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Item No. 7.3.1 Narratives in Space + Time Society (NiS+TS ) is an interdisciplinary creative research group working on projects involving mobile media and walking. Founded in 2012 and based in Halifax and Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, NiS+TS promotes the use of mobile media by artists and members of the public. NiS+TS projects are sited in spaces that are often overlooked, disused or vacant. Utilizing research methods such as psychogeography and produsage, NiS+TS produces public artwork in the form of urban walking. Participants use mobile media such as GPS, smartphones and mobility tracking devices, in combination with other modes (such as walking, talking and making objects) in interactive explorations of urban locations and subjects. The members of NiS+TS are: Robert Bean, Renee Gruszecki, Brian Lilley, Barbara Lounder and Mary Elizabeth Luka. NiS+TS Collaborators, Contributors & Partners NiS+TS Collaborators, Contributors & Partners 12. Dalhousie University School of Architecture and 1. ACT (Aging, Communication + Technology) Planning international research-creation initiative, Concordia University 13. Dalhousie University Department of Computing Science 2. Africville Heritage Trust (Africville Museum – Sunday Millar) 14. Dalhousie University Department of Engineering 3. Art Gallery of Nova Scotia (including 15. Dalhousie University Department of Sociology and commissioned public art walk, 2016) Social Anthropology 4. James Boxall, Assistant Professor, GIS Centre, 16. Mel Doiron, Ceramics artist (tussie mussies) Department of Geography, Dalhousie University 17. Maura Donovan, Social Worker 5. Heather Braiden, Dalhousie University Assistant 18. Brian Downey, Actor and Camera Operator Professor and Landscape Designer 19. Ray Dubé, Engineering Technician 6. Evan Cameron and Matt Harrison, Media Artists 20. Dr. Peter Duinker, School for Resource and 7. David Chapman, Royal Astronomical Society of Environmental Studies Dalhousie University, and Canada HRM Urban Forest Masterplan 8. Anton Christiansen, Architect 21. Paige Farah, Community Activist, Progress in the 9. Common Roots Urban Farm (Jayme Melrose) Park (Mulgrave Park) 10. Marcia Connolly, Filmmaker 22. Five Fishermen Restaurant 11. Dalhousie Art Gallery (upcoming exhibition & 23. James Forren, Architect workshops: October 12-December 17, 2017) 24. Fort Needham Memorial Park and Community Garden NiS+TS Collaborators, Contributors & Partners 25. Future Roots Social Enterprise (safety escorts on 39. Roger Lewis, NS Museums Curator of Ethnology, public walks: Ashley Linden, Mikell Logan, Ty Indian Brook First Nation Loppie, Donovan Skinner, Ashton LePage, 40. Lions Head Tavern and Grill Chelsea John, and J'Rysse James) 41. James MacLean, Gina Thornhill and Katie Dorian, 26. Shauntay Grant, Writer and Artist Actors 27. Cecilia Greyson, audio recordist, author and 42. Josephine MacNab, Performing Artist safety escort 43. Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts 28. Halifax City Hoopers (Taylor Barei and Janna 44. Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, NS Museums Goldrup) 45. Catherine Martin, Nancy’s Chair MSVU, Mi’kmaq 29. Samantha Hall, Visual Artist filmmaker, Millbrook First Nation 30. Leesa Hamilton, Costume Designer 46. Janet Maybee, Historian and Author 31. Rebecca Hannon, Visual Artist 47. Caitlin McGuire, Visual Artist 32. Angela Henderson, Artist and Designer 48. MindSea Software Developers 33. Peter Henry, Architect 49. Joe Michael, Indian Brook First Nation 34. Matthew Hollett, Web designer 50. Sally Morgan, Dancer 35. Irving Shipyard Security Office 51. Mulgrave Park Caring and Learning Centre (Crystal 36. Janice Jackson, Vocalist John) 37. Pat Kipping, Community Activist 52. Amanda Noiles, Registered Sign Language Interpreter 38. Janet Kitz, Historian 53. North End Community Circle Garden NiS+TS Collaborators, Contributors & Partners 54. Nova Scotia Archives (Exhibition December 67. Brian Riley, Performing Artist 2017; multiple images and archival materials) 68. Gareth Roberts, Director of Photography 55. Nova Scotia Supreme Court Family Division 69. Alan Ruffman, Marine Geologist and Historian Courthouse 70. Seedlings (Devonshire) Community Garden 56. NSCAD University 71. Regan Southcott, Custom Woodworker and Cabinetmaker 57. Maria Osende (Freelab 2014) 72. Cyrus Sundar-Singh, Filmmaker 58. Dr. David Pantalony, Canada Science and 73. Thinking Through the Museum: Difficult Knowledge Technology Museum in Public – Collaboration and Community-Based 59. Madeleine Peet, Performing Artist Curatorial Practices Workshop (commissioned walk 60. Juanita Peters, Writer, Actor and Filmmaker for Carleton, Concordia and NSCAD Universities, and University of Winnipeg) 61. Progress in the Park Community Garden, 74. Dr. Ren