Mapping Our Area Introduction by Shibboleth Shechter & Laura Wilson This publication brings together 36 maps made by students from first-year BA (Hons) Interior and Spatial Design at Camberwell College of Arts 2019/20. The maps were produced as part of a project exploring and mapping the area locally to Camberwell College of Arts. The students were introduced to the area through a walk led by artist Laura Wilson who has lived and worked in Southwark since 2004. Meeting at the College the group were taken on a tour exploring the streets just off Peckham Road, taking in sites and places which had either personal or historic interest: Old Southwark Town Hall, Brunswick Park, Sceaux Gardens, Warwick Gardens, Rye Lane, Aylesham Centre and Peckham Library. The students were then invited to explore the area through their own eyes and make their own personal map. The maps produced are wide ranging and provide an insight into this vibrant area of South London and into the diverse cultural backgrounds of the students studying at the college; they invite you consider the different forms a map can take. This publication includes: a week in the life of a local tree, the anatomy of Peckham, the smells of Camberwell; an architectural map of the different windows along Peckham Road; and a short animation mapping a bus journey. Camberwell College of Art is situated at 45-65 Peckham Road, mid-way between Camberwell and Peckham. Its neighbour is the South London Gallery, is a public-funded gallery of contemporary art who has also partnered on this project. This publication will be launched through an event (tbc) hosted by the South London Gallery and be archived on their website.
Students on a walk with Laura Wilson around the area local to Camberwell College of Art, November 2019
