Image above: TJ McLeish, master fabricator of Colloquy 2018, presents to guests of Design Core Detroit
Last viewing of Colloquy at College for Creative Studies in Detroit, Winter 2018
Colloquy 2018 will be exhibited in Paris!
Centre Pompidou from February 26 through April 20, 2020
Colloquy 2018 has a permanent home!
ZKM Center for Art and Media, Karlsruhe, Germany
(Click here for a brief video overview. Read the full story of the COLLOQUY 2018 Project or visit the project’s student website, ColloquyOfMobiles.com.)
Updated September 1, 2019: We have just received an important piece of Colloquy history. Mark Dowson, responsible for the electronics of the original Colloquy of Mobiles from 1968, had an exchange in 2005 with Margit Rosen, long-time devotee of Colloquy. Dowson reveals additional details about Colloquy’s behaviors, especially in regard to the sounds made by the mobiles (no known audio recording exists). This increases the importance of the funding we are seeking for upgrades before shipping Colloquy 2018 to Europe. Please visit our funding campaign. Thank you!
We need your help to get Colloquy ready!
There is much to be done to prepare Colloquy—updating specific mechanical parts for longevity and upgrading the software to most closely match Gordon Pask’s original vision. We are seeking $15,000 via GoFundMe and are grateful for your donations and for forwarding this post to your friends and colleagues.
The Colloquy replica represents the design power of the city of Detroit!
The COLLOQUY 2018 Project was undertaken at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, with generous support from private donors as well as the University of Waterloo (Canada) and Design Core Detroit.
During the Spring 2018 semester and the following summer months, the Masters in Interaction Design program hosted the creation of the replica from scratch, led by master fabricator TJ McLeish, who developed design plans from the historical record of the original 1968 Colloquy of Mobiles by Gordon Pask. TJ has been responsible for mechatronics, fabrication, digital hardware / software design and execution. The result is of such high quality that the world-class venues of Centre Pompidou and ZKM want to exhibit it.
In the next phase of reanimating Colloquy 2018 and making upgrades, TJ continues in the role of master fabricator. Paul Pangaro has been responsible for the concept, scientific advice, and overall direction of the COLLOQUY 2018 Project.
The reanimation is taking place now at Omnicorp Collective in Eastern Market in Detroit, a perfect place to join the community of makers that represent Detroit’s design spirit.
Can you help us get Colloquy 2018 ready for Europe? Click here to learn how and please share with your network of colleagues and friends.
Please direct questions to Paul Pangaro at colloquy2018@gmail.com.
Read the next Colloquy 2018 update here.