Digital Creativity – Attaya Projects

2ND MENTORING DAY AT SHIFT

Lalya — Wed, 13 Nov 2013 10:38:37 +0000

Another great day of mentoring young creative graduates at the Shift programme!

Shift is an internship programme for young creatives, organised by Newcastle-based Studio Precept. It involves a wide variety of mentors from the industry, to advise the interns and give them practical skills through focused workshops.

Attaya director Lalya (well that’s me writing this post anyway, init) is one of the expert mentors recruited for the programme, where she’s holding a series of workshops and seminars about design for digital interactions in 3D physical space in general, and urban interaction design in particular.

This session was open to the public and ended with presentations of group projects, which ranged from interactive furniture to street art for the elderlies. Great fun!

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100 Things That Have Happened Today – Northern Design Festival

Lalya — Mon, 14 Oct 2013 15:08:52 +0000

(Instructions for the event held by Andrew Wilson on ‘creative uses of mobile phones in the arts and social sector’. The event is part of Attaya Projects’ showcase for Northern Design Festival, at B&D Studios.)

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Spotlight on Teresa Almeida – Northern Design Festival

Lalya — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 18:29:03 +0000

Another Attaya Projects collaborator featured in our showcase at Northern Design Festival is Teresa Almeida. Teresa is an artist, designer, researcher, and educator whose main interests are wearable and soft technology, craft, tangible and embodied interfaces, ecology, sustainability, and design for empowerment and social innovation. She is currently a PhD student at the Digital Interaction Group at Culture Lab, Newcastle University.

Teresa is showing some of her work with e-textiles throughout the festival and holding a workshop about DIY creative electronics, together with Lalya Gaye, on 12th October between 11.00-14.00 at B&D Studios. Outcome of the workshop will be displayed at the showcase during the rest of the festival.

Pop by on Saturday to check out what we are doing at the workshop and throughout the festival to have a look at her work!

Time: 10-19th October
Location: B&D Studios, 3rd Floor, Commercial Union House, Pilgrim Street, NE1 6QE Newcastle upon Tyne
Entrance: Free!

Find out more about her work at www.banhomaria.net

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Spotlight on Victoria Bradbury – Northern Design Festival

Lalya — Mon, 07 Oct 2013 10:17:24 +0000

Victoria is one of the Attaya Projects collaborators who will be showing some of their work at our showcase at B&D Studios for the Northern Design Festival. She is a visual artist who weaves participation, code, body and object. In her studio, she oscillates among her favourites: programming, physical computing and making handmade (often soft!) objects. She is also pursuing a PhD at Sunderland University as part of the CRUMB group (Curatorial Research for Upstart Media Bliss).

Two of her pieces will be on display at the showcase, from 10th-14th October:

Witch Pricker (2013) developed from a story from Newcastle’s past when, in 1649, 30 women were brought forward and tested by a witch pricking expert. Those who bled when pricked with a pin were human, and therefore not witches, those who didn’t were considered guilty and executed on the town moor. Because the Witch Pricker was paid by the witch he found, 27 of the 30 were found guilty. Here, the artist uses Arduino, C++ code and soft-sculpted strawberry-witches to allow you, the visitor, to take the role of the witch pricker. See how many witches you discover!

Electronic Ginseng (2012) are sculptural fabric ginseng with embroidered leaves, stems, and roots. The plants are still until the leaves are touched, when the berries’ LEDs light to show their magical properties. Wild ginseng challenges an east toward west production and trade model. The plant can be elusive and is thought to have magical properties that help it to evade discovery and harvest. This project nods at ginseng’s tricky biological, mythological and economic lore. Lilypad Arduino and electronics mediate the interaction.

Victoria will be around to talk about her work and creative process using code and physical computing, at the opening on Thursday 10th from 17.30, on Friday 11th from 16.00 to 19.00, and on Saturday 12th from 11.00 to 17.00.

Find out more about her work at www.victoriabradbury.com

Time: 10th-14th October
Location: B&D Studios, 3rd Floor, Commercial Union House, Pilgrim Street, NE1 6QE Newcastle upon Tyne

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Creative Uses of Mobile Phones in the Arts and Social Sector – Northern Design Festival

Lalya — Sat, 05 Oct 2013 10:34:54 +0000

On 17th October, drop in at B&D Studios and play a game of 100 Things (there is a delicious prize for anyone who can’t take part), have a cup of tea and a chat with Andrew Wilson about using all sorts of personal mobile technology in the arts and social sector, and in all sorts of contexts from mental health to Augmented Reality games for family groups.

Andrew has been using mobile technology creatively since 2000, and he’s learned from a lot of mistakes along the way.

The previous record for 100 Things is 35, set in London. Can Newcastle beat that? Come along and take part!

This event is part of the Attaya Projects showcase at B&D Studios for the Northern Design Festival.

Time: 14.00 – 18.00, 17th October
Location: B&D Studios, 3rd Floor, Commercial Union House, Pilgrim Street, NE1 6QE Newcastle upon Tyne
Free of charge
Workshop outcome will be presented at the end of the day at 5.30pm
Instructions: here

Find out more about Andrew’s work at www.foldup.org

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