Centre of Applied Research for
Art, Design and Technology
Conference | ‘Artistieke autonomie: bestaat het...Conference | ‘Artistieke...
Gender Talk | from an article into a performance lectureGender Talk | from an article into a...
MetropolisM...MetropolisM interview with Risk Hazekamp
Making and Breaking...Making and Breaking III: Communal Luxury
Domestic Bliss | WorkshopDomestic Bliss | Workshop
Hear together:...Hear together: asynchronous situated...
Artist talk | The Kaleidoscope and the ChameleonArtist talk | The Kaleidoscope and the...
STUDIUM GENERALE | ProgrammeSTUDIUM GENERALE | Programme
‘Bit by bit, or not at all’ is approved as an...‘Bit by bit, or not at all’...
InnoCell Bioreactor
Playful Interaction
Design protest and politicizing design critique
Co-designing sensory augmentation with both deaf and hearing people
Charging the Commons
A learning ecosystem for creation and innovation: exercises in ecosystem contamination, assembly and collectivity.
Flavobacteria
Performing Working
From Award to Impact
Bridging Perspectives
‘Without collaboration, impact is impossible. So… let's connect, and make a sustainable impact on society.’
Wouter Meys
‘People are the product of their relationships with their environment. It’s important to understand how technological developments influence these relationships.’
Michel van Dartel
‘Our research group investigates the role artists, designers and cultural producers in general can play in developing the aesthetics and poetics of a desirable future.’
Sebastian Olma
‘The dynamic relationship between humans and living artefacts will continue to evolve reciprocally with mutual care.’
Elvin Karana
‘My practice is situated in between different actors, in this shape-shifting middle many things can happen.’
Tara Karpinski
‘In my work the concept of time is a recurring theme.’
Xandra van der Eijk
‘Imagination is the key to a strong inclusive society. Artistic work and situated design can contribute to a better understanding of the other.’
Jenny van den Broeke
‘As a result of my current research, I ask the students the questions “what is your work” and “what works for you.’
Rob Leijdekkers
‘It is through the “not-knowing” that a stimulating and caring environment can be created to confidently share vulnerability.’
Risk Hazekamp
‘‘Understanding how creativity and imagination emerge from interactions with our environment will lead to improved innovation processes, tools and technologies.’’
Alwin de Rooij
‘Performance is about engaging with versions of the self, stretching the gaze to see what others see when they look at you.’
Philippine Hoegen
‘Through an interplay of design and research, the apt questions and necessary tools can be discovered and applied to each research project.’
Antal Ruhl
‘Consumers are creatures of habit. If we want them to break routine and live sustainably, we have to do more than just offer sustainable alternatives. ’
Estelle Nieuwenkamp
‘Bacteria, Fungi, Humans, all part of the same experiment.’
Ward Groutars
‘How can we disrupt the notion of being human while staying true to being humane?’
Wander Eikelboom
‘The essence of the situated, cinematic experience of dance lies in the mental interaction where the public becomes co-author.’
Noud Heerkens
‘To be able to research something thoroughly, you have to deeply engage, not just look at it from the outside.’
Bart Stuart
‘Humans are atmospheric beings, particles, dust, in intimate cycles of exchange, actors with an incredible force.’
Annemarie Piscaer
‘How do we live together, how do we work together? How do we give shape and form to ‘being together’ in the broadest sense?’
Bas van den Hurk
‘Could experimental sensory translation of art works improve their accessibility for sensory diverse exhibition audiences?’
Eva Fotiadi
‘Interested in human behaviour as the basics underlying the way we design and innovate our society and economy.’
Marianne van Bommel
‘I’m interested in how we can implement situated learning within design education.’
Sarah Lugthart
‘Digital media help me to envision future interactions with living materials’
Jose Martinez Castro
‘Doing research connects my practice with teaching; it strengthens and brings them closer together.’
Martine Stig
‘How can the notion of the ‘script’ be used in a situated design practice? ’
Ollie Palmer
‘The ultimate goal is to enable people to improve their lives, making them more enjoyable and comfortable.’
Simone van den Broek
‘Attention during interaction is personal, not a given fact.’
Misha Croes
‘My background in visual art makes me very involved in the content of the expertise centre.’
Wilma Diepens
‘Investigating the potential of sensory augmentation to bridge the sensory gap between deaf and hearing.’
Michel Witter
‘I believe a collaborative and efficient lab can address both educational and research demands.’
Serena Buscone
‘Getting comfortable with ambiguity enables designers to absorb feedback and use it to make better design choices.’
Gabri Heinrichs
‘Caradt’s practice-led research aims to empower artists and designers to make a meaningful contribution to society through their projects.’
Rens Holslag
‘Exploring and integrating novel perspectives to our everyday through the eyes of fungi.’
Wasabii Ng
‘I look at the ways in which citizens can play an active role in shaping their cities, and how new media and technology can contribute to this.’
Barbara Asselbergs
‘I am eager to explore how unique qualities of ‘living materials’ can transform the way we think, feel and act.’
Hazal Ertürkan
‘In my point of view, the arts, teaching, research, creation, are all connected. It is all a matter of communication.’
Joana Borges
‘Nowadays a brand is no longer an instrument of marketing, but it is a symbol for inspiring, meaningfull organisations.’
Susan Klijsen – van Elteren
‘For me, the iterative design-research process is an exciting journey towards designs that can transform human consciousness.’
Danielle Roberts
‘Disrupting our contemporary society can be a serious design goal.’
Eke Rebergen
‘My particular interest lies in sharing interesting and thought-provoking stories. Communication is a big part of that.’
Kimberley Rochat
‘Nature is a perfect example of an iterative design process. It is inspiring and full of exciting solutions.’
Clarice Risseeuw
Art and design have an important role to play in the development of society. Caradt’s research aims to empower artists and designers to fulfil this role by generating theories, tools and methods to critically challenge the ‘natural order’ of things.
In order to do this, Caradt conducts practice-led research that integrates science, politics and technology into the field of art and design. The complexity of contemporary society requires such an integrative approach. Our research programme is developed in close collaboration with the educational departments of Avans University of Applied Sciences as well as external partners.
About CaradtResearch Group: Situated Art and Design
The research group Situated Art and Design sees an unprecedented need for artists and designers to consider aesthetics 'in the wild'.
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The research group Cultural and Creative Industries investigates the role of artists and designers as creative innovators and drivers of social and economic change.
Read moreResearch Group: Biobased Art and Design
This research group wants to contribute to the development of societal relevance of the Biobased Economy.
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