HackteriaLab 2014 - Yogyakarta

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Overview

HackteriaLab 2014 is schedule to be held in April 2014, in Yoygakarta. A number of smaller events, workshops, residencies and exhibitions will prequel the main collaborative lab-phase. It is the fourth edition of an intensive three-week transdisciplinary collaboration amongst international and local artists, hackers, activists, scientists, and designers. HackteriaLab 2014 expands on ideas and methodologies about BioArt, DIY biology, Appropriate Technology, ArtScience and BioHacking, developed during the previous versions of HackteriaLab 2011 - Romainmotier and HackteriaLab 2010 - Dock18/Zürich in Switzerland and HackteriaLab_2013_-_Bangalore.

Host

lifepatch house in Bugisan area

HackteriaLab - Yogyakarta 2014 is hosted by lifepatch.org [1]. lifepatch – citizen initiative in art, science and technology: is an independent community-base organization working in creative and appropriate application in the fields of art, science and technology. It’s an organization run by multi-disciplinary people that reflects the active local creative community and the confluence of academic institutions of higher education in Yogyakarta in Central Java. In its’ activities, lifepatch focused on educative and artistic approaches for the communities by developing appropriate creative and innovative technologies such as biotechnology, digital technology with the spirit of DIY and DIWO culture. lifepatch mission is to aid the development of local human and natural resources by building bridges of domestic and international collaboration platform which give open access for anyone to the sources of the research and development.

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Collaborating Partner

Microbiology Laboratory of Agriculture Faculty UGM

Nur Akbar Arofatullah in Microbiology Lab UGM

A community of scientist led by Irfan D. Prijambada and Donny Widianto, lecturers at Faculty of Agriculture Gadjah Mada University Yogyakarta. The community is represented by Nur Akbar Arofatullah, also a member of lifepatch, and also several students, have been working in close collaboration with lifepatch members for several years. Several examples of art and science collaboration projects between them are Bio-ethanol fermentation and Jogja River Project.

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Otakatik Creative Workhop

Otakatik Creative Workshop

Otakatik is a creative community working on creative and appropriate application in reusing waste materials from daily life.

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Green Tech Community

Greentech study and research community Indonesia

A community of young people from University Pembangunan Nasional Yogyakarta, focusing in environmental activities. Green Tech and lifepatch has been working in close collaboration in Jogja River Project.

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Venue

Wonosadi Forest

lifepatch and Green Tech during Wonosadi Seed Expedition 2012

Wonosadi Forest is one of the last natural forest in Java. This forest is protected by the local villagers in close collaboration with Green Tech Community. Wonosadi Forest is located 1 hour away from Yogyakarta city area.

Rivers of Yogyakarta

Code River Yogyakarta

There are three main rivers which passes through the urban areas of Yogyakarta, Code River, Winanga River, and Gajahwong River. lifepatch collaborating with many communities have conducted a project called Jogja River Project (JRP) on these rivers. These project is also part of Biodesign For The Real World, a collaboration between (Art)Science Bangalore, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and lifepatch.

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