Welcome to the Studium Generale Rietveld Academie website! To encourage critical making and thinking, Studium Generale offers a diverse and transdisciplinary programme every year on an urgent theme. Read more about the set-up and structure here.

This website consists of 3 substantive and informative layers that constantly feed each other.

The Programme Overview home page displays announcements of ongoing events and activities, and provides instant access to their live streams when appropriate.

Below the Programme overview is the Archive Picks area, which presents varying selections of older programme contributions, curated by guests or by ourselves. Older contributions can thus regain attention or meaning, or be presented in alternative arrangements.

At the bottom is the Archive. There you will find material from 2011 to the present: part of the video-recorded contributions to the annual conference of Studium Generale and since March 2020 also recordings of events and presentations of the preliminary programmes. The archive is searchable in various ways and offers a chronological overview of previous editions and links to the associated project websites. It also contains announcements and descriptions of previous programme components, which can no longer be relived, but do provide some glances in the histories of the Gerrit Rietveld Academie.

The purpose of the website is to inform and present what is happening at the moment, but it is also a memory, in which a lot can be found and unexpected encounters can take place.

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N.B. This website is still under construction! Not everything has been completed yet and the search functions in the Archive are not yet fully functional.

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Part two of the workshop is set to delve into the fascinating realm of data and profiling, urging us to uncover the concealed elements within our algorithms—what I like to refer to as the realm of oblivion. We’re presented with meticulously tailored content across various platforms such as Instagram, TikTok, Spotify, Netflix, and YouTube. This content is shaped by the extensive data gathered about each user, assigning specific labels and profiling types. While this approach can yield highly accurate results, it’s not immune to being fragmented or inaccurate. This prompts us to question the profound impact these profiles have on the choices and opportunities that unfold in our lives.

During the second day of the workshop, we aim to rupture the confines of our platform bubbles. We’re actively seeking to unveil the facets we might appreciate but remain obscured within our algorithms. The process begins individually, each participant mapping out the aspects that elude their usual algorithmic gaze. As we collectively weave these individual insights into a comprehensive map, we’ll engage in collaborative exploration within small groups. The goal is to collectively decipher and celebrate the richness that lies beyond the confines of our algorithmic comfort zones.