Creative Disturbance

Al Banda is a start-up consultant by profession but has a passion for chess, programming language and creative coding. He worked as the manager of one of Africa’s leading innovation clubs and after having contributed to the development of a social scratch club to help secondary school students learn programming concepts, he and his people are now in the process of setting up a cultural innovation center in Buea (Cameroon) which aims to support technology entrepreneurs and promote computer art in West Africa. They want to see what kind of inspirations can be ignited by creating an environment where students can approach logical thinking through chess and creative coding. Banda has written a Processing script that transforms Chess games into digital art.

David Marlett and Daniel Gaucher (Emerson College, Dept. Visual/Media Arts) discuss the challenges and opportunities that lay ahead in the field of editing a live-action film made for an immersive, VR experience.

Jabali Afrika has been making Kenyan rhythms for 22-years and they are still strong and thriving. This creative Kenyan troupe has exceeded all expectations to remain relevant in the music arena. In this podcast Justo Asikoye, one of the founding members of Jabali Afrika sheds light into their endurance and musical experiences, from their humble beginnings to their music production processes.

Geoscientist Brian Burnham discusses gigabytes and terrabytes - how big dtat require design to tease out new patterns and insights.

In this podcast, slovene artist Robertina Šebjanič discusses her work with jellyfishes and more precisely the sound performance "Aurelia 1 + Hz / proto viva sonification". Issues of immortality, ecology and our relation to living creatures are discussed.   "Performing with Jellyfishes", rencontre avec Robertina Šebjanič, 16'53 Enregistré par Annick Bureaud, le 6 février 2015 à Paris, jingles et habillage sonore Jean-Yves Leloup, musique extraits de la performance de Robertina Šebjanič avec les méduses "Aurelia 1 + Hz / proto viva sonification". "Performing with Jellyfishes", meeting with Robertina Šebjanič, 16'53 Recorded by Annick Bureaud, February 6th 2015 in Paris, jingles and sound design Jean-Yves Leloup, music from the performance "Aurelia 1 + Hz / proto viva sonification" of Robertina Šebjanič with the jellyfishes.

The Kenya immigrant population is frequently nostalgic and constantly retell stories of their homeland. The American culture is a culture shock and can energize or stifle an immigrant. Survival and eventual success in the US depends on perseverance and most importantly, the support system. The One Mic Show is an outlet for East Africans to discuss their experiences abroad and serve as a way for the immigrants not to feel overwhelmed. Humphrey Muturi is the brainchild behind The One Mic Show and can be caught on the Internet giving advice and addressing issues affecting the Kenyan Diaspora community.

Este Podcast es una conversación entre dos compañeros de diferentes disciplinas trabajando en un proyecto en común.

Dr. Tim Lueker, geoscience researcher and mosaic artist, strives to save the ocean through mosaic art as outreach to promote awareness of climate issues affecting the oceans and environment.  Dr. Lueker discusses how his coral reef, mosaic projects with schools brings to light the threats to the natural world, expecially the oceans, from greenhouse gas emissions and climate change.

Ruth Catchen and Carolyn DeCristofano, colaborators in a pilot project to add the arts to a visable STEM curriculum, Engineering is Elementary, discuss the process and importance of making STEM into STEAM.

Catch the wave of 'active hope' by learning how big data is helping save our planet...Celebrating Earth Day 2015, we talk about what others are doing now and what you can do in your own daily practice or imagined projects.

Artist Diane Burko with student participant Emily Moore and scientist Danielle Bianchi report from the Drake Passage after a week ‘on ice’ in Antarctica. 

Artist-Activist Marcus Neustetter and Astronomer-Editor Roger Malina discuss the Rocket Factory project in Johannesburg; the ancient factory is being converted into residential units. Neustetter convinced the developer to creatively transform the project to create a unique residential space that is also connected to the imaginary of the place and its nearby residents.

Kyle Kondas sits down to talk with Leslie Davis, a User Experience Architect, who just curated her first show, Bird. Art: The Artist's Eye View of Birds.

Public sculptor and new media artist Andrew Scott welcomes us in his workshop where he creates his reliquaries that may be perceived differently in daylight or darkness. The laser cut relief sculpture functions as a traditional sculpture by day, with light playing across the faceted surface. By night however, projection mapping brings the work’s subject matter into clarity, as the large face becomes a death mask referencing recent killings of unarmed African American men (for example African American men who lost their lives in tragic encounters with the police in 2014). A reliquary is a receptacle used to hold, display and keep sacred relics. The form and spirit of this work is directly informed by the reliquary figures of the Kota People in Gabon. An excellent opportunity to share ideas about stakes of power, aesthetics, remix of traditional art and globalization.

Matthew Garcia discusses his desert-based art and ecology initiative - DesertArtLAB.  Desert ArtLAB seeks to inform a discourse of place in desert urban landscapes, while challenging desert residents to consider how indigenous desert ecology can inform identity, equality and resilience in our desert communities.

En este podcast Dr. Avendaño habla de su largo viaje a partir de México hasta conseguir su doctorado en Ciencia de los Materiales de la Universidad de Texas en Dallas. Él comparte su visión de usar para todos y abrazar productos con tecnología electrónica flexible en casa. Él está trabajando para que esta visión se haga realidad mediante la gestión de una empresa de nueva creación denominado Ares cuyo principal objetivo es llevar la tecnología de la electrónica flexible para productos de consumo.

Dans la première partie de cet entretien, Mohamed Aziz Chafchaouni tente de répondre à la question “Qu’est-ce que Afrique Virtuelle ?” au regard des phénomènes de mondialisation et des possibilités offertes par les techno-sciences. Après avoir discuté, entre autres, des enjeux de démocratisation du savoir et d’une nécessaire réappropriation de l’outil technologique, Mohamed A. Chafchaouni propose de réfléchir à la création d’un “think tank” pluridisciplinaire qui oeuvre à la formulation conceptuelle et théorique du projet.

Islamic calligraphy and architecture have a long history of practice in the oriental world. Huda Hashim relocate parts of this story in the virtual environments she models with 3D animation softwares. By designing a 3D art gallery, it is now transformed into a “web gallery” that can be accessed online by a larger audience. Furthermore, the ability to manipulate the 3D environment allows for the potential to create installations that otherwise would be costly and difficult to construct in the real world.

Today's guest is scat-singer / nuclear physicist Lorin Benedict, of Oakland, California. Lorin's music stretches the boundaries of traditional jazz scat-singing, with excursions into hip-hop, neo-classical fugues, and the borders of free improvisation. He also has an unusually developed 'nonsense language' vocabulary underlying his work.

The journey from our homes in Kenya to the US, also known to many as the “land of milk and honey,” is embarked on as an opportunity to excel in our chosen industries. In excelling, Dr. Jakki Opollo has exceeded all milestones and stands out in a sea of nurses as a top nurse. She has been a nurse for 14 years and currently serves as the Director of Professional Practice & Nursing Research at Parkland Health & Hospital System. In this podcast she sheds light on how emerging media plays a significant role in the health industry.