map me if you will

Image above: Greenwich Emotion Map by Christian Nold

map me if you will: introduction

In contrast to the conventional understanding of mapping the ‘map me if you will’ programme explores a broader meaning of mapping as a practice applied not only to space but also to the social body. The program emanates from the idea that the collection and visualisation of data should not be left to the power of corporations and governments, but as a collective act can empower the individual as well as the community. In this sense the title of the program is to be understood as an invitation to participate in bottom-up, networked efforts to research the vital connections and processes upon which our economic, social and ecological reality is built.

The program is comprised of a one-day a seminar, a workshop and a production residency by Christian Nold that continues after Pixelache 2011. It is devised by Susanne Jaschko, a Berlin based independent curator of contemporary art with a focus on public and experimental art and digital culture.

Workshop MAPPING IN PROGRESS

Thursday, March 10, 2011
From 09.30 to 17.30

A one-day open think-tank on mapping as artistic practice, targeted to artists, curators and people with a background in technology or science. In the morning, Christian Nold, Wouter Van den Broeck, Esther Polak and Ivar van Bekkum will give inside into their individual approaches to mapping. The afternoon is devoted to working in smaller work-groups on subjects such as the cultural and artistic relevance of mapping, the re-appropriation of technological systems for mapping, the relation between the constructed map and real space, and the ethical implications of mapping.

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Seminar MAP ME IF YOU WILL

Friday, March 11, 2011
From 09:30 to 18.00

A one-day series of interconnected talks and discussions on the cultural and political dimensions of mapping and data collection/visualisation.

Our data flows through ubiquitous networks, data collection points and hovers in nebulous data clouds. It is read and processed by machines rather than by humans. While it might be stored on server farms somewhere beyond our knowledge for decades, it tends to disappear from our personal memory, once it has lost our immediate attention. With every electronic payment, phone call, text message, travel, visit to a website or dentist, we produce digital information about ourselves that we hardly are aware of, nor we make further use of usually. At the same time and through all our activities we collect very specific bits and pieces of information which we rarely share with others.

The recent past has seen new initiatives and projects on open data, collaborative mapping and artistic data visualisations attempting to unravel the complex processes which drive the world. Before this background the speakers will discuss issues such as database and mapping as documentary, the ownership of data, the politics and aesthetics of visualisation and the human factor in mapping and data collection.

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