Situated Website Workshop with Peak

Thursday 30th October 2025, 10:00-16:00

link to Are.na channel

Workshop Schedule

time	activity
10:00-10:10	walk-in
10:10-10:30	warm up
10:30-10:45	Introduction to the Situated Web
10:45-11:30	Activity #01: Go out and Gather
10:30-12:00	Share findings
12:00-13:00	Lunch
13:00-13:15	Examples of the Situated Web
13:15-14:00	Activity #02: Mapping
14:00-14:30	Share maps
14:30-14:45	Short break
14:45-15:30	Activity: #03: Collective Map Making
15:30-16:00	Plant the Peak website seed

Prompts for Activity #01: Observing and Gathering

Find and collect things that appear this time of year
Observe and record the colours, shapes and movements in the sky
Record the fastest and slowest moving thing
Make a list of everyone that lives here
Draw out all the different sounds you can hear
Collect a leaf from as many different kinds of plant you can find
Make a relief drawing of as many different textures as you can find
Take photos of as many different things with the same colour
Collect as many different shaped things as you can find
List all vegetables that are currently growing in the garden
What are the different ways to enter Peak?
How do the high ceilings and windows make you feel?
What are good spots to leave a message?
Describe a walking route nearby that you like
What is your favourite memory of this place?
… (make your own prompt)

Prompts for Activity #02: Mapping

How could this season appear on the website? How would it change?
Does the weather impact how the website looks?
Record the fastest and slowest moving thing
How do you show the presence of people? or non-humans?
Can we listen through the website?
Can the website become a tool to make sense of things?
What does the website feel like if you could touch it?
How do you document what you find?
What kind of space does the website look like?