Biomodd Rationale

Angelo Vermeulen

Biomodd is a collaborative art project conceived to challenge presumed notions of opposition between nature and technology in different cultures throughout the world.

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Synopsis

Biomodd is a collaborative art project conceived to challenge presumed notions of opposition…
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[1] Symbiosis between biology and technology

In Biomodd, nature and technology are not juxtaposed but rather fused into imaginative hybrid…
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[2] E-waste and its creative reuse

Electronic waste is one of the most problematic consequences of digital technology.
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[3] Case modding

The idea of case modding is approached as a form of expanded sculpture. In this sculptural approach…
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[4] Digital games and game culture

Biomodd highlights the social nature of gaming and game culture.
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[5] Collaboration and co-creation

We work with teams and every individual within the group is empowered to add something substantial…
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[6] Juxtaposing the local and the global

Each Biomodd version reflects the cultural and social conditions in which it was created and is a…
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[7] Open sourcing

The Biomodd project itself has also taken an open source nature. For instance, instructions for…
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Biomodd videos

Video documentation of the Biomodd projects in Ohio (2007-2008) and the Philippines (2009).