Repair cafes
Charter, Martin (2018) Repair cafes. In: Art + data: open web. London College of Communication / Mozilla / V&A, pp. 46-47.
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Repair cafes have emerged as citizen-driven initiatives to enable the fixing (or repair) of products at a community level. Repair cafes are part of a broader movement of 'Makers, Modifiers, and Fixers' where individuals and groups of individuals that are 'making, modifying and fixing' products are coming together in physical places and spaces that include Hackerspaces, Makerspaces, Fab Labs and Tech Shops. Here we see the author's personal journey over many years and many countries and lots of data. This piece allows an in-depth exploration, investigating and sharing data.
The Art+Data experience — part of the Mozilla Artists Open Web project — engages artists, designers, technologists, and researchers in an artistic exploration of a healthy web. With an online gallery (https://foundation.mozilla.org/opportunity/artists-open-web) and an exhibition during MozFest, Art+Data will also feature artists in residencies (on site and online) and creative, interactive sessions. Thirty-six art projects will be showcased, and all (including digital and analogue processes) will focus on data knowledge and usage. They also link to the five festival issues of privacy & security, digital inclusion, web-literacy, open innovation, and decentralisation.
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