Mapping What Matters: Heritage, Place and Climate Change in Wicklow with Dr Elgar Kamjou

This workshop is part of the site-specific work, FURZE: Fuel, Fodder, Thatch, Tools, Toys

Using historical maps of Wicklow, Dr Elgar Kamjou invites participants to gain a deeper understanding of the importance of heritage in its cultural, natural, tangible, and intangible forms, and how these are increasingly affected by climate change impacts such as flooding and wildfires.

Workshop participants will work in small groups to identify places of importance, local place names, stories, memories, and cultural connections associated with specific locations. Following this mapping exercise, a group discussion will reflect on the emerging themes and patterns that emerge, feeding into the creation of a combined community map, creating a collective representation of local heritage, knowledge, and climate-related concerns.

Dr Elgar Kamjou is a post-doc researcher at UCD School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy, Dublin Ireland. Her research primarily explores the intersection of urban natural environments and planning policies with a specific focus on green infrastructure, climate adaptation, health, inequalities, and informality.

This event is part of the FURZE: Fuel, Fodder, Thatch, Tools, Toys a multiform, site-specific work conceived by Shane Finan encompassing new art works, object making, research, audience engagement and workshops. It takes place offsite at Knockree Hostel, Lackandarragh Upper, Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow, A98 R2Y9.