Locative Media Walks

Geo-Locative Media as a Means of Subverting Hegemonic Historiography

Authors

  • Dana Papachristou

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30827/sobre.v8i.23875

Keywords:

locative media, audio walks, nomadism, rizhome

Abstract

In this paper, I attempt to express the connection between (i) audio walks—that is, movement-based geo-locative or technologically-mediated sound interventions in public spaces— and (ii) the Deleuzian and Guattarian concepts of nomadism and the rhizome. On the one hand, I seek to illustrate how site-specific, interactive artistic works that draw on geo-locative media technology produce an environment of augmented aurality within public space. On the other, I aim to describe how nomad- and Minor-art theories can find expression in artistic practices that focus on walking and listening (in) to the city as a smooth space, including narratives, stories, soundscapes, and minor historiographies, using recent GPS technologies. Finally, I draw on a combination of several theories on art, space, embodiment, walking, and technology to explore new aesthetic directions in public space geo-locative walking art.

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Author Biography

  • Dana Papachristou

    Musicóloga y artista. Su investigación está enfocada en la combinación de artes mediante el uso de nuevos medios. Ha estudiado música (piano, clarinete, composición), musicología en la Universidad de Atenas y Cultura Musical y Medios en los departamentos de Medios y Estudios Musicales. Tiene un doctorado en la disciplina de Filosofía del Arte en relación con Deleuze y Guattari en Paris 8 | Vincennes – Saint-Denis y la Universidad Jónica. En los últimos años ha participado en proyectos interdisciplinarios de investigación, música y geolocalización. Es miembro fundador del colectivo Akoo.o. Actualmente es profesora en la Universidad de Tesalia en el depto. de Cultura, Medios Creativos e Industrias. 

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Published

2022-07-03

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Panorama

How to Cite

“Locative Media Walks: Geo-Locative Media as a Means of Subverting Hegemonic Historiography” (2022) SOBRE, 8, pp. 31–40. doi:10.30827/sobre.v8i.23875.