luminous:agricultural_practice

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:46:24 +0200

is industrialised agriculture sustainable? “Everything I want to do is illegal. As if a highly bureaucratic regulatory system was not already in place, 9/11 fueled renewed acceleration to eliminate freedom from the countryside. [...] It includes all sorts of government agencies, from zoning, to taxing, to food inspectors. These agencies are the ultimate extension of a disconnected, Greco-Roman, Western, egocentric, compartmentalized, reductionist, fragmented, linear thought process.”

luminous:air_conditioning

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:08:28 +0200

Title of session Notes from a session during the luminous green workshop 31st July 2008 Participants (your name here) Notes (your notes here) References (to any external materials...)

luminous:air_session

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 10:19:16 +0200

Notes from a session held at the Luminous Green Retreat, 29th of April 2007 walking to field, stretching, concentrating on breathing, connecting to the air discussion starting with the Japanese idea of synaesthesia 'smell the sound' talking about air rights, who owns the air, architecture and the ownership of the frequency spectrum Yves Klein air architecture, diller & scofidio blur building, inflatables being in the air, the perspective and bird's eye view air as material, used in architecture…

luminous:algae_van

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:04:58 +0200

An algae powered car >

luminous:amee_api

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:05:41 +0200

avoiding mass extinction engine * api & description >>

luminous:anticricket

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:46:24 +0200

Notes from a session held at the Luminous Green Hands-On Workshop, 2nd of May 2007 on soldering, bouncing light beams and electronic components singing miniature arias... * based on designs from ralph schreiber > * solarcells >

luminous:arg

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:46:24 +0200

alternate reality games * world without oil * temporalkinephonics / tomorrow calling

luminous:barefoot_college

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:46:24 +0200

the barefoot college in pictures

luminous:barefoot_travellogue

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:46:24 +0200

(who gave us hope for the future of the world) A travelogue by Maja Kuzmanovic and Sanjeev Shankar The Barefoot college in Rajasthan, India is a unique place, run by unique people. It is rooted in tradition, with a vision that reaches far into the future. It is an embodiment of Gandhi's philosophy, where literacy is separated from education, where women flourish, children run a parliament and people with a handicap are not disabled. On the Barefoot campuses there is no waste, water is harveste…

luminous:berzowska_captain_electric

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:18:20 +0200

Joanna Berzowska Joanna is Assistant Professor of Design and Computation Arts at Concordia University in Montreal. She received her Masters of Science from MIT for her work titled “Computational Expressionism.” She holds a BA in Pure Mathematics and a BFA in Design Arts. She is the founder of XS Labs (Extra Soft) in Montreal, a design research studio with a focus on innovation in the fields of electronic textiles and reactive garments: “second skins” that can enable computationally-mediated int…

luminous:biofuel

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:09:07 +0200

notes * * biodiesel

luminous:bobs

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:37:07 +0200

Bio Ocean Balls Brian Degger, 2008 As humans destroy their environment, we are the sentient creatures responsible for ecosystem preservation and rehabilitation. This might be our one true responsibility, to be true to our living environment. In this role, we envision using a range of technologies, from high technology to grassroots folk-science, to remediate the earth. The destruction of the earths undersea fauna and fauna is occurring continuously, at great distances and depths away from the …

luminous:capoeira_101

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:24:41 +0200

c a n c e l l e d

luminous:carbon_economics

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:46:24 +0200

carbon economies carbon trading, carbon pricing, cap and trade, emissions divestments, and other games... * climate pricing 101 >

luminous:chinas_environmental_crisis

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:46:24 +0200

chinas environmental crisis Economic Development vs Sustainable Lifestyle. Is economic development only possible at the expense of the environment? * * *

luminous:cleantech_startups

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 19:06:43 +0200

by location ->

luminous:climate_change

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 12:07:23 +0200

luminous:climate_chaos

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 12:08:42 +0200

Climate Chaos Jamais Cascio's piece “The Big Picture: Climate Chaos” >>

luminous:climate_model

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:35:23 +0200

reading realclimate's FAQ on climate models >

luminous:climate_skeptics

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:31:55 +0200

. ..various counter arguments, from the skeptical to the silly >

luminous:composting

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:46:24 +0200

composting * can i compost this? worm farms and composting * [insert worm farm notes] the flow kitchen * *

luminous:computers_and_power_consumption

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:46:24 +0200

google's analysis of power consumption in clustered commodity hardware “Using the data-intensive methodologies based on their massive scale they’ve now published their analysis of computer power consumption. The paper offers an interesting peek into the problems of running the world’s largest internet data centers”

luminous:computing

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 17:49:12 +0200

"Computing for the future of the planet" * * *

luminous:connection_to_light

Sun, 15 Feb 2009 09:03:48 +0200

Title of session Notes from a session during the luminous green workshop 31st July 2008 Participants Raewyn Turner Notes My apologies for any inaccuracies, as I write this 6 months after the workshop, while at Banff ( Feb 2009), and I don't have all my notes on the participants names( will add when i return home from Banff) in the workshop.

luminous:cop15

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:03:30 +0200

COP15 and COP/MOP5 Conference of the Parties (COP), Fifteen session and Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (COP/MOP), Fifth session. 30. November 2009 - 11. December 2009

luminous:costa_di_la

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:46:24 +0200

<- active_discussions theun karelse, 2007/08/28 09:19: Costa di La is a great project that started this year in Italy. Cocky and Theun visited it in august 2007. From their site: The company wishes to re-plant traditional prosecco vines around the houses and cultivate biological wine which recalls the original taste of prosecco. In additional it would like to plant fruit trees and an specialist orchard which concentrates on local herbs and vegetables together with medicinal herbs.This will b…

luminous:craft_after_virtuality

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:07:10 +0200

Craft after Virtuality Hands on and hi tech: craft futures, the embodied world and virtualisation Oliver Lowenstein, Fourth Door Review, (draft 2008, all rights reserved) 1 A quarter of a century ago the word “craft” still evoked strong feelings for people of a deeply green mindset. In the early 80s, many of a deeper green persuasion saw the whole spectrum of making, respect for skill, and physical embodiment implicit in crafts practice as representing much tha…

luminous:crafts_and_patterns

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:46:24 +0200

Notes from a session held at the Luminous Green Retreat, 29th of April 2007 Rachel Wingfield and Mathias Gmachl Main theme: using pattern as a language to connect different fields of knowledge and practice - understanding reality as a shared pattern

luminous:decosystem

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:46:24 +0200

Notes from a session held at the Luminous Green Hands-On Workshop, 3rd of May 2007 Carole and Bart RECIPE / reconstruction ingredients: * pears, lemons, tomatoes, tulipes, amarylis, renoncule, cactus. tools: * plates, bowls, mixer, florist foam, crocodile clips, coper coins, zinc plates, LED, PH paper

luminous:diet

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:39:36 +0200

diet * the impact of diets high in animal proteins >>

luminous:diy_solar

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 09:56:19 +0200

DIY Solar cells solar powered gadets *

luminous:documentation

Thu, 05 Aug 2010 22:47:51 +0200

Social network for the greater guild – Wiki / Blogs for the immediate projects Lead Organisation Time's Up – with Pippa Buchanan Partner Organisations All – formal partner organisations would be partnered, but all organisations would be encouraged and invited to participate

luminous:ear_cleaning

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:59:59 +0200

Title of session Notes from a session during the luminous green workshop 31st July 2008 Participants (your name here) Notes (your notes here) References (to any external materials...)

