I will be giving a paper and presenting works from That Oceanic Feeling at this Conference
http://artgeographie.sciencesconf.org/
The contemporary art world has gravitated toward notions of
space and place with terms such as “in situ”, “outdoor” and
“alternative space” becoming ubiquitous in its terminology. Further
examples of art-geography hybridization include use of geolocation,
georeferencing, fieldwork methodologies, and other geographical
input in the creative process and in the appearance or significance
of resulting works. Consequently, art critics and scholars
increasingly view issues pertaining to public space, environment,
and virtual space as prime topics of concern. Yet if art practice
is engaged with a “spatial turn” then geography too is adopting and
adapting art practice to the geographical imagination. Indeed, maps
may be viewed as artworks; map-making as a creative process; and
fieldwork methodologies as essentially artistic practices. A
further aspect of the art-geography nexus concerns art’s engagement
with contemporary spatial development planning and practice. From
the branding of artist districts to festivalisation and local
policies based on cultivating, promoting and clustering “creative
industries”, artists are now seen as key players in the urban
development game. This poses a new set of opportunities and
challenges for artists to engage with revitalization processes, and
also opens up new areas for critical research.
With such developments in how space and place are experienced in
contemporary art, and how art is conceptualised and utilised in
geography and allied disciplines, we believe now is a good
time to take stock and cast a critical eye over the various art and
geography interrelationships. Consequently, this conference brings
together artists and geographers, as well as representation from
throughout and beyond the academy, for discussion, exchange, and
mutual learning.
http://artgeographie.sciencesconf.org/conference/artgeographie/pages/Resumes_abstracts.pdf
http://artgeographie.sciencesconf.org/conference/artgeographie/pages/programmefinalv2.pdf
