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The Patchingzone is a transdisciplinary laboratory for innovation where Master, doctor, post-doc students and professionals from different backgrounds create meaningful content.
In the Patchingzone laboratories the students and researchers work together, supervised by experts, on commissions with creative use of high-tech materials, digital media and / or information technology.
The Patchingzone brings together people who are interested in building a shared practice. The participants come from a range of educational programs such as art schools, design schools, social and computer sciences, technical programs, and industry.
The Patchingzone applies the ‘Processpatching’ approach that is defined by its initiator’s (Anne Nigten) PhD thesis, as it’s main methodology for creative research and development, and builds on the knowledge and expertise from the V2_Lab, the research and development department of V2_. V2_ is a widely acknowledged centre for art and media technology, based in Rotterdam. V2_ produces, presents and distributes media art. Furthermore, we build on shared expertise from the network of collaborators and experts from the field.
Research Themes
The Patchingzone’s first year projects focus on two major themes:
- Social interaction in public spaces; audience participation in art and cultural applications in (urban) public spaces.
- Ecological and physical computing; wearable computing that is charged and activated by alternative, environment-friendly energy.
Both themes are approached from a transdisciplinary perspective and include a strong focus on playfulness and a dialogue between the makers and the participants.
Project examples
GO FOR IT! is a creative collaboration project that will be developed for and with the youth, students and researchers in Rotterdam. Previous project Cultuur Lokaal was a collaboration between the Waterwolf laboratories (Haagse Hogeschool lectoraat Society and ICT by Dick Rijken), three cultural institutions in Gouda (Public Library Gouda, Regional Archive Central-Holland, Museum GoudA) and The Patchingzone.
This initiative is also presented at Paralelo.