Difference between revisions of "Ljudmila Art and Science Laboratory"

From Culture.si
(Updated 2017: almost finished)
Line 1: Line 1:
 
{{Article
 
{{Article
| status      = NEEDSUPDATE TOPROOFREAD NIFERTIK!
+
| status      = TOPROOFREAD NIFERTIK!
 
| maintainer  = Anže Zorman
 
| maintainer  = Anže Zorman
 
}}
 
}}
Line 17: Line 17:
 
| founded by        =
 
| founded by        =
 
| founded by 2      =
 
| founded by 2      =
| founded by 3      =
 
| founded by 4      =
 
 
| organised by      =
 
| organised by      =
| organised by 2    =
 
| organised by 3    =
 
 
| managed by        =  
 
| managed by        =  
| managed by 2      =
 
| managed by 3      =
 
| published by      =
 
| published by 2    =
 
| published by 3    =
 
 
| opening hours      =
 
| opening hours      =
 
| frequency          =
 
| frequency          =
Line 69: Line 60:
 
{{Teaser|
 
{{Teaser|
  
{{Image|Ljudmila in lights.jpg}}
+
{{Wide Image|Ljudmila in lights.jpg}}
  
[[Ljudmila Art and Science Laboratory]] was established in [[established::2010]] as a successor to the [[Ljudmila - Ljubljana Digital Media Lab]], a programme of the Open Society Institute Slovenia (since 1993) and the [[KUD France Prešeren Arts and Culture Association]] (since 2001). It strives to connect research practices, technologies, science, art and civil society. It engages in the development and popularisation of open culture, free licences and software, and in new ways of data distribution. It detects how the communication transformations affect the society and encourages innovative art practices. From 2011 Ljudmila acts also as a public lead of [[Creative Commons Slovenia]].
+
Set up in the middle of the 1990s, [[Ljudmila Art and Science Laboratory]] has ever since been bent on various way through which to weave together technology, art, science, and civil society. As such it is a place where hackers and artists meet, yet also a place where culture is reflected and modified through the lens of politics, as generated by the developments of communications technologies.  
  
Ljudmila runs [[Strictly Analog Festival]] and the [[PIFcamp]].
+
Its programmes are wide-ranging. Ljudmila runs the [[Strictly Analog Festival]] and the art&hacking meeting [[PIFcamp]]. Since 2010 it operates the [[Culture.si]] portal and database, and as of 2013 also the metasearch engine and cultural news and events aggregator [[Kulturnik.si]]. From 2011 it acts as a public lead of [[Creative Commons Slovenia]]. It organises regular workshops in use of open source software and DIY technological practices; supports the production of new media artworks; has an orchestra; and more.
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Mission==
 +
 
 +
Ljudmila engages in the development and popularisation of open culture, free licences and software, and in new ways of data distribution. It detects the ways through which the transformations in the field of information and communications technologies affect the society and encourages the corresponding cultural and artistic practices.
 +
 
 +
==Venue==
  
Since 2010 Ljudmila operates (editing and developing) the [[Culture.si]] portal for international cooperation. As a somewhat complementary project to that, the [[Kulturnik.si]] (metasearch engine and cultural news and events aggregator) was launched in 2013. Both portals have been funded by the Slovene [[Ministry of Culture]].  
+
As of 2017 Ljudmila is stationed in a skyscraper in the centre of Ljubljana, sharing the 8th floor with the [[Delak Institute]] (exploring performance arts and space 'culturalisation') and [[Projekt Atol Institute]]. Together they work on establishing the floor as a new venue for new media art and contemporary theatre.
}}
 
  
 
==Background==
 
==Background==
  
Self-proclaimed as 'the latest spin-off' from the Open Society Institute - Slovenia (1992–2000), the Ljudmila Art and Science Laboratory was established by 10 new & all media artists, developers, hackers, programmers, and computer engineers, engaged in the [[Ljudmila - Ljubljana Digital Media Lab]], a programme of [[KUD France Prešeren Arts and Culture Association]].
+
The laboratory is a successor to the [[Ljudmila - Ljubljana Digital Media Lab]], as of 1994 a programme of the Open Society Institute Slovenia and later also of the [[KUD France Prešeren Arts and Culture Association]]. Self-proclaimed as 'the latest spin-off' from the Open Society Institute - Slovenia (1992–2000), the Ljudmila Art and Science Laboratory was established by 10 new & all media artists, software developers, hackers, and computer engineers in [[established::2010]].
  
