by T(n)C
when:
October 4th, 11am-3pm
Registration via patricia.reis@mzbaltazarslaboratory.org
The workshop addresses FLINTA* people and allies
where:
Mz. Baltazar’s Laboratory, Jägerstraße 52-54, 1200 Wien
ABOUT
A kite is a lightweight flying device, usually made of fabric and sticks, held aloft by the wind and controlled from the ground by lines. Beyond being a playful object, it is a symbolic mediator between earth and sky, matter and imagination.
But what happens when kites don’t fly?
In this workshop we will create fragile, too-heavy, or deliberately unbalanced kites from salt dough, leftover and found materials (plastic warped by the sun, rusted metal, broken consumer goods, reflective foils, etc.). These unflyable kites will then be transformed into digital models through 3D scanning. The kites do not rise into the physical sky, but take off into another dimension, a virtual sky, becoming poetic objects that speak of failure, resistance and play.
Each unflyable kite becomes part of The Sky Collective, a digital community of impossible flights, virtually accessible and continuously growing through workshops, exhibitions and collaborations.
Workshop flow (approx. 4h)
> Construct: Building unflyable kites from found and leftover materials
> Convert: Digitizing the objects through 3D scanning as a ritual of transformation
> Unveil: Sharing and reflecting on the digital kites, their transformation and new presence in the virtual sky
– No previous experience is required.
– Participants should bring their smartphones and are invited to bring along any found or special materials that they would like to incorporate into their kites.
NEEDS
SETTING
> Light-flooded room (maybe scanning is taking place outside) || Mz*B
> TV-Monitor || Mz*B
> Internet (to download apps and programs) || Mz*B
EQUIPMENT
> Smartphones || Participants
MATERIAL
> Meaningful/found objects (metal, plastic, wood, glass, fabric,…) || Participants + T(n)C
> Salt dough (flour + salt) || T(n)C
> Strings, wires, foil, reflective surfaces || T(n)C
PART I – CONSTRUCT | approx. 2h
> Intro: short presentation of T(n)C and the workshop idea (kite symbolism, unflyable kites, digital archives, The Sky Collective as digital archive)
> Input: Short introduction to 3D scanning
> Material exploration: Participants select from provided or self-brought materials
> Building phase: In small groups or individually, participants construct unflyable kite-objects. These may be too heavy, too fragile, unstable, or purposefully dysfunctional
PART II – CONVERT | approx. 1h
> Scanning: Each unflyable kite is digitized
PART III – UNVEIL | approx. 1h
> Showing: together we view our digital kite-models
> Critical reflection: Conversation about materials and their digital transformation, symbolism and failure