I was already due to fly back to Holland that day for some family celebrations over the weekend, so when … More
Category: Research
Thinking Back… finally here
It’s been a good 1.5 years since I finished my text for Thinking Back, Making Forward, titled ‘Closing the Gap: … More
On acknowledgements…
Thinker and writer Mick Wilson invited me to work for PARSE Journal over a decade ago, after having been introduced … More
‘Curator of Publications’ – finally catching on…
Having started calling myself a ‘curator of publications’ about a decade ago, it was interesting to see a job with … More
Helsinki launch Reaching Out…
After having worked with the PUBLICS Youth Advisory Board (PYAB) in Helsinki, Praksis Teen Advisory Board (PTAB) in Oslo and … More
Curatorial gatherings
In late June I attended the “Circuits of Experiences, Research and Knowledges” gathering in Bergen, Norway, organised by the indomitable … More
Online Summer Course ‘Why Publish?’
Following the short course Publishing, Editing, Writing, which I delivered together with my then colleague Rosie Ram, I’ve been developing … More
Some Like it Hot: PARSE Conference 2025
While I have over the years processed many contributions to PARSE Journal issues that followed its biannual conference, I have … More
Practice and Research
In 2023 I spotted a call for papers, jointly issued by Valiz, an Amsterdam-based publisher that I’ve been following for … More
Review NGIA
After a delayed publication in 2024, and following several launches – in London, Copenhagen, Paris, as well as several other … More
More launches and another ‘in conversation’ in Dublin
Paul O’Neill has recently donated his curatorial archive to the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA) in Dublin, which would … More
Beyond the Sweet Spot – talking about a different collaboration
When artists and filmmakers Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard contacted me whether I was interested in compiling and editing a … More
Double launch in Copenhagen with a three-way conversation
Hot on the heels of the London launch of Curious, Paul and I met again two weeks later, this time … More
Talking about Collaboration and Publishing
It’s been really gratifying to be able to continue thinking about how we talk about collaboration and how ideas about … More
Out of Curiosity…
On Tuesday 15 October, Paul O’Neill, David Blamey (the mind behind Open Editions publishing) and I launched Curious at the … More