Else-If-Then

Category: Netherlands

  • The heart of the Worm

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    Having caught up everything about the graduation show, now I’ll get to the meeting I had this morning, with Hajo Doorn, director of Worm. I’ll start by saying that of all the meetings and conversations I’ve had about how different institutions work here in the Netherlands, this was by far the best. In addition to…

  • Other interesting graduation projects

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    There were other good projects too; I posted the too that most captured my attention, which had to do not only with the project itself, but how much the student was right there as part of it, demonstrating or performing. Also, I don’t have good pictures of the others because of how the space was…

  • Andre Fiore’s Cookie Census

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    Andre Fiore’s Cookie CensusOriginally uploaded by cuuixsilver This was another cool project, the Cookie Census. It lets you go to a website and identify what cookies are there and who placed them, and it will also show you the javascripts and little tracking bugs in the page. Right now it’s not so robust, but once…

  • Appreciative crowd watches Nancy perform "Paraphernalia"

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    Florian and Marrieta watch Nancy perform “Paraphernalia”Originally uploaded by cuuixsilver And here you see some reaction to Nancy; this is before we all started singing along with her karaoke of A-ha and Tiffany songs… The point though is that people were really interested. And those who know them will recognize who is watching, but I…

  • Nancy Mauro-Flude presents Paraphernalia

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    Nancy Mauro-Flude presents ParaphernaliaOriginally uploaded by cuuixsilver OK, this is Nancy’s performance which I mentioned already. I can imagine a lot of bands or performers that would really like to have something that is not only wireless, but responds to gestures, to position, rather than being just some keypad. And Nancy has personalized the interface…

  • Voorhaven, clouded over

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    Voorhaven, clouded over Originally uploaded by cuuixsilver Even on cloudy days, it looks dramatic. Of course this stretch is essentially the historical street left in the city, so any post card that shows and old building is almost certain to have been shot on this street! A lovely place to walk, and has several cafes,…

  • Worm bar

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    Worm bar Originally uploaded by cuuixsilver Here is the bar inside Worm; the whole thing is constructed inside a historical building, the structure which couldn’t be touched. So, everything is attached to a free standing metal framework and is all made of industrial scrap from the harbor. It’s amazing. About 4-5 projects were set up…

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    Ok, back from dinner and more on the party at Worm. I have to say it was a blast, not least because I haven’t had the chance to go out dancing like that in years. First one of th Piet Zwart graduates did a performance, which was really cool. —Nancy Mauro-Flude did a final project:…

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    After a busy few days, here I am again. The conference in Utrecht was mixed; I saw several interesting key note speakers, including Katherine Hayles and Joanna Zylinska, and I met some very nice, interesting people, including Renee Turner, an artist from Geuzen.org, Yasco Horsman, from the University of Leiden, and Manuela Rossini from the…

  • De Waag

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    De Waag Originally uploaded by cuuixsilver And here is de Waag building, originally constructed in the 13th century, now home to the Society for Old and New Media, and a pretty nice cafe.