PART OF THE INSTITUTE FOR CREATIVE RESEARCH @ VCUARTS QATAR, XLAB (STUDIO FOR) {NEW = MAKING + COMPUTATION} CONDUCTS RESEARCH CONVERGING ART → CULTURE ← SCIENCE. XLAB OPERATES AS AN AGILE STUDIO INCL. ARTISTS + DESIGNERS + TECHNOLOGISTS, DEVELOPING SYSTEMS, MACHINES & ARTIFACTS THAT INTEGRATE COMPUTATION W/ CRAFT. WORKS RANGE FROM ELECTRONIC ART → CURRICULA → THEORY → TYPEFACES → FABRICATION TECHNIQUES → HARDWARE & SOFTWARE BASED TOOLS TO EXTEND CREATIVE PRACTICE. XLAB’S MISSION = ADVANCING THE DISCOURSE B/W CULTURE ⇄ TECHNOLOGY IN THE REGION.