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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distinctive contrast

She wondered if it was really the one, but it wasn't. The color was black and orange, whereas it is normally a more natural color like beige. The Japanese restaurant caught her interest. Modern and classical styles in the city… The flag poles were empty; perhaps there was a flag in the past. It's interesting to see how things change over time. She thought there might be something else worth seeing around the corner. The contrast in the city highlighted her way, it is the existence, it is what it is.

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