Thomas, Dalhousie University School of Mulgrave Park Architecture and Planning 62. Madeleine Putnam, Visual Artist 75. Veith House 63. Dr. Martha Radice and Dr. Lindsay DuBois, 76. Women of the Shore, Women’s First Nations’ Big Dalhousie University, Department of Sociology Drum Group and Social Anthropology 77. Wonder’neath Art Studios 64. Toban Ralston, Fashion Designer 78. Xara Choral Theatre Ensemble (April 2015: Claire 65. Evan Rensch, Artist Leger, Colleen MacIsaac, Leah Pritchard, Jennifer Trites, and Kallie White; May 2017: The Hours Turn 66. Yalitsa Riden, Filmmaker, Camera Operator and to Nothing, with author Ami McKay) Video Editor 79. Joel Zemel, Historian NiS+TS Funders WALKING THE DEBRIS FIELD Public Geographies of the Halifax Explosion December 6, 2014 Walkers assembling at the historic marker in the Hydrostone market area. The Hydrostone is named after the cinderblock material used in the reconstruction following the 1917 Explosion. The neighbourhood is now a designated National Historic Site Approaching the Halifax Explosion Memorial Tower Halfway down the hill, the group gathers and architect Anton Christiansen speaks about the model he made for NiS+TS of the Acadia Sugar Refinery (destroyed in the explosion) Acadia Sugar Refinery, circa 1911 Acadia Sugar Refinery, model Richmond, the area of Halifax where the explosion happened, was named after Richmond Virginia, where raw sugar was shipped from The neighborhood of Richmond and Mulgrave Park, one day after the explosion. December 7, 1917 Elaine Williams, a long time resident and community leader in Mulgrave Park, welcomes the group to Jarvis Lane, and tells us about the neighbourhood Near the community garden by the Devonshire Arena, architect Brian Lilley speaks about the XYZ sculptural marker located there. The sculpture was developed and created during the first of three Design & Build Freelabs at Dalhousie University (2014, 2016, 2017). First presented at the Irving Shipyard site in 2014, the XYZ marker was initiated by fire. Courtesy of the Shipyard, it faces the Dartmouth shoreline where the Turtle Grove Mi’kmaq community resided until destroyed by the 1917 Explosion Copper panels on the sides of the marker carry, in Braille, the names of those who perished in the Explosion. Many people in Halifax were blinded or had their vision damaged in the Explosion. Halifax became a centre for the treatment and rehabilitation of the visually impaired, Deaf and those in need of mental health assistance (PTSD treatment) WALKING THE DEBRIS FIELD Public Geographies of the Halifax Explosion Aftermath April 18, 2015 WALKING THE DEBRIS FIELD Public Geographies of the Halifax Explosion Across the Narrows Research Walk: Tufts Cove Cemetery & Turtle Grove May 23, 2015 Shannon Park, Dartmouth The dérive as research Mi'kmaq encampment at Tuft's Cove, Halifax County, ca. 1871 Joseph S. Rogers, Nova Scotia Archives WALKING THE DEBRIS FIELD Public Geographies of the Halifax Explosion A Natural History December 6, 2015 Design and Build Freelab Psychogeographer’s Table Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS July 2016 Maritime Museum of the Atlantic Halifax Municipal Archives The Naval Museum of Halifax Private Collections Documenting fragments of the Mont Blanc July 2016-July 2017 Towards Explosion 2017 Symposium: Perspectives on the Centenary of the Halifax Explosion NSCAD University, Halifax, NS October 22 & 23, 2016 Funded by Social Science & Humanities Research Council of Canada SSHRC Connection Grant Partners • Narratives in Space + Time Society • Dalhousie University Faculty of Architecture and Planning • Maritime Museum of the Atlantic • NSCAD University • Dalhousie Art Gallery • Wonder’neath Artist Studios • Canada Science and Technology Museum Halifax Explosion Story Map Presentation Douglas McGlynn, Graduate Research Assistant Janet Maybee, Janet Kitz, Renée Gruszecki – Maritime Museum of the Atlantic Artifact Workshop WALKING THE DEBRIS FIELD Blowing the Whistle Toward Explosion 2017 Symposium Harbour Tour Participants and Public October 30, 2016 Africville, 2016 Four women from Africville William James, City of Toronto Archives Fonds 1244 Item 2451 WALKING THE DEBRIS FIELD Public Geographies of the Halifax Explosion Toward Pier 6 December 4, 2016 WALKING THE DEBRIS FIELD Public Geographies of the Halifax Explosion Across the Narrows: Turtle Grove Mi’kmaq Commemoration Ceremony December 6, 2016 Turtle Grove Ceremony With the Millbrook Band First Nation December 6, 2016 WALKING THE DEBRIS FIELD Mobile Software App Preliminary design & wireframes: 2016 Coding, design & testing: 2017 Mobile Software App: Wireframe Designs Preliminary wireframe designs for a mobile app have been developed by Narratives in Space + Time Society for the 2017 centenary of the Halifax Explosion. Utilizing GPS geo-fence and ibeacon technology,