Due to the current health crisis all planned physical activities at UAL have been cancelled and we are now connecting online. The Post-Grad Community series of webinars showcases the research by PhD students across UAL. As part of this series, Adrienne Bennie talks about her research on design and experiences of homelessness. Watch the research presentation and Q&A.
This presentation addressed and challenged attitudes towards homelessness through spatial design practice. This presentation continued to inform a dialogue about the mapping of spatial typologies, patterns of habitation and will encourage society to rethink an otherwise instrumentalised problem. It addressed how the role of a designer might critically analyse issues of privacy in relation to the ‘domestic’ rituals of the homeless. The presentation draws on the current research and practice which investigates spatial design as a form of ‘interrogative design’, applied to the issue of homelessness. Interrogative design responds to the high level of ethical alertness that it creates. It is understanding the urgency of an issue as an everyday ethical condition.
About Adrienne
Adrienne Bennie is a doctoral candidate from Auckland, New Zealand pursuing her practice based PhD at UAL: Chelsea College of Arts. Her research seeks to create a dialogue about how the city controls space for the homeless, challenging viewers of her installations within space to ask questions about society and how these constructed social spaces affect those experiencing them, identity and public perception of homelessness.
Watch the video for the full description of the resesrach.
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