{"id":33,"date":"2014-01-09T06:25:38","date_gmt":"2014-01-09T06:25:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zprod.org\/zwp\/?page_id=33"},"modified":"2026-03-08T20:53:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T20:53:40","slug":"wrekshop","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.zprod.org\/zwp\/wrekshop\/","title":{"rendered":"Wrekshops"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Wrekshops are events where people can come and enjoy taking apart electronic devices and build frankenstein machines using a combination of recycled technologies and open source electronics.<\/p>\n

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The idea is to offer a space for non-precious experimentation, an opportunity to look under the bonnet of the complex electronic, networked objects that populate our daily life and to make something with discarded items. The activities generate many conversations about our relation to technology, progress, sustainability, hacking, obsolescence.<\/p>\n

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The organisers (art centres, shops, festivals, markets…) help collecting one or two obsolete machines per participant such as PC towers, DVD players, hifi units, printers, electronic and non-electronic toys, laptops, etc… The venues are fitted with working tables, hand tools and electronic components. No pre-required technical or programming knowledge is required, and the age limit is negociable. Wrekshops last from a few hours to a few weeks.<\/p>\n

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The most dedicated wrekshoppers will build something from the scavenged parts while others might simply enjoy taking something apart, often for the first time in their life, without worrying about breaking it. Wrekshops often partially run from energy generated onsite, for example with home-made bicycle generators, or more conventional solar installations.<\/p>\n

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2025 Mud Machine<\/a> for the Garden and the Hedge exhibition, Kubu Finland.<\/p>\n

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