 
The founding members of the Ljudmila Art and Science Laboratory are [[Urban Belina]], [[Mitja Doma]], [[Luka Frelih]], [[Tomaž Ižanc]], [[Žiga Kranjec]], [[Igor Križanovskij]], [[Zoran Obradović]], [[Alenka Pirman]], [[Robertina Šebjanič]], and [[Živa Zupan]].
 
The founding members of the Ljudmila Art and Science Laboratory are [[Urban Belina]], [[Mitja Doma]], [[Luka Frelih]], [[Tomaž Ižanc]], [[Žiga Kranjec]], [[Igor Križanovskij]], [[Zoran Obradović]], [[Alenka Pirman]], [[Robertina Šebjanič]], and [[Živa Zupan]].
  
 
{{YouTube|dXQdhT-f3YE}}
 
{{YouTube|dXQdhT-f3YE}}
 +
 +
==Education==
 +
 +
Ljudmila organises regular workshops in basic and advanced use of open source software (Blender, Pure Data, MediaWiki), as well as the ''Free Circuit'' [Prosto-vezje] workshops and ''Digital Dish'' public lectures and artist talks by international new media artists.
 +
 +
The activities usually feature various modes of "tinkering" with electronic circuits and technology in general, hacking and re-imagining it with the help of free software ('home-made synths' and 'wearable electronics' can serve as an example). The participants are encouraged to search for further uses and include the findings in their artistic work. Since 2013 Ljudmila is developing the education programme in collaboration with the [[Projekt Atol Institute]].
 +
 +
==Art projects and residencies==
 +
 +
Ljudmila's artistic endeavours, sometimes done together with [[Projekt Atol Institute|Projekt Atol]], are rather diverse. However, the most obvious is its support for young artist and their new media productions. It also organises artists residencies, inviting and hosting one artist from abroad per year.
 +
 +
== Portals and digital agenda ==
 +
 +
On the behalf of the [[Ministry of Culture]] Ljudmila runs two web portals – [[Culture.si]], which offers information on Slovene cultural producers, venues, festivals and support services, all in one place; and [[Kulturnik]], a digital aggregator and search engine for all things (Slovene) culture.
 +
 +
In 2013 Ljudmila Art and Science Laboratory was invited by the [[Ministry of Culture]] to collaborate with the [[National and University Library]] and [[Archives of the Republic of Slovenia]] and organise a line of discussions related to ''Digital Agenda in the Field of Culture'' in order to identify the issues and outline basic standards and recommendations for a common strategy. The working group led by Ljudmila focused on data acessibility, while the other two groups discussed the processes of digitisation and permanent data preservation.
  
 
==Strictly Analog Festival and PIFcamp==
 
==Strictly Analog Festival and PIFcamp==
  
In 2013 Ljudmila launched the [[Strictly Analog Festival]], an international joint project with partner institutions in Graz, Trieste, and Tokyo as well as locally based [[Lighting Guerrilla Festival]], [[MoTA Museum of Transitory Art]], and [[Projekt Atol Institute]].
+
In 2013 Ljudmila launched the [[Strictly Analog Festival]], an international joint project with partner institutions from Graz, Trieste, and Tokyo as well as with the locally based [[Lighting Guerrilla Festival]], [[MoTA Museum of Transitory Art]], and [[Projekt Atol Institute]].
  
In 2015 the first edition of the [[PIFcamp]], a temporary nomad hacker-base, took place in Trenta. As a part of the European ''Changing Weathers'' it was organised by Ljudmila Art and Science Laboratoy and [[Projekt Atol Institute]]. The participants took active part in exploration and representation of climate, economic, ecological, technological, social, political, cultural, artistic and geopolitical changes and tensions of past, present and future Europe, in DIY, DIWO and DITO manner. Several hands-on workshops, presentations, field trips and laboratory research was assisted by experienced local and international guests from different fields.
+
The year 2015 saw the birth of [[PIFcamp]], a temporary nomad hacker-base, taking place in the idyllic valley in Trenta. Several hands-on workshops, presentations, field trips and laboratory research are assisted by experienced local and international guests from different fields. It is organised by Ljudmila Art and Science Laboratoy and [[Projekt Atol Institute]].  
  
