A presentation within the framework of the 'week of the artist book' [wkb] in Groningen in which I tried to respond with the books I made and their content that shows Ugandan past and present realities within the neo-rococo board room of kunstlievend genootschap Pictura.
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There are significant differences between the words used for ‘pictures captured on light sensitive surfaces with the use of a camera’ in Luganda and in English. Ekifananyi is the Luganda word that is used to signify a photograph, but it does not mean a photograph. The noun “ekifananyi” is derived from the verb kufanana, meaning to be similar to. Based on this observation, Dutch artist Andrea Stultiens started to investigate the implications of this particular conceptualisation of photographs, which led to a series of eight books titled, “Ebifananyi,” the plural of the singular ekifananyi. In presentations of historical photographs from Africa, Uganda was—until recently—only mentioned in relation to photographs produced by non-Ugandans or members of the Ugandan diaspora. The first three books in the Ebifananyi series change this status quo by presenting photographs produced by Deo Kyakulagira (1940-2000), Musa Katuramu (1916-1983) and Elly Rwakoma (ca.1938).The photographic legacy of these men is activated in collaborations with family members and, in the case of Rwakoma, the photographer himself. Curator Andrea Stultiens and Ugandan artist Canon Griffin responded to the historical photographs in pictures and films.
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A new book on the work of Suriname-born Dutch artist Remy Jungerman (1959, Moengo Suriname). In his work artist Remy Jungerman searches for an autonomous visual language that does justice to the cultures of the countries that define him: Suriname, the Netherlands and the United States.Remy Jungerman. Behind the Forest focuses on his artistic output of the past fifteen years, including new work created especially for his eponymous solo-exhibition at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam.In his sculptures, panels, installations, collages and screen prints, Jungerman traces pathways of pattern and imagery from Maroon culture in Suriname, the African diaspora and 20th-Century modernism.The majority of this book comprises reproductions of his work that have not been published before. Behind the Forest is a welcome addition to Where the River Runs, published by Jap Sam Books in 2019.
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Als studieboek is dit werk vooral bedoeld voor studenten en docenten van zowel bachelor- en masteropleidingen Nederlands van universiteiten als masteropleidingen van hogescholen. Delen van dit boek kunnen voor bachelor-opleidingen van die hogescholen gebruikt worden. Als naslagwerke is het bedoeld voor de specialisten. Het boek geeft een breed beeld van de materie door met het ontstaan en de groei door met het historisch-vergelijkend taalkundig onderzoek te beginnen en via het Indo-Europees en de taalveranderingen daarna, uit te komen op het zeventiende eeuws Nederlands. Maar waar ansdere handboeken dan ophouden, geeft dit boek een vervolg met drie hoofdstukken over de geschiedenis van het Nedersaksisch, het Brabants, Limburgs Vlaams en Zeeuws, en het Fries. De uitbreiding maakt het boek bijzonder ongeacht de doelgroepen. Het werk bevat tien hoofdstukken waarvan sommige voorzien zijn van vragenmateriaal. Ver is het boek rijk geillustreerd en is er aan het eind niet alleen een zeer uitgebreid trefwoordenregister opgenomen maar ook een verklarende lijst gebruikte taalkundige termen.
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In beleidsnotities en publicaties in Nederland komt men de laatste jaren regelmatig de stelling tegen dat van het kunstonderwijs verwacht mag worden dat het haar studenten equipeert op hun toekomstige rol als cultureel ondernemer. Deze publicatie doet verslag van een onderzoek naar de relatie tussen cultureel ondernemerschap en het kunstonderwijs. Allereerst gaat de tekst in op de definitie van cultureel ondernemerschap en op de kwaliteiten ofwel competenties waar een cultureel ondernemer over dient te beschikken. Vervolgens staat de auteur stil bij de (vermeende) risico's van dit fenomeen. Als laatste komt de vraag aan de orde of en hoe het kunstonderwijs aandacht kan besteden aan dit onderwerp. De eindconclusie van dit onderzoek luidt: "Ze kunnen beter als Rapunzel hun vlecht uit het torenraam hangen om Prins Fortuin een handje te helpen dan lijdzaam wachten tot het lot hen gunstig gezind is." Het boek is bedoeld voor studenten en docenten van Kunstvakopleidingen, zoals conservatoria en academies voor beeldende vorming, drama, dans, circus en popmuziek, die meer over het onderwerp cultureel ondernemerschap willen weten. Het is geschreven in opdracht van het lectoraat "Kunstpraktijk in de samenleving" van Fontys Hogeschool voor de Kunsten. Studenten en docenten van de verschillende academies leverden naast kunstenaars en cultureel ondernemers een bijdrage in het onderzoek.
