Else-If-Then

Tag: Piet Zwart

  • M/E/M/E 2.0 by Danja Vassiliev

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    Node Mode by Danja Vassiliev Originally uploaded by cuuixsilver Another great project was Node Mode which consisted of a computer that created a network, a mechanical device made of 28 cd drives that would open and close via a web interface, and a camera mounted on the device that sent pictures of the open cd…

  • Playsureveillance

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    Playsureveillance Originally uploaded by cuuixsilver One of the coolest of the projects I saw at the Piet Zwart graduation show was Playsureveillance by Gordan Savicic. There are several simple games that as you play, collect data about the user and post it to a Facebook page, including sexual orientation and dating interests. A great comment…

  • Yet another cool institution in Rotterdam…

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    I realized that while I’ve written quite a bit about the Piet Zwart first year and graduation shows, and have mentioned them in connection with Worm, but I haven’t said that much about what this school is or what my connection is. I’ll warn you now that if my last post about Worm was alarmingly…

  • Worm invaded

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    Worm invadedOriginally uploaded by cuuixsilver Not caring so much about Worm’s status, being more focused on it’s principles and goals seems to account for some of the biggest differences between this group and many of the others. For example, unlike V2, which is explicitly disinterested in having students trooping through, Worm has carried out what…

  • Makedo project 1

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    Makedo project 1Originally uploaded by cuuixsilver Another cool project from the Piet Zwart students, this time from the first year show. This phone has on the first eight options statements from each artist in the first-year show, and then on the ninth, a chance for visitors to leave a message commenting. It’s a really cool…

  • 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…

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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:…