A Geography of the Screen: Mapmaking as Bridge between Film and Curatorial Production Processes
Both mapping and artist documentary filmmaking offer us subjective translations of reality and strategies to relate to and represent space, sharing analogous methods of production that allow for a useful application of the spatial language of mapmaking to filmmaking. Immersing the film process withi...
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| description | Both mapping and artist documentary filmmaking offer us subjective translations of reality and strategies to relate to and represent space, sharing analogous methods of production that allow for a useful application of the spatial language of mapmaking to filmmaking. Immersing the film process within the language of mapmaking can then act as a bridge into the spatial practices of the gallery environment, curatorial practice, and exhibition design. This process is defined here as “film-mapping” and is investigated through the development of the work <i>For the Record</i> by Phanuel Antwi and Rhea Storr commissioned by the <i>transmediale</i> festival in Berlin (2021), for which the author of the present paper is the film curator. A process for film-mapping is laid out according to three stages: (1) Compose the Territory, (2) Define the Legend, and (3) Set the Modality. Understanding the production of <i>For the Record</i> through this mapping terminology enriches the spatial understanding of the work, providing a translation device between filmmaking and curatorial practice and mediating between the disciplines by providing a shared language. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e7fdaee2a8e3432db06b738c28383de62023-11-18T09:12:59ZengMDPI AGArts2076-07522023-05-011239410.3390/arts12030094A Geography of the Screen: Mapmaking as Bridge between Film and Curatorial Production ProcessesBen Evans James0School of Communication, Falmouth University, Falmouth TR11 4RH, UKBoth mapping and artist documentary filmmaking offer us subjective translations of reality and strategies to relate to and represent space, sharing analogous methods of production that allow for a useful application of the spatial language of mapmaking to filmmaking. Immersing the film process within the language of mapmaking can then act as a bridge into the spatial practices of the gallery environment, curatorial practice, and exhibition design. This process is defined here as “film-mapping” and is investigated through the development of the work <i>For the Record</i> by Phanuel Antwi and Rhea Storr commissioned by the <i>transmediale</i> festival in Berlin (2021), for which the author of the present paper is the film curator. A process for film-mapping is laid out according to three stages: (1) Compose the Territory, (2) Define the Legend, and (3) Set the Modality. Understanding the production of <i>For the Record</i> through this mapping terminology enriches the spatial understanding of the work, providing a translation device between filmmaking and curatorial practice and mediating between the disciplines by providing a shared language.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0752/12/3/94curating artists’ documentary filmdeep mappingdigital artsexhibition designexhibition studies |
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| title | A Geography of the Screen: Mapmaking as Bridge between Film and Curatorial Production Processes |
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| title_short | A Geography of the Screen: Mapmaking as Bridge between Film and Curatorial Production Processes |
| title_sort | geography of the screen mapmaking as bridge between film and curatorial production processes |
| topic | curating artists’ documentary film deep mapping digital arts exhibition design exhibition studies |
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