luminous:eco-engineering

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:46:24 +0200

Paths to ecologically sustainable engineering Notes from a session held at the Luminous Green Hands-On Workshop, 2nd of May 2007 Toby Borland * Inherent feeling of quality * Quality - Mass production, form <=> function * Swedish notion of property: the notion of “absolute” property is invalid * Ownership leads to responsibility & empowerment required * Theraputic effect of making something rather than buying something * Psychological impact of interaction with objects * For the…

luminous:ecological_affect

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:46:24 +0200

Notes from a session held at the Luminous Green Retreat, 29th of April 2007 Tapio Makela * affective relationship with ecological catastrophies or strong signals * cyanobacteria, blue green algae * how it is seen as a sign of pollution but felt through its impact as a nuissance to swimming, pets, edible fish, aesthetics of beaches, and yet how it could be a major energy source as a producer of hydrogen through photosynthesis.

luminous:ecological_footprint

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:46:24 +0200

ecological footprint[s] “the Ecological Footprint is a resource management tool that measures how much land and water area a human population requires to produce the resources it consumes and to absorb its wastes under prevailing technology. In order to live, we consume what nature offers. Every action impacts the planet's ecosystems. This is of little concern as long as human use of resources does not exceed what the Earth can renew. But are we taking more?”

luminous:ecological_games

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:46:24 +0200

Notes from a session held at the Luminous Green Retreat, 29th of April 2007 Angelo Vermeulen Examples * Darfour is dying, * Darfour live role playing game, Bart was involved * Make your own Bush speech, here * Escape from Woomera: controversial due to its stance on detention of immigrants and its funding by the Australian government, * Climate Challenge,

luminous:economies_of_scope

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 12:22:30 +0200

Economies of Scope “Economies of scope, those opportunities where a single solution approach can handle seemingly unrelated problems.” --Jamais Cascio

luminous:ecotech

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:46:24 +0200

Resolving Tech/Eco, Past/Future Notes from a session held at the Luminous Green Retreat, 29th of April 2007 Oliver Lowenstein and Pix * helena hetenen (sp?) * fiber optic lace (light installation) * old craft + new tech * rediscovering (almost) “lost knowledge” * physical experiences

luminous:ecoviz

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:46:24 +0200

ecoVIZ either the blog or the Eyebeam Eco-Vis Challenge or visualisations of ecological footprints

luminous:education_strategies

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 09:34:15 +0200

Title of session Notes from a session during the luminous green workshop 31st July 2008 Participants (your name here) Notes (your notes here) References (to any external materials...)

luminous:electric_car

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:57:30 +0200

Electric Cars “Shai Agassi's company will provide the electric cars in Israel with lithium-ion batteries, which will be able to last about 200 kilometers per charge” >> future cars

luminous:electric_plane

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 14:23:48 +0200

“The ElectraFlyer C, an electric ultralight plane available now if you want to plonk down 21000 $ max, bang it all up together, and take it on a relatively silent 2 hour flight.” --

luminous:electric_vs_hydrogen

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:46:24 +0200

relative efficiencies of hydrogen and electric cars

luminous:energy_literacy

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 07:56:17 +0200

see game_plan for now.,..

luminous:ethical_protein

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 12:06:10 +0200

Title of session Notes from a session during the luminous green workshop 31st July 2008 Participants Brian Degger, Priyas, Melentie Pandilovski, +others Notes I (Brian Degger) have just run a session on ethical protein provision for the luminous green event 31st July in Singapore 2008. The session went well, it was on ethical protein concentrating on meat although I am more confused than when I started. I wanted to look at a number of protein sources, but we did not touch vegetable proteins…

luminous:exchange

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:46:24 +0200

~~DISCUSSION:off~~

luminous:exhibitions

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 12:47:11 +0200

exhibitions “Greenwashing. Environment, Perils, Promises and Perplexities” as reviewed on wmmna -> * *

luminous:experiment

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:46:24 +0200

~~DISCUSSION:off~~

luminous:exquisite_landscape_2050

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:05:53 +0200

Title of session Notes from a session during the luminous green workshop 31st July 2008 Participants (your name here) Notes (your notes here) References (to any external materials...)

luminous:foamy_ecosystems

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:46:24 +0200

CREATE FOAMY ECOSYSTEM TO EXPAND TO FILL THE SPACE YOU ARE IN Notes from a session held at the Luminous Green Retreat, 29th of April 2007 Dougie Brew The Location * “Designed for looks not practicality or environmental efficiency” * Why? Can it it be done? Would it cost too much? How much was driven by local architecture and tradition? * The question is do design and efficiecny clash, why does green need hessian sack underpants? Is it taste, education or necessity? “The structure” …

luminous:food_2008

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 03:47:25 +0200

Luminous Green Food in Singapore Food is a crucial part of all Luminous Green gatherings. In Singapore, we worked with three local restaurants, to make uplifting, wholesome and inspiring menus for the participants. No food was thrown away, leftovers were distributed amongst the participants and/or staff.

luminous:forget_nuclear

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:31:48 +0200

Nuclear either forget it, (fission at least ) or stockpile u308. .. . de-Nucleated Germany is phasing out coal and nuclear, replacing production with a threefold approach using solar, wind and biogas >>

luminous:frugality_impermanence_and_autonomy

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:50:54 +0200

Title of session Notes from a session during the luminous green workshop 31st July 2008 Participants (your name here) Notes (your notes here) References (to any external materials...)

luminous:fruit

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:27:51 +0200

Fruit For the Foamlab garden in Amsterdam we are looking for fruit suitable for permaculture. A collection of unusual or uncultivated fruits: Dutch places to find uncultivated fruits: * Rose-hip Rosa Alpina / Rozenbottel * Sea Buckthorn Hippophae rhamnoides / Duindoorn * Cornel cherry Cornus mas / Gele Kornoelje * Crabapple Malus sylvestris / wilde appel

luminous:fuel_cell

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:46:24 +0200

fuel cells * wikipedia -> Fuelcell reading * solid oxide fuel cell systems using biogas, propane, {bio}diesel >

luminous:fuel_harvesting

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 04:40:57 +0200

* various biofuels * algae -> diesel * producing Fuel from airborne CO2, using nuclear power >>

luminous:future_cars

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 20:26:59 +0200

pave the earth * tesla motors' 100% electric car > * the 'air car' >

luminous:future_of_computing

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:46:24 +0200

Notes from a session held at the Luminous Green Hands-On Workshop, 4th of May 2007 Angelo Vermeulen and Patrick De Koning DNA computing DNA structure The backbone of the DNA strand is made from alternating phosphate and sugar residues.[8] The sugar in DNA is 2-deoxyribose, which is a pentose (five carbon) sugar. The sugars are joined together by phosphate groups that form phosphodiester bonds between the third and fifth carbon atoms of adjacent sugar rings. These asymmetric bonds mean a stra…

luminous:game_plan

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 07:55:44 +0200

An Engineering approach to global climate change “Saul's talk was a fast-paced discussion of the cold, hard, engineering reality of CO2 production, its relationship to energy consumption, climate change, and the human cost of all that. Saul sliced and diced the numbers every which way from joules per nanosecond to total wave-energy of the entire Earth, and laid out the program we need to adopt if we're going to do something about it.

luminous:games_and_sustainability

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:38:35 +0200

Moderated by Lynn Hughes...

