Field Journal | Fiona Woods

FIELD JOURNAL

Free*Space was conceived as a conceptual, digital, relational and theoretical infrastructure, developed in 2015 to support a co-operative process of artistic research and dialogue in Limerick city. The work began from the idea that public-ness is a social, spatial and cultural process integral to democracy. It set out to cognitively map different readings of the city and to test public and counter-public productions of urban space. Practices of enclosure and practices of commoning were investigated through various methods. The work drew together social actors, activists and advocates to share views, practices and/or actions towards the production of spaces of common interest in the city. This section takes the form of a field journal that acts as a record of actions between 2015 and 2019, presented in reverse order.

CONVERSATION #3

November 10th; met with Pauline Goggin at Nelly's Cafe in Nicholas St. in the old part of Limerick city. I wanted to discuss some ideas...

CONVERSATION #2

Following some email discussions with Lucia, I proposed to bring together a small group for a discussion about Free*Space, people who...

CONVERSATION #1

This is one of several conversation that I had with Lucia Pola at Old School, a co-working venue that she is establishing in Limerick. It...

METHODOLOGY #1

Conversation and dialogues form an important aspect of the research methodology. Conversations are relatively informal, often involving...

COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE #1

'Communities of practice are groups of people engaged in joint work, who are mutually engaged, and use a shared repertoire of practice. ....

INFRASTRUCTURE #1

The field research serves several purposes, as outlined in the starting position. The first level at which the field research operates...

STARTING POSITION

As an artist who works with social relations as a site, medium or context of production, the key questions that I want to address through...