01 10:00
|
||||
event_duration: 8h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/networktopology.jpeg
|
||||
|
||||
## Van het gecentraliseerde HTTP pad af
|
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|
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In de afgelopen jaren zijn er nieuwe peer-to-peer protocollen verschenen die de overdracht van informatie over het internet proberen te decentraliseren. In plaats van één centrale machine die informatie aan vele andere computers levert, is de focus verschoven naar het mogelijk maken van het aan elkaar doorgeven van bestanden op alle machines. Het InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) protocol is een van deze pogingen: een gedistribueerd bestandssysteem dat het mogelijk maakt in het hele netwerk bestanden te zoeken, verspreid op te slaan en te delen.
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||||
IPFS heeft de interesse van veel gemeenschappen gewekt, van archivisten tot activisten. De mogelijkheid verschillende versies van bestanden bij te houden, de weerbarstigheid van het netwerk en de toegenomen beschikbaarheid van bestanden maken het een nuttige bouwsteen voor zowel digitale archivarissen als groepen die censuur willen omzeilen. Een voorbeeld is de website voor het referendum van Catalonië in 2017, die op IPFS nog beschikbaar was nadat de oorspronkelijke website door de Spaanse regering werd gesloten.
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Tijdens deze workshop kijken we naar de successen, de valkuilen en de mogelijkheden van dit protocol. We zullen IPFS installeren, de basis doornemen, bespreken hoe het verschilt van andere P2P protocollen en wat voor toepassingen mogelijk zijn.
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||||
|
||||
* Deze workshop duurt 8 uur en een laptop is noodzakelijk.
|
||||
* Voorafgaande kennis van IPFS zou goed zijn, maar is niet verplicht.
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||||
|
||||
Deze workshop is geïnitieerd door Cristina Cochior, Silvio Lorusso en Sofia Boschat Thorez.
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|
||||
# Varia curriculum
|
||||
|
||||
Deze workshop is georganiseerd in het kader van de allereerste reeks van het Varia-curriculum, ontwikkeld in samenwerking met de 3ejaars minor "Hacking" van 'Autonomous Practices' van de Willem de Kooning Academie (WdKA) in Rotterdam.
|
||||
|
||||
Het curriculum is een doorlopende reeks workshops waarin deelnemers kennis maken met de technische, theoretische en methodologische vaardigheden die aan de basis staan van de verschillende praktijken die binnen Varia leven. Dit zijn korte intensieve masterclasses of workshops die erop gericht zijn op hoog niveau inleidingen te geven die kunnen dienen als basis voor verdere verkenningen.
|
||||
|
||||
Wil je meedoen aan deze workshop? Stuur ons een korte e-mail op het e-mailadres info[a]varia.zone voor 29 oktober!
|
||||
|
||||
**⌂** Varia, Gouwstraat 3 (Rotterdam Charlois)<br>
|
||||
**⌚** Donderdag 1 November, 10:00h - 18:00h (Lunch tussen 13:00h and 14:00h)<br>
|
||||
**💶** 50 euro (koffie, thee en koek inbegrepen)<sup>*</sup><br>
|
||||
**💬** De voertaal van deze workshop is Engels
|
||||
|
||||
<sup>*</sup> * Geldgebrek kan geen deelname uitsluiten. Neem contact met ons op om de mogelijkheden te bespreken (info[a]varia.zone).
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||||
Title: Floppy Totaal: Double Density
|
||||
Date: 2019-10-19
|
||||
Category: event
|
||||
slug: floppy-totaal-DD
|
||||
lang: en
|
||||
Event_start: 2019-10-19 14:00
|
||||
event_duration: 10h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/FloppyTotaa_HIGHDESNITY_A2_NEW_web-(2).jpg
|
||||
tags: floppy, totaal, event
|
||||
|
||||
Floppy Totaal visits Varia for another round of dual-layered action. At "Floppy Totaal: Double Density" you can join members of the Floppy Kick music label during a live recording and publishing workshop in the afternoon. The subsequent evening program is filled to the brim with performances by Kisszántó and Eoforwine, presentations and conversations with Joak and Jason Scott and a long distance contribution by Michael Ridge.
|
||||
|
||||
The emphasis of the event lies on the concept of the floppy disk as comfort food in a "future/present shocked" digital age. In what way does working with floppy disks help us cope in a time preoccupied with "new" media and planned obsolescence? Does the floppy disk hold more content than just 1,44 MB of data? Join us to find out!
|
||||
|
||||
* workshop: 14:00 / free
|
||||
* evening: 20:00 / 5 euro
|
||||
|
||||
Full Program:
|
||||
|
||||
Part 1 of Floppy Totaal @ Varia (14:00-18:00) is free and consists of a special Floppy Kick workshop and a conversation.
|
||||
|
||||
Part 2 of Floppy Totaal: Magnetic Flux starts at 20:00 and has tickets for sale that can be purchased at the door for 5 euro's each. The event consists of a series of talks, performances and contributions by Eoforwine, Kisszántó, Michael Ridge, Joak and Jason Scott.
|
||||
|
||||
* Floppy Kick Workshop
|
||||
|
||||
Floppy Kick Records is a not-for-profit, floppy-only label that was formed in Budapest in 2013. All its releases are handmade and any "income" they produce goes straight into future releases. They take a non-political, yet critical position by explicitally rejecting any racism, sexism, homophobic or other forms of radicalism on their releases, choosing to instead focus on the beauty of sound. This can be in any style; experimental, noise, ambient, musique concrète, dark sounds, hnw, avantgarde, field recordings, industrial, power electronics, lo-fi, grindcore, or anything interesting. They believe in physical formats and respect their collectors. During their workshop at Floppy Totaal you can contribute to Floppy Kick by helping out with the recording and releasing of a brand new floppy release.
|
||||
|
||||
[http://floppykickrecords.blogspot.com/](http://floppykickrecords.blogspot.com/)
|
||||
[https://floppykick.bandcamp.com/](https://floppykick.bandcamp.com/)
|
||||
|
||||
* Eoforwine
|
||||
|
||||
Mark Windisch aka. Eoforwine is the founder of the Floppy Kick label and plays beatless lo-fi noise music, spiced with modified field recordings, synths and a light theremin. He is a regular participant of Eastern Hungary's noise events, including the annual Zajkert (Noise Garden) and the Banzaj series, and has toured through and played at many experimental festivals and gallery openings through Middle-Europe and Ireland.
|
||||
|
||||
[https://eoforwine.bandcamp.com/](https://eoforwine.bandcamp.com/)
|
||||
|
||||
* Kisszántó
|
||||
|
||||
Tamás Szántó is a DJ, producer, cratedigger and promotor who is dedicated to seeking strange soundings and musical forms with peculiar diligence. He harkens the musical topicalities; not to adapt, but to avoid them. Collecting records such as experimental noise mixes, or fine theatrical idm ones; he might as well have just the right, harsh & obscure
|
||||
acid vinyl to mix further with.
|
||||
|
||||
[https://kisszanto.bandcamp.com/](https://kisszanto.bandcamp.com/)
|
||||
|
||||
* Joak
|
||||
|
||||
Joseph Oliver Anton Knierzinger or JoaK is an artist and ghost artist. At the moment he works on different algorithms and alogisms between Vienna, Guangzhou and Wartberg. At Floppy Totaal he will present the results of his explorations into the recordable magnetic properties of the floppy disk.
|
||||
|
||||
[https://joak.nospace.at/](https://joak.nospace.at/)
|
||||
|
||||
* Michael Ridge
|
||||
|
||||
Michael Ridge is a UK based artist that creates works whichoften incorporate sound, video, electronics, sculpture, collage and found objects, often exploring the properties of sound reproduction through non-musical materials and objects. He has a keen interest in documenting and presenting the unwanted, overlooked or decayed. Some of his activities include recording and performing Noise Music under the alias Zebra Mu, running the DIY record label Quagga Curious Sounds, being one half of the drawing/zine/mail art duo Ridge & Scrase and being a member of the artist collective other/other/other. For Floppy Totaal Michael Ridge will compose a new sound art composition that draws inspiration from the works of John Cage and Alvin Lucier; whilst examining the physical and storage limitations of the humble floppy disk. A commemoration of extreme file compression!
