Join Viva Dean and Róisín Berg of Synthesize_Her and learn to build your own analogue saw-tooth drone synth, using electronics and oracle cards.
This workshop is open to FLINTA people of all levels of experience and especially welcomes absolute beginners and people who do not think of themselves as ‘techy’. It’s not limited to people with an interest in electronic music, and is open to anyone who would like to understand how analogue technology works.
Synthesize_Her is a feminist sound technology project founded to heal the mind/body split within technological learning environments.
They see the body as a site to access, blend, and merge with technology to transcend gender and species; and believe learning is iterative, peer-to-peer, and non-linear.
Together, Viva and Róisín perform as SPIT, using custom built electronic instruments, samples and movement.
This workshop wants to break down one of the many barriers to access in live events: cost. There are a limited number of fully-funded spaces available for this workshop for anyone who needs one. If you do need one, please select the ‘Free Ticket’ option on Eventbrite.
Tickets: €20 (5 fully funded free tickets available)
Date: Sat Sept 5
Time: 1:30 pm – 5:30pm
Venue: The Barbican, William St, Drogheda, A92 X004
Accessibility
A good level of dexterity and short-range eyesight is required to assemble the circuits, the parts are quite small.
The workshop is seated for the majority of the time with one group activity that involves moving around the space, but this is flexible.
It’s a small group – you should be able to see the facilitator’s face clearly at all times, for those who need to lipread.
Workshop Core Skills
- Sound engineering
- Soldering
- Power drilling
Workshop Learning Outcomes
- Explain in simple terms how electricity creates sound
- Explain the function of electronic components — transistor, capacitor, resistor, amplifier
- Solder components to strip board
- Drill and assemble outer casing
- Manipulate frequency of oscillator
Viva Dean
Viva Dean is a Belfast based artist and researcher investigating gendered relationships to technology and sound. Viva started Synthesize_Her in 2022.
Róisín Berg
Róisín Berg is a Limerick-based interdisciplinary artist working with electronic and digital systems, including the development of custom instruments. They lecture in digital art and media at the University of Limerick and run Concept NULL, a grassroots initiative connecting digital artists across Ireland.