MARM's 1st Bday
On December 1st, the MARM project was one year old. We celebrated this special occasion on the 11th of December with a cake and a day of scientific and cultural activities.

In the morning, during a scientific outreach session Franjo gave a general overview of our research interests and approach; and eight members of our group presented short introductions to their projects and showed some first results. This session was meant for the general public, with as special guests our office manager Ingeborg Jansen, Rense Buijvoets from Sensu and a composer Reiko Yamada.

The birthday cakes
The birthday cakes
Franjo and Ingeborg killing the cakes.......
Franjo and Ingeborg killing the cakes.......

In the afternoon, Reiko told us about her projects in which she uses inspiration from science in research to make sound installations, compose shorter or longer pieces or in other way engage with audience. Check out previous projects on her website! We look forward to having her among us next year. Afterwards we visited the exhibition “Presence” in the Groninger Museum: an interactive artwork that released our own creative spirits in a play with light and shade.

MARM at the exhibition Presence
MARM at the exhibition Presence
MARMot at the exhibition Presence
MARMot at the exhibition Presence
Last year many MARM people started their projects and presented exciting new results at various conferences. We are looking forward to an even more wonderful and productive next year!