JUXTAPOSITION OF CITY IDENTITIES Mapping Tilburg Through Psychogeographical Perspective of International Students by Meric Cukurova

The city is not simply a physical space but also a cultural and social space that is continually being constructed and reconstructed by its inhabitants. Unlike a fixed city image, mapping practice represents a temporary city that is open to change from an individual’ perspective. In that sense, I try to explore new ways of seeing the city through the social imaginaries of people from different cultures by co-creating with international student. As a tactical field, public space is an imaginary space that resists one dominant image of the city where participants produce meaning continually through observing and following their emotions in the urban environment. Aiming to understand how international students create meaning and how the city of Tilburg is constructed through multiple ways of mapping in three areas -Dwaalgebied, Winkelgebied, and Veemarktkwartier-, I focus on the performative aspects of mapping and challenge traditional mapping practices through psychogeographical and experimental video mapping.

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She knew where she would start; it was such a place for a musician. As she encountered the big bus at the back entrance, she began to imagine. After taking the route, it was very calming. Families and friends were walking and having a good time. It was peaceful, and she put her head up to look at the open sky, thanks to the small houses. This city is reserved and quiet, with a sense of symmetry and rules. She talked with a young couple that they said there is a community here, where everyone knows each other. Then she noticed the man eating his meal alone. It wasn't loneliness she felt, but a sense of singularity, independency.

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Meric Cukurova - JUXTAPOSITION OF CITY IDENTITIES Mapping Tilburg Through Psychogeographical Perspective of International Students - 2024