Published 24 July 2023 by Ewen Chardronnet

On Friday 14 July, the Hangar Y in Meudon near Paris opened its doors and its skies to the public in order to host Aerocene for a unique collaborative and artistic experience.

Published 10 April 2023 by Rob La Frenais

On April 6, the Aerocene community attempted a world record for a solar balloon flight, near Maintenon, France.

Published 8 February 2020 by Céliane Svoboda

Above the Salinas Grandes salt flat in the Argentinean province of Jujuy, Aerocene set a new symbolic record was for a new way of floating in the air: 100% solar-heat-powered human flight.

Published 4 October 2024 by Ewen Chardronnet

“Learn by doing”, "Think local, act global": P. Geddes (1854-1932), biologist, sociologist and urban planner, thought up the relationship between town and country and reinvented city planning.

Published 2 April 2024 by Ewen Chardronnet

For 15 years, a workgroup of the International Union of Geological Sciences has tried to establish scientific foundations of the Anthropocene as a new geological epoch. An inside vote in last March has suddenly undermined its all work and conclusions, and raised a debate among scientists. What interests and ideologies are at stake? Makery maps the controversy.

Published 4 April 2023

Mercredi 5 avril, la communauté d’artistes Aerocene lancera dans les airs un ballon aérosolaire de 7000m3 à Maintenon, près de Paris. Un décollage garanti sans énergie fossile auquel tout le monde est convié.

Published 8 February 2023 by Atelier 21

The book "Space Without Rockets" adresses the ways in which we could travel away to space, sustainably. Makery publishes three of the texts from this essential reading. Second text by Atelier 21.

Published 17 January 2023 by Rob La Frenais

The book "Space Without Rockets" adresses the ways in which we could travel away to space, sustainably. Makery publishes three of the texts from this essential reading. First text (part two) by Rob La Frenais.

Published 14 September 2021 by Rob La Frenais

In Airship Dreams: Escaping Gravity exhibition and publication, artist Mike Stubbs explores Britain’s Imperial Airship programme, as well as reflecting on our sense of place, belonging and ownership of our society and its direction.

Published 26 February 2021 by Rob La Frenais

In ‘Extraterrestrial - The First Sign of Intelligent Life beyond Earth’, Avi Loeb, former chair of astronomy at Harvard University, confirms that the interstellar object `Oumuamua, could be a sign of extraterrestial life. Review.

Published 29 September 2020 by la rédaction

Makery went to Hallein (Austria), where the annual Schmiede Festival took place in the huge buildings of the city's former salt factory.

Published 22 September 2020 by Roland Fischer

Report by Roland Fischer from Symbiont.space in Basel on the ArtLabo Retreat summer camp that took place this August on the Island of Batz, France.

Published 26 April 2020 by Rob La Frenais

Independent curator and critic Rob La Frenais runs the "Future of Transportation" group on Facebook. He writes in Makery his thoughts about mobility after the lockdown.

Published 12 February 2020 by Cécile Ravaux

Du 30 janvier au 1er février le Grand Palais accueillait Change Now, «l’exposition universelle des solutions pour la planète». Plus de 28000 participants pour prendre connaissance des 1000 solutions présentes sur l’événement. Makery est allé à la rencontre de Bertrand Piccard, l’aéronaute des records autour de la planète avec le ballon Breitling Orbiter et le planeur solaire Solar Impulse, pour qu

Published 24 September 2019 by Ewen Chardronnet

Field Notes is an art&science field laboratory organised from September 15-22 by the Bioart Society in Kilpisjärvi, Lapland/Finland. Here are Wednesday's and Thursday's logs.

Published 18 March 2019 by Rob La Frenais

Unusual approaches of Danish artist, architect and maker Stig Anton Nielsen and his interest to off-grid energy leads to an exploration of kite mills with his Kiteborne start-up.

Published 6 November 2018 by Ewen Chardronnet

In the context of Tomás Saraceno’s exhibition at Palais de Tokyo in Paris, the Aerocene Foundation organised a solar-powered balloon flight in Fontainebleau on 27th of october. Report in photos.

Published 17 July 2018 by la rédaction

The Fab City network now includes 28 cities and regions worldwide. On July 11-13, Fab City Summit Paris mobilized a large international community, after embarking politicians and institutions.

Published 24 April 2018 by Rob La Frenais

Last days to see the exhibition “After the End of the World” at the Center for Contemporary Culture of Barcelona, which speculates on climate change, the end of humans… and becoming jellyfish.

Published 1 December 2016 by Elsa Ferreira

On November 26 and 27, the artist Tomás Saraceno brought together researchers from the most prestigious universities in the world for a hackathon unlike any other. Objective: invent the Aerocene era.