Finding Ghosts to Look Both Ways

Dr Tracey M Bensonaka @bytetime

Finding Ghosts to Look Both Ways

Where to? Steps Towards the Future of Walking Arts Symposium

Falmouth University

2015

• AcknowledgementsI would like to acknowledge the Ngunnawal people, the traditional owners of the country on which I now stand.

Also, I would like to acknowledge all Indigenous peoples, whose wisdom and knowledge ofer great opportunities for humanity to learn how to be more sustainable and respectful of the land we inhabit.

Last but not least, I would like to acknowledge the support and encouragement of Te Urutahi Waikerepuru, Jo Tito, Sharon Atkinson, Lee Joachim, Aretha Briggs and many other people who, by sharing their stories and passion, encouraged me to explore more deeply my own history and place in the world.

www.traceybenson.com

Creative focus:Place + Identity


Walking projects

Finding Balance: Mura Gadi – GPS Tracks and Augmented Reality Installation/Book

Finding Ghosts: Dunedin, Auckland, Copenhagen

Long Time No See - an intervention App development – Look Both Ways


Walking projects – tools/media

Online data/source materials – GPS tracks, Google Maps, Wiki/Flickr commons

Photographs and video gathered on mobile devices

Augmented reality tool - Aurasma Products include – walks, maps, video

installation, photographic exhibitions, books, etc.


Discovering ancient tracks


Finding Balance: Mura GadiCanberra 2013


Namadgi National Park:Ngunnawal and Yuin Country




Finding Ghosts2013 - current


Dunedin – Sept 2013Featured as part of the 2013 Mesh Cities Symposium in Dunedin, hosted by ADA (Aotearoa Digital Arts)


Auckland – September 2014Featured as part of the 2014 Mesh Cities Symposium in Auckland, hosted by ADA (Aotearoa Digital Arts). Collaborated with local Historian Edward Bennett.



Copenhagen – October 2014


Walking Backwards into the Future was featured as part of Cultura21 Eco Island, Dragør, Denmark.

Kochi – December 2014Featured as part of the 2014 Kochi Satellites and Long Time No See. A focus on sustainability in Kochi. Canvas is located at the end point – the Amay Shop.


Future App developmentsI am currently in the early stages of a collaboration with Indian developer Aruna Sankaranarayanan on a project titled Look Both Ways.

By conceptually building on existing projects by Tracey Benson, using Aurasma we seek to:

Take current photos of monuments, use them as targets and use AR to show related Wikipedia text.

Take current photos of monuments, use them as targets, show historical photos - which will be the history walk.

Take current photos of monuments, use them as targets, and play recordings.

Look at options for users to contribute their stories, images and data

Find open source and platform compatible solutions to app development


Thanks for having me!

Contact details:

Tracey M Benson


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Presentations & Public Speaking

Finding Ghosts to Look Both Ways