User:Trashpuppy/A1
Assessment1
Elevator Pitch
Central to my research is the re-telling of history, moving away from a linear, objective and singular grand narrative. With my thesis I am reflecting and re-counting the socio-economic development and colonial expansion of The Netherlands and the continued repercussion thereof through its relation to water. Braiding together two strands; one consisting of critical essays that take a geographical location in Rotterdam as its point of departure for wider discussions, the other takes the form of a speculative fiction from the perspective of the sea. (I am considering to add a 3rd strand consisting of more personal diary inputs, reflections on artworks / readings or interview transcripts). This research functions as the point of departure for the website, digital environment I am building as the graduation project.
"a speculative recording divice"
Metahaven: "surrounded by screens we live a cinematic life" The internet is a tool through which we enter a cinematic experience while at the same time giving rise to editing and interjecting in it.