BALTAN Laboratories launches its new publication The Future of the Lab, a collection of essays and statements that challenge and debate future strategies and forms of the laboratory (or media lab). Stemming from the international expert meeting The Future of the Lab held in Eindhoven in 2009, the book highlights some of the issues raised during those sessions and continues the conversation, acting as a context for future connections and action.

The publication features contributions by Andreas Broeckmann, Eyal Fried, Nik Gaffney, Eva De Groote, Horst Hörtner, the LABtoLAB network, Melinda Rackham, Joost Rekveld, Edward A. Shanken, and others.

In collaboration with 2018Brabant Cultural Capital of Europe | Candidate

Opening remarks by Geurt Grosfeld
Culture broker, Breda, 2018Brabant Cultural Capital of Europe | Candidate (NL)

With an introduction by Angela Plohman
Director, BALTAN Laboratories, Eindhoven (NL)

And a toast by Floor van Spaendonck, Director, Virtueel Platform (NL)

Location: E-CULTURE FAIR 2010
Dortmunder U – Centre for Art & Creativity
Leonie-Reygers-Terrasse
D-44137 Dortmund
Germany

The book launch is part of the BALTAN Laboratories international Future of the Lab presentation at the E-CULTURE FAIR 2010.

As a follow up to the international expert meeting The Future of the Lab held in Eindhoven (NL) in 2009, BALTAN Laboratories hosts a session at ISEA2010 RUHR around the changing and future roles and forms of the media lab. In order to build on the experiences and challenges shared during the meeting in Eindhoven, this session will take a number of specific key issues that were raised and delve more deeply into them at ISEA2010 RUHR. Five representatives from media art labs around Europe have been invited to respond to these themes. Following their statements, session participants will break into smaller working groups led by the respondents to further explore the proposed topics. The results of these working groups will take the shape of recommendations or proposals for action to pursue in the next steps of The Future of the Lab research, aiming to facilitate continued knowledge sharing between labs.

In collaboration with 2018Brabant Cultural Capital of Europe | Candidate.

Please note: this session is aimed at people who work in, for or with labs.

Location: Volkshochschule Dortmund, L 102b
Dortmund, Germany
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