本次“微观城市”国际工作坊由广州美术学院主办，联合来自英国威尔士三一圣大卫大学、伦敦艺术大学、斯旺西大学、伯明翰城市大学的学者与在读博士生和硕士生，横跨广美三大校区，以湾区创新学院为窗口，通过实地调查、艺术营造、媒介再现、学术讲座和艺术创作作品展览等方式，探索城市艺术如何介入湾区创新学院校区周边社区环境。
This Microcities Workshop is hosted by Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, together with the scholars and doctoral and master's students from the University of Wales Trinity Saint David, University of the Arts London, Swansea University, and Birmingham City University in the UK, covers three major campuses of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts and use the Innovation School of GBA as a window to explore how urban art can be involved in the community environment around the Innovation School of GBA campus through field surveys, art creation, media reproduction, academic lectures, and art creation exhibitions.
“微观城市”国际工作坊致力于深化跨学科的国际交流与合作，推动城市研究与艺术实践的深度融合。其核心目标在于探索艺术与设计在城市这一多维复杂环境中的角色和影响，特别是在国际艺术与设计领域的最新议题上展开深入对话。我们希望连接艺术与城市、历史与现在、国内与国际的纽带，为艺术与设计的跨学科未来做出重要贡献。
The Microcities Workshop is committed to deepening interdisciplinary international exchanges and cooperation and promoting the deep integration of urban research and artistic practice. Its core goal is to explore the role and influence of art and design in the multidimensional and complex environment of the city, especially to engage in in-depth dialogue on the latest issues in the field of international art and design. We hope to connect the ties between art and the city, history and the present, and the domestic and international, and make important contributions to the interdisciplinary future of art and design.
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“微观城市”国际工作坊开幕式
Opening Ceremony of the International Workshop on “MicroCities”
工作坊开幕式伊始，广州美术学院湾区创新学院院长、国际合作与交流处处长伍端教授作为本次国际工作坊的主持人发表了讲话。
At the beginning of the opening ceremony, Professor Wu Duan, Dean of the Innovation School of GBA of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts and Director of the Foreign Affairs Office, delivered a speech as the host of the workshop.
伍端教授首先代表广州美术学院向远道而来的国外学者致以亲切问候，并以简洁而深刻的语言介绍和描绘了本次工作坊的愿景与目标。
On behalf of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, Professor Wu Duan first extended warm greetings to the foreign scholars who came from afar, and introduced and described the vision and goals of this workshop in concise and profound language.
在讲话后，伍端教授向我们逐一介绍国外学者与专家。本次国外学者与专家团队包括：
After the speech, Professor Wu Duan introduced foreign scholars and experts to us one by one. The foreign scholars and experts team includes:
Katharina Zinn，英国威尔士大学三一圣大卫大学副教授，埃及考古与遗产学研究员、教育与人文研究所主任。Katharina将搭档卢文英老师，带领着同学们结合实地考察与艺术创作，参照古埃及城市规划智慧，为现代城市空间的设计提供创意和思考。
Katharina Zinn, an Associate Professor at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David, a Researcher in Egyptian archaeology and heritage, and Director of the Institute of Education and Humanities. Katharina will work with teacher Lu Wenying to lead students to combine field research with artistic creation, refer to the wisdom of ancient Egyptian urban planning, and provide creativity and thinking for the design of modern urban space.
Joseph Rees，斯旺西大学人类地理学博士候选人，大学助教，教授地理实地工作技能、环境科学与气候紧急情况等模块。Joseph将搭档阮豪毅老师，与学员们从路线组织开始，针对某一话题为线索进行城市的行走和观察，通过步行体验和微观观察，揭示城市空间中看似微小但至关重要的社会互动、文化认同和空间转变。
Joseph Rees is a PhD candidate in Human Geography at Swansea University and a teaching assistant. He teaches modules such as Geography Fieldwork Skills, Environmental Science and Climate Emergency. Joseph will work with teacher Ruan Haoyi to start with route organization and walk and observe the city based on a certain topic. Through walking experience and microscopic observation, the seemingly small but crucial social interactions, cultural identities and spatial transformations in urban space will be revealed.
