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Finnish–Dutch culture worker, educator, and creative director. For nearly two decades I’ve built collective infrastructures across pedagogy, club culture, and social action — from Viral Radio to Progress Bar and Good Praxis — exploring how sound, image, and community can foster solidarity, joy, and climate action.
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Juha van ’t Zelfde (he/they) is a Finnish–Dutch culture worker, educator, and creative director. For nearly two decades, their practice has bridged pedagogy, club culture, and social action.
They are known for pioneering “club as classroom” pedagogy through projects such as Progress Bar (2015–2020), and for co-founding and directing translocal cultural infrastructures including Lighthouse (Brighton, UK), De Verdieping, and Viral Radio (Amsterdam).
Their recent work with Good Praxis (2023–ongoing )focuses on collective pedagogy and climate action. They are currently developing Climate Centre Helsinki, a prototypel infrastructure for climate pedagogy and action.
Past projects include the film RoXY (2022–ongoing), the club night Anonymous (2014), and the exhibition Dread: Fear in the Age of Technological Acceleration (2013). Their writing has appeared in Metropolis M, Volkskrant, Synteesi, NRC, and VICE.
They lecture internationally on collective creativity, pedagogy, and cultural infrastructure, and have taught at institutions including the Sandberg Instituut, DAS Graduate School, and Art School Maa (Helsinki).