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Bourke St

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For this exploration, involved videos might be recorded at various times, but the constant location of Bourke st provides an association with them.  The real locations of those videos are more concentrated on Bourke st mall. So at the beginning of the video shows the map and Hoddle's grid geographically. The exhibition technique of frame is applied in it. The flat background squares are considered as frames in the digital viewing environment. The textures inside remind viewers to think of personal experiences to achieve the embodiment. Ideally, the video brings viewers to a specific position within their own memories or imagination. Besides, the digital site is more flexible, as the frame is not restricting the videos inside of it. Videos can move around. This reminds me of the magic frame in harry potter.  Digital art-viewing experience provides more possibilities. I change the map into a larger scope so that the performances can be moved to various locations visually. I think this is also a stimulation for viewers to think or imagine. 

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Textures were taken from Bourke st.  They are considered as frames in this digital environment to evoke viewers with their own memories.

The middle bar with "Bourke st" in the middle of the designed video is inspired by a video taken in Bourke st. This is a series of screenshots of it. The colour reflected on the tree keeps changing due to the billboard. It's pretty obvious and famous because it usually used to claim something.

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Japanese busker in Bourke Street Mall, Melbourne - tearing up the blues!

Uploaded by Vintage Current

time: 2011.6.30   duration:  2:53

URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1urevOm97_U

 

Description by uploader:

"Meet George Kamikawa. A moment of serendipity forced me out of an ugly dress shop and into the streets, where the bluegrass, rockabilly, rock n roll sounds of this man shook me right up.. in the best possible way. As a one man band, George Kamikawa, a Japanese native, was not only riveting to watch but made me very glad I hadn't wasted my money on those ugly dresses so I could bring home his CD!"

Busker in Bourke St Melbourne

Upload by Sonic Duck

time: 2013.6.6   duration:  02:50

URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPSBDyvyw9U

Bourke Street Buskers #2

Upload by Ravi Menon

time: 2009.5.29  duration:  02:15

URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zCXwYGQoTg

Description by uploader:

"Bourke Street, Melbourne, Australia provides good shopping for visitors. On my recent visit there in April 2009, I was fortunate to have been entertained by buskers along the main street and took the opportunity to capture their music in its raw essence using my handy Nokia N78. Enjoy."

Bourke St 1910 Melbourne

Uploaded by Gezza1967

time: 2012.6.5   duration:  0:24

URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcBAWdeDhc0

 

Description by uploader:

"Footage from the video 'Living Melbourne' 1896-1910, from the National Film & Sound Archive released in 1988.!"

BOURKE STREET BUSKER 052018 - MELBOURNE

Upload by DECKY MUSIC

time: 20018.6.21  duration:  01:09

URL:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFowGN2J1WE

Acoustic Holidays busking in Bourke Street, Melbourne; 21 July 2018

Upload by Saba Kozinska

time: 20018.7.29  duration:  00:55

URL:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nO8ksYGoVHU

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