kaspar könig

we’ve been working on great projects within the timelab in Gent. This video shows how I finished lasercutting my add-ons for traffic signs or other public design. I made two hooks with a precise fit for hooking up a string, which I can tension whenever I want. There is a bridge in the middle of the string, so the whole urinoir starts to become sound!
also information on http://www.timelab.org/summercamp09/

Marc Dussellier and Kaspar König will hold a first workshop about the topic of hackteria.cc, meaning DIY practices for biology, microscopy and the resulting artistic visualisation and sonification.

Saturday 30 May – Wednesday 3 June 2009, 12.00-18.00 daily

Location: eNKa / ElsenStr. 52 (2.Hof) Berlin, Germany
Telephone: +49 (0)176 20626386

Course Participation fee: 100 euros
Please register early to ensure a place. Places are limited to 16.
Registration is required for this workshop and can only be done via email to:
eNKa_NK@gmx.de

For Workshop leaders Biographies and full description and additional reading go to myspace.com/enka52

Overview
Experimental make-workshop with multilayered outcome for people interested in sound, DIY-biology, microscopy and interaction of living microorganisms. Knowledge in physical computing, video and sound processing, electronics and puredata is welcome, but not compulsary.

Description
In this workshop the experiments will take place in close-up view of microorganisms
(e.g. water bears aka tardigrades,amoebae and collected organisms from urban environments), which appears to be a world by itself. Maybe due to the scaling and the amplification of a microscope, but maybe also due to all parameters of imagination that the microcosmos provokes. Growth and behaviour of these
microscopic animals remind us of our own micro-macro-development. With the image and the movement of the organisms, the participants are encouraged to collect inspiration and bridge video and sound to what they experience with these small “animalcules”, as termed by their first observer Leeuwenhoek in 1677.

The participants will learn
How to work with the usb-microscopes and hack webcams to be used as microscopes, observe the behaviour and motion of the waterbears and other microorganisms, find sounds from the lab equipment, hack into electronic devices to integrate into bioelectronic culture devices and build habitats for the animals. Also they will discover sounds from the different instrumentation and utilities of the laboratory. Recycle and compose arrangements for Lab-visual and Lab-sound scapes and benefit from a cross fertilization between the whole (scientific) equipment (you can bring your own too!) and an artistic metaphorical language.
The outcome can be a video with a microscopic soundtrack, a living object with singing waterbears, a performance with laboratory sounds, or an openLab Hackteria installation.

Material needed
The participant should bring their own laptop/computer, a webcam with an adjustable lens and some general lab stuff they have access to.

Material available
various labware, glassware, petri-dishes, usb-microscopes, microorganisms, soldering stations, electronic parts, arduinos etc..

“Instant Instruments & my room is my instrument” workshop in the heart of the D.I.Y. scene of zürich!! Do It Together and check it out on http://www.diyfestival.ch/
and/or listen to the radio lora transmission produced by BADABUM. 7/12/08

This is a small impression from the workshop circuitbending:

http://i-fabriek.nl/
14:45u tot 16:30u 14. november in the cellar of the Timmerfabriek.
audiopresentation in the end!

in the Noise-festival from NoD in Prag Maja and me made some crazy instant instruments!

we hacked a joystick, a mouse, a remote control and a rusian keyboard that we got with the help of the e-wast centre in prague.

check the link fot the participating artists

http://nod.roxy.cz/?p=486

Thanks to the

Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
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Invitation to come and see and try out the outcome of the workshop on sustainable design, and recycling in an everyday context. Organized by TaoKai Zheng and Kaspar König for students of the CAFA, City Design school.
6th floor of SHIN KONG shopping plaza in the Panasonic Center

Exhibition opening 2008/10/16 at 19:00h ending 2008/10/23

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http://panasonic.cn/Panasonic_Center_Beijing/

in Cooperation with badabum we will be handling 10 young artists (in the age from 12-15 years) . It will be a workshop about automation. >KOMBINAT 08< präsentiert
AUTOMAT

