Detailed presentation of Fournos Lab
Legal status
Fournos Lab is a discrete title of activities of the non-profit company "Fournos Multivalent Communication Network", therefore the responsibility towards the law and the financial management is the responsible manager of the non-profit company "Multipurpose Communication Network Fournos" Theodora (Dodo) Santorinaiou. Manthos Santorineos is responsible for the artistic and scientific activities.
Structure
The function of Fournos lab is shaped and evolves through the combination of the projects it develops.
Each person has the possibility to propose a project [see below the requirements for proposing a project] The project is approved by the participators in the core group of Fournos Lab and Mantos Santorineos.
Depending on the specific characteristics of each project, an interdisciplinary - artistic team is formed that undertakes the conception and development of the project. This team has the scientific and artistic responsibility. The initial concern of the team is the definition of specific roles for the participants. The team has the form of an interdisciplinary and intercultural team of researchers at any research stage.
Each participant will have the obligation to propose a research topic of his/her interest, through which he/she will interact with the other participants in the group.
He/she will take part in meetings in real or virtual space for the development of the joint project and for decision making.
He will have the right to use the "space" of Fournos Lab theoretically [legally] and practically for his own project (upon request).
He will have the right to use the "space" of Fournos Lab theoretically [legally] and practically for his own project (upon request).
Actions
The main areas of action are
Scientific - artistic - technological research [theory - practice] with emphasis on interdisciplinarity.
Production of artistic works [in any medium]
Organisation of events with scientific, artistic, social and educational content. [or a combination thereof]
Publication - production - dissemination of results
Main areas of interest
Memory and the tools for recording and archiving it [the history of the human species].
Narrative, with or without technical devices [as the central axis of human activities].
Research on the human being, [as the most developed form of the animal species], on the machine and on the relationship between them.
Evolution of the instruments of artistic expression and communication with the "spectator". [new interfaces]
Evolution of the processes of artistic production due to the use of advanced technology
Recording and processing the new aesthetic and philosophical values in relation to the new language resulting from technological developments.
Εntry and processing of new language data [assisted by AI] in relation to the new way of life.
Adventures in the search for the inconceivable [primary research] The media that preserve or expose the work or the results in the form of scientific or artistic works are:
Texts in the form of printed or digital material or oral presentations at conferences or in various events. Also, texts destined to be transferred to a subsequent medium such as theatre, cinema or new media.
Production of artistic works in traditional or new media or a combination of these, such as narration, poetry, theatre, audiovisual media, digital media, hybrid media.
Production of events: seminars, travel, conferences, festivals, social events.
Production of projects in virtual spaces.
The technological evolution of the laboratory itself through the integration of new inventions.
Rights - Obligations
There are two ways to join Fournos Lab: a) collaboration by projects or b) participation in the core group. There is also open access to the public.
Collaboration by Project
The basic rules of research projects apply which define the work, copyright, fees, etc. In any case, adjustments will be made with the consent of the participants.
Fees will apply if there is funding or subsequent sale or rental of the final product. Copyright applies as in any corresponding case.
Participation - Core Group
There is a small core team that has supported the operation of Fournos Lab since its inception. He participates in the actions and takes part in his decisions. This group multiplies according to the favorable coincidence of meetings and circumstances.
Open Access to the Public
Anyone can read the printed materials and view the audiovisual materials. They also have the possibility to participate in activities for the public or to discuss with the lab collaborators.
Important note: The Ideology of Fournos Lab is the “network”, the meeting, the cooperation and the dialogue as knowledge processing. It is not so much a space for project promotion or funding as a space for the cultivation of ideas and collaboration.