|
||||
|
||||
[https://michaelridge.wordpress.com/](https://michaelridge.wordpress.com/)
|
||||
|
||||
* Jason Scott
|
||||
|
||||
Jason Scott Sadofsky is an American archivist, historian of technology, filmmaker, performer, and actor. Scott has been known by the online pseudonyms Sketch, SketchCow, and The Slipped Disk and has been called "figurehead of the digital archiving world". He is the creator, owner and maintainer of textfiles.com, a web site which archives files from historic bulletin board systems. He is the creator of a 2005 documentary film about BBSes, BBS: The Documentary, and a 2010 documentary film about interactive fiction, GET LAMP. During Floppy Totaal a long distance conversation will be held with Jason Scott about his work, his life and the current state of the floppy disk.
|
||||
|
||||
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Scott](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Scott)
|
||||
|
||||
* Floppy Totaal
|
||||
|
||||
Floppy Totaal is a Rotterdam based initiative by Niek Hilkmann, Thomas Walskaar and Lídia Pereira that investigates the reuse and re-purposing of 'outdated' technology as a cultural phenomenon. By examining the contemporary usage of the iconic floppy diskette, they hope to assess the way past technology is integrated into our culture today, as well as its future potential. The goal of the project is to inject the debate surrounding obsolescent media with new enthusiasm and stimulate a critical approach to the topic with the help of extensive field research in the realm of the floppy disk.
|
||||
|
||||
[http://www.floppytotaal.org/](http://www.floppytotaal.org/)
|
||||
|
||||
This event is made possible with the kind support of Varia and Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie (Creative Industries Fund NL).
|
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|
||||
Title: The Call Of The Kettle
|
||||
Date: 2019-03-15
|
||||
Category: event
|
||||
slug: kettle
|
||||
Tags: event
|
||||
lang: nl
|
||||
Event_start: 2019-03-15 20:00
|
||||
event_duration: 4h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/kettle4-web-xs.jpg
|
||||
|
||||
Er is meer tussen hemel en aarde dan de mens! Op 15 maart besteden we daarom aandacht aan “levenloze” object in ons midden. Op de stenen vloer van Varia zullen een vijftal artiesten te zien zijn die een intieme relatie met hun naaimachines, broodroosters, ventilatoren, waterkokers en opgeviste werkhandschoenen durven aan te gaan. Dit alles onder het mom van ‘The Call Of The Kettle’; de eerste object georienteerde muziekavond bij Varia! Tijdens dit evenement zullen er optredens te zien zijn van de volgende artiesten:
|
||||
|
||||
** Agente Costura en Stephen Doyle ** is een duo dat geïmproviseerde geluiden speelt met behulp van versterkte naaimachine en drums. Constura speelt al sinds 2003 op de Singer. Overdag werkt ze met ongewenste kleding en transformeert die in nieuwe draagbare vormen. 's Nachts sluit de Singer zich aan bij haar medemuzikanten en naait zij op het ritme van de muziek. Zo improviseert zij kleding op basis van ritme en geluid. Costura heeft onder meer opgetreden in The Vancouver Art Gallery, de Month of Performance Art Berlin, het Bimhuis Amsterdam en de Curitiba Fashion Week. Stephen Doyle is een drummer die woont en werkt in Amsterdam. Costura en Doyle creëren samen een percussieve upcycled stortvloed van uniek gebeeldhouwd geluid.
|
||||
|
||||
[Agente Costura Online](www.agentecostura.blogspot.de/)<br>
|
||||
[Stephen Doyle op Soundcloud](https://soundcloud.com/stephen-doyle-drummer)
|
||||
|
||||
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/oey80a-7CQ0" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>
|
||||
|
||||
**Watt's Cookin'** bestaat uit Zeynep Aslan, Tamara van Suylekom en Inge Hoonte, die elkaar hebben leren kennen via re#sister en repeteren bij Worm. Voor deze performance gaan ze knallen en klooien met dagelijkse objecten. Ze repeteren momenteel in de keuken met hun orkestleden, waaronder waterkokers en koffiepercolators, een mes en een snijplank, een paar potten met noten, rijst en maïs, een mini-oven, twee pannen, twee theelepels en een eierklopper. Een broodrooster en een blik kokosmelk aarzelen nog of mee willen doen, maar waarschijnlijk loopt dat wel los!
|
||||
|
||||
** De Brut ** is een nieuw project van Marijn Verbiesen, die volgens bronnen "een van de krachten is die de Rotterdamse underground bij elkaar houdt!" Ze heeft deelgenomen aan tal van projecten (Sweat Tongue, Red Brut) en is actief als een van de organisatoren van de beruchte Herman concertreeks. Daarnaast staat Verbiesen bekend om haar tapecollages die zeer persoonlijk zijn en hoog aangeschreven staan door bladen als The Wire.
|
||||
|
||||
[De Website van Red Brut](https://redbrut.com/)
|
||||
|
||||
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pa066-UzitY" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>
|
||||
|
||||
** Stella Koppe ** is een "one-woman-sea-trash-band" uit Rotterdam met kunstenares Stella Koppe aan het roer. Het mechanisch en met de hand bespeelde afval van het schoongeveegde strand zal door haar op uw hoofd worden geloosd, in een netwerk van audio-galactische bevrediging!
|
||||
|
||||
** The Singing Toaster ** is niet zoals andere broodroosters, omdat niet elke broodrooster kan zingen. Daarom is deze bijdrage aan "The Call Of The Kettle" nu al een beetje bijzonder. Zullen de verbrande kruimels tussen zijn verwarmingselementen ook uw hart kunnen verwarmen?
|
||||
|
||||
**Datum:** Vrijdag, 15 Maart 2019<br>
|
||||
**Entree:** 5 euro<br>
|
||||
**Deur:** 20:00<br>
|
||||
**Start:** 20:30
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
|
||||
Title: The Call Of The Kettle
|
||||
Date: 2019-03-15
|
||||
Category: event
|
||||
slug: kettle_MD
|
||||
Tags: event
|
||||
lang: en
|
||||
Event_start: 2019-03-15 20:00
|
||||
event_duration: 4h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/kettle4-web-xs.jpg
|
||||
|
||||
There is more between heaven and earth than humankind! Therefore, we would like to direct your attention to your fellow "inanimate" object on the 15th of March. On this day five special acts will showcase their intimate relationship with their sewing machines, toasters, fans and working gloves. All this under the guise of 'The Call Of The Kettle'; the first object oriented music evening at Varia! During this event there will be performances by the following artists:
|
||||
|
||||
** Agente Costura and Stephen Doyle ** are a duo playing improvised sounds, on amplified sewing machine and drums. Constura has been playing the Singer since 2003. In the daytime she tackles unwanted clothing, transforming them into new wearable shapes. At night, the Singer joins her fellow musicians and Lisa sews to the beat of the music, improvising on clothing based on rhythm and sound. Lisa has performed extensively, for instance at The Vancouver Art Gallery, the Month of Performance Art Berlin, the Bimhuis Amsterdam, and Curitiba Fashion Week. Stephen Doyle is a drummer, living and working in Amsterdam. His sounds have previously graced the creations of Dagora, 78rpm, and many more. Together, Costura and Doyle create a percussive upcycled torrent of uniquely sculpted sound.
|
||||
|
||||
[Agente Costura Online](www.agentecostura.blogspot.de/)<br>
|
||||
[Stephen Doyle on Soundcloud](https://soundcloud.com/stephen-doyle-drummer)
|
||||
|
||||
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/oey80a-7CQ0" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>
|
||||
|
||||
** Watt’s Cookin’ ** is composed of Zeynep Aslan, Tamara van Suylekom and Inge Hoonte who met through re#sister and rehearse at Worm. For this performance, the three have teamed up to bang, clang and tinker with everyday household items. They are currently rehearsing in Inge's kitchen with the orchestra members they’ve interested to participate, such as water cookers and coffee percolators, a knife and a cutting board, a few jars with nuts, rice, and corn, and a couple of empty jars, a mini oven, two pans, two tea spoons and an egg beater. A bread toaster and a coconut milk can are hesitant if they want to join this upbeat troupe, but they will probably fit right in!
|
||||
|
||||
** De Brut ** is a new project by Marijn Verbiesen who, according to sources, is "one of the forces that keeps the Rotterdam underground together!" She has participated in numerous projects (Sweat Tongue, Red Brut) and is active as one of the organizers of the infamous Herman concert series. Besides that Verbiesen is renowned for her tape collages that are highly personal and highly regarded by magazines like The Wire.
