Emotional Mapping is a seven-step participatory mapping process developed by RESOLVE Collective, that surfaces connections, experiences and emotional responses to a place. A cornerstone in RESOLVE’s practice, emotional mapping invites participants to annotate Ordnance Survey maps in stages: first, identifying their neighbourhoods and physical markers, then non-tangible markers such as tastes, smells, and memories, and finally feelings and emotional responses to places on the map.

For Angel Alley, RESOLVE held mapping sessions with participants from Cardboard Citizens, Freedom Press, and Whitechapel Gallery. The resulting maps form a resource for understanding the many unique ways the participants perceive and experience the Alley.

RESOLVE more about emotional mapping and explore some of the maps created with Whitechapel Gallery and Freedom in RESOLVE’s pamphlet #3: “A Chaos and A Harmony”.

Visual Scribe: Jasmine Shanice