AMS Student Nest, University Boulevard, UBC, Vancouver, BC, Canada
After reading the article, “Towards a Pedagogy of Land: The Urban Context”, the idea of seven generational thinking struck out to us. Seven generational thinking suggests that each generation is responsible for making decisions that keep in mind the next seven generations to come (Styres et al. 2013). Keeping in mind our inquiry question, we wonder how the meaning of these public art pieces will change throughout the generations to come. How will it help in the process of reclaiming the land? We believe that it’s about intergenerational learning. In the times to come and learning from past generations, these pieces such as the shadow tree will evoke new meanings that will connect us to the land. For example, thinking about the shadow tree, it makes us think about what was there prior to UBC. The Douglas Fir represents that.
By: Guneev Randhawa