 
{{Vimeo|157121775}}
 
{{Vimeo|157121775}}
 
==Education==
 
 
Ljudmila organises regular workshops in basic and advanced use of open source software (Blender, Pure Data, MediaWiki), as well as the ''Free Circuit'' workshops and ''Digital Dish'' public lectures and artist talks by international new media artists. The ''Prosto-vezje'' programme in general engages in the experimental ("circuit bending", "tinkering" and "kits") development and making of the electronic circuit hacks based on the free software. The participants are encouraged to develop further uses and include the findings in their artistic work. Since 2013 Ljudmila has developed the education programme in collaboration with the [[Projekt Atol Institute]].
 
  
 
==Theremidi Orchestra==
 
==Theremidi Orchestra==
  
As a result of a theremin and theremidi physical interface workshop at Ljudmila in 2011 the electronic noise ensemble [[Theremidi Orchestra]] was founded in 2011, in collaboration with Borut Savski, [[Cirkulacija 2]]. The Theremidi audiovisual public presentations at festivals are usually combined with open workshops for making DIY instruments and gadgets.
+
As a result of a theremin and theremidi physical interface workshop at Ljudmila in 2011, the electronic noise ensemble [[Theremidi Orchestra]] was founded in 2011, in collaboration with Borut Savski from [[Cirkulacija 2]]. The Theremidi audiovisual public presentations at festivals are usually combined with open workshops for making DIY instruments and gadgets.
  
 
{{wide image|Ljudmila Art and Science Laboratory 2013 Theremidi Orchestra.jpg}}
 
{{wide image|Ljudmila Art and Science Laboratory 2013 Theremidi Orchestra.jpg}}
 
== Portals and digital agenda ==
 
 
In 2013 Ljudmila Art and Science Laboratory was invited by the [[Ministry of Culture]] to collaborate with the [[National and University Library]] and [[Archives of the Republic of Slovenia]] and organise a line of discussions related to ''Digital Agenda in the Field of Culture'' in order to identify the issues and outline basic standards and recommendations for a common strategy. The working group led by Ljudmila focused on data acessibility, while the other two groups discussed the processes of digitisation and permanent data preservation.
 
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
 +
* [[PIFcamp]]
 
* [[Culture.si]]
 
* [[Culture.si]]
 
* [[Kulturnik.si]]
 
* [[Kulturnik.si]]
* [[Creative Commons Slovenia]]
+
* [[Strictly Analog Festival]]
* [[Ljudmila - Ljubljana Digital Media Lab]]
 
 
* [[Theremidi Orchestra]]
 
* [[Theremidi Orchestra]]
* [[Strictly Analog Festival]]
 
* [[PIFcamp]]
 
 
* [[Projekt Atol Institute]]
 
* [[Projekt Atol Institute]]
 +
* [[Creative Commons Slovenia]]
 +
* [[Ljudmila - Ljubljana Digital Media Lab]] (further history of the laboratory)
  
 
== External links ==
 
== External links ==

Revision as of 23:01, 14 June 2017




Contact
Download this image
Društvo Ljudmila, laboratorij za znanost in umetnost
Rozmanova ulica 12, SI-1000 Ljubljana
Luka Frelih, President



Past Events
Show more





Ljudmila in lights.jpgLjudmila in lights, Ljudmila - Ljubljana Digital Media Lab, the predecessor of Ljudmila Art and Science Laboratory.

Set up in the middle of the 1990s, Ljudmila Art and Science Laboratory has ever since been bent on various way through which to weave together technology, art, science, and civil society. As such it is a place where hackers and artists meet, yet also a place where culture is reflected and modified through the lens of politics, as generated by the developments of communications technologies.

Its programmes are wide-ranging. Ljudmila runs the Strictly Analog Festival and the art&hacking meeting PIFcamp. Since 2010 it operates the Culture.si portal and database, and as of 2013 also the metasearch engine and cultural news and events aggregator Kulturnik.si. From 2011 it acts as a public lead of Creative Commons Slovenia. It organises regular workshops in use of open source software and DIY technological practices; supports the production of new media artworks; has an orchestra; and more.


Mission

Ljudmila engages in the development and popularisation of open culture, free licences and software, and in new ways of data distribution. It detects the ways through which the transformations in the field of information and communications technologies affect the society and encourages the corresponding cultural and artistic practices.