|
||||
|
||||
[Red Brut Online](https://redbrut.com/)
|
||||
|
||||
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pa066-UzitY" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>
|
||||
|
||||
** Stella Koppe ** is a one-woman-sea-trash-band from Rotterdam, helmed by none other than Stella Koppe. She performs with a collection of marine debris, played by mechanics and by hand. She will sweep the beach and throw its garbage on your head, in a maze of audio galactic joyfulness.
|
||||
|
||||
** The Singing Toaster ** is not like other toasters, because not every toaster is able to sing. Therefore the inclusion of this one during ‘the call of the kettle’ is somewhat of an occasion. Will the burned crumbs between its heating elements be enough to warm your heart?
|
||||
|
||||
**Date:** Friday, 15 March 2019<br>
|
||||
**Entrance:** 5 euro<br>
|
||||
**Door:** 20:00<br>
|
||||
**Start:** 20:30
|
||||
|
||||
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|
||||
Title: Music: Niek Hilkmann, Vulva, Rowan Van As, G. de Singer Songwriter and DJ Wanneer
|
||||
Date: 2019-11-16
|
||||
Category: concert
|
||||
slug: music-niek-hilkmann
|
||||
lang: en
|
||||
Event_start: 2019-11-16 20:00
|
||||
event_duration: 3h
|
||||
featured_image: /images//Niek-At-Varia5hd.jpg
|
||||
tags: niek, hilkmann, concert
|
||||
summary: Another musical night at Varia! Join us for an evening full of singers, songwriters, noise and cardboard!
|
||||
|
||||
Another musical night at Varia! Join us on November 16th for an evening full of singers, songwriters, noise and cardboard!
|
||||
|
||||
<b>Niek Hilkmann en de Puls</b>
|
||||
|
||||
"Your empty milk bottle", "Hey, that's strange ... There is a bug in your hair" and "Zaamslag, never again"; those are not just some random words, but songtitles that Niek Hilkmann is considering for his new EP. To commemorate the fact that they will be recording this very soon, he will perform these songs at Varia with his band, De Puls. Expect a colorful succession of unprecedented scoops and perhaps even some old acquaintances.
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[Web](https://niekhilkmann.nl/)<br>
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[Video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzD53OQZ5WE)
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<b>Vulva</b>
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Vulva is a twoheaded, feminine beast with a mouth so big that you usually only see it in fairy tales and fables. This doesn’t stop them from visiting Varia however! Expect a lot of noise, some theatrical escapades and an abundance of shouting, We will witness Vulva erupt!
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|
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[Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/VULVA.666/)<br>
|
||||
[Souncloud](https://soundcloud.com/vulva666/fuck-you-pre-mix?fbclid=IwAR3fuuydHzh1zwQPLDfH9Wh56pOlsngRZ7uEDaapA-6z1gmJQFTC9WNz4cA)
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|
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<b>Rowan van As</b>
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|
||||
One does not easily describe the life and times of Rowan Van As. This artist-troubadour sings, draws, sculpts and records like there is no tomorrow with the help of an abundance of props and home-made instruments (such as his famous organ mussel). At Varia he will perform some brand new songs for us and warm your heart!
|
||||
|
||||
[Web](https://rowan.hotglue.me/)<br>
|
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[Video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3gbFSzHRGg)
|
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|
||||
<b>G. de Singer Songwriter</b>
|
||||
|
||||
Gerard Olthaar is, as his name suggests, a true Singer-Songwriter; a solo musician who knows how to move and amaze an audience with just his guitar and voice. His songs are raw like the paving stones of Rotterdam and his guitar sound is unquestionably unique.
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||||
|
||||
[Web](https://www.gerardolthaar.nl/)<br>
|
||||
[Video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6weLIWELII)
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|
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<b>DJ Wanneer</b>
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||||
|
||||
No evening of entertainment is complete without a proper DJ and that is why we are very to have DJ Wanneer on the line-up. This individual combines the best of Scheveningen, Rotterdam and Zoeterwoude by playing an eclectic mix of little crooners, dissonant girl bands and overall hysterical music.
|
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|
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[Web](http://jaccoweener.nl/)
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* door: 20:00
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* start: 20:30
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* entry: 5 euro
|
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|
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Title: Muziek: Niek Hilkmann, Vulva, Rowan Van As, G. de Singer Songwriter en DJ Wanneer
|
||||
Date: 2019-11-16
|
||||
Category: concert
|
||||
slug: music-niek-hilkmann
|
||||
lang: nl
|
||||
Event_start: 2019-11-16 20:00
|
||||
event_duration: 3h
|
||||
featured_image: /images//Niek-At-Varia5hd.jpg
|
||||
tags: niek, hilkmann, concert
|
||||
summary: Een nieuwe muzikale avond in Varia; vol singers, songwriters, herrie en karton!
|
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|
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Een nieuwe muzikale avond in Varia! Wees erbij op 16 november voor een evenement vol singers, songwriters, herrie en karton!
|
||||
|
||||
<b>Niek Hilkmann en de Puls</b>
|
||||
|
||||
“Je lege melkfles”, “Hey, wat raar… Er zit een beestje in je haar” en “Nooit meer terug naar Zaamslag”; dat zijn niet zomaar wat bij elkaar geraapte woorden, maar enkele titels die Niek Hilkmann in gedachten heeft voor een gloednieuwe EP. Ter gelegenheid van de opnames hiervan speelt hij bij Varia met zijn band, De Puls, deze en vele andere Nederlandstalige liederen. Verwacht een bonte aaneenschakeling van ongehoorde primeurs en misschien zelfs wat oude bekenden.
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||||
|
||||
[Web](https://niekhilkmann.nl/)<br>
|
||||
[Video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzD53OQZ5WE)
|
||||
|
||||
<b>Vulva</b>
|
||||
|
||||
Vulva is een tweehoofdig, feminiem beest met een grote bek zoals je die eigenlijk alleen in sprookjes en fabels ziet. Maar nu dus ook bij Varia! Verwacht een flinke bak herrie, theaterale escapades en een hoop geschreeuw, waarvan het de vraag is of het eigenlijk wel op het podium thuis hoort. Vulva zal zeker uitbarsten!
|
||||
|
||||
[Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/VULVA.666/)<br>
|
||||
[Souncloud](https://soundcloud.com/vulva666/fuck-you-pre-mix?fbclid=IwAR3fuuydHzh1zwQPLDfH9Wh56pOlsngRZ7uEDaapA-6z1gmJQFTC9WNz4cA)
|
||||
|
||||
<b>Rowan van As</b>
|
||||
|
||||
Men geeft niet zomaar een beschrijving van het leven en werk van Rowan Van As. Deze kunstenaar-troubadour zingt, tekent en beeldhouwt alsof er geen morgen is en gebruikt daarbij een overvloed aan rekwisieten en zelfgemaakte instrumenten (zoals zijn beroemde mosselorgel). Bij Varia zal hij een aantal gloednieuwe nummers voor ons uitvoeren.
|
||||
|
||||
[Web](https://rowan.hotglue.me/)<br>
|
||||
[Video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3gbFSzHRGg)
|
||||
|
||||
<b>G. de Singer Songwriter</b>
|
||||
|
||||
Gerard Olthaar is, zoals zijn naam al doet vermoeden, niet zomaar een muzikant, maar een heuse Singer-Songwriter; een solist die slechts met gitaar en stem de mensen weet te verbazen, ontroeren en verwonderen. Zijn liederen zijn rauw als de Rotterdamse straatstenen en zijn gitaarsound is ongeknutseld uniek!
