In this article I explore a perspective that the philosophical concepts of German phenomenologist Hermann Schmitz (*1928) may open up for thinking about the growing practice of wearing textile integrated electronics directly on the body. It is my contention that traditional conceptions of wearing (non-technological) …

This article introduces Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari’s concepts of smooth and striated space and couples these with the realms of art and technology. In doing so, and by analysing a case study, the dynamic natures and complex mixtures of art and technology are discussed. As a result, a perspective …

In de afgelopen decennia is het internet een steeds belangrijker rol gaan spelen in onze maatschappij. We leven in een gemedialiseerde samenleving: de rol van media in het leven van burgers is groot. Digitale media als Facebook en WhatsApp raken steeds verder vervlochten met onze dagelijkse bezigheden. …

Background: Construction work, squares, busy sidewalks, road crossings and hasty cyclists - these are just a few of the many challenges visually impaired people (VI) encounter when navigating through urban environments. Especially unknown routes require so much concentration and energy, that VI often …

Data has been collected since mankind, but in the recent years the technical innovations enable us to collect exponentially growing amounts of data through the use of sensors, smart devices and other sources. In her lecture Nanda will explore the role of Big Data in urban environments. She will give …

In this presentation of her current research project Rebecca Louise Breuer questions the common enhancement of the body through, for instance, self-tracking, data collecting and monitoring of everyday and athletic movement. She attempts to provide an alternative perspective through discussing the concept …

Modemuze@OBA, OBA (the public library in Amsterdam), Amsterdam, 17 March–2 July 2017 Balenciaga: Shaping Fashion, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 27 May 2017–18 February 2018