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Listen "Episode #05 | On Mobilising the Imaginary w/ Imaginary Famagusta"
Episode Synopsis
In this episode, in conversation with Emre Akbil, Esra Can, and Socrates Stratis, we discuss the work of Imaginary Famagusta (IF) and together explore the role and the mobilisation of the imaginary.
In the intersections of architecture, urbanism, and social action, for the past ten years IF strategically interjects spaces and situations to shift conversations and inspire change. The ‘imaginary’ becomes a multidimensional tool, simultaneously mobilising the informality of the collective and the agency of ‘What If’ questions. Common futures are imagined and materialised in the present in roundtables, walks, or gaming sessions; simultaneously performing potential roles of spatial practice in reconciliation processes.
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As part of the ‘Confronting Radical Imagination’ conversation series, hosted, written, researched, and edited by Lara Scharf. The conversation series is part of the Radical Spatial Futures project, funded by the ESRC, supervised by Prof Doina Petrescu and Dr Tanzil Shafique, at the School of Architecture of the University of Sheffield.
To follow the RSF project, check radicalspatialfutures.com, or on instagram.
Special thanks to Emre, Esra and Socrates for joining the conversation. Follow Imaginary Famagusta’s work on their website, facebook, and instagram.
Music: Fairytales by Danijel Zambo
In the intersections of architecture, urbanism, and social action, for the past ten years IF strategically interjects spaces and situations to shift conversations and inspire change. The ‘imaginary’ becomes a multidimensional tool, simultaneously mobilising the informality of the collective and the agency of ‘What If’ questions. Common futures are imagined and materialised in the present in roundtables, walks, or gaming sessions; simultaneously performing potential roles of spatial practice in reconciliation processes.
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As part of the ‘Confronting Radical Imagination’ conversation series, hosted, written, researched, and edited by Lara Scharf. The conversation series is part of the Radical Spatial Futures project, funded by the ESRC, supervised by Prof Doina Petrescu and Dr Tanzil Shafique, at the School of Architecture of the University of Sheffield.
To follow the RSF project, check radicalspatialfutures.com, or on instagram.
Special thanks to Emre, Esra and Socrates for joining the conversation. Follow Imaginary Famagusta’s work on their website, facebook, and instagram.
Music: Fairytales by Danijel Zambo
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