Maisa Imamović

Who is she?

Maisa Imamović is a researcher, web designer/developer, and experimental educator. In her research, she critically studies the role of a single user and user behaviors generated by code. In her practice, she is interested in building hybrid publishing formats and collectively built interfaces. Since 2019, Maisa has written code in collaboration with artists, collectives, and cultural institutions including Hackers&Designers, Ali Eslami, Marlies van Hak, Merel Smit, VEIN Agency, CalArts, LASP (Gerrit Rietveld Academie) and was published in Kajet, Simulacrum, Forum, TAAK, Real Review, NXS World, Metropolis M, Other Worlds. Her first book was published by the Institute of Network Cultures in 2022. She runs her own blog (Living Industry) at the Institute of Network Cultures at the Amsterdam University of Applied Arts where she is a senior researcher. She is a part of two self-organized collectives: RIP SPACE in Los Angeles and timeis.capital in Amsterdam. She recently obtained her MA degree in Aesthetics & Politics at the California Institute of the Arts and was kindly supported by Prins Bernhard CultuurFonds. She is an adjunct professor at USC Media Arts + Practice, UCLA Design Media Arts, ArtCenter Interaction Design, CalArts Integrated Media. She is currently writing her second book with Set Margins and is supported by Mondriaan Fonds.

Maisa and her dog Kaya,
Garvanza Park 2024.

Hey to: maisaimamovic@gmail.com
Available for more work: May 12, 2025
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This website is not a CV per se, but absolutely inspired by the template of one. The list below is a collection of facts related to my practice. Some of these facts represent commissioned projects, proof of work, labour of love - they all track moments in my life + career that I humbly consider as personal traces of success. All buttons on this website are designed for users to erase/revive some facts from my history. The user is welcome to customize the list of my history according to the facts they wish to see from my work. The user is welcome to delete all facts from my history.

GOOD NEWSMaisa gets accepted into the PhD program in Media Arts + Practice at USC! ☀︎
GOOD NEWSMaisa receives Curator/Researcher Fund, from Mondriaan Funds, to write her second book with a publisher Set Margins.
NOWMaisa is writing her second book during her residency at CalArts Reef.
NOWMaisa is teaching cyberfeminist history, creative coding, and (feminist) web design at the UCLA DMA, USC Media Arts + Practice, ArtCenter Interaction Design, and is 1/3 of Studio/Critique team at CalArts Integrated Media.
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2025Maisa teaches Winter Session From Me to You: Coding to Socialize in the School of Art at the California Institute of the Arts.
2025Maisa teaches Winter Session Open-Source Again in the School of Critical Studies at the California Institute of the Arts.
Maisa starts drawing again.
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2024Maisa gives a guest lecture 4CHAPTERS ON WEB DESIGN at Rice University, Department of Art.
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2024Maisa completes a 5month research fellowship at Parallax Futures, Berkeley.
2024Maisa graduates from MA Aesthetics & Politics at the California Institute of the Arts.
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2024Maisa writes an interview with Alexander Galloway for her blog on Institute of Network Cultures. [opens in a new tab]
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2023Maisa works as a Curatorial Fellow for Visions2030 during the summer.
2023Maisa writes an essay For an Imperfect Website: The Rise of Folder Templates for the Institute of Network Cultures. [opens in a new tab]
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NOWNOW NOW..Life and Work of Maisa Imamović featured in Metropolis M. [ C L I C K ] [opens in a new tab]
2023Maisa writes an essay For an Imperfect Website: Authenticity Revisited for the Institute of Network Cultures. [opens in a new tab]
2023Maisa teaches a section on Cyberfeminism in Andrew Culp's Cyberpunk class.
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2023Maisa writes an essay For an Imperfect Website: The most vandalized form of art in the 21st century for the Institute of Network Cultures. [opens in a new tab]
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Meanwhile, she draws.
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Meanwhile, she draws.
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2021 Maisa writes A Poem about Venice Biennale 2021 at the Institute of Network Cultures. [opens in a new tab]
2021 Maisa writes a report SWIPE RIGHT! Data, Dating, Desire for the Institute of Network Cultures. [opens in a new tab]
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Meanwhile, she draws.
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2021 Maisa writes Not everything grows exponentially at the Institute of Network Cultures. [opens in a new tab]
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Meanwhile, she draws.
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Meanwhile, she draws.
2021 Maisa writes an interview with Damir Imamović in Bosnian for the Institute of Network Cultures. [opens in a new tab]
2021 Maisa writes an interview with Damir Imamović for the Institute of Network Cultures. [opens in a new tab]
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Meanwhile, she draws.
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2020Maisa writes an essay 1902 words of guilt for Platform BK. [opens in a new tab]
2020Maisa writes an essay Solo Dancing through Corona at the Institute of Network Cultures. [opens in a new tab]
Meanwhile, she draws.
2020Maisa writes an essay Aesthetics of Boredom in times of Corona at the Institute of Network Cultures. [opens in a new tab]
2020Maisa writes an essay Is noise the only thing we can hear? For Sonic Acts Academy. [link no longer exists]
2020Maisa writes an interview with [ ] behind Sunday at Bob’s. [opens in a new tab]
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2019 Maisa writes an interview with Omsk Social Club + !Mediengruppe Bitnik for the Institute of Network Cultures. [opens in a new tab]
Meanwhile, she draws.
2019 Maisa writes a report Financial Hacking for MoneyLab#7 at the Institute of Network Cultures. [opens in a new tab]
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2019 Maisa makes a website for Orszagvaros project. [link no longer exists]
2019 Maisa writes What is the idea behind Walky-Worky? at the Institute of Network Cultures. [opens in a new tab]
2019 Maisa makes a first paid website for Ayesha Ghaoul. [link no longer exists]
Meanwhile, she draws.
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2019 Maisa writes a report The Carrier Bag Theory of Non-Fiction for the Institute of Network Cultures. [opens in a new tab]
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2017 Maisa interns for MacGuffin Magazine.