- l’Arabe l’arabeCongo monument , Parc Cinquantenaire The story continues. The most recent round of cleaning the monument has removed the last iteration of the word Arabe in french, but the previous one is not easy to remove. What is also clearly visible is that both instances of the word are written in one and the same […]
- block arrow coneRue Jennart, 1080, Molenbeek, Brssls No special traffic situation is indicated by this totem.
- Announcing the dark sideRue Godecharle, 1000 Brussels Some undesired things cling on for a while. These grim looking left overs are here since over a year. The picture below dates from may 2017.
- Festival Mondial des Cinémas SauvagesAPPEL A FILMS SAUVAGES ! jusqu’au 30 mars 2017 Inscriptions des films en ligne : http://www.festival-cinemas-sauvages.net/fr/formulaire/ Le Festival Mondial des Cinémas Sauvages veut montrer des films libres dans leurs manières de se fabriquer, libres dans leurs manières d’être diffusés. Pas de critères de durée, de genre, de date de réalisation, de nationalité, de support (nous […]
- Everything old is new again…HMMMM… the continuing legacy of patented video compression. But now rather than the David vs. Goliath of Theora/Xiph.org vs. MPEG LA it’s Google vs. MPEG-LA. Interesting though how this coverage in the main stream technology press doesn’t even once mention free software, nor even open source. What’s also not discussed is the relation to hardware […]
- AXIOM Beta Crowd Funding Launchhttps://www.apertus.org/axiom-beta-crowdfunding-launch AXIOM Beta: The first open digital cinema camera apertus° was started by filmmakers who were fed up with the limitations of the tools they had to work with every day. Compared to 50 years ago, cameras today are technologically far superior, but at same time a lot less accessible. AXIOM Beta intends to fix […]
- From Split Sheets to the StreetsContribution to a symposium organised by Q-02 werkplaats in collaboration with Melissa E. Logan (University of Craft Action Thought / Chicks on Speed). With Christian von Borries, Prodromos Tsiavos, Femke Snelting, Melissa E. Logan, ooooo, Yoni Van Den Eede. "The one-day symposium and reflection day From Split Sheets to the Streets: how we credit, share […]
- All-Inclusive Cyborg Talks: Diversity vs. homogeneityContribution to a debate. With Jennifer Kanary, Femke Snelting and Luis Lobo Guerrero. Chair: Danielle Arets. "Technology offers many people the opportunity to participate in society. Technology as enabler of accessibility. The practice is different. The paradox of technology is that, despite the possibilities, the instrument is often used to control, manage, and homogenize society. […]
- Books with an attitude @ FLATAt the FLAT Art Book Fair of Torino, Femke will present Books With an Attitude. According to Constant, books deserve the hallmark "with an Attitude" when they are made with Free, Libre and Open Source Software and published under an open content license. The books and their ingredients are free to be read, redesigned, redistributed, […]
- CraneA construction crane being built up, seen from the 25th floor of the World Trade Center in Brussels.
- Koto, angisa, odo interviewInterview met /with Christine van Russel-Henar Christine van Russel-Henar is the driving force behind the Koto museum in Paramaribo. I spoke with her about the way language, oral culture and traditional Surinamese wear are connected. The interview is in Dutch. Below you will find a transcription in Dutch, followed by a translation to English. Christine […]
- Kwatta PasieBuses in Paramaribo are privately operated, mostly by Hindustani owners. The buses are small, but still pack around 30 people. They are extensively decorated, mostly with movie heroes, crazy lettering, beautiful women, pop stars, slogans, patterns. In terms of themes, Bollywood seems to dominate the landscape. The 2009 / 2010 SPAN project organised activities to […]
Urban(e)(istiques) Anomalie(ën)(s) Bru(x)(ss)el(le)(s) Open Source Video Constant Routes and routines