"The idea to create an experimental storyworld that artists in any mode can be inspired to inhabit creatively is way overdue."  Bruce Sheridan, director, producer, professor and president CILECT.

RESEARCH PROJECT: In "the CITIZEN STREET" research project I explore how I can use storyworld thinking, worldbuilding, game engines and other digital technologies to create a digital storyworld that can inspire artists to create works of their own across artforms and media. This is done through the actual development of a 3D storyworld called CITIZEN STREET. The storyworld is inspired by a historical slum street in Copenhagen as well as some of my favorite social realistic works of art across artforms.

USE OF THE THIS BLOG:  This blog gives an overview of the project as well as the progression of the research project. On the tab "where" you can see where the project tales place, on "who" you can see the creators of the project, at the tab "when" you can see the timeline for the project, "how" shows the methodology and "why" explains the reasoning for the project.

On this starting page I am posting documents, video logs, transcripts, interviews, discussions, design diaries, correspondence  and reflections as the project progresses. My aim is to expose the research in realtime. If you have suggestions for  the research please drop me a note HERE.

RESEARCH DIARIES (newest in the top):

WORLD COMPONENTS

21/3-2024: WHAT COMPENENTS CAN YOU USE TO SPARK IMAGINATION IN A STORYWORLD?

Look HERE to learn more about how I am researching and exploring the idea about implementing inspirational world components in the storyworld CITIZEN STREET. 

HISTORIC AND ARTISTIC INSPIRATION FOR A STORYWORLD?

10/11 2023: How can  you use inspiration from art and histpry in creating a storyworld?

The aim of the CITIZEN STREET storyworld is to inspire myself and fellow artists to create works of their own. but what about the other way around. how can histpry and art created by others inspire a storyworld?

Look HERE to learn about my pilgrimage trip to the home of Italian Neorealism.

AFFORDANCES FOR ARTISTS?

2/11 2023: How can you as an artist or researcher join theCITIZEN STREET research project and participate in creating the CITIZEN STREET storyworld?

It feels like I just started the creation of the CITIZEN STREET storyworld and research project, and when researching and talking to fellow artists and researchers it feels natural to open for colaboration and participation long before I have planned.

Look HERE to learn about the initial artists and researchers joining the creation and research and learn how you can join.

17/10 2023: HOW CAN WE DESIGN A STORYWORLD TO INSPIRE? Read about how we intend to be creating a scenography, props and characters as vehicles for inspiring fellow artists to create works in CITIZEN STREET. In conversation with Aishah Hussein, Bjarke Brint, Siggi Oli Palmasson and Martin Schiøler.  Look HERE for designer diary.

04/10 2023:  HOW CAN I INSPIRE FELLOW ARTISTS TO CREATE WORKS IN CITIZEN STREET? Read about my conversations with Steven Sheridan, Michael Valeur and Steven Bachelder on how to co create an inspirational  storyworld HERE.

24/9 2023: HOW DO YOU  MAKE ARTISTIC DECISIONS CREATING A STORYWORLD?  Read about artistic reflections HERE.

THE BIG SCREEN

18/9 2023: WHAT IS THE POTENTIAL OF A DIGITAL STORYWORLD IN FILM, THEATER AND TELEVISION?

The first week actually working on CITIZEN STREET storyworld starts with testing big digital screens. As the storyworld will be produced in 3D in the Unreal Engine it can be used for back projection. But the BIG SCREENS might also be an inspirational tool for actually developing the storyworld CITIZEN STREET?

Look HERE to learn about the initial BIG SCREEN research.

4/9 2023: Look HERE to read the project aplication for the Storyworld Adapatation Game project which was submitted to AMEK (Faculty of Audiovisual Media and Creative Technology)  in January 2023.  Here is the link for this diary as a pdf: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WtYnaJZ5d_lirUTzVeFjSVGmh9rJ0V3o/view?usp=drivesdk