The MILKline between Latvia and Holland

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The MILK-Project

Markus, a programmer from Amsterdamsoftware.com made the audience @ tent 3 familiar with a project of artist Esther Polak. The GPS-inspired MILK-Project followed a european dairy transportation scheme from the udder of the (Latvian) cow, to the mouth of the (Dutch) consumer. It is a direct offspring of the "AmsterdamREALTIME" project: 10 participants were equipped with GPS-device and mapped the city of Amsterdam en route of their movements.

With MILK Esther Polak extends the original idea: She explores the way of a dairy product in the newly grown European Community. As well she provides a mean to have the particpants tell and visualize their stories. So she documents their way of life. First, participants were followed for a day using the GPS-system. After that the GPS-tracks were visualized. Then the reactions of the participants and the public were recorded.

The MILK-Project will be awarded the Golden Nica at the "Ars Electronica 2005"

Related Pages:

• MILK - the abstract
• Markus The - the speaker
• Track:MILK - video and other material on the lecture
• www.milkproject.net - the project site

Zettmann 30 July 2005 19:30 (CEST)