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Tracing KEGR

Bengtsen, Peter LU orcid (2019)
Abstract
As a researcher, I have spent countless hours hunting for tags. Recently, I started thinking about ways to represent not just my physical search, but also the thought process taking place alongside the visible bodily activities: remembering – for example – the style, medium, size and placement of previous tags of interest in order to better spot similar tags and their likely locations.

This video illustrates a search for tags by the Danish graffiti writer KEGR at the outskirts of Malmö, Sweden. In addition, through overlays it attempts to communicate to the viewer the process of recollecting previously-found tags by this writer in Malmö, as well as other tags and phrasings I have seen in conjunction with KEGR’s tag, either in... (More)
As a researcher, I have spent countless hours hunting for tags. Recently, I started thinking about ways to represent not just my physical search, but also the thought process taking place alongside the visible bodily activities: remembering – for example – the style, medium, size and placement of previous tags of interest in order to better spot similar tags and their likely locations.

This video illustrates a search for tags by the Danish graffiti writer KEGR at the outskirts of Malmö, Sweden. In addition, through overlays it attempts to communicate to the viewer the process of recollecting previously-found tags by this writer in Malmö, as well as other tags and phrasings I have seen in conjunction with KEGR’s tag, either in person, in printed publications or in social media posts. The video is part of a larger research project on graffiti and visual research methods. (Less)
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tracingkegr, kegr, graffiti, graffiti writing, street art studies, graffiti studies, method, methodology, research methods
project
Visual research methods: exploring the world of graffiti writing
Urban Creativity Lund
language
English
LU publication?
yes
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72803547-28b0-4900-80cd-375ad45d050e
alternative location
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-16hcui__g
date added to LUP
2020-07-16 14:22:56
date last changed
2020-07-19 10:06:37
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