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||||
|
||||
[Web](https://www.gerardolthaar.nl/)<br>
|
||||
[Video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6weLIWELII)
|
||||
|
||||
<b>DJ Wanneer</b>
|
||||
|
||||
Geen enkele muziekavond is compleet zonder goede DJ en daarom zijn we erg blij om DJ Wanneer op de line-up te hebben. Deze DJ combineert het beste van Scheveningen, Rotterdam en Zoeterwoude door een eclectische mix van kleine crooners, dissonante meidenbands en algehele hysterische muziek te draaien.
|
||||
|
||||
[Web](http://jaccoweener.nl/)
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
* deur: 20:00
|
||||
* start: 20:30
|
||||
* entree: 5 euro
|
||||
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|
||||
Title: One evening, Two launches, Three takes
|
||||
Date: 2019-09-28
|
||||
Category: event
|
||||
Slug: networks-of-ones-own
|
||||
lang: en
|
||||
event_start: 2019-09-28 19:30
|
||||
event_duration: 2h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/nooo2.png
|
||||
summary: We are all very glad to invite you to the launch of the second issue of **Networks of One's Own: three takes on taking care** and **Fed Up!**, the 13th issue of the *Pervasive Labour Union zine*. We will celebrate this with an evening of stories and discussions around networks and maintenance practices.
|
||||
|
||||
We are all very glad to invite you to the launch of the second issue of **Networks of One's Own: three takes on taking care** and **Fed Up!**, the 13th issue of the *Pervasive Labour Union zine*. We will celebrate this with an evening of stories and discussions around networks and maintenance practices.
|
||||
|
||||
**Location**: Varia, Gouwstraat 3 (Rotterdam) <br>
|
||||
**Date**: Saturday 28th of September <br>
|
||||
**Time**: 19:30h - 21:30h
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
**Networks Of One’s Own** is a para-nodal[^1] periodic publication that is itself collectively written in a network. Each of the episodes is thought of as the ‘release’ of a specific software stack, contextualised in its specific practice. The series aims to document a set of tools, experiences, ways of working that are diverse in terms of their temporality, granularity and persistence. **Three takes on taking care** is the second volume of this series.
|
||||
|
||||
In our activity as artists, designers and researchers working with and around free/libre open source technology based projects, we often encounter situations where collective authorship gives rise to complicated interrelationships of ownership. Specifically, these involve the practical aspects of care, maintenance, documentation and overall commitment.
|
||||
|
||||
Three of these projects, *homebrewserver.club*, *Bibliotecha* and *Relearn*, have been influential for the individual practices of those involved, but also for a wider international network of actors, including exhibition spaces, festivals, collective and both formal and informal learning communities. The maintenance of those projects, however, which is long-term and requires ongoing engagement, often lags behind since it is taken up by individuals on the basis of their ability and time.
|
||||
|
||||
This publication is the result of an act of active documentation of the networked projects developed in and around Varia. Active documentation means that we not only documented, but also revisited these projects, spending time on their maintenance and consolidation:
|
||||
|
||||
* *homebrewserver.club*, a periodic gathering where people learn together and reflect on self-hosting digital content. (<http://homebrewserver.club>)
|
||||
* *Bibliotecha*, a project centered on the development of local offline digital libraries for the distribution of electronic publications within small communities. (<http://bibliotecha.info>)
|
||||
* *Relearn*, a self-organised 'summer school' reflecting upon collective learning, that has as many teachers as it has participants. (<http://relearn.be/>)
|
||||
|
||||
With this publication we hope to improve their resilience, portability, long-term sustainability and accessibility.
|
||||
|
||||
The first issue in the series was initiated by [Constant](http://constantvzw.org) and documents the project 'Etherbox', a [collaborative writing and documentation environment](https://networksofonesown.constantvzw.org/etherbox/manual.html). The publication included a genealogy of the events, ideas and practices in the Constant network that influenced or reversely were influenced by what eventually became known as Etherbox. This way of documenting stresses how a project like Etherbox is the work of a heterogenous network of practices that each in their way contribute to its formation.
|
||||
|
||||
<https://networksofonesown.varia.zone/>
|
||||
|
||||
<https://networksofonesown.constantvzw.org/>
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
**Fed Up!** is the 13th edition of the **The Pervasive Labour Union** and explores topics and issues relating to federated social networks such as Mastodon, Pleroma and Funkwhale. It was made possible by the contributions of Martin Schotten, Eliot Berriot, Luke Murphy, Eugen Rochko, Julia Janssen, Gui Machiavelli, Inge Hoonte and Louisa Bufardeci, and Silvio Lorusso.
|
||||
|
||||
**The Pervasive Labour Union** zine is a project initiated by Lídia Pereira in 2015. It not only offers a low-barrier entry level for contributors wishing to express their views on corporate social networking labour, but also a low-barrier entry level for those wishing to become acquainted with these debates. It tries to gather existing knowledge and conversations, while opening up that debate and creating new discourses of user organisation and expression.
|
||||
|
||||
It brings together personal rants, academic texts, poetry, photo montages, collages, drawing, etc. Each issue represents a smaller particle pertaining to labour on social networking platforms and attempts to establish an interconnecting discourse around topics such as labour on corporate social networks, algorithmic governance, resistance and alternatives.
|
||||
|
||||
<http://ilu.servus.at/category/13-fed-up.html>
|
||||
|
||||
-----
|
||||
|
||||
<img src="/images/stimu.en.gif" width="150px" height="auto">
|
||||
|
||||
<small>This event is made possible with the kind support of the *Creative Industries Fund NL*.</small>
|
||||
|
||||
[^1]: See: Paranodes in *Contra-Internet*, Zach Blas <https://www.e-flux.com/journal/74/59816/contra-internet/>
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
|
||||
Title: Eén avond, Twee lanceringen, Drie opvattingen
|
||||
Date: 2019-09-28
|
||||
Category: event
|
||||
Slug: networks-of-ones-own
|
||||
lang: nl
|
||||
event_start: 2019-09-28 19:30
|
||||
event_duration: 2h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/nooo2.png
|
||||
summary: Op 28 september lanceert Varia de tweede editie van **Networks of One's Own: Three takes on taking care** en **Fed Up!**, de 13e editie van de *Pervasive Labour Union zine*. Om dit te vieren organiseren we een avond met verhalen en discussies over netwerken en onderhoudspraktijken.
|
||||
|
||||
Op 28 september lanceert Varia de tweede editie van **Networks of One's Own: Three takes on taking care** en **Fed Up!**, de 13e editie van de *Pervasive Labour Union zine*. Om dit te vieren organiseren we een avond met verhalen en discussies over netwerken en onderhoudspraktijken.
|
||||
|
||||
**Locatie**: Varia, Gouwstraat 3 (Rotterdam) <br>
|
||||
**Datum**: zaterdag 28 september <br>
|
||||
**Tijd**: 19:30u - 21:30u
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
**Networks Of One’s Own** is een para-nodale[^1] periodieke publicatie die wordt geschreven in een netwerk. Elk van de uitgaven is tegelijk een *release* van een specifieke software bundel, die gecontextualiseerd is in zijn eigen praktijk. De serie documenteert gereedschappen, ervaringen en manieren van werken die divers zijn in hun tijdsduur, volledigheid en volharding. **Three takes on taking care** is de tweede uitgave in deze reeks.
|
||||
|
||||
In onze praktijken als kunstenaars, ontwerpers en onderzoekers werkend aan vrije software projecten, komen we vaak situaties tegen waar collectief auteurschap leidt tot ingewikkelde relaties tot eigenaarschap. In zulke collectieve projecten vallen er snel gaten bij praktische aspecten rondom zorg, onderhoud, documentatie en algemene betrokkenheid.
|
||||
|
||||
Drie van deze projecten, *homebrewserver.club*, *Bibliotecha* en *Relearn*, hebben een grote invloed gehad op de individuele praktijken van de betrokkenen, maar ook op een breder internationaal netwerk van actoren. Daaronder vallen expositieruimtes, festivals, en zowel formele als informele leergemeenschappen. Het onderhoud van deze projecten, wat over langere periodes gaat en een voortdurende inzet vereist, blijft echter vaak achter. Dat omdat het door individuen wordt opgepakt op basis van hun capaciteiten en tijd.
|
||||
|
||||
Deze publicatie is het resultaat van een actieve documentatie van de netwerkprojecten die in en rond Varia zijn ontwikkeld. Actieve documentatie betekent dat we deze projecten niet alleen hebben gedocumenteerd, maar dat we ze ook opnieuw hebben bekeken en tijd hebben besteed aan onderhoud, verdere ontwikkeling en de consolidatie ervan:
|
||||
|
||||
* *Homebrewserver.club*, een periodieke bijeenkomst waar mensen samen leren en reflecteren over het zelf hosten van digitale inhoud. (<http://homebrewserver.club>)
|
||||
* *Bibliotecha*, een project gericht op de ontwikkeling van lokale off-line digitale bibliotheken voor de distributie van elektronische publicaties binnen kleine gemeenschappen. (<http://bibliotecha.info>)
|
||||
* *Relearn*, een 'zomerschool' die reflecteert op collectief leren met evenveel leerkrachten als deelnemers. (<http://relearn.be/>)
|
||||
|
||||
Met deze publicatie hopen we de veerkracht, draagbaarheid, duurzaamheid en herbruikbaarheid voor de langere termijn te verbeteren.
