‘N°07 MEDIA’ Category
Über die Unterhaltung einer öffentlichen Person
Über den Vorgang des Publizierens eines öffentlichen Textes – zwischen Privatheit und Öffentlichkeit, zwischen Inszenierung und Selbstbestimmung: Thomas Wagensommerer, Medienkünstler, Musiker und Theoretiker, unternimmt eine essayistische Annäherung an den textuellen Schritt in den öffentlichen Raum. Text: Thomas Wagensommerer Bild: Louise Linsenbolz An dieser Stelle möchte ich mich öffentlich machen. Von nun an werde ich das [...]
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Rhythm of Capitalism
An interesting experiment is the online platform Rhythm of Capitalism: Initiated by a group of Amsterdam University based students of New Media, who set up a blog to present their project – a visual interpretation of Henri Lefebvre’s seminal book Rhythmanalysis (1992).
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The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces
“Why do some of them work for people while others don’t?” is the leading question, one of the most well-regarded films about urban planning explores. The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces by William H. Whyte takes a closer look at the open spaces of cities. Beginning at New York’s Seagram Plaza, a popular open area [...]
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Virginia Nimarkoh: Utopian Public Spaces & Class Distinctions
Virginia Nimarkoh, Photo: Diego Ferrari Green spaces, such as urban gardens or farms, are in the focus of the current discussion about urban spaces. Virginia Nimarkoh`s photographs document municipal green spaces like parks, community gardens and city farms, which are the meeting point for diverse narratives around community, nature, ownership and the city. In an [...]
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The Plant Journal
Two years ago, three editors started to work out the fabulous idea of The Plant Journal. Besides providing botanical contents in a simple, personal and cozy way, The Plant Journal offers a new view on greenery on a bi-annual basis. The first issue was launched in June 2011 and its initiators Isabel Merino, Carol Montpart [...]
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Echoes of Voices in the High Towers
Contextualized in a post-Situationist tradition, British artist Robert Montgomery uses the medium of language as the central form of expression. His work is often poetic and melancholic while confronting his audience in publicness, which is central to his work. As a public inventory of the contemporary mindset, his work seems like a glance into the [...]
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