AMPLIFICATHON 

 A collective work session for applied research on urban participatory practices
November 25 th > 29 th 2019
Brussels, Belgium

Synopsis
Urban Species has conducted extensive fieldwork on the new pedestrian area of the Brussels city centre for over a year now. The area is particular in that it has a fairly diverse crowd, it is used and appropriated in many ways, including spontaneous political demonstrations. Moreover, it is of importance because of the perceived lack of participation that preceded its refurbishment, a situation that public authorities are trying to rectify.

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www.ooooo.be
marthe van dessel_  
AV-net, is a technical and logistical rescue team for infra-structural and service-oriented urgencies

WORKSHOP
https://www.cityfab1.brussels/en/homepage/


TOOLS / MATERIALS
https://www.bareconductive.com/ 
fontein - Salt water fountain (antenna radio transmission)
Mifi - mobile hotspot (myfi?)
Sim card
Raspberry pi
Plexi tube aquarium pump
FM radio
Make electromagnetic go away
pico projector
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PARTICIPANTS :
wendy van weynsberghe  http://wvw.collectifs.net/
mathieu gabiot   https://nonpareil.be/fr/
lionel maes lavillahermosa http://www.lavillahermosa.com/
dries depoorter https://driesdepoorter.be/

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BASECAMP - Hacktiris - 6th floor *

Morning: Breakfast: presentation of the research and of the different participants (10 minutes each, to be prepared)
Afternoon: Observation session on the Brussels city center pedestrian area

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Methodology:  OBSERVATION -  SUCCES FEATURE - DEPLOYMENT - ASSESSMENT
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HUMAN SCARECROW
Observation:  pigeons eating seeds
Succes feature: performative low cost job creation
Amplification: human scare crow - relation human/bird
Deployment: have little performance or device to sing bird songs
Assessment:  see whether flowers are growing

https://www.theguardian.com/money/shortcuts/2012/oct/08/music-graduate-human-scarecrow-every-opportunity
http://flatbreadsociety.net/stories/view/36
http://ooooo.be/technocosmic/
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SIGN SPINNER
Observation : road deviation  - arrows - changing everyday - pointing to dead ends - find new routes.
Succes feature : infotainement
Amplification :  juggling  road sign
Deployment : 
Assessment : followers, stander by's, participating, people filming/posting

video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNd-1POwQXw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czxSRqXD8BI
material: http://www.arrowsignspinner.com/

road deviation / new routing / bike missing / make in real life - situation
robotic arm IMAL?


signalisatie:
https://wegenenverkeer.be/documenten

material:
propylène alvéolé-3mm (2X)



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SAILORS GRAVE
Observation: public poster target group tattoo : interaction by poster  > " fantasy associations:  (grave, ruins, docks, zenne_* )
Success Feature
Amplification: accentuating fantasy >  buoy - left red right green https://sailsafe.rmg.co.uk/night.html
Deployment
Assessment

zenne : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zenne#/media/File:Covering_of_the_Senne_EN_v1.2.svg
light regulations: http://www.ibe-biv.be/media/pdf/Andere/IBE-BIV_Code_de_bonne_pratique_en_%C3%A9clairage_public_FR_partie2.pdf

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FOUNTAIN SOURCE
Observation: lots of intriguing tools/instruments used in construction
Succes feature: 
Amplification :  rough version -  radio transmission with equipment of the constructions site - pump - bucket
Deployment: 
Assessment: 


+locks-bells? tools clabots ou tim
+bareconductive ink? 
+real life - road sign = zone résidentielle
https://www.permisdeconduire-online.be/theorie/theorie-permis-b/agglomeration-zone-residentielle-site-special-franchissable


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no kaka / pile of poo *
petition to remove shit out of the virtual street/

video https://www.vpro.nl/programmas/tegenlicht/kijk/afleveringen/2019-2020/voorbij-de-emoji.html
UNICODE http://unicode.org/emoji/charts/full-emoji-list.html  https://emojipedia.org/pile-of-poo/








Tuesday
Morning: Sharing the findings from the observation session in full team, selecting a few observations
Afternoon: Ideation, sketching session
Evening: Presentation of the first ideas

Wednesday
Morning: Prototyping (in the workshop) / or freetime until 12 (there will be someone in LUCA the morning)
Lunchtime: Food for thought-short presentation
Afternoon: Prototyping (in the workshop)
LUCA

Thursday
Morning: Prototyping (in the workshop)
Lunchtime: Food for thought-short presentation
Afternoon: Finalisation of the prototype or intervention, planning for the deployment
LUCA

Friday
Morning: In situ deployment
Afternoon: Guided walk through the interventions
Evening: Good-bye dinner

---------------------------------------------  / x-mas  * market *
---------------------------------------------  / authorisation - light movable  - day 


Proposal


Public space regulations
Nothing fixed

Our report
https://cloud.connectoys.net/s/aKMNk8DNsE2yo2X#pdfviewer

LUCA
not possible to print on vinyl or sticker .... only waterbased ink - can be paper sticker or find a printshop
person in charge of the fablab is sick -->possible to go http://www.cityfab1.brussels/
possible wood and metal workshop--> better tomorrow afternoon than thursday