luminous:gaviotas

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 10:59:46 +0200

gaviotas * gaviotas * * *

luminous:geo

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:46:24 +0200

Global Environment Outlook Geo-4 report from the United Nations. >

luminous:geohacking

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:46:24 +0200

large scale tinkering with the ecosystem (also known as 'geoengineering' or 'terraforming') in 2007 >

luminous:global_fever

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:46:24 +0200

global fever “The climate doctors have been consulted; the lab reports have come back. Now it’s time to pull together the Big Picture and discuss treatment options.” -- william calvin William H. Calvin's forthcoming book “Global Fever: How to Treat Climate Change” excerpts available at

luminous:glossary

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 16:33:09 +0200

PhoEf glossary 1 megawatt peak of pv-modules: is the amount that delivers 1 MW of electric power under standard illumination conditions (1,000 W/m2, 25 or 28 C)). 3D-Solar Cell: capture photons from sunlight using an array of miniature “tower” structures that resemble high-rise buildings in a city street grid. Animation on: www.gatech.edu/news-room/flash/CNTpv.html

luminous:green

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:46:24 +0200

~~DISCUSSION:off~~

luminous:green_gadets

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 12:55:40 +0200

* the viridian design list had a few notable green gadgets... * core77 design contest >>

luminous:green_gadgets

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:46:24 +0200

gadgets, gizmos and spimes * dig thru the viridian archives *

luminous:greenwash

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:46:24 +0200

greenwashing games * Chevron's “will you join us” role playing game in which cities can only be “properly powered” by petroleum.

luminous:habit_forming

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:31:07 +0200

luminous:human_generated_power

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:46:24 +0200

Notes from a session held at the Luminous Green Retreat, 29th of April 2007 Joey Berzowska * Joe Paradiso's paper * power from radiation, power from the body, power from devices, redesign as power optimization * active and passive power generation - how to harness it. * INTERNATIONAL FASHION MACHINES - Boston - former * XS labs - Montreal - XTRA SOFT LABS.... * power consumption usage as a tactile interface - montreal science museum station…

luminous:hydrogen_lunchbox_laboratory

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:46:24 +0200

DIY ALGAE/Hydrogen Lunchbox Laboratory (working title). Project presented during a session held at the Luminous Green Retreat, 28th of April 2007 Amy Franceschini Collaboration between Futurefarmers + Jonathan Meuser (Ph.D. Candidate - Division of Environmental Science and Engineering Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, Graduate Researcher - National Renewable Energy Lab, Golden, CO)

luminous:im_not_into_nature

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:04:21 +0200

I'm not into nature Or how to cut 50% CO2 from 1997 levels and still have a life? * we're all dependent on power - you can get used to not having power a few hours a day * car free days * when you travel you get used to inconvenience * fluctuations of the environment part of “nature” not nature (like nature) * back-up system * everyday practices: cycling, baths, internet/computer, bottled vs tap water * economic determination (by state, bottom line $)

luminous:imagination

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:00:27 +0200

The starting point The representation of green architecture in magazines is quite often problematic: beautiful houses built with green materials and the latest sustainable technologies... in the middle of an almost pristine natural environment! Maybe it's time to reconsider tower blocks with their much smaller “footprint”.

luminous:interview_bart

Tue, 08 Feb 2011 11:44:48 +0200

Luminous Green Interview with Bartaku How would you describe who you are and what you do in a few sentences? A former drummer and social scientist, wanderer traveler, with a fascination for the different manifestations of energy at both macro-and micro level. At this moment pondering about what to do with a former kolchoze in Latvia, an Aronia Melanocarpa (apple berry) plantation, one of the most powerful power plants delivering power juice for body and home made short lasting low power solar …

luminous:interview_cocky

Sat, 09 Oct 2010 18:34:29 +0200

Luminous Green Interview with Cocky Eek How would you describe who you are and what you do in a few sentences? I am an inflatable maker, and like to develop -new- shapes with the help of the computer. I love all sorts of quality of wind and air, do all sorts of experiments with students at an Artscience department, I am developing a deeper and deeper connection with just ordinary wild plants along the roadsides, i realise semi-public sorts of greenpatches in our neighbourhood where various …

luminous:interview_nenad

Thu, 07 Oct 2010 18:44:47 +0200

Luminous Green interview with Nenad Popov How would you describe who you are and what you do in a few sentences? I'm a wild experimenter, trying to be as responsible as possible. Who and what inspires you in your work & life (people, books, artworks...)? Why? I'm very inspired by the talks/writings of John Cage, but when I listen to some of his music I wonder if it's the same person. But these interests shift from time to time, I remember being very inspired by the work of Oskar Fischinger(a…

luminous:interview_rasa

Thu, 07 Oct 2010 18:51:27 +0200

Luminous Green Interview with Rasa Alksnyte How would you describe who you are and what you do in a few sentences? I'm a cook, choreographer, teacher, gardener, assistant, coach ... I prefer to make things my self rater than buy them ready. Or buy things and then make something completely different from it.

luminous:interview_theun

Thu, 07 Oct 2010 22:35:01 +0200

Luminous Green Interview with Theun Karelse How would you describe who you are and what you do in a few sentences? A short description of someone's role in the cultural field seems ever more illusive. I've recently realized that moving between 'lower-class' work (like fruit picking) and 'middle' or 'upper-class' work (like speaking at conferences) is confusing to people. I think freeing up this vertical direction is an important side effect of what I do.

luminous:interview_thomas

Thu, 07 Oct 2010 18:55:15 +0200

Luminous Green Interview with Thomas Jellis How would you describe who you are and what you do in a few sentences? I’m a doctoral student in the School of Geography at the University of Oxford. My research attends to three related sets of issues: (1) the geographies and genealogies of aesthetic experimentation, (2) the practices and logics of these experiments and (3) the ethico-political potential of these spaces. It is hoped a set of empirical research encounters (an assemblage of field-site…

luminous:interview_vinay

Thu, 07 Oct 2010 19:11:36 +0200

Luminous Green Interview with Vinay Gupta How would you describe who you are and what you do in a few sentences? I'm Vinay Gupta, an occasional teacher of meditation, and more-or-less full-time resilience activist. I've worked with US DOD on topics like genocide-resistant biometric systems for Iraq, and done well reviewed work on rehousing people after nuclear terrorism and similar large scale contingencies.

luminous:involvement

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 09:30:05 +0200

How can I get involved with Luminous Green? There are many ways in which you can get involved with Luminous Green and its community. It all depends on how much of your time and resources you can commit to it... * As a participant: You can participate in the Luminous Green gatherings. * Check for upcoming events, or subscribe to FoAM's updates: .

luminous:ipcc

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:16:45 +0200

IPCC Fourth Assessment Report * Synthesis Report. * Working Group I Report “The Physical Science Basis”. * Working Group II Report “Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability”. * Working Group III Report “Mitigation of Climate Change”.

luminous:is_something_better_than_nothing

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:23:36 +0200

something must be done... this is something... therefore... --

luminous:is_zero_no.thing

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:16:16 +0200

Is zero no.thing ? Notes from a session during the luminous green workshop 31st July 2008 Participants Alok Nandi Notes (your notes here) References Intervention at ISEA and more coming on

luminous:kaario_jouka_responsible_tourist_communities

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:26:25 +0200

Juha Kaario and Jouka Mattila (Nokia Research Center, Tampere, Finland) Is ecotourism sustainable? As travel and tourism are part of the largest industries in the world - they create directly 3% of global jobs and contribute over 10% GDP worldwide according to UNWTO, they are also one of the main sources of carbon emissions. Travel accounts for about 5% of global emissions, of which transportation constitutes 75%. Sustainable tourism practices are needed to make the travel industry greener. Ec…

luminous:karelse_hands_on_change

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 16:26:01 +0200

Theun Karelse An evening of discussions and presentations hosted by Foamlab and Shibumi Friends International in Amsterdam on July 08 2007. Respect, playfulness, interdependence and apperception were the key concepts that shaped the event: Respect enables a true connection with the world, with others and with yourself and your place in things.

luminous:kuzmanovic_shankar_barefoot_college

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 13:09:20 +0200

Maja Kuzmanovic and Sanjeev Shankar The Barefoot college in Rajasthan, India is a unique place, run by unique people. It is rooted in tradition, with a vision that reaches far into the future. It is an embodiment of Gandhi’s philosophy – a place where education is distinct from literacy, where women flourish, children run a parliament, and people with handicaps are not disabled. On Barefoot campuses there is no waste, water is harvested and sunlight turned into power (literally and metaphorical…

luminous:latex_test

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:46:24 +0200

luminous:leonard_from_design_economies

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:29:27 +0200

Jennifer Leonard Jennifer is a member of IDEO’s Design Community in California. She is a graduate of the design think-tank the Institute without Boundaries, the University of Western Ontario and Queen’s University. She studied at the Graduate School of Journalism at the University of Western Ontario, where she won the Top Researcher award and Norman Jewison prize for creative writing.

