Surveying the Landscape

Surveying the Landscape: an Intervention through Théodolite and Eco-feminism was a workshop organized in collaboration with artist Simin Eivazi. The activity explored the topography and representation of the site. Within this frame of observation of the terrain, we proposed two ways of seeing : the measured and the felt. We demonstrated the use of a théodolite, and traditional table surveying, as well as emotional cartography practices drawing inspiration from eco-feminism. We hoped to put into question the judgements and presumptions about accuracy and reliability in the representation of the landscape and the consequent perceptions of that land. The atelier had as intention to provide some skills with which we would be able to produce a series of maps, schemas, images or sketches of the given territory, such as traditional surveying and measurement, blindfolded walking, contour mapping, mind maps, and landscape drawing.

2018

Berny-Rivière, France