After presenting dilemmas separated by “interest” and “failure”, we opened the door for commingling and coffee, then moved into the 3d phase of the workshop. Each group moved on to articulate an issuescape of of making knowledge visible.
Photo album of the issuescape presentations.
Following Ernestine van der Wall’s opening and Garrick Jones’ keynote, participants set out to sketch dilemmas that emerged both out of the keynote and by the thematic presentations. On the visualizing “interests” side of the Flexbar, Esther Polak, presented her recent work on visualizing the milk industry in Africa and Kitty Zijlmans, presented ideas [...]
absurdity actor-network-theory aesthetics ambulation analysis anecdote anthropology approach architecture archives art artistic auditory authorship auto-ethnography barriers behavior benefits body body-knowledge books bounded brand cartography ccdesign challenge city classifications cognition coincidence collaboration collaboratories colonialism commit communication conditioning consumer contemporary contribution courage course creative cuisine cultural-heritage culture curiosity daily databases deceiving decision-making decolonization decomposition [...]
After having written my PhD at the Centre de Sociologie de l’Innovation in Paris under the supervision of Bruno Latour on psychiatric treatments of drug addiction, I came to the University of Amsterdam in 2000 and shifted to the topic of art, architecture and politics. Between 2003 and 2005, I divided my time between [...]
BLUEPRINTSResearching Light.
In my work light and transparency play an important role. Ten years ago I started my research into the differences in the colour and the intensity of light. In order to establish these differences in a tangible way I have made blueprints in different parts of the world. In this way I will build [...]
The [Can You See What I Know?] workshop is inspired by two characteristics of knowledge that are often rendered invisible in new media collaboration, interests (or stakes) and failure. Because the accumulation of knowledge is typically comprised of a layering of successes with respect to a particular domain, the creative moments of failure are rendered [...]
Paul Wouters, Chair of CYSWIK: As leader of the Virtual Knowledge Studio (VKS), Paul is focused on the relationship between new media and academic practice across the Humanities and Social Sciences. As an interdiciplinary group, VKS researchers’ expertise spans numerous knowlege concerns, which collectivly is the inspiration into knowledge practice that brought us to [...]
First published: 19 September, FridayLast Update: 23 September, Tuesday
In the run up to the workshop, participants were asked to describe an important moment that related to the themes of risk and failure.
Kofi Aidoo –I’ve wanted to be a designer for almost 10 years before I finally started my masters degree. Life had gotten in the [...]
…An innovative problem solver who believes in simplicity and elegance. A man always with a pen and paper in his hand brimming full of ideas and energy.
Originally from Ghana, Kofi joins us having just completed the masters program in Industrial Design at the Royal College of Art, in London. As part of the CYSWIK organization [...]