Stepping tiles and trembling vectors
In this second workshop of the Plotterstation series, Camille Vierin and François Zajéga invite us to Green Fabric. We'll use our arms to imitate the mechanical ones of plotters and CNC machines. Guided by simple tools and conditions we will draw collectively. Step by step, we will explore how to navigate the constraints and nudges posed by grids, drawing systems, tiles and vocabularies.
After this collective drawing session we will reflect upon the morning exercises and expand their limitations. In a final step we collaborate with the plotter through tools developed by François and Camille. The goal is to see how the vectorisation acts on our trembling lines, how the plotter tries to act like us and copies our movements limited by its own.
No particular experience is required, the only programming we will do is through talking and cutting paper.
Inscribing
We can only welcome a limited amount of participants and we aim for a diverse group in experiences. Please send us an email with what you hope to find in the workshop and your curiosities around plotters, tiles and conitionnal drawing Apply to this email address before May 7th: cookwithus@osp.kitchen You can apply alone or as a small group.
Practical information:
on the 9th of may
from 10am to 5pm
@green fabric (rue Jean-Baptiste Baeck 33, 1190 Bruxelles)
We'll get back to you asap for confirmation and further information.
What to bring
- your favorite tile (if you can't dismantle a house or public space bring a picture of it)
- your lunch (options are limited around the workshop location)
Optionals
- your computer
- any cool snack
Agenda
- 10:00 - Introduction of OSP, plotterstation and Camille & François's research
- 10:30 - Drawing execries in groups with differents tools and constraints
- Lunch break
- 13:30 - Building new tiles & plotting trembling lines
- 16:10 - Sharing moment
Follow the research by Camille and François on mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@tessela_is
The plotterstation workshops are supported by FWB