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in a playful way both harmonious and strange

and the natural world becomes an extension of the body

Dean argues that such spontaneity can’t develop into a revolution and it needs to constitute itself as a party

Collecting Otherwise Manuals interactive and proposes ways to doSince 2020, Collecting Otherwise, initiated by the Nieuwe Instituut in Rotterdam, has explored how archives and their policies shape institutional memory, urban history, and public heritage, challenging the idea that heritage is neutral. It aims to change institutional culture to recognise and champion under represented roles, practices, and perspectives in archives. Besides rethinking archival practices in case studies from the National Collection,