>KOMBINAT 08< 11. - 16. August 2008 Chollerhalle Zug
Jeweils 10 – 18 Uhr
Premiere: Freitag 16. August 20 Uhr

Für das Projekt sind noch wenige Plätze frei.
Jugendliche zwichen 12 und 18 Jahren können sich bei mail@badabum.ch melden.
Anmeldeschluss ist der 1. Juni 2008

Eine BADABUM Produktion 2008

Vom 11. bis zum 16. August findet wieder die >KOMBINAT 08< Woche in der Chollerhalle statt.

Zusammen mit, Maya Gehrig, Nora de Bahn, Michelle Ettlin, Simon Berz, Kaspar König Oliver Dolder, Andrew Phillips, Simone Schorro und ca. 12 Jugendlichen wollen wir uns diese Jahr mit Automaten auseinandersetzten.

Automaten sind Maschinen, welche oft spucken oder zu viel oder gar kein Rückgeld geben. Aber auch der Mensch legt sich selber Automatismen zu. Auf der Suche nach seinen eigenen Automatismen entwickelt und baut jeder Teilnehmer auch gleichzeitig seinen Automaten. So versuchen wir das scheinbar menschliche im der Maschine zu suchen und suchen gleichzeitig den “Automaten” in uns selber.
Wir entwickeln im Verlauf der Woche mit diesen Einzelteilen eine Gesamtchoreographie.

Kaspar and Simon take it to a new step: trash orchestra

check the text and images below!

www.homemade-labor.ch

Von Maja Gehrig & Kaspar König > und die 9 StudentInnen

09/02/2008   17U
Wiesenweg 5-9
Nähe Ostkreuz, Berlin.

http://www.datenklang.de
http://kasparkoenig.com/

hosted by Datenklang: Christoph Klemke
Der Workshop «Animation – Circuitbend – Interaction – Laboratory» besteht aus zwei Teilen einem Animations und einem Circuitbending Teil.
Am Ende des Workshops steht eine Installation in der die entstandenen Animationssequenzen auf die gebauten Soundgeräte, die mit Lichtsensoren ausgestattet projiziert wird. Das Lichtsensor Orchester wird ab gemischt. Die Animationen allenfalls mit Live Schattenspiel verändert. Es entsteht eine Klangkulisse für die Animationen.

Im Soundteil von diesem Workshop werden wir Mikrochips
mittels des Circuitbend Prinzip verwerten. Wir bauen mit LDR’s die Chips in ihre Funktion um, damit sie auf licht reagieren. Somit reagieren sie auch auf Animationen….

Im Animationsteil werden wir vor allem mit Farben, Licht und Schatten Arbeiten
Es wird zwei Filmsets geben.

Set Nr.1 Leuchtpult:
Mit einem Leuchtpult werden wir mit verschiedenen Materialien rhythmische Tricksequenzen aufnehmen. Form, Farbe und Beschaffenheit des verwendeten Materials beeinflussen die Interaktion mit den Circuitbend Instrumenten.

Set Nr.2 Schattenwurf:
Mit einem Diaprojektor, Objekten und der eigenen Gestalt werden Schattenwürfe animiert. Mit Hilfe von Farbigem Licht können auch farbige Schatten kreiert werden die später in der Projektion eine andere Soundqualität erzeugen.

(Maja Gehrig and Kaspar König in concert in DIY-festival, photo Raffael Dörig)

Particpate in the speedbending workshop 16:00h-18:00h or come to the concerts: saturdaynight 23:00h in the dynamo in