luminous:lg10_harvest

Sun, 08 Aug 2010 13:55:44 +0200

Luminous Green 2010 Harvest: What could a resilient luminous green worlds be like? From the dialogues on personal resilience... * small examples create big change * openness to accept difficult factors that will allow you to change * crisis helps us to change * transferability of skills * resilience in the face of death: acceptance of death helps us overcome it * letting go * radical curiosity * sometimes we need to leave a system, for it to change * goal->obstacle often lead…

luminous:lg10_interviews

Thu, 07 Oct 2010 20:21:47 +0200

Luminous Green Interviews After the initial harvesting of our conversations from Luminous Green retreat_2010, we noticed that it would be quite impossible to capture the richness of the experience and the people involved in a few photographs and web pages. The participants' had many unique insights at the retreat and we captured some of them in several interviews:

luminous:lg10_pearls

Fri, 06 Aug 2010 16:20:45 +0200

A few pearls from conversations at from Luminous Green 2010... * LG creates the pause I need, to get space to pause, from being so committed and busy. * I will send concrete ideas to myself on a postcard and see if they still work once i get home. * What if we are meant to fuck things up? What if we have all the capacities we need to face the fuck up we are creating? Just being happy did not excite me! * LG is a positive rupture - a pause vs the rhythm of productivity. Let go of my crit…

luminous:lg10_testimonials

Thu, 07 Oct 2010 18:33:44 +0200

A few testimonials by participants of Luminous Green 2010 Theun: Sometimes it's a bit surreal to think how a guy from a tiny village in the Dutch countryside finds himself among these kinds of people. I don't know how it happened, but it gives me the space to be ambitious.

luminous:lg_tu_day1

Sat, 25 Oct 2008 22:23:18 +0200

Luminous Green Time's Up Style Day 1 of Luminous Green in Linz Luminous Green in Linz is organised by Time's Up, a member of the Guild for Reality Integrators and Generators (), FoAM's long term partners and friends. The workshop started with a delicious dinner, prepared by a modest, but silently wonderful cuisiniere Marie, using local ingredients, from a village on the outskirts of Linz, that supplies our coffees and teas with delicious fresh milk as well.

luminous:lg_tu_day2

Sat, 02 Apr 2011 05:53:05 +0200

Luminous Green Time's Up Style Day 2 of Luminous Green in Linz The second day of the Luminous Green workshop at Time's up began with a presentation by Folke Koebberling about using the city as a resource for artistic and architectural projects. The second speaker of the morning was Paul Schausberger, who talked about the industrial and small-scale water filtration - mainly for surface water (e.g. from rivers) and sea water (desalination). The afternoon at the harbour began with lifting up the …

luminous:lg_tu_day3

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:03:05 +0200

Luminous Green Time's Up Style Day 3 of Luminous Green in Linz The construction of the various components of the Time's Up urban steam baths are continuing in full speed. More and more of the components are beginning to function (i.e. squirt water of various degrees of cleanliness and temperature), and they are slowly beginning to be connected. This work is better described in pictures then words, so the flickr pages are probably the best place to witness the progress:

luminous:lg_tu_library

Sat, 25 Oct 2008 21:26:58 +0200

The Library at Time's Up during the Luminous Green Workshop * Florian Rötzer (2006). Vom Wildwerden der Städte. Birkhäuser, Basel. * John Zerzan and Alice Carnes, ed. (1988). Questioning Technology. Freedom Press, London. * E. F. Schumacher (1973). Small is Beautiful. Blond & Briggs Ltd, London. * Kenneth M. Strzepek and Joel B. Smith (1995). As Climate Changes: International Impacts and Implications. University Press, Cambridge. * Michelle Addington and Daniel Schodek (2005). Smart M…

luminous:libarynth_topics

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:46:24 +0200

cache diving see:; [to be interwikied] ~~DISCUSSION:off~~

luminous:library

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:46:24 +0200

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luminous:light

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:46:24 +0200

luminous:litroenergy

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:46:24 +0200

litrospheres “MPK Co., has come up with self-luminous micro particles called Litrospheres™ which they say are inexpensive, non-toxic, and will stay on for 12+ years (half-life point) continuously -- without having to be plugged into any power source. It is a betavoltaic technology, using a radioactive gas, whose “soft” emission of electrons from the beta emitting gas cannot penetrate the glass or polymer wall of the microspheres.”

luminous:local_freezing

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:41:21 +0200

a nuclear-powered iceberg ”[A] proposal by Edinburgh-based landscape architects Gross. Max. to counter the effect of global warming with a nuclear-powered iceberg. Submitted as part of the 6,000 Miles exibition organized by Glasgow's The Lighthouse in early 2005, this iceberg would be created on a small stretch of Scotland's 6,000-mile coast near the Torness Nuclear Power Station.” >>

luminous:longhurst_sustainability_communications

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:32:30 +0200

Mike Longhurst Mike Longhurst is Senior Vice President at McCann-Erickson EMEA, responsible for Business Development and Corporate Affairs. He is a member of the Executive Board of the European Association of Communication Agencies (EACA) and has personal responsibilities for sustainability issues. In this role, Mike was a co-author of the Advertising Sector Report to the World Summit in 2002. He is a member of the United Nations Environment Programme’s Advertising Forum, representing the Europ…

luminous:low_power_computing

Sun, 18 May 2008 23:49:47 +0200

low power dedicated computing Notes from a session held at the Luminous Green Hands-On Workshop, 3rd of May 2007 Pix * following on from patrick's low power workstation discussion * perhaps starting from a known power source (eg. the two solar panel setups and their batteries) and trying to fit an installation within their power output envelope. * inconsistent power. * as well as dealing with low power, it is worth considering that the power source may be unreliable. what does your s…

luminous:ludovico_free_online_exchange

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:34:13 +0200

Alessandro Ludovico Alessandro Ludovico is a media critic and has been editor-in-chief of Neural Magazine from 1993 and the author of several essays on digital culture. He co-edited “Mag.Net Reader” (1 and 2) and is one of the founding contributors to the Nettime community and the Mag.Net (Electronic Cultural Publishers)’ organization. He teaches Computer Art and Interface Aesthetics at the Academy of Art in Carrara.

luminous:luminous

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:46:24 +0200

~~DISCUSSION:off~~

luminous:luminous_green_credits

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:46:24 +0200

Luminous Green Credits, 2007 Programme design * Maja Kuzmanovic, FoAM Production * Lina Kusaite, FoAM * Hans de Man, Foton * Theun Karelse, FoAM Lab Holland * Maja Kuzmanovic, FoAM * Cocky Eek, FoAM Lab Holland Communication: * Bart Vandeput, FoAM

luminous:luminous_green_notes

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 10:54:31 +0200

From this page, you can delve into an assortment of sundry notes from the various sessions organised during the Luminous Green Workshops. Taking notes was a responsibility of the session leaders, hence the difference in style and completeness... Luminous Green 2008 Luminous Green Workshop at Time's Up * growing luminous worlds - introduction to luminous green by FoAM * A sustainable artist? - a presentation of works by Andi Strauss * Hands-on sessions: building a windmill, screw & rope …

luminous:luminous_green_quotes

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:46:24 +0200

A few luminous green illuminations... ---------- for now, some h2g ---------- When I'm working on a problem, I never think about beauty. I only think about how to solve the problem. But when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong. -Buckminster Fuller

luminous:luminous_green_references

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:46:24 +0200

example bibtex. ... ---------- ----------

luminous:luminous_green_reviews

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:46:24 +0200

Here are a few reviews and interviews that originated from Luminous Green 2007 * At Worldchanging * The first of Jennifer Leonard's podcasts: 006810 * At we-make-money-not-art * Regine's blog entry about the Luminous Green Symposium 009503 * Another entry about Carole Collet's talk at the Symposium 009505

luminous:luminous_green_unsorted_notes

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:05:50 +0200

luminous green singapore unsorted notes below are FoAM's transcripts from flip-charts that were left in the room after the panel and workshop. we're not sure which sessions they belong to. if you know, please add them to the appropriate sessions on luminous_green_notes. THANKS!

