Batteries have become a ubiquitous method of storing energy. From TV remotes to smartphones to now even electric cars, batteries of different types and sizes and chemical compositions power many of the devices we interact with. In the last few years, they have also become an essential part of the transition towards a sustainable future. But really, is a battery-powered society really sustainable?

In this workshop, we will discuss alternatives to current energy models, while trying to make energy more tangible through playful exercises and DIY prototypes that will remind us what a Watt is. We will collectively explore the history of batteries, discuss their challenges and shortcomings, make our own batteries, and who knows, we might even cook with them!

Friday & Saturday: 10:00—18:00
Sunday afternoon: informal presentation of the results

No pre-requisites.

Tickets for the workshops

Tickets get you a seat for the 3 days of the workshop (19/09→21/09)

• Full price • 80€
• Friendly price for students, teachers, citizens of Molenbeek, unemployed, 65+, Fablab members • 50€

Combo tickets workshop + dinners

Workshop participants are invited to join the dinners on Friday & Saturday evening with a special price of 8€ per dinner instead of 15€!

• Full price + 1 dinner • 88€
• Full price + 2 dinners • 96€
• Friendly price + 1 dinner • 58€
• Friendly price + 2 dinners • 66€

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Marie Verdeil is a French designer and artist based in Brussels. Her transdisciplinary projects — installations, instruments, DIY guides, websites, tools — advocate for autonomous, transparent, eco-conscious approaches and a critique of technology. Since 2021, she closely collaborates with Low-tech Magazine, an alternative and techno-sceptical media.

🔗 https://www.verdeil.net/
🔗 https://www.instagram.com/marie_verdeil/
🔗 https://post.lurk.org/@marieverdeil

Dasha Ilina is a Russian techno-critical artist based in Paris. Through using low-tech and DIY approaches, her work questions our desire to incorporate modern technology into our daily lives. She is the founder of Center for Technological Pain and the co-director of NØ SCHOOL NEVERS.

🔗 https://dashailina.com/
🔗 https://www.instagram.com/dashesandcommas/
🔗 https://post.lurk.org/@dasha