Dynamo
Wasserwerkstrasse 21
8006 Zürich

http://www.diyfestival.ch

and check this http://www.clickhere.ch/s_071212.html 

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16.11.2007 19H WALDEN > Kastanienallee 86 > EXHIBITION, CONCERT AND DIY
Kaspar König and Simon Berz will display from 16th november till 25th of november, the mutual electronic circuitbended results. Their aim to concept, construct, practice and concert everyday a new instrument is based on their joy with the circuits and the musicality within and beyond them. The audience is invited to bring their mal-functioning electro-waste to the gallery and bend the circuits themselves.
The results will be day by day visible during these 10 days and
especially from 10 to 11h pm every night audible.
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Kaspar König (RONDEEL, Maastricht) und Simon Berz (BADABUM, Zürich) zeigen vom 16. November bis zum 25. November 2007 ihr gemeinsames Schaffen. Sie nutzen die Tage, neue und bestehende Instrumente zu bauen. Die Arbeit ist Konzeption, Bauprozess, Übungsphase und Konzert in einem. Das Publikum hat die Möglichkeit, jeden Prozess einzeln mitzuerleben und seine Empfindungen und sein Wissen miteinzubringen. Die Künstler versuchen damit, gängige Kunstparadigmen in Frage zu stellen und neue zu schaffen und zu diskutieren.

Jeweils um 22 uhr bis 23 Uhr präsentieren die zwei Musiker Ihre neuen Errungenschaften.

Walden Kunstausstellungen g. e.V. i.G
Kastanienallee 86, 10435 Berlin
16. – 25. November 2007

PREMIERE 19 H

ERWEITERT:

10×1.1 von 10 bis 11= 11

10 tage lang eine fortsetzung von das prinzip 1.1 jeweils von 10-11 uhr aufgeführt.

Im zentrum unsere offene Forschung stehen die Entdeckungen von neue Klänge.
Wir bauen jeden tag neue instrumenten oder erweitern bestehende Instrumenten.
Mit allem kann man Musik machen aber wie wird Musik daraus?
Welches Rezept brauchen wir für den heutigen Tag? Die Erfahrung und die errungenen Prinzipien während unsere gemeinsamen Arbeiten werden eingesetzt und pädagogisch an besuchern weiter vermittelt. Jeden Tag den Raum anders benutzen um ein unerhoertes zeitlich begrenztes LABOR zu seinem Limit auszunutzen. Besucher mit diese Ergebnisse überraschen und gleichzeitig mit einbinden in alle stadien des Prozesses (Konzeption, Bauprozess, Übungsphase und Konzert).

Das Prinzip 1.1
eins punkt eins ist eine abwanderung (vereinfachung) von der 5.1 oder sogar 7.1 standards in home-cinema-equipment. Die idee das ein einfacheren modul eine weit erweiterbare klangliche welt erobern kann kam, im Jahr 2005 zu unsere sprache hinzu. Nicht die HIGH-TECH – HIGH-END – HIFI standard intersiert uns, sondern die LOW-TECH, HOME-MADE, EIGENBAU ist die Kraft der Musik in unserem sinne. der Mensch und seine “kleine” entdeckung, machen die grosse schritte! Mit eine fixe station und ein mobiles instrument kommen wir an das publikum heran. Kein geschlossenen blackbox mit eine unmenge von knöpfe die die Tonerzeugung verhühlen sondern ein einfachen alltagsgegenstand mit eine klangliche dramaturgie vorsehen der für jeden zuschauer einschaubar und einleuchtend ist!

Wir benutzen das Recycling und die Verfremdung von diesen Objektenum Klängen für neue zusammenhänge zu erörtern.
10 Tage lang fleissig und flüssig auf entdeckung in die Klangwelten von heute stossen.
und jeden Abend das ergebniss zeigen in einem Konzert das jedem mitnimmt durch seine offensichtlichen Spassfaktor.

Interaktion:
Jeder der unser Labor morgens mittags oder abends besucht kriegt etwas mit.
Er kann selber mitbauen, eine eigene idee mit unsere hilfe entwickeln oder eine ganz eigenes
labor in unser labor aufbauen. Wer kommt heute zu besuch und was bringt er/sie an ideeen und erfahrung mit? das ist auch eine offene herausforderung die wir in einem 10 tägigen prozess angehen.

