This is a print publication of the inaugural lecture of Research Professor (Lector) Patricia de Vries at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie, in Amsterdam. In this lecture, she elaborated on the research area of her research group Art & Spatial Praxis. The research group Art & Spatial Praxis focuses on artistic …

De wereld wordt steeds moderner: Mensen worden luier, apparaten worden steeds meer aan het internet gekoppeld en steden worden ‘smart cities’. Het Internet of Things (IoT) wordt steeds groter. Het softwarebedrijf Quintor wil inspelen op dit concept, maar heeft weinig ervaring op dit vakgebied. Daarom wordt …

Blue mussels (Mytilus edulis) create niches in the Wadden Sea and therefore they are important for the Wadden Sea. Because there are less mussel beds in the Wadden Sea than would be expected and because of their important role, they are monitored since the mid-nineties. It was found that some beds were …