Proto-tools 1 considers the role of the tool within artistic practice, both as a means to create material effect and as a device to progress a way of thinking. Proto-tools symposium panelists include Peter Fillingham (with Peter Lewis), Verina Gfader, Mark Harris, Andrés Montenegro Rosero and Alex Schady; chaired by Antonia Blocker. Artist Conversations include discussions between Neil Chapman, Julika Gittner, Colm Lally, Gibson/Martelli, Fay Nicolson and Rehana Zaman; with an introduction by Stephen Knott.