About this Event
This workshop will explore how to use common electronic components to modulate the flow of electricity, assemble and hijack standard systems of temporality. Participants will learn how a 555 timer integrated circuit (IC) forms an astable multivibrator. The 555 timer IC is a tiny chip found in many everyday devices—blinking LED lights, kitchen timers, alarm systems, sound makers, etc.—that modulates the frequencies of electrical signals. The term ‘astable’ means ‘not stable’ because the circuit never settles into a single state, is a basic electronic circuit that generates a continuous oscillating output, switching between two voltage levels.
Working with pre-assembled circuits created by the artist, participants will be able to experiment with various components (small motors, LED lights, and speakers, etc) as outputs. Exploring the transformation of different forms of energy—chemical energy from batteries, mechanical energy , kinetic energy and byproduct thermal energy, the workshop accesses materiality as a manner of understanding the fundamental ways systems unfold.
Through engaging with electronic circuits in a hands-on and accessible way, participants can expect to develop a direct understanding of some visible and less visible aspects that power everyday technology. Participants are encouraged to bring their own components for experimentation. These may include battery-operated toys, LED lights or small light strips, buzzers or small speakers, direct current (DC) motors, small fans, switches or buttons, old electronic parts like sensors or wires, and similar items.
This workshop is part of the Empirical Workshop Series of Communities of Practice. Techno Diversions.
This workshop is suitable for age 18 and above.
No prior knowledge of electronics is required.
Limited slots only!
This workshop is free for all participants. A refundable deposit of 10$ is requested to book a slot. The deposit will be returned upon attendance of the event. There will be no refund in case of no-show.
If you have questions, please email [email protected]
Chok Si Xuan
Chok Si Xuan is an installation based artist. Interested in cybernetics, specifically the feedback systems that occur between humans, living organisms and machines. She is curious about how post-human cultures and industrial materials shape the way contemporary society understands itself. Using predominantly found electronic objects, her choice of materials, and systems become a way to tap into the relationships we already have, expressing our shared likeness in them. She currently resides and practices in Singapore, and has worked with institutions such as Singapore Art Museum, Esplanade, National Library Singapore, ArtScience Museum to independent and commercial art spaces such as starch, on various public commissions and exhibitions. With a keen interest in interdisciplinary work, she has been involved in various projects ranging from performance arts, fashion and technology, providing creative and conceptual guidance as well as technical fabrication from 3D printing, microcontroller electronics and coding.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore, Block 6 Lock Road #01-09/10, Queenstown, Singapore
SGD 10.00
