NEW MEETING POINT: We will start the Walkshop at the 'beginning' of the Nieuwe Binnenweg - at the Eendrachtsplein. We will meet at the sculpture of the Gnome aka the buttplug
The Stories of a Street Walkshop invites you to participate in unconventional archiving; walking, collecting and drawing the longest shopping street in the Netherlands. With Stories of a Street, the collaborative effort of researchers Leyla Hepsaydir and Rebekka Schächer, you will enter the chaotic and beautiful world of the Nieuwe Binnenweg in Rotterdam’s West. This diverse street exists as a complex ecosystem, catering to varied needs and communities at risk from incoming gentrification.
The walkshop is physical and practical, existing in three parts: 1. Walking the full 1.8km of the street 2. Observing the street and collecting stories from street inhabitants 3. Translating these stories into drawings for the unconventional archive
The Walkshop harnesses graphic storytelling to archive the collected oral histories, documenting the street’s people, places, and objects through memories, daily issues and future hopes. Tangible results in the form of your own illustrations will be added to the unconventional archive.
Stories of a Street aims to develop an interdisciplinary method of architectural research, proposing an alternative role for the architect as listener and carer. Leyla and Rebekka aim to open up a conversation on the importance of diverse inner-city areas amongst an interdisciplinary audience, from inhabitants to policy-makers.
