I'm a professor of art, culture, and transition. I explore how art and artistic research can contribute to cultural change within system transitions. Because, without questioning and revising the underlying principles of our established order, we simply won’t be able to realize the kind of systemic change …

Despite a renewed political and academic interest in the topic, there is still a general lack of knowledge and understanding when it comes to rurality and rural lives. At the same time, the knowledge that we do have is often distorted through a predominantly urban lens. These facts make it difficult …

[ENG] Audience reactions such as “Oh, doom is coming” reveal the emotional weight of eco-anxiety and highlight the need for approaches that go beyond fear. During the first year of understanding eco-anxiety, I explored how eco-anxiety manifests in daily life and how it shapes collective processes within …

[ENG] "Processing Artistic and Design Research" gathers two PD candidates in a conversation about artistic and design research, the process of a research project in the context of a third cycle in education, and the links we can foster between research and practice. [NL] "Processing Artistic and Design …

This presentation explores AI literacy as a critical and situated dimension of Artistic Research (AR), drawing from recent investigation conducted with Master’s students in a discursive artistic AI course at Frank Mohr Institute. Using a structured questionnaire as both a pedagogical and research tool, …

For designers, materials and production processes are crucial to the creation and quality of products like tablecloth and clay jars. Nowadays, utilitarian objects are mass- produced, far away. This contributes to environmental degradation, ecological imbalance and a loss of crafts and knowledge. To understand …

This graduation report explores the optimization of a small-scale, narrative-driven horror game, Shadows of Singraven, developed in Unreal Engine 5.4. The project was conducted as part of the Creative Media andamp; Game Technology curriculum in collaboration with XR-Lab and client Mark Boerrigter, focusing …

Presentatie bij de Boekman Conferentie 2025, samen met dr. Veerle Spronck (HKU).

What does collaboration in Dutch inclusive theatres look like, and what key themes can be identified? Data were collected through interviews and co-creative sessions with seven independent theatre makers and members of three participating theatre groups (n=48). Thematic analysis resulted in the proposal …