Venue

As of 2017 Ljudmila is stationed in a skyscraper in the centre of Ljubljana, sharing the 8th floor with the Delak Institute (exploring performance arts and space 'culturalisation') and Projekt Atol Institute. Together they work on establishing the floor as a new venue for new media art and contemporary theatre.

Background

The laboratory is a successor to the Ljudmila - Ljubljana Digital Media Lab, as of 1994 a programme of the Open Society Institute Slovenia and later also of the KUD France Prešeren Arts and Culture Association. Self-proclaimed as 'the latest spin-off' from the Open Society Institute - Slovenia (1992–2000), the Ljudmila Art and Science Laboratory was established by 10 new & all media artists, software developers, hackers, and computer engineers in 2010.

The founding members of the Ljudmila Art and Science Laboratory are Urban Belina, Mitja Doma, Luka Frelih, Tomaž Ižanc, Žiga Kranjec, Igor Križanovskij, Zoran Obradović, Alenka Pirman, Robertina Šebjanič, and Živa Zupan.

Education

Ljudmila organises regular workshops in basic and advanced use of open source software (Blender, Pure Data, MediaWiki), as well as the Free Circuit [Prosto-vezje] workshops and Digital Dish public lectures and artist talks by international new media artists.

The activities usually feature various modes of "tinkering" with electronic circuits and technology in general, hacking and re-imagining it with the help of free software ('home-made synths' and 'wearable electronics' can serve as an example). The participants are encouraged to search for further uses and include the findings in their artistic work. Since 2013 Ljudmila is developing the education programme in collaboration with the Projekt Atol Institute.

Art projects and residencies

Ljudmila's artistic endeavours, sometimes done together with Projekt Atol, are rather diverse. However, the most obvious is its support for young artist and their new media productions. It also organises artists residencies, inviting and hosting one artist from abroad per year.

Portals and digital agenda

On the behalf of the Ministry of Culture Ljudmila runs two web portals – Culture.si, which offers information on Slovene cultural producers, venues, festivals and support services, all in one place; and Kulturnik, a digital aggregator and search engine for all things (Slovene) culture.

In 2013 Ljudmila Art and Science Laboratory was invited by the Ministry of Culture to collaborate with the National and University Library and Archives of the Republic of Slovenia and organise a line of discussions related to Digital Agenda in the Field of Culture in order to identify the issues and outline basic standards and recommendations for a common strategy. The working group led by Ljudmila focused on data acessibility, while the other two groups discussed the processes of digitisation and permanent data preservation.

Strictly Analog Festival and PIFcamp

In 2013 Ljudmila launched the Strictly Analog Festival, an international joint project with partner institutions from Graz, Trieste, and Tokyo as well as with the locally based Lighting Guerrilla Festival, MoTA Museum of Transitory Art, and Projekt Atol Institute.

The year 2015 saw the birth of PIFcamp, a temporary nomad hacker-base, taking place in the idyllic valley in Trenta. Several hands-on workshops, presentations, field trips and laboratory research are assisted by experienced local and international guests from different fields. It is organised by Ljudmila Art and Science Laboratoy and Projekt Atol Institute.

Theremidi Orchestra

As a result of a theremin and theremidi physical interface workshop at Ljudmila in 2011, the electronic noise ensemble Theremidi Orchestra was founded in 2011, in collaboration with Borut Savski from Cirkulacija 2. The Theremidi audiovisual public presentations at festivals are usually combined with open workshops for making DIY instruments and gadgets.

Ljudmila Art and Science Laboratory 2013 Theremidi Orchestra.jpgTheremidi Orchestra, group of enthusiasts from Ljudmila Art and Science Laboratory performing at Mladi levi Festival and 7th edition of U3 Triennial of Contemporary Slovene Arts, 2013

See also

External links

Gallery

Društvo Ljudmila, laboratorij za znanost in umetnost +
Luka Frelih +
Društvo Ljudmila, laboratorij za znanost in umetnost +
SI-1000 Ljubljana +
President +
Rozmanova ulica 12 +
Set up in the middle of the 1990s, Ljudmila Art and Science Laboratory has ever since been bent on various way through which to weave together technology, art, science, and civil society. +
Set up in the middle of the 1990s, Ljudmila Art and Science Laboratory has ever since been bent on various way through which to weave together technology, art, science, and civil society. +
Ljubljana +
SI-1000 +
Has subobject"Has subobject" is a predefined property representing a container construct and is provided by Semantic MediaWiki.
EmailThis property is a special property in this wiki.