Biomodd: Intersections of Art, Ecology, Gaming and Advocacy

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Presentation about the progress of the second Biomodd version in the Philippines after 17 weeks of project development. Biomodd is an interactive and collaborative art project that integrates nature and technology. The aim of the project is to create an art installation in which different forms of plant life coexist with a fully functioning computer system. This system is built almost entirely from recycled computers, and plant growth is stimulated by the excess heat of the working electronics. Visitors can interact with the art installation by playing a multiplayer computer game that runs on this hybrid system. I was invited by Prof. Levy Achanzar-Labor of the UP Manila to come and talk for Philippine Arts students and faculty. The presentation starts with an overview of selected previous art projects. Subsequently the Biomodd versions in the US and the Philippines are explained in detail. The presentation concludes with a brief introduction about the relevance of the project for space research. More info on http://www.biomodd.net

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INTERSECTIONS OF ART,ECOLOGY, GAMING AND ADVOCACY

ANGELO VERMEULENUP MANILA, MANILA

JULY 07, 2009

Selections/Selektionen, 2001 (with Boudewijn Goddeeris)

We had escaped and it felt good, 1997- (ongoing)

Biopainting No I, 2002

Biopainting No I, 2002

Half-Life, 2002 (with Louis De Cordier)

Observatorium [LVN1], 2003

Observatorium [LVN1], 2003

Observatorium [LVN1], 2003

Blue Shift [LOG. 1], 2005 (with Luc De Meester)

Blue Shift [LOG. 1], 2005 (with Luc De Meester)

Darwinia, 2005 (Introversion Software Limited)

Drumlander, Art+Game, iMAL, Brussels, 2006

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OHIO, US2007-2008

The Aesthetic Technologies Lab, Athens, Ohio

Biomodd [ATH1], 2007-2008

Biomodd [ATH1], 2007-2008

Biomodd [ATH1], 2007-2008

Marin AbellMarit AagaardNathan Berger

Chris DobelDJ Cook

Lowell JacobsSergey Kahn

Rakesh KashyapJeff Lovett

Chris McGinnisKatherine Milton

Daniel MintzSarah O'Brien

Alexandra RegazzoniMorgan Riles

Garret SchneiderJohn Seyal

Scott SullivanKaitlin Whistler

THE BIOMODD [ATH1] TEAM

SculptorCostume designerProgrammer, administratorGeologist, animatorMechanical engineerMedia artistPhotographerElectromechanical engineerSculptor, photographerSculptorCurator, administratorHorticulturalist, painterCostume designerScenographer, biologist FilmmakerWeb designerPhotographerGraphic designerArt historian, painter

Biomodd [ATH1], 2007-2008

Biomodd [ATH1], 2007-2008

Biomodd [ATH1], 2007-2008

Biomodd [ATH1], 2007-2008

Biomodd [ATH1], 2007-2008

Biomodd [ATH1], 2007-2008

Biomodd [ATH1], 2007-2008

Biomodd [ATH1] documentary by Morgan Riles, 2008

ATHENSOHIO, US

Biomodd locations (ongoing)

RECIFEBRAZIL

ATHENSOHIO, US

LOS BANOSPHILIPPINESSINGAPORE

SINGAPORE

Biomodd locations (ongoing)

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PHILIPPINES2009

Los Baños, Philippines

Biomodd [LBA2], 2009

Biomodd [LBA2], 2009

Biomodd [LBA2], 2009

Biomodd [LBA2] video by Waise Azimi & Angelo Vermeulen, 2009

BIOMODDDEVELOPMENT

Biomodd [LBA2], 2009

Biomodd [LBA2], 2009

Biomodd [LBA2], 2009

Biomodd [LBA2], 2009

Biomodd [LBA2], 2009

BIOMODDDEVELOPMENT

Proudly made in the USAWatou, Belgium, 2003

RMX2

Brussels, Belgium, 2004Biomodd [ATH1]Athens, Ohio, US, 2007-2008

Spiral with algae and underground LSSGhent, Belgium, 2004

Biomodd [LBA2], 2009

Biomodd [LBA2], 2009

Biomodd [LBA2], 2009

Biomodd [LBA2], 2009

BIOMODDDEVELOPMENT

Biomodd [LBA2], 2009

Biomodd [LBA2], 2009

Biomodd [LBA2], 2009

BIOMODDDEVELOPMENT

Biomodd [LBA2], 2009

Biomodd [LBA2], 2009

SENSORSROBOTICS

COMMANDS MEASUREMENTS

Biomodd [LBA2], 2009

Biomodd [LBA2], 2009

BIOMODDDEVELOPMENT

Biomodd [LBA2], 2009

Biomodd [LBA2], 2009Woodcarving design by Justin Cagayat

EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY

WWW.BIOMODD.NETWWW.ANGELOVERMEULEN.NET