Patrick Cheng-Chun Hwang  

Architect and Associate Professor, Department of Architecture, National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Taiwan 

 

Jessica Thompson 

Media artist and Associate Professor in Hybrid Media, University of Waterloo, Canada 

 

Minna Vaijakka 

Senior Researcher, Art History and Asian Studies, University of Helsinki, Finland 

 

Register to join: https://cuhk.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9UogusmfRr6bRoSHJ0H_sA#/registration  
 

Abstract:

The second Ecologies of Participation (EoP) panel discussion will explore urban mapping as a medium of participation. Reviewing participatory art practices since the late 20th century, urban space has become not only a static site of happening but also plays an active role in creating experiences. The act of mapping allows us to re-examine the familiar everyday space carefully and open new perspectives to question the preconceptions about the built environment. Different from the passive or reactive user of urban space, the creative user engages with space through a critical lens and intervenes in the often-deterministic designed conditions. Through constructing a map involving multiple public participants, what kind of collective image or understanding can be created that leads to social transformation? 

 

Ecologies of Participation (EoP) is a transdisciplinary research collaborative between Fine Arts, Architecture and Media and Cultural Studies. Through panel discussions, workshops, artistic projects and symposiums, the initiative aims to bridge research and practice by providing platforms for developing experiments with creative practice, technology, and urban space.  It was initiated by Yim Sui Fong (Assistant Professor of Fine Arts), Melody Hoi Lam Yiu (Research Assistant Professor of Architecture) and Ashley Lee Wong (Assistant Professor of Cultural Studies) at The Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2024. The initiative aims to develop practice-based collaborations to explore the role of creative arts in society.  

 

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