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Two shows, one argument

Tech From Here: NL · Dutch Design Week 2026

The work this post covers and every source it draws on, each linked to the original.

The workart-ai-fact, Aalto University (project lead Severi Uusitalo; exhibition design Emilia Lonka), Klokgebouw (B4); and Slow & Small AI, Visual Methodologies Collective (founded 2017 by Sabine Niederer, AUAS), MU (B11). Works by the teams named on each show's wall labels. Dutch Design Week 2026 ddw.nl

Other sources

  1. Dutch Design Week programme: Slow & Small AI (MU) ddw.nl
  2. Aalto University, art-ai-fact aalto.fi
  3. S: Pew Charitable Trusts fact sheet, The Clarion-Clipperton Zone, 2017 pew.org
  4. Aalto arts exhibiting ai inspired designs at dutch design week 2026 (aalto.fi) aalto.fi
  5. Designs for the material future dutch design week 4 (research.aalto.fi) research.aalto.fi
  6. Slow small ai (visualmethodologies.org) visualmethodologies.org

Images, slide by slide

Slide 1
A dark gallery wall with a large screen comparing two pictures: a purple corridor on the left, a sunny street scene on the right, and the similarity score 0.62 between themPhoto: RN Collins
Slide 2
A tall red banner reading art-ai-fact beside a white knitted textile form on a standPhoto: RN Collins
Slide 3
A presenter in black with a rainbow lanyard explains with her hands to a group of journalists in a dark exhibition hall, with hanging textiles and a red carpet behind themPhoto: RN Collins
Slide 4
A white knitted textile form on a plinth labeled Experimenting with three-dimensional textile formsPhoto: RN Collins
Slide 5
A presenter in a black jumper stands in front of three wooden stools: two on the wall with neon green and yellow braces, one on a plinth with blue bracesPhoto: RN Collins
Slide 6
White dot lettering reading SLOW and SMALL AI on a dark blue wall, next to a printed wall text and a mapPhoto: RN Collins
Slide 7
A curator in black points at a large projected map titled Mapping Small AI, a web of dots and lines with labels such as community-driven and open sourcePhoto: RN Collins
Slide 8
A pale blue horse projected mid-stride on a dark wall, watched by two visitors in the dim roomPhoto: RN Collins
Slide 9
Seen from above: a box of hand-drawn postcards, a holder of colored pencils and a printed card asking, in English and Dutch, whether you have ever used AI to help you decide what to doPhoto: RN Collins
Ring frame
Philips Nino 300 palm-size PC (1998)Frame: Yuri Litvinenko, CC BY 2.0, croppedMuseum or journal record
Quotes and video (1)
The presenters' words quoted in this post, from RN's video of both showsRN's own footage, 17 Oct 2026, Klokgebouw, Strijp-S, Eindhoven
Quotes and video (2)
The presenters' words quoted in this post, from RN's video of both showsRN's own footage, 17 Oct 2026, MU Hybrid Art House, Strijp-S, Eindhoven

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