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===Definition===
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Experimental Geography is a term first developed by geographer [[Trevor Paglen]] in 2002 to describe a form of geography at the intersection of art and experimentation.
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"In the hands of contemporary artists, the study of humanity’s engagement with the earth’s surface becomes a riddle best solved in experimental fashion. The exhibition presents a panoptic view of this new practice, through a wide range of mediums including sound and video installations, photography, sculpture, and experimental cartography".<ref>http://www.ici-exhibitions.org/index.php/exhibitions/experimental_geography/
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Experimental Geography: From Cultural Production to the Production of Space
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by Trevor Paglen</ref>
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===Example Work===
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*[http://www.ici-exhibitions.org/index.php/exhibitions/experimental_geography/ kanarinka (Catherine D’Ignazio), It Takes 154,000 Breaths to Evacuate Boston, 2007]
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*[http://mhpbooks.com/book.php?id=166 Experimental Geography - Radical Approaches to Landscape, Cartography, and Urbanism] Nato Thompson and Independent Curators International
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===Further Reading===
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*[[Experimental Geography Reading List]]
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===Related Reading===
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*[[Architecture Fiction]]
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Revision as of 15:53, 30 March 2011

Definition

Experimental Geography is a term first developed by geographer Trevor Paglen in 2002 to describe a form of geography at the intersection of art and experimentation.

"In the hands of contemporary artists, the study of humanity’s engagement with the earth’s surface becomes a riddle best solved in experimental fashion. The exhibition presents a panoptic view of this new practice, through a wide range of mediums including sound and video installations, photography, sculpture, and experimental cartography".[1]

Example Work

Further Reading

Related Reading

References

  1. http://www.ici-exhibitions.org/index.php/exhibitions/experimental_geography/ Experimental Geography: From Cultural Production to the Production of Space by Trevor Paglen