Creative Research Pop-up, NCAD FIELD, 2024. Creative Research Pop-up event staged in the FIELD, outdoor learning lab, NCAD, Dublin. Research centred around Landscape Structure histories and transitions for the future and Public/Private space in the context of limited access to green spaces in Dublin City Centre.

I studied old historic maps of Dublin and looked at the FIELD site in relation to Trinity College grounds, two sites, in close proximity to each other, both lay outside the medieval walls of Dublin, but because they are close to the center the physical ecology of both sites has been documented visually for hundreds of years. There are multiple historic Pathways and Soundways through the city that have connected each site to one another for a very long time. I also surveyed citizens, students and tourists in the Trinity College grounds to learn more about their relationship with the green spaces. Trinity is open to the public but is a privately owned space, I wanted to explore those tensions in the context of public access to green space in Dublin city.

I am very interested in working with Urban “Learnscapes” to develop creative projects with a research/learning element viewed through an art lens. I activated the outdoor pavilion in the FIELD to create a Creative Research Pop-up where participants could gently engage with the research material in whatever way made sense to them and contribute to the collective knowledge. I posed some sample “research questions” and used a Transdisciplinary framework as a means for gentle co-creation and collaborative idea generation using low tech materials.

I also worked with composer Jamie Lemoine to create a “soundtrack” for the experience, using field recordings we gathered at relevant sites, this set a gentle pace for the exploration and created an inclusive atmosphere. The result was a creative "Citizen Research" experience through an art lens, that offered multiple entry points to participants, and allowed them to engage and contribute in whatever manner suited them best.

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