Workshop Statement

City Crossings is a weeklong networked workshop between young people in Belfast and Tokyo. introducing the creative possibilities of simple new media and utilizing this to communicate in a collaborative investigation of their neighbourhoods. This project is designed to facilitate new dialogues. attempting to overcome barriers of language and preconceptions of each others’ context, and raising awareness of different cultures and cultural understanding.

• Emma Ota is Director of Dislocate, Project for Art, Technology and Locality, and Researcher at Musashino Art University, Department of Visual Imaging and Sciences. Ota is a curator and researcher based in Tokyo, Japan.

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