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PERFORMATIVE LECTURE, 2023

(This Conversation Is) Off the Record

OFF THE RECORD is an immersive performative lecture that unveils an algorithmic reality from the use of risk assessment tools by the Dutch Police. Grounded in real events, we delve into the complexities of algorithmic systems employed to predict youth crime. This lecture is an inquiry into our emotional reality within our digital landscape. Featuring a journalist; a police officer; a human rights lawyer; and 125 boys singled out as potential future criminals. OFF THE RECORD invites speculation and radical imagination, its core remains rooted in investigative research. Merging fiction and documentary, we ask the question: Who writes the script that dictates our lives?

With Nirit Peled, Janneke Remmers, Jelle Klaas

Director
Nirit Peled
Co-Director
Anne Maike Mertens
Production
Nienke Huitenga, Titus Nouwens, Agata Bar
Technical Artist
keez Duyves, Aron Fels
Graphic Design
Amir Avraham
3D Design
Leeza Pritychenko
Music
Juho Nurmela
Motion Performance
Amit Palgi, C’Cesirhe Lesley Sedney, IDlab
Screenplay
Nirit Peled
Special Thanks
Simon van Melick, Fieke Jansen