Mapping Reports
by Thomas Laureyssens
Social Spaces was invited to conduct a MAP-it session in the Forte Prenestino Social Centre in Rome (IT), as a preparatory meeting to the first edition of BABEL2, biennale of 'critical living'. The organisers wants to create a platform of discussion and creation to reflect upon different modes of living, with for example actions of squatting and nomadic living. Through a conscious use of resources, the biennale's organisers also promote and experiment with biocompatibility and self-construction. |
by Selina Schepers
On Friday 13th of May 2011, research group Social Spaces together with FASHIONCLASH organized a mapping session at the i_beta/event 2011 in Heerlen, the Netherlands. The participants, coming from various disciplines, were asked to visualize a Euregional platform for fashion. Together, they discussed what the aims of such platform could be, what key values it would represent, which (collaboration of) people would be essential to keep the platform active and whether there would be an online and an offline counterpart. |
by Sabina Baciu
On 22nd of January 2011 a couple of young cultural workers met in Berlin in order to discuss the role of their organisation and plan a European cultural project. The youth network of the European Cultural Parliament is a pan-European network of cultural workers between 20-35 years old. Its members are united by a common interest in boosting the value of arts and culture and strengthening European cohesion. The network was founded in October 2010 at the ECP session in Athens. More info about the European Cultural Parliament can be found here, and the Youth Network here. |
by Sabina Baciu
On 21st of November 2010 we organized a mapping at the City Mine(d) - Urban Platform event in Brussels: For 5 years, City Mine(d) has been connecting urban gardeners to cyclists, DIY-ers to urban planners, and kitchen chefs to IT-ers through projects in public space. This year, the platform gathered about 30 initiatives from 13 European cities, to exchange and show their perspective on our current challenges, present their approach and inspire people to action. Our workshop focused on the European district in Brussels and the participants tried to answer the question "What can small and grass-roots initiatives do to tackle urban issues in the European Quarter?" |
by Selina Schepers
On Saturday 4th of September, the research group Social Spaces was invited to organize a mapping session for Studio Zonder Titel in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. The participants were asked to think about questions such as: what does silence mean for you? What connects silence with creativity? And how to incorporate silence into a concrete space? This resulted in the three groups designing a ‘working place for silence’. |
by Selina Schepers
On Friday 11th of June, the research group Social Spaces was invited to organize two mapping sessions at the i_beta festival in Heerlen, the Netherlands. During the two mapping sessions the participants, all coming from various disciplines, designed a Euregional fablab. They discussed how they would imagine a(n) (e-culture) fablab in the Meuse-Rhine Euregion and what key values it would represent. |
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