Cambridge CRASSH presentation

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I will speak speaking at the Cambridge Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (CRASSH) seminar series on 29th October, 2012. The tile of the talk is Recoding Urban Space through Place Hacking. Entry is free and the talk is open to the public. Recoding Urban Space through Place Hacking Monday, 29 October 2012 17:00 – 19:00 Location: CRASSH, Seminar room SG1, Ground floor

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Place Hacking Bradley L Garrett

“…an interior tourism that allows the curious-minded to discover a world of behind-the-scenes sights.” - Ninjalicious, Access All Areas

Urban Exploration

History of Practice

Cross Section

Going Native

“There is only one way to understand another culture. Living it.” (Peter Høeg, 2005).

“Waste products of a functionalist administration” (Michael de Certeau 1984).

TOADS One

TOADS Two

Aesthetics of Decay One

“Unstable, fetid and lukewarm substances where life ferments” (George Bataille, 1993).

Aesthetics of Decay Two

Aesthetics of Decay Three

Aesthetics of Decay Four

Aesthetics of Decay Five

Aesthetics of Decay Six

Aesthetics of Decay Seven

The Birth of the LCC

“The desire for alternative options starts with disappointment and anxiety” (Alan Rapp, 2010).

Accomplishments One

“The Age of Discovery is not dead: it lives on through urban explorers”(Deyo & Leibowitz 2003).

Accomplishments Two

Accomplishments Three

Accomplishments Four

Accomplishment Five

Drift One

“When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro” (Hunter S. Thompson, 2003)

Drift Two

Drift Three

Conclusions One

“But what a strange geography lesson I was given!” (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry,

1939).

Conclusions Two

Conclusions Three