Place and QR codes

Place and QR codes from Jim Barrett

"It is my assessment that this new model of cultural production results in approaching exhibitions as a process—that is an ongoing conversation with the public. Nevertheless, while the action may be with art spaces and non-profit galleries, these places have to make sure that they also stay relevant because the action does not necessarily stay with them: it moves anywhere due to the possibilities offered by the new state of globalization supported by networked culture". - When the Action Leaves the Museum: New Approaches to the Exhibition as a Tool of Communication by Eduardo Navas 

• 3. "In essence, this is a way of extending theexhibition beyond the museum’s walls to thelocal community; a possible result is that peoplemay be able to preview what they will encounterprior to their museum visit.". When the Action Leaves the Museum: New Approaches to the Exhibition as a Tool of Communication by Eduardo Navas
• 4. "This may well be a literal example of how the exhibit moves beyond the gallery walls. These exhibitions also demonstrate that Debbaut’s observation that ―the action has left the museum is a reality that both The Museum of World Culture, as well as the Maritime Museum are coping with constructively, by finding ways to make exhibitions available on the cell-phones and the Web, respectively..".- When the Action Leaves the Museum: New Approaches to the Exhibition as a Tool of Communication by Eduardo Navas
• 5. "In effect, the new media project demonstrates how the gallery is now a transitional space in which users can become engaged in some level, but that if they have enough interest after their visit, they could download the software in the privacy of their homes to further explore the artwork. This is specific to new media, and is a direct extension of the ―action leaving the museum.". - When the Action Leaves the Museum: New Approaches to the Exhibition as a Tool of Communication by Eduardo Navas
• 6. "Their website states: ―Färgfabriken is an art gallery that works in three different principal areas: art, architecture, and society. Our work creates the conditions for questioning, developing, and creating unexpected situations. This description may come closest to recognizing an institution as a location to visit, but it quickly shifts the attention to a discourse that moves beyond the space itself." - When the Action Leaves the Museum: New Approaches to the Exhibition as a Tool of Communication by Eduardo Navas
• 7. "Due to the ubiquity of networked communication, communities around the world have entered a new stage, which is defined by art and media theorist Jose Luis Brea as a fourth layer of economic production, which he references as immaterial work. This layer is above the layer of agriculture, industrialization and service. It is a layer that treats constant information exchange—communication itself—as a commodity. " - When the Action Leaves the Museum: New Approaches to the Exhibition as a Tool of Communication by Eduardo Navas
• 8. A QR (Quick Response) code is two-dimensional visual structure that can be registered with a digital camera in a portable device. Whereas a linear bar code may accommodate 128 characters; a 2D QR Code, can comprise as many as 7,089 characters. QR code reader apps are available for the iPhone, the Android, and through service providers such as Sprint. http://www.scribd.com/doc/105786377/QR-Codes-in-Space-and-Place
• 9. What makes a Place?
• 10. The New Digital Storytelling by Bryan Alexander p3: "Digital storytelling is telling stories with digital technologies. Digital stories are narratives built from thestuff of cyberculture. We can also conceive of digitalstorytelling through examples of it in action, such as: • A very short story about growing food, composed of remixed archival photographs. • A podcast about medieval history, where each installment takes listeners through the extraordinary lives of Norman rulers. • A blog novel about America in 1968, following two teenagers as they travel through political and personal landscapes. • An account of an alien invasion delivered through multiple Twitter accounts
• 11. • A video clip about a mother–daughter relationship over time • A game of sorts seemingly about The Matrix, based on a Web site, but mysteriously extending across multiple platforms including your email inbox • Novels read on mobile phones— and often written on mobile phones• Hundreds of Vermont teenagers creating multimedia stories foreach other • A Holocaust victim’s life retold by Facebook
• 12. Place
• 13. DifferentSame timeplace?
• 14. Place Context Public Home History Private Foreign Identity Secret Culture Relation Isolated Residential Experience Hidden State Embodied Lost Commercial
• 15. Places in Umeå? Backens Kyrkan Umedalen Stads Kyrkan Sjukhus/ParkGamla/ Nya Tåg Stora HotellStationen Kajan/HamnScharinska Gamla KyrkogårdGammlia Gamla BryggerietGlashuset Gamla Cykel Bron
• 16. "The ’street as museum’ approach towards discovering and disseminating local knowledge and practices, and hence, the reorganising of social relations and curatorial purposes, may become a dynamic means to help envisage ’museum inclusivity’. It is in this context the notion of an ’Inclusive Museum’ may possibly be anticipated". Street as Museum as Method: Some Thoughts onMuseum Inclusivity by King-chung Siu (2008)
• 17. Jim.barrett@humlab.umu.se Tack!