Essays about: "Curating Context."

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  1. 1. Activation of Place : Curating Site-Specific Art at the Luleå Biennial in 2018 and 2020

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Konstvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Maria Nåtoft; [2023]
    Keywords : Site specificity; site-specific art; site-related art; Miwon Kwon; Nick Kaye; performance; performance of space; interdisciplinary; contemporary art; curating; biennial; art biennial; Luleå; Luleå biennial; Norrbotten; Karl Sjölund; Raqs Media Collective; Maria W Horn; Kapwani Kiwanga; Platsspecificitet; platsspecifik konst; plats-relaterad konst; Miwon Kwon; Nick Kaye; performance; performance of space; interdisciplinärt; samtidskonst; curating; biennial; konstbiennial; Luleåbiennialen; Luleå; Norrbotten; Karl Sjölund; Raqs Media Collective; Maria W Horn; Kapwani Kiwanga;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates how site-specific art manifest itself in different ways, specifically in the biennial format. The focus is on the Luleå Biennale, one of Scandinavia's oldest biennales that returns every two years. READ MORE

  3. 2. Curating contemporary art, the city and the fl�neur : A walk through Bruges and its Triennial

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för kultur och estetik

    Author : Agnès Biro; [2022]
    Keywords : Curating; curating context; phenomenology; architecture; contemporary art; psychogeography; the city; the flâneur; walking; emotions; atmosphere; encounter; urban space; public space; heritage; transformation; experiment; Bruges Triennial; La Dérive.;

    Abstract : Discovering the city of Bruges through the lens of its Triennial is the starting point to research the potential for contemporary art to influence one?s way of experiencing the city. Taking the case study of a still not so renowned large-scale event like the Bruges Triennial, this thesis investigates the background of this recurring event, how it started, the evolution of its curatorial process and its socio-political challenges being set, every three years, in the context of a Unesco-protected site. READ MORE

  4. 3. Making Room for Play : A play-centric workshop proposal for increasing girls' game literacy and access to games

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesign

    Author : Leoni Bassenge; [2021]
    Keywords : Game access; game literacy; game workshop; play-centric; video games; marginalization; gender and games; speltillgång; spelkunnighet; spel-workshop; spel-fokus; videospel; marginalisering; kön och spel;

    Abstract : This thesis addresses the gender-specific game access inequalities that exist between male and non-male children. To do this, it proposes a conceptual workshop design named SpielRaum, which aims to offer teens of marginalized genders a safe space to access games. READ MORE

  5. 4. Can real time data be used as an effective input for lighting control to influence human behaviour in a physical space against the backdrop of the global shift toward an experience economy?

    University essay from KTH/Ljusdesign

    Author : Siobhan Lawson; [2021]
    Keywords : phygital; experience; lighting; data; light; design; behaviour; retail; attention; ambient communication; group; lighting control;

    Abstract : The use of real time data as an input for lighting control is an emerging element for designers to implement into lighting schemes but does it add any value or have the ability to influence human behaviour? The recent development in technological capabilities, the demand within the emerging experience economy and the hybridisation of digital and physical realms make this a current and relevant investigation. This study aims to understand the relationship between light and behaviour and the potential of real time data to enhance it by initiating and curating lighting effect in a physical space. READ MORE

  6. 5. Mobilising the Lebanese Diaspora in Times of Political Turmoil at “Home” : Investigating online engagement practices and the roles of the alternative online medium Thawra Chronicles in the context of the Lebanese Revolution 2019

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medier

    Author : Victoria Becker; [2021]
    Keywords : digital diaspora; Lebanese diaspora; digital activism; awareness activism; alternative media; Lebanese Revolution 2019; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This research focuses on the contemporary case study of the Thawra Chronicles, founded by three London-based members of the Lebanese diaspora in the wake of the Lebanese Revolution in early October 2019 to support the social movement from afar, targeting non-Lebanese individuals as well as Lebanese within and beyond its borders. Thawra Chronicles is a multifaceted, independent alternative online outlet aiming at commemorating the revolution, by providing information, curating art as well as serving as a space of participation through the upload of user-generated content and pledges. READ MORE