{"id":73516,"date":"2016-10-19T11:47:27","date_gmt":"2016-10-19T09:44:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/e52.nl\/?p=73516"},"modified":"2016-10-19T11:47:27","modified_gmt":"2016-10-19T09:44:47","slug":"manifestations-we-are-the-most-critical-part-of-the-entire-ddw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/en\/manifestations-we-are-the-most-critical-part-of-the-entire-ddw\/","title":{"rendered":"Manifestations: “We are the most critical part of the entire DDW”"},"content":{"rendered":"

If technology and design are connected anywhere during this Dutch Design Week, then it is at Manifestations. Curator Viola van Alphen didn’t have an easy job. Her exhibition is a series of sub-exhibitions that tell the story of the future that, if we are not careful, will design us rather than the other way around. “We are the most critical part of DDW.”<\/p>\n

Manifestations<\/a> is a joint project of Van Alphen’s ViolaVirus and Eindhoven’s MADlab. “Manifesations shows the future: virtual realities, limitations in our human perceptions, the technological upgrading of our bodies, and how we can keep control.”<\/p>\n

The diversity within\u00a0Manifestations is huge, but the common thread is also clear. Everything revolves around the question of where our data handling is heading to\u00a0in our controlled and monitored world. What we experience? Getting lost in a virtual fairy tale desert, a psychiatric clinic for robots, Furbies with separation\u00a0anxiety, exoskeletons, body heat sensors\u00a0that\u00a0mine bitcoins, Internet of Women-Things, implantable health trackers, Transform Your Future, Hyper Reality, Monochrom Hacker Culture, Social Artificial Intelligence, Dystopian movies, Invisible Boyfriend, Credit dating app, Nervous anti-terror Systems, Predictive Police, Tutorial for Terrorists… Viola van Alphen: “Manifestations shows the most innovative developments in the world of this year. With all this, a\u00a0visitor ultimately is in better shape to\u00a0design\u00a0his own future. Regain Control of Your Devices, let’s make our future before the future makes us.”<\/p>\n

Can we still trust our own senses?<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Can we still trust our own senses? Van Alphen is not so sure. “And certainly not if they are linked to all kinds of data analyses so they can run wild. Everyone that takes a good look around, will see the signals. We have no idea who’s going to do what\u00a0with our data. Since I’ve heard that the tax people are monitoring people who send negative tweets extra carefully, I will think once more\u00a0before I’m going to complain again about the services of the national railway system. What kind of information about myself is kept on my customer loyalty card? Which data profiles ar responsible for my health insurance rates? These are all issues that we can think about once more before\u00a0we say yes.”<\/p>\n

The shape of \u00a0Van Alphen’s basic question varies from day to day during the week. For example, a psychiatric institute<\/a> is being built for robots who have become mentally ill. We also see a body suit\u00a0that generates heat, with which\u00a0a little Raspberry Pi computer can mine bitcoins. “Isn’t that nice?\u00a0Money out of body heat! Just\u00a0like in The Matrix.”<\/p>\n

How can we hack this technology to connect better with the day-to-day realities of women?<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"borgCyArCo\"<\/a>Many of the examples are shown during\u00a0the presentation of the Young Talent Awards, on the first Saturday of the DDW. Thirteen 2016 graduates of Dutch and German art academies were selected by Van Alphen, all according to\u00a0her standards\u00a0of quality, which means: paying close attention to the innovative nature of the presentations and works. “And for the first time since I start doing this kind of work, the majority is women, no less than ten out of thirteen!”<\/p>\n

This fits well with one of the highlights of the Manifestations week: the brainstorm of the Internet-of-Things-Women. Van Alphen: “Most IoT devices are focused on product sales. Without us knowing it, they keep track of all\u00a0our consumption patterns, this is part of their business model. But how can we hack this technology to connect better with the day-to-day realities of women? How can we help people socially\u00a0with new technology? ”<\/p>\n

The complete program of Manifestations can be found here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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