P r e / a m b l e: A 2 day festival of Art and Psychogeography NOVEMBER 1 & 2, 2003 Home Festival Overview Participating Artists Schedule of Events About Join the Mailing List Contact PRESENTED BY: Western Front Upgrade 2.0 Special Airplane Kate Armstrong Year Zero One OTHER LINKS: What is Psychogeography? Algorithmic Psychogeography Guy Debord's Theory of the Derive Why Psychogeography? Social Fiction Glowlab Psychogeography.net	Karen O'Rourke W A L K : A Pixellated Spiral Walk & Some Screen-based Sightseeing Meet at the Western Front Date: Sunday, November 2, 2003 Time: 1 pm **A PIXELLATED SPIRAL WALK MAY BE UNDERTAKEN AT ANY TIME THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND, JUST DROP IN AT THE WESTERN FRONT AND PICK UP THE MATERIALS -- BUT AT 1 PM ON SUNDAY THERE WILL BE AN ORIENTATION ABOUT THE PROJECT.** I've never been to Vancouver but I've been getting acquainted with it online. My reading has led me to believe that it is one of those rare North American cities that encourage walking. Could you walk it for me? Your walk will be spiral-shaped, a bit pixellated too, as it looks as if the streets around Western Front are arranged in a grid. You can beat the grid by walking in circles beginning at Western Front (the center) and moving gradually outwards, then about halfway through the walk, you'll spiral back in to end up at WF. Below is a map showing how I envision this walk. Please use your own judgment regarding how far out you can go in the allotted time. The map doesn't indicate topographical features such as hills and doesn't include temporary obstacles like closed-off streets or construction sites. As you take the walk or afterwards, online, could you also answer a questionnaire about your experience? Your pictures and personal impressions would be most welcome. My students at the Université Paris 1 in France will use your responses to write stories about Vancouver, a city none of them has ever visited. They will post these collaborative stories online. BIO: Karen O'Rourke's work deals with intercultural communication, databases, networks and emergent storytelling systems. It has been presented internationally. Recent projects include a CD-Rom, "Paris Reseau/Paris Network" (published in 2000) and "Archiving as Art", a collective exhibition/website. A Map Larger Than the Territory