Creative Engineering

Res Sapiens for LustLAB

René — Thu, 03 May 2012 10:53:14 +0000

I prototyped & produced interactive desklights for LustLAB & Pieke Bergmans.

The desklights can rotate over 5 axes and are powered by steppers & servo’s.

The robotic lights (Res Sapiens) premiered yesterday in Centre Pompidou. They are part of the show “Multiversités créatives”. You can visit untill the 6th of august. More footage & info here: www.ressapiens.com

First faces.

René — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 05:52:24 +0000

The first faces are printed.

Testing before opening-night.

René — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 01:34:08 +0000

3D printing. With sand.

René — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 04:10:09 +0000

Back in Montreal, to work on the Portret Landscape Machine, with artist-collective [The User].

This is just a teaser, will write all about it pretty soon!

Rebuilding Ideofoon 1. By Dick Raaijmakers.

René — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 04:05:54 +0000

I rebuilt Ideofoon 1 by Dick Raaijmakers. The project is commissioned by the Witteveen + Bos prize.

Dick Raaijmakers has won this prize this year.

Opening of the exposition, starring Ideofoon 1 is november 10th in Deventer.

Ideofoon network.

René — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 11:24:26 +0000

Sandpen

René — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 22:48:27 +0000

I built a Sandpen. For Roel Wouters and Luna Maurer. You can see it and use it at the Flux/S 3 Prelude festival on 3 &4 september in Eindhoven.

Concidence Engine 1.

René — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 09:45:46 +0000

Engineering and production of Concidence Engine one

For artist collective The User.

Winch system.

René — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 09:42:43 +0000

Engineering & production of a winch-system, consisting of 4 winches loaded with very long whips, yes.. whips. For theatreplay Zweep by Schweigman&.

Back in Holland

René — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 13:46:24 +0000

I arrived back in Holland.

After a succesfull completion of the 3-axis motion control system for the Portrait Landscape Machine.

And proof of concept on “printing with sand”.

To be continued in Autumn.

In the mean time I will be looking for… and working on… more interesting projects.

I’ll keep you posted!