REmap
KM is a project running parallel to the 1st International Athens Art
Biennial, taking place from September - November 2007 at the
Kerameikos/Metaxourgeio (KM) downtown district of Athens. It aims to
offer an additional strand to the conceptual & methodological
context of the "Destroy Athens" Biennial by engaging with a particular
area of Athens & redefining the inhabitation & utilization of
different sites through diverse & distributed means.
REmap KM is an experiment on psychogeographic maps created
by transitory spaces, a process of indeterminate & mutable form
that gives rise to a multi-layered & incomplete cartography of the
KM district. Through ephemeral art interventions, platforms and
installations, the intention is to open up different possibilities for
linking the tangible world of buildings, streets & urban landscapes
with contemporary art practices, social networks & modes of
communication.
REmap KM includes the Athens Biennial's off-site projects,
international art galleries' shows, an open-air video-art & film
screening program, street art & graffiti interventions, an
environmental program & various independent architecture &
fashion projects. These will all be presented in different settings,
including fully functional as well as derelict buildings, lots &
public spaces, distributed around several blocks of the KM area and in
close proximity to Technopolis, the Biennial's main exhibition venue.
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