UTOPIAN CITIES, PROGRAMMED SOCIETIES

UTOPIAN CITIES, PROGRAMMED SOCIETIES

Summer camp, Artist residency, Exhibition, Publication Project initiated by: Tincuța Heinzel Project’s coordinators: Tincuta Heinzel, Dana Diminescu and Ioana Macrea-Toma. Project partners: ParisTech, Paris (France), KISD, Cologne (Germany), KHM, Cologne (Germany), UAUIM Bucharest (Romania), RYBN, Paris (France), Fabrica de Pensule Cluj (Romania), Tranzit.ro Bucharest (Romania), City of Victoria (Romania). Project’s website: http://programmed-societies.info Project description A multiannual...

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ATTEMPTS, FAILURES, TRIALS AND ERRORS

ATTEMPTS, FAILURES, TRIALS AND ERRORS

Exhibition Project initiated by: Tincuța Heinzel and Hillevi Munthe On-site contributions by: Teresa Almeida, Beam, Anna Biro, Shih Wei Chieh, Kate Sicchio & Camille Baker, Renata Gaui, Maria Paulina Gutiérrez, Tincuta Heinzel, Shary Kock, Aline Martinez Santos, Afroditi Psarra, Annette Schmid & Veerle Pennock, Zoran Popovici, Natacha Roussel, Vitalii Shupliak, Giulia Tomasello, Pauline Vierne, ZEST Collective. On-line contributions by: Maria Jose Rios Araya, Alberto Varet Pascual,...

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DESIGNATURES – ECONOMIES OF DESIGN, POLITICS OF PARTICIPATION

DESIGNATURES – ECONOMIES OF DESIGN, POLITICS OF PARTICIPATION

Proposal for the Romanian Pavilion at Venice Biennale 2016 Project team: Tincuta Heinzel, Ina German, Ioana R Popescu, Irina Deaconu, Ionuț Pătrașcu and Florin Pîndici. Project description The practice of architecture balances today, as noticed Paulo Baratta, president of Venice Biennale, between spectacular buildings - sign of power and of clients’ ambition - and the attempts of some to make present the questions society would like to address Architecture. Participatory design is seen...

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HAPTOSONICS

HAPTOSONICS

Exhibition Curators: Tincuta Heinzel and Hillevi Munthe. contributions by: Zane Berzina and Jackson Tan, Maurin Donneaud and Vincent Roudaut, Tincuta Heinzel, Anna Biro, Luke Fischbeck, Hillevi Munthe and Elisabeth Schimana Locations: Gallery ANX, Atelier Nord, Oslo and KinoKino, Stavanger, Norway. Timeframe: 7-27th of October 2013 Project description With “HAPTOSONICS”, term we coined from the juxtaposition of “haptic” and “sonics”, we propose an incursion in the world of physical computing...

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REPERTORIES OF (in)DISCREETNESS

REPERTORIES OF (in)DISCREETNESS

Proposal for the Romanian Pavilion at Venice Biennale 2013 National competition Curators: Tincuta Heinzel and Ioana Macrea-Toma Artists: Irina Botea, Tincuta Heinzel & Lasse Scherffig, Istvan Laszlo, Horia Cosmin Samoila Production: Marlene Stanciu Project description “Repertories of (in)discreetness” has its starting point in the archives of Radio Free Europe from the Open Society Archives in Budapest. It questions the act and mechanisms of archiving “the Other”, with a focus on the...

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LIQUID SPACES – DYNAMIC MODELS OF SPACE IN ART AND TECHNOLOGY

LIQUID SPACES – DYNAMIC MODELS OF SPACE IN ART AND TECHNOLOGY

Artist residency, Cluj, October 3 – 20, 2012. Project team: Tincuta Heinzel, Lasse Scherffig Artists: RYBN (FR), Tincuța Heinzel, (RO/DE), Ji Hyun Park (KR/DE), Ramona Poenaru (RO/FR), Claudia Robles (CO/DE), Anne Roquigny (FR), and Lasse Scherffig (DE). Project partners: AFCN – Administration of Natural Cultural Fund and by the Institut Français de Cluj-Napoca, in partnership with the City Hall of Cluj- Napoca, RYBN (FR), Paidia Institute (DE), „Gh. Dima” Music Academy of Cluj. Project...

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DESIGNANO – AESTHETICS OF IMPERCEPTIBILITY (on going)

DESIGNANO – AESTHETICS OF IMPERCEPTIBILITY (on going)

Designing and Sensing in the Age of Nano-technologies. Research related to nano-technologies in the frame of a Fulbright Senior Fellowship, Textiles Nanotechnology Laboratory at Cornell University. Project description Introduced as a concept in 1959 by Richard Feynman, nano-technologies came to define by 1980s the new material age (see Eric Drexler). The project aims to further the research on the paradoxical relationship between an imperceptible matter (too small for a direct common...

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SOFT CIRCUITRY

SOFT CIRCUITRY

Dimensions: 10 x 20 cm Materials: Conductive thread, resistors. Techniques: Embroidery, sewing, soldering. References / Inspirations: Arduino LilyPad, Little Bits and Circuit Sticker Sketchbook, as well as a Kits-of-no-parts set. Project description The Soft Circuitry Kit was conceived to fill the gap between the already existing electronic boards (Lilypad, Arduino mini, Photon, etc.) and the input components of the circuits. It aims to help workshop trainers in their teaching and designers in...

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AN INTERNET OF SOFT THINGS

AN INTERNET OF SOFT THINGS

In the frame of “An Internet of Soft Things” based at Nottingham Trent University and funded by the EPSRC, UK. Dimensions: various. Materials: Electronic components (vibrating motors, Leds, diodes, resistors, sensors, breadboards, wires, Arduino board, Photon boards), conductive textiles (fibers and fabrics), calico, felt. Techniques: Laser cut, sewing, soldering, embroidery. Project description “An Internet of Soft Things” project challenged how a radically connected world would be designed...

