Workshop with Darragh McLoughlin

A four-day artistic workshop led by Darragh McLoughlin with students from the Académie Fratellini and Ésacto’Lido. Together, they will explore creation through mechanics (rules, constraints, protocols) rather than through narrative or emotion, to analyze and reinvent works through the lens of “mechanics” and “game feel ” (game feel) used in game design, where mechanics profoundly alter the experience and atmosphere of a work.

Objectives:
– Explore how mechanisms shape behavior, generate meaning, construct worlds, and are transmitted between individuals.
– Analyze existing works to identify their fundamental mechanisms, then create new works guided by these principles.
– Conduct research on “mechanics” as a system that influences the quality of interaction in artistic practice.

Objective: To develop a deep understanding of mechanical principles and their creative potential, with a view to producing new works and enriching the participants’ artistic practice.