Warum die Waldengallerie:
Als wir die Ralf Schreiber Ausstellung sahen, und die transmitterworkshop sahen, kamen wir auf die
idee, die waldengallerie für unseren ansatz zu interessieren. Wir bauen nicht nur sender oder solarsoundmoduls, sondern in prinzip alles ohne grenzen innerhalb die kürzeste zeit. Ein prototyp von ein tennisschläger soundinstrument ist spielerisch, klingt neu und gut, und ist leicht und schnell gebaut! Das geht wunderbar wenn man in der Kastanienallee einige interesierte an der klangkunst mit
Klänge herein verführt!

Bauelementen:
Gebrauchsgegenstände, verstärker, piezo microphone, effektgeräte, minimotoren, solarzellen, etc, etc, etc.

Werkzeuge:
Lötkolben 6 stück
feinmechaniker werkzeug
werkzeugkiste mit standard werkzeug und tischklemme,
dremmel und trennscheibe, stichsäge.
Kleber und tacker.

RE-USE YOUR BRAIN &
RE-USE YOUR HEART
an urban-home recycling project.
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2007/11/5 > Monday at 18:00 hours >> QIQIANNIAN ART CENTER (798)

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>In cooperation with Kaspar König (www.kasparkoenig.com), the City School of Design
department of prof. Tao Kai Zheng exhibits the outcome of a 4 week workshop on
sustainable design and recycling in an everyday context.

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>Sustainable design is the art of designing physical objects to
comply with the principles of economic, social, and ecological sustainability.
It ranges from the microcosm of designing small objects for
everyday use, through to the macrocosm of designing buildings, cities, and the earth’s
physical surface. The resources used in this workshop are based on the nearest valuable
“waste” to enjoy making things with. Function follows material… the show displays
- jewelry – furniture – tools and

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>The opening of this event will take place on Monday the 5th of november at 18:00h
in the QIQIANNIAN ART CENTER http://qiqiannian.artmaz.com/
in the north-east of beijing . It will last 4 days and
will be accompanied by a small documentary-book. Published and edited by the students
and Kaspar König. He is a specialist in redefining qualities of materials and his dutch attitude
helps undoubtfully to enhance the playfullness in the recycling and workflow of this project.
it is time to see how intelligent way to re-use and find recycling

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In my secondimpress 2 , the workshop sustainable design, the nightwatcher does got a friendly face, new FEbike and turtles dance!
So sometimes I think it is quite hopeless what I am doing… A sustainable / recycling workshop in the country where resources are utmost exploited. Whereas traditional chinese production has to do with sustainability in its purest form, recent wealth and economy-growth are known to be the reasons, as far as we see. I’m told that not even 20 years ago china was everywhere much much cleaner. But now even in the remote places, waste is being dumped basicly everywhere. So when I started my workshop in order to make awareness of the resources we throw away in our daily lifes, many “new” resources for our course where already available in close sight. And actually I started to make some paper to cardboard in different shapes. Also local industries are contacted to enrich our workshop. Many mis-printed KFC packaging is now being re-designed by fifteen very motivated students. I try to give you an impression of the first results. I hope the photos explain themselfs. (anyway I post a seperate article on the workshop once everything is done)

And tomorrow I’m looking forward to watch the turtles again in lee’s appartment who is a collegue and has two turtles I’ll be in charge with.
I had the honour already once and also this dancing turtle has become a friend. Wish I could understand their bodylanguage, and yes on the menu I’ve seen them several times now, but I refuse to order them. Now I prefer for my health a recycled bike (Yellow) this time. A foldable one which is quite small but lasts better then the other bikes. And again I got a smile from the brand name: FEbike. I made already some amazing trips with this little bike, quite easy to pack in a cab aswell if I underestimated the distance once again. To get from A to B in Beijing feels sometimes from A to Z actually. But you know me, without a bike i cannot think properly.

