Greenwich Emotion Map
This project is the culmination of a 6 month commission involving people from the Greenwich Peninsula in recording their physiological states as they walk the local area to create a communal emotion map.
At two free public workshops held at Independent Photography in Greenwich participants will be able to see the current Greenwich Emotion Map produced by local residents and then go for a walk and create their own emotion map of the area.
Participants will use a Bio Mapping device that measures their Galvanic Skin Response, which is an indicator of emotional arousal connected to their geographical location. The resulting maps encourage personal reflection on the complex relationship between us, our environment and our fellow citizens. By sharing this information we can construct maps that visualise where we as a community feel stressed and excited. Will seeing other people's experiences allow us to engage differently with our environment?
The project is the culmination of a six month mapping commission organised by Independent Photography that brought in the artist Christian Nold to work with local people from the Peninsula to explore the area afresh and to discuss the impact of the rapid regeneration taking place in the area.
A printed Greenwich Emotion Map wall poster will be available from Independent Photography and a number of other local NODE.London venues.
The launch night on March 30 will present this project which is the first 'Peninsula' commission, launch the completed map and then present the forthcoming commissions.