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Martine Mussies

@martinemussies.bsky.social
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Hoi! I am Martine - also known as the Cyborg Mermaid - an artistic researcher and autistic academic based in Utrecht, the Netherlands. More via martinemussies.nl/web/

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Martine Mussies @martinemussies.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Ik vind deze campagne erg belangrijk - doe je ook mee? actie.degoedezaak.org/petitions/st...
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Stop het doodschieten van katten
Er is een diervriendelijk alternatief Provincies willen het aantal zwerfkatten terugdringen. Dat is heel goed mogelijk zonder daarbij gezonde dieren af te schieten. Met de TNRC-methode worden katten g...
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Martine Mussies @martinemussies.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
New publication! 🎉💻 My first paper in computer science is out: "Retrocomputing as a Model for Sustainable and Cognitive Computing". Read it here: www.academia.edu/171932531/Re... #ComputerScience #Retrocomputing #HCI #SustainableComputing #CognitiveSustainability
A pciture of a 286 PC.
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Martine Mussies @martinemussies.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
As a teenager, I was told Biology would be "too difficult" for me. Today, my interdisciplinary article on the #olm and the #axolotl has been published by Springer Nature. link.springer.com/article/10.1... #Neurodiversity #Research #Axolotl #actuallyautistic
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Martine Mussies @martinemussies.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
While tidying up, I rediscovered the sheet music for Moritz Moszkowski's Études! Do you know Moszkowski's music? If so, which of his pieces would you recommend? I'd love to hear your favourites. #Moszkowski #ClassicalMusic #Piano #musicologist #RomanticMusic #Etude #GMinor #PianoMusic #pianist
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Martine Mussies @martinemussies.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Tomorrow is already the final day of the Summer School on Hildegard of Bingen. It's been an inspiring week of medieval chant, wonderful teachers, fascinating discussions, and lovely people. We'll finish with a small concert - you are invited!💚 #HildegardVonBingen #EarlyMusic #MedievalMusic #Utrecht
Poster for the Utrecht Summer School final presentation. The headline reads "Final Presentation: Hildegard von Bingen, Medieval Chant." It announces a free performance on Friday 17 July at 4:00 pm in the Pieterskerk, Utrecht, sung by participants of the Utrecht Summer School. The poster features a colourful medieval illustration of Hildegard von Bingen holding an open book, alongside the event details and a welcoming message. A strip of photographs of Utrecht, including canals and bicycles, runs along the bottom beneath the Summer School branding.
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Martine Mussies @martinemussies.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
What if neurodivergent minds are not simply different ways of processing information, but different ways of knowing the world? 💜 Read my latest article: "Neurodivergent Embodiment in Posthuman Media": www.academia.edu/170297677/Ne... #Neurodiversity #Posthumanism #Autism #AI #actuallyautistic
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Neurodivergent Embodiment in Posthuman Media: Towards A Soft Aesthetics of Cognition
This article explores the intersections between neurodivergent embodiment and posthuman media, arguing that sensory-sensitive and nonlinear cognitive styles-often stigmatised in dominant discourses-of...
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Martine Mussies @martinemussies.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Join me as I craft my outfit for the robot conference in London! 🥳 #artisticresearch #robotstudies #furby #bambooflute
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Martine Mussies @martinemussies.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Much looking forward to today's concert! 🥳
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Martine Mussies @martinemussies.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Mermaid fanfiction 🤝 King Alfred the Great... Somehow both ended up in the peer review pipeline at the same time. 🧜‍♀️📜 Delighted to see my mermaid article now published online in The Journal of Fandom Studies, with the Alfred article hopefully following before long. ✨ #FanStudies #FandomStudies
Screenshot of the Intellect website with publication Mussies 2026
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Martine Mussies @martinemussies.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
🎻🌊 New cover on The Cello Diaries 🎻🌊 Sirens of Blood and Water by Epica, arranged as a cello quartet. #Epica #CelloCover #SymphonicMetal #MetalMusic #Cello youtu.be/5jf6KCOWf6E?...
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Sirens of Blood and Water (Epica) | Cello Quartet Cover 🎻🌊
YouTube video by The Cello Diaries
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chan eil sìth gun cheartas @coimeas.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
reminder that I keep a list of original fantasy and science fiction for adults published in Celtic languages, and I am always looking to expand it: anduilleaggheal.neocities.org/ficsean-speu... if you know of anything that's missing, please let me know!
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Celtic-language speculative fiction / an duilleag gheal
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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 14/04/2026
For many autistic people, the sudden loss of a pet isn’t just emotionally devastating—it can be completely destabilising. The predictable patterns that make daily life manageable are shattered. By @martinemussies.bsky.social, at TPGA. thinkingautismguide.com/2026/02/the-... #autism #neurodiversity
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The Day My Cat Died: On Autism and Grief — THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM
