26th October 2024 from 10.00-15.00 by @wency.mendes
The making, gathering and dissemination of knowledge is through the lived experience in a constant interaction between the sensual body and the ‘environ’ that surrounds us. This workshop explores the role of our senses in the shaping of multi-sensorial experiences, through mapping the liminal space between land and water, the natural, built and constructed environment, the non-human, the flora and fauna, material explorations, and the livelihoods and communities that reside in these spaces in and around the swamp of Wiels (Marais de Wiels) in Brussels. As we explore this space through the various body-senses of sight, sound, touch, smell and taste each participant defines the mode of mapping and its (re)presentation through its corresponding sensory apparatus.
By engaging with this methodology, we dive into an immersive, experiential learning experience and collaboration where we map spaces, materialities, humans, non-humans, memories, traditions, myths and mythologies etc. towards understanding the landscape; and allow for the possibility of ‘other’ knowings and narratives to emerge.
Practical Information
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Material Required (optional): a smartphone, cameras, sound recorders, laptops, tracing paper, sketchbooks, clay putty, foil sheets, zip lock bags, vials, tweezers, and gloves.
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If you want to join or have any questions: please send an email to Annelies Kuijpers: anna.kuijpers@ulb.be
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Meeting point: in front of the main entrance of the Center for Contemporary Art WIELS, Av. Van Volxem 354, 1190 Forest at 10.00 AM.
Make sure to dress according to the weather circumstances.
Wenceslaus Mendes @wency.mendes
See also Goa Water Stories. Indigenous and tribal communities in Goa (India) through shared concerns of land and water, environment, sustainability and climate change, documenting practices, oral culture and processes of ethno-technologies
The local (geospatial and temporal) and Indigenous knowledge are essential and critical towards building an inclusive and sustainable future.