By Editor Design.nl / 06-10-2011

The program transcends the traditio­nal boundaries between nature and technology with a combination of art, (speculative) design and emerging technology. In the Trans­ natural culture technology plays by the dynamic rules of nature without damaging the planet.

In Things That Mind Their Own Business Transnatural explores technical, philosophical and cultural questions around the emergence of these kind of technological beings: How can independent machines maintain a mutu- ally beneficial relation with their environment? Could these machines harvest enough energy in their surroundings to also do work for us? Is it time for a political Party for the Things, next to the Party for the Animals?

We collect and present artworks, speculative designs and prototypes for sym- biotic robots, energy harvesting machines , genetic algorithms and more. We organize workshops to design lo-tech energy harvesting appliances, and to ex- plore new cultural attitudes towards more independent technologies.

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