https://touristsiteseeing.cargo.site Tourist-Site-Seeing Sun, 13 Oct 2019 13:39:36 +0000 https://touristsiteseeing.cargo.site en https://touristsiteseeing.cargo.site/Video-Tourist-Site-Seeing Sun, 13 Oct 2019 10:09:23 +0000 Tourist-Site-Seeing https://touristsiteseeing.cargo.site/Video-Tourist-Site-Seeing TOURIST-SITE-SEEING ︎︎︎ https://touristsiteseeing.cargo.site/Tourist-Site-Seeing Sun, 13 Oct 2019 12:52:49 +0000 Tourist-Site-Seeing https://touristsiteseeing.cargo.site/Tourist-Site-Seeing Tourist-Site-Seeing The downsides of tourism are becoming more visible, but at the same time tourist spots generate a fascinating culture of their own. With the Tourist-Site-Seeing project Florian looks at places of mass tourism as a cultural tourist, and translates them into large-scale conversation objects. https://touristsiteseeing.cargo.site/The-Hidden-Gem-Shop Sun, 13 Oct 2019 10:09:23 +0000 Tourist-Site-Seeing https://touristsiteseeing.cargo.site/The-Hidden-Gem-Shop THE HIDDEN GEM SHOP @ DDW2019 Earlier this year Florian organised ‘guided tours’ and talked about observations in Barcelona, Prague, Venice, Genoa and Tokyo. During the DDW he elaborates on one observation with The Hidden Gem Shop.At places of mass tourism we look desperately for unique experiences, with as few other tourists as possible. In the streets tourist guides present themselves as real local experts and we Googles en masse for "hidden gems" and "off the beaten track". In the end we all end up in the same places. In the Hidden Gem Shop you can buy 100% unique experiences for just one euro.In addition to the Hidden Gem Shop at Sectie-C, Florian will also design a Tourist-Site-Seeing hotel room at Hotel Insomnia / De Fabriek. https://touristsiteseeing.cargo.site/FACADISM Sun, 13 Oct 2019 10:09:24 +0000 Tourist-Site-Seeing https://touristsiteseeing.cargo.site/FACADISM FACADISMMany apartment building blocks have been quickly transformed into tourist apartments or hotels. It takes the regular daily-life out of these buildings. The facades barely change, the set dressing just does not match with the film anymore. The disappearing supermarkets and balcony gardens give away the transformation. https://touristsiteseeing.cargo.site/International-Souvenir-Shop Sun, 13 Oct 2019 11:39:00 +0000 Tourist-Site-Seeing https://touristsiteseeing.cargo.site/International-Souvenir-Shop International Souvenir ShopHow local should products be to meet the demands of tourists looking for a souvenir? In our world economy boundaries of geographic locations and semantics are blurring. Where do these boundaries lie in the global distribution and sales of souvenirs?Matryoshka [Japan – Russia – Paris – Prague]In Prague you find souvenir shops completely dedicated to Matryoshka’s, which are thought to originate from Russia. They actually are inspired by the Daruma, a sought-after souvenir in Japan. The Matryoskha representing Russia, the Eiffel tower representing Paris – they both came to life around 1890. As a souvenir, Matryoshkas became well-known at the Paris Exposition Universelle in 1900, beneath the real Eiffel tower.When tourism in Prague got moving, the Matryoshka became a symbol for the whole Eastern part of Europe. The Prague Museum of Communism, until 2017 located above a McDonalds restaurant, used an angry-looking Matryoshka to give direction to the tourists.Sombrero [Barcelona]On my first holiday without parents in Barcelona, I bought the largest sombrero I could find. I saw them being offered in every souvenir shop, so I assumed they were typical for the region. Of course they are originally from Mexico. How did they end up in Barcelona? Maybe the hat is symbolizing Spanish speaking countries in general. In Barcelona they speak Catalan, though. https://touristsiteseeing.cargo.site/Art-or-scam Sun, 13 Oct 2019 12:10:14 +0000 Tourist-Site-Seeing https://touristsiteseeing.cargo.site/Art-or-scam Art or Scam?[Venice] Where cruise ships moor, artists sell their paintings of Venetian scenes amidst stands with made-in-China Venetian masks. “Did you paint these yourself?”, I ask. Instantly, he reveals a great variety of sealed diplomas. To prove they are real, he shows the spots of paint at the back of the paintings. At five in the afternoon the stands are closed. They are folded up and removed. I follow them and see how they all together disappear behind the large door of a warehouse. I imagine all small stalls as a big Chinese department store struggling with authenticity issues. Fact or fiction? https://touristsiteseeing.cargo.site/TOP-MANTA-CHOREOGRAPHY Sun, 13 Oct 2019 13:39:36 +0000 Tourist-Site-Seeing https://touristsiteseeing.cargo.site/TOP-MANTA-CHOREOGRAPHY Top Manta Choreography[Barcelona] The cat-and-mouse game between Police and street vendors takes special forms, revealing unexpected features of public spaces. At the boulevard Avinguda de la Reina Maria Christina, for instance. At night, when the fountain show of Font Magica begins, the boulevard is crowded with tourists and street vendors: the Top Manta. Manta refers to the carpet, which the vendors use to display their items. As soon as the police arrives to wipe illegal vendors from the streets, the Top Manta pick up their carpets, cross the fountain, and install their carpets on the other side of the street. There the cat-and-mouse game continues in the opposite direction. https://touristsiteseeing.cargo.site/Untitled-Page Sun, 13 Oct 2019 11:56:49 +0000 Tourist-Site-Seeing https://touristsiteseeing.cargo.site/Untitled-Page https://touristsiteseeing.cargo.site/Video-Tourist-Site-Seeing-copy Sun, 13 Oct 2019 12:19:19 +0000 Tourist-Site-Seeing https://touristsiteseeing.cargo.site/Video-Tourist-Site-Seeing-copy TOURIST-SITE-SEEING