De Facto Live #2
On January 16, 2020, we organized our second event about Frictional States & Bouncing Borders. It was a great evening, with interviews, presentations and inspiring stories. Thank you all for joining us.
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