Geographies of Avoidance: Femke Herregraven at TEDxVaduz

Femke Herregraven (b. 1982, lives in Amsterdam) is a designer and researcher. Herregraven's work traverses the contemporary realms of global finance, geopolitics, network power and information politics. Her research and speculative scenarios address the deconstruction of power structures and the exploration of possible alternatives. Her work consists of texts, printed materials, information design, games, drawings and installations. Projects include Geographies of Avoidance (ongoing), Schizophrenic Assets (2013), Taxodus, (2013), Hyper-butter, Mana-batteries (2012), Art Reserve Bank (2011-ongoing), Caribbean Mirage Zuidas (2011), and Expo 2020 Gbadolite (2010). Geographies of Avoidance addresses the financial offshore system and avoidance of financial regulation; Herregraven is currently working on high-frequency trading.

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