Maisa Imamović

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Maisa Imamović is an Amsterdam-based writer, web-developer, designer, and artist. She likes to draw. After graduating from Gerrit Rietveld’s Architectural Design department in 2018, she pursued the Full-Stack Web Development certificate at BSSA. She prefers front-end web-development but enjoys playing in the back-end. Web-development is her entry point to study the ways in which traditional (read dominant) codes + user experience program lifestyles and modes of being - as part of her main research interest: the island of boredom (impossibility to be bored + consequences of boredom). Since 2019 she is a senior researcher at the Institute of Network Cultures (Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences) where she develops her research interests. In a world where the virtual seems real and vice-versa (ref to digital dualism; AFK instead of IRL), Maisa observes trends, cliches, concepts of time, and writes about them. Maisa was published in Kajet, Simulacrum, Forum, TAAK, Real Review, NXS World, and runs her own blog at Living Industry. At the moment, she is studying MA Aesthetics & Politics at the California Institute of the Arts and is kindly supported by Prins Bernhard CultuurFonds.

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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.

2022Maisa is studying MA Aesthetics & Politics at the California Institute of the Arts.
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2022Maisa writes A Poem about the ‘Rise of the Machines’ 1/2 at the Institute of Network Cultures. [opens in a new tab]
Meanwhile, she draws.
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2021 Maisa writes A Poem about Suggested Reactions at the Institute of Network Cultures. [opens in a new tab]
2021 Maisa writes A Poem about Screenshots at the Institute of Network Cultures. [opens in a new tab]
Meanwhile, she draws.
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2021 Maisa writes A Poem about a Container at the Institute of Network Cultures. [opens in a new tab]
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.
2021 Maisa writes A Poem at the Institute of Network Cultures. [opens in a new tab]
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2021 Maisa writes Not everything grows exponentially at the Institute of Network Cultures. [opens in a new tab]
2021 Maisa writes A demo Poem at the Institute of Network Cultures. [opens in a new tab]
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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.

2022Maisa is studying MA Aesthetics & Politics at the California Institute of the Arts.
2022Maisa makes a website: First, Then… Repeat. Workshop scripts in practice, in collaboration with Hackers & Designers.
2022Maisa launches series: What's more important than two women talking about web development?, in collaboration with Clara Pasteau.
2022Maisa writes her first book: The Psychology of the Web Developer, Reality of a Female Freelancer.
2022Maisa launches The Void, an experimental audio-visual publishing format, with the Institute of Network Culture.
2022Maisa writes an essay Fashion of Work, and vice versa for NXS WORLD.
2022Maisa writes a feature article about Petrit Halilaj's work for Metropolis M.
2022Maisa makes a website for Merel Smitt's project What are you waiting for?.
2022Maisa writes A Poem about the ‘Rise of the Machines’ 1/2 at the Institute of Network Cultures.
Meanwhile, she draws.
2022Maisa exhibits her drawing for exhibition 'Unboxing' @boo2projectspace.
2022Maisa exhibits her drawings @W139.
2022Maisa exhibits her drawings for 'Time is an Unrenewable Resource -- and you know how we are with those'.
2022Maisa makes a website for 'Time is an Unrenewable Resource -- and you know how we are with those.'
2021 Maisa writes A Poem about Suggested Reactions at the Institute of Network Cultures.
2021 Maisa writes A Poem about Screenshots at the Institute of Network Cultures.
Meanwhile, she draws.
2021 Maisa makes a website for Marlies van Hak.
2021 Maisa writes A Poem about a Container at the Institute of Network Cultures.
2021 Maisa writes A Poem about Venice Biennale 2021 at the Institute of Network Cultures.
2021 Maisa writes a report SWIPE RIGHT! Data, Dating, Desire for the Institute of Network Cultures.
2021 Maisa makes a website for Eduardo Leon.
Meanwhile, she draws.
2021 Maisa writes A Poem at the Institute of Network Cultures.
2021 Maisa makes a website that points out the boring user experience on Instagram's interface.
2021 Maisa writes Not everything grows exponentially at the Institute of Network Cultures.
2021 Maisa writes A demo Poem at the Institute of Network Cultures.
2021 Maisa makes a website extension for Ali Eslami’s False Mirror Virtual World.
2021 Maisa writes an essay Official Website Coming Soon! for TAAK.
Meanwhile, she draws.
2021 Maisa writes a extra styled version of Diary of a Stylist for Real Review #11.
2021 Maisa designs a thesis for Maria van der Togt.
2021 Maisa makes a website for Merel Smitt’s research project on Universal Credit and waiting.
2021 Maisa writes a self-interview for Forum Mag no.5.
2021 Maisa makes a website for Lena Karson.
Meanwhile, she draws.
2021 Maisa writes an interview with Damir Imamović in Bosnian for the Institute of Network Cultures.
2021 Maisa writes an interview with Damir Imamović for the Institute of Network Cultures.
2020Maisa makes a website for Liza Prins.
2020Maisa performs her writing on Google doc for Speed Series Ep.2, curated by Aurélien Lepetit.
2020Maisa makes a website for Ali Eslami’s False Mirror Virtual World.
2020Maisa makes a website that collects endorsements for the Diary of a Stylist.
Meanwhile, she draws.
2020Maisa writes a Longform Diary of a Stylist with the Institute of Network Cultures.
2020Maisa makes a website for VEIN Agency.
2020Maisa makes a website in collaboration with Clara Pasteau for Jess Hendersson’s book Offline Matters.
2020Maisa writes an essay 1902 words of guilt for Platform BK.
2020Maisa writes an essay Solo Dancing through Corona at the Institute of Network Cultures.
Meanwhile, she draws.
2020Maisa writes an essay Aesthetics of Boredom in times of Corona at the Institute of Network Cultures.
2020Maisa writes an essay Is noise the only thing we can hear? For Sonic Acts Academy.
2020Maisa writes an interview with [ ] behind Sunday at Bob’s.
2020Maisa writes a longform Club-Wise, A Theory of Our Time with the Institute of Network Cultures.
2019 Maisa writes an interview with Omsk Social Club + !Mediengruppe Bitnik for the Institute of Network Cultures.
Meanwhile, she draws.
2019 Maisa writes a report Financial Hacking for MoneyLab#7 at the Institute of Network Cultures.
2019 Maisa writes a story Super-Elevators for Forum No.3 on technische ruimte by Aeta.
2019 Maisa makes a website for Orszagvaros project.
2019 Maisa writes What is the idea behind Walky-Worky? at the Institute of Network Cultures.
2019 Maisa makes a first paid website for Ayesha Ghaoul. [link no longer exists]
Meanwhile, she draws.
2019 Maisa writes an essay New Bodies for Simulacrum.
2019 Maisa writes a report The Carrier Bag Theory of Non-Fiction for the Institute of Network Cultures.
2019 Maisa writes her first longform How to Nothing with the Insitute of Network Cultures.
2018 Maisa graduates from Gerrit Rietveld Academie with Walky-Worky.
2018 Maisa writes a story Past Utopia in a Loop for KAJET No.2 - On Utopias.
2017Maisa interns for MacGuffin Magazine.