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An artist, researcher and self-proclaimed "contingent librarian", convenient shorthand for an ever-expanding multitude of actions he performs.  
An artist, researcher and self-proclaimed "contingent librarian", convenient shorthand for an ever-expanding multitude of actions he performs.  


He lives and works in Rotterdam where he is active as a member of [[Varia]], a collective space for everyday technology.  
He lives and works in Rotterdam, where he is active as a member of [[Varia]], a collective space for everyday technology.  


Simon is the initiator of the “bootleg library”, a collection of republished texts and the readers collected around them.  
Simon is the initiator of the “bootleg library”, a collection of republished texts and the readers collected around them.  


His practice engages with the social dimension of publishing, free software and infrastructure that supports interpersonal knowledge-sharing networks.
His practice engages with the social dimension of publishing, free software and infrastructure that supports interpersonal knowledge-sharing networks.

Revision as of 21:49, 1 October 2021

Simon Browne

An artist, researcher and self-proclaimed "contingent librarian", convenient shorthand for an ever-expanding multitude of actions he performs.

He lives and works in Rotterdam, where he is active as a member of Varia, a collective space for everyday technology.

Simon is the initiator of the “bootleg library”, a collection of republished texts and the readers collected around them.

His practice engages with the social dimension of publishing, free software and infrastructure that supports interpersonal knowledge-sharing networks.