Project Artaud

Overview

Project Artaud is a section of ‘Scape the Hood, the first major gps-enabled locative media project in San Francisco. See the ‘Scape the Hood intro movie.

Project Artaud is a location-based project in the Mission district. The project space bounded by 18th Street to the North, by Mariposa Street to the South, Alabama Street to the West, and Florida Street to the East.

Story
Project Artaud is a non-profit, member-run organization. In 1925, the American Can Company built the structure that now houses Project Artaud. In 1971, a group of artists moved into the then-vacant building. This project brings the stories of the artists and art organizations from inside the building out onto the street, providing a glimpse of what it is like to live and work within a concentrated community of artists.

Process

Content is tagged to each colored region on this satellite map. Background sounds are tagged to the large circles.

While we can’t re-create the actual gps-enabled walk, here are some audio files that are embedded in the neighborhood, and that you would hear as you “walked the walk.”

Taking art out onto the street. (.mp3 file)
“It’s no longer art in your living room; it’s art in the street.”
Pico Sanchez

Trains any time day or night. (.mp3 file)
“People would literally choreograph pauses in their shows for the trains.”
Lizzy Spicuzza

Technology
iPaq handheld PDA
Mobile Bristol software
Audacity Recording Software
Mics and digital cameras
Laptops and Desktop computers

Partners
KQED, Public Broadcasting, San Francisco
Hewlett-Packard and the Mobile Bristol Platform Team
Digital Storytelling Festival

Project Artaud
Concept, Design, and Development by Abbe Don and David Lawrence

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