Since 2010 there's a new format for the Biomodd project: apart from building complex large-scale versions, there's also Biomodd Workshops in which people learn the basics of green case modding in a period of one to two weeks. Participants are led through an improvisatory process of creating functioning hybrid biological and digital sculptural forms that are consonant with the Biomodd conceptual framework, though on a smaller scale than the installations produced in Biomodd [ATH¹] and Biomodd [LBA²]. Participants are introduced to the Biomodd conceptual framework and experiences from previous Biomodd workshops and projects. We show previous examples of systems that participants have built that integrate plant life and computer technology. We provide the participants with materials both taken locally and used in previous Biomodd workshops and projects, including the following:

• Assorted plant life locally sourced from the area and algae
• Secondhand computer components
• Electronic equipment (e.g. a robotic arm, Arduino microcontrollers, sensors, actuators)
• Installation disks for several varieties of Linux and open source games
• Building supplies and tools
• Additional second-hand equipment

The results of the workshops are then exhibited through the support of the organization or event hosting the workshop.


The first Biomodd Workshop took in Sint-Niklaas for the art exhibit Coup de Ville and will be conducted by Angelo Vermeulen. Coup de Ville is an exhibition and city festival of contemporary art from September 12 to October 24 2010, held in private and public locations in the city-centre of Sint-Niklaas. Sint-Niklaas is located between Ghent and Antwerp and acts as a cultural mediator in between these cities. The title symbolically refers to an 'occupied city'.