In 2017, Hackers & Designers investigated forms of dependence and obedience to technologies embedded in our daily working and living environments.
In developing an elaborate hands-on program throughout the year, which peaks around July and August during the H&D Summer Academy (HDSA2017), we posed questions such as: How can we, as modern nomadic workers who often do not differentiate between work and private life, look critically at infrastructure, networks, and systems that we rely on? Are we, as steadily connected (net)workers, capable of disconnecting from existing grids? Can we rethink and build self-sustaining environments that shape our future practices in unexpected ways?
Hackers & Designers reflected on their activities in 2017 in this publication. In particular, the learnings and questions raised during the investigation of processes of going on and off the grid are raised. Taking this publication as an opportunity to reach out to the amazing beings who have collaborated with H&D in 2017, self-initiation and hands-on and self-directed approaches to research are encouraged.
For this contribution Vicky De Visser wrote an article that gives insights into an experiment for which she lived one year ‘off the grid’ in a 10 meter long motorboat on the Amsterdam canals.
Hackers & Designers, Ivanka Annot, Vicky de Visser, Heerko van der Kooij, Yin Aiwen, Sjef van Galen, Joana Chicau, Bongani Ricky Masuku, The Center for Genomic Gastronomy and Emma Conley, Martijn van Boven, André Fincato, Oliver Barstow, Jon-Kyle Mohr, Eric van Zuilen, Daniela Rota and Meike Hardt, Lacey Verhalen, Juan Gomez, Jasper van Loenen, Kimberley Halsall, Loes Bogers and Lucia Kolesárová.
2018 – San Serriffe Amsterdam
vicky de visser
VICKY DE VISSER is a multidisciplinary artist based in Amsterdam. Her making practice is anchored in socio-political contexts, embraces ecological thinking and dives into object oriented ontology. She combines her visual and sonic research with a deep interest in the formation and decline of communitas during public presentations.
paroah
is the moniker vicky uses for everything sound.
When selecting tunes, she is known for heating up the dance floor with curveball after curveball, like a top level game of defensive, high rpm table tennis. That is, if the ball was your brain, and the expertly controlled, spin-imparting bats were unrelentingly fresh waves of acid, gabber, and other friendly yoga terrorism genres.
Aside from dance floor energising she explored more ambient realms with her experimental mixtape series ‘a letter to… a post-order’ radio show on Root Radio Istanbul.
She is co-founder of Non Bull Beats and the sub-label Free Shit of Spooky Shit, and is currently active as an experimental electronic music and post-club promotor for Ruisburo at De Ruimte, Amsterdam.
education
artistic research in socio-political contexts
Advanced Master
St Lucas University College Antwerp
2020-2021
mime
Preparatory year
Academy for Theatre and Dance Amsterdam
2020
visual arts
Master
St Lucas University College Antwerp
2015-2016
graphic design
Bachelor
St Lucas University College Antwerp
2012-2015
art history
Bachelor
KU Leuven University
2018-2012