luminous:luxury_emissions_vs_survival_emissions

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:23:45 +0200

Title of session Notes from a session during the luminous green workshop 31st July 2008 Participants (your name here) Notes (your notes here) References (to any external materials...)

luminous:maes_on_womens_empowerment

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:36:35 +0200

Annemie Maes Annemie Maes is co-founder of okno, an artist-run organisation working with art and technology, and is responsible for okno’s day-to-day management. She is a media artist and activist. Her artistic research and cultural activism projects are publicly presented as the ongoing project “politics of change” – Daad (Do and act Differently), with a focus on the topics of women empowerment, ecology and public space. During the summer of 2006, a few months after the Luminous Green Symposiu…

luminous:making_things_speak_for_themselves

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:06:43 +0200

Making things speak for themselves Notes from a session during the luminous green workshop 31st July 2008 Session participants (your name here) Towards a Luminous Green * if objects could speak for themselves we could/should... * be able to make more informed decisions (“truth” made accessible - providing the objects don't lie.) * give a voice to the oppressed objects

luminous:mobility

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:56:41 +0200

Can we be mobile & green? Session moderator: Andrea Polli Notes on new solutions for mobility * individual 'right' to be mobile * glamour of travel * levels of mobility * air 'cap' * car or flight? energy rather than $ * trash dirigibles * people who can sail * isea keynotes all travelled to be in .sg * social and resource effectiveness * knowledge gap * spatial games * get off computers & cell phones * airmiles on vegetables * increase density * social & environ…

luminous:moringa_oleifera

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:46:24 +0200

“For centuries, the natives of northern India and many parts of Africa have known of the many benefits of Moringa oleifera. Its uses are as unique as the names it is known by, such as clarifier tree, horseradish tree and drumstick tree (referring to the large drumstick shaped pods) and in East Africa it is called “mother's best friend”. Virtually every part of the tree can be used. Native only to the foothills of the Himalayas, it is now widely cultivated in Africa, Central and South America, Sr…

luminous:nandi_fragile_frugality

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:36:36 +0200

Alok Nandi Alok b. Nandi was born in Congo, raised in Zaïre and is currently based in Brussels. As designer/media artist/writer-director/strategic design consultant, Alok explores and investigates conflicting constraints in evolving and hybrid contexts. Storytelling is his guiding light as he researches navigation, interaction, visualization, patterns, imageability, ambulation, way-finding, saturation, frugality, zero and food. He translates these abstract concepts into concrete works within in…

luminous:natural_capitalism

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:47:24 +0200

Natural Capitalism “Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution” by Paul Hawken, Amory B. Lovins, and L. Hunter Lovins Natural Capitalism involves four major shifts in business practices; * Radically increase the productivity of natural resources. * Shift to biologically inspired production models and materials * Move to a “service-and-flow” business model. * Reinvest in natural capital.

luminous:next_nature

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:50:30 +0200

Next Nature --

luminous:no_power_media

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:46:24 +0200

no power media Notes from a session held at the Luminous Green Hands-On Workshop, 4th of May 2007 Pix initial focus was on the challenge of presenting at the symposium without using a data projector. some suggestions: * theun and lina had considered looking through the presenters power point files and accompanying the presentations with large scale live drawing. this is similar to lecturing with a blackboard, a disappearing art, only with assistance * magic lantern: candle light project…

luminous:offset_scheme_as_cooperative

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:45:10 +0200

Title of session Notes from a session during the luminous green workshop 31st July 2008 Participants (your name here) Notes (your notes here) References (to any external materials...)

luminous:oldskool_microscopy

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:46:24 +0200

Old skool microscopy Notes from a session held at the Luminous Green Hands-On Workshop, 3rd of May 2007 * Introduction to sample preparation and basic microscope use * Slicing and investigating pieces of vegetation, textiles and electronic components * Microscopic fruit battery with pear pulp * Photos with digital cameras and video footage with the iSight * Making the invisible visible, combine the setup with Bart’s device sounds library

luminous:open_source_ecology

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 10:22:24 +0200

open source ecology A wiki dedicated to the open, collaborative development of a basic and robust infrastructure for a Global Village economy. Such a village is by design; one which promotes the highest autonomy and freedom is grounded in self-sufficiency and dedicated to voluntary pursuits, right livelihood, and quality of life.The basic assumption for a New Village economy is that humans are capable of transcending struggle for survival and resource conflicts, where this preoccupation is repl…

luminous:open_space

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:46:24 +0200

Adapted from : “Open Space method is one way to enable all kinds of people, in any kind of situation, to create participatory workshops and events. In Open Space workshops, participants create and manage their own agenda of parallel working sessions around a central theme of strategic importance, such as: What is the integrated approach to environmental, cultural and social instabilities that all involved can support and work together to create?

luminous:openspime

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:09:30 +0200

openspime “The Infrastructure Company For An Open Internet of Things” >> OpenSpime CO2 detection concept video >>

luminous:organic_brands

Sat, 24 May 2008 18:43:31 +0200

Ownership of Oraganic Brands in USA * Commercial Organic Farming *

luminous:organic_power

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:46:24 +0200

fruit batteries meet photosynthesis Notes from a session held at the Luminous Green Hands-On Workshop, 2nd of May 2007 * Life cycle analysis aka environlental life cycle assessment aka ecobalance * * What is the ecobalance of a product? Products themselves do not pollute: it is the factories that made them, the trucks that transported them, the user who uses them and the incinerator that burns them. * You need life cycle thinking…

luminous:orgins_of_oil

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:51:54 +0200

where does oil come from? According to Kevin Kelly there are 3 possibilites... 1. Oil comes from algae “The conventional wisdom is that oil descends from algae from eons ago. Lots and lots of algae. Unimaginable mounds of dead algae in quantities no longer found on this planet, pressed, and cooked into hydrocarbon liquids.”

luminous:our_world_as_a_body

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:31:29 +0200

Title of session Notes from a session during the luminous green workshop 31st July 2008 Participants (your name here) Notes (your notes here) References (to any external materials...)

luminous:panel_2008

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 10:04:55 +0200

Luminous Green Discussion Panel at ISEA2008 The Luminous Green panel was held on the 30th of July 2008 in Singapore, as a part of ISEA2008. It consisted of a series of moderated conversations, hosted loosely as a world café. More than fifty people participated in the discussions, that were skillfully moderated by eight hosts: Alok Nandi, Andrea Polly, Angelo Vermeulen, Bello Benischauer & Prayas Abhinav, Drew Hemment, Liesbeth Huybrechts and Lynn Hughes.

