Culturing green algae for the Biomodd Workshop Sint-Nikaas. For this purpose local algae are mixed with an older culture that has been used in art projects since 2003.

Destroying and seeding art

Angelo Vermeulen - Each Biomodd project ends with its disassembly. To some this may come across as shocking since so…

Sketching possible combinations of plant life and electronics.

Close-up of one of the hybrid plant-computer units.

Development of algae-based water cooling system with internal vegetation.

Changes and rhythms in computers, plants and people

Angelo Vermeulen - When reflecting on the changes and rhythms of computers in Biomodd, one of the first things that…

Biomodd Game Tournament.

Biomodd Game Tournament banner.

Biomodd Workshop Sint-Niklaas. Installation view, municipal library, Sint-Niklaas, 2010.

Sharing a co-created art work

Angelo Vermeulen - During the exhibition of the Biomodd installation in Sint-Niklaas, several team members took active…

Witnessing motivation

Both my own witnessing and the witnessing by peer participants seemed to have a clear impact on the…

Witnessing collaboration

This particular workshop was in effect the first try-out of the Biomodd Workshop format. The two…

Hacking closed-system consumerism

One of the main goals of Biomodd is empowering people to take control over consumer electronics.

Workshop participants

Twelve participants collaborated in this Biomodd Workshop. Most of these came from the Sint-Niklaas…

Background

Angelo Vermeulen - The Biomodd Workshop Sint-Niklaas was organized in the context of Coup de Ville in Sint-Niklaas…

Biomodd videos

Angelo Vermeulen - Video documentation of the Biomodd projects in Ohio (2007-2008) and the Philippines (2009).

[7] Open sourcing

Angelo Vermeulen - The Biomodd project itself has also taken an open source nature. For instance, instructions for…

[6] Juxtaposing the local and the global

Angelo Vermeulen - Each Biomodd version reflects the cultural and social conditions in which it was created and is a…

[5] Collaboration and co-creation

Angelo Vermeulen - We work with teams and every individual within the group is empowered to add something substantial…

[4] Digital games and game culture

Angelo Vermeulen - Biomodd highlights the social nature of gaming and game culture.

[3] Case modding

Angelo Vermeulen - The idea of case modding is approached as a form of expanded sculpture. In this sculptural approach…

[2] E-waste and its creative reuse

Angelo Vermeulen - Electronic waste is one of the most problematic consequences of digital technology.

[1] Symbiosis between biology and technology

Angelo Vermeulen - In Biomodd, nature and technology are not juxtaposed but rather fused into imaginative hybrid…