{"id":243,"date":"2013-01-31T10:31:24","date_gmt":"2013-01-31T09:31:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wehaveasituation.net\/?page_id=243"},"modified":"2024-05-22T14:37:13","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T12:37:13","slug":"london-situation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wehaveasituation.net\/?page_id=243","title":{"rendered":"London Situation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[:en]<strong>Working with Electronic Waste<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The first <em>We have a Situation!<\/em> workshop series <strong>exploring the problem of e-waste and the creative potential of digital and online technologies<\/strong> took place in London between 19-22 March 2013 with the\u00a0 networked performative event on Saturday 23 March 2013 at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.furtherfield.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Furtherfield Gallery<\/a> (2pm GMT\/3pm CET). The event was streamed live through the <a href=\"http:\/\/upstage.org.nz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UpStage<\/a> platform with an online discussion between Furtherfield Gallery and <a href=\"http:\/\/kunstgarten.mur.at\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">kunstGarten Graz<\/a> (AT) at the end of the event.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"e-waste research\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wehaveasituation.net\/?page_id=413\">research material<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/http_gallery\/sets\/72157633084615797\/\">images of the event on Flickr<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#call\">call for participation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The video below is an edited excerpt from the performance on 23rd March 2013.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/63203305\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/63203305\">WHAS &#8211; We have a situation &#8211; London (1st version)<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/robertdevaan\">Robert de Vaan<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"call\"><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Calling London N4!<\/strong><br \/>\nWe Have A Situation! Electronic waste is getting out of hand !<\/p>\n<p>We need your imagination and skills to&#8230; COMPLETELY CHANGE THE WAY WE ALL THINK ABOUT TECHNOLOGY.<\/p>\n<div id=\"id_514c9e5305bf70864393843\">\n<p>LONDON SITUATION e-waste Questionnaire: Tell us what you think <a href=\"http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/chout2l\">here<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><strong>ABOUT THE LONDON SITUATION: Working with Electronic Waste<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Media artist <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theanthillsocial.co.uk\/\">Tom Keene<\/a> (Furtherfield) set up the &#8220;situation&#8221; before the arrival of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.creative-catalyst.com\/\">Helen Varley Jamieson<\/a> (<em>We Have a Situation!<\/em> lead artist) and the other project <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wehaveasituation.net\/?page_id=63\">partners<\/a>. Tom worked with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brightsparksonline.com\/\">Bright Sparks<\/a>, a local recycling\/fixing\/making project, situated in the middle of a housing estate in Islington, not far from where Furtherfield Gallery is located, on researching the topic. Bright Sparks works with local people to re-use, repair and recycle electronics &amp; furniture.<\/p>\n<p>The underlying theme that we explored through the London Situation and that has certainly strong resonance everywhere in Europe as well as worldwide, tackles current issues around the social &amp; economic relationships with material things, and how these alternative counter-economies are evolving alongside the materialistic obsolescence of capitalist consumption. Our <a title=\"e-waste research\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wehaveasituation.net\/?page_id=413\">research is gathered here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>New <a href=\"http:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/sides\/getDoc.do?type=REPORT&amp;reference=A7-2011-0334&amp;language=EN&amp;mode=XML\">EU regulations<\/a> will soon require member states to collect 45 tonnes of e-waste for every 100 tonnes of electronic goods put on sale during the previous three years, with a target of 4kg of e-waste per person. That&#8217;s about 2 million tonnes of e-waste to be collected every year &#8211; out of a total of 8 million tonnes generated annually in the EU. Who will be doing this collecting? Who will pay for it? Where and how will the e-waste be recycled? And what happens to the 8 million tonnes not collected for recycling?<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wehaveasituation.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/562682_590719794273992_1889320182_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-481\" title=\"Bright Sparks e-waste\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wehaveasituation.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/562682_590719794273992_1889320182_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wehaveasituation.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/562682_590719794273992_1889320182_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/wehaveasituation.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/562682_590719794273992_1889320182_n-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Workshop<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>What will happen?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"e-waste research\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wehaveasituation.net\/?page_id=413\">Research the issue of e-waste<\/a> in your local area;<\/li>\n<li>Experiment with digital technology in live performance: online spaces, web cams, graphics, animations and sounds;<\/li>\n<li>Collaborate with artists <a href=\"http:\/\/www.creative-catalyst.com\/\">Helen Varley Jamieson<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theanthillsocial.co.uk\/\">Tom Keene<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brightsparksonline.com\/\">Bright Sparks<\/a>, a local recycling\/fixing\/making project;<\/li>\n<li>Learn about online audience interaction and online-offline discussions;<\/li>\n<li>Develop and present a 20 minute performance about the problem of e-waste.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Who is this for?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Anyone interested in researching and discussing e-waste<\/li>\n<li>Anyone interested in the creative potential digital technology<\/li>\n<li>Anyone open to experimenting and playing<\/li>\n<li>No prior experience necessary, just an open attitude!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Why should you get involved?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>increased understanding of e-waste issues, and possible solutions;<\/li>\n<li>new skills and knowledge about digital\/online tools for performance;<\/li>\n<li>creation and presentation of a &#8220;cyberformance&#8221; &#8211; live online event;<\/li>\n<li>creative exchange with Helen, Tom, Bright Sparks and other workshop participants.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>WHERE AND WHEN?<\/strong><br \/>\nIntroductory Event: <strong>Sat 16 March 2013, 2-4pm GMT<\/strong><br \/>\nWorkshop Series: <strong>Tue 19 &#8211; Fri 22 March 2013, 12-6:30pm GMT<\/strong><br \/>\nFinal Networked Performance: <strong>Sat 23 March 2013, 2pm GMT<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Please contact <a href=\"mailto:ale@furtherfield.org\">Alessandra<\/a> (Furtherfield) for information about times and location.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ideally participants should be able to take part in the whole process but we welcome anyone who might wish to contribute even just for a few sessions or the final event.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Furtherfield Gallery<br \/>\nMcKenzie Pavilion, Finsbury Park<br \/>\nLondon N4 2NQ<br \/>\nT: +44 (0)20 8802 2827<br \/>\nE: <a href=\"mailto:info@furtherfield.org\">info@furtherfield.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.furtherfield.org\/gallery\/visit\"><strong>Visiting information<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[:nl]<\/p>\n<p>[:de]<\/p>\n<p>[:fr]<\/p>\n<p>[:]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[:en]Working with Electronic Waste The first We have a Situation! workshop series exploring the problem of e-waste and the creative potential of digital and online technologies took place in London between 19-22 March 2013 with the\u00a0 networked performative event on Saturday 23 March 2013 at Furtherfield Gallery (2pm GMT\/3pm CET). The event was streamed live &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/wehaveasituation.net\/?page_id=243\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;London Situation&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1001002,"featured_media":0,"parent":65,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-243","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wehaveasituation.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/243","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wehaveasituation.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wehaveasituation.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wehaveasituation.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1001002"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wehaveasituation.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=243"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/wehaveasituation.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/243\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1748,"href":"https:\/\/wehaveasituation.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/243\/revisions\/1748"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wehaveasituation.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/65"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wehaveasituation.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=243"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}