|
||||
|
||||
De eerste editie in de serie is geinitieerd door [Constant](http://constantvzw.org) en documenteert het project 'Etherbox', een [collectieve schrijf- en documentatie-omgeving](https://networksofonesown.constantvzw.org/etherbox/manual.html). Die publicatie behelste een genealogie van de evenementen, ideeen en praktijken in het bredere netwerk van Constant die enerzijds de ontwikkeling van Etherbox beinvloed hebben of anderszijds er zelf door beinvloed zijn. Deze manier van documenteren benadrukt hoe een project als Etherbox het werk is van een heterogeen netwerk van praktijken waarin het project kan ontstaan.
|
||||
|
||||
<https://networksofonesown.varia.zone/>
|
||||
|
||||
<https://networksofonesown.constantvzw.org/>
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
**Fed Up!** is de 13e editie van de **Pervasive Labour Union** en is dit keer gewijd aan gefedereerde sociale netwerken zoals Mastodon, Pleroma, Funkwhale. Met bijdragen van Martin Schotten, Eliot Berriot, Luke Murphy, Eugen Rochko, Julia Janssen, Gui Machiavelli, Inge Hoonte and Louisa Bufardeci, and Silvio Lorusso.
|
||||
|
||||
De **Pervasive Labour Union** zine is in 2015 opgericht door Lídia Pereira. De zine is niet alleen een laagdrempelig publicatie project voor mensen die willen schrijven over arbeid in en rondom sociale netwerken, maar ook een toegankelijke plek om bekend te raken met discusses rondom deze onderwerpen. De periodieke publicaties van de PLU verzamelen kennis en discussies, terwijl ze een debat initiëren en ruimte geven aan nieuwe discoursen waar sociale-media gebruikers zich binnen kunnen organiseren en uiten.
|
||||
|
||||
De PLU brengt een diversiteit aan bijdragen samen, waaronder persoonlijke tirades, academische artikelen, poëzie, foto montages, collages en illustraties. Elke uitgave richt zich op een specifiek onderwerp van sociale netwerken vanuit arbeidsperspectief. Vanuit verschillende invalshoeken, zoals algoritmische bestuursvormen, weerbaarheid en alternatieve houdingen, worden zo verbanden gelegd tussen verschillende werkgebieden rondom sociale netwerken.
|
||||
|
||||
<http://ilu.servus.at/category/13-fed-up.html>
|
||||
|
||||
-----
|
||||
|
||||
<img src="/images/stimu.nl.gif" width="150px" height="auto">
|
||||
|
||||
<small>Dit evenement is mede mogelijk gemaakt door het *Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie*.</small>
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
[^1]: Zie: Paranodes in *Contra-Internet*, Zach Blas <https://www.e-flux.com/journal/74/59816/contra-internet/>
|
||||
@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
|
||||
Title: Open Day @ Varia
|
||||
Date: 2019-04-13
|
||||
Category: event
|
||||
Tags: open dag, south explorer
|
||||
slug: openday2019
|
||||
lang: en
|
||||
Event_start: 2019-04-13 12:00
|
||||
event_duration: 6h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/varia-open-day-2xx.jpg
|
||||
|
||||
During the next edition of [South Explorer](http://southexplorer.nl/) Varia will host its second annual open day. Expect an afternoon full of heated discussions, sound installations and retro video games. These include [Idione Dynamic’s](https://iodinedynamics.com/) ‘What Remains’ and Mathijs van Oosterhoudt’s [‘Strange Fruits’](https://vimeo.com/241442224). Furthermore, Thomas Walskaar will conduct interviews for his new project [‘Hidden Levels’](https://walskaar.com/gaming/index.html) and Niek Hilkmann will present a new sound installation ‘Venice on the Maas’ in Varia's basement. Join us from 12 till 6!
|
||||
@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
|
||||
Title: Open Dag @ Varia
|
||||
Date: 2019-04-13
|
||||
Category: event
|
||||
Tags: open dag, south explorer
|
||||
slug: openday2019
|
||||
lang: nl
|
||||
Event_start: 2019-04-13 12:00
|
||||
event_duration: 6h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/varia-open-day-2xx.jpg
|
||||
|
||||
Tijdens de volgende editie van [South Explorer](http://southexplorer.nl/) zal Varia haar tweede jaarlijkse open dag organiseren. Verwacht een middag vol verhitte discussies, geluidsinstallaties en retrovideospellen. Bijvoorbeeld [Idione Dynamic's](https://iodinedynamics.com/) 'What Remains' en Mathijs van Oosterhoudt's ['Strange Fruits'](https://vimeo.com/241442224). Verder zal Thomas Walskaar bezoekers interviewen voor zijn nieuwe project ['Hidden Levels'](https://walskaar.com/gaming/index.html) en presenteert Niek Hilkmann een nieuwe geluidsinstallatie 'Venetië aan de Maas' in de kelder van Varia . Iedereen is welkom tussen 12 tot 6!
|
||||
@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
|
||||
Title: Activating an archive
|
||||
Date: 2019-05-28
|
||||
Category: event
|
||||
Slug: pushing-the-score-end
|
||||
lang: en
|
||||
Event_start: 2019-05-31 20:00
|
||||
event_duration: 3h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/ps-img.png
|
||||
|
||||
### Publication launch and performance evening
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
At the end of last year, **De Player** approached **Varia** to develop a web-publication for their Pushing Scores project archive. The project investigated the state of the arts of composing scores in a contemporary environment and spanned over 2-3 years.
|
||||
|
||||
Varia contributed by developing an archival web publication where the vernacular vocabulary of De Player creates the possibilities of text-based navigation across the collection of items. The material is embodied by a dynamic, accessible and therefore active archive, which creates new relations, new perspectives and, at its best, new concepts for the production and/or processes of making scores. Navigating within the data structure of the archive becomes an act of score notation.
|
||||
|
||||
To test this De Player and Varia asked several artists to work with the tool and use the result as a starting point for a performance.
|
||||
|
||||
**Sofia Boschat Thorez** and **Cristina Cochior** will give a brief introduction to the tool, followed by **Niek Hilkmann**, **Christine Cornwell** and **Robert Kroos**'s score interpretations.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
The performances will be ongoing throughout the night, you are welcome to join in at any moment.
|
||||
|
||||
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
**Niek Hilkmann** is a Rotterdam based artist, musician and researcher with a background in art history, media design and musicology. He has a particular interest in the abstruse technological condition we are living in and the insufficient intellectual methodologies that seek to justify, or explain it. During the presentation of Pushing Scores he will utilize the spatial dimensions of Varia and recontextualize the scores created by the archive. In an ongoing performance unexpected correlations will be produced between the items in the archive and the physical surroundings in which they are represented.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
**Christine Cornwell** is a composer and violinist working between NL/UK with projects involving improvisation and collaborative work often combined with visual artists, dancers, opera companies or experimental TV. She is currently completing a Composition MA at Codarts with Hans Koolmees/René Uijlenhoet and her freelance work includes presenting new works for violin, collaborative residencies, workshop leading and producing/curating events in this field. From her first experiments, such as 2011’s interdisciplinary collaboration with visual artist Eddie Peake/LuckyPDF TV at London’s Barbican to 2019's experimental event 'Invitation (x)', collective creation practises are a vital meeting point which can be traced through all of her creative work between performance, production and management.
|
||||
|
||||
**Robert Kroos (aka Duckfood)** is a Rotterdam based musician, sound-artist and DJ working on all kinds of sound- and music related projects. For this special event he will be using the guzheng and electronics as instruments of choice.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
**Date:** Friday, 31 May 2019<br>
|
||||
**Start:** 20:00<br>
|
||||
**Entrance:** Free
|
||||
@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
|
||||
Title: Een archief activeren
|
||||
Date: 2019-05-28
|
||||
Category: event
|
||||
Slug: pushing-the-score-end
|
||||
lang: nl
|
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Event_start: 2019-05-31 20:00
|
||||
event_duration: 3h
|
||||
featured_image: /images/ps-img.png
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
### Pushing Scores - Presentatie publicatie en performanceavond
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
Eind vorige jaar benaderde **De Player** **Varia** met de vraag een web publicatie te ontwikkelen over het archief van Pushing Scores. Pushing Scores was een driejarig onderzoekstraject van de Player over nieuwste inzichten op het gebied van hedendaagse scores.
