As part of the residency, we convened 3 walks connecting the ‘old’ UTS library at Markets campus with the new location at UTS Central. The walks were loosely based on permaculture principles, observation of the chosen routes, interaction and reflecting and accepting feedback from observations and interactions.

We documented the walking paths using Map My Walk, which you can read about as part of our methodology here.

Walk #1 Observation

Observation, involves different forms of sensing and taking notes in the form of writing, photographs, drawings, and maps generated through commonly used and free apps, like ‘Map My Walk’ and ‘Relive.’ This first walk helps us understand the landscape and its micro ecosystems.

Walk #2 Interaction

Interaction, reconfigures the circulation of seeds made in a seed ball workshop and during the walk we ‘seed bomb’ the edges of streets and green spaces on campus. 

Walk #3 Feedback

Accept feedback, retraces our steps to document (through photography, notetaking and drawing) the evolution, or disappearance, success or failure of the seeds we scattered. 

Participants were invited to continue mapping in their daily walks to the library and to post their maps and photos using social media with multiple hashtags #mappingedges #utslibrary and #utsengage.