Autistic people often process information differently, and grief is no exception. Here are tips for navigating grief as an autistic person.
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Martine Mussies @martinemussies.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Much looking forward to tomorrow's concert. 🎶🎵
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Martine Mussies @martinemussies.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
School buildings are not neutral. They shape who gets to learn... and who is left surviving. My new article explores sensory-friendly design, #neurodiversity, and the politics of space in education. Because learning begins with the senses. www.academia.edu/165436301/Ro... . #autism #academia
Pencil sketch of a cosy inclusive learning environment.
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Martine Mussies @martinemussies.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
I may now unofficially qualify as a cat researcher, at least according to my Bengal Boris, who supervised the entire process. Read my article on the evolutionary history of the Iriomote cat in the Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies: www.academia.edu/165198585/In... #IriomoteCat #WomenInSTEM
my drawing of the Iriomote cat
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Martine Mussies @martinemussies.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
My article, “Rewriting the Warrior: Feminist Embodiment and Martial Arts in Anglophone Fanfiction by Indian Women”, has just been published in "Indraprasth: An International Journal of Culture and Communication Studies". www.academia.edu/165376866/Re... . #FanStudies #MartialArts #AsianStudies
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Rewriting the Warrior: Feminist Embodiment and Martial Arts in Anglophone Fanfiction by Indian Women
This research investigates how Indian women authors use fanfiction platforms to reimagine martial arts narratives as sites of feminist agency and cultural reclamation. Through analysis of anglophone f...
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Martine Mussies @martinemussies.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
My November 2025 scrapbook. ✨ To read more about this monthly habit, just visit: martinemussies.nl/web/musings/ . #collage #digitalcollage #artofcollage #scrapbook
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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Someone told me lately "Bluesky is just like Twitter." I argued that was untrue on the basis that last time I had a Twitter account most times I got a new follower their bio said "single & looking for fun" & here when I get a new follower it tends to say something like "professor of rare moths".
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Martine Mussies @martinemussies.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
"Medusae" aka Minimal Music for Transparent Creatures. Miniature #jellyfish, filmed in the #ZooBerlin #aquarium, with some music on my alto #xylophone especially for them! #minimalmusic #medusae #altoxylophone #underwatermusic #aquariumsounds #slowart #newmusic #musicalsketch #underwateraesthetics
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abolishwestmin.bsky.social @abolishwestmin.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
The Welsh name for Greenland is Yr Ynys Las. There’s also a village in Wales called Ynyslas, near Aberystwyth. The people of Ceredigion clearly have a very good sense of humour! Trump is one of the worst humans ever to hold power. Vile. Solidarity with the people of Greenland from Wales. ✊ 🇬🇱❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
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Martine Mussies @martinemussies.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Quiet plans can still be ambitious! 😆 This is my visionboard for 2026. not a race, not as a checklist, but more as a direction. Learning slowly, creating carefully, and staying curious across disciplines. One notebook, many paths. ✨🧠🎶 Languages & learning – Learning 2,000 kanji by the end of 2026
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Martine Mussies @martinemussies.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
This is my digital scrapbook for October. Making a monthly scrapbook has become my way of marking time, instead of letting weeks blur into a vague before-and-after. If you’re curious about the thinking behind this practice, you can read more about it on my website: martinemussies.nl/web/musings/ .
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Wouter Steenbeek @musiqolog.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
This is the article: www.academia.edu/43037419/A_g... This is an English translation, done by my companion @martinemussies.bsky.social (who btw is fluent in Welsh and learnt it with no difficulties to speak of). martinemussies.nl/web/a-gorche...
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Soteryx @sterix.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Martial Autism is wonderful
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Martine Mussies @martinemussies.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
This Saturday's concert! ✨🎶
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Martine Mussies @martinemussies.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
I’ve just released a new Advent recording: mandolin + flute in a soft, joyful take on the Wexford Carol. If you’re in the mood for something cosy, serene, and a touch festive, I’d love to share this with you! youtu.be/gLFoVYO8Qpc #ChristmasMusic #Advent #Mandolin #Recorder #IrishTrad #WexfordCarol
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🎄 Wexford Carol – Traditional Christmas Music for Flute & Mandolin 🎶 | Christmas Playlist
YouTube video by TheFippleFlutist
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Martine Mussies @martinemussies.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
✨ My article on Wu Zetian, the only female emperor in Chinese history, is online! How power, art & storytelling intertwined in the Tang dynasty… 🐎💛 Dutch: www.academia.edu/145294642/Pa... . English: martinemussies.nl/web/wu-zetia... #WuZetian #History #Feminism