|
||||
|
||||
Varia heeft hier aan bijgedragen door een archiefpublicatie te ontwikkelen waarin de spreektaal uit het archief de basis vormt waarop men door de verzameling kan navigeren. Het materiaal heeft uiteindelijk de vorm gekregen van een dynamisch, toegankelijk en daardoor levend archief. Hiermee wordt het mogelijk nieuwe verbanden, perspectieven en wie weet zelfs wel concepten voor nieuwe scores te zien. Op deze manier wordt de handeling van het navigeren door de datastructuur van het archief het componeren van een nieuwe score.
|
||||
|
||||
Om deze aanname op de proef te stellen hebben de Player en Varia enkele kunstenaars uitgenodig om aan de deze publicatie uit te proberen en aan de hand daarvan een performance te ontwikkelen.
|
||||
|
||||
Je bent van harte uitgenodigd om langs te komen op vrijdag 31 Mei in Varia. Waar **Sofia Boschat Thorez** en **Cristina Cochior** de archiefpublicatie zullen introduceren. Daarna volgen er performances van **Niek Hilkmann**, **Robert Kroos** en **Christine Cornwell**.
|
||||
|
||||
De uitvoeringen zullen de hele nacht doorgaan, je bent van harte welkom om op elk moment deel te nemen.
|
||||
|
||||
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
**Niek Hilkmann** is een Rotterdamse kunstenaar, onderzoeker en muzikant met een interesse in de verwarrende technologische toestand waarin we allemaal momenteel verkeren, en de ontoereikende intellectuele methodologieën die deze proberen uit te leggen of te rechtvaardigen. Tijdens de presentatie van Pushing Scores zal hij de ruimtelijke dimensies van Varia verkennen en de scores die voortkomen uit het nieuwe archief hercontextualiseren. Gedurende een doorlopende performance zullen onverwachte verbanden ontstaan tussen het archiefmateriaal en de fysieke omgeving waarin deze worden gerepresenteerd.
|
||||
|
||||
**Christine Cornwell** is een componist en violiste die tussen NL/UK werkt met projecten met improvisatie- en samenwerkingsverbanden, vaak in combinatie met beeldend kunstenaars, dansers, operagezelschappen of experimentele TV. Momenteel voltooit ze samen met Hans Koolmees/René Uijlenhoet een MA Compositie bij Codarts en haar freelance werk omvat onder meer het presenteren van nieuw werk voor viool, residenties, het leiden van workshops en het produceren/cureren van evenementen op dit gebied. Vanaf haar eerste experimenten, zoals de interdisciplinaire samenwerking in 2011 met beeldend kunstenaar Eddie Peake/LuckyPDF TV op de Londense Barbicanen tot het experimentele evenement 'Invitation (x)' in 2019, zijn collectieve creatiepraktijken een belangrijk ontmoetingspunt dat terug te vinden is in al haar creatieve werk tussen performance, productie en management.
|
||||
|
||||
**Robert Kroos (aka Duckfood)** is een Rotterdamse muzikant, geluidskunstenaar en DJ die werkt aan allerlei soorten geluids- en muziekgerelateerde projecten. Voor deze speciale gebeurtenis zal hij de guzheng en elektronica als instrumenten naar keuze gebruiken.
|
||||
|
||||
**Datum:** Vrijdag 31 May 2019<br>
|
||||
**Aanvang:** 20:00<br>
|
||||
**Toegang:** Free
|
||||
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|
||||
Title: Relearn 2019 curved
|
||||
Date: 2019-05-29
|
||||
Category: learning situation
|
||||
Slug: relearn-2019
|
||||
lang: en
|
||||
event_start: 2019-06-07 10:00
|
||||
event_end: 2019-06-09 19:30
|
||||
featured_image: /images/curve.png
|
||||
Summary: This year's edition of Relearn takes the form of multiple sessions, spread over the (bezier) curve between (possibly Amsterdam)-Rotterdam-Brussels-Paris. This Relearn session in Rotterdam is the first control point on the curve.
|
||||
|
||||
For the Rotterdam control point on this year's curved edition of Relearn, we propose to together attend to a **subject zone** (•) where different digital network practices intersect. This subject zone can morph into multiple directions throughout the session. Our specific interest is in how **publishing formats** (••) operate with/on/through this zone.
|
||||
|
||||
• There are many questions in the air when we start to speak about digital infrastructures, hosters, servers, services, networks and their technical realities. Instead of picking one and diving deeper, we thought it would be more interesting to present a range and explore different vocabularies, protocols, technologies, infrastructures. We invite you to join Relearn to stretch this zone, starting from or moving towards:
|
||||
|
||||
* digital interdependencies
|
||||
* affective infrastructures
|
||||
* homebrew networks
|
||||
* networked entanglements
|
||||
* feminist servers
|
||||
* federated networks
|
||||
* and-and-networks
|
||||
* digital autonomy
|
||||
* transitional infrastructures
|
||||
* digital selves-organisations
|
||||
* so-and-sovereignty networks
|
||||
* out-of-the-cloud thinking
|
||||
* …
|
||||
|
||||
•• We’re curious about learning through publishing formats. The different publishing formats serve as an invitation to embed ourselves within the subject zone of digital networks. How can these formats be our morphable lenses, that we use to relearn digital networks? Starting from or moving towards:
|
||||
|
||||
* multiple readers
|
||||
* cross-readings created through algorithms
|
||||
* logbooks
|
||||
* syllabi
|
||||
* documentation
|
||||
* annotations
|
||||
* cookbooks
|
||||
* tutorials
|
||||
* README
|
||||
* bug reports
|
||||
* link dumps
|
||||
* scores
|
||||
* …
|
||||
|
||||
Many sub-trajectories can emerge from here during the days, without the need of taking the same path or agreeing about vocabularies or geometries altogether.
|
||||
|
||||
The session will take place in Rotterdam and starts on Friday evening (the 7th) in a public setting, followed by two full days of relearning together.
|
||||
|
||||
**Friday 7th June 20:00 - 22:00**<br>
|
||||
Relearn public evening program: embed yourself into Relearn
|
||||
|
||||
**Saturday/Sunday 8-9th June 10:00 - 18:00**<br>
|
||||
Relearn sub-zone-trajectories
|
||||
|
||||
If you would like to join this Relearn session, please send an email to [info@varia.zone](mailto:info@varia.zone) with a short motivation of your interest. We will reply to subscriptions on a regular basis, up to the **26th of May**.
|
||||
|
||||
Our capacities allow us to have a group of 30 relearners. Our preference goes out to people that can join the whole session (Friday evening, Saturday and Sunday). We will take care of a *daily vegetarian lunch* (please let us know about allergies or other dietary preferences). Following a tradition from previous years, we will arrange a *hosting network* in the city and find a place to stay for everyone. Please mention in the email if you need to be hosted or could host one or more relearners in your house.
|
||||
|
||||
If you would like to join us only on the Friday evening, there is no need to subscribe, just come over! :)
|
||||
|
||||
**Practical info**<br>
|
||||
Date: 7th-9th June 2019<br>
|
||||
Location: Varia - Gouwstraat 3, Rotterdam, The Netherlands<br>
|
||||
Website: [relearn.be](http://relearn.be/2019/)
|
||||
|
||||
**Resources & contact**<br>
|
||||
→ email: <a href="mailto:info@varia.zone"> info@varia.zone</a><br>
|
||||
→ <a href="https://tumulte.domainepublic.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/relearn" class="uri">subscribe to the Relearn mailinglist </a><br>
|
||||
→ <a href="https://gitlab.com/relearn" class="uri">Relearn’s gitlab repository </a><br>
|
||||
→ <a href="https://webchat.freenode.net/" class="uri">IRC channel: #relearn on Freenode</a><br>
|
||||
→ <a href="https://gallery.constantvzw.org/index.php/search?album=1&q=relearn" class="uri">Photographs of previous Relearn editions can be found in Constant’s gallery</a>
|
||||
|
||||
-----
|
||||
|
||||
<small>This event is made possible with the support of the Gemeente Rotterdam & Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie.</small>
|
||||
@ -1,74 +0,0 @@
|
||||
Title: Relearn 2019 curved
|
||||
Date: 2019-05-29
|
||||
Category: learning situation
|
||||
Slug: relearn-2019
|
||||
lang: nl
|
||||
event_start: 2019-06-07 10:00
|
||||
event_end: 2019-06-09 18:00
|
||||
featured_image: /images/curve.png
|
||||
Summary: De Relearn editie van 2019 bestaat uit meerdere sessies verspreid over het jaar, die samen een (bezier) curve tussen (mogelijk Amsterdam)-Rotterdam-Brussel-Parijs vormen. De sessie in Rotterdam is het eerste controle punt van deze curve.
