Scott McMaster (Art, Design, and Media, Sunway University, Malaysia)Sensory Field Research in Art & DesignThis presentation explores how sensory field research enhances design thinking and perception of urban spaces, drawing from fieldwork conducted in Hong Kong's Mong Kok and Busan’s Seomyeon. Initially conceived as a pedagogical tool in a visual arts research methods course, a sensory scavenger hunt in Mong Kok prompted graduate students to engage with their environ...

Karolina Nikielska-Sekuła ∆ (Centre of Migration Research, University of Warsaw, Poland)Feeling The Home/Feeling At Home: a Translocal Multisensoriality Of HomeThe metaphor of "home" is often used by migrants in reference to their sense of belonging— both from a long-term perspective as a process of settling in a new location, and in the context of temporary experiences of familiarity that evoke a sense of home in the here and now. This presentation, employing a multisens...