John Bingham-Hall
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I am a researcher, writer, and cultural organiser based in Paris and Marseille. My current work focuses on the ways how climate adaptation strategies are transforming the cultures and politics of the urban public sphere, engaging critical humanities, creative research methods, and artistic works to address sonic, choreographic, and narrative dimensions of change. I draw on a training in music and urban studies, as well as a decade of work connecting arts and urbanism with Theatrum Mundi, to explore the complex dynamics that shape public life in cities through a series of cross-cutting threads including ecology, infrastructure, sound, movement, culture, and voice.

 

I work with universities, cultural organisations, and private practices to lead learning programmes, international knowledge exchange, and collaborative, cross-disciplinary research around these approaches. See my LinkedIn or Instagram for more, or email me to contact me about working together.


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The City Talks Back

The City Talks Back brought together architects, urbanists, activists, artists and anthropologists to explore the political voices of contemporary Athens. The projects that result from it question who is (and isn’t) heard in the city and how every voice becomes political speech.


The residency programme started with an immersive week in Athens in January 2020, offering a programme of visits, walks, and discussions to the participants, of which half based in Athens and half international. A second residency week in March 2020 (just before the Covid lockdowns) allowed for the development and sharing of works-in-progress.

The project was presented in two online formats: Assembly 01 consisted of the publication of a collection of works including film, sound, and creative mapping as well as a programme of live virtual performances. Assembly 02 was a 2-day radio broadcast with Movement Radio, Athens, bringing together discussions and further work on the initial projects.

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Residents

Mercedes Azpilicueta, John Bingham-Hall, Ella Finer, Stefania Gyftopoulou, Fani Kostourou, Mara Petra, Yorgos Samantas, Eleanna Santorinaiou, Urok Shirhan, The Syrian and Greek Youth Forum, Angeliki Tzortzakaki, Tim Ward, Tom Western

Residency contributors

Panos Charalampous, Stefanos Levidis (Forensic Architecture), Thomas Maloutas, Manolis Manousakis (Medea Electronique), Dimitra Siatista (Co-Hab Athens), Nikos Rossis, Panagiotis Tzannetakis, Eleni Tzirtzilaki


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