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    STEK


    STEK is a youth platform connected to Technopolis, the most prominent Science and Technology centre in Flanders, Belgium. The project sought to build a stronger youth community around Technopolis to foster a new generation of change makers. Focus of the action was a newly built indoor tower, where the group planned to upcycle and revamp the structure.

    Seads members facilitated the project as artists-in-residence, working on a collaborative indoor installation where youth culture would be central.

    We used exploratory workshops on request to give the youngsters a basic toolkit for them to further claim ownership. Workshops included topics as varied as Space Design, Introduction to Electronics and HomeAlgaeSystems. We also developed an innovative web platform, and prepared a multimedia installation.

    This project was unfortunately cancelled early due to COVID-19.

    STEK_welding1

    kid ready for welding



    STEK_visualisationExperiments

    2 STEK members running visual experiments with live algae



    STEK welding2

    STEK_programming_overview

    part of the STEK youth making an interactive game



    STEK_testing_LEDstripsforAlgae

    2 STEK participants proud of their first electronics project



    STEK_programming

    2 youngsters coding



    STEK Algae closeup





    Participating SEADS members

    Pieter Steyaert

    Pieter Steyaert is an artist and transdisciplinary researcher who explores collaborations within artistic and scientific communities. His work particularly focuses on the context of astrophysics and exoplanets. Pieter is one of the co-founders of SEADS and has worked on a wide range of Biomodd, Seeker and Ēngines of Ēternity projects in Europe, the USA and SE Asia. He leads the development of tools and platforms that support the global SEADS community.

    Pieter is fascinated by the possibilities, ethics, and shortcomings of the techno-realm. He shares and explores insights as an educator and researcher. His interests include artificial life, data-driven experience design, and art-science interactions. Pieter conducts research at CHAMELEON, an exoplanet research group which is affiliated with both the University of Antwerp and the University of Copenhagen. His research aims to use artistic methodologies to advance scientific ideation and research.

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    visit Pieter's page


    Ann Peeters

    Ann has a background in performance arts and has earned her spurs in the Brussels social sector, focusing on playful and engaging language learning techniques, as well as digital inclusion and social innovation.

    Until 2018, she coordinated Fablab and Medialab Brussels. Her enthusiasm inspires (young) innovators to explore new technologies and take on (social) challenges, preferably through a co-creation approach.

    She currently works at a local Brussels ngo TADA to enlarge impact for a more inclusive society.

    She has been involved in several SEADS projects and enjoys the overlap of tinkering and social interaction, as well as the new horizons a transdisciplinary approach offers.

    You could also bump into her on a swing dancing event or at a game table. Ann loves Brussels for its diversity and unexpected encounters. Her hidden agenda is somewhat anarcho-feminist.


    visit Ann's page




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