FMC is pleased to welcome Hiba Ali to teach 3D asset basics in the three-part workshop series titled An Exercise in Portals!
In this three-part workshop series, entitled “An Exercise in Portals”, we will learn 3D design, modeling and animation to create 3D interactive world with Blender, 3D open-source program, Mozilla Hubs, an interactive 3D platform. We will explore how we can design spaces that provide us care and slowness in the digital realm. No previous experience with 3D required, if available, the use of a mouse is encouraged.
Dates: Wednesday July 20 from 6-7pm, Wednesday July 27 from 6-7:30pm, Wednesday August 3 from 6:30-7:30pm.
Workshop Setup/Requirements:
- Installed Zoom Client for Meetings
- A registered Zoom account
- Computer with Internet access
- Download and install Blender (from blender.org)
- Bring a mouse
- Access to a functioning email address
Registration Details: We are prioritizing the participation of Black, Indigenous and People of Colour. The workshops are free to attend, but spots are limited! To register, This workshop is has 8 available spots. Please email Kristina at info@factorymediacentre.ca. Registrants will receive an email confirmation after registering and will receive the Zoom event link the day of the workshop.
About the Instructor:
hiba ali is a producer of moving images, sounds, garments and words. they reside in many time zones: chicago, toronto and eugene. born in karachi, pakistan, they belong to east african, south asian and arab diasporas. they are a practitioner and (re)learner of swahili, urdu, arabic and spanish languages. they work on two long term art and publication projects: the first being an art-based phd project that examines womyn of colour’s labour, and architecture of surveillance as it exists within the monopoly of amazon (corp.) and the second being a series of works that addresses music, cloth and ritual practices that connect east africa, south asia and the arabian peninsula in the swahili-indian ocean region.
they are an assistant professor at the college of design in the art & technology program at the university of oregon in eugene and they teach on decolonial, feminist, anti-racist frameworks in digital art pedagogies. currently, they are a phd candidate in cultural studies at queens university in kingston, ontario. their work has been presented in chicago, stockholm, vienna, berlin, toronto, new york, istanbul, são paulo, detroit, windsor, dubai, austin, vancouver, and portland. they have written for the following magazines: “c”, the seen, newcity chicago, art chicago, art dubai, the state, medium’s zora, rtv, and topical cream.
note: the profile picture indicates the need to not be perceived by all carceral, surveillant and monitoring systems including the corporeal, digital and virtual. the use of lowercase on this site denotes a turn away from egotism embedded in the english language (danah michele boyd) and towards ideas of the collective (bell hooks) and reminds us of the many realities, names and glyphs that cannot be said in such a colonial language.
This workshop series is presented as part of Factory Media Centre’s Alt-Futures Residency:
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