Technology as a gift
Can we approach technology as a gift? For SFPC Summer 2019 in Yamaguchi, we are approaching technology and specifically computation as an expression of gratitude and care for each other. Technology doesn't have to be made by corporations. However, it's rare to find technology made for a friend as a form of gift. Through hands-on coding, hacking, playing, poetry writing, students will make gifts for each other. Students will learn about the philosophy and practice of poetic computation, a set of tools to continue their creative practice and teach others after the one week program.
Curriculum as a gift
We will create a social dynamic for generosity amongst teachers, students and staff. We will share what have we learned from the first six years of running SFPC. We will share the ideas and technologies that our teachers and students have been developing. We hope to inspire the students to start their own schools, studios or collectives after the program.
- Garden mathematics by Robby Kraft
- Playing The World by Jane Friedhoff
- Handmade Computer by Taeyoon Choi
- Distributed Web of Care by Taeyoon Choi
- Peer to Peer Poetry by Melanie Hoff
- Final showcase and professional development by Lauren Gardner
- DNA Bar Coding workshop by Takayuki Ito and YCAM Bio Research
- Gesture inspired by Hand Sign workshop by Richi Owaki, Natsumi Wada and YCAM Inter Lab
- Protocol: How Control Exists After Decentralization by Alexnader R. Galloway, Chapter 1. Physical Media
- CODE: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software by Charlies Petzold, Chapter 2. Code and Combinations & Chapter 18. From Abaci to Chips
- General Will 2.0
- Japan the Beautiful and Myself