Camila Svenson: Tokyo Palace Hotel Project

This workshop invites participants to explore the concept of urban transformation through the lens of an old Tokyo travel guide. Using the guide as a starting point, we will investigate how tourist narratives shape our perception of cities and create spaces of imagination. The day begins with a collective reading and discussion of selected passages, followed by the creation of an affective map that reinterprets these references in the local context. Participants will then engage in a performative walk, following instructions inspired by the guide while documenting the journey through photography, video, sound, and object collection. Returning to the workspace, each participant will produce a “guide page” that combines text, image, and found materials, blending fiction, memory, and observation. Together, these pages will form a collaborative, hybrid guide — a poetic translation of past visions into the present urban experience.   Schedule (tentative) 13:00–13:40 Introduction & Workshop 1 “Reading the Guide and Poetic Mapping” 13:40–15:10 Performative Walk 15:10–16:00 Workshop 2 “Translation and Assembly”