Date: Sunday, March 15, 2009, 2:00 PM
Location: Impakt Headquarters, Kokerloods, Lauwerecht 10, Utrecht
Admission: €7.00
Reservations: [email protected] or by phone at 030-2944493
Monday to Thursday from 10:00 to 18:00.
The working language is Dutch.

In this brand-new episode, the Sunday School tackles the 21st-century travel experience. The era of mass tourism is over, thanks to condensing greenhouse gases, the gaping credit crisis, and exploding traveler hotels. But fortunately, you no longer *have* to leave the house for an authentic travel experience. And if you absolutely insist, you can do so further and smarter than before.

The Utrecht Flickr photo pool provides inspiration enough for poet Ingmar Heytze. Game researcher David Nieborg showcases the 21st-century armchair traveler, better known as the gamer. He shows us the role of travel in game culture and the most beautiful pristine travel destinations in recently developed worlds. Radio producer Jorrit Brenninkmeijer presents the latest edition of SoundTransit – a growing online project where sonic travel experiences are collected for others to relive with their ears. For those still wishing to venture outdoors, Ronald Heister presents Your Galaxy, his travel agency with destinations far beyond the atmosphere, and Abidin Travels promotes memorable vacations to Baghdad (shown at the Venice Biennale in 2007). Films and visuals: Frank Koolen, Roy Villevoye, Jan Dietvoorst, and Aaron Koblin.

The Sunday School is intellectual variety in which scientists, designers, and artists approach themes from surprising perspectives.

For more information about this Impakt event: www.impakt.nl



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