Bio Mapping - Christian Nold


Bio Mapping

Christian Nold
Jan 2004 - ongoing

www.biomapping.net

Bio Mapping is a research project which explores new ways that we as individuals can make use of the information we can gather about our own bodies. Instead of security technologies that are designed to control our behaviour, this project envisages new tools that allows people to selectively share and interpret their own bio data.

The Bio Mapping tool allows the wearer to record their Galvanic Skin Response (GSR), which is a simple indicator of emotional arousal in conjunction with their geographical location. This can be used to plot a map that highlights point of high and low arousal. By sharing this data we can construct maps that visualise where we as a community feel stressed and excited.

How will our perceptions of our community and environment change when we become aware of our own and each others intimate body states?

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This project has been presented in the following contexts:

Long term community project:
Greenwich Emotion Map, London, Oct 05 - April 0

Ethnographic research:
Center for Knowledge Societies, Bangalore, India, Dec - Jan 05

Exhibitions:
Greenwich Emotion Map, IP, London, Mar 06
Day to Day Data, Danielle Arnaud, London, Mar - Apr 06
Information Rhetoric, London Gallery West , Nov- Jan 06
Day to Day Data, Aspex Gallery, Portsmouth, Sep - Oct 05
Day to Day Data, Angel Row, Nottingham, Jul - Sep 05
State of Mind, BIOS Centre, London, Apr - May 05
Tactical Urban Map Hack, DEAF 04, Rotterdam, Nov 2004
The Show,Royal College of Art, London, June 2004

Workshops:
Urban Learning Space, Glasgow Oct 2005
Ittaca, Helsinki, Finland Sep 2005
Pavilion, Huddersfield, UK Mar 2005
Trans Cultural Mapping, Helsinki Aug 2004
Day-to-Day Data, Nottingham, Uk Aug 2004
Siena Design Project, Italy Jul 2004
Ittaca, Istanbul, Turkey Jul 2005

Presentations:
Kingston University, London Dec 2005
Digital Cultures, Nottingham Dec 2005
Saint Martins, UCL, London Oct 2005
PLAN, Nottingham University, Uk Oct 2005
Node.L, Tate Modern, London Aug 2005
Ittaca, Istanbul, Turkey Jul 2005
Pavilion, Huddersfield, UK Mar 2005
Ittaca, Lampedusa, Italy Feb 2005
Westminster University, London Nov 2004
Art & Communication, Riga Sep 2004
Trans Cultural Mapping, Helsinki Aug 2004
Siena Design Project, Italy Jul 2004
Royal College of Art, London Jun 2004
NotCon 04 Conference, London Jun 2004
Futuresonic 04, Manchester, UK

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This project has received support from:

Foundation Marcel Hicter
Arts Council of England
Independent Photography
Angel Row Gallery
Ordnance Survey
Mixed Reality Lab Nottingham
London Gallery West
Node London

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Last Updated 27.03.08
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The book, "Emotional Cartography" edited by Christian Nold is now finished and the printed book will launch at 18:30 on 24th April, 2009 at SPACE studios in London: Emotional Cartography

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New Project live now! Community Metrics is a live installation in Nottingham that allows people to rate each other. Think Friendly Fascism. Look at live data: Community Metrics

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I am in Geneva running a week long intensive workshop at the art/design school. Take a look at the website: Geneva Biopsy

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I currently have an exhibition at the ICA in London of my new piece: "It does not permit itself be read" which explores the origins of the urban Crowd. Go and have a look: Exhibition

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This Saturday, I am running a workshop at UCL for the London Beauty Map 1880/2008 which is a collaboration with Sir Francis Galton (rip) the father of Eugenics. Come along!

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I am travelling to Spain to provide consultations on footpaths. Then off to Italy to run the Complexity Maps summer school for the World Design Capital. Take a look at the website I think this will be a great project:
ComplexityMaps

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I finally took the time to rework an old project, the Rio - Point of Sale poster! Take a look :
Rio - Point of Sale

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The Brentford Biopsy Map is complete. Check out the 10 meter map! This week I am heading to Paris for a lecture about the East Paris Emotion Map. Next week I will be in Copenhagen for the Metropolis Conference

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Off to Turin to plan the Complexity Maps summer school for the World Design Capital

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I am in Paris for workshops part of my new solo show at Arslonga Gallery and part of Mal aux Pixel festival

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Next week sees the launch of my major solo show, the Brentford Biopsy at Watermans in London. Come to workshops and look at the exhibition evolve over the next few months!
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Next week I will be in Holland for workshops at Delft University and then a keynote at Mobile City in Rotterdam. On the 3rd March I will giving a lecture at MIT Medialab come along!

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I will be in NY in Feb giving a lecture with Adam Greenfield, J. Meejin Young and Stamen at the New Museum. Come along!

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In Popular Terms has won the Eyebeam Eco Visulisation Challange and is showing at Eyebeam in NY.

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The printed San Francisco Emotion Map is now available!

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Tonight is the physical and online launch of my new project In Popular Terms at the Berkeley Art Museum. Check it out!

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Hello I would love to get feedback from people about what they think about my projects. Please help by filling out this online form. Thanks so much !!!

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Back in London trying to get over the jetlag. Preparing for the last Stockport workshop.

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I am in Tokyo speaking and running a workshop at the Dislocate 07 conference. Come and join us if you are around.

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Some of my maps are currently showing in Santa Monica in the Zoom exhibition.

The Stockport Emotion Map will be starting next week. Have a look!

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I have made a diagram to try and clarify my own position in this world. Have a look (PDF)

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Link to press coverage about my work.

Back in London and working on the SciArt commission as well as preparing a mapping project for Stockport and Tokyo.

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I am in Holland setting up the Cultuur exhibition. I also just uploaded a brand new project Sensory Deprivation ! If you want to setup workshops or make maps get in touch.

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France for the Festival Bandits-Mages in Bourges in France to show the RFID Map / Affect Browser. At the end of May I am setting up an exhibition of all my maps for the the Cultuur 2.0 event in Amsterdam.

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I am in San Francisco for a residency at SOEX setting up the San Francisco Emotion Map. The Mapping Fulham project is also currently continuing until June. Also my work is currently showing in Turku, Finlnd at the Digittaly Yours exhibition. In May there are shows in Bourges, Fracnce and Amsterdam coming up.