luminous:participants_2008

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:19:16 +0200

Participants - Luminous Green Singapore 30-31 July 2008 Avy Varghese, Ajay Kumar, Aleksandra Dulic, Alessandro Ludovico, Aljosa Abrahamsberg, Alok Nandi, Amanda McDonald Crowley, Andrea Polli, Angela Main, Angelia Sabaphati, Angelo Vermeulen, Annet De Dekker, Annette Wolfsberger, Azril Ismail, Bahtiar Dwi Susanto, Becca Wood, Bello Benischauer, Brian Degger, Cameron Ironside, Caroline SEOW, Chan Pohling, Cho Hyunkyoung, Chuck Varga, Collette Tron, Cristina Miranda, Damian Tang, Dana Lam, Daniel…

luminous:pasta_making

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:46:24 +0200

Notes from a session held at the Luminous Green Retreat, 28th of April 2007 Rasa Alksnyte, Tapio Makela, Hiaz Gmachl, Maja Kuzmanovic goals: * feed 30 people with whatever's available, making sure that everyone can eat at least one dish * share recipes and preparation methods * improvise * begin the day with 'doing' things together...

luminous:peljhan_from_conversion_to_polar_landscapes

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:37:32 +0200

Marko Peljhan Marko is the coordinator of “Project Atol,” “Makrolab,” as well as “Insular Technologies,” a high-frequency global radio network initiative. He was born in 1969, Sempeter pri Gorici, and lives in Los Angeles, Riga and Ljubljana. From 2005 he has been coordinating the design for the Arctic and Antarctic Makrolab projects in the framework of the Interpolar Transnational Art and Science Consortium I-TASC. In 2000 he received the special Medienkunst prize at the ZKM, in 2001 the Gold…

luminous:phoef

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 03:54:01 +0200

PhoEfarium A Temporary 'Lapidarium' of “PhoEf” contains sketches, video, ongoing experiments and photographs inspired by the increasingly intimate entanglement of mind and body with the transformations of light into electrical-, nutritional- and human energy. The works are micro-interventions, fragments of Bartaku's artistic research driven narrative “PhoEf: the undisclosed poésis of the photovoltaic effect'.

luminous:plant_purifiers

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:10:21 +0200

“NASA environmental research has led to a plant-based air filtering system. Dr. B.C. Wolverton, a former NASA engineer who developed a biological filtering system for space life support, served as a consultant to Terra Firma Environmental.” * *

luminous:plants_as_an_organisational_principle

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:55:06 +0200

Title of session Notes from a session during the luminous green workshop 31st July 2008 Participants (your name here) Notes (your notes here) References (to any external materials...)

luminous:playground

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:46:24 +0200

., for playing around in trumpets? - <-> => <= <=> >> <<

luminous:podcasts

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:46:24 +0200

Jennifer Leonard's series of podcasts on Worldchanging ”[...] six field recordings from a recent design conference I attended in Belgium called Luminous Green. Most of the recordings I did outdoors, so you’ll hear environmental clamor, like church bells and lawn mowers, as well as natural sounds, like chirping birds and gusts of wind. Rather than diminish the found sounds within the context of a more formal interview, I’ve decided to embrace them. And I will continue to do so. Most of the inter…

luminous:polar

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:46:24 +0200

polar: the art and science of climate change “A series of art and science talks at the British Library this autumn uncovers how scientists, geographers, artists and ordinary people around the world know our planet is changing, how we got here, and what we might do about it. Ancient ice and the latest computer models, Arctic light, bird migrations and Inuit hunting practices all tell us something about climate change. These talks and a symposium investigate ways in which to interpret what scient…

luminous:polar_ice

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:46:24 +0200

luminous:post_kyoto

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:46:24 +0200

post kyoto * after 2012 reading * “The day after tomorrow Making progress on climate change” by Mark Hoffman >

luminous:post_workshop_notes_2007

Sat, 02 Aug 2008 04:37:27 +0200

Notes Post Luminous Green 2007 see luminous green notes for some context... Things that keep people's minds occupied, ideas that are beginning to sprout, things to think about for future luminous greens Andrea Polli Question of motivation: what motivates people to change their behaviour?

luminous:prismatic_vision

Sun, 15 Feb 2009 08:41:14 +0200

Title of session Notes from a session during the luminous green workshop 31st July 2008 Participants (Raewyn Turner--my apologies, I 'm writing this in Feb 09 many months out from Luminous green and I don't have my notes with me for names of the participants)

luminous:public_space

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 10:06:04 +0200

Ecologie als conversatie: Luminous Green, Singapore by Liesbeth Huybrechts Het Brusselse kunstencollectief FoAM organiseerde in Singapore een twee dagen durende bijeenkomst 'Luminous Green'. De eerste editie vond in Brussel plaats en er zullen er nog een aantal volgen op verschillende plekken in de wereld. De thematiek geeft immers voor iedereen heel wat stof tot nadenken. Tijdens deze Luminous Green evenementen komen kunstenaars, onderzoekers en andere actoren samen die bekommerd zijn om een …

luminous:publication_guidelines

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 06:27:43 +0200

Luminous Green Publication The Luminous green publication aims to become a resource for people who would like to work and live in a 'luminous green way': imaginative, electrified and illuminated. As such, it should go beyond being a catalogue of individual projects, but provide a glimpse of worlds in which we'd like to live and that we'd like to help create. This publication should reflect a 'luminous green' spirit and have a relatively lasting value as a record of current thinking, growing and…

luminous:pv_notes

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:46:24 +0200

notes on photovoltaics

luminous:pv_workshop

Thu, 29 May 2008 10:21:57 +0200

Workshop PV Thu 29th May, 2pm - 6pm At InterAccess Electronic Media Arts Centre 9 Ossington Ave. Toronto. Subtle Technologies Festival 2008 Toronto, Canada By Bart Vandeput – with support of FoAM Handout Notes ...

luminous:raw_living_food

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:58:05 +0200

Raw-Living foods by Linas Kesminas Introduction For a long time raw food was the main food that humans were consuming. It was simple food, not processed and turned into fancy meals. But as the time passed man got more sophisticated in his actions, was searching for new experiences, improvements. The food was not an exception. And now in our days hundreds of machines and tools are invented to create elaborate meals. Our kitchens are like small factories with quite a bit of consumption of energ…

luminous:reader_2010

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 09:48:02 +0200

luminous green reader 2010 expansions on the previous sampler and recommended reading pages... this is also available as a pdf for offline reading. To begin with... Luminous Green is a series of gatherings about possible futures; about a human world, that is enlightened, imaginative, electrified and most importantly – living in a fertile symbiosis with the planet. Luminous Green encourages transdisciplinary discussions and collaborations between people from all walks of life, including artist…

luminous:recommended_reading

Fri, 06 Aug 2010 16:33:29 +0200

Luminous Green: Recommended Reading See also the page of FoAM's Luminous Green Library Article outlining the aims and methods of Luminous Green * luminous_green_mediated_environments Articles by the speakers at the Luminous Green Symposium 2007 * Berzowska, J. (2007). Constellation Dresses and the Leeches. The Question of Power for Electronic Garments. *

luminous:recycling

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:46:24 +0200

reading “As the importance of recycling becomes more apparent, questions about it linger. Is it worth the effort? How does it work? Is recycling waste just going into a landfill in China? Here are some answers” The Economist, on the economics of recycling

luminous:resilients10_harvest

Sun, 08 Aug 2010 15:02:03 +0200

Harvest from the Resilients workshop 2010 The purpose of Resilients Why is the project “resilients” still important at this time in the world and for whom? If we are the Resilients, what will we do, how will we look, where will we be...? * Resilients will help us prepare for unspeakable futures * Resilients speak to novices and supports isolated change makers - cultural, scientific * Resilients provide sparks for people in the everyday. * With Resilients we diversify, strengthen and e…

luminous:rethinking_green

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:21:29 +0200

WIRED or TIRED? ” [...] incoherent truths * * * *

luminous:retreat_2010

Thu, 07 Oct 2010 18:34:48 +0200

Luminous Green retreat 2010 At: Les contes de Salme, Vielsalm, Belgium From: Monday 26th of July, 6PM To: Wednesday 28th of July, 4PM Organiser: FoAM, Koolmijnenkaai 30-34, 1080 Brussels, Belgium Luminous Green 2010 Harvest Memories, documentation & testimonials can be found here:

