River People

A Book that Opens is being “written” by poets Paul Collis (Barkindji), Jen Crawford and Paul Magee of the University of Canberra, Australia, along with five indigenous interlocutors from Bourke and Brewarrina, in Barkindji and Nyempa Country, outback New South Wales. The work comprises 11 chapters of conversations about river …

Agents of Deterioration

Youssef with Curly Hair: Navigating the Ethics of Digital Trauma Archives and AI Imagery

From mere tools of communication, social media platforms have become vast repositories of collective memories, especially in times of conflict. Archiving traumatic events on these platforms weaves a complex web of emotional responses, shared experiences, and collective trauma. In that respect, digital content could be used to encapsulate …

Digital Memory Archiving: The Oral Narratives by the Residents of Karantina

This essay reflects on the project “Oral Narratives by the Residents of Karantina”, a digital platform mapping georeferenced stories narrated by the residents of Karantina. The project was conducted by the Beirut Urban Lab under the umbrella of the Imagining Futures following the Beirut port blast of 2020. The …

Grounds to Play

Adventure Play Hub is the oldest adventure playground in West London; established in 1957, it has supported generations of local families and children aged 4–12. An invitation in 2020 to assist them in updating their on-site mural, developed instead into a three-year lesson from the children in how to take …