Second Creator Doctus promotion of Femke Herregraven
On 14 November 2024, Femke Herregraven has defended the outcomes of her CrD research at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie. She presented the results to an assessment committee, which assessed her research project 'The Evacuated' positively. Femke Herregraven is the second artist to be granted the title of Creator Doctus. Herregraven’s research was supervised by Flavia Dzodan (research professor at Rietveld Sandberg Research) on behalf of the Gerrit Rietveld Academie and supported by Chris Julien (researcher, philosopher and activist) on behalf of Waag Futurelab. The CrD trajectory of Femke Herregraven is co-funded by the Creative Industries Fund NL with Waag Futurelab as the social partner.
The CrD trajectory ‘The Evacuated’ investigates, in Herregraven's words, how the ‘catastrophe’ can be overcome as anxious monetized eventuality in the current ‘discourse of doom’, and instead be reactivated as a plot device to create a sudden turn in the dominant narratives of techno-capitalism and knowledge.
The committee commended both the breadth and depth of Herregraven’s practice, praising its commitment to the investigation of phenomena that pose a resistance to being tracked, described or represented. The committee recognised Herregraven's contributions to the artistic field as well as other disciplines, from finance studies to media theory, challenging entrenched approaches and proposing new models of thought and practice.
For the CrD trajectory of Femke Herregraven, the social partner was Waag and co-funding was provided by Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie.
