Beat a Situationist. At His Own Game
PAST EVENTS
25. Sep. 2021
walklistencreate.org and at Cona, LjubljanaIn May and June 1968, France was struck by extensive civil unrest. With the Situationists as major protagonists, citizens revolted against the control exerted over public space by state power and capitalist structures. Public space was increasingly transformed into a spectacle dictating behaviour, consumption and perception.
To counter this, the Situationists introduced psychogeography and dérive as tools for reclaiming individual agency in navigating public space. Psychogeography refers to the emotional and behavioural impact of place, while dérive is a method of drifting through space guided by a series of small tasks that encourage observation, reflection and action.
The workshop combines historical and theoretical perspectives on Situationist practices with contemporary critiques of digital environments. Through the use of the award-winning Dérive app, participants collaboratively develop new task cards, expanding the application and making them available for global use.
Babak Fakhamzadeh
In May and June 1968, France was struck by extensive civil unrest. With the Situationists as major protagonists, citizens revolted against the control exerted over public space by state power and capitalist structures. Public space was increasingly transformed into a spectacle dictating behaviour, consumption and perception.
To counter this, the Situationists introduced psychogeography and dérive as tools for reclaiming individual agency in navigating public space. Psychogeography refers to the emotional and behavioural impact of place, while dérive is a method of drifting through space guided by a series of small tasks that encourage observation, reflection and action.
The workshop combines historical and theoretical perspectives on Situationist practices with contemporary critiques of digital environments. Through the use of the award-winning Dérive app, participants collaboratively develop new task cards, expanding the application and making them available for global use.
A developer, researcher and lecturer working at the intersection of technology, urban space and critical practice. His work focuses on creating digital tools that enable reflection on, and subversion of, dominant modes of navigating public and digital environments. He is the creator of the Dérive app.
Artist: Babak Fakhamzadeh
Photo: Babak Fakhamzadeh
Workshop and Dérive app development: Babak Fakhamzadeh
Moderator: Babak Fakhamzadeh
Speakers: John Wild, Cecilia Quiles, Michael Kwet, Anja Podreka
Organization: Irena Pivka, Katarina Radaljac, Babak Fakhamzadeh
Translation and editing: Melita Silič
Cover photo: Babak Fakhamzadeh
Production: walk · listen · create
In collaboration with: Cona, Institute for Contemporary Arts Processing
Part of the festival: Sound Walk City · prelude
Sound Walk City · prelude was initiated by the walk · listen · create platform, in collaboration with the Cona Institute. The Ljubljana edition is produced by the Cona Institute, Steklenik Gallery.