The participants got a chance to explore how to make glue and biomaterials from seaweed and agar agar with other natural ingredients.

Thank you to all who came and of course huge thanks to @caracaracollective

Workshop has been supported by the Finnish Cultural Foundation.


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During the residency, Yese Astarloa explored materials such as mycelium and bacterial cellulose through research on the behavior of materiality and assembly from recycled objects. In her work, she established relationships between living materiality and digital processes.

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Habitare Materials is an experimental and inspiring materials library, where visitors can explore surface materials and experiment with combinations of different materials.
The showcased samples were developed by two artists participating in the Koyne Program, highlighting innovative material explorations from various raw materials from natural dyes to 3D molding.

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As part of Habitare, the Nordic region’s top event for design and interiors, Koyne co-director Saskia Signori joined Pirjo Kääriäinen from Chemarts, Fanni Suvila from Sisustusarkkitehti AOA and Olli Kähkönen from Nordic Bioproducts Group in a panel discussion with the topic of Habitare Materials: Materials of the Future moderated by Maria Klemetti Laine and Jussi Laine from NEMO architects.

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The workshop in collaboration with Caracara Collective explored different techniques of casting and sculpting with pre-grown scoby materials, as well as touch on ways of treating and preserving scoby materials for better durability. Participants also were able to take home a fresh batch of tea with a mother scoby, to start growing materials at home.
Caracara is an experimental design studio that creates art and design installations and collections using biowaste.

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Part of the work of the artist Marie Schoberleitner during her residency has been the identification of the different species of seaweed found in the surroundings of the residence.


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As part of her residency work, the artist Betiana Pavon created different samples of biomaterials in collaboration with restaurants and the local carpentry workshop. From her work with the collected bio-waste, she created a biodegradable sculptural installation as an offering on an altar in the forest.


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MAXRES SELECTED ARTISTS
 
Two exceptional projects have been chosen for the MAXRES Residency on September/October

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Koyne Program presents Observatorium at the Finnish Cultural Institute in Madrid from 6.10.-10.11.2023. The exhibition is the result of the work of the participating artists at the South - North Circuit during 2022-2023. The circuit is constituted as a tour of latitudes with the intention of integrating the experience of six participating artists in a circuit of five art residencies throughout the geographic south and north.


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Koyne presents the exhibition Observatorium as a result of the work of the participating artists at the South - North Circuit during 2022-2023. The circuit is constituted as a tour of latitudes with the intention of integrating the experience of six participating artists in a circuit of five art residencies throughout the geographic south and north.  


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The workshop explores the various uses and of fungal and bacterial-based materials. In the workshop, participants gain an understanding of the cultivation process of SCOBY and discover its potential for new applications and crafting techniques. The workshop was designed to provide you with hands-on experience in the preparation process, as well as working with pre-grown SCOBY material and lichen pigment.

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