GUIDELINES For Artist Presentation
LOCATIVE ARTS
GUIDELINES FOR ARTIST PRESENTATION ON 29.OCTOBER 2009:
As we discussed in class, on Tuesday each of you will present work related to locative media art. Below are the things that I would like you to address and/or
consider in your presentation.
FORMAT:
Please set up your presentation as either a powerpoint or keynote presentation. If you want to use my computer to give your presentation, then please either bring your presentation on a USB stick or email your presentation to yourself — in either case, test to make sure that you can access your file before you come to class.
If you will need to connect to the internet to show documentation of artworks, then embed the links into your presentation. If you are not sure how to do this, send me an email.
CONTENT:
A>3-5 minutes
Begin with an introduction of the artist(s) who made the work(s) you are showing. Tell your audience where the artist(s) are from, how long they have been making art, especially in the locative media genre (if possible), and what themes or issues seem to run through the work you are showing.
Try to put the artwork into a context related to class. Can you relate their work to any of the discussions we have had in class? Can you relate the artwork to the articles you read from Hemmet or Tuters + Varnelis? Can you relate the work to themes or issues that interest you?
B> 5+ minutes
Show a good documentation of 1-3 projects. In each case, you may highlight what you found interesting and/or puzzling. Tell us when and where each project took place.
C> 5+ minutes
Ask one question related to the work you showed and/or the texts that will help us think about and discuss locative art. Lead the discussion for 5 minutes.
Below is a link to an article that appeared in Wired Magazine at the beginning of this year. This article considers the way location-aware devices are reshaping our everyday lives and may be useful background for understanding how artists are employing the same media for artworks.
I Am Here: One Man’s Experiment With the Location-Aware Lifestyle by Mathew Honan in WIRED Magazine 01.19.09
http://www.wired.com/gadgets/wireless/magazine/17-02/lp_guineapig?currentPage=all