luminous:rich_recipe_as_field_report

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 12:41:22 +0200

Kate Rich Kate Rich is an Australian-born artist and trader. In the 1990s she moved to California to work as radio engineer with the Bureau of Inverse Technology (BIT), an information agency servicing the Information Age. Restless at the turn of the century, she headed further east to Bristol UK, where she is now bar manager with Kayle Brandon at the Cube Microplex, an “alternative” cinema. Opposed in principle to the business and environmental practices of the Coca-Cola corporation, the Cube b…

luminous:ritualnotes

Thu, 05 Aug 2010 22:55:59 +0200

Rituals – one should add in ineffiiciency to provide moments for reflection RELIGION and DEATH Cemetries as useful spaces Organic by-laws Only native plants – bird and butterfly sanctuary Remembering the Dead – rituals of rememberance Ossuaries

luminous:role_of_the_human_in_world_ecology

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:04:01 +0200

Title of session Notes from a session during the luminous green workshop 31st July 2008 Participants (your name here) Notes (your notes here) References (to any external materials...)

luminous:sampler

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 11:47:34 +0200

{samples|copypaste-routines|quotes} tragedy of the commons -- -- -- ... -- -- -- 22 --

luminous:saturation

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:00:23 +0200

Summary by Alok Nandi

luminous:self_sustaining_autonomous_systems

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 09:16:42 +0200

Notes from a session held at the Luminous Green Retreat, 28th of April 2007 Matter * Consider Life Span * Overall energy balance = relative concept * Acoustic spectrum of new forests as compared to old growth * Cotton -> natural fabric, yet causes many other environmental problems * No simple equation between natural & ecological * Core Criteria for a Green world -> BioDiversity * Low level -> indication of overfed (capitalist) system * Biological diversity in 'low nutrient env…

luminous:shankar_where_is_my_chai

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:38:47 +0200

Sanjeev Shankar Sanjeev Shankar was born in Nilgiris, India. A traveler, provocateur and creator, Sanjeev's talent lies in fusing polar extremes and building bridges into the unknown. With a background in design, craft and architecture, Sanjeev attempts to merge traditional crafts based knowledge with contemporary and emerging cultural and technological tendencies. His recent works include the We all fly project in Toowoomba, Jugaad project in New Delhi, Silent rivers project in Brussels, WcCaf…

luminous:shareism

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:30:45 +0200

Title of session Notes from a session during the luminous green workshop 31st July 2008 Participants (your name here) Notes (your notes here) References (to any external materials...)

luminous:sidebar

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:46:24 +0200

Featured pages Luminous Green 2007 * * symposium summaries * workshops2007 * luminous green notes * luminous green reviews * suggestions 2007 Possible Futures... * hydrogen lunchbox laboratory * foamy ecosystems * upcoming events

luminous:slugging

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 04:17:10 +0200

Slugging an adhoc form of car pooling > “”

luminous:social_software_to_generate_change

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:43:27 +0200

Title of session Notes from a session during the luminous green workshop 31st July 2008 Participants (your name here) Notes (your notes here) References (to any external materials...)

luminous:solar

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:46:24 +0200

nodes tagged 'solar'

luminous:solar_energy_wind_energy_and_beyond

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:07:20 +0200

Title of session Notes from a session during the luminous green workshop 31st July 2008 Participants (your name here) Notes (your notes here) References (to any external materials...)

luminous:solar_power_plant

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:46:24 +0200

Solar -PhotoVoltaic- Power Plant[s] Notes from a session held at the Luminous Green Hands-On Workshop, 2nd of May 2007 * How to calculate the power requirements, size and cost for a photovoltaic system installation * see Marko Peljhan's pdf * see also on FoAM's libarynth:

luminous:spaceflight

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 09:12:38 +0200

Future of spaceflight Notes from a session held at the Luminous Green Hands-On Workshop, 3rd of May 2007 Good overview: STS-124, from the perspective of the booster

luminous:start

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:54:20 +0200

Reflecting on the role of the arts, design and technology in an environment of turbulence Luminous Green is series of gatherings, workshops and play-spaces dedicated to a community of people who care about the world. About the world that supports life today and about the possible worlds, that may support a cleaner, greener and more fulfilling life in the future. The Luminous Green community is composed of creative thinkers, doers and makers, deploying their imagination and ingenuity to shape a …

luminous:steady_state_economics

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 16:48:06 +0200

* * * part of category economics

luminous:suggestions_2007

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:46:24 +0200

And how would you improve Luminous Green gatherings? This is a summary of comments and suggestions collected from the participants at Luminous Green 2007 10 point summary * Great mix of people * Beautiful settings and spaces * Stimulating learning and sharing atmosphere * Good facilitation * Interesting formats (Open Space, Bazaar, Hands-On workshop, Open Lab) * Clearer and stricter 'contract' needed - to know what is expected of you * How to present participant's work more conc…

luminous:summaries_panel_2008

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:53:24 +0200

Luminous Green panel, 30th JULY 2008. Discussion summaries from each of the moderators * Introduction by Maja Kuzmanovic in mp3 or ogg format * Summary from Alok Nandi in mp3 or ogg format * Summary from Andrea Polli in mp3 or ogg format * Summary from Angelo Vermeulen in mp3 or ogg format * Summary from Drew Hemment in mp3 or ogg format * Summary from Liesbeth Huybrechts in mp3 or ogg format * Summary from Lynn Hughes in mp3 or ogg format * Summary from Prayas Abh…

luminous:sustainability

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:46:24 +0200

sustainablity what, why, how and where.... notes *

luminous:sustainable_tourism

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:08:56 +0200

Sustainable tourism Session participants Notes * local ecology (people, economy, environment); active - tourist comfort to see local people * cultural experience * persistent (?) management - invoke community home (...) - Bali * experiences - promotion and information * transportation - ecological travelling - crafts, green trips, cycling * ngos - corporate relationships, tourist relationships * student traveller - change and education * small experiences - back bargains * i…

luminous:sustaining_soundbytes

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:46:24 +0200

Sustaining Soundbytes Notes from a session held at the Luminous Green Retreat, 28th of April 2007 Session Leader: Jennifer Leonard [various quotes from Massive Change written on paper, fished out of a bowl....] [hopefully Jennifer can arrange a transcription of the audio recording to add some sense to the following notes...]

luminous:symposium_summaries

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:46:24 +0200

These are the summaries of discussions held at the Luminous Green Symposium 2007 At the Luminous Green Symposium in 2007, the participants were seated around 11 tables, each with their own 'principal invigorator' (PI). The PIs of 2007 were Kristina Andersen, Maggie Buxton, Margo De Koster, Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino, Matthias Gmachl, Jennifer Leonard, Tapio Makela, Andrew Morrisson, Andrea Polli and Steven Pickles.

luminous:symposium_talks

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:46:24 +0200

On this page you can find links to the talks and debates of the Luminous Green Symposium in 2007 Welcome address * Maja Kuzmanovic Session: Change * Jennifer Leonard * Srinivasan Soundara Rajan Session: Communication * Mike Longhurst * Marko Peljhan

luminous:tags

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:46:24 +0200

luminous green notes latex test

luminous:technological_sensitivity_and_education

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:41:09 +0200

Title of session Notes from a session during the luminous green workshop 31st July 2008 Participants (your name here) Notes (your notes here) References (to any external materials...)

