Fusing art and tech for Open University

Last week, the Dutch Open University celebrated its 36th anniversary. In a strangely appropriate way this year: purely via an online stream, instead of the usual live ceremony in a nice buikding with professors, policy makers and students. Appropriate, because Open Universiteit were pioneers in long distance learning decades before it was hip. As part of the event, our video artist Suzanne van Dongen created a live performance with the beautiful OU identity (by Rob Stahl) exploring the theme - 'digital' (patterns in nature vs technology). Enjoy! Full event at www.ou.nl/dies-natalis  .

Credits:

  • Music by Niels de Jong / Tambr
  • Overal tech/film production by Submedia  
  • Also thanks to Sanne Waterval, Miranda de Kort and their colleagues, and Veemee Visuals

Event keynotes by:

  • Ernst-Jan Stigter , CEO of Microsoft Nederland
  • Minister Ingrid van Engelshoven of Ministerie van OCW (Education) 
  • Prof. Dr Theo J. Bastiaens (rector of Open Universiteit) 

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Originally published on LinkedIn · 14 December 2020

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