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Future of Art #MakerCities Hackathon!
For Day 1 of the hackathon, see here.
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On Saturday, May 24th, #MakerCities wrapped up day 2 of a collaborative mini-hackathon with the NYC Museum Media Lab Meetup group. Event participants explored the future of art and museums and the emerging possibilities of 3D printing. After a grueling 6 hour session, we presented out and shared our projects with the group; over the following couple days, participants additionally took photos of their projects ‘deployed’ in New York City.
Here are some of the ideas:
Revitalize the Slide
A 3D printed slide holder allows city walkers the opportunity to use natural light to illuminate and view old slides. Artists can tell stories by arranging these slides horizontally on a fence- simply 3D print the inserts best suited for your local fence.
Stamp Sculptures into Anything
Too often gum is an eyesore in cities. With this 3D printed mold, stamp your favorite sculpture into sidewalk gum, or, alternatively, bring molding clay and stamp your favorite reliefs into hidden spots throughout your city!
3D Musical Graffiti and Harps
By combining simple 3D printed musical harps and 3D printed sheet music, public places can become repositories of musical ideas; symphonies and songs can be embedded into any public environment. City dwellers only need their own mini harp to unlock the music around them; moving the harp slowly across the physical music causes the tines to reverberate, vibrating the air and creating specific tones.
Print and Stick Sculptures
Decorate your public spaces with world-class art- simply import your favorite 3D sculpture model and attach it to the customized fence insert. Simply print, snap it into place, and voila- your neighborhood fence becomes high art.
About Maker Cities and the Maker Cities Game
The IFTF Maker Cities game launched in 2014 to quickly capture makers’ on-the-ground signals and future visions of how the Maker culture is changing our cities—your city. Play the game or ask us how to host a panel or discussion on the impact of the maker movement on cities at your organization and play as a team. Contact Alex at [email protected] or tweet to @iftf.
This post is part of IFTF's Maker Cities, a game for global makers. Our Technology Horizons program developed the game to ask the public, “How will your city be a Maker City in 2025?” Built with Ushihidi's repurposed open-source software originally designed for post-disaster mapping, Maker Cities is the first platform to quickly capture makers’ on-the-ground signals and future visions for Makers. Join us and play the game! Contact Sean Ness ([email protected]) for more information.