- - - - - - - - -\\ SEMINAR DATES\\ - - - - - - - - - The seminar day times are usually from 10:00 – 16:30, but might start an hour earlier sometimes. - - - - - - - - - \\ DAY 1, Mon, 28.4. \\ 10:00 – 16:30 \\ First day \\ - - - - - - - - - * Introduction to the seminar. * Exercise(s) on [[tools we brought today]]. * Screening of The Signal Line (2024). - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - \\ DAY 2, Tue, 13.5. \\ 10:00 – 16:30 Hammer handle (one size fits no body) \\ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - On day 2 each student will work one's own hammer handle in wood at the wood workshop. The handle's shape is based on a particular to [[one's own hammer handle]] adapted to custom body dimensions and an existing hammer head. Old metal hammer heads and ash wood will be brought to class, each student will choose one head to work with. \\ * Introduction on a hammer, the drawing and the tools. * Individual work on [[hammer_handles|one's hammer handle]]. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - \\ DAY 3, Mon, 26.5. \\ 10:00 – 16:30 \\ Group presentation and discussion I \\ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - On day 3 each student will present the individual research work on one's chosen tool which we will discuss collectively in class. Each presentation / discussion slot will be ~ 20 min. and will be documented on a dedicated page on the [[research|participants' individual research]]. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - \\ DAY 4, Tue, 10.6. \\ 10:00 – 16:30 \\ Tools and feedback \\ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10:00: In the morning we will have a collective reading of excerpts from [[Tools for Conviviality]]. 13:30: In the afternoon Sara Lehad will be at the HfG to give a workshop on the notion of [[(acoustic) feedack]]. She will introduce [[No-input]] and we will work together on a collaborative sound structure (recording). - - - - - - - \\ DAY 5, Mon, 23.6. \\ 10:30 – 17:00 \\ Structures \\ - - - - - - - Day 5 will focus on possible structures for our final presentations at the [[Rundgang]] and each individual project. On day 3 we had the basic idea to use [[constructions with nails]] and [[hammer_handles|our hammers]] as physical structures accompagnying each individual project. During the day we will be working individually or in small groups on plans for such structures. The day will be accompanied by single talks about the participants' individual projects. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - \\ DAY 6, Mon, 7.7. \\ 9:00 – 17:00 \\ Construction \\ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Day 6 will be about constructing the [[nailed seats|structures planned on day 5]]. Wood and nails. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - \\ DAY 7, Mon, 21.7. \\ 10:00 – 16:30 \\ Last preparations for [[Rundgang]] \\ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - //__Please note__//, having a complete wood workshop introduction is mandatory to be able to use the wood workshop throughout our seminar. For participants who did not complete the wood workshop introduction, you can attend the two-part introduction on the following dates. //Please sign-up at the wood workshop for this course.// * Fri, 9.5. Wood workshop introduction course, Part 1\\ * Mon, 12.5. Wood workshop introduction course, Part 2\\ - - - - - - - - -\\ ETC DATES\\ - - - - - - - - - - 25. – 26.4. - Reconstructing Harald Bode, a synthie lovers festival @ZKM\\ - 6.5.2025, 9:00 – 10:00 - Living Library Frühstückskolloquium on wood wit Simon Gehring and Stefan Kudermann\\ - 22.5., 11:00, at HfG, glasscube - As part of the seminar Infrastructures of Repair by Valentina Karga, the stonemason Bertram Vogelmann will give some insights into his work maintaining and repairing objects around Karlsruhe \\ - 23.5. - Presentation on cutlery? (//please add more information on this//)\\ - 24.6. - Presentation on planetary boundaries by Claus M. (PD) \\