projects

• Platform for Urban Investigation - MAPS | Posted by Allard van Hoorn on May 14 2007

  This project creates new maps of urban territories based on psycho-geographical and social-economic factors. It is an international project within the Platform for Urban Investigation that will result in a world atlas of new maps.

• Tango Dérive, Williamsburg Bridge | Posted by Robert Lawrence on May 13 2007

  Tango Dérive, an action/website, is part of a series of “Tango Interventions” presenting tango in unlikely contexts to intervene in the routine of public life and ask questions about identity, place and cultural practice.

• Digital Wilt | Posted by Leah Wechsler on May 11 2007

  Environmental audio for black and white television screen.

  “I can hardly hear you over the noise.” This project explores the audio levels of site specific locations. Environmental recordings are translated into abstract visualizations for black and white television screen using microchips, offering a comparison of locations through their audio levels. The louder the noise, the […]

• LyreBird | Posted by Jessica Corr on May 10 2007

  The LyreBird is a pendant to wear while participating in Conflux events. It will record 1-2 minutes of sound at random times resulting in an audio souvenir of the city.

• CIA Mind Control Cell Tower | Posted by Travis Lindquist on May 10 2007

  “CIA CELL TOWER” MONITORS LOCAL INTERNET USERS’ WIRELESS TRANSMISSIONS
  NYC Residents Launching High-Tech Post 9-11 Neighborhood Watch Program
  September 11, 2007
  Brooklyn NY- Capla Kesting Fine Art announced plans to build a 10-foot-tall cell tower designed to capture, monitor and rebroadcast wireless signals were announced today in the internet-savvy neighborhood of Williamsburg Brooklyn. The tower, named “CIA Cell […]

• Urban Camouflage: Taking Shelter | Posted by Katherine Behar on May 10 2007

  When the city rubs you raw, let the city rub off on you. Take shelter by taking a shelter apart and decorating yourself with a scrap of the city’s fabric: a piece of urban camouflage.