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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

1. ACT (Aging, Communication + Technology)

international research-creation initiative,

Concordia University

2. Africville Heritage Trust (Africville Museum –

Sunday Millar)

3. Art Gallery of Nova Scotia (including

commissioned public art walk, 2016)

4. James Boxall, Assistant Professor, GIS Centre,

Department of Geography, Dalhousie University

5. Heather Braiden, Dalhousie University Assistant

Professor and Landscape Designer

6. Evan Cameron and Matt Harrison, Media Artists

7. David Chapman, Royal Astronomical Society of

Canada

8. Anton Christiansen, Architect

9. Common Roots Urban Farm (Jayme Melrose)

10. Marcia Connolly, Filmmaker

11. Dalhousie Art Gallery (upcoming exhibition &

workshops: October 12-December 17, 2017)

12. Dalhousie University School of Architecture and

Planning

13. Dalhousie University Department of Computing

Science

14. Dalhousie University Department of Engineering

15. Dalhousie University Department of Sociology and

Social Anthropology

16. Mel Doiron, Ceramics artist (tussie mussies)

17. Maura Donovan, Social Worker

18. Brian Downey, Actor and Camera Operator

19. Ray Dubé, Engineering Technician

20. Dr. Peter Duinker, School for Resource and

Environmental Studies Dalhousie University, and

HRM Urban Forest Masterplan

21. Paige Farah, Community Activist, Progress in the

Park (Mulgrave Park)

22. Five Fishermen Restaurant

23. James Forren, Architect

24. Fort Needham Memorial Park and Community

Garden


25. Future Roots Social Enterprise (safety escorts on

public walks: Ashley Linden, Mikell Logan, Ty

Loppie, Donovan Skinner, Ashton LePage,

Chelsea John, and J'Rysse James)

26. Shauntay Grant, Writer and Artist

27. Cecilia Greyson, audio recordist, author and

safety escort

28. Halifax City Hoopers (Taylor Barei and Janna

Goldrup)

29. Samantha Hall, Visual Artist

30. Leesa Hamilton, Costume Designer

31. Rebecca Hannon, Visual Artist

32. Angela Henderson, Artist and Designer

33. Peter Henry, Architect

34. Matthew Hollett, Web designer

35. Irving Shipyard Security Office

36. Janice Jackson, Vocalist

37. Pat Kipping, Community Activist

38. Janet Kitz, Historian

39. Roger Lewis, NS Museums Curator of Ethnology,

Indian Brook First Nation

40. Lions Head Tavern and Grill

41. James MacLean, Gina Thornhill and Katie Dorian,

Actors

42. Josephine MacNab, Performing Artist

43. Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts

44. Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, NS Museums

45. Catherine Martin, Nancy’s Chair MSVU, Mi’kmaq

filmmaker, Millbrook First Nation

46. Janet Maybee, Historian and Author

47. Caitlin McGuire, Visual Artist

48. MindSea Software Developers

49. Joe Michael, Indian Brook First Nation

50. Sally Morgan, Dancer

51. Mulgrave Park Caring and Learning Centre (Crystal

John)

52. Amanda Noiles, Registered Sign Language Interpreter

53. North End Community Circle Garden


54. Nova Scotia Archives (Exhibition December

2017; multiple images and archival materials)

