‣THREE QUESTIONS TO SUSANNA FLOCK

What kind of work have you developed for the dialogue fields?

Susanna: “For the dialogue fields, I’m working with Google Maps and the feedback structures that can be stored via reviews, comments and image uploads. I want to utilise the potential of the feedback structures artistically.”

How quickly did you realise that you wanted to develop this project and go in this direction? Was it an idea that you had from the start or did it come about spontaneously?

Susanna: “The project came about here. I found it very exciting to be invited for about a month as part of the dialogue fields and to engage with the city on site. It’s very exciting, but it also put a bit of pressure on me because I was afraid that I wouldn’t come up with a good idea. But we had an exciting input right at the beginning in Chemnitz with the Welcome Days. The idea then actually materialised in discussions with the others.”

What can visitors expect from your presentation and the project in general?

Susanna: “It’s the starting signal for a project without any claim to completeness. There will be a walk with a very personal and associative tour of the Sonnenberg via Google Maps entries and the topic of constantly evaluating and categorising things into one to five stars. The people of Chemnitz and the rest of the world, as we are all measured by Google Maps, can use it. Through the open structure, anyone can rate places and upload photos or text to start a public debate.”