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muddy puddles, uncanny neighbours, dancing with the future, training unknown muscles, opening unknown eyes, from Floating University to Kristiansholm
Shared by Floating University | Traced by Vilde Salhus Røed
Kristiansholm, a neighbouring site to BAS, will soon undergo significant changes. There are new plans for the area including both private housing development and public spaces.
This course raises questions about Kristiansholm and its particular qualities, significance and future. It opens questions towards who will it serve, how it will be used and who will ultimately have ownership and agency over its transformation?
As we reflect on the future of Kristiansholm, the course will draw inspiration from the practices of Floating University and the experience of initiating and sustaining their project. The course will delve into themes of how we can shape urban spaces in flux and consider ways to initiate and sustain activities within such evolving environments. Questions of ownership, agency, and participation will be central to this exploration—who holds the power to shape the space, and how can a diverse range of voices contribute to its evolution?
Floating University is situated within a rainwater collection basin at the former Tempelhof airfield in Berlin. This basin, a human-made environment that has been reclaimed by nature, serves as a living laboratory where polluted water and diverse ecosystems coexist with academic and community activities. One of these activities is the learnscapes program, which emphasises collaborative knowledge production and fosters a space for unlearning, relearning, and co-learning. Floating University challenges traditional educational models by engaging with the site’s natural and human elements, promoting an integrative approach to environmental and social justice.
Vilde Salhus Røed is a visual artist working across media like photography, text, books, video, sound and other technology. Photography plays a central role in her practice, where narratives in archives and personal stories connect to technological, cultural-historical and socio-political backdrops. Vilde holds a Master of Fine Arts (2008) and a Bachelor of Philosophy (2023) from the University of Bergen.
