Project
Description
Exhibition
Dates: 5th- 25th of March 2011
Venue:
Athens
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“Codes of Disobedience & Disfunctionality” creates a trail with a difference and a new narrative for the city of Athens and its contemporary transformations.
Inspired by the posters and the graffiti of the city and taking advantage of the possibilities given by mobile communication technologies (GPS, QR codes etc) and the internet, Martin Rieser and the workshop team aimed to connect the urban surroundings of Athens to opinions and statements of its inhabitants regarding the challenges imposed by the current social, political, and financial circumstances; Anger, disobedience, opposition, dysfunctionality.
The features of the contemporary metropolis in the midst of a period of crisis are the main focus of the project.
Workshop Conductor:
Professor Martin Rieser
Interdisciplinary Workshop Team:
Elena Antonopoulou, Efi Avrami, Nikos Belomatis, Darie Budeanu, Dimitris Delinikolas, Eleni Giannari, Kyriaki Goni, Zaharias Ioannidis, Nikos Kaimakamis, Aimilia Karamouzi, Achilleas Kentonis, Vaggelis Kolotsios, Lila Mastora, Tatiana Mihailidou, Nickos Myrtou, Maria Papacharalambous, Dimitris Psychogios, Maria Saridaki
Workshop Assistants:
Phill Sparks, Empedia locative walk implementation
Jackie Calderwood, video development and user evaluations
Workshop Coordinators:
Professor Michael Meimaris, Asst. Prof. Dimitris Charitos
Workshop Organiser and Curatorial Advisor:
Daphne Dragona
Exhibition Organised by:
National Museum of Contemporary Art (EMST) in collaboration with the University Research Institute of Applied Communication and the New Technologies Lab, of the Faculty of Communication and Media Studies, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
In the context of the “Global Gateway” action and of the EU-funded program “Civil Society Dialogue – Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture”
http://www.media.uoa.gr/hybridcity/
Installation Phoenix Cafebar
In Phoenix, the video installation on the café multiscreen allowed one to edit a unique journey through videos created specially for this commission. This video installation was a unique development using iPhone or iPad tones to control the nine video windows. Users could visit reception to borrow iPads to participate - they just had to plug into the wall fitting and then could edit their own journey through the videos.
The videos celebrated the concurrent exhibition at New Walk Museum & Art Gallery, using film footage of journeys across narrative textile surfaces. The textiles were created by community groups and professional artists, with lead artist Ashok Mistry, for the ‘from Kampala to Leicester’ exhibition at New Walk Museum & Art Gallery.
The large wall graphic allowed the public to follow the audio trail in the comfort of Phoenix’s café. By scanning the QR codes they could trigger the audio commentary using iPads, iPhones or android phones.
Scene from Video: "The Fool"