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21.07.2014
16.07.2014
This is an invitation to contribute to an exhibition about Open Source design - "Burst Open" at Artisan Gallery in Brisbane Australia.(http://artisan.org.au/about-artisan/)
Quality design is considered as expensive and elitist; the world of the modern day designer typically exists in a bubble of isolation. Burst Open is an exhibition that takes these problems and turns them into an optimistic …
07.07.2014
El DIALOGO es recurrentemente presentado como “la solución” para los problemas de nuestro tiempo: en el arte, la guerra, el amor, la democracia e, inclusive, en el lugar de trabajo. En efecto, el diálogo ha sido el ethos central del Memefest, desde su nacimiento en 2002. Pero: Y si el diálogo no funcionara?
INTIMIDAD RADICAL: EL DIÁLOGO EN NUESTRO TIEMPO, es el tema del Memefest de este año. E…
03.07.2014
The quotes below are from my recent article called Creativity published 2 July 2014. Most of the quotes below are about CollaboNation by Jess Bush which I am trying to give people the opportunity to know more about it. Read the full article at Systems Thinking Designer on Wordpress here is the link: http://systemsthinkingdesigner.wordpress.com/2014/07/01/creativity-3/
"I have a utopian dream t…
02.07.2014
Dialogue is tirelessly presented as ‘the’ solution to the problems of ‘our’ times – in art, war, love, democracy and even in the workplace. In fact, dialogue has been central to the ethos of Memefest since its inception back in 2002. But what if dialogue is not working?
RADICAL INTIMACIES: DIALOGUE IN OUR TIMES is the theme of this year’s Memefest. We’re trying to ask a dfficult question in or…
12.06.2014
It has been a while. But I must say I have enjoyed the break. Blogging since 2003 is not always easy, although it is mostly fun, rewarding, interesting and satisfying. Sometimes though, a break is nice and good to have. No matter how I turn it around, and how much technologies change the media sphere, still- communicating through autonomous channels is one of the key elements of a public sphere w…
14.05.2014
18.03.2014
Queridos Camaradas, Amigos y Colaboradores
Estamos muy contentos de dar a conocer nuestro nuevo libro. Luego de más de un año desarrollándolo, ahora estamos contentos de presentártelo.
En las series de Intervenciones, publicado por Memefest y el Colegio de Arte de Queensland - Universidad de Griffith, EnDEUDAdo para Intervenir, Lecciones Críticas en Deuda, Comunicación, Arte y Teoría Prácti…
20.02.2014
We are very excited to let you know about our new book. We have been working on it for more than a year and the book is as beautifull and strong in any way as was the adventure in to researching debt and making it.
The book is an investigation in to Debt as the key instrument that defines current social relations- through the lens of communication, design and art. It is both- theory and pract…