Author Archives: ReMote

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RW.12 updated on GOOGLE

 

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Universität der Künste, UdK, Berlin/Germany on geodata server.
AeroWest flew over The University of the Arts in November 2010. AeroWest provides Google Earth with aerial photo data.
No aerial photos could be shot since – the university lies within the high security area of the Reichstag and is thus a no-go zone for all aircraft.

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RW.15 Unperfekthaus, Essen

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Location: Unperfekthaus/Essen a collaboration with Hacking the City,
Museum Folkwang, Essen
Roof size: 165 square meters

REMOTEWORDS#15 was part of the exhibition project “Hacking the City” which took place at the Folkwang Museum in Essen and all over the rest of the City of Essen. “Hacking the City” is a project that reacts to changing structures in the public domain such as mobility and communication within the city. The “Unperfekthaus” in Essen has been inscribed as part of the exhibition project Hacking the City. The message “!=CTRL” refers to open source computer languages like Linux. “!=” is used as a negation or non-operation. Thus “!=CTRL” means not controlled or uncontrolled. 
Curator: Sabine Maria Schmidt

www.unperfekthaus.de
www.hacking-the-city.org

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ISEA Culture Fair 2010

E-Culture Fair/ISEA

For the E-Culture Fair 2010 REMOTEWORDS is being expanded as a 
virtual game: 
A large-scale, accessible satellite picture of the surrounds of the exhibition space (Dortmunder U) invites each visitor to cover one roof with a message. On the spot, the statements are directly applied to the satellite picture. By means of REMOTEWORDS’ blog virtual visitors from around the world can contribute statements on issues such as urbanity, navigation, digitality, virtual simulation and city (urban space). 

www.eculturefair2010.eu
www.isea2010ruhr.org

 

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RW.11 – GeoEye Satellite Image

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GeoEye Satellite Image

The Vilém Flusser quote on the roof of Sao Paulo University was captured by the GeoEye satellite at an altitude of 684 km (425 mi).

Photo credit: “GeoEye Data is owned by GeoEye, Inc. All rights are reserved by GeoEye, Inc.”

Thanks to brazilian artist Daniel Lima for the satellite image.

 

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RW Redefining Landscape

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REMOTEWORDS – REDEFINDING AN URBAN LANDSCAPE

The exhibition project “REDEFINDING AN URBAN LANDSCAPE” extends the concept of REMOTEWORDS into a virtual game for the people of Johannesburg to participate in. A huge satellite image to walk into invites the visitor to mark a roof of his choice and take part in reshaping the urban landscape around ARTS on MAIN. The focus is the transition of Doornfontein and the rapid change of the urban landscape, forced by evictions and relocations in former times, nowadays by transformations as a result of the abolition of apartheid structures. The blog www.remotewords.net contributes to the discussion.

 http://jozi-artlab.co.za/en/index.php

 

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RW.14 Stadtgalerie Kiel

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Location: Stadtgalerie Kiel/Germany
Author: Arne Rautenberg
Roof size: 1131 square meters

On the roof of the Stadtgalerie Kiel, REMOTEWORDS has printed an anagram by Arne Rautenberg.
By switching letters around, the word STADTGALERIE (CITY GALLERY) became EDLE ARTIST AG. (NOBLE ARTIST CO)

 

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RW.8 – updated on GOOGLE

 

The first roof updated on Google Earth is REMOTEWORDS.8 (“MABONENG” – ARTS ON MAIN) in Johannesburg. The buildiung is located only a few hundred meters from Ellis Parc Stadium – a 2010 Fifa World cup stadium. The district around Main Street was given its name after the message by REMOTEWORDS and Niq Mhlongo and is known as the “Maboneng-District” since then.

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RW.2 – on geodata server

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First roof on geodata server

The Edith Russ Site for Media Art in Oldenburg is the first building that has flown ower by AeroWest Geodata. The shot was taken about 8 months after the installation on April 4th 2009. AeroWest is providing Google Earth with the image data for Germany. Here you see a screenshot of the Aerowest data server.

Copyright: Courtesy AeroWest, Germany. Thanks for the geneorous support.