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Visual Voltage Eröffnung im Felleshuset in Berlin

By Kajsa Guterstam | Published: December 3, 2009

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Dezember 2009,  Eröffnung der Visual Voltage Ausstellung im Felleshuset der Nordischen Botschaften, Berlin.
In der Mitte, Christina Öhman, the Interactive Institute, Ruth Jacoby, Botschafterin von Schweden, Thomas Kaiser-Stockmann, Mannheimer Swartling, Birgitta Tennander, Schwedisches Institut.

Ab 8. Dezember ist die Ausstellung für alle Besucher geöffnet.

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Finissage in Brussels

By Kajsa Guterstam | Published: November 3, 2009

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After exposing at Shanghai and Washington DC, Visual Voltage visited Brussels. More than 1500 visitors were informed about the utility of art and design to increase awareness about energy shortage and sustainability. Among the 350 guided visitors were Brussels secondary school pupils, and students in architecture, industrial design, and sciences from the universities in Brussels, Ghent and Antwerp. In addition, EFTA environmental specialists and the Swedish minister of Culture Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth were guided and informed.

Questions were raised concerning the importance of prototypes, the sustainability of the exposed subjects themselves, and upcoming incentives and smart design objects to reward energy-saving behaviour or punish spillage. Furthermore, visitors debated their willingness to allow sustainability-related measures affect their daily life; the danger exists that people are concerned and aware, but choose not to care. Certainly, the discussion did not stop after visitors left the exposition at the Design Vlaanderen Gallery.

 

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Neurology and Sustainability

By Magnus Jonsson | Published: October 27, 2009

In an inspiring venue that partly works as a tube station daytime and nighttime transforms into a bar and lecture hall a packed solid Pecha Kucha took place in Brussels, 19th of September. The Pecha Kucha format is an interesting challenge to a presenter in terms of telling a story: being entertaining and pushing an agenda. 20 slides 20 seconds/slide, you basically don´t have time to finish a sentence, so keep the slides narrative and present crystal-clear thinking. Hm… Preparing for the Pecha Kucha I looked through a number of projects that I´ve been involved in at the Interactive Institute over the years and compared reflections from partners and people that have come across the projects. And one Pecha Kucha idea emerged: I found similarities between projects in neurology and sustainability research. While researching for a project called Brainball, a game where you compete in relaxation using EEG (Brainwaves) as input, we had a lot of contact with neurology researchers telling us a whole range of perspectives and solutions around the understanding of the human brain. What was very clear was the complexity in the question, but at the same time how we as human beings have a very intuitive understanding of ourselves and our brain. But it was also obviously painful to see that there was a gap between understanding ourselves and EEG-charts. I think that this gap is present in how we understand and act on questions within the sustainability discussion. How do you relate to numbers and figures that are presented to us from science? What does 2000 kg CO2 really means? What does this mean in the bigger perspective. Does my behavior have any impact in the bigger context?
We just see the little neuron transmitting to another neuron, but we don´t have clue what that neuron really does in the bigger context. It is very obvious that if you start to have problems on that level, you will quickly run into serious illness. We are all stuck in the system but on a intuitive level we all know that my little neuron transmission is important and if all the neurons work well together you might do a good presentation at a Pecha Kucha.

The exhibition, Visual Voltage is an attempt to visualize and open up discussions around behavior and understandings regarding energy consumption because everything starts or ends with all the small decisions made on this planet.

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photos from last weeks’ event

By Kajsa Guterstam | Published: September 24, 2009

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pecha kucha and guided tours

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This weekends VV activities

By Kajsa Guterstam | Published: September 18, 2009

Pecha Kucha, anyone?

Don’t miss the VV- Pecha Kucha Night -offering concise presentations in the Japanese manner. Saturday 19 September at Recyclart in Brussels.

With participation of Magnus Jonsson and Ramia Mazé of the Interactive Institute.

It gets started at 20.20, sharp. Bee on time is partly what the Pecha Kucha concept is about…

Pecha Kucha has grown into a worldwide organisation.

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It was a great success in Washington at House of Sweden in May.

Both Saturday and Sunday you have the chance to join guided tours.

14:00 / Design Vlaanderen by Magnus Jonsson of the Interactive Institute.

Be there!

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catch up on last week’s happenings

By Kajsa Guterstam | Published: September 15, 2009

Last Thursday was the opening of Visual Voltage at Design Vlaanderen in Brussels. Followed by a Friday with a crowded workshop and speeches from five experts in the field.

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Video clips from arts and culture website OnCulture.eu

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today: Workshop Attitude, Design & Action

By Kajsa Guterstam | Published: September 11, 2009

‘Attitude, Design & Action’ is the fifth in a series of workshops within the Energy Efficiency project that started in 2008. The workshop, in collaboration with VUB Cross Talks Brussels, deals with the interdependencies between individual behavior, political will, effective incentives, technology expertise & pilot-projects, available tools & transparent interfaces. Among the speakers is Olle Dierks from Interactive Institute, who will talk about “engaging people” and give a guided tour of the exhibition.


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crowded opening night

By Kajsa Guterstam | Published: September 11, 2009

Visual Voltage opening night brought more then 300 people together, confronted with design prototypes and art installations visualising energy use. Amongst other TV channels France 3 will broadcast the exhibition and the making of on October 9th. A scientific reporter of De Standaard, Belgium’s national newspaper, will bring a reportage after visiting Sweden to learn about the multidisciplinary production and research context when it comes to sustainable solutions in a broader context. The exhibition has also been featured in the Swedish news program SVT-rapport.
 

 

Artist and project leader from Interactive Institute, Tina Finnäs:

 

“To be in Brussels and be part of Design September that brings together design groups from all over the world and at the same time be part of the Sweden week is a challenging and interesting opporturnity. Climate, environment and energy are some of the important priorities of the Swedish EU presidency. The Visual Voltage exhibition presents a number of innovative sustainable solutions that contribute, inspire and increase awareness”.

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get set - time for design vlaanderen

By Kajsa Guterstam | Published: September 10, 2009

Today, 10 September is the big opening day for Visual Voltage at Design Vlaanderen. Take a look at the Program

Today is also grand opening for  Brussels design happening - Design September

Time for preparations

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don’t we all like a power aware cord?

By Kajsa Guterstam | Published: September 9, 2009

Yesterday I was at the Interactive Institute in Kista, north of Stockholm and caught up on facts about the objects in the Visual Voltage exhibition. Now I want to have a power aware cord at home.

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A phosphorus thread indicates the electricity passing in the cord. A bright blue light indicates high electricity levels, while a dimmer light gives us information of low electricity flow. What an excellent way to detect leakages such as stand-by modes. I got told, a water boiler makes the cord really bright… Have a feeling my toaster might as well. Looking forward to try.

 

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Visual Voltage is an exhibition by The Swedish Institute and Interactive Institute.