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TEXTILE SENSORS & SENSORS ICONOGRAPHY

TEXTILE SENSORS & SENSORS ICONOGRAPHY

A project in collaboration with the Advance Textiles Research Group – Nottingham Trent University, (UK). Framework Until recently one of the main issues of e-textile research was the integration of electroniccomponents into the textile structures. At present there is a growing interest in the development of textiles based electronic circuits, sensors and actuators. We can observe several directions in this sense: some projects are looking to miniaturize the electronic components, some others...

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SENSITIVE TEXTILE OBJECTS

SENSITIVE TEXTILE OBJECTS

In the frame of UHCI Project – UdK Berlin Dimension: 2 Cubes of 80cm X 80 cm X 80cm Materials: Textiles fibres, conductive threads, Arduino boards, dimmers, lamps. Technique: weaving, sewing, knitting, e-textiles circuits Project description During CeBIT 2014 we have invested the space of the exhibition with a series of sitting objects covered with textiles fabrics incorporating sensors and electronic circuits allowing the activation of different electronic devices in the exhibition space (in...

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SIGNAL TO NOISE

SIGNAL TO NOISE

In collaboration with Lasse Scherffig Dimension: 2 Antenas of 50cm Diameter, Gallery space min. 20m long Materials: Antennas, Raspberry Pi boards, radios receivers. Technique: Radio broadcasting, Audio recording, Archive research Project description “Signal to Noise” is part of the project “Repertories of (in)discreetness” – an art research project that has its starting point in the archives of Radio Free Europe (RFE) from the Open Society Archives in Budapest, considered one of the most...

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HEDGEHOG FABRIC

HEDGEHOG FABRIC

Dimensions: 100 x 200 cm. Materials: Felt, Arduino board, sound sensors, servo-motors. Technique: Interactive textile installation Project description Hedgehog Fabric is a flexible device inspired by the way hedgehogs react to different sound stimuli. It is a project which tries to draw attention to the increased noise pollution. The rhythms of modern city life are generally accompanied by an increased, excessive environmental noise that disrupts in human life. The Hedgehog Fabric combines...

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REVERSED INTERACTION

REVERSED INTERACTION

Dimension: Three floors installations Materials: LEDs, textile, Lilypad, moving sensor, video funk camera (or web camera), TV monitor (or computer monitor). Technique: Interactive installation Project description We live in a world where digital media allows us to multiply the interactive contact. With the help of coded information, we can now make most of the objects around us interactive. Our expectations are high. The surfaces transform themselves more and more in interfaces. The screens...

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CARPET-GARDEN

CARPET-GARDEN

Dimensions: 12 m2. Material: Iron, wool, manila, electronic devices, servo motors. Techniques: Weaving, sewing, electronic circuits, soldering, moving installation Project description Carpet-Garden is my diploma work in textile arts, a work I have done in 1998 at the Art and Design University Cluj (Romania). Since the object of tapestry is generally a carpet and since the classical Middle East carpets generally deals with variations of idealized gardens representing the Paradise, the idea of...

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VEGETATION CYCLE

VEGETATION CYCLE

Dimensions: 500 x 50 cm. Materials: Wool, manila and iron Techniques: Weaving, crochet, 3D installation Project description Knowing that the vegetation cycle is composed by an alternate of growing and stagnation phases, and that the same cadence can be found in the 1/0 web technique, Vegetation Cycle try to adapt this principle to a tri-dimensional textile work. The result is a work that is pliable and can be exhibited in different ways, adapting itself to every specific context. The same as a...

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TALK AT SFAI: “Methods of Inquiry in Arts and Technology”

On 9th of May 2017 I gave a talk at San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI) on "Methods of Inquiry in Arts and Technology". Based on some examples of my work, I gave students some insights related to the context of the work, my approaches to    This presentation was conducted through the Fulbright Scholar Program’s Outreach Lecturing Fund (OLF).

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BIO

I'm an artist, scholar and curator interested in the relationship between art and technoscience, with a special focus on smart textiles and wearable technologies. I'm a member of the 2580 Association (Cluj, Romania) and of Paidia Institute (Cologne, Germany). Following Visual Arts and Cultural Anthropology  studies in Cluj (Romania), I completed my PhD thesis at Paris 1 University (France). My artistic production focuses on electronic textiles, video and interactive installations and...

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STITCHING WORLDS

STITCHING WORLDS

On April 26, 2018 will be launched "Stitching Worlds: Exploring Textiles and Electronics" book, Revolver Publishing, 2018. Edited by Ebru Kurbak. Contributions by Onur Akmehmet, Ekmel Ertan, Lars Hallnäs, Tincuta Heinzel, Mili John Tharakan, So Kanno, Ebru Kurbak, Mark Miodownik, Matthias Mold, Jussi Parikka, Hannah Perner-Wilson, Irene Posch, Fiona Raby, Mika Satomi, Martin Schneider, Rebecca Stewart. The publication was kindly supported by Europapier.

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TECHNOLOGIES AND IMPROVISATION: Tools and Theories for Uncertain Futures

TECHNOLOGIES AND IMPROVISATION: Tools and Theories for Uncertain Futures

Between 7-9 of February 2018 I  took part in the "Technologies and Improvisation: Tools and Theories for Uncertain Futures" Nordic Summer University Ad Hoc Symposium, at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.  The aim of the symposium was to bring together theorists, designers and technologists. We discussed practices of making and the social and cultural impact of future technologies. The addressed questions were: How can philosophical questions support the development of...

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