Mark Shepard: Tactical Sound Garden Toolkit

Title:

Tactical Sound Garden Toolkit

Artist(s) and People Involved:

Exhibiting Artist(s):



• Mark Shepard

Collaborators:



• Fiona Murphy
• Achint Thomas
• Ajeya Krishnamurthy
• John Waller
• Viral Modi

Symposium:

• ISEA2006: 13th International Symposium on Electronic Art

Venue(s):

• Cesar Chavez Plaza , San Jose , United States
• South Hall , San Jose , United States

Creation Year:

2006

Artist Statement:

The Tactical Sound Garden Toolkit [TSG] is an open source software platform for cultivating public “sound gardens” within contemporary cities. It draws on the culture and ethic of urban community gardening to posit a participatory environment where new spatial practices for social interaction within technologically mediated environments can be explored and evaluated. Addressing the impact of mobile audio devices like the iPod, the project examines new gradations of privacy and publicity within contemporary public space.

Sponsors:

Support from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) and the Departments of Architecture and Media Study at the State University of New York at Buffalo

Category:

• Art Exhibition
• Apps / Software
• Public Event