Hacking Habitat in Brussels

To life hack means solving a problem in a smart and unconventional way. During four Life Hack Marathons, multiple day work sessions, we tried to come up with concrete solutions for topics that people have to deal with on a daily basis. The results from these sessions are presented in the exhibition. Examples of how life hacks can be developed and how people can take control (bottom-up) will be shown in the parliament in Brussels.

Three artists that are part of HACKING HABITAT will present their work in Brussels. Pilvi Takkala shows an installation that has been made in the European Parliament in Brussels, but that has never been exhibited here. Kars Alfrink created a game about surveillance which people can play on the spot, and Ruben Pater presents his Drone Survival Guide. In addition to the work of these three artists there will be lectures.

HACKING HABITAT is about the acknowledgement of systems and institutions and therefore connects to one of the themes of the Dutch chairmanship of the EU in 2016: democratic acknowledgement (of the EU). It is also connected to several European research projects about cocreation and innovative societies.