Author Archives: performativemapping

Mapping Labour : participatory practices as mode of inquiry in reconfiguring work
10-13 November 2015 TRADERS hosted its second International Autumn School in Genk from the 10th – 13th of November 2015. This AS explored the role of participatory art and design in the reconfiguration of labor in the post-Fordist era. The

Mapping Labour : participatory practices as mode of inquiry in reconfiguring work
10-13 November 2015 TRADERS hosted its second International Autumn School in Genk from the 10th – 13th of November 2015. This AS explored the role of participatory art and design in the reconfiguration of labor in the post-Fordist era. The
¿Por qué nos obsesionan los mapas en la era del GPS?
Interesante artículo en El Pais, noviembre 2015. “La cartografía digital ofrece una visión muy egocéntrica del mundo. Siempre estamos en el centro de nuestros mapas. Somos “topofílicos” y estamos obsesionados con la representación del espacio y su posesión, no es
¿Por qué nos obsesionan los mapas en la era del GPS?
Interesante artículo en El Pais, noviembre 2015. “La cartografía digital ofrece una visión muy egocéntrica del mundo. Siempre estamos en el centro de nuestros mapas. Somos “topofílicos” y estamos obsesionados con la representación del espacio y su posesión, no es

Collective mapping of feelings that circulate during Eindhoven’s Dutch Design Week
During Dutch Design Week 2015, people were invites to participate in the cartographic exploration What Moves You? A collective realtime mapping of the transformation of the city during Eindhoven’s Dutch Design Week. DDW’s visitors collectively became the authors/ creators of a map that showed

Collective mapping of feelings that circulate during Eindhoven’s Dutch Design Week
During Dutch Design Week 2015, people were invites to participate in the cartographic exploration What Moves You? A collective realtime mapping of the transformation of the city during Eindhoven’s Dutch Design Week. DDW’s visitors collectively became the authors/ creators of a map that showed
Finding communities by mapping time-spams and language-use
Eric Fischer’s Geotaggers’ World Atlas maps traces of geo-tagged photos in fifty different cities from the platforms Flickr and Picasa, documenting the city from either the locals’ or the tourists’ perspective. The distinction between tourists and locals is made by
Finding communities by mapping time-spams and language-use
Eric Fischer’s Geotaggers’ World Atlas maps traces of geo-tagged photos in fifty different cities from the platforms Flickr and Picasa, documenting the city from either the locals’ or the tourists’ perspective. The distinction between tourists and locals is made by
Tearing Europe apart
http://visual.ly/tearing-europe-apart Animated map of 1000 years of European border change:
Tearing Europe apart
http://visual.ly/tearing-europe-apart Animated map of 1000 years of European border change:
The smartphone map zombie
An article about the slow death of purposeless walking. Although I strongly plead for the (resurgence of the) aimless stroll, I don’t agree with the romanticised view on it as is presented in this article. Times have changed and so
The smartphone map zombie
An article about the slow death of purposeless walking. Although I strongly plead for the (resurgence of the) aimless stroll, I don’t agree with the romanticised view on it as is presented in this article. Times have changed and so
The city and its small data
An interesting article (in Spanish) about small data and research methods: http://blogs.cccb.org/lab/es/article_la-ciutat-i-les-seves-dades-petites/
The city and its small data
An interesting article (in Spanish) about small data and research methods: http://blogs.cccb.org/lab/es/article_la-ciutat-i-les-seves-dades-petites/
‘There’s land if you want it’: how a hand-drawn map is transforming vacant lots in Brooklyn
596 Acres is a non-profit organisation that seeks for community empowerment and sustained local action. A team of design, law and information technology professionals aims to help citizens transform vacant public land in the city of New York into community
‘There’s land if you want it’: how a hand-drawn map is transforming vacant lots in Brooklyn
596 Acres is a non-profit organisation that seeks for community empowerment and sustained local action. A team of design, law and information technology professionals aims to help citizens transform vacant public land in the city of New York into community
How images shape our cities
“When we make things visible, we make them public and subject to debate. Urban images not only offer insights to help analyse and understand cities, but also point to ways of radically altering their futures.” Could maps lead to more
How images shape our cities
“When we make things visible, we make them public and subject to debate. Urban images not only offer insights to help analyse and understand cities, but also point to ways of radically altering their futures.” Could maps lead to more
The power of digital mapping
“in a place where no one has a legal right to anything and everything is claimed by force, the map provided some assurance — if not of actual ownership, then at least of a shared record of the past that
The power of digital mapping
“in a place where no one has a legal right to anything and everything is claimed by force, the map provided some assurance — if not of actual ownership, then at least of a shared record of the past that