Visit The Forum September 27th through October 31st to view the My Streetscape Photovoice Exhibit, which will be on display in the windows of The Forum's east Atrium.
Organized by The Trust Collaboratory at Columbia University in collaboration with the Center for Smart Streetscapes (CS3), the exhibit is focused on the intersection of urban technology and trust.
The exhibit will explore questions regarding the proper balance between security, privacy, and trust as new technologies are introduced in Harlem and other communities, such as wireless and optical communications, edge and cloud computing, situational awareness systems, and other technological solutions. The exhibit's Opening Night reception is the culmination of the My Streetscape Summer School, a six-week-long program for local high school students to help them foster critical thinking and productive dialogue on how urban technology could be implemented in ways that elicit trust, safeguard privacy, and serve the needs of the local community.
Photovoice is a participatory action-research method that empowers communities through visual techniques, such as photography or video, and narrative accounts to explore the lived conditions of a community. In this context, our focus will be on the vibrant neighborhood of Harlem and the promises and challenges of introducing urban technology in CS3’s testbed.
The exhibition will be free and open to the public.
We invite you to join this transformative opportunity to engage in a dialogue about the future of urban technology and learn more about how to participate in the My Streetscape Summer School in the future.
Find out more about our work and visit CS3 and the Trust Collaboratory online!
The exhibit's Opening Night reception will be held on September 27, 2023 at 5 PM in The Forum's east Atrium. All are welcome. Refreshments will be provided. For more information and to RSVP, please click here.