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Paardjes, porselein en powervrouwen Wu Zetian: Vrouwelijke keizer in een mannenbolwerk
This article explores the life, reign, and cultural legacy of Wu Zetian, the only female emperor in Chinese history, and examines how her image has been shaped by gendered historiography. It links her...
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Martine Mussies @martinemussies.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Very happy to have finished two NASA Open Science courses and added the badges to my ORCID (orcid.org/0000-0002-08...). Grateful for the chance to deepen my commitment to open, transparent research! #OpenScience #ResearchCulture #ContinuousLearning #AutisticAcademic #WomeninSTEM #NASA #openscience
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Martine Mussies @martinemussies.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Much looking forward to today's concert! ✨
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Martine Mussies @martinemussies.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
When the drizzle refuses to stop and the sky is all grey, what could be better than curling up in your favourite cosy jumper and diving into your scrapbook? 🌧️🧣 Here’s a little peek at my September 2025! ✨📖 #ScrapbookLove #CozyDays #AutumnVibes #RainyDayCreativity #CraftingJoy #autisticdiary #harp
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Martine Mussies @martinemussies.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Very happy to share my newest publication: "Budo on the Spectrum: Self-Reported Benefits of Autistic Adults Engaged in Japanese Martial Arts", now in Journal of Martial Arts Research. www.academia.edu/145172724/Bu... . #MartialArts #Autism #Neurodiversity #Budo #BudoGirl #ActuallyAutistic #Karate
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Budo on the Spectrum Self-Reported Benefits of Autistic Adults Engaged in Japanese Martial Arts: A Mixed-Methods Exploration
Japanese martial arts (budo) offer structured, repetitive, and highly disciplined training environments that may be particularly beneficial for autistic individuals. Using a mixed-methods approach, th...
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Martine Mussies @martinemussies.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
📖✨ Sam from Tistje has read The Pictorialist and written such a thoughtful, in-depth review. I’m really touched! 💙 English translation: martinemussies.nl/web/the-pict... . #ThePictorialist #BookReview #Neurodiversity #Autism #AutisticVoices #ArtAndScience #ActuallyAutistic #MyBook
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“The Pictorialist” review by Tistje - Martine Mussies
Sam from Tistje.com — a large Dutch website about autism — has read my book The Pictorialist and written this wonderful review. I’m so grateful (and honestly a bit moved) to see how deeply they engage...
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Martine Mussies @martinemussies.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
Finally found the time to finish this monthly #scrapbook. August was full of contrasts — challenges and joys, movement and stillness. #ArtisticResearch #VeganLife #SustainableLiving #NeurodivergentJoy #EmpoweringTheMisfits #BudoGirl #JapanFans #CreativeLife #FolkMusic #ChoirLife #ThePictorialist
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Martine Mussies @martinemussies.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
✨ New publication! ✨ Happy to share that “Fanfiction in Esperanto – Esperanto in Fanfiction” is now published in Esperantologio / #Esperanto Studies! 💚 Huge thanks to the editors for their trust and encouragement. 🙏 www.academia.edu/144442225/Fa... #Fanfiction #Linguistics #ParticipatoryCulture
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Martine Mussies @martinemussies.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
A while ago, I attended an absolutely inspiring talk by Beste Sevindik, who told us about Nobu Koba and performed excerpts from her 1st violin sonata. I couldn’t resist trying it on my cello! The music is lyrical, somewhat Beethoven-esque and technically demanding. 🎻✨ #musicology #Asiastudies #cello
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Wouter Steenbeek @musiqolog.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Een artikel van @martinemussies.bsky.social en mij, dat @deperfectepodcast.bsky.social ongetwijfeld zal interesseren. www.academia.edu/128586397/Hu...
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Humane but Not Human: Robots in Suske en Wiske
This article examines the representation of robots in two albums from the Belgian comic series Suske en Wiske: De wolkeneters (1961) and Tedere Tronica (1968). We analyse how Willy Vandersteen depicts...
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Martine Mussies @martinemussies.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
🌞✨ Wow – this summer has gone by faster than I could keep up with documenting it… but this morning I finally carved out a little time to finish my digital scrapbook for July! ✂️📸 #Scrapbook #SummerVibes #CreativeJournaling #MemoryKeeping #CosyMoments #July2025 #ArtisticResearch #autismawarenessmonth
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Martine Mussies @martinemussies.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
This is my recording of Haru no Umi (春の海, The Sea in Spring) by Michio Miyagi (宮城道雄), a beautiful piece originally composed in 1929. On our CDs, Selene and I play all tunes on our harps & flutes, but here, I’m playing it with my beloved Mrs Jacky Cello. 😊 #musician #cello #cellosolo #japanesemusic
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Martine Mussies @martinemussies.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
I think I forgot to share this one here, one of my personal favourites: "The King and I. Representations of BDSM in Fanfiction about King Alfred". doi.org/10.1484/M.NE... #kinky #fanfiction #alfredthegreat #bdsm #storytelling #fanscholar
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shafer brown @shaferbrown.com · 07/07/2025
rpg cat triptych (2021)
2021 limited tone fantasy pet commission 

