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Making Waves
From the vibrational theory of olfaction to the accretion of fat in sewers and bodies, Mike Thompson shares insights from his explorations into the expressions and comings together of matter, beings and spaces, and how this has informed his approach to the Fluid Rhythms programme. -
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The Natives Are Restless
Noam Toran will present a short history of how popular narrative forms—from supernatural fiction to the western, from sci-fi to fantasy—have been used as sites of resistance. -
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Rhythm in Human Sense-Making
Moving well with someone has an aesthetic and ethical quality. When we engage well with someone else, be it to shake hands, dance, make music, or have a wonderful conversation, this foregrounds relational qualities inherent in music, such as rhythm and pitch. Embodied rhythm may be essential for our survival as social beings and our well-being, as it allows us to co-adapt to each other, form trust, and experience difference without conflict. Increasingly, the rhythms of our daily lives are affected by our use of various forms of social media technologies. This adds to the complexity of how we make sense of each other in our homes, organisations, and urban environments. In this talk, I will explore how the relational quality of rhythm enables us to manage social uncertainty and tune with difference. -
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Radio Delo
In his contribution to the public symposium, artist Anton Kats will aim to conceal the applied concept of Radio Narrowcast and introduce his grandfather to the audience instead. Synthesizing the architectural and urban theory of Henri Lefebvre with a cross-section of radio and cultural theory, the artist will point toward a concrete dimension of listening that, through the site-specificity of practice, not only discovers but also materializes the heard. -
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Bird Song in Bijlmermeer: The Poetry and Politics of Intimate Entanglements
What can bird singing competitions organized by Surinamese-origin communities in Bijlmermeer tell us about colonialism, indentured labour, and transnational migration? Drawing on Donna Haraway’s notion of “naturecultures,” anthropologist Anna Tsing’s emphasis on “friction” in global connections, and Susan Stewart’s writing on the miniature, this talk explores intimate entanglements in southeast Amsterdam and beyond as a lens onto the lived realities of glocal forces and an entry point for their narration. -
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Designing with Rhythms
Trained as an architect in Italy and in the Netherlands, Pinar Sefkatli aims in her PhD research to introduce the notion of rhythm in architecture and planning. Pinar’s experience with rhythm analysis started during her graduation project in Addis Ababa. Fascinated by the vibrant urban life in the city, for this research she developed a methodology for documenting and analysing rhythms. By analysing rhythms in different neighbourhoods, she found a way to express the different atmospheres one can sense when visiting these areas. Later on, rhythm analysis was explored during the City Rhythm research program at TU Delft using ethnographic analysis and big data. In this presentation, Pinar shares her experience with rhythm in her architecture practice and in her research.