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Protei Presentation at MARIN Posted by Arie Altena — Jan 24, 2012 03:27 PM
On Friday January 20th Piem Wirtz and Alvaro Takiuti presented Protei at the Natural Propulsion Seminar of the Dutch Maritime Research Institute (MARIN).
Performative Wearables Posted by Piem Wirtz — Dec 06, 2011 02:42 PM
Since wearable technology pieces are often designed to be interactive, and in most cases are presented to an audience in some sort of way, we thought it was interesting to do a thought experiment: can every ‘wearable’ be considered a performative work, and can this approach help to design and create more meaningful projects?
Fashioningtech.com Features V2_ Summer Sessions Posted by Piem Wirtz — Dec 06, 2011 12:19 PM
Guest blogger for "fashioningtech.com" Valerie Lamontagne interviewed this year's participants of V2_'s Summer Session program about the works they developed. Each day, from today on, Valerie will publish one interview on Syuzi Pakhchyan's famous blog. Stay tuned!
50 Years of Dutch Media Art at STRP Posted by Joris van Ballegooijen — Nov 29, 2011 09:50 AM
With seven installations on show at the popular STRP festival – kicking off again in Eindhoven on Friday, November 18 – V2_ can call itself an official purveyor of 50 years of media art in the Netherlands.
Dick Raaymakers wins Art+Technology Award 2011 Posted by Joris van Ballegooijen — Oct 26, 2011 10:13 AM
Composer and theatre maker Dick Raaymakers is to receive the Witteveen+Bos Art+Technology Award 2011 for his entire oeuvre. The award ceremony will take place in the Bergkerk Church in Deventer on November 10, 2011 and will be celebrated with a Raaymakers exhibition which will run until December 4, 2011.
Anouk Wipprecht on Intimacy 2.0 Posted by Joris van Ballegooijen — Oct 19, 2011 11:55 AM
Anouk Wipprecht, fashion designer and former "Summer Sessionista" at V2_Lab, talks about the new designs she made for the successful Intimacy series together with Studio Roosegaarde.
Protei Wins 3rd Prize in VIDA 13.2 Competition Posted by Joris van Ballegooijen — Oct 28, 2011 11:57 AM
Protei has won third place in the Vida 13.2 Art & Artificial Life International Competition. The project, represented by Cesar Harada will receive €8,000 and will be part of an exhibition in Madrid.
Kick off DEAF2012 Posted by Joris van Ballegooijen — Oct 11, 2011 04:09 PM
The Dutch Electronic Art Festival - DEAF - makes a big come back next year. The 2012 edition of DEAF takes place from May 16 till June 3 in both Rotterdam and Amsterdam, and explores ‘The Power of Things’.
Unveiling Protei_006 Posted by Isidora Markou — Sep 07, 2011 12:10 PM
Protei_006, the first full-scale prototype sailing robot that could clean oil spills in the ocean was unveiled for the first time to the audience at the press conference that took place at the Protei team’s workshop last Friday September 2nd 2011.
Counting down.. Posted by Sofia Bustorff — Aug 24, 2011 04:26 PM
One week before presenting Protei 006 to the world..
Knitting Typewriter Posted by Piem Wirtz — Sep 28, 2011 11:16 AM
The eTextiles Workspace group (Anja Hertenberger, Leonie Urff, Ricardo O Nascimento and Meg Grant) started their project "TK Series" as part of the V2_ Summer Sessions 2011. The project takes the form of a typewriter that produces knitting.
Testing Protei 005.6 on the water Posted by Isidora Markou — Aug 24, 2011 02:48 PM
On Saturday July 23rd and almost six weeks before the unveiling of Protei +006 during the World Port Days (September 2) and its presentation in the World of Witte de With festival (September 9, 10, 11), the Protei team travelled to De Kaag to test Protei 005.6 on the water!
CALL: Labs Show DEAF 2012 Posted by Joris van Ballegooijen — Sep 09, 2011 12:10 PM
V2_Lab and Baltan Laboratories (Eindhoven) launch a CALL FOR PROPOSALS from media labs around the world for recently produced artworks to be featured at the next edition of the Dutch Electronic Art Festival taking place from April 19-22, 2012 in Rotterdam.
… and yes, they can float! Posted by Isidora Markou — Aug 03, 2011 12:11 PM
While trying to make a revolution in the streets of The Hague to save the arts in the Netherlands, another kind of revolution was taking place in Rotterdam…
Statement performed at the protest meeting Posted by Pinar Temiz — Jul 13, 2011 11:51 AM
A statement performed at the protest meeting at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam by Jeremiah Day.
RE: wins WRO Audience Award Posted by Joris van Ballegooijen — Jun 23, 2011 10:46 AM
RE: by Carolien Teunisse and Bram Snijders wins the 2011 WRO Media Art Biennale Alternative Now Audience Award
Curious Corner: Valérie Lamontagne Part III Posted by Pinar Temiz — Jun 20, 2011 03:35 PM
The last part of the Q&A with Valérie Lamontagne. Questions by Syuzi Pakhchyan (Fashioning Tech) & Simone de Waart (Material Sense).
"Starting to feel more like a real workshop!" Posted by Isidora Markou — Jun 20, 2011 03:57 PM
Although it’s been a short week in Holland, the protei team knows no days off! For the past two weeks the team has been working really hard to set a comfortable and creative environment for the development of the protei 006.
Curious Corner: Valérie Lamontagne Part II Posted by Pinar Temiz — Jun 20, 2011 12:14 PM
Q&A with Valérie Lamontagne Part 2 . Questions by Deborah Hustic (Body Pixel) & Francesca Granata (Fashion Projects). Next part will continue with more questions from Syuzi Pakhchyan (Fashioning Tech) & Simone de Waart (Material Sense).
Projects Summer Sessions 2011 Posted by Joris van Ballegooijen — Aug 10, 2011 12:56 PM
As the outside temperature rises, so does it rise inside the V2_Lab – the 2011 Summer Sessions have begun!
