Use/Role

Professionalism means efficiency.

Professionalism means efficiency.

When contact between people takes place on a professional level it is very purposeful. But it…

An inexperienced singer makes audible again how difficult it is to achieve perfection.

An inexperienced singer makes audible again how difficult it is to achieve perfection.

An audience can identify with the auditioner because it can imagine what that person must be going…

Fighting and struggling through an audition.

Fighting and struggling through an audition.

The audience seems to be more interested in seeing someone fighting and struggling through an…

Although there are thousands of professional musicians in the Netherlands, television mainly shows amateurs and wannabe’s competing with each other in audition programs.

Although there are thousands of professional musicians in the Netherlands, television mainly shows amateurs and wannabe’s competing with each other in audition programs.

Of course it is nice to see these shows being so popular. Young people are greatly encouraged to…

A musician will not easily be affected by a location.

A musician will not easily be affected by a location.

His performance was already perfected in the rehearsal studio. He does not want to derogate from it.

Perfection is a standard.

Perfection is a standard.

Even an album recording of classical music sometimes consists of hundreds of small fragments that…

When there is a lot on offer and an audience wants to choose wisely, venues, bands and artists will have to make it very clear to that audience what they can expect.

When there is a lot on offer and an audience wants to choose wisely, venues, bands and artists will have to make it very clear to that audience what they can expect.

The public wants to be assured of a good experience. The margin for surprises becomes as small as…

A concert hall can be the place to learn anew how to deal with time.

A concert hall can be the place to learn anew how to deal with time.

How to engage with impulses that can’t go any faster than they are coming.

Attention

Attention

Attention requires time.

Speed accomplishes a lot.

Speed accomplishes a lot.

A daily edition of a newspaper includes more information than a person would have come across in…

The multitude of impressions is fascinating and enriching, as long as your rate of watching, listening and analyzing is sufficiently high.

The multitude of impressions is fascinating and enriching, as long as your rate of watching, listening and analyzing is sufficiently high.

This is something that can be learned. You become more adept at screening things superficially and…

The world comes increasingly close.

The world comes increasingly close.

You can step right into the centre of important events.

[7] Open sourcing

[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

[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

[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

[4] Digital games and game culture

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

[3] Case modding

[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

[2] E-waste and its creative reuse

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

Synopsis

Synopsis

Angelo Vermeulen - Biomodd is a collaborative art project conceived to challenge presumed notions of opposition…

Failure and survival

Failure and survival

Angelo Vermeulen - Nature and technology are our means to re-structure the tangible world. 'Nature' is understood here…

Violence as natural principle

Violence as natural principle

Angelo Vermeulen - "You can also take a positive view of violence and regard it as a kind of life energy, a driving…

Sustainable leadership: an idea buzzing in my head

Alessio Contini - The role of art, especially music nowadays, could be crucial to convey a positive message and boost…

More Ideas about our project.

Georgia Sismani, Beatriz Martin de Andres, Collados Carlos - After discussing with others groups we had some new ideas about our project.

Presentation Working Progress

Presentation Working Progress

Franziska Scheuermann - By rehearsing our final Presentation, we had to skip some parts to fulfill the time requirements