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Abstract: This study sought to provide insight into how art activities influence the well-being of long-term care residents, and how artists and caregivers collaborate in offering these activities. In two long-term care facilities for people with dementia and one for older people with chronic psychiatric disorders, an uncontrolled pre- and post-test study was conducted using a mixed-method design. Forty-six residents participated in the study. Three art activities—(a) dance, (b) music and movement, and (c) visual arts—were studied and co-created with the residents and executed by artists and caregivers together in eight to ten weeks. The Face expression scale (FACE) was used to examine the extent to which participating in the art activity influenced resident mood. Qualitative data were collected via group discussions with artists, caregivers, residents, and an informal caregiver. The results indicated that participating in an art activity positively influenced resident mood (p < 0.000). p-values for the three art activities were: p < 0.000 for dance, p = 0.048 for music and movement, and p = 0.023 for visual arts. The qualitative data revealed that joining an art activity provided a positive effect, increased social relationships, and improved self-esteem for residents. The collaboration between artists and caregivers stimulated creativity, beauty, and learning from each other, as well as evoking emotions.
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[ENG] Water Nation is an artistic research project and short film exploring archival footage of the Institute of Sound & Vision of flooding in The Netherlands. Told from the artist’s perspective it is a reflection on how to connect and make climate change and the Dutch history around water and flooding palpable. Through artistic and AI experiments a short animated film was created. [NL] Water Nation is een artistiek onderzoeksproject en een korte film waarin archiefmateriaal van het Instituut voor Beeld & Geluid over overstromingen in Nederland is verwerkt. Vanuit het perspectief van de kunstenaar is het een reflectie op hoe klimaatverandering en de Nederlandse geschiedenis rond water en overstromingen invoelbaar kunnen worden gemaakt en met elkaar kunnen worden verbonden. Door middel van artistieke en AI-experimenten werd een korte animatiefilm gecreëerd.
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This volume brings together articles from different parts of the globe that describe, question, test and criticize innovations and recent developments in online dating. Using quantitative as well as qualitative techniques the studies included in the book examine the impact of gender, personality traits, app interface and design, and culture on success and failure in online courtship. Among the issues dealt here are ghosting, sex emoticons, body presentation in the virtual universe, dime dating, religious courtship and more.Amir Hetsroni is a professor in the Department of Media and Visual Arts at Koç University in Turkey. He is the author/editor of four books and nearly 100 journal articles and book chapters. He is also a media celebrity in his home country, Israel, where he takes part in reality shows as a consultant and commentator, and takes an active role in anti-censorship campaigns. He failed to find love in online dating, but did not lose hope.Meriç Tuncez, a PhD candidate in Design, Technology, Society program at Koç University, received his BA in Business Administration from Koç University, and received his M.F.A. in Media and Design from Bilkent University. His research interests span interactions with artificial intelligence and virtual assistants including humanness, mental state, emotion, intention, sociality and morality attributions to artificial intelligence, and online dating. He is also a digital artist and his artworks were included in a recent interdisciplinary exhibition about coincidences called Yaratan Disiplinler: Tesadüfler by Tasarım Atölyesi Kadıköy (TAK) in Istanbul. His first real love was exclusively on the net but later he realized that he was being catfished by that person for the duration of a year.
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Introduction to a special issue of the IASPM journal. This special issue on fan studies aims to build a bridge with the study of popular music in order to inspire further investigation of music fandom.
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