Daniel de Zeeuw
In 2011 I graduated from the Rietveld Academy, direction 'Interaction Design and Unstable Media.' I also did a BA in Philosophy.
For the last couple of years, my research has focussed on the phenomenon of conspiracy theories on the Net, the way stories spread, communities form, and how come the Internet seems to be such a 'fertile nexus' for their explication and circulation.
Conspiracy theories represent both the continuation of the radical ideal of the Internet as a forum for public discussion and democratic participation, as well as the inherent mythical and ideological character of this ideal, its 'dark side'. It takes conspiracy theories as an example for possible artistic and activist strategies on the Net.
My thesis can be freely downloaded:
Something is Out there! Networked encounters of the nth kind, or: the art of conspiracyhttp://varvaras.net
