Spoken Excavation
Graphic Design
Desgin Practices: Architecture, Urban Intervention



Aiming to challenge the conventions of graphic design, the project explores the discipline of graphic design within the architectural space, practicing communication and story-telling within a chosen environment.

Using graphic design to excavate the hidden stories of Tate Square in Brixton SW2, it invites local community members to change their perception of this space, and challenges their use of the space through participative storytelling.

Through a personalized invitation, community members are invited to share their stories in Tate Square. Collecting stories from the local community allows everyone to contribute their own. Each story is attached to a location within the architecture of Tate Square, mapped onto these spaces and etched into the concrete paving.

Stories collected from the community are also typographically reinterpreted and mapped onto the space in the form of unedited excerpts. Names and poignant statements have been extracted from interviews and are then temporally grounded to the space.

The project deploys graphic design to community thus solving the problem of the under-used community space.


Key Collaborators:
Collyn Ahart, Vicky Anagnostaki (Concept development), Vicky Anagonstaki, Preeyaporn Pumhiran, Alex Turner, Sarah Featherstone, Morag Myerscough (Project development / Interviews), Vicky Anagnostaki (Architecture), Kim Patrick (Editing).
Special thanks to: Vivky Anagostaki, Preeyaporn Pumhiran, Alex Turner, Sarah Featherstone, Morag Myerscough (interviews), Hiroaki Toyoshima, Rakhi Rajani, Caf Fean, Rachael Hornsby, Calvin Poon, James Goggin, and the Brixton community for contributing their stories.









Contact:
Gigi Ho
07789224749
giggle_ginger@yahoo.com