One of my initial ideas was to put big maps in the gym to understand gym members' movements internationally, nationally, and locally. Therefore, I brought three 1x2 meter maps to the gym. By just putting maps in a boxing gym, conversations and questions around my research and different people’s origins, dream destinations, games, etc., evolved around the maps. First, I only had them at the entrance of the middle mass. Because I had some struggles hanging them as they were huge, and I lacked some putting up skills. While I thought I could rely on the masculine stereotype of them being builders, it became clear, though after a while, that I had to be the one pushing forward the hanging of the maps. This made clear once again that the place would not give me what I want just like that, but it needs to be insisted on by me, although they would help you to achieve something when you ask. This aligns with the whole attitude of the place, also towards training and spatial use; if you want something, work for it. By just having those maps standing for about ten days in the entrance to the middle maps, slowness was again invited into the research. It was also a way to make geography visible and kind of shape what to do with the maps together. One idea I had, but also was expressed by members, was to use strings to understand and make members' movements visible. Therefore, I went to get some strings and developed, with some of the around, a system where we could understand the three geographical levels and their connection.
Red: an adult who moves
Yellow: a minor who moves with parents
White: parents, grandparents who moved
Blue: minor who moved alone
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