What was formerly known as "information society" has turned
into an image economy based on the techniques of imaging information or
turning information into images. Images act as storage units for framed
portions of psychic realities that can be duplicated without
significant loss and can be distributed almost in real time.
Consequently, the image turns out as both subjected to processes of
design and as designing processes of subjectivation.

Imaginary Property is a new research project of the Design department at Jan van Eyck Academie in Maastricht. Imaginary Property deals with the imagination and the redrawing of
social relationships with people who could also use and enjoy images,
modify or alter images, play images or play with images. Is it
possible, practically and conceptually, to (reverse) engineer
‘imaginary property’? How to show highly valuable images and visualize
processes in a way that anticipates and allows for modulations,
modifications and unpredictable proliferation?

I am very happy to announce the creation of the .imp Research Agency, which includes the development of the
Virtual Entity project.

Keep tuned…