Michelle Teran :: Lecture: November 27, 2010; 8:00 pm :: Cultural Center CK, Skopje :: Radio Session @ Kanal 103, Skopje (Hosts: Ivana Dragsic and Gjorgi Janevski; Guests: Michelle Teran, Wiebke Stadler, Elena Veljanovska and more): November 27; 12:00 - 4:00 pm :: [pc users: directly follow the stream link; mac users: download the link, and then open it. should open in itune]

The ever increasing proliferation of media generated through collective use of mapping and image-making platforms are creating new ways of seeing and exploring the world. The New Geographies workshop presented practical, participatory and theoretical examples of new geographies created through use of image-making and mapping technologies. The workshop focused on Skopje where research of the city will be carried out using YouTube and Google Earth. How is Skopje depicted through video and the map? In what way does it relate to the built environment? How might one respond to, dialogue with and add to the map? Participants explored Skopje to deepen their understanding and sense of the conditions concerning placement of media within the city, using this research to determine in what other ways Skopje could and should be depicted. This took the form of an initial exploration and cartographic study of Skopje, followed by production of videos and urban interventions and ending with a final public presentation where we share the workshop results through collaborative storytelling.

Michelle Teran (CA/DE) explores the different aspects of how urban space is defined, lived and mediatized. She develops urban interventions and performances such as guided tours, walks and open-air projections, participatory installations and happenings. She is the winner of the Transmediale Award and has received numerous other grants and awards for her work including the Prix Ars Electronica honorary mention (2005, 2010) and the Vida 8.0 Art & Artificial Life International Competition (Madrid). Starting in October, 2010 she will begin a three year research fellowship at the National Academy of Art in Bergen (KHIB). She currently lives and works in Berlin.