INC longform: The effect of the List

Is the best place to hide a dead body page 2 of Google search results? INC is happy to announce the third longform: The effect of the List, by Nikos Voyiatzis. You can find and read the latest longform here.

Nikos Voyiatzis’ (Athens, 1982) work explores information organization in its political and aesthetic dimensions, particularly in the networked context. He has a studied Library Science in the Technological Institute of Athens and Media Design& Communication:Networked Media in the Piet Zwart Institute in Rotterdam. He has been working as an art librarian, information literacy instructor and educational designer. His writings are about databases, user profiles and lists and participates in exhibitions and cultural events, on and offline.

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