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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singularity of looking&hearing

She passed by the big venue, and all the colorful people inside caught her attention. She felt happy and comfortable. This quiet neighborhood was a fun escape from the noise of the city. In just 30 seconds, she could move away and not hear anything. As she looked around, her eyes met with Beka. It was different to her when she thought about the inhabitants who were looking at it everyday. She searched for peaceful places. She was like looking from the microscope, she walked for calmness, and everything is zoomed in. She kept looking at Beka and imagined herself as a textile worker taking a Saturday walk, listening to the birds, and feeling free. Beka, being an old neighborhood, reminded her of that textile worker, who came to the city for a new opportunity. The shiny yellow beat her red feeling.

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