BACK TO THE BALKANS
Bobby Chartreuse 2010 B&W Photo
So I got back to the states in January and now I'm headed back to Athens at the end of May. I had a nice time here in Philadelphia, finishing up at school and participating at Basekamp as an artist in residency. I was fortunate to win the Argiro Kazos Scholarship for the Study of Human Nature which is allowing me to complete a two-month photo-journalism project investigating the derelict modernist housing of Athens and a man who attempts to have an intimate relationship with these structures. More info can be found on my blog.
The excessive rioting in Athens may have an effect on my project, and I am looking into other journalistic possibilities that may come out of my time there. After Athens, I am planning on moving to Istanbul or Alexandria to teach english through a non-profit called AIESEC.
IN GREECE
To Athens I go to study abroad at the Arcadia Center for Mediterranean, Hellenic, and Balkan Studies. I am spending four months here to research the architecture and urban planning of Athens. I will be taking two archaeology courses, an independent study, and modern greek language. I have moved my blog to hunteraugeri.wordpress.com where you can find all of my photos, videos, and writings of Greece. Για σου!
VIOLENCE IN AMERICA
I created a mobile device that allows the user to watch recorded videos and survey the space before them. The goal of the project was to create something that would disconnect the user from reality and subject them to violent videos in America's history. My idea came from my interest in the recordings of JFK's assasination. I found that after watching such horriffic video clips, I would see them for the rest of the day, replaying in my head. I programmed the software to mix the two different feeds of video, live and recorded. Below is a video of the project.
Violence in America from Hunter Augeri on Vimeo.
INTERACTIVE/REACTIVE URBAN SURFACES
iRUS Projection Tests from Educated Guess Work on Vimeo.
Interactive/Reactive Urban Surfaces was a collaborative project involving EGWRK, Stanev Potts Architects, and three students from The University of the Arts.
SOCIAL MEDIA FOR SOCIAL CHANGE
SMSC - Online group chat experiment from jbeau on Vimeo.
Social Media for Social Change is a design research project that investigates how networked technologies and social media may be used to create hybrid public spaces where civic discourse and meaningful participation are facilitated, organized, and nurtured at a grass-roots level. This project is a collaboration between faculty and students at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia and the Action Mill, who create non-violent direct actions, events, websites, products and other tools for progressive organizations, grassroots groups and campaigns. Visit our site.