As you can see I found new patriotism in one of my busy phonecalls trying to get an original accordeon of a chinese brand (daishenze 798). Almost I found it in this beautiful shop. But with help of my friend LONGKING, i found an old accordeon specialist in the deepest inside of the biggest hutong i’ve ever been to.
Due to the olympic games this hutong is still alive, and actually it is renovated to leave some impression of the old beijing in sight for foreigners, but I wonder how many people will find this acordeon specialist. Amazing, 1 hour of one little street after the other, thanks to my new friend LONGKING (who is on the picture in another store not far from the hidden city). Next time i’ll add a photo of my secondhand ” baile” accordeon. Couldn’t listen to the PARROTS anymore so i give “baile” (spanish for dance) a real good new chance!

Daishenze 798 keeps on suprising me. Cause actually the newest art of asia is proudly presented in a very proffesional way. And I love the miniwigs in this object. As I’ve been impressed by other works not far from daishenze in the winefactorydistrict such as this Nike Bomb and the work of Shuyong. Hope you like it too :-)

Actually one of my favourit bars in my un-favourit bar-district street next to shanlunti, you can get a fine if you do shit. Recycle somewhere else is the message. Don’t hope the chinese wealth will provoke to export our and their waste back to us …

(PR of China in the sign of the olympics, Herzog and DeMeuron have made the “real” olympic mascotte)

dear family and friends,

a little earlier then last year the first freshimpress (part 2) of the peoples republic is being continued. Remember: my impressions and experiences in a country sofar from what I would call home…
This time: the new nightwatcher. Workshop where students start to recycle (again), carrefourcounters… how much mooncookies can one buy?

At the airport I got picked up by my friend and charming host mr. Tao Kai Zheng and 3 of his students. My plane landed a half hour earlier than sheduled and so I was suprized I was already awaited. We went inmediatly to the City Life Style Design Department of the School of City Design which is part of the CAFA (Central Academy of Fine Arts) This department though is a little further to the north-east. Not far (25min) from the airport. Luxury real- estates are rising and publicity on the fences happily anounce: extreme international life in airport city. It’s all next to Monet’s park and europe-ville and today I saw chateau de vie on my way to a shop.
This time I borrowed a bike which I probably occasionally need though riding to the center of the city won’t be my ambitious goal. No, I better get used to campus life soon. Anyway the guarded communities are expanding and I see more fences and cameras. After being introduced to my new dormitory, we said goodbye for this day, and I just went for a walk on the campus to get rid of my jetlag. And there it was, the first shock. A stiff guard standing in front of a side entrance of the dormitory watching closely every step.
I nodded friendly but couldn’t see him clear in the darkness. No move, no reaction, no smile as I ‘m used too. I was a little scared so I just quietly went back to bed in the hope i would get somehow another introduction to this guard. The next day I got up at 8 to go to an opening of a creative market and a new shop, one of the student had recommended it. A shop full of boxes, where young artists can rent a box and sales are done by the owners. Quite central and next to the biggest carrefour I’ve ever seen in the center of a city. Great stuff was made by the young creatives,
slightly different from things i’ve seen but quite a couple of new things too. Basicly funny japanese kind of manga diversications and later I bought a shirt with sound sensor that lightens up whenever the sensor gets a sound input. Also the carrefour was impressive with over 50 counters of course with long lanes and yes every counter had 3 till desks in a row. At least 150 places to pay and a many more people waiting to do so. O.k. the traditional harvest is celebrated. Or is it the mid-autumn-festival? Well if I believe the students it is the mooncookie festival, and everyone gives eachother many many cookies where the package counts even more than the cookie!

Now a little more to the reasons i’m staying here. I’m invited to do a 4 week workshop on recycling, sustainability and re-use, at the same CAFA. 15 students of the 3rd year of the city design school are participating. We are succeeding slowly in a consumptive world like this one. Although we’ve many many resources due to that. So mooncookie-packagerecycling is on top of the list….. or not? see/read for yourself in the next secondimpress 2.