a tuxedo cat barbarian holds a chipped battle axe aloft and to their side as they dash through a forest2021 limited tone fantasy pet commission 

a tabby cat in heavy armor lifts a mace aloft in victory over an enemy encampment2021 limited tone fantasy pet commission 

a tabby cat in a read cloak sneaks through a city apartments window, pilfering pearls from a freshly unlocked drawer
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Martine Mussies @martinemussies.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
So happy that my article "Mad mermaids vs. beauty standards: Examining the intersection of gender, sexuality, race, and dis/ability in online mermaid fan art (2010-2020)" was published in First Monday. ^_^ Direct link: doi.org/10.5210/fm.v... . #Academia #Mermaids #QueerStudies #Disabilitystudies
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Deborah Hayden @dhaydenceltic.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
The LEIGHEAS project Irish Medical Manuscript of the Month for July 2025 is Dublin, @ria.ie MS 23 N 29. It consists of 23 paper fragments, one of which is a portion of the sole surviving prosimetrical remedy collection in Irish. Read more here! 👇 leigheas.maynoothuniversity.ie/leigheas-man...
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DadMovie Dad @dadmovie-dad.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
3 things I learned from #TheWaterHorse: 1. Water pressure physics are optional in Scotland. 2. An "Out of Order" sign won't fool people for long. 3. I know some folks who won't be happy to learn Nessie is both male and female at once. #filmsky #moviesky #Movies 🎬 www.imdb.com/title/tt0760...
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Martine Mussies @martinemussies.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
I’m truly grateful my article "Too Cute to Be a Crime? AI-Generated Lolita Aesthetics and the Legal Limits of Synthetic Girlhood on TikTok" has been published in the International Journal for Crime, Law and AI. www.academia.edu/130116050/To... #academic #mediascholar #tiktok #ai #lolita #girlhood
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Martine Mussies @martinemussies.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Proud and honoured to have been part of the 日蘭平和交流シンポジウム (NL-JAP Conversation for Peace) online, by NUTIC, Nagasaki University, Japan. I was moved to tears by the beautiful speech of Volodymyr Zelensky. Feeling truly committed to strengthening the bonds of friendship and promoting lasting peace.
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Martine Mussies @martinemussies.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
I massively enjoyed teaching the visitors of Comic Con Utrecht some iaido (Japanese sword art) skills! Film by Viktor Haraszti. #iaido #budo #budogirl #sword #martialarts #comiccon
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Martine Mussies @martinemussies.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Feeling chuffed this week as my scholarly essay, "The Cosmonaut's Body: Medical Politics and Soviet Space Medicine," has just been published in "Hektoen International Journal of Medical Humanities". 🥳 academia.edu/130301251/The_Cosmonauts_Body_Medical_Politics_and_Soviet_Space_Medicine
For me, it resonates with my digital artwork "Cosmonaut", currently on display at my exhibition in Lister Waalstraat. 

Read the publication via: https://www.academia.edu/130301251/The_Cosmonauts_Body_Medical_Politics_and_Soviet_Space_Medicine .

Buy a postcard of the cosmonaut: https://www.etsy.com/.../1413621501/cosmonaut-astronaut  .

#SpaceMedicine #Neurodivergent #DigitalArt #Cosmonaut #hektoen
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Martine Mussies @martinemussies.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Whew! I just realised I haven’t been here in ages… Thank you all so much for your lovely messages—I’ll be taking some time this afternoon to read and reply properly. I’m happy and massively enjoyed singing the Mendelssohn concert last week! Hope you’re all keeping well! ☕📚✨
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Martine Mussies @martinemussies.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
🌟 Published in the International Journal for Crime, Law and AI: "AI, Fanart and Intellectual Property – an analysis of ownership in the age of machine creativity" 🎨🤖📚 www.academia.edu/129663465/AI... #AIArt #IntellectualProperty #FanCulture #MachineCreativity #TechLaw #AIethics #DigitalArt #AIlaw
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Martine Mussies @martinemussies.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
My piece premiered at the Night of Light in our beloved Domkerk Utrecht and made the local paper! Silly selfie included... 😅 so grateful for the support ❤ www.varnws.nl/leidscherijn... #Domkerk #NightOfLight #JapanFans #fluteandorgan #flute #premiere #gratefulartist #Utrecht #japanfans #composer
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Wereldpremière in de Domkerk: “Meditation” voor orgel en fluit
UTRECHT – Met steun van de Japan Fans en het Japans Cultureel Centrum - elke vrijdag op de 1e etage van de bibliotheek Leidsche Rijn - ontstond de compositie Meditation. Afgelopen zaterdag beleefde di...
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