Into the Urban Currents

1. Andreas Schlegel medialab.lasalle.edu.sg Into the Urban Currents 15 June 2017

2. Andreas Schlegel medialab.lasalle.edu.sg Into the Urban Currents 15 June 2017 Humboldt und Bonpland am Orinoco 1799-1800, Venezuela

3. Andreas Schlegel medialab.lasalle.edu.sg Into the Urban Currents 15 June 2017 Flaneur 19th Century Psychogeography 1955 Derive 1956

4. Andreas Schlegel medialab.lasalle.edu.sg Into the Urban Currents 15 June 2017 Urban Sensing Dustbox, Citizen Sense Particulate Matter Sensor Ground Truth Mapping European Seabed Habitats Citizen Science Science Hack Days FOSS Asia

5. Andreas Schlegel medialab.lasalle.edu.sg Into the Urban Currents 15 June 2017 Safecast is an international, volunteer-centered organization devoted to open citizen science for the environment. In response to the meltdown of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, Safecast was formed and quickly began monitoring, collecting, and openly sharing information on environmental radiation and other pollutants.

6. Andreas Schlegel medialab.lasalle.edu.sg Into the Urban Currents 15 June 2017 Natalie Jeremijenko TREExOFFICE an office space centered around a tree, where the tree is the landlord. Any profit (through rent) reaped by the office goes back into the tree. TREExOFFICE is part of Jeremijenko’s ongoing initiative Environmental Health Clinic.

7. Andreas Schlegel medialab.lasalle.edu.sg Into the Urban Currents 15 June 2017 Andrea Polli, Particle Falls. Particle Falls is a large-scale, real-time visualization of air-quality data. In her light installation Polli was interested in the materiality of the wind and the air.

8. Andreas Schlegel medialab.lasalle.edu.sg Into the Urban Currents 15 June 2017 Timo Arnall, Light painting WiFi, Through this project, the designers reveal the immaterial terrain of of these networks, giving us a visual language to perceive and understand this vitally important aspect of urban infrastructure.

9. Andreas Schlegel medialab.lasalle.edu.sg Into the Urban Currents 15 June 2017 Aram Bartholl, Map. Transferred to physical space the map marker questions the relation of the digital information space to every day life public city space

10. Andreas Schlegel medialab.lasalle.edu.sg Into the Urban Currents 15 June 2017 Documenting The Urban Explorations project stems from an interest in documenting various phenomena of an urban landscape.

11. Andreas Schlegel medialab.lasalle.edu.sg Into the Urban Currents 15 June 2017 Urban Sensing The ideas for the Urban Explorations Project are motivated by the concept of urban sensing where individuals analyse the environment they live in through various strategies and instruments which can range from personal observations, taking samples from the environment, measuring and comparing different environmental characteristics.

12. Andreas Schlegel medialab.lasalle.edu.sg Into the Urban Currents 15 June 2017 Small Data Rather than looking at the city through data captured by highly technological sensor systems, we wanted to explore the city through our custom-built tools.

13. Andreas Schlegel medialab.lasalle.edu.sg Into the Urban Currents 15 June 2017 Motivation Our motivation is driven by playfulness, naivety, and curiosity. At the same time we want to narrate our experience through our process and ﬁndings.

15. Andreas Schlegel medialab.lasalle.edu.sg Into the Urban Currents 15 June 2017 Singapore 2012 8 participants (2 mentors) Familiar with the environment Working with students who just graduated 3 months Familiar workspace Roving exhibition Guided tours for school classes Paris 2015 9 participants (2 mentors) Unfamiliar territory Open Call 7 weeks Ad-hoc and mobile workspace Studio exhibition Gallery showcase

20. Andreas Schlegel medialab.lasalle.edu.sg Into the Urban Currents 15 June 2017 Building tools to sample and capture data using open source technologies and low cost materials With a low-tech driven approach in collecting data rather than making use of digitally available big data sets, we needed to conceptualise and design our own methods and strategies to collect data.

27. Andreas Schlegel medialab.lasalle.edu.sg Into the Urban Currents 15 June 2017 Urban Explorations Singapore, 2012.

54. Andreas Schlegel medialab.lasalle.edu.sg Into the Urban Currents 15 June 2017 Evaluation and translation of samples and data All collected samples and data are translated into static or dynamic artefacts using traditional methods including prints or paintings and new technologies such as computational design or digital fabrication.

127. Andreas Schlegel medialab.lasalle.edu.sg Into the Urban Currents 15 June 2017 Reﬂection Process vs. Outcome To be(come) conscious of the environment Investigations driven by personal interest and motivation Alternative approach to institutionalised methods of sensing an environment Enabling discourse and inspiration across disciplines To practice urban sensing Empowerment enabled by an DIY/DIWO approach and open source

128. Andreas Schlegel medialab.lasalle.edu.sg Into the Urban Currents 15 June 2017 Retrospect – Little comparable data – High level of abstraction makes it difﬁcult for an audience to comprehend – Level of project complexity – Duration + Drifting + Teamwork + Sharing and potential of conducting workshop + Experience

129. Andreas Schlegel medialab.lasalle.edu.sg Into the Urban Currents 15 June 2017 Future Visit more cities Diversity Community engagement Identify values across disciplines

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