MAKING A SOLAR-SERVER: DIY WEB DESIGN & ECO MEDIA ART | WORKSHOP

Image courtesy of Imogen Clendinning
Image courtesy of Imogen Clendinning

↗ LED BY Imogen Clendinning

Saturday, July 22, 2023
1 PM - 4 PM
InterAccess Gallery (950 Dupont St., Unit 1, Toronto ON M6H 1Z2)
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This experimental workshop will guide participants in creating their own DIY Internet technology and solar-powered media, through the creation of a web server hosted on a Raspberry Pi microcomputer. The session will include a 45-minute discussion concerning the prevalence of environmentally conscious digital art and the interconnected bold between technology and the natural world. This will be followed by a step by step guide to make your own web server on a Raspberry pi, and design a static site in HTML. In the second half of the workshop, Imogen Clendinning will give a live demonstration on powering a microcomputer using solar energy.

ABOUT THE FACILITATOR

Imogen Clendinning is a media artist, researcher and DIY archivist who resides in London ON. In her practice, Clendinning is working to develop solar-powered web servers to hold digital archives for grassroots collectives and artist-run centres. Clendinning completed her MFA in Visual Arts from the University of Windsor in 2019, and holds an MA in Art History and Curatorial Studies from Western University (London, ON). She has shown across Ontario, in Windsor, North Bay and Temiskaming. Clendinning is currently pursuing a PhD in Art and Visual Culture at Western University (London, ON), with a focus on DIY Internet infrastructure and sustainable practices in digital archiving. Clendinning has worked with artist-run centres and collectives for over eight years. They have collaborated with many art collectives and research groups including IN/TERMINUS, LEFT Contemporary, and most recently the Vibrafusion Lab, and the Centre for Sustainable Curating.

If you have any questions about the workshop or require additional support, please contact us at education@interaccess.org.