The fabulous, incredible, interactive Do-It-Together chain reaction machine
Tinkertank is building a chain reaction machine! And everyone is invited to join in! Visitors to the Ars Electronica Festival will join tinkertank in on-site workshops to invent individual modules out of electronic scrap and old toys. The end result will be a large collaborative work of art, a Rube Goldberg machine created by artists, the audience and the tinkertank creative lab, which will be fired off in a brilliant presentation on the final day of the festival.
True to the motto “From deconstruction to construction”, the creative laboratory tinkertank takes festival visitors on an artistic and technological journey of discovery. Interactive modules will be built from electronic waste, old toys and everyday objects as part of a chain reaction machine.
No prior knowledge is required to participate. Each participant can contribute their unique skills, share ideas with others, and work together on the big picture.
From simple levers and slides to complex mechanisms, the sky is the limit. A wide range of materials and possibilities are available: You can experiment, tinker, design and program using art, technology, crafts and all sorts of craft materials. If necessary, you can learn the skills you need from the experts on site.
The big moment comes on the last day: the chain reaction machine is set in motion.
We shall forge an interactive art installation that shows what can be created when everyone works together. And what a big impact a small impulse can have!
Bios
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Photo: Dominque BrewingJohannes May
DE
After growing up in central Germany, Johannes May studied acting in Ludwigsburg and has appeared in theater, film and television. Even while working as an actor, May turned to and explored “games” holistically. He worked at the board-game studio King Raccoon and contributed as a freelance mentor at Tinkertank. He has been a permanent team member of Tinkertank since 2018—building, tinkering and designing transformation processes.
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Photo: Scienceintermedia | Sebastian FunkRyan Jenkins
US
Ryan Jenkins runs Wonderful Idea Co., a collaborative studio that creates playful resources to support STEAM education and the development of 21st century skills. He got his start working at the Exploratorium in San Francisco and has since partnered with museums, schools, universities and companies around the world. In the fall, he will release the book, The Tinkering Workshop, a playful guide to explore, invent and build with everyday materials.
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Thomas Kühn
DE
Creative engineer somewhere between making, mushrooms, electronic music, plants and installations.
Tinkertank – Eine Initiative der Interactive Media Foundation gGmbH (DE)
Tinkertank was founded in 2013 as an initiative of the Interactive Media Foundation gGmbH to empower people in the context of technology, crafts, culture, science and digitalization to find creative and self-organized solutions.
It offers workshops for everyone aged 13 and over, creative seminars for teams and adults, mentor training and consulting as well as the design and implementation of creative spaces and mobile makerspace solutions.
Credits
Tinkertank / Interactive Media Foundation gGmbH
Tinkertank is a permanent initiative of the Interactive Media Foundation gGmbH.
