Monthly Archives: December 2011

Mark Changizi – “Cultural selection as the new blind watchmaker” at “I don’t know where I’m going but I want to be there”

Sjoerd Tuinema | 21 December 2011, 10:00 pm | 4 comments | tags: , , , , , , , , ,

In his presentation at MOTI’s “I don’t know where I’m going but I want to be there” theoretical neurobiologist Mark Changizi elaborated on the research method he applies to investigate the field of why it is that the human brain processes optical information like it does. Instead of…


Paola Antonelli – “Talk to Me” at “I don’t know where I’m going but I want to be there”

Marije Rooze | 21 December 2011, 9:47 pm | 2 comments | tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Last Saturday was the third edition of the symposium ‘I don’t know where I’m going but I want to be there’ initiated by MOTI. The topic of this year symposium was about visual culture and how these effect us. A wide range of artists, journalists and critical thinkers took the stage. I was impressed by the quality of…


Symposium “I Don’t Know Where I’m Going But I Want To Be There”

Martijn Dorresteijn | 19 December 2011, 10:43 am | 1 comment | tags: , , ,
A thunderous introduction by Film + Design called ‘Modern Worship’ shows a time-lapse video image of a dancing King of Pop impersonator in full glitterati, refracting the stage-lights in a multitude of sparkles and starbursts, while slo-mo moonwalking across the black nothingness. Cue the airplane. First the nose of the plane cuts through the left cadre of the projection,

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Overview on the “I don’t know where I’m going but I want to be there” annual symposium

Clément Adam | 18 December 2011, 6:43 pm | tags: , , ,

On Saturday December 17th, The Museum of the Image (formally known as the Graphic Design Museum) organized a symposium about visual culture in Paradiso, Amsterdam. The symposium brought together a crowd of professional, students and industries from the fields of design, art, journalism, neurobiology, fashion, literature and film. This Symposium was the third edition of the yearly symposia initiated by MOTI.


Festival Cultura Digital – Rio de Janeiro Brazil

Fei An Tjan | 15 December 2011, 3:01 pm | tags: , , , , ,

A short summary of our experiences as map:m()b at the Cultura Digital Festival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Festival Cultura Digital is an International encounter where different people, projects and groups present themselves in order to strengthen an international network of people working in the field. Three days full of experiences exchanges, workshops and keynote speakers all treating the workings of the web, independent media, hacking and so much more.


Marcelo Somers: Advertising works when it can scale

Andrian Georgiev | 09 December 2011, 10:40 pm | tags: , , , , , ,

The Syndicate is a new breed of an ad network. Among its members are Khoi Vinh, former NYTimes.com design director, Marco Arment, creator of Instapaper, and Horace Dediu, mobile computing analyst.