'A Schizocartography of a Redbrick'

The narrative attached to the Redbrick university hinges around higher education, making knowledge accessible, and ties to local politics and the economy. However, there exist alternative histories, local narratives and other voices that do not appear in the high level representations of the university. Intrinsic to the development of the university is a history that can be excavated through the space that has been developed over time. The campus reveals a history of social relationships and human interaction - what Nicolas Bourriaud would describe as “relational aesthetics” - which can be read off the surface of the terrain: campus as text. The topography provides a story of relationships between the university, outside agencies, Leeds citizens and also those individuals that occupy campus space. By entering the territory performatively, through psychogeographical methods and a remapping of space, questions can be posed around space/time, language and meaning-making.