An investigation of Gothenburg’s urban digital twinning ecosystem and its actors’ ability to provide opportunities for meaningful civic engagement.
The work resulted in the shadowing of the development of the KultVis digital twin and the production of my own digital twin prototypes inspired by the practice of cartography. These twoapproaches to twinning revolved around two key sites, respectively, the Gothenburg Film Studios and the Gazaplatsen encampment. Over the course of the project, six interviews with actors involved in digital twinning endeavors were conducted as well as a mapping of Gothenburg-based digital twinning projects.
The project resulted in the production of three “counter-twins” which explore new approaches to spatio-temporal visualizations of contested sites by drwaing inspiration from the practice of counter-cartography.
DESIGN STRATEGY
NEW MEDIA ART
CO-PRODUCTION PHOTOGRAMMETRY
COUNTER-CARTOGRAPHY
SITE-SPECIFIC PRODUCTION
An archive of the life of the camp mixing GIS data with found footage of the encampment used to reflect on the power dynamics at play in and around the camp.
A subjective 3D depiction of the camp mixing photogrammetric captures, sound recordings and imagery found on social media to create a slightly surreal portrait of the spirit of the camp and how it confronted visitors with the cyclical nature of the violence inflicted upon the Palestinian people.
A real-time conversation simulation environment in which different actors like student protestors or representatives of the leadership can be made to interact surfacing a variety of perspectives regarding the camp’s presence in Gothenburg, and the cause it stood for.
DEVELOPMENT PROCESS