55. Nova Scotia Supreme Court Family Division

Courthouse

56. NSCAD University

57. Maria Osende (Freelab 2014)

58. Dr. David Pantalony, Canada Science and

Technology Museum

59. Madeleine Peet, Performing Artist

60. Juanita Peters, Writer, Actor and Filmmaker

61. Progress in the Park Community Garden,

Mulgrave Park

62. Madeleine Putnam, Visual Artist

63. Dr. Martha Radice and Dr. Lindsay DuBois,

Dalhousie University, Department of Sociology

and Social Anthropology

64. Toban Ralston, Fashion Designer

65. Evan Rensch, Artist

66. Yalitsa Riden, Filmmaker, Camera Operator and

Video Editor

67. Brian Riley, Performing Artist

68. Gareth Roberts, Director of Photography

69. Alan Ruffman, Marine Geologist and Historian

70. Seedlings (Devonshire) Community Garden

71. Regan Southcott, Custom Woodworker and Cabinetmaker

72. Cyrus Sundar-Singh, Filmmaker

73. Thinking Through the Museum: Difficult Knowledge in Public – Collaboration and Community-Based Curatorial Practices Workshop (commissioned walk for Carleton, Concordia and NSCAD Universities, and University of Winnipeg)

74. Dr. Ren Thomas, Dalhousie University School of Architecture and Planning

75. Veith House

76. Women of the Shore, Women’s First Nations’ Big Drum Group

77. Wonder’neath Art Studios

78. Xara Choral Theatre Ensemble (April 2015: Claire Leger, Colleen MacIsaac, Leah Pritchard, Jennifer Trites, and Kallie White; May 2017: The Hours Turn to Nothing, with author Ami McKay)

79. Joel Zemel, Historian


NiS+TS Funders

WALKING THE DEBRIS FIELDPublic 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)


Aftermath

April 18, 2015


Across the Narrows Research Walk:

Tufts Cove Cemetery & Turtle Grove

May 23, 2015

Shannon Park, DartmouthThe dérive as research

Mi'kmaq encampment at Tuft's Cove, Halifax County, ca. 1871Joseph S. Rogers, Nova Scotia Archives


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 AfricvilleWilliam James, City of Toronto Archives Fonds 1244 Item 2451


Toward Pier 6

December 4, 2016


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 FIELDMobile 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, the app will feature collaborator- and user-led content generated within the contemporary debris field of the Halifax Explosion. Design by MindSea Development (NS). The design includes visual map overlays that illustrate forgotten or undertold stories of the Halifax Explosion. While using the app, participants will see their position update in real time as they progress through the Drift.

Funded by City of Halifax with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage, Province of Nova Scotia – 150 Forward Fund, and Arts Nova Scotia

Website

• Landing page will allow you to download the mobile software app and introduce you to how to use it

• An interactive map will show key locations from the Drift app, such as those identified as Points of Interest

• A curated series of undertold stories will be featured, based on extended versions, additional material, or alternate media connected with iBeacons & Points of Interest on the Drift app

• Additional information about the Halifax Explosion, the debris field and its significance, and the work that NiS+TS has undertaken in the last four years will be available

• Links to NiS+TS collaborators will be included on the website, and will connect with other Centenary websites

Build Priority Done 15 22 29 5 12 19 26 3 10 17 24 31 7 14 21 28 4 11 18 25

Builds

Server Integration

Setup Bitbucket, hosting, ssl 1

CMS/Craft 1

API Endpoints 1

App Build

Template Projects 1

iOS UI - Drifts Menu 1

iOS UI - Map & Narratives 1

iOS UI - POI Details 1

Play Video 1

Photo Gallery 1

Play Audio 1

View all Comments 1

iBeacons 1

Geofence 1

iOS UI - Notifications 1

Map Overlays 2

User Generated Content 2

Beta Build

Web UI - Drifts 1

Web UI - Map 1

Web UI - Stories 1

Web UI - POI Details 1

Web UI - Photo Gallery 1

Web UI - Videos 1

Web UI - Audio 1

Web UI - Comments 1

Web UI - Contributions 1

Share Content 1

Push Notifications 1

User Accounts 2

iOS UI - Settings 1

Onboarding 2

Report UGC 2

App Release

SEPTEMBER

Release Backend

JUNE JULY

iOS Web

AUGUST

Software app & website:

MindSea workplan and timeline

Thank you!

Narratives in Space + Time Society (NiS+TS)@NiSTSNS

[email protected]

http://www.narrativesinspaceandtime.ca/

https://www.facebook.com/narrativesinspaceandtimesociety/

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