Patchingzone from V2

General introduction
Welcome to The Patchingzone newsletter. The Patchingzone is initiated by V2_, Institute for the Unstable Media. V2_ is a widely acknowledged centre for art and media technology, based in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The Patchingzone works closely with V2_ and builds on the knowledge and expertise gained in the V2_Lab; the research and development department of V2_ and the PhD research ‘Processpatching’, Defining New Methods in aRt&D by Anne Nigten. www.patchingzone.net www.processpatching.net
The Patchingzone starts pilot project: Cultuur Lokaal

The Patchingzone is excited to announce its first pilot-project: Cultuur Lokaal.
Cultuur Lokaal is a collaboration between the Waterwolf laboratories (Haagse Hogeschool lectoraat Society and ICT by Dick Rijken and three cultural institutions in Gouda: Public Library Gouda, Regional archive Central-Holland, Museum GoudA) and The Patchingzone. The Sia-RAAK public programme funds Cultuur Lokaal. Working with professionals in the three cultural institutions we will investigate new opportunities for collaborations with (in)formal local networks. Other parties involved in the realisation of the project are VPRO, Brekend Vaatwerk, Erfgoed Nederland and Syntens. The physical location for the project workspace will be in Gouda. The execution of the project will be supported both financially and technologically.

As this project will serve as a pilot for future Patchingzone projects there will be no subscription or entry fee for students to this project! www.patchingzone.net www.waterwolflab.nl


Call for proposals : Cultuur Lokaal
For the Cultuur Lokaal project we are looking for a small group of dedicated and prolific Master / PhD students to work together for 6 months on the theme of ‘local identity and the connection between the physical and virtual environment’. We would like the result to be a well researched and documented, interactive urban experience. We will have the opportunity and the technological backup to work creatively with high-tech materials, digital media and information technology but use of technology is not a requirement in itself. It is what you do with it that counts. The final project will be presented during a special public summer event in Gouda in July or August 2008, and there will be an opportunity to present papers or documentation of the research in a professional symposium in the early summer of 2008. Extended deadline for applications November 1st, 2007, download the application form www.patchingzone.net


The Patchingzone information event: October 24th, 2007 @V2
On Wednesday October 24th, The Patchingzone organizes an informal information event for Master and PhD students, professionals, educators, industry and all who are interested, as potential participants, collaborators or partners, in The Patchingzone philosophy and the ‘processpatching’ method. The a Rt&D triangle a support tool for collaborators with different backgrounds will be launched and demonstrated by its makers. The Patchingzone team hosts a discussion and Q&A session. Wednesday October 24th, 2007, 19:30 at V2_ Eendrachtsstraat 10, 3012XL Rotterdam, free admission. www.v2.nl www.patchingzone.net