luminous:tell_your_climate_change_story

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 03:34:39 +0200

Tell Your Climate Change Story Andrea Polli conducted a series of audio interviews during the luminous green workshop on the 31st July 2008, which can be found here: You can access the mp3 files directly here:

luminous:temporalkinephonics

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:46:24 +0200

this is tomorrow calling * * its tomorrow calling do you accept the charges

luminous:terra_currency_unit

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 17:29:53 +0200

TERRA: a currency to stabilize the world economy --

luminous:the_great_global_warming_swindle

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:31:42 +0200

A Documentary in Denial in Channel 4’s film ”The Great Global Warming Swindle”. Contains “misleading and inaccurate arguments [that] have also been used elsewhere, and ultimately amount to an attack on the science of climate change itself, as well as on the mainstream science community and on the scientific method in general.”

luminous:the_outquisition

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 17:09:22 +0200

post-apocalyptic positivism “a non-secret society of emergency-preparedness Nice People who think that the response to catastrophe isn't lifeboat rules and militias, but humanitarian aid and kick-ass tools.” -- cory doctorow

luminous:todo

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:46:24 +0200

* cpmact pdf of travelogue * join pdf of handout w/cover * link to handout on symposium page * indent text in left sidebar on all pages... * gallery test * summary of comments and suggestions * luminous green projects and people * check renaming 'related articles' (plugin?] * calculate global temperature vs. number of pirates * finish css and missing corners * flash gallery for symposium, workshop and retreat

luminous:tragedy_of_the_commons

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:28:25 +0200

Tragedy of the Commons The assumption that a shared resource will be tragically exploited for individual gain, despite any evidence to the contrary. “”“”“”-- The Myth... -- see:

luminous:transdisciplinary_collaboration

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:31:16 +0200

From your own experience... Participants All, Hosted by Maggie & Maja Brief It has been proven time and time again that working across boundaries of discipline, culture and mindset is one of the most effective ways to find innovative solutions to seemingly intractable problems. It is also clear that with the many issues facing our planet, we will need to bridge worlds of difference in order to find places of similarity and synergy.

luminous:transport

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 14:22:51 +0200

transport/transportation ...-- * electric cars & future cars * electric plane *

luminous:upcoming_events

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:46:24 +0200

* 20070608-10 and 20070614-17. Tomorrow Unlimited: Sustaining Change Jennifer Leonard and Sarah Rich on 'What happens when green becomes just a color again, instead of a buzzword?'. New York & LA, USA.

luminous:vermeulen_interviewed

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:39:40 +0200

Angelo Vermeulen is a visual artist, filmmaker, author, activist, biologist, DJ and avid gamer. His research in ecology, environmental pollution and teratology informs his art, which includes bio installations, experimental setups incorporating living organisms and sci-fi references. Biomodd, his worldwide series of cross-cultural, symbiotic installations fusing game culture, ecology and social interaction was nominated for the Ars Electronica Hybrid Art Prix in 2008.

luminous:villagenotes

Thu, 05 Aug 2010 22:57:55 +0200

The Village (of the Resilients) V – with 100£ to 500 £ per person possible to provide hosing, water and sanitation and other cool stuff at the generous end Woodstoves Shared Vehicle Physical infrastructure Is this a Favela, a Shantytown, a Slum?

luminous:voodoo_objects

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:46:24 +0200

Notes from a session held at the Luminous Green Retreat, 29th of April 2007 Myriel Milicevic What if we could influence forces the universe and human behaviours like in Voodoo rituals, by creating special objects and empower them with spells? In relation to environmental issues, what would these objects be like? What would they protect or try to affect? This open session invites people to make such objects from materials that are found on the spot and cast their spells.

luminous:water_purification

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 05:47:51 +0200

sterling engines and distillation * NEWater and other purified waters * *

luminous:what_is_beauty

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:16:37 +0200

We must ask what is beauty? Carole Collet Course Director, MA Textile Futures, Central Saint Martins College of Arts and Design, University of the Arts London “Does it run on sunlight? Does it use only the energy it needs? Does it fit form to function? Does it recycle everything? Does it reward cooperation? Does it bank on diversity? Does it utilise local expertise? Does it curb excess from within? Does it tap the power of limits? Is it beautiful?”i Janine Benyus

luminous:who_owns_the_air

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:33:46 +0200

Who Owns the Air? The Buying and Selling of Greenhouse Gases Andrea Polli 2007 Abstract The accelerating crisis in climate change and the realization that humans are the primary cause of this change has raised questions about ownership and responsibility. Who ‘owns’ the climate change crisis and who is responsible for mitigating and reversing it if possible? The overwhelming response to these questions by governments internationally has been to propose a market solution—in essence, to sell …

luminous:workshop

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:46:24 +0200

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luminous:workshop_2008

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:53:11 +0200

Luminous Green Workshop at ISEA2008 The role of the arts, design and technology in an environment of turbulence The Luminous Green workshop was held on the 31st of July 2008, in Singapore, as a part of ISEA2008. Where and When Where: Function Room, 5th floor, School of Information systems (SIS), Singapore Management University (SMU), 80 Stamford Road, Singapore 178902

luminous:workshop_2008_introduction

Sat, 02 Apr 2011 05:49:28 +0200

Introduction to the Luminous Green Workshop 2008 by Maja Kuzmanovic I'd like to welcome you on behalf of FoAM, a transdisciplinary research lab in Brussels and Amsterdam. Foam, the preparation, as well as FoAM, the organisation, consist of small bubbles and their connections, able to fill the interstitial spaces between materials, environments, people, disciplines and perhaps even cultures. Filling in the gaps is exactly what we'd like to do today...

luminous:workshop_timesup

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:03:46 +0200

Luminous Green Workshop by Time's Up 23-25 October 2008, Linz, Austria The workshop in Linz at the Time's Up laboratories is concentrated on very detailed hands-on-practice where we would like to offer a simple and barrier-free approach through the backing of experts. This part of the workshop will focus on the creation of an environment that uses energy in sustainable ways and each constructed device fertilizes another. Having this in mind we would like to build an outdoor hot tub that is sol…

luminous:workshop_ucira

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:10:16 +0200

Luminous Green Desert Research Organised by Marko Peljhan The UCIRA LUMINOUS GREEN DESERT RESEARCH OPEN SPACE gathering will start on February 13 at the UC Riverside Palm Desert Research Centre and will be concentrated on the issues surrounding the Desert Sustainable Gardens Initiative. The gathering in the Boyd Deep Canyon Desert research center will take place over two days and will be designed as an Open Space workshop, using Open Space Technology, a pro-active facilitation technique, the …

luminous:workshop_ucsb

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 13:12:48 +0200

Luminous Green Workshop Organised by Marko Peljhan On February 19 and 20 2009 the LUMINOUS GREEN OPEN SPACE WORKSHOP will take place at UCSB. The UCSB workshop will be devoted to a trandisciplinary discussion on the potential of art/science alliances for world changing activities and will involve a plethora of artists, academics, humanists, social and natural scientists and engineers in discussions devoted to strategizing future world systems that will go beyond the current status quo. Is ther…

luminous:workshops2007

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:46:24 +0200

There were two workshops organised as a part of Luminous Green in 2007. One of them was an Expert Gathering, that was designed as an 'Open Space Retreat', which took place in Denhee, from the 27th to the 29th of April. The other was the Hands-On Workshop, held at the FoAM studio in Brussels, from the 1st to the 5th of May.

luminous:yurt_culture

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:26:15 +0200

Yurt culture: on nomad art, architecture and cuisine Olu Vandenbussche In May 2007 the Central Asian Crafts Support Association (CACSA) invited several international artists and designers to Kyrgyzstan, as part of their objective of promoting and innovating local craft culture through intercultural exchange programs. We spent one month travelling in the northern region of Kyrgyzstan, visiting community-based craft initiatives, participating in workshops and seminars on nomad art, architecture …

luminous:zero_emmisions

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:46:24 +0200

Target: 100% reduction. zero emmisions *

luminous:zero_waste

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 12:27:58 +0200

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