Ivana Dama

This hands-on workshop invites students to explore kinetic sculpture by experimenting with motion while learning the techniques needed to make sculptures move. The workshop simplifies and demystifies the process, breaking down different types of motors and their potential applications. Participants engage in guided experiments and creative problem solving, working with timers and controllers that require no coding experience. Students gain foundational knowledge of motor types, control systems, and kinetic mechanisms, and have time to apply these skills to develop their own projects.

This teen workshop is a practical exploration of electronic sensors, processors and actuators in the context of interactive art and design. Each teen gains an understanding of electricity, circuit design, mechanisms, sensors, actuators, microcontroller programming, custom interface design and integrating electronics with software. The course is structured around a series of tutorials and exercises, culminating in a final project. Open-source hardware and software (Arduino) will be taught along with the fundamentals of electronic circuitry.