'Bytes and Pieces' is a multi-stage workshop organized by Darat al Funun and conducted by Lebanese media artist and sound performer Tarek Atoui. The workshop commences on September 28th, 2009, with a talk by Atoui that will shed light on the application of new technologies to art projects. The workshop will take place over the course of four months, throughout which the participants will be introduced to the world of art-related software and hardware programming, and to several methods of working that apply interactive technologies (interfaces, sensors etc.) to the frame of contemporary and interdisciplinary art forms while working in direct collaboration with the artist. The workshop is open to participants from Jordan and Palestine.