- Watch out, you are not being watchedPedestrians coming from the main esplanade between the Luxembourg square and the European Parliament building are warned that they are leaving the area that is being surveilled by the V company. In other words: they are entering the city of Brussels.
- Renewed cornerRue de Flandre 66, Brussels Comparing the facade of this address to what it looked like ten years ago it is quite striking how little of it still remains. Not only has the window that got smashed time and again being replaced, so has the occupation of the shop, the company running the parking house […]
- Balcony decorationsRue des quatre vents, Molenbeek When I first saw the flatbuilding on the Vierwindenstraat / Rue des quatre vents, (see post below) I was amazed by the uniformity of the decoration of the balconies of all the seperate flats. It looked like the owner had distributed the same rush mats to all tenants, as a […]
- 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 […]
- Happy holidaysConstant will be closed from 1 till 31 August. We wish you all a wonderful Summer and look forward to meeting, exchanging, collaborating again from September onwards, with renewed energies! - And more...
- Open Call: AlchorismaAlchorisma alludes to the relationships between algorithms, charisma, rhythm, alchemy and karma. Alchorisma is a Constant worksession which looks at integrating cosmogenetic views with the charisma surrounding technology. We look at ways to infect existing algorithmic models with positions that acknowledge the importance of co-existence with non-human entities. The Alchorisma worksession takes place from 2nd […]
- AlchorismaFrom 2 till 8 December 2018 Alchorisma will take place at Z33, House for Contemporary Art in Hasselt, Belgium. Alchorisma alludes to the relationships between algorithms, charisma, rhythm, alchemy and karma. Alchorisma is a Constant worksession which looks at integrating cosmogenetic views with the charisma surrounding technology. We will look at ways to infect existing […]
- 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 […]
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