How are trust and truth established in the emerging network society? How to the stories we exchange become part of the experiences we share? Are we in touch with each other, do we witness each other, when time and place are not shared?
Caroline Nevejan's new book, Witnessing You, on Truth and Trust in a Networked World, works with 13 artists to explore today's footprint in the future. The book is now available for purchase. You can also download the free PDF book.
CAROLINE NEVEJAN
is a researcher and designer focusing on the implications of technology on society. Having been involved with interdsiciplinary projects for over 20 years, she speaks a variety of professional languages. She has been initator, conceptualizer, producer, manager and director of local, national and international work. She works with internationally with professionals, academics and artists on Witnessed Presence. Currently she is connected to Delft Technical University and she is a crown member of the Dutch Council for Culture and the Arts (cultuur.nl).
“ My research interest is focused on the design of presence and the design of trust in social interactions between people, in organizations and in larger social and political structures. I use methodologies from the social sciences, artistic research and the design discipline. Having a profound theoretical interest I find it a challenge to bridge knowledge, insight and skills between different domains. When 'making things happen' in a design process I am convinced this only works when the people involved contribute. ”
Doing a skype workshop on Presence Design with 50 students of the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. In this workshop Charlie Gullstrom was my 'social interface', which permitted me to have "embodied mediated presence" and direct this workshop remotely.
(picture by Meret Muntinga)