Research Fellow 2022/2023
Spatial theory should happen in space. This may seem obvious, but much like the wider practice of theory, it tends to occur in an essentially abstract institutional bubble, far from the sites where it matters, usually as a solitary pursuit and too often framed as something that only people with considerable knowledge can do. The fellowship project of Charlie Clemoes intends to explore various ways of making spatial theory a more collective and on-site endeavor.
To help bring the practice of theory to public space, the project will draw on a range of pedagogical and performance techniques: collective reading and “spectacting” (cf. Theatre of the Oppressed); collective walking (cf. Stalker); deep topography; deep listening exercises (cf. Pauline Oliveros); slow walks (cf. Oliveros “turning your feet into ears”); sound recording (cf. ibid); swarming (cf. Failed Architecture’s “Swarming the Red Light District” event with Tools for Action and Flo). Meanwhile, to make the discussion more of a collective endeavor, the initiator will draw on ideas developed with colleagues at Failed Architecture in the Situations Toolkit, particularly the various tactics included in the chapter “Establishing a Collectivity”. Particularly relevant to this proposal are the following tactics: introducing decision-making moments; breakaway discussion in pairs and threes; whole group discussion in circles or interconnected circles; spectrum voting; making marks/inscriptions at/on the site with found materials.
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Fellows 22/23
Fellows 22/23
