Multiplex TransNatural expo Amsterdam

Last Wednesday the Lifestylers from WDKA went to Amsterdam to explore the Transnatural exposition at Trouw Amsterdam. Here technology and nature were united to fight together for our future, and not against each other. Interestingly enough these two sides have been divided, we could only chose one or the other. There were several advanced and creative designs shown, one weirder than the other.
The expo starts with the MudTub by Thomas Gerhardt which is a organic interface which is used to control a computer. Whatever you do with your hands, beating, stirring, waving in it, the user can play several different, basic games. Extremely interesting way to control and lead a computer!
You cannot oversee Daniela Bershan's Gardening, which is a structure made out of stretched rubber bands. The garden reacts to small changes and creates new forms. It was both really nice to look at and to play with.
Bit.fall by Julius Popp is an information flow of words through a waterfall. The drops are pixels, forming a letter. It is a very impressing work, almost functioning as a scultpure full of statement.
Biojewllery by Tobie Kerridge is bone tissue grown outside the body, which usually is used for surgical matters.
My favorite artists at that exposition was Joan Healy. She had created Hairy Banjo, where she had used her own hair to form strings such as from a msucal instrument. The strings are connected to microphones, there is a headset which you can wear to listen to your compositions. Those are also connected to a cassette player where you can enjoy other's songs.
Joan Healy made MeatMarket, which is a psychadellic filled fridge with pieces of meat which repsond to the beat of the music the radio is playing. Connected to it with wires it bounces up and down, just as we do at dance clubs. This refers to the kind of clubs where there is a huge sexual tension, and people just looking for, meat. MeatMarket rises questions about society's view on sex and the ethics of eating animals.
What I liked the most about this exposition was artists using new technology for their own visions, making it available and approachable for society. We could play and have fun with the technologcial developments and the featured nature made it recognizable and easier to undertstand. Most importantly it was FUN and definitly an experience I won't forget!