this/OUR is a community deep mapping project exploring Glenbower Wood through art, history, ecology and citizen, led by artists Basil Al-Rawi, Chris Finnegan, Katie Nolan and Philip Ryan in partnership with Greywood Arts.
Deep mapping is a transdisciplinary process that layers community voices, artistic interpretations, historical narratives, and ecological perspectives into a multidimensional narrative of place. This methodology, inspired by Jorge Luis Borges' short essay On Exactitude in Science, allows us to explore the tension between the precision in defining "THIS" place and the transient, relational nature of "OUR" connection to it.
To launch the project, a series of “artists in conversation with” events will take place over Thursday 6th and Friday 7th of March at Greywood Arts with the project's mentors, Jonski Millar, Dr. Kevin O’ Sullivan and Dr. Cathy Fitzgerald.
These events are free and all are welcome to attend.
The first event of this series is with Jonski Millar, an archaeologist and citizen science expert from DigVentures who lives locally to Killeagh. This conversation with Jonski will focus on “Community and Place” and will ask the question “How can we explore the place we live in?” where Jonski will share his experience and expertise in utilising citizen science methodologies and mapping technologies to enable communities to become proactive in generating data and knowledge relating to the places they live.
Jonathan 'Jonski' Millar is Senior Director, Digital at DigVentures, a UK platform that promotes civic participation in archaeology, heritage, and ecology projects. DigVentures uses crowdfunding, crowdsourcing, and digital methods to enable people to engage in real research.
Originally from Scotland, Jonathan earned a degree in Archaeology from the University of York in 1998 and spent 20 years in commercial archaeology in Scotland and Ireland. He moved to Cork in 2004, working for Rubicon Heritage.With expertise in digital illustration, field survey, and information dissemination, Jonathan now focuses on digital community mapping and citizen science through DigVentures’ Deep Time project, a GIS platform for citizen scientists to explore and record archaeological and environmental data. He serves as a mentor for archaeological and survey/mapping aspects of the project.
Jonathan is acting as an archaeological and survey/mapping mentor for the project.
this/OUR is funded by the Arts Council of Ireland and Cork County Council
