Counter Current: Unmapping Beauty at Torda Creek
- Free
- Workshop
Sensible Earth, Salvador do Mundo
07:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Drawing from practices of counter-mapping and radical cartography, the workshop invites participants to reflect on the perception and value of beauty through a collective, conscious mapping exercise. The village of Torda, in Salvador do Mundo, is possibly best known for its eponymous creek, a serene and scenic tidal water body surrounded by paddy fields and mangroves, popular among fishers, birders, and locals — part of an ancient, traditional agro-fishery system called the khazans. In response to a proposal to ‘beautify’ the creek for tourism, and local opposition to the plan, the workshop offers an exploration of what beauty truly is, and a memorializing of what we stand to lose to projects shaped by a singular idea of beauty.
Conducted by: Rhea Lopez
The workshop will involve discussions and meditations on mapping practices and theories of beauty, an exploratory walk through the village, and coming together to create a counter map of the Torda Creek based on participants’ documentation and experience.
Meeting Point: https://maps.app.goo.gl/wWReLpVU2BNbsgoK6
The result of this walk and mapping exercise will be presented in the exhibition Urban Reimagined at the Promenade.
Credits: TordaCreek_GoogleSatMap
