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Nachrichten, Termine, Experten
idw - Informationsdienst
Wissenschaft
10/22/2013 - 10/22/2013 | Berlin
"Hotel Yeoville" was a technology driven, multi-platform, participatory public art project. From February through December 2010, the project was housed inside the brand new public library in Yeoville, an old, neglected suburb on the Eastern edge of the inner city of Johannesburg. The majority of Yeoville’s estimated 40 000 inhabitants are migrants; micro communities from many parts of the African continent. The project in the library aimed to key into the diversity of immigrant and South African experiences that make the legendary suburb such a melting pot, and comprised a website and an interactive exhibition installation which took the form of a series of 12 private booths in which members of the public were invited to document themselves through a range of digital interfaces, interactive media and online applications. Every actual, physical space in the exhibition in the library had a corresponding virtual space online.
Terry Kurgan is an artist, writer and curator based in Johannesburg, where she runs an active studio and public sphere practice. Her creative process is driven by a desire to establish relationships and directly engage with people, community and place – alongside a keen interest in the confluence of public and private realm issues and spaces. Her projects have been sited in spaces as diverse as a maternity hospital, a public library, a popular Johannesburg shopping mall, an inner city park and a prison. Her work has been awarded many prizes and grants, and she exhibits and publishes broadly in South Africa and internationally.
Information on participating / attending:
No registration needed.
Admission free.
Date:
10/22/2013 19:00 - 10/22/2013 20:30
Event venue:
ECLA of Bard Main Auditorium
Platanenstr. 98a
13156 Berlin
Berlin
Germany
Target group:
all interested persons
Email address:
Relevance:
local
Subject areas:
Art / design, Cultural sciences, Social studies
Types of events:
Presentation / colloquium / lecture
Entry:
10/09/2013
Sender/author:
Irina Stelea
Department:
Presse- und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit
Event is free:
yes
Language of the text:
English
URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event45053
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