01: Land and Memory
Memory is something that we hold, we carry it forward. Sometimes memory is heavy. What is the relationship between memory and the land? What collective memory is contained in the land, in what we build, and in a sense of belonging that one feels?
From the horizon to the cartesian grid, this collection of articles reveal differing connections to place. Some with hopes for a new city. Others with new attempts to represent, to be heard. How is progress defined and how might planning better-respond to cultural identifiers?
The Land and Memory issue was shaped by Guest Editors: Jessie Andjelic, Iman Bukhari and Tiffany Shaw-Collinge who extended an invitation to the writers. Editorial support came from: Christina Amaral Kim, Emily Cargan, Kwangyul Choi, Sergio Veyzaga, and co-chairs: amery Calvelli and Alicia Ta.
The exhibition is on view until December 31, 2020 at the light rail transit platform at the Centre City stop. A special thanks to: Angat Desai, Alex Ferko, Kim Hoang, Nicole Wolf and the City of Calgary for the support to produce the exhibition.
The Land and Memory special issue was supported in part by the Canada Council for the Arts, as well as through ongoing support from Calgary Arts Development and the Alberta Foundation for the Arts.
The Foreground Is Blue
— Katherine Boyer
The horizon as a connection to time and place
The Third Space
— Tiffany Creyke
Healing the bodies of our city
Realizing The Electric Dream
— Umer Farooq
How a rise in climate-smart infrastructure designed to accommodate the Electric Vehicle technologies could make a difference
Designed For Inclusion
— Braden Gray
From the nuclear family to the extended family and multi-generational needs: design’s role in diverse housing, recreation and social space
From Extraction To Regeneration
— Mary Mattingly
Public Art as a catalyst to re-vision dominant narratives that presume exponential growth
Natural Landscapes Of Canada
— Philip Vandermey
The mythologies of the Dominion Land Survey