Urban Screen abril 12, 2010

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URBAN SCREEN . es un magnífico proyecto logrado por la colaboración e iniciativa de la Universidad de Ciencias Aplicadas en Amsterdam (http://www.international.hva.nl) y por el Instituto de Redes Culturales (www.networkcultures.org) en colaboración con Gert Lovink, Sabine Niederer y Elena Tiis.

Por ahora han logrado la publicación de un importante documento (Urban Screen reader) en el que se retoma el concepto de una arqueología de los medios como historicidad en la compilación de proyectos que exponen las inevitables relaciones entre los medios digitales, el espacio urbano y las prácticas culturales.

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URBAN SCREENS . Is one interesting project supported by Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (http://www.international.hva.nl) and organized by Institute of Network Cultures (www.networkcultures.org) in collaboration with Gert Lovink, Sabine Niederer and Elena Tiis.

This project recently has published Urban Screens Reader the first book to focus entirely on the topic of urban screens. In assembling contributions from a range of leading theorists, in conjunction with a series of case studies dealing with artists’ projects and screen operators’ and curators’ experiences, the reader offers a rich resource for those interested in the intersections between digital media, cultural practices and urban space.

The “Urban Screens” Concept:

Public screens – or rather large screens situated in public space – are proliferating in cities all over the world. How should we understand the emergence of the electronic screen from the domestic interior onto the streetscape of contemporary cities? What are the implications of the merging of screens with architecture, which turns the surface into a communication resource? How will the overlap between streetscape and datascape shape public space in the future?

– Scott McQuire, “Mobility, cosmopolitanism and public space in the media city” (2009).

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