[urban interfaces] research group at Utrecht University

Author Archive: Elle Zwinkels MA

Coming soon: [urban interfaces] newsletter!

Starting this February, [urban interfaces] will be sending out a monthly newsletter. Each newsletter will contain updates and upcoming events organized both by [ui] and external organizations. If you are interested in receiving monthly information about exciting events, click here to sign up for the [ui] newsletter!

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Meet the Makers: Karen Palmer

In this edition of Meet the Makers, Karen Palmer will be in conversation about her practice as storyteller from the future at the intersection of AI, Immersive Storytelling, Neuroscience and Bias. She will be in conversation about her immersive experiences Riot, Perception iO and her recent project Consensus Genitum, exploring themes of surveillance culture and the role…

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Creative Urban Methods: A Critical Exploration – session 1

Credits: 3 ECTS (seminar sessions) + 2 ECTS (workshop day). Credits are for RMa Students and PhD Candidates only, MA students are welcome to participate, but are not eligible for credits. The seminar series is open to (R)Ma students and PhD candidates Organized by: https://urbaninterfaces.sites.uu.nl. Prof. dr Nanna Verhoeff, Dr Michiel de Lange and Dr. Sigrid Merx…

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Announcement: IOS Platform Open Cities: Creative Methods & Social Labs for Resilient Public Futures

Recently, the IOS platform Open Cities: Creative Methods & Social Labs for Resilient Public Futures has been officially inaugurated. The platform is co-led by Nanna Verhoeff, who is also part of Urban Interfaces. The Open Cities Platform aims to facilitate and inspire interdisciplinary, inter-professional, and international collaborations between scholars, students, cultural practitioners, policymakers, and civic…

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Meet the Makers: Polymorf

  In this edition of Meet the Makers, Polymorf will be in conversation about the making of their award winning installation Symbiosis. Symbiosis is a performative, multi-user and multisensory VR installation in which the human body is redesigned. It allows every participant to embody a post-human or even nonhuman reality: a completely symbiotic human-animal or…

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