|
||||
|
||||
Voor de Rotterdamse sessie op de Relearn curve stellen we voor om samen een **onderwerpszone** te betreden (•) waar verschillende digitale netwerkpraktijken elkaar kruizen. Deze subject zone kan tijdens deze sessie meerdere gedaantes aannemen en allerlei kanten op bewegen. Onze specifieke interesse in dit onderwerp is gericht op hoe **publicatie vormen** (••) functioneren binnen/met deze zone.
|
||||
|
||||
• Wanneer het gaat over digitale infrastructuur, hosting, servers, online diensten, netwerken en hun technische realiteiten hangen er heel veel vragen in de lucht. Voor deze sessie wilden we niet een enkel vraagstuk uitlichten, maar juist een reeks aan vocabulair, protocollen, technologieën en infrastructuren naast elkaar zetten. We nodigen je uit om deel te nemen aan Relearn en deze *zone* verder op te rekken, te beginnen bij of toewerkend naar:
|
||||
|
||||
* digitale inter-afhankelijkheden
|
||||
* affectieve infrastructuur
|
||||
* homebrew netwerken
|
||||
* genetwerkte knopen
|
||||
* feministische servers
|
||||
* gefedereerde netwerken
|
||||
* en-en-netwerken
|
||||
* digitale autonomie
|
||||
* transitionele infrastructuren
|
||||
* digitale zelf-organisaties
|
||||
* so-en-soevereiniteits netwerken
|
||||
* buiten-de-cloud denken
|
||||
* …
|
||||
|
||||
•• We zijn nieuwsgierig om te leren van/via publiceer processen. De volgende vormen van publiceren nodigen uit om vanuit een geïntegreerde positie te werken met/aan de onderwerpszone van digitale netwerken. Kunnen we deze bestandstypes als een morfische lens inzetten, om te leren over digitale netwerken? Of kunnen we datgene dat we al kennen over digitale netwerken opnieuw proberen te leren, zoals de naam *relearn* suggereert? Te beginnen bij of toewerkend naar:
|
||||
|
||||
* meervoudige readers
|
||||
* logboeken
|
||||
* syllabi
|
||||
* documentatie
|
||||
* annotaties
|
||||
* kookboeken
|
||||
* tutorials
|
||||
* README's
|
||||
* error rapporten
|
||||
* link dumps
|
||||
* scores
|
||||
* …
|
||||
|
||||
Meerdere sub-trajecten kunnen tijdens dit weekend ontwikkeld worden, zonder dat er een noodzaak bestaat om allemaal hetzelfde pad te nemen of het eens te zijn over vocabulair of geometrie.
|
||||
|
||||
De sessie zal plaats vinden in Rotterdam en begint op vrijdag avond (7e) in een publieke setting, gevolgd door twee volle dagen samen *relearnen*.
|
||||
|
||||
**vrijdag 7 juni 20:00 - 22:00**<br>
|
||||
Relearn publiek avond programma: *embed yourself into Relearn*
|
||||
|
||||
**zaterdag/zondag 8 - 9 juni 10:00 - 18:00**<br>
|
||||
Relearn sub-zone-trajecten
|
||||
|
||||
Als je mee wilt doen aan Relearn, stuur ons dan een mail op [info@varia.zone](mailto:info@varia.zone) met een korte motivatie om je interesse toe te lichten. We zullen met enige regelmaat op inschrijvingen antwoorden, tot **26 mei**.
|
||||
|
||||
Onze capaciteiten zijn beperkt, waardoor we maximaal 30 relearners kunnen verwelkomen. Onze voorkeur gaat uit naar deelnemers die de hele sessie mee komen doen (vrijdag avond, zaterdag en zondag). We zullen zorgen voor een dagelijkse *vegetarische lunch* (laat het ons weten als je allergisch bent of speciale dieet voorkeuren hebt). Ook zullen we de traditie van vorige jaren Relearn voortzetten en hard ons best doen om een *hosting netwerk* te organiseren in de stad, om zo iedereen onder te brengen. Laat alsjeblieft weten in je email of je een plek nodig hebt om te slapen in Rotterdam, of hoeveel mensen je thuis zou kunnen hosten tijdens dit weekend.
|
||||
|
||||
Als je alleen op vrijdag avond mee wilt doen dan kan dat natuurlijk ook, je hoeft je dan niet in te schrijven, kom gewoon langs! :)
|
||||
|
||||
**Practische informatie**<br>
|
||||
Datum: 7-9 juni 2019<br>
|
||||
Locatie: Varia - Gouwstraat 3, Rotterdam<br>
|
||||
Website: [relearn.be](http://relearn.be/2019/)
|
||||
|
||||
**Bronnen & contact**<br>
|
||||
→ email: <a href="mailto:info@varia.zone"> info@varia.zone</a><br>
|
||||
→ <a href="https://tumulte.domainepublic.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/relearn" class="uri">schrijf je in op de Relearn mailinglijst </a><br>
|
||||
→ <a href="https://gitlab.com/relearn" class="uri">Relearn’s gitlab repository </a><br>
|
||||
→ <a href="https://webchat.freenode.net/" class="uri">IRC kanaal: #relearn op Freenode</a><br>
|
||||
→ <a href="https://gallery.constantvzw.org/index.php/search?album=1&q=relearn" class="uri">Foto's van vorige edities van Relearn kunnen gevonden worden in de gallerie van Constant</a>
|
||||
|
||||
-----
|
||||
|
||||
<small>Dit project wordt mogelijk gemaakt met de steun van Gemeente Rotterdam & Stimuleringsfonds Creative Industrie.</small>
|
||||
@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
|
||||
Title: The Network We (de)Served, (XPUB Special Issue #08)
|
||||
Slug: the-network-we-de-served
|
||||
Date: 2019-04-04
|
||||
Event_start: 2019-04-04 19:00
|
||||
Event_duration: 3h
|
||||
Category: event
|
||||
Tags: networks, xpub, infrastructure, publishing, zines
|
||||
lang: en
|
||||
Featured_image: /images/xpub8.gif
|
||||
Status: published
|
||||
|
||||
Dear guest,
|
||||
|
||||
We traveled from home to home by bicycle, setting up homeservers. As friends and companions on this Infrastructour, we studied our routers over drinks served by our hosts. Where possible we installed our servers in our homes, in other cases we had to depend on another member of the group.
|
||||
|
||||
While self-hosting together we questioned our understandings of networks, autonomy, online publishing and social infrastructures, where each of us departed from a different question. We would like to share our personal (yet interconnected) routes with you, tell you a story, present our web- and printed zines, and invite you to explore our homebrewed network.
|
||||
|
||||
**Date**: Thursday, 04 April 2019<br>
|
||||
**Location**: Gouwstraat 3, Rotterdam<br>
|
||||
**Entrance**: Free<br>
|
||||
**Start**: 19:00
|
||||
|
||||
<https://issue.xpub.nl/08/>
|
||||
|
||||
Contributors: Simon Browne, Tancredi Di Giovanni, Paloma García, Rita Graça, Artemis Gryllaki, Pedro Sá Couto, Biyi Wen, Bohye Woo, Roel Roscam Abbing, Manetta Berends, Lídia Pereira, André Castro, Aymeric Mansoux, Michael Murtaugh, Steve Rushton, Leslie Robbins.
|
||||
|
||||
Brought to you by the Master of Arts in Fine Art and Design: Experimental Publishing (XPUB) of the Piet Zwart Institute, and Varia, Centre for Everyday Technology, Rotterdam, April 2019.
|
||||
|
||||
@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
|
||||
Title: The Network We (de)Served - (XPUB Special Issue #08)
|
||||
Slug: the-network-we-de-served
|
||||
Date: 2019-04-04
|
||||
Event_start: 2019-04-04 19:00
|
||||
Event_duration: 3h
|
||||
Category: event
|
||||
Tags: networks, xpub, infrastructure, publishing, zines
|
||||
lang: nl
|
||||
Featured_image: /images/xpub8.gif
|
||||
Status: Published
|
||||
|
||||
Geachte bezoeker,
|
||||
|
||||
Het was een paar maanden terug dat we bij elkaar van huis tot huis gingen om ons gezamenlijke *homebrew* netwerk te installeren. Terwijl onze *host* een kop thee voor ons zette, onderzochten we op deze *infrastructour* onze routers en hoe die ons aan het internet verbonden. In de huizen waar het mogelijk was installeerden we een server, maar dat lukte niet overal. Het maakte sommigen van ons afhankelijk van een ander lid van de groep.
