A Geography of the Screen: Mapmaking as Bridge between Film and Curatorial Production Processes

Both mapping and artist documentary filmmaking offer us subjective translations of reality strategies to relate represent space, sharing analogous methods production that allow for a useful application the spatial language mapmaking filmmaking. Immersing film process within can then act as bridge into practices gallery environment, curatorial practice, exhibition design. This is defined here “film-mapping” investigated through development work For Record by Phanuel Antwi Rhea Storr commissioned transmediale festival in Berlin (2021), which author present paper curator. A film-mapping laid out according three stages: (1) Compose Territory, (2) Define Legend, (3) Set Modality. Understanding this terminology enriches understanding work, providing translation device between practice mediating disciplines shared language.