by Lorenzo Piero Holder On my recent visit to the Yayoi Kusama exhibition at the Stedelijk in Schiedam, I was disappointed. While I was eagerly expecting...
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[VIDEO] Virtual Reality in Museums: New Immersive Perspectives
Virtual Reality (VR) is a new form of technology that has gained significant popularity over the last decades. The use of VR headsets has been introduced...
Continue reading...II: Navigating Digital Art in the Institution
In reflection on my previous blog, IDFA’s Doclab 2024 is a must visit when interested by the cutting edge of technology in new media, technolgy, and...
Continue reading...Shared Nostalgia: How social media fuels our longing for the past
The phenomenon of nostalgia, and its status in the internet age has been a regular point of discussion and thought in many of my blog posts...
Continue reading...(video essay) This Message is For You: When Spirituality Enters TikTok
I have been thinking about the relationship between digital media, especially TikTok, and spirituality for a while now. How does spirituality change when mediated by the...
Continue reading...Hito Steyerl and the Image Overstimulation
Thinking of digital art I remembered an exhibition I saw at the Stedelijk Museum in 2022. It was I will survive, an overview of works by...
Continue reading...I: Immersive Narratives and IDFA 2023
From the 8th to the 19th of November, the International Documentary Festival Amsterdam is hosted in the cinemas of Amsterdam, presenting socially engaged documentaries from around the globe....
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It feels like the little disclaimer on every webpage asking the user to accept or refuse -if that is even possible- the “cookies” was a snowball...
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“POV” videos – social media escapism
If you have read the title, and the speed up version of “money, money, money” by ABBA started to play in your mind then you are...
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Recently, I clicked on the app of Instagram and a wall message popped up. I had to read it first and make a choice before I...
Continue reading...Retake Essay – Digital media: Renewing the Way People Perceive and Understand the World
The development of digital media relies on the advancement of the Internet and information technology, which not only improves the efficiency of message dissemination, but also...
Continue reading...Vintage.com: How the Internet digitised one of fashion’s most analogue traditions
Like most others with similar interests, second-hand clothing was my ticket into the fascinating world of fashion and clothes. I could pinpoint the places, the feel,...
Continue reading...Otome Game: Emotional communication with video games
Definition Otome games are a type of relationship simulation game with a female audience as the target audience. Raiders are generally male characters, with a few...
Continue reading...Creation of New Vocabulary
Language serves as the carrier of information, and in the age of information explosion, the interplay of multiple languages makes it easy for people to create...
Continue reading...The Timeless Wisdom of Vintage Sci-Fi: What Old Classics Got Right and What We’re Still Waiting For
With the new movie “Dune” comming up, I randomly stumbled upon a copy of “Dune” by Frank Herbert I had laying around, the epic tale of...
Continue reading...The Influence of Social Media on Youth: The iPad Generation
In today’s digital age, an entire generation is growing up with technology at their fingertips. Often referred to as the “iPad Generation,” this new generation is...
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Letterboxd and making a game out of watching movies
Mapping the World: Google as lens for (re)travel.
I travelled to Albania, again. As I revisited my trip through the lens of Google Maps. The video-essay is an investigation into what remains of authenticity...
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