Philippa Bradbury，专注无障碍与包容设计的平面设计师、艺术家、伦敦艺术大学中央圣马丁艺术与设计学院博士候选人。
Philippa Bradbury is a graphic designer and artist who specializes in barrier-free and inclusive design, and a doctoral candidate at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, University of the Arts London.
James N. McVicker, 伯明翰城市大学聋盲专业研究者、中央兰开夏大学英国“手语-英语”口译和翻译专业、英国国家认证无障碍沟通专业人员。Philippa&James将搭档陈一致老师，引导学员们从无障碍设计的视角出发，利用“五感”作为探索的起点，绘制出能够让感官障碍人士也能参与和体验的村落地图。创作的的目标是探索公共艺术如何变得更加包容和易于接触。
James N. McVicker is a researcher in Professional Studies (Deafblind Studies) at Birmingham City University, a British BSL/English interpreter and translator at the University of Central Lancashire, and a Member of National Register of Communication professionals. Philippa & James will work with teacher Chen Yizhi to guide students to start from the perspective of barrier-free design, use the "five senses" as the starting point of exploration, and draw a village map that people with sensory impairments can also participate in and experience. The goal of the creation is to explore how public art can become more inclusive and accessible.
Andreea Ellevas，伦敦艺术大学博士候选人、法尔茅斯大学摄影硕士、皇家摄影学会会员、国际人像摄影师协会会员，摄影师、教育家和研究者。Andreea将与孙蒙老师搭档，引领学员们着手研究 “新 ”与 “旧 ”的交织，重点是城市改造和重建中的代际记忆和文化认同。这将包括使用摄影档案、新的视听制作以及在公共展示媒体中进行摄影创作。其目的是保护时空和城市记忆的凝聚力、地方遗产和跨代的人类联系。
Andreea Ellevas, PhD candidate at University of the Arts London, Master of Photography at Falmouth University, Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society, Fellow of the International Portrait Photographers, photographer, educator and researcher. Andreea will partner with teacher Sun Meng to lead the students to study the interweaving of "new" and "old", focusing on intergenerational memory and cultural identity in urban transformation and reconstruction. This will include the use of photographic archives, new audio-visual productions, and photographic creation in public display media. The aim is to protect the cohesion of time, space and urban memory, local heritage and intergenerational human connections.
开幕式开始前，伍端教授还带领外国专家学者参观了昌岗校园改造更新项目，并展示了往届工作坊成果。
Before the opening ceremony, Professor Wu Duan also led foreign experts and scholars to visit the Changgang campus renovation project and displayed the results of previous workshops.
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小组破冰和方案讨论
Group Ice-Breaking and Project Discussion
与国外学者与专家团队初步认识后，工作坊学员们开始了分组破冰环节。导师们与小组成员一起详细讨论了任务分工，并共同规划了接下来的工作计划。学员们积极地与导师分享了他们在工作坊开营前初步考察的感受和想法，对小组的研究创作意向进行了汇报，并展示了他们对工作坊成果作品的初步设想和创意。在这一过程中，导师与学员之间的讨论既愉快又充满激情，激发出独特的艺术灵感和创意火花。
After getting to know the foreign scholars and expert teams, the workshop participants started the ice-breaking session. The mentors discussed the division of tasks in detail with the group members and jointly planned the work plan. The participants actively shared with the mentors their feelings and thoughts on their preliminary investigation before the workshop, reported on the group's research and creative intentions, and presented their initial ideas and creativity for the workshop's results. In this process, the discussion between the mentors and the participants was pleasant and passionate, inspiring unique artistic inspiration and creative sparks.
1.城市考古和记忆延续小组
1. Urban Archaeology and Memory Continuation Group
2.城市行走和考察再现小组
2. City Walking and Exploration Team
3.城市艺术和公共营造小组
3. Urban Art and Public Art Group
4.城市摄影和代际文化小组
4. Urban Photography and Intergenerational Culture Panel
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深度实地考察
In-depth Field Investigation
小组破冰和方案讨论环节后，学员们对本次工作坊的研究与创作目标有了更深刻的理解。随后，导师团队带领学员们再次深入湾区创新学院校区周边，进行更为细致的实地考察。得益于工作坊开营前的认真准备以及上午的破冰和讨论，学员们对此次深度考察抱有明确的目标和积极的态度。
After the group ice-breaking and project discussion, the participants had a deeper understanding of the research and creation goals of the workshop. Afterwards, the mentors led the participants to conduct a more detailed field investigation around the Innovation School of GBA campus. Thanks to the preparation before the workshop and the ice-breaking and discussion in the morning, the participants had clear goals and a positive attitude towards this in-depth investigation.
