by kspence | Oct 5, 2012 | Imaging the City, Neoliberalism, The Future of the City
The Packard Plant and the Old Detroit Train Depot are the two most photographed “ruin porn” sites in Detroit. Below an artist talks of his Packard Plant art installation. [vimeo]https://vimeo.com/42199118[/vimeo]
by kspence | Sep 28, 2012 | Imaging the City, Neoliberalism, The Future of the City
Of the videos from MODCAR’s Imaging Detroit project I’ve seen so far, this is one of the most frustrating. But at the same time it was just good enough to provide inspiration for an essay I’m working on for Nobody’s Coming....
by kspence | Sep 21, 2012 | Neoliberalism, The Future of the City
Imaging Detroit occurs this weekend, featuring over 65 films (including my first film short “I Am From Detroit”). Over the next several weeks I plan on featuring these films here. I’m struck by Lemonade Detroit for a few reasons, but the first is...
by kspence | Aug 2, 2012 | Culture, Neoliberalism, The Future of the City
A few weeks ago I heard about a project entitled Imaging Detroit sponsored by the Metropolitan Observatory for Digital Culture and Representation. I thought it represented the perfect opportunity for me to bring together my interest in visual politics, and my...
by kspence | Jul 9, 2012 | The Future of the City, The Mass Media, Urban Politics |
I usually time my trip back to Detroit to coincide with my fraternity's boat ride. But there are a couple of conferences that occurred at the same time. The first is the Allied Media Conference, sponsored every year by Allied Media Projects. Dozens of sessions...
by kspence | Jun 21, 2012 | Neoliberalism, The Future of the City, Urban Politics |
Next week I go home for my annual "trip up north." Get a chance to see my family, get a chance to go to the baddest boat ride in North America, and get a chance to do some work. I came across the following proposal, called Imaging Detroit: Imaging...
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