Over the course of the year, LAB 5 The Mechanics of Truth has explored the technological production of the real: how facts are assembled, how beliefs are manufactured, how perception is under constant pressure, and how models and simulations can manipulate it or come to its rescue. OpenLAB brings it to a close. Across three days of talks and presentations, artists, technologists, designers, thinkers and programme participants take up these questions through artistic research practices, grassroots innovation and visions that run counter to the commercial mainstream. These include the prototypes from the Collaborative Prototyping Lab, developed by 25 participants selected through an international open call. Info Dates: Thursday 26, Friday 27 and Saturday 28 November, from 4pm to 6 pm and from 6:30pm to 9pm Location: Nave Una and Aulario (in Nave 17 at Matadero Madrid). Main language: English with simultaneous translation to Spanish Available spots: Until capacity is reached...

Repair Café Madrid is a weekly meeting to repair small everyday objects and learn to look at them in a more sustainable way. Neighbors can learn how to repair their broken appliances with the help of handyman and accompanied by a coffee. It also has a section of Electroganchillo. Where Repair Café Madrid meets at Medialab Matadero (Terrario room) starting in 2015 in the Serrería Belga building coordinated by the TimeLab working group and the Escala Digital mediation-research project, making use of the resources and tools available at the center. To participate in the meeting no prior registration is required, just come on a Saturday between 18:00 and 20:00 with the device (electrical or electronic) that needs to be repaired. Objectives The objectives of Repair Café Madrid are: Maintain and disseminate knowledge about repair. To promote social cohesion by establishing contact between neighbors. To reintroduce repair in the local society...