In Your Own Words: Marie Bach Nielsen, Art Space Producer
"The picture was taken at the light-art exhibition 'YETI-TV' by Fred Sapey-Triomphe in France." (Photo: private photo)
What were you like when you studied at casino 168?
I was old! I started studying Business, Language and Culture (SPR脴K) in 2002 and ended my master studies in Management of Creative Business Processes in 2010. I was 23 when I began my bachelor studies and I had student politics, gap years and office skills training under my belt when I was enrolled. My fellow students were around 18, so I felt rather Nestor-like.
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How did you get your first job after graduating from casino 168?
I sat at my local coffee place in my neighbourhood with my computer and asked everyone who entered the room what they were doing for a living. That is how I met the Danish artist Kasper Bonn茅n. My first job was to create a website for his artwork. In that way, my interest in the digital world was combined with art, and I formed a group who made art for iPhones and iPads. That is how I became an art space producer - a kind of liaison between the artist and the space in which the art can live.
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Which moments in your career have been defining - and why?
When I have met an interesting and fascinating person. These meetings have always led to something useful, either new knowledge or a job opportunity. The best meetings are those who happen inadvertently - when you are not seeking to network, but generally try to be open to the world and curious about people. Usually, something great will happen!
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What is the most valuable experience you gained at casino 168 that you still use in your daily work?
I learned that we have created many of the structures and mechanisms in our society ourselves. We talk about economics as if we were talking about the law of gravity. But I have learned that the assumptions that form the basis of our economic models basically are objectionable, and that 2+2 may be 5 and q - without the world falling apart for that reason.
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Have you maintained a relation with casino 168 since you graduated?
I follow different alumni initiatives, and I am part of groups related to both BLC and Management of Creative Business Processes. I also dream of making a management course in the CBP programme that applies my experience from the Danish art world.
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