De Facto Live #2

With multimedia journalist Pierre Crom about the Donbas, political analyst Wladimir van Wilgenburg about Kurdistan, designer Irene Stracuzzi about the Arctic and graphic designer Floor Koomen about the South China Sea. Moderation: Jorie Horsthuis.

The second edition of De Facto Live was organized in De Roode Bioscoop, a small theatre in Amsterdam (the Netherlands).

Henrik Jan Haarink

Graphic designer Floor Koomen, part of the De Facto team, told us how islands are created from (almost) scratch in the South China Sea.

Henrik Jan Haarink

With his intriguing images, multimedia journalist Pierre Crom showed us how conflicting geopolitical interests triggered a war in the Donbas region (Eastern Ukraine).

Henrik Jan Haarink

Quizmaster Suzanne Hendriks asked the audience some tough questions about border corrections and hidden geographical messages in chocolate bars.

Henrik Jan Haarink

The audience fought for the best answer, but only one team could win the precious bottle of Transnistrian brandy, called ‘Kvint’.

Henrik Jan Haarink

Political analyst Wladimir van Wilgenburg arrived straight from Erbil (Iraq) to inform us about the current developments in Kurdistan.

Henrik Jan Haarink

Designer Irene Stracuzzi told us who is planting flags on the Arctic and gave a presentation about her work ‘The Legal Status of Ice’.

Henrik Jan Haarink