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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.  
 
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".<ref>http://www.ici-exhibitions.org/index.php/exhibitions/experimental_geography/
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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/
Experimental Geography: From Cultural Production to the Production of Space
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Experimental Geography: From Cultural Production to the Production of Space]
 
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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]
 
*[http://www.ici-exhibitions.org/index.php/exhibitions/experimental_geography/ kanarinka (Catherine D’Ignazio), It Takes 154,000 Breaths to Evacuate Boston, 2007]
 
*[http://mhpbooks.com/book.php?id=166 Experimental Geography - Radical Approaches to Landscape, Cartography, and Urbanism] Nato Thompson and Independent Curators International
 
*[http://mhpbooks.com/book.php?id=166 Experimental Geography - Radical Approaches to Landscape, Cartography, and Urbanism] Nato Thompson and Independent Curators International
 
===Further Reading===
 
*[[Experimental Geography Reading List]]
 
  
 
===Related Reading===
 
===Related Reading===
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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

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