January 5th is (well, was) George Washington Carver Day. Not only was
Carver a brilliant scientist, but he was also an accomplished artist
and musician. Sound familiar? Come celebrate Carver's legacy with
some modern day artist/inventors at dorkbot-nyc! (Free peanuts for
all!)

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The next dorkbot-nyc meeting will take place on: Wednesday, January
5th, 2005, 7pm at Location One in SoHo.

Featuring the lovely and talented:

Paul Davies: A New Type of Unfortunate Occurrence
Paul Davies work explores issues of technology in society through
interactive sculpture and installations which are often driven by
surplus technology that he finds in various local and mail order
surplus shops. His art is explicitly about contemporary cultural
issues involving the role of media and technology in our society.
Paul will present a recent collaboratively built environment called
'A New Type of Unfortunate Occurrence'.
http://www.xraylab.org

Michelle Rosenberg: Sound Dispensers
Michelle Rosenberg makes devices to listen through. In an on-going
project called "Dynamic Headphones", she make headphones that mediate
a listener's relationship to recorded and live sounds. She modifies
portable headphones as well as makes ear trumpets. Michelle will talk
about her "Dynamic Headphones" and the antique hearing aids that
inspired them.
http://www.michellerosenberg.com

Jason Van Anden: Farklempt! 1.0 - World Premier
Farklempt! is an online multiplayer video game that challenges its
players to manage their emotional-health through the skillful
management of feelings against other players others trying to do the
same. Farklempt! continues Jasons ongoing series of artworks that
strive to represent human emotional behavior through art and
technology. Farklempt! was commissioned by Rhizome.org and The New
Museum of Contemporary Art with the support of the Jerome Foundation,
The Greenwall Foundation and The Warhol Foundation. The fun doesn't
stop at Dorkbot! After the meeting, you can go home and play
Farklempt! to your heart's delight.
http://www.smileproject.com



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