Finishing School is an interdisciplinary artist collective that explores contemporary social, political, and environmental issues. Their projects conflate praxis, play, and activism and seek to engage audiences through various participatory models. Finishing School was established in 2001 and is based in Los Angeles.
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WETLAB, 2009
WETLAB Workshop Icons, Digital Image, 2009 WETLAB is a multi-initiative project that addresses the growing concern of peak water through intervention, praxis, coalition, and activism. WETLAB presents several participatory projects that transform exhibition spaces into working lab environments. The audience is invited to participate in DIY projects that engage critical water issues investigating consumption, access, sustainability, and innovation. Selected WETLAB Projects The Greywater Garden – Workshop participants are introduced to the ABC's of domestic greywater technology and practice. They also learn to plant and maintain a small personal xeric garden using drought tolerant plants. Participants are asked to maintain their garden at home and are challenged to use only greywater - wastewater generated from domestic activities such as dish washing, laundry and bathing. Participants are asked to regularly share the progress of their gardens on a blog created for the project. View project here. Tactical Water Sensor – Create a DIY moisture-sensitive gizmo from readily available electronic components that broadcasts water conservation messages when exposed to water. Gizmos should be deployed in public and private sites where water is used in excess. View project images here. Pimp Your Divining Rod- Learn the ABC's of water witching and build your own customized divining rod. Let people know that you are searching for water in style. Project coming soon. Department of Water and Power - Learn to be less dependant on the grid and build an inexpensive self-contained water collection and solar power unit for home and garden use. Project coming soon. WAPI Factory - Water Pasteurization Indicator – Help build a WAPI, a simple re-usable device that helps end-users determine when water has reached safe pasteurization temperatures for consumption. They will be distributed in areas where access to clean water is a primary concern. Project coming soon. + We make every
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Projects dSatellite, 2010 |
