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Alice Strete
MA Researcher

About

Master's research in Experimental Publishing at the Piet Zwart Institute, Rotterdam, Netherlands. Currently working on research, art projects, zines, illustration. Latest projects can be found here

Projects

The Happiness Project
https://www.instagram.com/steel.happy/
2018, presentation in progress
Public Intervention
Part of Timeline Gallery, collaboration with SIGN Groningen
XPPL
https://issue.xpub.nl/06/
2018
Part of the Interfacing the Law Thematic Project, collaboration with the Piet Zwart Institute, Constant, and Leeszaal
Collectively built pirate library
Over/Under and CarlAndre
https://issue.xpub.nl/05/
2018
Part of the OuNuPo Thematic Project, collaboration with the Piet Zwart Institute, Varia and Worm
Two pieces of software art written in Python, in the context of the Ouvroir de Numerisation Potentielle.
A Bed, a Chair and a Table
https://issue.xpub.nl/04/
2017
Publication, collaboration with the Piet Zwart Institute, and Het Poortgebouw

Talks and Workshops

.Pi.Rate.Chnic Meal Replacement Workshop
https://pad.xpub.nl/p/pyratechnic_3
December 2018
Workshop on collective cooking based on DIY meal replacement recipes
Zine Machines
https://gitlab.constantvzw.org/zine-machines
November 2018
Workshop part of Spread Zinefest at SIGN Groningen. In collaboration with Angeliki Diakrousi and Luke Murphy
Algologs
http://varia.zone/en/algologs.html
March 2018
Presentation of Over/Under and Carlandre as part of the two-day Algologs event at Varia, Rotterdam

Work Experience

Fairplanet
http://fairplanet.org
March 2016 – Present
Social Media Editor
I manage social media for the NGO concerned with human rights and environmental issues. I seek out organizations and NGOs and facilitate collaborations with them.
Kaus Group
http://kausmediagroup.com
September 2012 – Present
Copywriter
Writing engaging copy for local companies in Myanmar, to help them build and grow their campaigns.

Awards

  • 2013

    Publifest Advertising Students' Festival

    Best Print, Best Campaign

  • 2013

    Deutsches Kulturzentrum Klausenburg

    CEFR Level B1

  • 2010

    University of Cambridge, ESOL Examinations

    CEFR Level C2

Internships/Volunteering

Printroom Rotterdam
http://www.printroom.org/
October 2017 – Present
Sykes Cluj-Napoca
http://www.sykes.com/romania/
April 2013 – June 2013
Vitrina Advertising
http://www.vitrina.ro/english
2012

Contact

Rotterdam, Netherlands
alice.strt@gmail.com
http://alicestrete.me
Student Wiki

Education

  • 2017-present

    Piet Zwart Institute, MA

  • 2013 2014

    Dublin City University

    GPA: 6.6

  • 2011 2014

    Babes-Bolyai University

    GPA: 9.6

Languages

  • Romanian - native
  • English - fluent
  • German - intermediate
  • Spanish - intermediate

Interests

Illustration
Programming
Political economy of food