This assignment is about YOU, Kisumo and its heritage. The aim of this assignment is to look at everyday rituals and practices of the place and try to understand what are meaningful for the locals? what are their social life in relation with their use of objects, space and the meaning of places through the human events or vice versa.
You are invited to look at eat/food heritage of the Kisumo around the Harbor area. You can collect any images, taking photographs, making your own sketches, diagrams of eating, food or food related activities, menu dishes, artifacts, space, architecture and decorative features all of these should reflect the current food habit of the inhabitants. These reflections could be from the traditional vs. the new, the insiders vs. outsiders...etc.
For this assignment you should work in team of 3-4 people (you are free to chose your team members).
SUBMISSION
Each team choose a theme and a location (see list below) for your exploration and collection of the material. Each team should produce a matrix that communicate your reflection / study of the theme. You are also free to make additional presentation or text for this assignment. All your works should be uploaded on this site with the title (theme that your selected) and names of your team members by Tuesday 17 April.
(blog space has limited capacity for uploading, please email higher resolution of your work if needed to chotima.ag@gmail.com)
We will discussed your work in teams on 19 April back in Chalmers. More detail and schedule for team meeting on 19 April will be communicate on this site again by 17 April so please check this site again for further detail.
(blog space has limited capacity for uploading, please email higher resolution of your work if needed to chotima.ag@gmail.com)
We will discussed your work in teams on 19 April back in Chalmers. More detail and schedule for team meeting on 19 April will be communicate on this site again by 17 April so please check this site again for further detail.
STUDY LOCATIONS
Margreth or Tilapia beach each team can choose between these 2 locations, but if you have other choice that much more related to your current work you can propose your own site.
STUDY THEME
Here is a list of possible study theme. These theme should help you to start with your explorations and reflections : (in)formality, (im)perfect, intimacy, shift in time/place, discovery, ephemeral
This matrix is an example for the submission format. You should select your own themes and create your own categories that make sense for your study.
Tip: look back on all your materials collected during your stay, you might find many useful things for this assignment. Remember this assignment is to "reflect" on what you have experience in Kisumo.
This matrix is an example for the submission format. You should select your own themes and create your own categories that make sense for your study.
image by Simona Bontea 2012
Tip: look back on all your materials collected during your stay, you might find many useful things for this assignment. Remember this assignment is to "reflect" on what you have experience in Kisumo.
