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Darty Monkeys is an initiative within Hackuarium. A series of events which seeks to encourage artists, scientific, and/or creators to maintain a dialogue with the public through artistic projects to debate scientific and environmental issues. The aim is to contribute blurring the borders between art and science and bring in creative minds to push forward research and DIY into the unknown.

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Its first project since its creation is [[Living Instruments]], a collaboration between Hackuarium and WE Spoke to create different living instruments in order to make a live performance. The musician will make his first residence in September 19 - 23. Performance in Early 2016 in "le Bourg" Lausanne. Workshop & Perfo LIFT Conference Feb 2016. (Luc Henry, Serge Vuille and Vanessa Lorenzo).
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= What =
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Darty = for artists and designer getting involverd with DIYBio, science and emergent technologies. Darty Monkeys is a series of periodic dates within Hackuarium to place discussions and keep informed about ongoing residencies. Is an Initiative to develop projects at the boundary between science, art and design outside of dogma to create unorthodox prototypes inscribing the alienation of the rhythms of everyday life.
International artists/creators will be invited to take part in the hackerspace - laboratory during a residency. Our first visitors: (see *kick off 25.08.2015)
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* To debate about bio-technological advances, artificial systems and possible futures. <br>
* To provides a time and space for creators. <br>
* To place this project in the context of the current state of DIY, science and art.
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This initiative has the following objectives:
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* To build artistic and critical minded community <br>
* To engage artists in scientific research and viceversa <br>
* To create a piece of art or a prototype <br>
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= Who is involved?=
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* Jonathan Sobel (collaborator)
* Sachiko Hiroshue (collaborator)
* Luc Henry (collaborator)
* Yann Heurtaux (collaborator)
* Vanessa Lorenzo (initiator)
* You?
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= When =
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KickOff: 23.09.15 at [https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=mgvq9goephpmna0kb7rj9ipei8%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=Europe/Zurich link #OpenHackuarium #64 Special Darty monkeys]
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Next event: 09-10.01.16
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== Virtual round table 09-10.01.16 ==
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What: Virtual round table for post-apocalyptic realities. Virtual hangouts with biohacker community around the world during 24 hours. A virtual cup of tea or drinks to get to know each other and discuss about a very specific topic: Artists and designers shaping science. How we shape the future of science and biotechnology.
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How: Multichannel Skype or similar.
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When: Weekend 09-10 January 2016
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Where: At your closest hackerspace kitchen.
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= What's Next=
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A monthly date with Darty Monkeys will be provided to debate and imagine new approaches to art and science in the near futures. <br>
International artists will be invited to take part in the hackerspace during a residency. 
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A Hackathon 2016. More info soon!
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= Log =

== Kick off Th 25.08.15 ==
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Visiting artists: 
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Serge Vuille a London based artist director of [http://www.wespoke.ch/en/ We Spoke] presenting [http://wiki.hackuarium.ch/index.php?title=Living_Instruments Living Instruments]<br> 
Vytautas Jankauskas Geneva based media artist at [http://montague.lt/ Montague] presenting "Vernis Magnes" and "HOW TO BUILD A DIY WATER TANK"<br> 
Marika Magnuszewska Polish media artist based in Switzerland presenting "Drunk Books" and her next residency.<br> 
Jonatan Sobel Lausanne based scientist and microphotographer working with "Fractals" and its visualization.<br> 
Vanessa Lorenzo Lausanne based media artist at [http://ssmmyyvrss.tumblr.com/ Hybridoa] <br>
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*  All categories included at the edge between arts and sciences are welcome here, some examples: critical design, bio design, genetic art, moist art, artificial life (artificial systems and artificial intelligence), data visualizations, etc…
* Some conditions to be provided: 
* Psychological room or peaceful space. Not possible, a place to “work”, optional solution: Use (to book) the bubble room right after the benches and secretary desk, soon will have an isolating roof and eventually a little hut in    the green area (which has to be designed and built).
* Be aware of limitations of the lab & artist: learning process, security (low exigence, as we don’t have any dangerous materials) & propose external collaborations. 
* Tutor: Launch Darty Monkeys office hours for active collaborations, responsability/engagement level to be determined by both artists and collaborator.
* Access to biological materials. Sadly, some ingredients or biological materials are impossible to get or produce in the lab. Fortunately, there are ways to "get" them via “donators” or external collaborations with official labs. 
* Wiki list with potential “donators” labs (unil, unige, epfl…) possible to arrange something collaborations with our coworkers,
* Not to be publicized immediately. Not a popular point but as we are in a open minded space but open doesn't mean overexposed: If you never worked in an open source project, learn the basics to licensing, know the tips to share, name, add contributions and publicized when you're comfortable with. 
* Engage potential collaborators / scientists. 
* Make community of artists, welcoming & understanding atmosphere for creative minds not experimented in Biotechnology or sciences. Already a nice atmosphere here but to be aware that some people get impressed by the level of high expertise of some of the members. We should always make clear that is a totally inclusive space: Artists and scientists in the same level and totally welcome. We should always have in mind the word "dismitify" and push forward towards the unknown.
* Manage external collaborations (in term of signing publications, funding, store art piece, exhibitions and some conditions of exclusivity or possible reserves in terms of information).
* Ethics: Everything is possible, also the controversial but has to be according to the law in terms of laboratory security levels, our ethical chart, and the criteria of the community.
* not enterprise – oriented and critical mind. 
* Periodicity. Events / Discussions once a month starting 23nd September.
* Format: To be defined for each event: Presentation, brainstorm sessions, hackathon, field data gathering / field research.
* For the next editions? introduction to the new thematic, presentation of a related project and discussion (invite experts, philosophers, science, artist).
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