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Even though I spend practically every tuesday and wednesday in Leeuwarden at the Academy for Pop Culture, I rarely write about it. Mostly because to me it has been such a steady everyday thing, that I sometimes fail to realize … Continue reading
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The Academy for Pop Culture has sent me to Latvia two times now and even though I couldn’t make it this year, I have had a hand in selecting students that could go. We asked Kia, Seat and Volkswagen to … Continue reading
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About twice a month someone asks me how my book is getting along. I generally have to tell people that it’s not going anywhere fast. I have refocused a few times, added on some chapters, but have not found the … Continue reading
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For the second time I visited the Latvian city of Liepaja to coordinate a workshop at the iweek of Liepaja University’s New Media Art study. The simple task we were given was: make a billboard. After two days of brainstorming, … Continue reading
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Right now I am sitting in a basement in Liepaja (Latvia) with four latvians, a lithuanian and two dutch students. We’re working on some ideas for an exhibition at the international week at Liepaja University. So far I’ve heard about … Continue reading
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I visited Leuven with the international house of productions I’m leading at the Academy for Pop Culture. We had a blast. Non-descript random video below that captures none of what has happened and a bit of the atmosphere. iHop goes … Continue reading
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Week 1 at the Academie voor Popcultuur and we’re back at full thrust. I revised my first concepting lecture to a more sustainable tempo which seemed to go down nicely. And I picked the 18 students for the international productiehuis … Continue reading
A couple of days in Paris with the Academy for Pop Culture’s students and teachers.
Roger at Schwung Visuell was his nice self in offering to make a videoregistration of the Concept to Creation get-together we recently had at the Academy for Pop Culture. The Schwung Visuell intern made himself useful by cutting out the … Continue reading
It’s not what you think it is: I haven’t been fired and rehired at another position, I wasn’t casted for a movie, nor have I hired personel and installed a professional kitchen in my house. This is me and Wieger … Continue reading
Today Sef (Flinke Namen), Victor (Habbekrats) and me spoke about the art of bringing a concept to a product at the Academy for Pop Culture. Video material will be available shortly. In the meantime you can find my keynote along … Continue reading
What: Concept to creation session When: January 20th, 10:00 to 15:00 Where: Academie voor Popcultuur, Achter de Hoven 23, Leeuwarden For whom: anyone interested in concept development and creativity €: Free admission, please e-mail me if you are planning to … Continue reading