Communion
When human beings connect with each other or with other natural and intelligent life forms like animals or trees for example, there is the possibility of a shared meaning. When being in a relation in which a shared meaning is emerging, this fundamentally qualifies the relation. Being in communion with another being affects the performance of presence and the negotiation of trust fundamentally.
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Thoughts on Chatroulette
Ships that pass or crash in the night or the possibilty of playing with random internet chat…
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Intelligent crowds
The third dialogue deals with the collective processes, mechanical turk and the intelligence of the…
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Conditional Design Manifesto
We wrote the manifesto on our weekly meetings at Luna's Kitchen table in order to frame our ideas…
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What I want to write about
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Questionaire about strangers
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Recording the sun
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Going in circles
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Low-tech timetravel
I had this fantasy as a kid about low-tech time traveling. A simple plan that could give at least…
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Consecutive moments in no particular order
In 2005 we wandered trough an old deserted sanatorium in the woods of Brandenburg, in Germany. This…
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Dark City Witness
The dark side of urban life is part of the ying-yang balance of every major city. In the darkness…
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The Intimate Family Sendoff
When Grams died, my family celebrated her right then and there with a memorial which accidentally…
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Buildings with Stories
One of my major fascinations with the built environment is the stories that are being told in the…
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Space in a Moment
The experience of space happens in the moment. Only without thoughts and sense of time one has the…
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Imaginary models
It is like I have heard each member of the choir sing and know their capabilities but am never to…