学员们走访村庄
Students visit the village
与当地村民交谈互动
Chat and interact with local villagers
收集创作素材
Collect creative materials
记录灵感迸发的瞬间......
Record the moment of inspiration...
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主题讲座
Keynote Lectures
在顺利完成湾区创新学院校区周边的深度实地考察之后，学员们马不停蹄地前往大学城校区，参与由Katharina Zinn主讲的精彩讲座——“城市的微观生活与宏大叙事：从埃及考古出发”。这场讲座涵盖了考古学与未来城市、古埃及的地理、人文与城市结构等多个维度，特别聚焦于“阿玛纳古城”与“阿拜多斯”这两个典型研究案例，以及比较研究所带来的深刻启示。Katharina Zinn通过案例分析，以通俗易懂的方式带领大家穿越时空，回顾古代城市的生活面貌，探讨在微观与宏观视角下城市发展的独到之处，并尝试从埃及古城市建设的逻辑中汲取智慧，为现代城市建设提供新的思考和启示。
After successfully completing an in-depth field trip around the Innovation School of GBA campus, the students went to the University Town campus immediately to participate in a wonderful lecture by Katharina Zinn - "Micro- and Macrocosms of (city) living past and present - Case Studies from Ancient Egypt". This lecture covers multiple dimensions including archaeology and future cities, geography, humanities and urban structure of ancient Egypt, with a special focus on the two typical research cases of "Ancient City of Amarna" and "Abydos", as well as the profound inspiration brought by comparative studies. Through case analysis, Katharina Zinn led everyone through time and space in an easy-to-understand way, reviewing the life of ancient cities, exploring the uniqueness of urban development from micro and macro perspectives, and trying to draw wisdom from the logic of ancient Egyptian city construction, providing new thinking and inspiration for modern urban construction.
Katharina zinn讲座的历史视角提供了一个评估现代城市规划和建筑设计的参照框架，学员能够从历史的深度中汲取灵感，为现代城市面临的挑战寻找解决方案。其次，跨学科的学习让学员们开阔了视野，增强了他们对城市复杂性的理解，也激发了他们在未来的工作中运用多学科知识解决问题的能力。最后，工作坊的实践性质让学员们将理论与实践相结合，通过实地考察和讲座学习学会了如何在微观层面关注个体的生活体验，同时在宏观层面把握城市的整体发展。
The historical perspective of Katharina Zinn's lecture provides a reference framework for evaluating modern urban planning and architectural design. Participants can draw inspiration from the depth of history and find solutions to the challenges facing modern cities. Secondly, interdisciplinary learning broadens the participants' horizons, enhances their understanding of urban complexity, and inspires them to use multidisciplinary knowledge to solve problems in their future work. Finally, the practical nature of the workshop allows participants to combine theory with practice. Through field trips and lectures, they learned how to pay attention to individual life experiences at the micro level, while grasping the overall development of the city at the macro level.
结语
Conclusion
本次“微观城市”国际工作坊已顺利开幕。在未来几天的“微观城市”国际工作坊旅程中，我们期待在思想的碰撞中找到新的灵感和方向。每一场讲座、每一次研讨、每一项实践，都是我们探索城市研究与艺术实践深度融合的尝试，以期进一步推动和深化国际合作交流，构建跨学科的常态化研究网络。
The Microcities Workshop has been successfully launched. In the next few days of the workshop, we look forward to finding new inspiration and direction in the collision of ideas. Every lecture, every seminar, and every practice is our attempt to explore the deep integration of urban research and artistic practice, and is expected to further promote and deepen international cooperation and exchanges, and build a normalized interdisciplinary research network.
