apexart :: Public Program :: Coding the Body

PUBLIC PROGRAM
In conjunction with the exhibition Coding the Body organized by Leah Buechley.

Algorithmic Tattoos Workshop

Saturday, March 29: 10 am - 3 pm
apexart, 291 Church St, NYC

Hosted by Jennifer Jacobs

Limited space available: 15 participants
Workshop fee: $5
Bring your own laptop



In this workshop, we'll use algorithms to create custom temporary tattoos. An algorithm is a set of rules that can be executed by a computer program. Algorithms can be used to create beautiful and ornate forms and patterns. Participants in the workshop will use design software to create their own algorithmic patterns, and then apply them to the body as temporary tattoos. No prior computer or programming experience is required.



Jennifer Jacobs is a PhD student at the MIT Media Lab in the Lifelong Kindergarten Research Group. She earned her Master of Science degree at MIT working with the High-Low Tech Research Group, and a Master of Fine Arts degree from Hunter College in Manhattan. Her research examines ways to diversify participation in computer programming by building computational tools for aesthetic design and physical making. Her current project is DressCode, software that engages people with all levels of experience in the creation of clothing and fashion accessories using computational design.


Please join us.
All events are free and open to the public.

apexart's exhibitions and and public programs are supported in part by the Affirmation Arts Fund, the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Edith C. Blum Foundation, Mary Duke Biddle Foundation, The Greenwich Collection Ltd., Lambent Foundation Fund of Tides Foundation, and with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and the New York State Council on the Arts.

apexart
291 Church Street, NYC, 10013
t. 212 431 5270
www.apexart.org

Directions: A, C, E, N, R, Q, J, Z, 6 to Canal or 1 to Franklin.