|
||||
|
||||
Gedurende het project was gezamenlijk werken aan vormen van *self-hosting* een manier om het te hebben over netwerken, autonomie, online publiceren en sociale infrastructuren, waarbij we elk van ons vertrok vanuit een andere vraag. We willen graag onze persoonlijke (en toch onderling verbonden) zoektochten met je delen, je een verhaal vertellen, je onze on-line en geprinte zines presenteren en je uitnodigen om ons zelfgebouwde netwerk te verkennen.
|
||||
|
||||
**Datum**: Donderdag 04 april 2019<br>
|
||||
**Locatie**: Gouwstraat 3, Rotterdam<br>
|
||||
**Entree**: Gratis<br>
|
||||
**Start**: 19:00
|
||||
|
||||
<https://issue.xpub.nl/08/>
|
||||
|
||||
Met bijdragen van: Simon Browne, Tancredi Di Giovanni, Paloma García, Rita Graça, Artemis Gryllaki, Pedro Sá Couto, Biyi Wen, Bohye Woo, Roel Roscam Abbing, Manetta Berends, Lídia Pereira, André Castro, Aymeric Mansoux, Michael Murtaugh, Steve Rushton, Leslie Robbins.
|
||||
|
||||
Dit project is ontwikkeld in de context van de *Master of Arts in Fine Art and Design: Experimental Publishing (XPUB)* van het Piet Zwart Instituut, en *Varia, Centrum voor Alledaagse Technologie*, Rotterdam - april 2019.
|
||||
@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
|
||||
Title: THE SOCIAL IN THE MEDIA: On Digital Interdependencies (Varia Visits ODD)
|
||||
Author: Cristina, Sofia, Manetta, Roel, Silvio
|
||||
Date: 2019-10-21
|
||||
Category: article
|
||||
Slug: the-social-in-the-media
|
||||
lang: en
|
||||
summary: A report of Varia visiting ODD in Bucharest
|
||||
featured_image: /images/variaecosystem.png
|
||||
tags: report
|
||||
status: published
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
In June 2019, a delegation of Varia traveled to Bucharest to meet and exchange with [ODD](https://www.oddweb.org/), a space for theoretical discussion and social gatherings of all kinds founded and run by Cristina Bogdan. On the 19th, we gave a presentation entitled "The Social in the Media: On Digital Interdependencies". This was the abstract of the talk:
|
||||
|
||||
> One of the big contradictions of the scene of self-organised cultural initiatives is that we are extremely reliant on corporate social media when it comes to our digital presence. For example, it seems both unthinkable and inescapable to organise an evening without a corresponding Facebook event, or to plan that evening without Google Docs or coordinating via a Whatsapp group.
|
||||
|
||||
> The evening will touch upon alternative tools and approaches, from federated and community-owned social media platforms, and other types of infrastructures that Varia, a space in the South of Rotterdam (the Netherlands), is experimenting with. Departing from discussions on this situation and its causes, we will try to imagine and formulate the affective infrastructures that shape everyday cultural practices and online socialities.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
<small>Attendants reading Constant's "Dear Cultural Institution, There's an Elephant in the Room" letter. Photo by Florian Cramer.</small>
|
||||
|
||||
We started the session by briefly mentioning our individual practices and how Varia came from a dissatisfaction with existing models for self-run spaces, such as the makerspace (lack of critical theory involved), the hackerspace (technology for technology's own sake), the co-working space (sociality as a a service), the fablab, etc.
|
||||
|
||||
After this introduction, the topic of the evening was more precisely expounded through a collective reading of "Dear Cultural Institution, There's an Elephant in the Room", a letter by Brussels based organisation Constant which addresses the troublesome relationship that independent cultural institutions maintain with corporate tools and social media. The letter was written as a reaction to multiple organisations' request for "help to degooglify". Following the reading, a short discussion took place, during which we invited the audience to exchange with us the intricacies of their relationship to corporate social media, but also their experiences, or lack thereof, and the obstacles they encountered while attempting to establish some distance.
|
||||
|
||||
Obviously, Varia hasn't found any definitive solution to this issue, but the question does connect to a lot of the practices in and around Varia. To explain how we tried to address some of the concerns raised in the letter we created a map of the broad Varia digital ecosystem. With this map, we wanted to stress that our current strategy consists in a combination of self-hosted tools and services (such as the website, the collaborative note taking software Etherpad, the on-line calendar and the git-based code sharing repository), but also some that are run by solidary organizations (such as mailing lists, chat, individual fediverse micro-blogging accounts) and some that are paid for (email). Our wish was to emphasize that a cultural organization doesn't necessarilily need to do everything by themselves, but can make use of what is already available.
|
||||
|
||||
We then spoke about our use of bots in chat systems, both to communicate and to document our exchanges. Our initial idea was to develop new forms of note-taking based on our interaction habits. We share a lot of different types of information in group chats, from news to recommendations of articles to instigations to clean the fridge. Starting from the conversational nature of our exchanges, we are experimenting with two different bot-users in the chat: one that gathers images shared on the main Varia channel and displays them online, and another one, focused specifically on the topic of digital interdependencies, that gathers images, quotes and looks for books' citations.
|
||||
|
||||
Beyond these internal initiatives, we also try to reach out and collaborate with people involved in the development of the tools we are interested in. Last year we invited Daniel Gultsch, the developer of Conversations, an open source application for self-hosted chat that is used in Varia. Daniel introduced his work and reflections before animating a worksession organised as part of the *Welcome to the Federation* project. This example was mentioned as one of the ways in which Varia tries not only to use, but also to contribute to and engage more broadly with free software tools and culture.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
<small>Varia delegation presenting at ODD. Photo by Florian Cramer.</small>
|
||||
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An other thing we mentioned is the centrality of Etherpad, the collaborative note-taking software, in our practice. The main reason for that is its flexibility and the tools one can build on top of it, such as Etherdump, a command line tool written by Michael Murtaugh that converts etherpad pages to files. Our use of this tool turned our collaborative writing practice into a collaborative publishing practice. As the pads are driving us to write, edit, add and remove text all the time collectively, most content can be described as traces or fragments rather than "properly" edited essays. Reflecting on this tendency, we discussed the possibility of publishing *through* leaking. This idea became the departure point for the development of a new Etherdump feature allowing us to collect only the pads featuring a "_PUBLISH_" mention. As a result, the Etherdump became a fuzzy field of documents, that can speak to others in the group.
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For the last part of the presentation, we spoke about collaborative projects initiated within Varia which make explicit the importance of tools within our members respective practices. The project [Pushing Scores](http://pushingscores.deplayer.nl/), developed by Cristina and Sofia, was mentioned because its development was heavily influenced by our familiarity with software, including its vulnerabilities. Pushing scores, an archive for a research project about experimental score making, was commissioned by De Player, a Rotterdam based organisation dedicated to experimental music and performance. The outcome is a database free lightweight website made using Python (Flask, Jinja and nltk) in which all the content is interlinked through the vocabulary used by De Player themselves to describe it. Each word submitted by de Player is a clickable link, offering the possibility to chose from a list of sentences containing this specific word within the whole collection to access an other item.
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<small>Varia XMPP federation nodes with other chat providers.</small>
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Ultimately, we tried to introduce and discuss our own experience to point out to strategies that can be adopted by other organizations, such as using the resources of hosting associations or solidary organizations, rather than corporate ones. Furthermore, we also tried to emphasize how the adoption of such tools have provided us with the freedom to implement some custom elements, from bots to publishing tools. We explained our attachment to free software and what other types of hosting can be (such as the ones inspired by the [Feminist Server Manifesto](https://feministhacktivism.noblogs.org/post/2015/02/03/what-is-a-feminist-server/)). We discussed as well the value and perils of federation against the private silos of the GAFAM and the need for trusted intermediaries. Together with ODD and the audience we discussed the politics of adoption of free software and self-hosting, the issue of time investment and the issues around delegating control over services and instruments.
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