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Posted on May 9, 2010March 21, 2023 by Christophe Bruchansky

Welcome to My Place: Workshop Manuals

Here are step-by-step manuals documenting the workshops that have been organized as part of the Welcome to My Place project. They are free and under a Creative Commons License. These manuals can be used as: Tools to better understand the identity of either a place or an area (e.g. Read the rest

Posted on May 9, 2010March 21, 2023 by Christophe Bruchansky

Welcome to Finsbury Park

Part of Welcome to my Place.
The Welcome to Finsbury Park project was co-organised with the Transition Finsbury Park association to engage the London N4 local communities with their neighbourhood. It consisted in a two-month field investigation using videos, and concluded in March 2010 with a workshop and the co-creation of subjective maps (these two activities are documented in the following manuals). Read the rest

Posted on May 9, 2010September 21, 2025 by Christophe Bruchansky

Welcome to Hong Kong

Study on Verticality – video triptych May 2010 Series of three artistic videos screened at Museu Valencià de la Il·lustració i la Modernitat, 3rd edition of Under the Subway Videoart Night, Images Contre Nature and Toronto Urban Film Festival. Read the rest

Posted on February 1, 2010February 23, 2026 by Christophe Bruchansky

The Heterotopia of Walt Disney World

Paper published in the February 2010 edition of Philosophy Now magazine. Read the paper Below are the slides of the presentation I gave at the Philosophy for All Kant’s Cave. My aim was to introduce the concept of Heterotopia by Michel Foucault using the example of Walt Disney World. Read the rest

Posted on August 1, 2009August 25, 2025 by Christophe Bruchansky

Design for Dreaming

The Design for Dreaming workshops were organized in collaboration with the small world project in Hong Kong. During these workshops, pupils learned how to create a storyboard based on pre-existing movie shots. Read the rest

Posted on July 19, 2009August 25, 2025 by Christophe Bruchansky

Dreams of Progress Video Art Exhibition

What does progress mean nowadays? Who defines it? What is our verdict on past and present visions of the future? Do we still want to imagine an ideal future? Can we? Read the rest

Posted on July 19, 2009August 25, 2025 by Christophe Bruchansky

Visions for the Future

To New Horizons, Handy (Jam) Organization, USA, 1940 – 23 min.
“Definitive document of pre-World War II futuristic utopian thinking, as envisioned by General Motors. Documents the ‘Futurama’ exhibit in GM’s ‘Highways and Horizons’ pavilion at the World’s Fair, which looks ahead to the ‘wonder world of 1960.’” Read the rest

Posted on July 19, 2009August 25, 2025 by Christophe Bruchansky

Microsoft Productivity

Productivity Future Vision 2019, Microsoft Office Labs, USA, 2009 – 6 min. “While the future is impossible to predict, we are constantly looking forward, analyzing trends, and gathering insights to gain a deeper understanding of how investments in computer technology can help us live more productive, fulfilling, and sustainable lives. Read the rest

Posted on July 19, 2009August 25, 2025 by Christophe Bruchansky

Artistic Views at the Past

Some Things Won’t Change, Adam Pelling Deeves, UK, 2009 – 3 min. “Some Things Won’t Change is a remix of Design For Dreaming, set at the 1956 General Motors Motorama. Downloaded from the Internet Archive, it was made in response to Remyyy’s Same Video (http://vimeo.com/remyyy Read the rest

Posted on July 19, 2009August 25, 2025 by Christophe Bruchansky

Discovery of Magnetic North

Discovery of Magnetic North, Richard Jerousek and Brian Phillips, USA, 2007 – 20 min. “This video is meant to accompany the live performances of our music project, Discovery of Magnetic North. Read the rest

Posted on July 19, 2009August 25, 2025 by Christophe Bruchansky

Artistic Reactions to Progress

Mardi Gras, Keith Loutit, Australia, 2009 – 3min. “Mardi Gras is the 7th short film in the 12 month documentary project ‘Little Sydney’. The idea behind ‘Little Sydney’ is to shrink mankind down to a scale that is more representative of our actual position in the world. Read the rest

Posted on July 5, 2009August 25, 2025 by Christophe Bruchansky

Notions of Utopia and Progress

A philosophical debate about utopia and progress was held at the WRF in July 2009, as part of the Dreams of Progress video art exhibition. The debate took a look back at our previous visions of the future, how they materialised and the way they relate to the dreams we nourish today. Read the rest